The Philadelphia 76ers (15-25) started a road trip by squaring off with the Indiana Pacers (24-19). The Sixers’ performance wasn’t great but they found themselves in a tough ride and held on to make this game close until the final few minutes.
The 76ers reached the halfway point of their 2024-25 season, facing the team they began their season against, the Bucks.
As the Sixers' disastrous season only gets tougher, they must ensure their young star point guard carries a reasonable workload.
The Sixers dropped their fifth consecutive game and dipped to 10 games under .500 on Saturday night in Indiana. With a 115-102 loss to the Pacers, the Sixers now sit at 15-25. They’ll reach the season’s halfway point Sunday when they visit the Bucks.
Posting a 115-101 win over a shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers (15-25) squad on Saturday, the Pacers (24-19) moved to 8-1 in 2025. Indiana has won 14 of its last 18 games overall, including back-to-back games after starting the new year 6-0.
INDIANAPOLIS — Ricky Council IV shook free for a driving dunk, cutting what had been a double-digit Pacers lead to six.
Here are the three biggest takeaways for the Philadelphia 76ers following a road loss to the Indiana Pacers on Saturday.
Indiana Pacers Top Performers Pascal Siakam – 21 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks Myles Turner – 18 points, 11 rebounds, 2 3PM Philadelphia 76ers Top Performers Tyrese Maxey – 28 points, 2 3PM Ricky Council IV – 18 points,
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, and Myles Turner added 18 points and 11 rebounds to help the Indiana Pacers beat the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers 115-102 on Saturday night. Indiana has won two straight and eight of nine and is fifth in the Eastern Conference standings.