After one half in the first-ever NBA game in India, the Pacers trailed the Sacramento Kings, 72-59.
The Pacers led 6-5 on Friday after two early dunks by Domantas Sabonis before Sacramento surged ahead with 12 unanswered points.
Some of Indiana's new additions made key contributions in the opening frame, as Jeremy Lamb scored eight points on 3-of-3 shooting and Malcolm Brogdon dished out five assists, but the Kings led 39-29 after one.
The Kings maintained a double-digit lead for the majority of the second quarter and used another 12-0 run to push the margin to as high as 21.