Victor Wembanyama's second NBA game in Paris ended in a loss Saturday as Tyrese Haliburton's hot shooting fired the Indiana Pacers to a 136-98 win against the San Antonio Spurs.

Tyrese Haliburton scored 28 points including 18 in the third quarter to lead the Pacers to a revenge blowout of the Spurs in Paris on Saturday.

WNBA standout Caitlin Clark praised Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton as the 24-year-old was having a standout game against "Wemby" and the Spurs on Saturday. Haliburton had 28 points, three rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks on 11-of-17 shooting, including 6-for-9 from three-point range in 28 minutes.

Since January 1, the Indiana Pacers have been one of the hottest teams in the NBA. Up until their 140-110 beatdown at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday, the Pacers were 8-1 in 2025 and had bounced back from their slow start.

The All-Star guard is back in France for the NBA Paris Games after winning gold with Team USA at the Paris Olympics.

Tyrese Haliburton had his Stephen Curry moment in Paris. Same arena, no less. Different stakes, different quarter, but same flurry: four 3-point tries, all of them good, in a 2-1/2 minute stretch to end a period in a display that thoroughly disappointed the French fans.

Tyrese Haliburton scored a game-high 28 points and took over in the pivotal final five minutes of the third quarter as the Indiana Pacers handled the San Antonio Spurs 136-98 on Saturday afternoon to split the NBA Paris Games series.

With a packed schedule around Paris, the Spurs star returned to France to put on a show during the NBA Paris Games.

Tyrese Haliburton had his Stephen Curry moment in Paris. No, Haliburton did not think about dropping a “ nuit, nuit " — Curry's signature gesture reserved for such moments. “Felt like a rare air, for sure,

There were a slew of moments that made Frenchman Victor Wembanyama's trip back to Paris this week worth remembering.

The final tally for Victor Wembanyama's trip in Paris: two games, 50 points, 23 rebounds, eight assists, six blocks, two courts dedicated, one trip to the Eiffel Tower, a Fashion Week appearance, a Champions League match attended and about a million high-fives.