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Tyrese Maxey goes for 45 points in OT win against Pacers
Scott Agness: Tyrese Maxey erupts for 45pts (38 in 2H) to lead 76ers to 118-114 overtime win in Indy. Both teams committed 20 TOs, but 76ers’ 25 second-chance points (and 11 IND missed FTs) were the difference. Haliburton scored 22 + forced OT with a 3. Siakam with 17-5-6. Next: Mon. at ORL
Rick Carlisle not concerned about Tyrese Haliburton's shooting slump
Dustin Dopirak: Rick Carlisle said he has “zero concern” about Tyrese Haliburton’s shooting but said as a team they have to play a whole lot better and put more pressure on the rim.
Dustin Dopirak: Rick Carlisle asked about the pace the Pacers have played at so far. Said it’s not what they want so far. “We want to play with more aggression, speed urgency. We’ve had some challenges.”
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The New York Knicks got obliterated Tuesday in their season opener, done in by a deluge of Boston Celtics triples. An NBA record-tying 29 of them, to be exact. That taste was still in the Knicks’ mouths when they took the floor for their home opener Friday night, and the club used it as fuel to drill the Indiana Pacers 123-98 in Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges’s home debut at Madison Square Garden. “Whenever you get your butt kicked on national TV in the NBA, it means you have to step it up,” said wing Josh Hart, one of four New York starters to finish with 20 or more points against Indiana. Bridges and Towns had 21 apiece, while floor general Jalen Brunson finished with a game-high 26. “I loved the way our guys responded,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. “The fight we showed was a lot greater.”