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Pacers Roll Spurs

Domantas Sabonis finished with 24 points and 13 rebounds and Myles Turner added 19 points to lead the Indiana Pacers past struggling San Antonio 131-118 on Monday night.

 

It was a welcome change for the Pacers, who snapped a four-game losing streak and won for just the second time in eight games under first-year head coach Rick Carlisle.

 

Dejounte Murray finished with 16 points and Devin Vassell had 15 to lead San Antonio. The Spurs have lost four of their last five with the only win coming Saturday at defending NBA champion Milwaukee.

 

Indiana opened the game by going 8 of 10 from 3-point range and taking a 43-31 lead after one quarter. Then, unlike their previous games, the Pacers continued accelerating. By halftime, the Pacers extended the margin to 78-56 and had five players in double figures.

 

San Antonio couldn't get closer than 18 until the final few minutes in its most lopsided loss this season.

 

Derrick White had 13 points and seven assists while Jakob Poeltl had 11 points six rebounds for San Antonio. Murray had six assists and four players scored 10 points.

 

Despite being without guards Malcolm Brogdon (hamstring), Jeremy Lamb (sprained ankle) and forwards T.J. Warren (foot) and Isaiah Jackson (knee), Indiana still posted season-high scoring totals in the first quarter, first half and third quarter (31). Turner had eight rebounds and Sabonis had six assits.

 

The Pacers finish a three-game homestand Wednesday against New York.

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