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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 39 | 36 | 24 | 30 | 129 |
 Pacers | 41 | 27 | 38 | 26 | 132 |
HOUTeam statsIND| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 50-9751.5% | 12-2548.0% | 17-2373.9% | 48 | 26 | 15 |
| IND | 54-8662.8% | 15-3246.9% | 9-1464.3% | 25 | 35 | 12 |
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 Pacers132| 35 | 29 | 11-16 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 0 | +1 | +8.9 | |||||||
| 33 | 10 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | +1 | −6.5 | ||||||||
| 31 | 9 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | +1.5 | |||||||
| 29 | 18 | 8-15 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0 | −1 | +3.5 | |||||||
| 29 | 21 | 8-16 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +0.7 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 12 | 5-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +3.4 | |||||
| 19 | 17 | 8-11 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | +2 | +6.8 | |||||||
| 17 | 9 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 | +1.9 | |||||||
| 16 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +3.3 | ||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.8 | |
| 2 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +1.8 | |
| Team | 132 | 54-8662.8% | 15-3246.9% | 25 | 35 | 12 | 20 | 9-1464.3% | 5 | 7 | 7 | |||
Bench 45 points on 20 for 28 shooting
Did not play: Kendall Brown, Oscar Tshiebwe, James Johnson and Jarace Walker (coach’s decision).
Houston Rockets129| 40 | 20 | 8-15 | 2-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −1.8 | |||||
| 36 | 20 | 7-15 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 0 | +8 | +4.4 | |||||||
| 34 | 13 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 0 | −7 | +2.3 | |||||||
| 33 | 30 | 12-21 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +1.1 | ||||||
| 31 | 23 | 8-15 | 3-6 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | +2 | +5.9 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 9 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −6.9 | |||||
| 20 | 8 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +3.0 | |||||
| 14 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | +0.9 | |||||
| 11 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −3.2 | |||||
| Team | 129 | 50-9751.5% | 12-2548.0% | 48 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 17-2373.9% | 20 | 5 | 3 | |||
Bench 23 points on 9 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Jermaine Samuels Jr., Boban Marjanovic, Jock Landale, Nate Hinton and Reggie Bullock Jr. (coach’s decision).
Pacers132Rockets129ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
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.
Pascal Siakam scored 29 points, and the Indiana Pacers held off the Houston Rockets 132-129.
Buddy Hield’s 3-pointer put the Pacers ahead for good with 2:08 left in the third quarter. They led 118-104 with 7:30 left, and the Rockets cut it to 3 in the final seconds. Alperen Sengun’s tip-in made it 132-129 with 6.8 seconds left.
Myles Turner scored 21 points (12 in the paint).
For the Rockets, Jalen Green scored 30 points (12 in the fourth quarter), and Dillon Brooks added 23 points. Sengun had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Jabari Smith Jr. had 20 points and 9 rebounds. The Rockets had 4 20-point scorers.
The Pacers shot 62.8% from the field to the Rockets’ 51.5% and outscored them 45-23 off the bench. The Rockets’ starters outscored the Pacers 71-61 in 23 minutes together. Turner fouled out.
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).
123 points from the field on 86 shots: 30.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-24 | 75.0% | 66% |
| In the paint | 14-19 | 73.7% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 7-11 | 63.6% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-7 | 57.1% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-25 | 44.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon Brooks | 38 | 6 | 2-4 | −6 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 13 | 6 | 3-4 | +2 |
| Amen Thompson | 5 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Alperen Sengun | 5 | 9 | 4-5 | +8 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 3 | 1-1 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | 41 | 15 | 6-12 | +3 |
| Dillon Brooks | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Amen Thompson | 6 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson | 31 | 9 | 4-8 | −1 |
| Jalen Green | 7 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Alperen Sengun | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Dillon Brooks | 6 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 6 | 3-6 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 62 possessions. He usually scores about 20 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.
IND win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Hield 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Siakam 4 AST)
Q3 2:08
13.1%
47→60
McConnell 8' Floating Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Hield 5 AST)
Q4 11:40
11.7%
79→91
Thompson 1' Putback Dunk (7 PTS)
Q4 9:18
11.5%
93→82
Tate 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Holiday 5 AST)
Q4 10:36
11.0%
93→82
Ja. Green 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (30 PTS)
Q4 0:46
10.6%
97→86
