NBA Final Intelligence
Indiana Pacers 119, Houston Rockets 126 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Indiana Pacers 119, Houston Rockets 126. Scoring by quarter: Q1 IND 25-30 HOU; Q2 IND 23-36 HOU; Q3 IND 30-39 HOU; Q4 IND 41-21 HOU.
Top performers (box score): Kevin Durant (HOU) 30 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 13-of-20 shooting; Pascal Siakam (IND) 23 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-16 shooting; Jabari Smith Jr. (HOU) 21 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-16 shooting; Amen Thompson (HOU) 20 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists on 6-of-9 shooting; Aaron Nesmith (IND) 14 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 5-of-8 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · HOU
30 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 2 3PM · 13-20 FG
Scoring · IND
23 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 3PM · 8-16 FG
Scoring · HOU
21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM · 8-16 FG
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
IND
2 largest lead
Q1 11:36 (IND 2, HOU 0) · 10-0 run, Q4 1:23–Q4 0:41
HOU
28 largest lead
Q3 8:43 (IND 53, HOU 81) · 11-0 run, Q3 2:47–Q3 0:31
Swings
5 lead changes
Tied 3 times
Ahead for good: Reed Sheppard makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Q2 10:40, IND 30, HOU 32).
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | 25 | 23 | 30 | 41 | 119 | |
| HOU | 30 | 36 | 39 | 21 | 126 |
🧮 How They Scored
INDHOU
48Points in the paint56
26Fast-break points4
9Second-chance points25
37Points off turnovers12
54Bench points34
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
60.2%Effective FG%65.1%
8.5%Turnover %14.6%
16.3%Offensive rebound %38.9%
0.227Free-throw rate0.289
Box Score
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Siakam F | 31 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-16 | 1-3 | 6-10 | -15 |
| Andrew Nembhard G-F | 29 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4-13 | 2-5 | 1-2 | -13 |
| Bennedict Mathurin G-F | 26 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 3-6 | 1-1 | -13 |
| Aaron Nesmith G-F | 24 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | -10 |
| Jarace Walker F | 24 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Johnny Furphy G | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | -12 |
| Jay Huff F-C | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | -29 |
| Kam Jones G | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +11 |
| T.J. McConnell G | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -13 |
| Micah Potter F | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | +16 |
| Tony Bradley C | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Quenton Jackson G | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | +14 |
| Taelon Peter G | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-1 | +14 |
| Ethan Thompson G | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +14 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson G-F | 37 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 8-8 | +10 |
| Kevin Durant F | 34 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13-20 | 2-6 | 2-3 | +14 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. F | 34 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8-16 | 3-7 | 2-2 | +10 |
| Tari Eason F | 29 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | +9 |
| Reed Sheppard G | 24 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | +12 |
| Steven Adams C | 22 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-6 | +17 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith F | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | +8 |
| Clint Capela C | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | +2 |
| Josh Okogie G | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Jae'Sean Tate F | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Aaron Holiday G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -14 |
| JD Davison G | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -8 |
| Jeff Green F | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -8 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Indiana PacersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Siakam | Starter | 31 | 23 | 56.4 | 33.3 | -21.7 | 12.6 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | Starter | 26 | 14 | 61.2 | 19.6 | -18.3 | 11.0 |
| Andrew Nembhard | Starter | 29 | 11 | 39.6 | 23.1 | -22.0 | 3.1 |
| Johnny Furphy | Starter | 20 | 9 | 82.7 | 10.9 | -25.6 | 11.5 |
| Jay Huff | Starter | 19 | 8 | 50.0 | 22.0 | -71.9 | 3.0 |
| Aaron Nesmith | Bench | 24 | 14 | 87.5 | 17.0 | -23.8 | 12.9 |
| Jarace Walker | Bench | 24 | 12 | 85.7 | 15.4 | -6.0 | 12.3 |
| Quenton Jackson | Bench | 4 | 7 | 121.5 | 40.0 | +155.6 | 31.1 |
| T.J. McConnell | Bench | 16 | 6 | 38.1 | 25.7 | -34.9 | 5.3 |
| Taelon Peter | Bench | 4 | 6 | 123.0 | 20.0 | +155.6 | 31.1 |
| Kam Jones | Bench | 17 | 4 | 50.0 | 9.3 | +27.5 | 5.8 |
| Micah Potter | Bench | 12 | 3 | 43.6 | 15.4 | +73.9 | 9.3 |
| Ethan Thompson | Bench | 04 | 2 | 100.0 | 10.0 | +155.6 | 8.9 |
| Tony Bradley | Bench | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | +17.4 | -1.1 |
Houston RocketsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | Starter | 34 | 30 | 70.4 | 29.3 | +18.6 | 19.1 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | Starter | 34 | 21 | 62.2 | 24.4 | +14.5 | 12.9 |
| Amen Thompson | Starter | 37 | 20 | 79.9 | 17.8 | +13.2 | 15.9 |
| Tari Eason | Starter | 29 | 13 | 73.2 | 17.5 | +22.4 | 11.4 |
| Steven Adams | Starter | 22 | 8 | 60.2 | 11.5 | +36.3 | 4.8 |
| Reed Sheppard | Bench | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 23.3 | +20.9 | 6.8 |
| Clint Capela | Bench | 13 | 6 | 67.6 | 12.9 | +2.5 | 13.4 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | Bench | 16 | 6 | 100.0 | 10.3 | +22.2 | 3.7 |
| Josh Okogie | Bench | 13 | 3 | 75.0 | 6.5 | -18.2 | 6.1 |
| Jeff Green | Bench | 02 | 2 | 100.0 | 28.6 | -142.9 | 6.5 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | Bench | 09 | 2 | 33.3 | 13.0 | -68.4 | 2.4 |
| JD Davison | Bench | 03 | 2 | 113.6 | 28.6 | -142.9 | 12.9 |
| Aaron Holiday | Bench | 04 | 0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | -155.6 | -4.4 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
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