Pascal Siakam scores 33 points to make comeback -Sejr

On February 7, 2025By Littum

Los Angeles-Pascal Siakam scored 33 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Pacers stepped back from a 20-point deficit in the first quarter to beat Clippers 119-112 on the Intuit Dome on Thursday night.

Indiana Improved to 29-21 and has won 13 of its last 16 games. Clippers fell to 28-23.

Bennedict Mathurin Added 25 points, Tyrese Haliburton Had 14 points, eight assists and four steals. Thomas Bryant had 12 points, 10 rebounds and four assists from the bench for the wounded Myles Turner. Ben Sheppard added 12 points and Obi Toppin added 10.

Playing of the game: Pascal Siakam

When he has done so many times this season, Siakam bent pacers as they fought and then turned it up as they charged back. He scored eight of their 22 points in the first quarter and then 12 on 5 of 6 shoots in their torrent second quarter. At the break he was 7 of 9 from the floor, 4 of 4 from 3 for 20 points.

Clippers made it harder for him to score in the second half, but he still added another 13 after the break and finished with 33 points on 13 of 19 shoots including 5 of 6 from 3 points range. He also grabbed 11 rebounds, had two assists and two steals where he played excellent full-bodied pressure defense on former teammate Kawhi Leonard, who he won a championship with Raptors in 2019.

Turning point

There were so many in this one. The oscillation between the first and second quarters could not have been more dramatic when Clippers won the first quarter of 42-22, but Pacers won the second 42-19, ran from a 19-0 race late in the quarter to delete what was At time was a 13-point clippers lead. The pacers built a double figure lead, but Clippers managed to delete it, and the game was tied to 96 with 7:11 to go in the game.

The two teams traded buckets and Clippers took a 103-98 lead on a Kawhi Leonard 3-Pointer and still led 105-100 with 3:31 to go, but Siakam and Haliburton hit 3-Pointers to make it 106-105 And Haliburton followed his 3 with a steal and a layup. These plays came in the middle of what turned out to be a 14-0 race that set up Pacers for good.

Games of the game

It is more like the order of the game, but 2:44 to go Tyrese Haliburton drilled a step-back 3 marker, then stole a pass from Ivica Zubac and went the distance to a set up to turn a 105-103 deficit to a 108- 105 lead. The pacers never pulled again.