The Houston Rockets beat the Indiana Pacers 122-103 on Oct 10, 2023 in the preseason at Toyota Center (Houston).
Final · Toyota Center (Houston)
Top performers
- Aaron Nesmith led the Pacers with 18 points, 0 rebounds and 0 assists.
- Alperen Sengun led the Rockets with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
Indiana Pacers box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Nesmith | 20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-9 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 3 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 18 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 3 |
| Jalen Smith | 12 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Ben Sheppard | 23 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 1 |
| Obi Toppin | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1 |
| T.J. McConnell | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Jarace Walker | 27 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-10 | 1-6 | 2-4 | 3 |
| Buddy Hield | 20 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-10 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Isaiah Jackson | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 |
| Oscar Tshiebwe | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Daniel Theis | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Team | 191 | 89 | 40 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 31-73 | 9-32 | 18-25 | 22 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Houston Rockets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 6-10 | 3 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 23 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 5-5 | 1 |
| Jalen Green | 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-12 | 0-4 | 1-5 | 2 |
| Tari Eason | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Fred VanVleet | 25 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3-11 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 0 |
| Nate Williams | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Amen Thompson | 21 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1-9 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 2 |
| Jock Landale | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Dillon Brooks | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 176 | 90 | 40 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 30-66 | 4-14 | 26-37 | 16 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Pacers · 2023-24 season · Previous Oct 8, 2023: IND 122, MEM 127 · Next Oct 16, 2023: ATL 112, IND 116
- Rockets · 2023-24 season · Previous Apr 9, 2023: HOU 114, WSH 109 · Next Oct 12, 2023: HOU 120, NO 87