Indiana Pacers vs. Houston Rockets

Dec 26, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
IND	33	31	37	22	123
HOU	33	34	23	27	117

Game Recap

Led by Tyrese Haliburton’s 33 points (7-13 3PM), six rebounds and 10 assists, the Pacers defeated the Rockets, 123-117. Myles Turner added 18 points and five rebounds for the Pacers in the victory, while Alperen Sengun tallied 30 points, 16 rebounds, five assists and four steals for the Rockets in the losing effort. Sengun has notched back-to-back games with 30+ points. The Pacers improve to 15-14 on the season, while the Rockets fall to 15-13.

Player Stats

PACERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23Aaron NesmithSF	30	3-6	2-4	2-2	5	2	0	0	3	5	+17	10
25Jalen SmithPF	22	5-11	1-4	1-1	8	1	1	2	1	3	+11	12
33Myles TurnerC	23	5-9	2-3	6-7	5	1	0	2	0	5	+4	18
2Andrew NembhardSG	33	5-6	1-1	0-0	2	6	0	0	6	1	+10	11
0Tyrese HaliburtonPG	37	13-21	7-13	0-1	6	10	1	0	3	0	+15	33
00Bennedict Mathurin	24	3-9	2-5	2-2	4	0	1	0	3	2	-6	10
7Buddy Hield	33	4-14	3-11	0-0	5	5	0	0	0	1	-10	11
1Obi Toppin	14	2-3	1-2	2-3	2	3	1	0	3	2	-14	7
22Isaiah Jackson	19	3-3	0-0	5-5	8	0	1	3	1	3	+3	11
16James Johnson	— did not play —												— did not play —
9T.J. McConnell	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Jordan Nwora	— did not play —												— did not play —
26Ben Sheppard	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Jarace Walker	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	43-8252.4%	19-4344.2%	18-2185.7%	45	28	5	7	20	22	-	123

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Dillon BrooksSF	22	4-9	0-1	1-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	-15	9
10Jabari Smith Jr.PF	33	4-11	0-5	2-2	6	0	1	1	0	4	-13	10
28Alperen SengunC	36	11-20	0-0	8-9	16	5	4	0	4	2	-8	30
4Jalen GreenSG	19	2-7	0-3	1-2	1	2	1	0	0	0	-19	5
5Fred VanVleetPG	39	7-18	1-7	3-3	4	9	2	1	3	2	-11	18
1Amen Thompson	12	3-5	0-0	1-1	4	0	2	0	1	1	+9	7
17Tari Eason	25	7-13	1-2	1-2	8	1	2	0	0	3	+9	16
32Jeff Green	10	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	+5	2
8Jae'Sean Tate	13	2-3	0-0	1-2	1	0	1	0	0	1	+4	5
0Aaron Holiday	25	6-10	3-6	0-0	3	1	1	0	1	1	+9	15
25Reggie Bullock Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Nate Hinton	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Jock Landale	— did not play —												— did not play —
51Boban Marjanovic	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Cam Whitmore	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	47-9748.5%	5-2420.8%	18-2281.8%	44	19	15	2	10	16	-	117

