Bruce Brown scored 24 points and made a career-high six 3-pointers in his Pacers debut, leading revamped Indiana to a record-breaking 143-120 victory over Washington. The scoring total was the most in a season opener in team history. The previous mark was 140 against Brooklyn in 2017.
Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin reacts as he’s fouled on a dunk against the Washington Wizards during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton drives on Washington Wizards guard Tyus Jones during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023.
It was the highest scoring total for a season opener in team history, surpassing the 140 they had against Brooklyn in 2017. Indiana fell two points short of setting the franchise scoring mark for points in a home game. All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton had 20 points and 11 assists as eight Pacers had double-digit scoring totals.
Brown, a free agent who left the world champion Denver Nuggets, needed only one half to match his career high for 3-pointers . And he was hardly alone. The Pacers finished 20 of 43 from 3-point range, three short of the franchise’s single-game record for 3s made.NBA All-Star Game will ditch the gimmicks and return to classic East versus West formatFor Washington, it was an ugly start to the post-Bradley Beal era.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver stuck around to watch Indiana’s impressive opening night performance after announcing this season’s All-Star Game would switch to its more traditional East-West format and would get rid of the target scores. Indianapolis is hosting the game Feb. 18, its first since 1985.
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