Pacers' First Win of 1-5 Season Start Forces Steph Curry to 'Look in the Mirror'

Nov 1, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA: Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) dribbles the ball while Indiana Pacers guard/forward Aaron Nesmith (23) defends in the first half at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images | Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images

In an absolute shocker of a result, an Indiana Pacers squad missing six players took down the mighty, mostly-healthy Golden State Warriors on Saturday. Golden State had been up by 11 points, but somehow collapsed in the game's final six minutes to ultimate fall. Indiana ended the game on a 20-5 rally to win its first game of the year, and improved its injury-plagued record to 1-5.

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The more talented Warriors, meanwhile, dropped their second consecutive contest and fell to a pedestrian-in-the-West 4-3 season start.

Guard Quenton Jackson's career-high 25-point night (on 10-of-16 shooting from the floor and 2-of-2 shooting from the foul line) helped spark the Pacers, so it was fitting that he iced the final margin of victory, 114-109, with banked jumper against Draymond Green at the 4.8-second mark. Jackson also chipped in 10 assists, six rebounds and three steals.

A Well-Rounded Effort

Small forward Aaron Nesmith led Indiana with 31 points on 10-of-19 shooting from the field (5-of-11 from distance) and 6-of-6 shooting from the charity stripe, while also contributing six rebounds and dishing out one dime. Three-time All-Star power forward Pascal Siakam notched 27 points on 12-of-23 shooting from the field and 2-of-3 shooting from the foul line, plus five rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block.

Starting center Isaiah Jackson also chipped in 10 points and eight rebounds.

After the clash, a befuddled Stephen Curry reflected on the surprising result in his postgame presser, per Anthony Slater of ESPN.

Steph Curry after the loss to the Pacers: “This is one of those look in the mirror (type games). There are parts of the game I made it too hard on all of us.”

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— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) November 2, 2025

“They hit a couple big 3s that got them over the hump, we missed a couple. This is one of those games [where you just need to] look in the mirror," the two-time league MVP said. "There are parts of the game I made it too hard on all of us [with] not getting organized, bad possessions, lack of energy. You give a team like that life — their record was a little [misleading] because they've been in a bunch of games. They had enough talent where you saw they could make shots down the stretch.”

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Curry had struggled with his shooting stroke during the Pacers defeat, ultimately scoring a team-high 24 points but going just 8-of-23 from the floor (34.8 percent) and 4-of-5 from the charity stripe to do it. He also dished out two assists against five turnovers.

Next up for Indiana is a home clash against the Milwaukee Bucks, slated for Monday at 7 p.m. ET.

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