Looking to head into Thanksgiving with a fourth straight win, the Pacers took a 53-43 lead over the Utah Jazz into halftime on Wednesday night.
Former Pacer Bojan Bogdanovic received a nice ovation pregame in his return to Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Croatian sharpshooter then exacted a little revenge on his old team, coming off a screen on Utah's opening possession and drilling a 3-pointer, and tallied seven points in the opening frame.
Three Pacers combined for Indiana's first 19 points — Jeremy Lamb scoring seven with Domantas Sabonis and Malcolm Brogdon combining for six apiece — to help the Blue & Gold take a narrow 21-20 advantage into the second quarter.