Game ID: 22300691
Sacramento Kings @ Indiana Pacers
Friday, February 2, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
IND 39 25 24 34 122SAC 38 33 28 34 133
IND vs SAC ScoutingIND vs SAC Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
IND availability going into 1/26 · back-to-backOUT Haliburton missed 3 since 1/21, out tonight
BACK Nesmith back 1/19 after 3, 29 min since (101% of 29)
BACK Nembhard back 1/21 after 2, 27 min since (102% of 26)
BACK Jackson back 1/23 after 2, 7 min since (59% of 13)
IND availability going into 1/28 · 1 day's restOUT Haliburton missed 4 since 1/21, out tonight
BACK Nesmith back 1/19 after 3, 30 min since (105% of 29)
BACK Nembhard back 1/21 after 2, 28 min since (105% of 26)
BACK Jackson back 1/23 after 2, 7 min since (59% of 13)
IND availability going into 1/30 · 1 day's restOUT Haliburton missed 5 since 1/21, returns tonight: 22 min (68% of 33)
BACK Nembhard back 1/21 after 2, 30 min since (112% of 26)
BACK Jackson back 1/23 after 2, 10 min since (76% of 13)
IND availability going into 2/01 · 1 day's restOUT McConnell missed 2 since 1/28, out tonight
BACK Haliburton back 1/30 after 5, 22 min since (68% of 33)
BACK Jackson back 1/23 after 2, 10 min since (76% of 13)
NEW Nesmith 29 to 35 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 2/02 · back-to-backOUT Mathurin missed 2 since 1/30, returns tonight: 37 min (142% of 26)
OUT McConnell missed 3 since 1/28, returns tonight: 23 min (123% of 19)
OUT Jackson missed 2 since 1/30, returns tonight: 27 min (214% of 13)
BACK Haliburton back 1/30 after 5, 22 min since (67% of 33)
NEW Nesmith 29 to 36 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 2/04 · 1 day's restBACK Haliburton back 1/30 after 5, 22 min since (67% of 33)
BACK Mathurin back 2/02 after 2, 37 min since (142% of 26)
BACK McConnell back 2/02 after 3, 23 min since (123% of 19)
BACK Jackson back 2/02 after 2, 27 min since (214% of 13)
NEW Nesmith 29 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Smith 16 to 24 min over the last 4
IND availability going into 2/06 · 1 day's restBACK Haliburton back 1/30 after 5, 21 min since (66% of 33)
BACK Mathurin back 2/02 after 2, 32 min since (122% of 26)
BACK McConnell back 2/02 after 3, 22 min since (119% of 19)
BACK Jackson back 2/02 after 2, 14 min since (114% of 13)
NEW Nesmith 29 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Smith 16 to 24 min over the last 4
IND availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restBACK Haliburton back 1/30 after 5, 23 min since (70% of 33)
BACK Mathurin back 2/02 after 2, 32 min since (122% of 26)
BACK McConnell back 2/02 after 3, 21 min since (114% of 19)
BACK Jackson back 2/02 after 2, 10 min since (82% of 13)
NEW Nesmith 29 to 34 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restBACK Mathurin back 2/02 after 2, 29 min since (112% of 26)
BACK McConnell back 2/02 after 3, 21 min since (115% of 19)
BACK Jackson back 2/02 after 2, 10 min since (82% of 13)
SAC availability going into 1/25 · 2 days' restOUT Duarte missed 4 since 1/14, returns tonight: 3 min (22% of 12)
BACK Ellis back 1/18 after 2, 2 min since (11% of 17)
BACK Mitchell back 1/22 after 3, 22 min since (144% of 15)
BACK Vezenkov back 1/12 after 2, 10 min since (81% of 12)
NEW Huerter 24 to 32 min over the last 4
SAC availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Ellis missed 2 since 1/22, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 1/22 after 3, 19 min since (122% of 15)
BACK Duarte back 1/25 after 4, 3 min since (22% of 12)
NEW Huerter 24 to 32 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Ellis missed 3 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Vezenkov missed 2 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 1/22 after 3, 16 min since (105% of 15)
BACK Duarte back 1/25 after 4, 3 min since (22% of 12)
NEW Huerter 24 to 31 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/31 · 1 day's restOUT Ellis missed 4 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Duarte missed 2 since 1/27, out tonight
OUT Vezenkov missed 3 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 1/22 after 3, 16 min since (105% of 15)
NEW Huerter 24 to 33 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 2/02 · 1 day's restOUT Ellis missed 5 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Duarte missed 3 since 1/27, out tonight
OUT Vezenkov missed 4 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 1/22 after 3, 15 min since (100% of 15)
