Pacers survive a dreadful game and beat the Wizards 104-98. They improve to 48-31, and their magic number for homecourt advantage is 1. Ugly, ugly game. That was the Pacers lowest FG%

Pascal Siakam scored 24 points and had 10 rebounds, Tyrese Haliburton had 22 points and the Indiana Pacers won their fifth straight game, 104-98 over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night. Bennedict Mathurin had 17 for the Pacers who pulled away late for the win.

Pascal Siakam scored 24 points to help the Pacers escape with a 104-98 win to beat the Wizards and claim their 48th win, surpassing last year's total.