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Haliburton propels Pacers past Celtics into NBA Cup semifinals

LOS ANGELES: The Indiana Pacers, fueled by Tyrese Haliburton's first career triple-double, beat the Boston Celtics 122-112 Monday (Tuesday in Manila) to become the first team to reach the semifinals of the NBA's new in-season tournament.

Haliburton scored 26 points with 10 rebounds and 13 assists and the Pacers put together a 9-0 scoring run with less than two minutes remaining to take control of a tightly contested battle in Indianapolis.