Pascal Siakam scored a team-high 29 points while Myles Turner added 21 points as the Indiana Pacers held on for a 132-129 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Tuesday in Indianapolis.

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The Pacers extended a rally initiated midway through the third quarter into the fourth, securing a 14-point lead before the Rockets came back to life. Jalen Green scored 12 of his game-high 30 points in the final frame, and his 3-pointer with 46 seconds left pulled Houston within 130-127.

But Tyrese Haliburton answered with a difficult driving layup at the 21-second mark and the Pacers survived three desperation heaves from behind the arc by the Rockets to earn the win.

Haliburton posted 18 points and seven assists while T.J. McConnell and Buddy Hield combined for 29 points and 10 assists off the bench for Indiana, which shot 62.8 percent and made 15 of 32 3s.

Alperen Sengun and Jabari Smith Jr. scored 20 points apiece for the Rockets and combined for 19 rebounds. Dillon Brooks added 23 points while rookie Amen Thompson, starting in place of Fred VanVleet (adductor), produced 13 points, 13 rebounds, six assists and three blocks.