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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pacers | 33 | 31 | 37 | 22 | 123 |
 Rockets | 33 | 34 | 23 | 27 | 117 |
INDTeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | 43-8252.4% | 19-4344.2% | 18-2185.7% | 45 | 28 | 20 |
| HOU | 47-9748.5% | 5-2420.8% | 18-2281.8% | 44 | 19 | 10 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Indiana Pacers123| 38 | 33 | 13-21 | 7-13 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | +15 | +13.2 | ||||||
| 34 | 11 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −4.8 | |||||
| 30 | 10 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +17 | −5.1 | ||||||
| 24 | 18 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 0 | 6-7 | 0 | +4 | +4.4 | ||||||
| 23 | 12 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 1-1 | +11 | +1.4 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 11 | 4-14 | 3-11 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −3.4 | |||||
| 24 | 10 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −5.9 | |||||
| 20 | 11 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 5-5 | +3 | +6.9 | |||||||
| 15 | 7 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 0 | −14 | +0.1 | |||||||
| Team | 123 | 43-8252.4% | 19-4344.2% | 45 | 28 | 20 | 22 | 18-2185.7% | 10 | 5 | 7 | |||
Bench 39 points on 12 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Jarace Walker, Ben Sheppard, Jordan Nwora, T.J. McConnell and James Johnson (coach’s decision).
Houston Rockets117| 40 | 18 | 7-18 | 1-7 | 3-3 | 0 | −11 | −2.3 | |||||||
| 37 | 30 | 11-20 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 0 | −8 | +11.6 | |||||||
| 34 | 10 | 4-11 | 0-5 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | −13 | −5.4 | ||||||
| 22 | 9 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | −15 | −1.8 | |||||
| 20 | 5 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −3.7 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 16 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +9 | +3.5 | ||||||
| 25 | 15 | 6-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +1.4 | ||||||
| 14 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −0.6 | ||||
| 12 | 7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +9 | +2.4 | ||||||
| 11 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −3.4 | |||
| Team | 117 | 47-9748.5% | 5-2420.8% | 44 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 18-2281.8% | 15 | 15 | 2 | |||
Bench 45 points on 19 for 32 shooting
Did not play: Reggie Bullock Jr., Nate Hinton, Jock Landale, Boban Marjanovic and Cam Whitmore (coach’s decision).
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PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Tyrese Haliburton had 33 points (10 during a 12-0 run in the third quarter) and 10 assists, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Houston Rockets 123-117.
Haliburton’s pull-up 3-pointer put the Pacers ahead for good with 1:03 left in the fourth quarter.
Andrew Nembhard’s 10-foot floater with 33.4 seconds left made it 122-117 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Pacers outscored the Rockets 10-8. In the fourth quarter, Fred VanVleet had 4 of his 9 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Jabari Smith Jr. that tied the game. With 3:41 left, Alperen Sengun stole the ball from Nembhard, and Jabari Smith Jr.’s 18-foot jumper off it tied the game at 113.
The Pacers had 8 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Rockets, Sengun had 30 points, a season-high 16 rebounds and 4 steals, and VanVleet went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Pacers shot 52.4% from the field and 44.2% from 3 to the Rockets’ 48.5% and 20.8%. The Rockets outscored the Pacers 74-44 in the paint. The Pacers scored the last 8 points of the game. The Rockets’ starters were outscored 56-36 in 18 minutes together.
Indiana PacersHouston RocketsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
105 points from the field on 82 shots: 13.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-22 | 72.7% | 66% |
| In the paint | 6-13 | 46.2% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 2-4 | 50.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-8 | 62.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 14-35 | 40.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon Brooks | 24 | 15 | 6-7 | +7 |
| Fred VanVleet | 20 | 2 | 1-5 | −4 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 10 | 13 | 5-6 | +10 |
| Aaron Holiday | 9 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 2 | 1-4 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 35 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | 21 | 5 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 14 | 5 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Fred VanVleet | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 5 | 2-4 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 49 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | 21 | 4 | 2-6 | −3 |
| Dillon Brooks | 6 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Jeff Green | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 9 points on 44 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
HOU win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Haliburton 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (33 PTS)
Q4 1:03
42.0%
56→14
Smith Jr. 18' Jump Shot (10 PTS) (VanVleet 9 AST)
Q4 3:23
21.3%
34→55
Nesmith 2' Jump Bank Shot (10 PTS) (Haliburton 9 AST)
Q4 3:05
21.3%
55→34
Hield 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Toppin 3 AST)
Q3 2:04
19.3%
34→14
Eason 3' Putback Dunk (16 PTS)
Q4 2:33
19.0%
34→53