NEW Barnes 29 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Huerter 24 to 33 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 2/03 · back-to-backOUT Ellis missed 6 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Duarte missed 4 since 1/27, out tonight
OUT Vezenkov missed 5 since 1/25, out tonight
NEW Barnes 29 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Huerter 24 to 34 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Ellis missed 7 since 1/22, returns tonight: 3 min (19% of 17)
OUT Duarte missed 5 since 1/27, returns tonight: 3 min (26% of 12)
OUT Vezenkov missed 6 since 1/25, out tonight
NEW Barnes 29 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Huerter 24 to 31 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Vezenkov missed 7 since 1/25, returns tonight: 6 min (45% of 12)
BACK Ellis back 2/05 after 7, 3 min since (19% of 17)
BACK Duarte back 2/05 after 5, 3 min since (26% of 12)
NEW Barnes 29 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Huerter 24 to 32 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 2/09 · 1 day's restBACK Ellis back 2/05 after 7, 3 min since (19% of 17)
BACK Duarte back 2/05 after 5, 3 min since (26% of 12)
BACK Vezenkov back 2/07 after 7, 6 min since (45% of 12)
NEW Huerter 24 to 31 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 120, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 16 free throws a game; Siakam at 23 and Nesmith at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Mathurin (2 straight), McConnell (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Barnes at 22 and Fox at 22 a game. Without Ellis (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the defense, Sacramento allowing 113 a night to Indiana's 120 and the glass, where Indiana has been plus-5 a night and Sacramento plus-1. Call it Indiana 120, Sacramento 119, Sacramento keeping it close.
1/26 vs PHX 133-131 — IND notes
IND won 133-131. IND shot 53% (58 of 109) to PHX's 57%, 8 of 26 from three. IND turned it over 12 times to PHX's 20. The glass went 48-38 for them. Siakam led with 31 (14 of 22, 2 of 3 from three); Toppin added 23, Nesmith 22. The hinge was Q4, 28-17: IND came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 2. IND trailed 70-80 at the half and won the second half 63-51.
1/28 vs MEM 116-110 — IND notes
IND won 116-110. IND shot 49% (44 of 90) to MEM's 46%, 13 of 35 from three, and got to the line 16 times to MEM's 31. Mathurin led with 24 (9 of 14, 3 of 5 from three); Siakam added 19, Smith 19. The hinge was Q3, 41-29: IND came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 10. IND trailed 51-53 at the half and won the second half 65-57. Mathurin was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
1/30 @ BOS 124-129 — IND notes
IND lost 124-129. IND took 21 more shots (108 to 87), fed by 19 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to BOS's 54%, 12 of 39 from three, and got to the line 15 times to BOS's 22. The glass went 50-40 for them. Nesmith led with 26 (11 of 17, 4 of 7 from three); Siakam added 23, Turner 17. Q3 was theirs, 37-25, the deficit cut from 15 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 104-87 against them. Smith's -17 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/01 @ NYK 105-109 — IND notes
IND lost 105-109. IND shot 45% (42 of 93) to NYK's 40%, 13 of 33 from three, and got to the line 13 times to NYK's 25. The glass went 44-60 against them. Smith led with 20 (9 of 11, 2 of 3 from three); Siakam added 18, Nesmith 17. Q1 was theirs, 36-26, but the other 3 periods went 83-69 against them. They led by as many as 15. Siakam's -10 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/02 vs SAC 122-133 — IND notes
IND lost 122-133. IND shot 54% (46 of 85) to SAC's 57%, 10 of 29 from three. IND turned it over 22 times to SAC's 16, and SAC turned those into 15 steals. Mathurin led with 31 (10 of 14, 9 of 10 at the line); Siakam added 22, Hield 17. Q1 was theirs, 39-38, but the other 3 periods went 95-83 against them. Jackson's -15 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/04 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 126, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Bridges at 20 and Washington at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest. Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 122, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 17 free throws a game; Siakam at 23 and Mathurin at 22 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Indiana has been plus-1 a night and Charlotte minus-10. Call it Indiana 122, Charlotte 116.
