INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored 37 points, Tyrese Haliburton had 30 points and eight assists, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Detroit Pistons 133-119 on Wednesday night.

Siakam and Haliburton combined to hit 25 of 38 shots, including 8 of 16 from 3-point range.

Indiana scored 40 first-quarter points on 16-of-20 shooting, including 7 of 10 from 3. The Pacers finished 46 of 81 overall (56.8%), 19 of 38 on 3-pointers.

Myles Turner had 24 points for Indiana.

Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 32 points and nine assists. Malik Beasley had 20 points with six 3-pointers.

Siakam scores 37, Haliburton adds 30 points and 8 assists to lead Pacers past Pistons 133-119 | iNFOnews.ca — Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam (43) gets a basket on a dunk against the Detroit Pistons during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Takeaways

Pistons: With the win, Detroit improved to 9-6 in January and is assured of its first winning month since March 2019 despite losing point guard Jaden Ivy to a broken leg on Jan. 1. As hot as the Pacers were shooting, the Pistons trimmed a 20-point deficit in the second quarter to single digits for much of the third quarter.

Pacers: Indiana started the season 10-15, but since then, the Pacers have looked more like last season’s Eastern Conference finalist by winning 16 of 21, including 10 of 12 in January.