Video from this one. Interviews with Pascal Siakam, Bennedict Mathurin, Jay Huff and Rick Carlisle: www.indystar.com/videos/sport...

Gamer from tonight. Pacers win 119-86: www.indystar.com/story/sports...

Pacers won the third 30-21. Pacers 12 of 20 from the floor, 3 of 6 from 3, 3 of 3 at the line, 1.10 per possession. Wizards 8 of 21, 2 of 9, 3 of 4, 0.82 per possession

Pacers up 34-22 in the paint. Pacers up 25-24 on the glass. Wizards up 6-5 on second-chance. Pacers up 11-1 on fast-breaks. Pacers six TOs. Wizards nine. Pacers up 11-4 on points off TO's.

Second quarter stats. Pacers won 34-28. Pacers 15 of 25 from the floor, 3 of 9 from 3, 1 of 1 at the line, 1.34 per possession. Wizards 11 of 24, 2 of 8, 4 of 4, 1.09 per possession. Siakam 14 points on 7 of 9 shooting.

Pacers up 64-52 at the break. Pacers 27 of 51 from the floor, 7 of 21 from 3, 3 of 5 at the line, 1.20 per possession. Wizards 19 of 44, 5 of 17, 9 of 14, 1.00 per possession.

Pacers up 30-24 at the end of one. Pacers 12 of 25 from the floor, 4 of 11 from 3, 2 of 4 at the line, 1.08 per possession. Wizards 8 of 21, 3 of 9, 5 of 10, 0.91 per possession.

Andrew Nembhard is out for Friday night's game against Washington: www.indystar.com/story/sports...

Gamer from tonight. On the good start, the mid-game collapse, the resurgence, and then the Ingram last-second shot. Also on McConnell and Mathurin: www.indystar.com/story/sports...

Ingram drills a jumper with 0.6 seconds to go. Mathurin misses a 3 that may or may not have gotten off before the buzzer. Raptors win it 97-95. Pacers fall to 2-16.

Raptors 30 points in the paint with 18 of those coming in the second quarter. Pacers 18 with 10 coming in the second quarter. Raptors up 23-21 on the glass, 7-4 on second-chance, 7-4 on fast-break points. Pacers 12 turnovers to Raptors 8. 8 points of TOs each.

Raptors won the second quarter 29-24. Pacers 8 of 18 from the floor, 3 of 10 from 3, 5 of 7 at the line, 0.89 per possession. Raptors 10 of 24, 1 of 5, 8 of 10, 1.06 per possession.

Raptors up 50-49 at the break. Pacers 16 of 37 from the floor, 6 of 20 from 3, 11 of 13 at the line, 0.93 per possession. Raptors 17 of 46, 2 of 14, 14 of 16, 0.91 per possession. Walker 11 points. Scottie Barnes 16.

Raptors take a 50-49 lead at the break, finishing the half on a 12-0 run with the Pacers going 3:53 without a point to finish the second period.

Pacers up 25-21 after one. Pacers 8 of 19 from the floor, 3 of 10 from 3, 6 of 6 at the line, 0.98 per possession. Raptors 7 of 22, 1 of 9, 6 of 6, 0.76 per possession. Fantastic defensive period for the Pacers.

T.J. McConnell has found recovery and return-to-play conditioning from his hamstring strain a little more difficult than he expected, but he's 18 of 24 from the floor in the last three games so that's a sign he's close to being himself: www.indystar.com/story/sports...

Pascal Siakam's message to Jarace Walker has been to keep his game simple, to play with force and not waste motion or dribbles. Walker's 21-point performance on 8 of 10 shooting on Monday was the sign of a breakthrough, even in defeat: www.indystar.com/story/sports...

College football has long penciled Indiana in for a spot in the Big Ten title game, but Curt Cignetti refuses to overlook Purdue. History is on his side. Insider: www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iufb

Gamer from tonight. On a desperately needed performance from Jarace Walker, a big step in T.J. McConnell getting back to being himself, a comeback from a 19-point deficit, but also a 15th defeat in 17 games: www.indystar.com/story/sports...

The best part about this is Peyton Watson knows exactly where he's supposed to be and is not one bit surprised when the ball gets there.

LeVert hits both. Walker airballs a 3. That's gonna do it. Pacers with a whale of a comeback, but they lose 122-117 to the Pistons.

End of the third. Pistons up 101-88. Pacers won the third 33-30. Pacers 9 of 18 from the floor, 3 of 8 from 3, 12 of 15 at the line, 1.24 per possession. Pistons 11 of 28, 2 of 8, 6 of 8, 1.13 per possession. Some good fight from the Pacers but they only cut 3 points off.

Pistons won the second quarter 36-23. Pacers 6 of 18 from the floor, 4 of 8 from 3, 7 of 10 from the line, 0.91 per possession. Pistons 10 of 19, 2 of 6, 14 of 16, 1.38 per possession.

Halftime: Pistons up 71-55. Pacers 19 of 43 from the floor, 7 of 14 from 3, 10 of 14 at the line, 1.05 per possession. Pistons 24 of 41, 7 of 14, 16 of 18, 1.34 per possession. Siakam 11 points, Mathurin 9. Thompson 11 points, Robinson 9.

Pistons up 35-32 at the end of 1. Pacers 13 of 25 from the floor, 3 of 6 from 3, 3 of 4 at the line. 1.20 per possession. Pistons 14 of 22, 5 of 8, 2 of 2, 1.30 per possession. Siakam 7. Ivey 7.

