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Houston Rockets at Indiana Pacers

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37-25, 17-15 Away
Final
102 - 115

35-25, 19-10 Home

Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers recover from blown lead, close out the Rockets 115-102

Andrew Nembhard finds Obi Toppin for 3

Pascal Siakam scored 18 points and Myles Turner added 16 for the Pacers, who have won six of eight.

Alperen Sengun scored 25 points and Tari Eason had 16 points and 14 rebounds for the Rockets, who dropped their third in a row.

Indiana led 90-73 with three minutes left in the third quarter but immediately allowed a 15-0 run by Houston. The Rockets pushed ahead 96-95 on a layup by Amen Thompson with 8:45 left in the fourth, but Aaron Nesmith responded with a three-point play that kicked off an 18-3 run by the Pacers.

Takeaways Rockets: They were 32-14 on Jan. 28 but have lost 11 of their past 16 games.

Pacers: Six of their next seven games are on the road. The stretch includes home and away meetings with Milwaukee, which beat Atlanta Tuesday night to remain in fourth place in the Eastern Conference, with the same record as fifth-place Indiana (35-25).

Key moment Ben Sheppard made a 3-pointer — his first basket of the game — early in the fourth quarter to stop Houston's 15-0 run and give Indiana a five-point advantage.

Key stat Haliburton reached double digits in assists for the sixth straight game, his longest such streak this season. He entered averaging 8.8 assists per game after leading the league in that category last season at 10.9.

Up next Rockets: At New Orleans on Thursday night.

Pacers: At Atlanta on Thursday night.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 102 - 115
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 102 - 115
4th 4.1 shot clock turnover 102 - 115
4th 27.0 Tony Bradley defensive rebound 102 - 115
4th 30.0 Nate Williams misses 14-foot two point shot 102 - 115

Statistics

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40-98 FG 44-86
40.8 Field Goal % 51.2
9-30 3PT 17-42
30.0 Three Point % 40.5
13-26 FT 10-10
50.0 Free Throw % 100.0
58 Rebounds 35
24 Offensive Rebounds 5
34 Defensive Rebounds 30
22 Assists 34
6 Steals 9
0 Blocks 6
14 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 2
14 Total Turnovers 13
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 15
18 Fast Break Points 23
54 Points in Paint 44
14 Fouls 19
6 Largest Lead 17
Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Myles Turner, C Day-To-Day Mar 31
Bennedict Mathurin, SG Day-To-Day Mar 31
Isaiah Jackson, SF Out Nov 2
Houston Rockets Houston Rockets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 15,513 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 49 27 .645 - L1
Memphis 44 31 .587 4.5 L3
Dallas 37 39 .487 12 L1
San Antonio 31 43 .419 17 L4
New Orleans 21 54 .280 27.5 W1

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland - 15 W1 0.8 60
Indiana 16 31 W1 0.58666664 44
Detroit 18 33 L1 0.56 42
Milwaukee 19.5 34 L4 0.5405405 40
Chicago 27 42 L2 0.44 33
Full Standings

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