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Indiana jumped out to a hot start as Phoenix missed four of its first five shots, and the Pacers led by as many as seven points in the first quarter. The Suns surged back to within four points before Tyrese Haliburton blocked a layup attempt by Ryan Dunn.

The Indiana Pacers got a massive win over the Phoenix Suns on Saturday, bringing their record back to .500 at 18-18. It was a total team effort for Indiana and

The Suns (15-18) had the score tied at halftime despite shooting 15% better than Indiana, a difference made up by the Pacers (18-18) taking more shots in winning the possession battle, more 3s to further emphasize winning the math battle and going +4 at the foul line to deny Phoenix any chance of making up for it elsewhere.

The sputtering Suns are 3-7 in their last 10 matchups, and defeated just the Western Conference’s 13th and 14th seeded Trail Blazers and Jazz, respectively, before pulling out an impressive win against the Denver Nuggets on Christmas Day. Phoenix travels to Indianapolis hungry for a win to halt its startling skid in the standings.

“It’s not like we’re not aggressive or that we’re not physical, either,” Suns star Kevin Durant said. “We just can’t get into a shoving match because they want to get into a shoving match. Just keep playing our game.”

The Phoenix Suns and Indiana Pacers are set to battle in just a few hours, giving NBA bettors another opportunity to potentially make some solid money. Suns star Bradley Beal is questionable tonight while Devin Booker is off the injury report.

The Phoenix Suns (15-17) play the first of a three-game road trip at the Indiana Pacers (17-18) on Saturday looking to end their losing streak.

Tyrese Haliburton scored 27 points to lead six Indiana scorers in double figures and the Pacers bookended the second half with big runs to send the visiting Phoenix Suns to a fourth consecutive loss and seventh in their last eight games,

Phoenix Suns' owner Mat Ishbia was in Indianapolis and saw his team lose its fourth straight game, this time to the Pacers.