NBA Final Intelligence
Houston Rockets 118, Indiana Pacers 114 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 118, Indiana Pacers 114. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 24-28 IND; Q2 HOU 39-28 IND; Q3 HOU 24-31 IND; Q4 HOU 31-27 IND.
Top performers (box score): Alperen Sengun (HOU) 39 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists on 13-of-25 shooting; Pascal Siakam (IND) 27 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 12-of-21 shooting; Bennedict Mathurin (IND) 25 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists on 8-of-15 shooting; Jabari Smith Jr. (HOU) 19 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-12 shooting; Aaron Nesmith (IND) 17 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-13 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · HOU
39 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST · 13-25 FG
Scoring · IND
27 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST, 2 3PM · 12-21 FG
Scoring · IND
25 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST · 8-15 FG
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
HOU
12 largest lead
Q3 8:12 (HOU 73, IND 61) · 8-0 run, Q2 2:56–Q2 1:54
IND
6 largest lead
Q1 2:32 (HOU 18, IND 24) · 8-0 run, Q1 4:39–Q1 2:32
Swings
18 lead changes
Tied 17 times
Ahead for good: Tari Eason makes free throw 1 of 1 (Q4 8:19, HOU 100, IND 99).
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- Q4 4:00 Aaron Holiday makes free throw 2 of 2HOU · HOU 111, IND 104
- Q4 3:46 Bennedict Mathurin makes 9-foot two point shot (Pascal Siakam assists)IND · HOU 111, IND 106
- Q4 2:46 Bennedict Mathurin makes running layup (Isaiah Jackson assists)IND · HOU 111, IND 108
- Q4 2:28 Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2HOU · HOU 112, IND 108
- Q4 2:11 Pascal Siakam makes tip shotIND · HOU 112, IND 110
- Q4 2:01 Amen Thompson makes driving layupHOU · HOU 114, IND 110
- Q4 2:01 Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 1HOU · HOU 115, IND 110
- Q4 1:39 Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 1 of 2IND · HOU 115, IND 111
- Q4 1:39 Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 2 of 2IND · HOU 115, IND 112
- Q4 1:16 Jae'Sean Tate makes two point shotHOU · HOU 117, IND 112
- Q4 0:40 Bennedict Mathurin makes 1-foot running dunk (Andrew Nembhard assists)IND · HOU 117, IND 114
- Q4 0:03 Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2HOU · HOU 118, IND 114
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 24 | 39 | 24 | 31 | 118 | |
| IND | 28 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 114 |
🧮 How They Scored
HOUIND
58Points in the paint48
4Fast-break points23
30Second-chance points8
8Points off turnovers26
24Bench points55
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
50.0%Effective FG%56.3%
12.7%Turnover %9.4%
42.2%Offensive rebound %15.9%
0.425Free-throw rate0.241
Box Score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson G-F | 39 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 4-5 | +13 |
| Alperen Sengun F-C | 35 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13-25 | 0-2 | 13-18 | +4 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. F | 35 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6-12 | 3-6 | 4-4 | +3 |
| Tari Eason F | 34 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 2-2 | -2 |
| Reed Sheppard G | 25 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4-13 | 1-7 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Aaron Holiday G | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-2 | +8 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith F | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -8 |
| Jae'Sean Tate F | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +17 |
| Josh Okogie G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Clint Capela C | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -4 |
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennedict Mathurin G-F | 34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-15 | 0-2 | 9-10 | -7 |
| Pascal Siakam F | 33 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12-21 | 2-3 | 1-1 | -8 |
| Aaron Nesmith G-F | 33 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-13 | 3-7 | 2-3 | -6 |
| Andrew Nembhard G-F | 32 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2-3 | -9 |
| Isaiah Jackson F | 25 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Jarace Walker F | 23 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +7 |
| T.J. McConnell G | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Johnny Furphy G | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | -4 |
| Jay Huff F-C | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | -10 |
| Micah Potter F | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Ben Sheppard G | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +6 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Houston RocketsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | Starter | 35 | 39 | 59.2 | 45.2 | +4.0 | 22.0 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | Starter | 35 | 19 | 69.0 | 17.4 | +5.6 | 9.4 |
| Amen Thompson | Starter | 39 | 16 | 46.5 | 22.4 | +18.9 | 9.6 |
| Reed Sheppard | Starter | 25 | 11 | 39.6 | 23.2 | +5.6 | 6.3 |
| Tari Eason | Starter | 34 | 9 | 57.1 | 8.8 | -6.2 | 8.8 |
| Aaron Holiday | Bench | 17 | 8 | 82.0 | 12.2 | +19.5 | 6.7 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | Bench | 14 | 8 | 100.0 | 10.8 | +62.1 | 14.0 |
| Clint Capela | Bench | 11 | 4 | 34.0 | 22.6 | -2.8 | 13.5 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | Bench | 17 | 4 | 69.4 | 6.8 | -20.0 | 6.8 |
| Jeff Green | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Josh Okogie | Bench | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -42.2 | 0.0 |
| Isaiah Crawford | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Indiana PacersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Siakam | Starter | 33 | 27 | 63.0 | 31.2 | -9.6 | 13.1 |
| Aaron Nesmith | Starter | 33 | 17 | 59.4 | 20.3 | -9.0 | 11.1 |
| Andrew Nembhard | Starter | 32 | 7 | 55.4 | 12.3 | -10.1 | 7.1 |
| Jay Huff | Starter | 12 | 6 | 42.9 | 26.9 | -31.7 | 2.0 |
| Johnny Furphy | Starter | 14 | 2 | 69.4 | 3.0 | -5.3 | 4.5 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | Bench | 34 | 25 | 64.4 | 25.3 | -10.0 | 15.4 |
| Jarace Walker | Bench | 23 | 12 | 66.7 | 18.0 | +8.5 | 13.3 |
| Isaiah Jackson | Bench | 25 | 6 | 47.5 | 14.0 | +5.5 | 8.1 |
| T.J. McConnell | Bench | 16 | 5 | 35.7 | 20.0 | +11.5 | 1.3 |
| Micah Potter | Bench | 11 | 5 | 83.3 | 15.4 | +8.3 | 9.3 |
| Ben Sheppard | Bench | 07 | 2 | 100.0 | 6.3 | +32.4 | 10.4 |
| Kam Jones | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
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Last 12 meetings · since 2020-21
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