Indiana Pacers vs. Houston Rockets

Oct 10, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
IND	31	24	25	23	103
HOU	29	31	26	36	122

Game Recap

The Rockets defeated the Pacers, 122-103. Alperen Sengun (15 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks) and Cam Whitmore (15 points, 3-4 3PT, 4 rebounds) combined for 30 points as Jabari Smith Jr. added 14 points and 7 rebounds for Houston. Aaron Nesmith led the Pacers with 18 points in the loss.

Player Stats

PACERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
00Bennedict MathurinSF	18	4-10	1-3	5-5	5	1	0	0	1	3	-8	14
1Obi ToppinPF	18	3-7	1-4	1-2	6	1	0	0	1	1	-7	8
27Daniel TheisC	18	0-3	0-0	2-2	5	0	1	2	3	3	-7	2
11Bruce BrownSG	18	3-9	0-4	0-0	3	2	1	2	1	4	-7	6
9T.J. McConnellPG	18	3-7	0-2	1-2	2	4	0	0	1	2	-7	7
7Buddy Hield	20	2-10	1-6	1-2	4	9	0	0	2	1	0	6
5Jarace Walker	27	2-10	1-6	2-4	4	2	0	1	1	3	-11	7
26Ben Sheppard	23	4-9	3-7	0-1	4	4	0	1	1	1	0	11
22Isaiah Jackson	13	1-3	0-0	1-2	4	0	0	1	2	5	-18	3
23Aaron Nesmith	20	7-9	1-3	3-3	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	18
25Jalen Smith	12	5-5	1-1	0-0	6	0	0	1	2	0	+9	11
13Jordan Nwora	9	2-5	1-3	1-1	1	1	0	0	1	1	-12	6
21Isaiah Wong	9	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	3	-12	2
10Kendall Brown	9	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	1	-12	0
44Oscar Tshiebwe	3	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3	2



TOTAL	-	37-9140.7%	10-4223.8%	19-2673.1%	46	26	3	8	18	31	-	103

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Dillon BrooksSF	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2	+1	0
10Jabari Smith Jr.PF	23	4-8	1-1	5-5	7	0	0	1	1	1	+10	14
28Alperen SengunC	24	4-8	1-1	6-10	5	4	0	2	0	3	+14	15
4Jalen GreenSG	24	5-12	0-4	1-5	3	2	1	0	2	2	0	11
5Fred VanVleetPG	25	3-11	2-6	2-2	1	4	2	1	1	1	+1	10
17Tari Eason	20	5-6	0-0	1-1	8	2	2	1	0	1	+2	11
1Amen Thompson	21	1-9	0-2	5-6	9	3	1	0	3	2	+9	7
2Jock Landale	13	1-3	0-0	2-2	4	0	0	0	1	4	-10	4
8Jae'Sean Tate	10	3-4	0-0	3-5	3	1	0	0	1	0	+3	9
7Cam Whitmore	16	6-10	3-4	0-0	4	0	1	0	0	1	+21	15
0Aaron Holiday	14	1-4	0-1	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	2	+7	2
00Jermaine Samuels Jr.	12	2-3	0-0	2-2	4	1	1	0	0	1	+9	6
19Nate Williams	7	4-5	0-0	1-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	+9	9
5Darius Days	7	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	0	+9	3
12Trevor Hudgins	5	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	3	0	0	0	1	+4	3
14Nate Hinton	4	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	+3	0
Matthew Mayer	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	+3	3
51Boban Marjanovic	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-9046.7%	10-2540.0%	28-3971.8%	56	23	10	5	9	23	-	122