For your pre-game reading. Quick injury update from pre-game on Quenton Jackson, Johnny Furphy and Kam Jones: www.indystar.com/story/sports...

The Pacers' loss to the Cavs on Friday night was one that gave them a sense of the team they might be for a while. Their key returning players -- Siakam, Nembhard, Mathurin, McConnell -- combined for 89 of their 109 points and 31 of their 37 field goals. www.indystar.com/story/sports...

Video from tonight: Interviews with Andrew Nembhard, T.J. McConnell, Bennedict Mathurin and Rick Carlisle: www.indystar.com/videos/sport...

The gamer from tonight. Andrew Nembhard scored 32 points. Pascal Siakam had 26, Bennedict Mathurin 21, T.J. McConnell 10. Everybody else, not much: www.indystar.com/story/sports...

Ball game. Cavs win 120-109. Pacers fall to 2-14 overall, 0-2 in NBA Cup play.

Cavs up 100-81 heading into the fourth. They won the third 38-26. Pacers were 8 of 23 from the floor, 0 of 5 from 3, 10 of 11 at the line, 1.01 per possession. Cavs 15 of 26, 4 of 12, 4 of 6, 1.48 per possession.

Cavs up 28-18 on points in the paint. Teams are even 24-24 on the glass. Pacers up 4-2 on second-chance points. Cavs up 7-4 on fast-break points. Pacers 7 turnovers to Cavs' 5. Cavs 9 points off turnovers to Pacers' four.

Cavs won the second quarter 29-24. Pacers 9 of 24, 2 of 12 from 3, 4 of 4 at the line, 0.86 per possession. Cavs 9 of 20, 2 of 5, 9 of 10, 1.14 per possession.

Cavs up 62-55 at half. Pacers 19 of 45 from the floor, 7 of 22 from 3, 10 of 10 at the line, 1.03 per possession. Cavs 20 of 42, 5 of 16, 17 of 21, 1.19 per possession. Siakam 16 points, Mathurin and Nembhard 14 each. Rest of team 11 points. Garland 18 points, Mitchell, Mobley 12 each

Cavs up 33-31 after one. Pacers 10 of 22 from the floor, 5 of 11 from 3, 1.21 points per possession. Cavs 11 of 22, 3 of 11, 8 of 11, 1.23 per possession. Nembhard 12 points, Siakam 8 points, Mobley 12 points,

Quick introductory story on Garrison Mathews and his necessary 3-point shooting: www.indystar.com/story/sports...

After signing Jeremiah Robinson-Earl to a standard, non-guaranteed contract the Pacers do expect to have a hardship exception available and they plan to use that to sign Garrison Mathews: www.indystar.com/story/sports...

Last night was one of the first nights all season when the Pacers got everything to go right. Jay Huff was dominant, Ben Sheppard was effective, and the Pacers shot better than they have all year. Bennedict Mathurin's chase-down kinda-block made sure that stood up: www.indystar.com/story/sports...

Story on Jeremiah Robinson-Earl being signed to a standard, non-guaranteed contract and Monte Morris being waived: www.indystar.com/story/sports...

The gamer from tonight. Bennedict Mathurin kept cooking, Jay Huff hit four big 3s and scored 20 points, Ben Sheppard and Jarace Walker got it together for an evening and the Pacers shot better than they have all year: www.indystar.com/story/sports...

That's gonna do it. Pacers win 127-118, snapping an eight-game losing streak to improve to 2-13.

Hornets up 28-14 in the paint, 32-22 on the glass, 17-3 on offensive rebounds, 15-3 on second-chance points. Pacers up 10-2 on fast-break points. Each team four turnovers. Pacers up 7-5 on points off turnovers.

Second quarter stats: Pacers won it 32-21. Pacers 11 of 18 from the floor, 4 of 8 from 3, 6 of 8 from the line, 1.36 per possession. Hornets 7 of 29, 1 of 11, 6 of 6, 0.79 per possession.

Pacers up 70-54 at the break. Pacers 26 of 43 from the floor, 11 of 21 from 3, 7 of 9 at the line, 1.46 per possession. Hornets 18 of 58, 3 of 22, 15 of 18, 1.02 per possession. Mathurin 16 points, Siakam 11, Nembhard 10, Huff 10, Knueppel 12, Bridges 11.

Pacers up 38-33 after one. Some really good shot-making by the Pacers. They finish the quarter 15 of 25 from the floor, 7 of 13 for 3, 1 of 1 at the line, 1.55 per possession. Hornets 11 of 29, 2 of 11, 9 of 12, 1.25 per possession.

Starters for tonight: Pacers- Andrew Nembhard, Bennedict Mathurin, Ben Sheppard, Pascal Siakam, Isaiah Jackson. Hornets - LaMelo Ball, Sion James, Kon Kneuppel, Miles Bridges, Ryan Kalkbrenner.

After the Pacers' loss on Saturday to Toronto, Andrew Nembhard and Pascal Siakam talked about the need for other players to operate with fearless abandon, considering there's nothing to lose. You know who likes to operate with fearless abandon? Benn Mathurin: www.indystar.com/story/sports...

Gamer from this one. Benn Mathurin had 25 points, but the Pacers have lost 13 of 14: www.indystar.com/story/sports...

And ball game. Pacers lose 127-112. They've lost eight straight and 13 of 14 to start the year.

Pistons up 93-75 heading into the fourth. Pistons won the third 31-29. Pacers were actually 10 of 19 from the floor, but 0 of 2 from 3 in the period. 9 of 12 at the line, 1.19 points per possession. Pistons 12 of 22, 2 of 8, 5 of 9, 1.19 per possession.