![]() They lost the turnover battle 17-8 and were outscored 23-8 in points off turnovers. Though Indiana shot over 50% from the floor, nearly 40% from three, and rebounded well, pulling in 13 offensive rebounds, they were turnover prone, which proved costly on top of their general defensive woes. Philly finally put the game away in the fourth, scoring the first nine of the quarter. ![]() ![]() The Pacers would shoot 14-19 themselves in the third quarter, yet were still unable to make up any ground, only managing to tie the quarter. The 76ers shot 15-19 from the floor in the second quarter and opened the third making nine of their first 10 shots. Indiana was able to keep the game from getting too far out of hand heading into the second half, but they were always one step behind, as evidenced by their 38-37 second quarter loss. ![]() The Pacers got off to a quick start, jumping out to a 12-4 lead, but that would prove short lived after Philly responded with 11 straight points to go ahead on the only lead change of the night. The Pacers weren’t able to stifle the Philadelphia offense at all tonight, allowing 61.4% shooting, the second worst outing of the year for Indiana’s defense. A lacking performance on the defensive end doomed the Indiana Pacers tonight against the Philadelphia 76ers, allowing at least 34 points in each quarter as the Sixers completed the season series sweep in easy fashion. ![]()
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