They were up 97-96 at the end of the third, but by the time Haliburton came back in they were up 122-113. Haliburton helped the Pacers put things into overdrive, but the defense in the rest of the period was by far the best the Pacers played all day. With guards Bruce Brown and Andrew Nembhard and wing Bennedict Mathurin on the floor for the entire 12 minutes, and big man Myles Turner on the floor the Pacers outscored the Pistons 39-17. The Pistons made just 6 of 16 field goals and posted 0.69 points per possession in the period. “Bruce playing with Drew is as good as we got as far as defense in the backcourt, and I thought Mathurin was terrific.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 10, 2023 17:59 UTC