INDIANAPOLIS – Everything lined up for an easy Warriors victory on Saturday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

To call Indianapolis, coming off a Finals appearance, injury-riddled was an understatement. Six Pacers players were ruled out with various ailments before the game, among them All-Star Tyrese Haliburton.

And yet, just as the Warriors had done in Thursday’s loss in Milwaukee, Golden State let a depleted team from the Midwest hang around and, eventually, pull off the 114-109 upset. Quenton Jackson buried a triple with 35 seconds remaining to give the pacers a lead it would not relinquish, and then padded it with a fadeaway bank shot.

Indiana won its first game in six tries despite Jimmy Butler’s 20 points and his dunk that tied the game at 109 with a minute left.

The Pacers may hav

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