2/06 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 17 free throws a game; Mathurin at 23 and Siakam at 21 a game. One day's rest. Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 21 and Sengun at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Indiana 117, Houston 115, Houston keeping it close.
2/08 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 120, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; Siakam at 23 and Nesmith at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Curry at 31 and Kuminga at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Paul (13 straight), Payton II (15 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-9 a night and Indiana minus-4 and the defense, Golden State allowing 110 a night to Indiana's 120. Call it Indiana 120, Golden State 119, Golden State keeping it close.
2/10 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brunson at 33 and DiVincenzo at 29 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Randle (6 straight), Anunoby (6 straight), Robinson (31 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 120, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Mathurin at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-8 a night and Indiana minus-10 and the turnovers, Indiana giving it away 14 times a game to New York's 9. Call it New York 119, Indiana 114.
1/25 @ GSW 134-133 — SAC notes
SAC won 134-133. SAC shot 53% (48 of 91) to GSW's 56%, 22 of 48 from three. Barnes led with 39 (14 of 24, 7 of 12 from three); Fox added 29, Sabonis 18. The hinge was Q1, 40-32: from level to 8 ahead.
1/27 @ DAL 120-115 — SAC notes
SAC won 120-115. SAC shot 54% (43 of 80) to DAL's 44%, 11 of 30 from three, and went to the line 30 times to DAL's 18 — 23 points from the stripe to their 13. Fox led with 34 (13 of 24, 1 of 5 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Barnes added 20, Huerter 18. The hinge was Q2, 34-24: a lead of 4 became 14, and the lead reached 23. Fox was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
1/29 @ MEM 103-94 — SAC notes
SAC won 103-94. SAC shot 51% (43 of 84) to MEM's 38%, 11 of 38 from three, and got to the line 10 times to MEM's 28. SAC turned it over 19 times to MEM's 14, and MEM turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 51-37 for them. Fox led with 23 (8 of 14, 1 of 4 from three, 6 of 10 at the line); Sabonis added 20, Huerter 17. The hinge was Q2, 29-17: the deficit went from 15 to 3. SAC trailed 47-50 at the half and won the second half 56-44. Barnes was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
1/31 @ MIA 106-115 — SAC notes
SAC lost 106-115. SAC took 9 more shots (93 to 84), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to MIA's 50%, 12 of 40 from three. Murray led with 33 (12 of 18, 7 of 11 from three); Sabonis added 19, Huerter 14. Q2 was theirs, 33-31, the deficit cut from 6 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 84-73 against them. Monk's -16 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/02 @ IND 133-122 — SAC notes
SAC won 133-122. SAC shot 57% (51 of 90) to IND's 54%, 13 of 34 from three. SAC turned it over 16 times to IND's 22. Sabonis led with 26 (9 of 14, 8 of 9 at the line); Fox added 25, Monk 23. The hinge was Q2, 33-25: SAC came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 7, and the lead reached 18. Murray was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
2/03 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; White at 23 and DeRozan at 23 a game. Without Williams (3 straight), Craig (22 straight). 2 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 116, shooting 52 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Fox at 25 and Barnes at 20 a game. Without Ellis (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Chicago wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Chicago 117, Sacramento 114, Sacramento keeping it close.