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterINDHOU

(11:55) Jump Ball Sengun vs. Theis: Tip to McConnell
(11:40) MISS Theis 14' Jump Shot
(11:40) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:25) MISS Sengun 3' Dunk
(11:25) Theis BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:13) McConnell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:12) Toppin 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (McConnell 1 AST)
20
(11:03) Mathurin P.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Ricks)
+2 (10:55) Sengun 2' Layup (2 PTS)
22
(10:46) Theis Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:46) Green STEAL (1 STL)
(10:41) MISS Green 3' Layup
(10:41) B. Brown BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:35) Theis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:33) MISS Mathurin 2' Layup
(10:33) Sengun BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:30) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:30) B. Brown S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Ervin)
+1 (10:30) Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
23
(10:30) MISS Green Free Throw 2 of 2
(10:30) Mathurin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:09) Theis OFF.Foul (P1) (T.Ricks)
(10:09) Theis Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T2)
(9:57) MISS Green 3' Driving Reverse Layup
(9:57) Theis BLOCK (2 BLK)
(9:55) McConnell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:55) Mathurin 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (McConnell 2 AST)
43
(9:55) Smith Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Ervin)
+1 (9:55) Mathurin Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
53
+3 (9:46) VanVleet 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sengun 1 AST)
56
+2 (9:33) McConnell 9' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
76
+2 (9:26) Green 2' Driving Floating Jump Shot (3 PTS)
78
+2 (9:06) B. Brown 12' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
98
(8:53) Toppin P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Goldenberg)
+3 (8:49) VanVleet 27' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Brooks 1 AST)
911
(8:47) Pacers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(8:27) MISS B. Brown 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:26) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (8:18) Smith Jr. 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (VanVleet 1 AST)
913
(8:04) Theis Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P3.T3)
(7:54) VanVleet Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:33) Brooks AWAY.FROM.PLAY.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Goldenberg)
+1 (7:33) Mathurin Free Throw 1 of 1 (4 PTS)
1013
(7:27) Brooks FLAGRANT.FOUL.TYPE2 (P2.T3) (M.Ervin)
+1 (7:27) Theis Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1113
+1 (7:27) Theis Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1213
(7:08) Toppin Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(6:54) Smith Jr. Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:54) Theis STEAL (1 STL)
(6:49) MISS B. Brown 3PT Jump Shot
(6:46) Toppin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:44) MISS McConnell 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:39) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:32) Green Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(6:32) B. Brown STEAL (1 STL)
(6:20) MISS Mathurin 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:19) Toppin REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (6:18) Toppin Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
1413
+2 (6:03) Green 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS) (Sengun 2 AST)
1415
(5:53) MISS McConnell 3' Driving Reverse Layup
(5:50) Theis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:50) MISS Theis Tip Layup Shot
(5:50) Eason BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:49) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:44) Eason 3' Layup (2 PTS) (Sengun 3 AST)
1417
(5:35) MISS Mathurin 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(5:35) Theis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(5:34) MISS Theis 2' Layup
(5:34) Sengun BLOCK (2 BLK)
(5:34) Pacers Rebound
+2 (5:22) B. Brown 17' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1617
(5:03) MISS VanVleet 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:01) Theis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+3 (4:56) Mathurin 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)
1917
(4:35) Mathurin P.FOUL (P2.T4) (J.Goldenberg)
(4:29) MISS VanVleet 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:27) Hield REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:22) MISS Walker 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:20) Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:09) MISS VanVleet 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(4:09) Sheppard BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:07) Sheppard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:01) MISS Jackson 7' Turnaround Hook Shot
(3:57) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:55) Hield S.FOUL (P1.PN) (T.Ricks)
+1 (3:55) Smith Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1918
+1 (3:55) Smith Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1919
+3 (3:35) Nesmith 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Walker 1 AST)
2219
(3:15) MISS Landale 6' Turnaround Hook Shot
(3:14) Eason REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (3:14) Eason Putback Dunk (4 PTS)
2221
(3:02) Eason S.FOUL (P1.T4) (T.Ricks)
+1 (3:02) Walker Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2321
(3:02) MISS Walker Free Throw 2 of 2
(3:02) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:52) Tate Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(2:52) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (2:39) Sheppard 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hield 1 AST)
2621
+2 (2:16) Thompson 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2623
(2:05) MISS Sheppard 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:04) Eason REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:57) Jackson S.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Ervin)
+1 (1:57) Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2624
+1 (1:57) Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2625
(1:47) MISS Sheppard 3' Driving Layup
(1:46) Eason REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(1:31) MISS Thompson 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:30) Landale REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:23) MISS Thompson 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(1:19) Landale REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (1:19) Landale Putback Dunk (2 PTS)
2627
(1:16) Hield Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
(1:16) Eason STEAL (1 STL)
(1:11) Jackson S.FOUL (P2.PN) (T.Ricks)
+1 (1:11) Tate Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2628
(1:11) Pacers Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
(1:11) MISS Tate Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:11) Tate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:04) MISS Tate 2' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot
(1:02) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:55) Hield 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sheppard 1 AST)
2928
(0:33) MISS Green 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:29) Eason REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(0:24) Walker S.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Ervin)
(0:24) MISS Tate Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:24) ROCKETS Rebound
+1 (0:24) Tate Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2929
+2 (0:02) Hield 17' Jump Shot (5 PTS)
3129
(0:00) MISS Thompson 48' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) ROCKETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

IND

HOU

103Points122

37-91(40.7%)Field Goal(%)42-90(46.7%)

10-42(23.8%)3-Point(%)10-25(40.0%)

19-26(73.1%)Free Throw(%)28-39(71.8%)

46(12)Rebounds(Offensive)56(14)

26Assists23

3Steals10

8Blocks5

18Turnovers9

31Fouls23

40Pts In The Paint58

8Fast Break Pts15

10Pts Off Turnovers18

66Bench Pts72

5Largest Lead19

Game Details

Tuesday, October 10, 2023 · 8:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 12,680 (69.3%)