After falling behind 10-0, the Indiana Pacers struggled to keep pace against the Philadelphia 76ers in the first half. They trailed by that same 10 points as Philly held the Pacers at arm’s length behind a 28 point, 14 rebounding first half from Joel Embiid. Out of the half, however, the Pacers clamped down on the Sixers big man and surged back, outscoring Philadelphia 31-18 in the third quarter and extending that in the fourth to win by 12.
The Pacers outscored Philly 64-42 in the second half, led by Thaddeus Young, who led the Pacers not only in scoring with 26 points, but made all the hustle plays to help guide Indiana to the comeback victory.