4 Winners, 2 Losers from Pacers' 114-110 win vs. Pelicans

A second win in a row was possible thanks to many players including the Pacers' starting five. All members of the first five for Indiana scored in double figures.

Many players contributed to the Indiana Pacers' eighth win of the season. The team is now just two games under the .500 mark.

This win wasn't easy. Despite the New Orleans Pelicans being one of the bottom teams in the Western Conference, they have already beaten the Pacers earlier in the season.

At one point, Indiana's biggest lead over New Orleans was 17 points. They never by more than two points, themselves.

Nonetheless, Tyrese Haliburton and his teammates prevailed at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, 114-110.

Winner: Tyrese Haliburton

On a big 34-point and 13-assist night, Haliburton paced the way for Indiana's offense. In the last two games for the Pacers, he has been one assist shy of tallying a double-double each time. Haliburton now has seven triple-doubles on the season.

Monday night, he made nine of his 18 attempts from behind the arc. Since going just one-for-five from deep in the blowout loss against the Houston Rockets, Haliburton has made 18 of his last 39 three-point attempts over the last three games.

The Pacers' All-Star point guard got it done defensively, too. He recorded three steals in the game which gives him 24 on the season in 18 games.

Haliburton demonstrated better ball control as he committed just two turnovers in his 36 minutes of play. His 13:2 assist to turnover has been one of his better showings among his seven double-doubles this year.

Games like this will set the Pacers back on the path to not only qualify for the playoffs again but to also have another deep postseason run.

Winner: Myles Turner and Pascal Siakam

Myles Turner and Pascal Siakam play well together. That showed in Monday evening's victory against the Pelicans.

Siakam finished with 14 points and seven rebounds. He also registered seven assists, as well, showing off his versatility as a reliable passer. He only had two turnovers in 37 minutes played.

Turner collected nine boards of his own, three of which were on the offensive glass. He finished the game with 17 points. This is the second game in a row for Turner where he was a rebound shy of a double-double.

That has happened five times now this season. However, the Pacers' starting center does have three double-doubles on the year.

The 10-year veteran also came up with another steal and a block in this game. Turner has swatted away at least one shot attempt successfully per game except for one (against the Orlando Magic on October 28). Turner is one of the league's leading shot blockers and it shows.

Loser: Bennedict Mathurin's recent shooting woes

Since going off for 28 points in the loss against the Toronto Raptors, the third-year swingman has been in a shooting slump as of late. Monday marked the fourth game in a row where Mathurin shot less than 38% from the floor.

In the 13 games thus far in November that Mathurin has played, he has only made multiple three-pointers in four of them. In one instance, against the New York Knicks at home, Mathurin made seven of his nine shots from deep. Unfortunately, in the other nine games, he made less than two, if any at all.

Like Turner, he also has been a rebound shy of a double-double in a couple of games as of late. If the Pacers want to continue their winning ways and show they belong in the Eastern Conference playoff picture, they will need stronger performances from Mathurin.

Loser: Indiana's habit of turning the ball over

When the Indiana Pacers had an impressive 132-121 victory over the New York Knicks at Gainbridge Fieldhouse back on November 10, the team only committed six turnovers. They have turned the ball over at least ten times or more in every game since.

The Pacers had 16 turnovers as a team in the very next game against the Orlando Magic. In back-to-back contests against the Miami Heat, Indiana coughed the ball up 20 and 10 more times, respectively.

Haliburton and company lost possession of the ball 10 more times in the loss against the Raptors. They then followed that game up with 23 more turnovers in the blowout loss against the Houston Rockets. Last Friday, Indiana gave it up 17 more times during the NBA Cup game against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Despite winning, the Pacers gave up the ball 13 more times on Monday night. Turnovers prove costly, especially in close games. Yet, Indiana managed to stay above the fray as they forced 15 turnovers of their own against the Pelicans.

Better ball control and maintenance on the offensive execution is needed in order to climb the Eastern Conference standings.

Winner: Moses Brown

The Indiana Pacers saw injuries already take out James Wiseman and Isaiah Jackson. One week ago, the team added the services of Moses Brown to the lineup.

On Monday night, he played 10 minutes but connected on three of his four shots. He had six points against New Orleans. In his previous game, Brown also shot 75% as he scored 15 points in the win against the Washington Wizards.

Used sparingly, this was his first game committing a turnover. He had three of them. However, Brown came up with his first steal of the season against the Pelicans and he had his first block one game prior.

At 25 years old, the former UCLA Bruin is showing he is a viable option for the second unit to provide some rest for Turner. Head coach Rick Carlisle is happy to have him on the roster given the status of his roster and depth chart.