Andrew Nembhard delivered 28 points and a season-high 12 assists, taking over late to lift the Indiana Pacers to a 116–105 win over the Sacramento Kings on Monday night.
Bennedict Mathurin scored 25 and Pascal Siakam added 23 as Indiana matched its season-best with a second straight victory, improving to 6–18. The Pacers have now won four of their last six after a 2–16 start.
Russell Westbrook kept Sacramento afloat with 24 points, 14 assists and 13 rebounds — his fourth triple-double of the season and the 207th of his career. DeMar DeRozan added 20 points and Zach LaVine chipped in 16.
Indiana led 66–51 at halftime and pushed the margin to 19 in the third before Sacramento roared back with a 37-point quarter, cutting the deficit to 92–88. The Kings then opened the fourth on an 11–0 run to go up 101–97.
Nembhard answered with a momentum-stopping 3, Mathurin followed with another, and Nembhard scored five straight to restore a 108–101 Pacers lead. Indiana held control from there.
Up Next:
*Kings: Host the Denver Nuggets on Thursday.
Pacers: Visit the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday.*
