On Monday night, Indiana Pacers 3-and-D center Myles Turner ate, as the kids say, proving his mettle against the Dallas Mavericks in a critical 134-127 win. His

Myles Turner scored 30 points and Tyrese Haliburton had 25 and 12 assists to lead the Pacers to a 134-127 win over the Mavericks in Dallas.

The Indiana Pacers' head coach, Rick Carlisle, benefitted from a key advantage in their victory over the Dallas Mavericks.

Indiana opened the lead back up to nine in the early portion of the third quarter as the Pacers' offense stayed hot, but an 8-0 run for the Mavs right back down to one. Back-to-back threes by Myles Turner, who was giving fits to the Mavs with his spacing, gave them a little bit of a cushion again, though.

Myles Turner didn't say exactly what his in-season trips back home to the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex used to be like when he was a younger man with less responsibility, only vaguely hinting that a certain development in his life has made them more low key.

Myles Turner had season highs with 30 points and 11 rebounds while going over 8,000 career points, Tyrese Haliburton had a season-best 25 points and 12 assists and the Indiana Pacers beat the Dallas M

Myles Turner made five 3-pointers and finished with 30 points and 11 rebounds as the visiting Indiana Pacers beat the Dallas Mavericks 134-127 on Monday.

The Indiana Pacers will head out to take on the Dallas Mavericks at 9:45 p.m. ET on Monday at American Airlines Center. Coming off a loss in a game the Pacers were expected to win, they now face the more daunting task of proving themselves against unfavorable odds.