Pacers push Celtics out of in-season with Haliburton's triple-double

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The Indiana Pacers advanced to the Final Four with a 122-112 win over the Boston Celtics. Pacers guard Trace Cyrus Halliburton had his first career triple-double and hit the game-winning four-point shot late in the game. The New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Sacramento Kings 127-117 to adv

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton picked up his first career triple-double and completed a game-breaking four-point play with 1:33 left in a 122-112 win over the Boston Celtics in the quarterfinals on Monday night.

Halliburton scored 26 points, 16 in the second half, to go with 13 assists and 10 rebounds. Myles Turner had 17 points and 10 rebounds as seven Pacers scored in double figures as Indiana finished group play undefeated with a 4-0 record.

The Pacers will play either Milwaukee or New York in the semifinals on Thursday in Las Vegas.

Jayson Tatum had 32 points and 12 rebounds and Jaylen Brown had 30 points and nine rebounds for the Celtics. All-Star Kristaps Porzingis missed his fourth straight game with a strained left calf, and Boston's three-game winning streak was aided by a 9-0 spurt following a Halliburton layup.

Pelicans advance to in-season semifinals

SACRAMENTO, California (AP) - Brandon Ingram scored 30 points and New Orleans beat Sacramento in the quarterfinals of the NBA In-Season Championship.

Ingram helped New Orleans turn around an early deficit and the Pelicans never trailed again in the second half as they advanced to Thursday's semifinals in Las Vegas against the winner of Tuesday night's game between Phoenix and the Los Angeles Lakers.

Herb Jones contributed 23 points, Jonas Valanciunas had 18 and the Pelicans beat the Sacramento Kings for the third time in the past two weeks.

Delon Fox scored 30 points and Domantas Sabonis contributed 26 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for the Kings. The Sacramento Kings lost for the first time after winning all four of their group games.

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