Indiana Pacers had a good performance from their second unit as they managed to beat Sacramento Kings 130-106 in the second game to sweep the NBA India Games 2-0 in Mumbai on Saturday. Pacers’ bench scored the most of the points in the second match as they got 91 out of the total 130.

According to NBA commissioner Adam Silver, the NBA plans to launch a 12-team professional league in India following the footsteps of the Basketball Africa League. The NBA played its first overseas game in Tel Aviv, way back in 1978 and has continued to play pre-season games abroad since 1991.

The first ever NBA game in India between the Sacramento Kings and Indiana Pacers in Mumbai will be witnessed by 3,000 young boys and girls who are enrolled in Reliance Foundation Jr. NBA Program. The two teams will play a couple of matches as a part of pre-season on October 4 and 5.

NBA Academy India managed to beat China’s academy 65-61 in their last game of the NBA Academy Games in Atlanta, Georgia. India finished seventh on the table at the end of the tournament which involved basketball academy junior teams from all around the world participating in it.