Indiana Pacers vs. Houston Rockets

Dec 29, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
IND	25	23	30	41	119
HOU	30	36	39	21	126

Game Recap

Houston wins their third in a row as they defeat Indiana, 126-119. Houston moves to 20-10, Indiana falls to 6-27.

Player Stats

PACERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
12Johnny FurphySF	20	4-5	1-2	0-1	4	1	1	0	0	3	-12	9
43Pascal SiakamPF	31	8-16	1-3	6-10	4	4	1	0	2	0	-15	23
32Jay HuffC	18	3-8	2-4	0-0	3	1	1	1	1	4	-29	8
00Bennedict MathurinSG	25	5-11	3-6	1-1	3	4	0	0	0	3	-13	14
2Andrew NembhardPG	29	4-13	2-5	1-2	1	2	3	0	1	2	-13	11
13Tony Bradley	10	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2	+4	0
5Jarace Walker	23	5-7	2-3	0-0	2	3	1	0	1	0	-3	12
23Aaron Nesmith	23	5-8	4-6	0-0	3	3	0	1	1	1	-10	14
9T.J. McConnell	16	2-7	0-0	2-2	1	4	1	0	1	1	-13	6
33Micah Potter	12	1-3	0-1	1-1	3	6	0	1	1	4	+16	3
7Kam Jones	17	2-4	0-1	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	1	+11	4
29Quenton Jackson	3	2-2	1-1	2-2	0	0	1	0	1	0	+14	7
4Taelon Peter	3	2-2	2-2	0-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	+14	6
55Ethan Thompson	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	+14	2
TOTAL	-	44-8850.0%	18-3452.9%	13-2065.0%	29	30	12	3	9	22	-	119

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kevin DurantSF	33	13-20	2-6	2-3	6	5	0	1	3	0	+14	30
10Jabari Smith Jr.PF	33	8-16	3-7	2-2	10	2	0	3	3	3	+10	21
12Steven AdamsC	22	3-4	0-0	2-6	5	0	0	0	0	2	+17	8
17Tari EasonSG	28	5-8	1-3	2-2	8	1	1	1	2	3	+9	13
1Amen ThompsonPG	37	6-9	0-1	8-8	8	7	0	1	3	0	+10	20
15Reed Sheppard	24	6-12	1-5	0-0	1	3	2	0	2	3	+12	13
2Dorian Finney-Smith	16	2-3	2-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	3	+8	6
30Clint Capela	13	3-4	0-0	0-1	7	1	0	0	0	1	+2	6
20Josh Okogie	12	1-2	1-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	-4	3
8Jae'Sean Tate	8	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-13	2
0Aaron Holiday	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-14	0
32Jeff Green	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-8	2
4JD Davison	2	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	1	1	0	1	1	-8	2

TOTAL	-	49-8359.0%	10-2737.0%	18-2475.0%	50	21	4	6	16	17	-	126

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterINDHOU

(11:55) Jump Ball Adams vs. Huff: Tip to Mathurin
(11:41) MISS Mathurin 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:41) Huff REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:36) Huff 4' Reverse Dunk (2 PTS) (Mathurin 1 AST)
20
(11:21) MISS Durant 17' Fadeaway Jumper
(11:21) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:17) Adams 3' Driving Dunk (2 PTS)
22
(11:10) Smith Jr. P.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Ervin)
(10:58) MISS Siakam 14' Fadeaway Jumper
(10:57) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:42) MISS Durant 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:41) Adams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(10:40) Furphy S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Ervin)
+1 (10:40) Adams Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
23
(10:40) MISS Adams Free Throw 2 of 2
(10:40) Bradley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:22) MISS Nembhard 22' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:21) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:05) Nembhard S.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Baroody)
+1 (10:05) Adams Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
24
(10:05) MISS Adams Free Throw 2 of 2
(10:05) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (10:00) Durant 13' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
26
(9:43) Eason S.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Wright)
(9:43) MISS Nembhard Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:43) Pacers Rebound
+1 (9:43) Nembhard Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
36
+2 (9:32) Thompson 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
38
(9:19) MISS Mathurin 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:15) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:59) MISS Durant 9' Fadeaway Jumper
(8:59) Mathurin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:40) MISS Nembhard 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:39) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:17) Durant 13' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS)
310
(8:06) Nembhard Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:57) Bradley S.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Wright)
+1 (7:57) Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
311
+1 (7:57) Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
312
+2 (7:39) Mathurin 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
512
+2 (7:15) Durant 11' Fadeaway Jumper (6 PTS)
514
(7:04) MISS Nembhard 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:03) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:41) MISS Smith Jr. 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(6:41) Adams REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
(6:41) Bradley P.FOUL (P2.T4) (S.Wright)
(6:41) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:27) MISS Adams 3' Driving Layup
(6:27) Huff BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:27) ROCKETS Rebound
(6:27) ROCKETS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#1)
+2 (6:12) Nembhard 6' Driving Finger Roll Layup (3 PTS)
714
(5:56) Thompson Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
+3 (5:42) Walker 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Huff 1 AST)
1014
(5:17) MISS Thompson 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:16) Mathurin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (5:05) Huff 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Nesmith 1 AST)
1314
+2 (4:40) Thompson 1' Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Durant 1 AST)
1316
(4:18) Huff Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:18) Eason STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:12) Eason 4' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
1318
(4:12) Pacers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+3 (4:00) Nesmith 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McConnell 1 AST)
1618
(3:32) Finney-Smith Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:32) McConnell STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (3:26) Siakam 28' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Nesmith 2 AST)
1918
(3:14) Huff S.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Ervin)
+1 (3:14) Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
1919
+1 (3:14) Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
1920
(3:04) MISS McConnell 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(3:04) Capela REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:53) MISS Durant 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:52) Nesmith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:44) Nesmith 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (McConnell 2 AST)
2220
(2:43) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
+3 (2:25) Durant 27' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Sheppard 1 AST)
2223
(2:12) MISS Siakam 8' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(2:11) Okogie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:52) Okogie 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sheppard 2 AST)
2226
+3 (1:37) Walker 28' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Siakam 1 AST)
2526
+2 (1:15) Durant 10' Turnaround Fadeaway (11 PTS)
2528
(1:07) MISS Siakam 11' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(1:06) Finney-Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:48) Huff S.FOUL (P2.PN) (M.Ervin)
+1 (0:48) Durant Free Throw 1 of 3 (12 PTS)
2529
+1 (0:48) Durant Free Throw 2 of 3 (13 PTS)
2530
(0:48) MISS Durant Free Throw 3 of 3
(0:48) Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:26) MISS Siakam 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:24) ROCKETS Rebound
(0:00) MISS Sheppard 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) ROCKETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

IND

HOU

119Points126

44-88(50.0%)Field Goal(%)49-83(59.0%)

18-34(52.9%)3-Point(%)10-27(37.0%)

13-20(65.0%)Free Throw(%)18-24(75.0%)

29(7)Rebounds(Offensive)50(14)

30Assists21

12Steals4

3Blocks6

9Turnovers16

22Fouls17

48Pts In The Paint56

26Fast Break Pts4

37Pts Off Turnovers12

54Bench Pts34

2Largest Lead28

Game Details

Monday, December 29, 2025 · 8:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 18,055 (98.7%)