2/05 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 106, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 32 and Allen at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 112, shooting 51 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Fox at 27 and Sabonis at 19 a game. Without Ellis (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Sacramento giving it away 15 times a game to Cleveland's 12 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 106 a night to Sacramento's 112. Call it Cleveland 116, Sacramento 112, Sacramento keeping it close.
2/07 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Fox at 24 and Sabonis at 18 a game. One day's rest. Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Bogdanović at 20 and Cunningham at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Stewart (3 straight), Hayes (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Sacramento 120, Detroit 114.
2/09 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 124, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Fox at 22 and Sabonis at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 17 free throws a game; Jokić at 26 and Murray at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the defense, Denver allowing 106 a night to Sacramento's 124 and the glass, where Denver has been plus-5 a night and Sacramento minus-7. Call it Sacramento 116, Denver 115, Denver keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SACDF D. Fox
DM D. Mitchell
DS D. Sabonis
HB H. Barnes
KE K. Edwards
KH K. Huerter
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
TL T. Lyles
INDAN A. Nesmith
BH B. Hield
BM B. Mathurin
BS B. Sheppard
IJ I. Jackson
JW J. Walker
OT O. Toppin
PS P. Siakam
TH T. Haliburton
TM T. McConnell
SAC/IND the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Sabonis breaks Robertson's franchise mark for consecutive double-doubles as Kings top Pacers 133-122
INDIANAPOLIS -- — Domantas Sabonis had 26 points and 12 rebounds to break Oscar Robertson’s single-season franchise record with his 30th consecutive double-double as the Sacramento Kings defeated the Indiana Pacers 133-122 on Friday night.
Sabonis added seven assists and De'Aaron Fox had 25 points and six steals a day after the NBA announced its All-Star reserves and neither of the Kings' stars was selected.
“Two fantastic performances from both those guys,” said Sacramento coach Mike Brown, who praised Sabonis’ performance as “historic.”
Robertson had a 29-game double-double streak from Dec. 6, 1961, to Jan. 30, 1962.
Malik Monk finished with 23 points, six assists and five rebounds for the Kings, who won for the fifth time in their last six contests.
“Good, good win versus a really good team on the road,” Brown said. “It wasn’t always textbook, but (Sacramento defenders’) ability to protect and cover for one another was really good to see. In the second half, I think (Indiana) had 20 points in the paint, which was huge for us.”
Bennedict Mathurin had 31 points and five rebounds for the Pacers, who shot 54% from the field but committed 21 turnovers and fell to 4-8 in their last 12 games. Pascal Siakam added 22 points and six rebounds.
The Kings, who shot 57%, raced ahead by as many as 18 points in the third quarter. Indiana closed within 11 at 99-88 entering the fourth, but never got closer than seven in the final period.
“De’Aaron Fox, Malik Monk are really fast,” Mathurin said. “(The Kings) have a lot of guys who can score. It’s hard to contain them.”
Indiana All-Star Tyrese Haliburton scored 14 points and had an uncharacteristic five turnovers and just one assist while coming off the bench in his third game back from an injured hamstring. With the organization managing his minutes, Haliburton checked in for the first time at the start of the second quarter and played only 22 minutes.
“He was in favor of having the ability to finish the game,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. “The first two games, (starting) made sense."
He added that bringing Haliburton off the bench “was not an easy thing to do, obviously.” Carlisle said players' health has to be a top priority.
"So, sometimes you go through these kind of challenges,” he said.
The teams met nearly two years to the day of their milestone trade – Feb. 8, 2022 – that sent Haliburton to Indiana and Sabonis to Sacramento. The Kings improved to 3-2 in the clubs’ five meetings since the swap.
Sacramento trailed 39-38 at the end of the first quarter, but forced nine turnovers in the second period and held a 71-64 lead at the intermission.
Indiana played without starting center Myles Turner , who's averaging 17 points and 6.9 rebounds per game but has a sprained ankle. Backup big man Jalen Smith (10.7 points and 5.7 rebounds per game) sat out due to back spasms.
UP NEXT
Kings: Continue their seven-game road trip Saturday night against the Chicago Bulls .
Pacers: Play at the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night.