The Indiana Pacers beat the Houston Rockets 123-117 on Dec 26, 2023 at Toyota Center (Houston).
Final · Toyota Center (Houston)
Top performers
- Tyrese Haliburton led the Pacers with 33 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists.
- Alperen Sengun led the Rockets with 30 points, 16 rebounds and 5 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrese Haliburton | 38 | 33 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13-21 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Myles Turner | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 6-7 | 5 |
| Jalen Smith | 23 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Buddy Hield | 33 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-14 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Isaiah Jackson | 20 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 3 |
| Andrew Nembhard | 34 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 5 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 24 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Obi Toppin | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 2 |
| Team | 241 | 123 | 45 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 43-82 | 19-43 | 18-21 | 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 | 37 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11-20 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 2 |
| Fred VanVleet | 40 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7-18 | 1-7 | 3-3 | 2 |
| Tari Eason | 26 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 34 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Dillon Brooks | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Amen Thompson | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Jalen Green | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Jeff Green | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 216 | 102 | 41 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 41-87 | 2-18 | 18-22 | 15 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Pacers · 2023-24 season · Previous Dec 23, 2023: ORL 117, IND 110 · Next Dec 28, 2023: IND 120, CHI 104
- Rockets · 2023-24 season · Previous Dec 23, 2023: HOU 106, NO 104 · Next Dec 27, 2023: PHX 129, HOU 113