Playing their first game in a week, the Pacers took a 58-56 lead over the Golden State Warriors into halftime on Wednesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
The Pacers jumped out to an early 14-9 lead behind six quick points from Malcolm Brogdon. Warriors star guard Stephen Curry missed his first four 3-point attempts, but bounced back by scoring seven points during a 14-2 Golden State run to surge in front.
Indiana then closed the frame with a 6-2 spurt to trim the deficit to 25-22 entering the second quarter.
The Blue & Gold got a big lift from Domantas Sabonis in the ensuing frame.