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterINDHOU

(11:58) Jump Ball Sengun vs. Turner: Tip to Brooks
(11:56) MISS Brooks 5' Driving Layup
(11:56) Smith BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:56) ROCKETS Rebound
+2 (11:50) Sengun 3' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (VanVleet 1 AST)
02
(11:32) MISS Smith 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(11:31) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:27) MISS Smith Jr. 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(11:26) Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:16) MISS Turner 6' Turnaround Hook Shot
(11:15) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:56) MISS Brooks 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:55) Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (10:32) Smith 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Haliburton 1 AST)
32
(10:15) Smith L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.Ransom)
+2 (10:04) Brooks 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Ja. Green 1 AST)
34
(10:04) Nesmith S.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Wright)
+1 (10:04) Brooks Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
35
+3 (9:47) Nesmith 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Turner 1 AST)
65
+3 (9:35) VanVleet 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brooks 1 AST)
68
+3 (9:26) Nembhard 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Haliburton 2 AST)
98
+2 (9:10) Ja. Green 18' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
910
(8:59) Nembhard Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:59) Sengun STEAL (1 STL)
(8:55) MISS Ja. Green 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(8:53) Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (8:39) Haliburton 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Nesmith 1 AST)
1110
(8:22) MISS Ja. Green 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(8:21) Nesmith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:08) Turner 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Haliburton 3 AST)
1410
(7:53) MISS VanVleet 4' Driving Layup
(7:51) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:40) MISS Smith Jr. 9' Fadeaway Jumper
(7:39) Brooks REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:34) VanVleet 2' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Sengun 1 AST)
1412
(7:24) Nembhard Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(7:24) VanVleet STEAL (1 STL)
(7:19) VanVleet Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:19) Haliburton STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:12) Turner 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1612
(7:12) Smith Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.Ransom)
+1 (7:12) Turner Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
1712
(7:02) Nesmith P.FOUL (P2.T3) (S.Wright)
(6:55) MISS Sengun 8' Driving Hook Shot
(6:55) Turner BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:53) Turner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:39) MISS Turner 13' Jump Shot
(6:38) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:30) MISS Smith Jr. 3' Running Finger Roll Layup
(6:29) Sengun REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(6:18) MISS Sengun 2' Driving Layup
(6:18) Turner BLOCK (2 BLK)
(6:18) Sengun REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
+2 (6:17) Sengun Putback Layup (4 PTS)
1714
(6:05) MISS Mathurin 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:05) ROCKETS Rebound
(6:04) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(5:49) MISS Sengun 3' Turnaround Hook Shot
(5:48) Turner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (5:38) Haliburton 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Hield 1 AST)
2014
(5:26) Mathurin S.FOUL (P1.T4) (D.Mosher)
+1 (5:26) Ja. Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2015
(5:26) MISS Ja. Green Free Throw 2 of 2
(5:23) Mathurin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (5:16) Mathurin 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Haliburton 4 AST)
2315
(5:16) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
+2 (4:55) Sengun 6' Turnaround Hook Shot (6 PTS)
2317
(4:41) Mathurin Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:27) Turner S.FOUL (P1.PN) (S.Wright)
+1 (4:27) Smith Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2318
+1 (4:27) Smith Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2319
+2 (4:14) Hield 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
2519
+2 (4:02) Brooks 6' Turnaround Fadeaway (5 PTS) (Sengun 2 AST)
2521
(3:50) MISS Turner 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:49) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:36) MISS Sengun 3' Layup
(3:35) Mathurin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:26) MISS Haliburton 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:25) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:15) MISS Brooks 4' Driving Reverse Layup
(3:14) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (3:14) Thompson Tip Dunk Shot (2 PTS)
2523
(2:59) Pacers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:49) MISS Mathurin 3PT Jump Shot
(2:48) Turner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (2:35) Turner 2' Layup (8 PTS)
2723
(2:16) Toppin S.FOUL (P1.PN) (P.Ransom)
+1 (2:16) VanVleet Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
2724
+1 (2:16) VanVleet Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
2725
+2 (1:57) Mathurin 3' Driving Reverse Layup (5 PTS) (Toppin 1 AST)
2925
+2 (1:41) Eason 15' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
2927
(1:33) Mathurin Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T4)
+2 (1:12) Je. Green 4' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
2929
+2 (0:58) Nembhard 11' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Toppin 2 AST)
3129
(0:45) MISS Thompson 4' Driving Reverse Layup
(0:45) Hield REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:31) Thompson P.FOUL (P1.T2) (P.Ransom)
+2 (0:25) Smith 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Hield 2 AST)
3329
+2 (0:08) Thompson 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
3331
(0:04) Nembhard Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T5)
(0:04) Eason STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:03) Eason 1' Driving Dunk (4 PTS)
3333

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

IND

HOU

123Points117

43-82(52.4%)Field Goal(%)47-97(48.5%)

19-43(44.2%)3-Point(%)5-24(20.8%)

18-21(85.7%)Free Throw(%)18-22(81.8%)

45(10)Rebounds(Offensive)44(15)

28Assists19

5Steals15

7Blocks2

20Turnovers10

22Fouls16

44Pts In The Paint74

12Fast Break Pts12

17Pts Off Turnovers24

39Bench Pts45

12Largest Lead10

Game Details

Tuesday, December 26, 2023 · 8:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 18,055 (98.7%)

tv: NBA TV