The Houston Rockets beat the Indiana Pacers 126-119 on Dec 29, 2025 at Toyota Center (Houston).
Final · Toyota Center (Houston)
Top performers
- Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
- Kevin Durant led the Rockets with 30 points, 6 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Siakam | 31 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-16 | 1-3 | 6-10 | 0 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 24 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 26 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Jarace Walker | 24 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Andrew Nembhard | 29 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4-13 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Johnny Furphy | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 3 |
| Jay Huff | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Quenton Jackson | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 |
| T.J. McConnell | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Kam Jones | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Micah Potter | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 4 |
| Tony Bradley | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 234 | 111 | 28 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 41-85 | 16-32 | 13-19 | 21 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 34 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13-20 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 34 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8-16 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Amen Thompson | 37 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 8-8 | 0 |
| Tari Eason | 29 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Reed Sheppard | 24 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Steven Adams | 22 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 2 |
| Clint Capela | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Josh Okogie | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jeff Green | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| JD Davison | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Team | 235 | 126 | 50 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 49-82 | 10-27 | 18-24 | 17 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Pacers · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 27, 2025: IND 116, MIA 142 · Next Dec 31, 2025: ORL 112, IND 110
- Rockets · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 27, 2025: CLE 100, HOU 117 · Next Jan 1, 2026: HOU 120, BKN 96