Tyrese Haliburton and Obi Toppin lead 3-point flurry to help Pacers beat Timberwolves 119-103

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton finished with 24 points and 11 assists, and Obi Toppin made six 3-pointers and added 20 points to help the Indiana Pacers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 119-103 on Monday night.

The Pacers have won five straight and seven of eight to stay ahead of Milwaukee in the chase for the Eastern Conference's No. 4 seed. Haliburton extended his career best streak to 11 straight games with double-doubles on a night six Pacers players scored at least 10 points.

Haliburton made three of Indiana's 13 3s.

Naz Reid led the Timberwolves with 20 points and Anthony Edwards added 17 despite being a game-time decision with a hand injury. Rudy Gobert finished with 16 points and 16 rebounds as Minnesota lost for the third time in four games.

Indiana never trailed, using a flurry of nine 3s in the third quarter to build a 95-73 lead. Minnesota couldn't get within single digits the rest of the game. Indiana has won eight straight home games.

Timberwolves: Minnesota is struggling at exactly the wrong time. They've won only once since having a seven-game winning streak snapped, and if they want to earn one of the top six spots in the West, they need to turn things around quickly.

Pacers: On the other hand, Indiana is playing perhaps its best basketball all season. They've won the first four of a five-game homestand and have done it by winning close games, crazy games and now pulling away in this one.

After the Timberwolves cut the deficit to 65-57 early in the third quarter, Indiana outscored Minnesota 23-12, making six 3s during the span.

Indiana was 9 for 14 on 3s in the third quarter.

Timberwolves host Phoenix on Friday, and Pacers host the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday to wrap up a five-game homestand.

AP NBA: https://www.apnews.com/hub/NBA

Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid (11) shoots over Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner (33) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker (9) drives on during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle (30) cuts under Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam (43) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Indiana Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith (23) and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo (0) go to the floor for a loos ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels (3) shoots between Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam (43) and center Myles Turner (33) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jaylen Clark (22) steals the ball from Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Indiana Pacers guard T.J. McConnell (9) shoots over Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley (10) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert (27) grabs a rebound over Indiana Pacers center Thomas Bryant (3) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam (43) shoots over Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Indiana Pacers guard T.J. McConnell (9) drives on Minnesota Timberwolves guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker (9) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Indiana Pacers center Thomas Bryant (3) shoots over Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert (27) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin (00) is fouled as he shoots over Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo (0) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Indiana Pacers forward Obi Toppin (1) gestures after a three-point basket against the Minnesota Timberwolves during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) go for a loose ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a second major drone and missile bombardment of Ukraine in four days, officials said Tuesday, aiming again at the power grid and apparently snubbing U.S.-led peace efforts as the war approaches the four-year mark.

Russia fired almost 300 drones, 18 ballistic missiles and seven cruise missiles at eight regions overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on social media.

One strike in the northeastern Kharkiv region killed four people at a mail depot, and several hundred thousand households were without power in the Kyiv region, Zelenskyy said. The daytime temperature in the capital was -12 C (around 10 F). The streets were covered with ice, and the city rumbled with the noise from generators.

Four days earlier, Russia also sent hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in a large-scale overnight attack and, for only the second time in the war, it used a powerful new hypersonic missile that struck western Ukraine in what appeared to be a clear warning to Kyiv’s NATO allies that it won’t back down.

On Monday, the United States accused Russia of a “ dangerous and inexplicable escalation ” of the fighting, when the Trump administration is trying to advance peace negotiations.

Tammy Bruce, the U.S. deputy ambassador to the United Nations, told an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council that Washington deplores “the staggering number of casualties” in the conflict and condemns Russia’s intensifying attacks on energy and other infrastructure.

Russia has sought to deny Ukrainian civilians heat and running water in the freezing winter months over the course of the war, hoping to wear down public resistance to Moscow’s full-scale invasion, which began on Feb. 24, 2022. Ukrainian officials describe the strategy as “weaponizing winter.”

In Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, the Russian attack also wounded 10 people, local authorities said.

In the southern city of Odesa, six people were wounded in the attack, said Oleh Kiper, the head of the regional military administration. The strikes damaged energy infrastructure, a hospital, a kindergarten, an educational facility and a number of residential buildings, he said.

Zelenskyy said that Ukraine is counting on quicker deliveries of agreed upon air defense systems from the U.S. and Europe, as well as new pledges of aid, to counter Russia’s latest onslaught.

Meanwhile, Russian air defenses shot down 11 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russia’s Ministry of Defense said Tuesday. Seven were reportedly destroyed over Russia’s Rostov region, where Gov. Yuri Slyusar confirmed an attack on the coastal city of Taganrog, about 40 kilometers (about 24 miles) east of the Ukrainian border, in Kyiv's latest long-range attack on Russian war-related facilities.

Ukraine’s military said domestically-produced drones hit a drone manufacturing facility in Taganrog. The Atlant Aero plant carries out design, manufacturing and testing of Molniya drones and components for Orion unmanned aerial vehicles, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Explosions and a fire were reported at the site, with damage to production buildings confirmed, the General Staff said.

It wasn't possible to independently verify the reports.

Katie Marie Davies contributed to this report from Manchester, England.

Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Kyiv region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)