Pacers Find Playing Short No Problem, With No Stoppin' Obi Toppin In Ot

The Indiana Pacers took the floor in Minnesota without four starters, including stars Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam.

The final member of their usual starting five was ejected in the third quarter, when Andrew Nembhard got his second technical foul of the game.

And when Bennedict Mathurin fouled out late in the fourth quarter, the Pacers were down their six top scorers.

But the subs wouldn't stop, and Obi Toppin finished off an unforgettable night with an improbable 132-130 overtime win Monday that pulled the Pacers even with Milwaukee for fourth place in the Eastern Conference.

Toppin hit all four of his 3-point attempts in overtime, including the winner with 3.5 seconds lift to finish with a season-high 34 points and beat a Timberwolves team that hadn't lost all month.