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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 24 | 39 | 24 | 31 | 118 |
 Pacers | 28 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 114 |
HOUTeam statsIND| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 40-8746.0% | 7-2231.8% | 31-3783.8% | 56 | 21 | 15 |
| IND | 43-8749.4% | 12-2646.2% | 16-2176.2% | 33 | 33 | 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.
Houston Rockets118| 39 | 16 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 4-5 | +13 | −1.7 | ||||||||
| 35 | 39 | 13-25 | 0-2 | 13-18 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +7.5 | ||||||
| 35 | 19 | 6-12 | 3-6 | 4-4 | +3 | +0.2 | ||||||||
| 34 | 9 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −2 | −2.5 | |||||
| 25 | 11 | 4-13 | 1-7 | 2-2 | 0 | +2 | −3.2 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 17 | 8 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −0.1 | |||
| 17 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −1.3 | ||||
| 14 | 8 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +2.2 | ||||
| 12 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −3.0 | |
| 11 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −4 | +2.2 | ||||||
| Team | 118 | 40-8746.0% | 7-2231.8% | 56 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 31-3783.8% | 19 | 7 | 6 | |||
Bench 24 points on 8 for 15 shooting
Did not play: Isaiah Crawford and Jeff Green (coach’s decision).
Indiana Pacers114| 33 | 27 | 12-21 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0 | −8 | +3.8 | |||||||
| 33 | 17 | 6-13 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0 | −6 | +0.9 | |||||||
| 32 | 7 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 0 | −9 | −2.1 | |||||||
| 14 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.9 | ||||
| 12 | 6 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −1.5 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | 25 | 8-15 | 0-2 | 0 | 9-10 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +5.4 | |||||
| 25 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | +4 | +2.2 | ||||||||
| 23 | 12 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +1.5 | |||||
| 16 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −2.8 | ||||
| 11 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +1.4 | ||||||
| 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +0.8 | ||
| Team | 114 | 43-8749.4% | 12-2646.2% | 33 | 33 | 10 | 27 | 16-2176.2% | 7 | 10 | 6 | |||
Bench 55 points on 20 for 40 shooting
Did not play: Kam Jones (coach’s decision).
Rockets118Pacers114ClickTap 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.
Alperen Sengun had 39 points (26 in the paint) and 16 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets went on a 12-2 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Indiana Pacers 118-114.
The Pacers led 99-97 with 8:37 left in the fourth quarter. Tari Eason’s three-point play put the Rockets ahead for good with 8:19 left. They took a 109-101 lead with 5:00 left.
The Pacers got within 112-110 on Pascal Siakam’s tip-in with 2:11 to play, but Amen Thompson answered with a three-point play, and the Pacers got no closer than 115-112.
During clutch time, the Rockets outscored the Pacers 11-8. Thompson scored 4 of the Rockets’ 11 on 1 for 3 shooting and 2 for 3 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Isaiah Jackson had 2 of his 4 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Pacers scored 4 points off them.
For the Pacers, Siakam scored 27 points, and Bennedict Mathurin added 25 points (12 in the fourth quarter) off the bench.
The Pacers gave up 19 offensive rebounds, about 8 more than usual for the shots the Rockets missed. They outscored the Rockets 23-4 on the fast break.
Houston RocketsIndiana PacersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
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.
87 points from the field on 87 shots: 8.4 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 20-33 | 60.6% | 67% |
| In the paint | 9-20 | 45.0% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 4-12 | 33.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-2 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-20 | 30.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Jackson | 23 | 7 | 2-6 | 0 |
| Jay Huff | 13 | 12 | 4-6 | +8 |
| Micah Potter | 12 | 9 | 3-6 | +5 |
| Pascal Siakam | 7 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 6 | 2-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 37 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarace Walker | 17 | 2 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 12 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Johnny Furphy | 11 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 11 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 9 | 3-7 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Nesmith | 28 | 2 | 1-7 | −5 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 20 | 3 | 1-1 | −2 |
| Andrew Nembhard | 14 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Pascal Siakam | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 11 | 4-7 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 80 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.
Score margin over time — positive = IND leads, negative = HOU leads
IND Largest Lead
6
Q1 2:32
HOU Largest Lead
12
Q3 8:21
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
IND 8-0 run
Q1 4:39 – Q1 2:32
-2 → +6
HOU 8-0 run
Q2 2:56 – Q2 1:54
+6 → -2
IND 9-0 run
Q3 7:15 – Q3 5:31
-12 → -3
