Last year, in front of their hometown fans, the Indiana Pacers won the Skills Challenge. A trio of Tyrese Haliburton, Bennedict Mathurin, and Myles Turner beat the first-overall picks (Paolo Banchero, VIctor Wembanyama, Anthony Edwards ), and a case of young All-Stars ( Trae Young, Scottie Barnes, Tyrese Maxey).

INDIANAPOLIS — Ricky Council IV shook free for a driving dunk, cutting what had been a double-digit Pacers lead to six.

Tyrese Maxey: 43 pts, 15-26 FGA -Kelly Oubre Jr: 20 pts, 8 rebs -Ricky Council IV: 16 pts, 7 Rebs, 3-6 3PA -Lakers turn the ball over 22 times -Sixers

When Anthony Davis felt something in his abdomen and went back to the locker room not to return Tuesday night, the Lakers had a three-point lead over the shorthanded 76ers. The Lakers fell apart after that,

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In the victory, Myles Turner paced the Pacers with 28 points. Tyrese Maxey scored a team-best 33 points for the 76ers in the loss. NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at ...

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, and Myles Turner added 18 ... the Eastern Conference standings. Tyrese Maxey led the Sixers with 28 points ...

Instead of Drummond or Bona, Sixers head coach Nick Nurse then opted to use Pete Nance at center. Nance hit a three on his first touch and the Sixers rather improbably made a 10-0 run. A Council slam trimmed the Pacers' advantage to 106-100.

Indiana Pacers Top Performers Pascal Siakam – 21 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks Myles Turner – 18 points, 11 rebounds, 2 3PM Philadelphia 76ers Top Performers Tyrese Maxey – 28 points, 2 3PM Ricky Council IV – 18 points,

The Knicks have won five in a row including wins over teams like the Nuggets, Grizzlies, and Kings who have all been surging. New York is sitting at No. 3 in the East and is just a game back of the Celtics for the No. 2 seed. The Knicks are jelling at the right time as they continue to move forward with their season.