Needing a win on Tuesday to secure the top seed in the Eastern Conference, the Philadelphia 76ers took a 62-51 lead over the Pacers into halftime on Tuesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
The two teams traded runs at the start of Tuesday's contest. Philadelphia jumped out to an early 7-2 lead before Doug McDermott hit two 3-pointers and Domantas Sabonis buried another as the Pacers surged ahead with a 9-0 spurt. The lead was short-lived, however, as the 76ers outscored Indiana 17-5 over the next three minutes.
The Pacers' offense found some life late in the first quarter as Kelan Martin — fresh off a career-high 25-point performance on Monday — checked in and knocked down his first two 3-point attempts.