Indiana Pacers 126, Sacramento Kings 121 — Recap

January 18, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Indiana Pacers 126, Sacramento Kings 121. Scoring by quarter: Q1 IND 34-31 SAC; Q2 IND 36-26 SAC; Q3 IND 29-32 SAC; Q4 IND 27-32 SAC.

Top performers (box score): Kevin Huerter (SAC) 31 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 7 threes on 11-of-17 shooting; Keegan Murray (SAC) 27 points, 9 rebounds, null assists, 1 threes on 11-of-18 shooting; Bennedict Mathurin (IND) 25 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 11-of-21 shooting; De'Aaron Fox (SAC) 24 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-20 shooting; Domantas Sabonis (SAC) 21 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists on 8-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · SAC

Kevin Huerter

31 PTS, 2 REB, 4 AST, 7 3PM · 11-17 FG

Scoring · SAC

Keegan Murray

27 PTS, 9 REB, 0 AST, 1 3PM · 11-18 FG

Scoring · IND

Bennedict Mathurin

25 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 2 3PM · 11-21 FG

Season highs

Kevin Huerter · Season-high 31 pointsJalen Smith · Season-high 13 reboundsBuddy Hield · Season-high 8 assistsKevin Huerter · Season-high 7 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
IND	34	36	29	27		126
SAC	31	26	32	32		121

🧮 How They Scored

INDSAC

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

62.4%Effective FG%61.4%

11.0%Turnover %8.9%

12.9%Offensive rebound %11.4%

0.213Free-throw rate0.380

Box Score

Indiana Pacers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Bennedict Mathurin G-F	37	25	3	4	1	2	3	11-21	2-6	1-1	—
Buddy Hield G	36	12	6	8	1	1	2	4-9	2-6	2-2	—
T.J. McConnell G	33	20	1	10	1	—	4	9-14	—	2-3	—
Myles Turner C-F	32	18	2	1	—	1	1	6-12	1-4	5-7	—
Ben Sheppard G	28	7	4	2	2	—	—	2-5	2-3	1-2	—
Jalen Smith F-C	25	17	13	1	—	1	—	6-7	1-2	4-4	—
Obi Toppin F	24	10	3	4	—	1	—	4-6	2-4	—	—
Jarace Walker F	20	15	2	2	—	—	2	6-13	3-8	—	—
Isaiah Jackson F	5	2	1	1	—	—	—	1-2	—	—	—

Sacramento Kings

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
De'Aaron Fox G	40	24	5	6	2	—	1	8-20	3-7	5-9	—
Kevin Huerter G	39	31	2	4	2	1	2	11-17	7-12	2-2	—
Keegan Murray F	38	27	9	—	2	1	1	11-18	1-5	4-5	—
Domantas Sabonis F	38	21	11	10	—	1	3	8-13	0-1	5-8	—
Malik Monk G	26	9	3	4	—	2	1	3-9	2-6	1-6	—
Harrison Barnes F	22	2	1	1	—	—	1	1-2	0-1	—	—
Keon Ellis G	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

Indiana PacersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Bennedict Mathurin	Bench	37	25	58.3	28.6	+3.4	9.8
T.J. McConnell	Bench	33	20	65.3	25.0	-21.4	13.8
Myles Turner	Bench	32	18	59.7	21.6	-10.0	5.7
Jalen Smith	Bench	25	17	97.0	16.4	+15.7	20.5
Jarace Walker	Bench	20	15	57.7	33.3	+0.2	13.1
Buddy Hield	Bench	36	12	60.7	13.3	+8.1	10.2
Obi Toppin	Bench	24	10	83.3	10.9	+38.3	11.5
Ben Sheppard	Bench	28	7	59.5	9.4	+21.1	5.1
Isaiah Jackson	Bench	05	2	50.0	16.7	+7.8	6.8
Oscar Tshiebwe	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Sacramento KingsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kevin Huerter	Bench	39	31	86.7	22.2	-3.6	13.2
Keegan Murray	Bench	38	27	66.8	23.3	+10.8	13.8
De'Aaron Fox	Bench	40	24	50.1	26.6	+3.6	9.7
Domantas Sabonis	Bench	38	21	63.6	22.0	-7.9	13.6
Malik Monk	Bench	26	9	38.7	20.3	-10.5	2.2
Harrison Barnes	Bench	22	2	50.0	6.1	0.0	0.8
Davion Mitchell	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Keon Ellis	Bench	02	—	0.0	0.0	-100.0	0.0