At eight o'clock in the morning on February 7, Beijing time, the Pacers faced the Rockets at home in the 23-24 NBA regular season.
Both teams are 4-5 in the last ten games and are in equal shape, but the Rockets have a 5-16 record on the road and are fifth from the bottom in the league, and the Pacers average 124 points per game to rank first in the league.
A brief description of the game
At the end of the first half, the Rockets led by 7 points at 75:68 into the second half, and the Pacers were 38:24 in the third quarter, so that the Pacers led by 7 points at 106:99 to plague the fourth quarter, and the Rockets came back in the second half to contain offensive firepower. The Rockets' Jalen Green scored 12 points in a row, and Haliburton added three points on a mid-range shot, and finally the Rockets fought back unsuccessfully, and the Pacers won the game. The Rockets scored 20+ points with four players and still couldn't win, and the Pacers scored six double-doubles.
Rockets player stats
Jabari Smith Jr.: 6-of-11 two-pointers, 2-of-4 three-pointers, and 2-of-2 free throws for 20 points, 9 rebounds and 0 assists
Dillon Brooks: 5-of-9 from two-point range, 3-of-6 from three-point range, and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line for 23 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal
Jalen Green: 9-of-15 from two-point range, 3-of-5 from three-point range and 3-of-4 from the free-throw line, finishing with 30 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals
Shin Kyung: 7-of-14 two-pointers, 0-of-1 three-pointers, 6-of-8 free throws, 20 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal
Whitmore: 3-of-8 from two-point range and 1-of-3 from three-point range, finishing with nine points, one rebound and one assist
Amen Thompson: 6-of-11 two-pointers, 0-of-2 three-pointers, 1-of-4 free throws, 13 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks
Pacers player stats
Haliburton: 6-of-9 from two-point range, 2-of-6 from three-point range and 0-of-1 from the free-throw line, finishing with 18 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 2 steals
Siakam: 7-of-10 from two-point range, 4-of-6 from three-point range and 3-of-4 from the free-throw line, finishing with 29 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal
Turner: 6-of-10 from two-point range, 2-of-6 from three-point range, 3-of-4 from the free-throw line, 21 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, and six fouls
Hield: 3-of-3 from two-point range and 2-of-4 from three-point range, finishing with 12 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists
Nembhard had nine points, two rebounds and five assists, McConaughey had 17 points, three rebounds and four assists, and Jalen Smith had nine points, three rebounds and two assists.