Pacers pound the Kings in winning western swing

Pascal Siakam has scored 19 points and Tyrese Haliburton has chipped in with 14 to lead the visiting Indiana Pacers to a 122-95 NBA win over the struggling Sacramento Kings.

Riding the momentum of a win at Phoenix to tip off a three-game western swing, the Pacers broke from a 54-all tie early in the third quarter with seven straight points and were never headed. Andrew Nembhard ignited the run with back-to-back hoops.

Indiana extended the lead to as many as 14 and were never challenged in the final 12 minutes by a Kings team that dropped its fourth straight game.

Siakam complemented his team-high point total with a team-high 10 rebounds, giving him consecutive double-doubles and his fourth of the season.

All but two of Haliburton's points came via four 3-pointers. The Pacers outscored the hosts 51-36 from beyond the arc.

Myles Turner (15 points), Ben Sheppard (14), Nembhard (12), T.J. McConnell (12) and Obi Toppin (11) also scored in double figures for the Pacers, who shot 58.1 percent. McConnell completed a double-double off the bench with a game-high 10 assists.

De'Aaron Fox was the game's top scorer with 23 points for the Kings, who shot just 36.5 percent. He added seven assists.

In Toronto, Dillon Brooks scored 27 points, Jalen Green had 22 as the Houston Rockets beat the Raptors at home for the first time in more than five years with 114-110 win on Sunday night.

Ja'Kobe Walter fouled out with a career-high 27 points and Chris Boucher and Ochai Agbaji each added 15 as Toronto's losing streak reached seven, including six straight at home.

Toronto led by 11 points at quarter time and by six at half time but the Rockets stormed back in the third with a 10-3 run to eventually finish a point ahead with a quarter to play.

The Raptors had a chance to tie the game with 16.9 seconds on the clock in the final period but a 21st turnover left the Rockets in charge.

In the final game on Sunday, the Denver Nuggets outlasted the New Orleans Pelicans for a 132-129 win in overtime.

Nikola Jokic scored 29 for the Nuggets along with 13 rebounds and 10 assists while Jordan Hawkins scored 25 for the Pelicans.