PHILADELPHIA — Tyrese Haliburton had 32 points and 11 assists and the Indiana Pacers beat Philadelphia 121-107 on Friday night, with the 76ers playing the second half without Joel Embiid after he was struck in the face late in the first.
Embiid was battling Indiana's Bennedict Mathurin when he caught an errant forearm and elbow to the bridge of the nose. Embiid crumpled to the ground as play continued up floor and stayed down near the Philadelphia bench, holding his face.
The team ruled him out early in the second half with "impact to the right side of the face" and said he would undergo further testing. Playing just his sixth game of the season, Embiid had 12 points, four rebounds and five assists in 17 1/2 minutes
Pascal Siakam added 23 points for Indiana, and Obi Toppin had 20. They each had eight rebounds.
Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 22 points. Paul George added 15.
Takeaways
Pacers: The Pacers had lost five of six coming into Philadelphia, but showed the kind of athletic style that still makes them a potential threat in the Eastern Conference.
76ers: Philadelphia's injury-plagued season keeps going with more concerns about Embiid, who has a history of facial injuries.
Key moment
Haliburton set the tone and gave the Pacers early separation, making four 3-pointers in the first quarter as Indiana grabbed a 29-22 lead. Haliburton made seven 3s.
Key stat
Philadelphia has only had Embiid, Maxey and George in the lineup together for more than 30 minutes once this season — Sunday in a victory over Chicago.
Up next
Indiana host New Orleans on Sunday. Philadelphia is at Charlotte on Monday.
Box score
INDIANA (121)
Mathurin 5-14 2-2 13, Siakam 9-11 3-5 23, Turner 3-8 1-2 7, Haliburton 12-23 1-1 32, Nembhard 2-6 1-2 5, Freeman 1-1 0-0 2, Toppin 7-11 4-4 20, Walker 1-3 0-0 3, Furphy 1-2 0-0 3, McConnell 5-10 1-1 11, Q.Jackson 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 47-91 13-17 121
PHILADELPHIA (107)
George 5-12 3-4 15, Yabusele 0-3 4-4 4, Embiid 4-9 3-4 12, Maxey 7-15 5-7 22, Oubre Jr. 6-13 0-0 12, K.Martin 5-7 1-2 13, Drummond 3-6 1-2 7, Council IV 4-12 6-9 14, McCain 2-6 0-0 5, R.Jackson 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 37-85 23-32 107
Indiana 31 30 29 31 - 121
Philadelphia 22 28 33 24 -107
3-point goals: Indiana 14-38 (Haliburton 7-15, Siakam 2-2, Toppin 2-4, Furphy 1-2, Walker 1-3, Mathurin 1-5, McConnell 0-1, Q.Jackson 0-1, Nembhard 0-2, Turner 0-3), Philadelphia 10-25 (Maxey 3-5, K.Martin 2-2, George 2-5, Embiid 1-2, McCain 1-2, R.Jackson 1-2, Council IV 0-1, Oubre Jr. 0-3, Yabusele 0-3)
Fouled out: None
Rebounds: Indiana 41 (Siakam, Toppin 8), Philadelphia 47 (Oubre Jr. 13)
Assists: Indiana 35 (Haliburton 11), Philadelphia 18 (Embiid 5)
Total fouls: Indiana 21, Philadelphia 16
Attendance: 19,771 (20,478)