Indiana
Pacers
119
–
126
FINAL
Houston
Rockets
Date
Monday, December 29, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | 25 | 23 | 30 | 41 | 119 |
| HOU | 30 | 36 | 39 | 21 | 126 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Amen Thompson
HOU
20
PTS
8
REB
7
AST
+10
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots3
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending66.7%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.23
Impact Composite42.6
Hustle: 6.0Defense: 35.0Impact: 1.7
+10 plus/minusonly 14 pts allowed on 62.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Kevin Durant
HOU
30
PTS
6
REB
5
AST
+14
+/−
Game Performance
FG13-20 (65.0%)
3PT2-6
FT2-3
TS%70.4%
eFG%70.0%
BLK1
TOV3
ORTG136
DRTG118
NET+19
30 points65.0% FG8 contested shots+14 plus/minusonly 18 pts allowed on 51.0 possessions
Box Score
| IND | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Huff | 18:35 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3-8 | 38% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -29 |
| Johnny Furphy | 20:27 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-5 | 80% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | -12 |
| Pascal Siakam | 31:13 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8-16 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 6-10 | 60% | -15 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 25:39 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-11 | 46% | 3-6 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | -13 |
| Andrew Nembhard | 29:18 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-13 | 31% | 2-5 | 40% | 1-2 | 50% | -13 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Kam Jones | 17:30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 23:40 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 63% | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Jarace Walker | 23:35 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 71% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Ethan Thompson | 3:42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +14 |
| Tony Bradley | 10:43 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Quenton Jackson | 3:42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | +14 |
| Taelon Peter | 3:42 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | 0-1 | 0% | +14 |
| Micah Potter | 12:11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +16 |
| T.J. McConnell | 16:03 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-7 | 29% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -13 |
| TOTAL | — | 119 | 29 | 7 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 44-88 | 50% | 18-34 | 53% | 13-20 | 65% | — |
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 33:41 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13-20 | 65% | 2-6 | 33% | 2-3 | 67% | +14 |
| Tari Eason | 28:39 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5-8 | 63% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | +9 |
| Steven Adams | 22:17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-6 | 33% | +17 |
| Amen Thompson | 37:23 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6-9 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 8-8 | 100% | +10 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 33:52 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8-16 | 50% | 3-7 | 43% | 2-2 | 100% | +10 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Clint Capela | 13:20 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | +2 |
| Reed Sheppard | 24:15 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6-12 | 50% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| Josh Okogie | 12:51 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Aaron Holiday | 3:42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 16:17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-3 | 67% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 8:53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| JD Davison | 2:26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -8 |
| Jeff Green | 2:26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| TOTAL | — | 126 | 50 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 49-83 | 59% | 10-27 | 37% | 18-24 | 75% | — |
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
IND44/88 (50%)
Paint
24/43 (56%)
Mid
8/21 (38%)
3PT
18/35 (51%)
RA 54%ATB3 52%Paint 52%Corner 3 50%Mid 17%
HOU49/83 (59%)
Paint
29/43 (67%)
Mid
19/25 (76%)
3PT
10/27 (37%)
RA 65%Paint 75%ATB3 40%Corner 3 29%Mid 67%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Kevin Durant
defended Pascal Siakam
6.3 min • 6 pts • 60%
Best Defender
Tari Eason
held Bennedict Mathurin
4.9 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jabari Smith Jr.
vs Johnny Furphy
4.2 min • 8 pts • 43%
| HOU Defense | Aaron Nesmith | Andrew Nembhard | Bennedict Mathurin | Jarace Walker | Jay Huff | Johnny Furphy | Kam Jones | Micah Potter | Pascal Siakam | Quenton Jackson | T.J. McConnell | Tony Bradley |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 5.1m 2pts 50% | 3.3m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | 1.0m 6pts 67% | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 3.4m 3pts 50% | 1.6m 2pts 50% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 4.2m 8pts 43% | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Kevin Durant | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | 4.5m 6pts 60% | — | 1.0m 4pts 50% | — | — | 6.3m 6pts 60% | — | — | — |
| Reed Sheppard | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 4.9m 6pts 60% | — |
| Tari Eason | 2.1m 2pts 0% | 2.1m 2pts 50% | 4.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steven Adams | — | — | — | — | 4.3m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.4m 0pts 0% |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Clint Capela | — | — | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.2m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Okogie | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Jeff Green | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.9m 2pts 50% | 2.2m 1pts 0% | 2.5m 6pts 75% | 2.9m 5pts 50% | 2.3m 18pts 86% | 1.3m 1pts 0% | 2.5m 2pts 100% | 2.6m 4pts 40% | — | — | 1.6m 3pts 100% | 1.6m 4pts 67% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = HOU leads, negative = IND leads
HOU Largest Lead
28
Q3 3:17
IND Largest Lead
2
Q1 0:24
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
IND 8-0 run
Q1 5:48 – Q1 6:55
+7 → +1
HOU 9-0 run
Q2 1:47 – Q2 3:16
+3 → +10
HOU 9-0 run
Q2 3:54 – Q2 5:27
+11 → +17
HOU 8-0 run
Q3 1:14 – Q3 2:13
+22 → +27