Mavericks build 37-point lead, beat Pacers 121-105

Kyrie Irving scored 24 points on 5-of-10 3-point shooting, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Indiana Pacers 121-105 on Friday, October 23, after building a 37-point lead in the first half at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Dallas scored 44 points in the first quarter and 33 in the second, outscoring Indiana 77-40 in the half. The Pacers never led, and the game had no lead changes. Irving shot 8-of-15 in 25 minutes.

Dallas (1-1) pulled away in three runs. A 10-0 burst in the first quarter made it 30-17, an 11-0 run early in the second made it 57-31, and a final 10-0 run left the Mavericks up 77-40 with 42.3 seconds left in the half, their biggest lead.

Cooper Flagg had 14 points and six assists in 17 minutes, and Dallas outscored Indiana by 34 points while he was on the floor. P.J. Washington added 20 points and 13 rebounds.

Indiana (1-1) outscored Dallas 33-21 in the third quarter and 29-23 in the fourth but only trimmed the deficit. Tyrese Haliburton's tip shot with 2:40 left made it 116-101, Pascal Siakam's dunk made it 116-103, and Haliburton's jumper made it 118-105. Moussa Cisse closed the scoring with a free throw and a basket.

Siakam led Indiana with 23 points on 8-of-13 shooting but had five turnovers. Haliburton had 18 points and seven assists on 8-of-17 shooting and missed all four of his 3-point attempts.

Dallas made 14 threes to the Pacers' seven and had an effective field goal percentage of 58, against 48.9 for Indiana. The Mavericks also got 43 points from their bench, and Indiana had 19 turnovers.

Up next

Mavericks: vs. the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday, October 24.

Pacers: at the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday, October 25.