Pacers rally late for 103-94 win to snap 76ers streak,

<p>INDIANAPOLIS &mdash; Domantas Sabonis had his ninth triple-double of the season and Caris LeVert added 24 points to help Indiana rally past Philadelphia 103-94 on Tuesday night, ending the 76ers’ eight-game winning streak.</p>
<p>Sabonis finished with 16 points, 13 rebounds and 15 assists as Indiana won for the third time in four games and clinched a spot in the play-in round..</p>
<p>Philadelphia’s season-long winning streak was snapped and it prevented the 76ers from clinching the top seed in the Eastern Conference for the first time since 2000-01. A win or losses by the Milwaukee Bucks or Brooklyn Nets would have wrapped it up.</p>
<p>Instead, Tobias Harris scored 27 points and Ben Simmons finished with 23 as Joel Embiid sat out with a non-COVID-19 related illness.</p>
<p>Indiana trailed most of the first three quarters but rallied to take a 75-72 lead late in the third. After Philadelphia answered with an 8-0 run, the Pacers fought back to take a 94-92 lead with 3:49 left in the game and Indiana never trailed again.</p>
<p>TIP-INS</p>
<p>76ers: Simmons also had eight rebounds and seven assists. … Seth Curry had 10 points. … Philadelphia scored only 32 second-half points and had only 13 in the third quarter. … Philadelphia failed to pull off its first season sweep of the Pacers since 2004-05. … The 76ers also played without Furkan Korkmaz (sprained right ankle) and Matisse Thybulle (sore left hand).</p>
<p>Pacers: LeVert had seven rebounds and five assists. … Doug McDermott finished with 20 points, Justin Holiday added 16 and T.J. McConnell had 10. … The Pacers were 14 of 41 on 3-pointers. … Indiana played its final back-to-back of the season, finishing 11-5 on the second night. … The short-handed Pacers again played without Malcolm Brogdon (right hamstring), Jeremy Lamb (left knee), Edmond Sumner (left knee), Myles Turner (right foot) and T.J. Warren (left foot). </p>
<p>ON A ROLL</p>
<p>Sabonis has played his best basketball of the season since missing six games with a back injury. He came into the game averaging 26.0 points, 15.3 rebounds, 10.3 assists since May 1 and while he didn’t pad those numbers Tuesday, he added another triple-double to his single-season franchise record.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>76ers: Make their final regular-season road trip Thursday at Miami.</p>
<p>Pacers: Host Milwaukee on Thursday in their second-to-last home game.</p>
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