Game ID: 22400403
Indiana Pacers @ Golden State Warriors
Monday, December 23, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
GSW 32 22 31 20 105IND 33 29 27 22 111
GSW vs IND ScoutingGSW vs IND 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.
GSW availability going into 12/11 · 2 days' restOUT Post missed 11 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 9 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Green back 12/06 after 2, 29 min since (96% of 30)
BACK Waters III back 12/06 after 2, 21 min since (122% of 17)
NEW Looney 14 to 22 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/15 · 3 days' restOUT Wiggins missed 2 since 12/08, returns tonight: 34 min (111% of 30)
OUT Post missed 12 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 10 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Green back 12/06 after 2, 29 min since (98% of 30)
BACK Waters III back 12/06 after 2, 22 min since (126% of 17)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Looney 14 to 21 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/19 · 3 days' restOUT Moody missed 2 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Post missed 13 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 11 since 11/22, returns tonight: 8 min (64% of 13)
BACK Wiggins back 12/15 after 2, 34 min since (111% of 30)
BACK Green back 12/06 after 2, 29 min since (98% of 30)
BACK Waters III back 12/06 after 2, 22 min since (125% of 17)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Looney 14 to 21 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/21 · 1 day's restOUT Moody missed 3 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Post missed 14 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 12/15 after 2, 27 min since (90% of 30)
BACK Green back 12/06 after 2, 27 min since (91% of 30)
BACK Waters III back 12/06 after 2, 21 min since (120% of 17)
BACK Santos back 12/19 after 11, 8 min since (64% of 13)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 32 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Moody missed 4 since 12/11, returns tonight: 10 min (48% of 21)
OUT Post missed 15 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 12/15 after 2, 28 min since (92% of 30)
BACK Santos back 12/19 after 11, 8 min since (64% of 13)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 31 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/25 · 1 day's restOUT Waters III missed 2 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Post missed 16 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 2 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 12/15 after 2, 29 min since (97% of 30)
BACK Moody back 12/23 after 4, 10 min since (48% of 21)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 29 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/27 · 1 day's restOUT Waters III missed 3 since 12/21, returns tonight: 16 min (94% of 17)
OUT Post missed 17 since 11/18, returns tonight: 1 min (5% of 15)
OUT Anderson missed 2 since 12/23, returns tonight: 15 min (99% of 15)
OUT Santos missed 3 since 12/21, returns tonight: 5 min (38% of 13)
BACK Wiggins back 12/15 after 2, 30 min since (101% of 30)
BACK Moody back 12/23 after 4, 10 min since (48% of 21)
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 22 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/28 · back-to-backBACK Moody back 12/23 after 4, 17 min since (81% of 21)
BACK Waters III back 12/27 after 3, 16 min since (94% of 17)
BACK Post back 12/27 after 17, 1 min since (5% of 15)
BACK Anderson back 12/27 after 2, 15 min since (99% of 15)
BACK Santos back 12/19 after 11, 6 min since (51% of 13)
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 25 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restOUT Payton II missed 2 since 12/27, out tonight
BACK Moody back 12/23 after 4, 17 min since (81% of 21)
BACK Waters III back 12/27 after 3, 15 min since (87% of 17)
BACK Post back 12/27 after 17, 1 min since (5% of 15)
BACK Anderson back 12/27 after 2, 15 min since (99% of 15)
BACK Santos back 12/27 after 3, 5 min since (38% of 13)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 26 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 12/13 · 4 days' restOUT Nesmith missed 19 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Sheppard missed 12 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 19 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 2 since 12/06, returns tonight: 2 min (15% of 14)
BACK Nembhard back 12/01 after 12, 21 min since (71% of 30)
NEW Mathurin 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW McConnell 18 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Walker 15 to 22 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 12/15 · 1 day's restOUT Nesmith missed 20 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Sheppard missed 13 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 20 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Que. Jackson back 12/13 after 2, 2 min since (15% of 14)
NEW Mathurin 27 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW McConnell 18 to 24 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 12/19 · 3 days' restOUT Nesmith missed 21 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Sheppard missed 14 since 11/18, returns tonight: 16 min (91% of 18)
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 21 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Que. Jackson back 12/13 after 2, 2 min since (15% of 14)
NEW Mathurin 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW McConnell 18 to 23 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 12/22 · 2 days' restOUT Nesmith missed 22 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 22 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 2 since 12/15, out tonight
BACK Sheppard back 12/19 after 14, 16 min since (91% of 18)
NEW Mathurin 27 to 34 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 12/23 · back-to-backOUT Nesmith missed 23 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 23 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 3 since 12/15, out tonight
BACK Sheppard back 12/19 after 14, 17 min since (93% of 18)
NEW Mathurin 27 to 33 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 12/26 · 2 days' restOUT Nesmith missed 24 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 24 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 4 since 12/15, out tonight
BACK Sheppard back 12/19 after 14, 15 min since (82% of 18)
NEW Mathurin 27 to 34 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 12/27 · back-to-backOUT Nesmith missed 25 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 25 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 5 since 12/15, returns tonight: 9 min (66% of 14)
BACK Sheppard back 12/19 after 14, 17 min since (92% of 18)
NEW Mathurin 27 to 34 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 12/29 · 1 day's restOUT Nesmith missed 26 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 26 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Sheppard back 12/19 after 14, 17 min since (95% of 18)
BACK Que. Jackson back 12/27 after 5, 9 min since (66% of 14)
NEW Mathurin 27 to 35 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 12/31 · 1 day's restOUT Nesmith missed 27 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Toppin missed 2 since 12/27, returns tonight: 12 min (64% of 20)
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 27 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Que. Jackson back 12/27 after 5, 5 min since (37% of 14)
NEW Mathurin 27 to 33 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 39 from three, 17 free throws a game; Curry at 22 and Wiggins at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Moody (4 straight), Post (15 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 106, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 20 and Haliburton at 18 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Nesmith (23 straight), Isa. Jackson (23 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, Indiana allowing 106 a night to Golden State's 117. Call it Golden State 114, Indiana 113, Indiana keeping it close.
12/11 @ HOU 90-91 — GSW notes
GSW lost 90-91. GSW shot 44% (37 of 84) to HOU's 46%, 12 of 38 from three. Kuminga led with 20 (8 of 20, 2 of 6 from three, 2 of 6 at the line); Curry added 19, Hield 15. Q3 was theirs, 32-24, turning a 7-point deficit into a 1-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 67-58 against them. Payton II's -14 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/15 vs DAL 133-143 — GSW notes
GSW lost 133-143. GSW took 16 more shots (103 to 87), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 48% to DAL's 60%, 27 of 54 from three, and got to the line 11 times to DAL's 25. GSW turned it over 10 times to DAL's 15. The glass went 37-47 against them. Wiggins led with 29 (11 of 20, 5 of 9 from three); Curry added 26, Green 21. Q2 was theirs, 41-35, the deficit cut from 13 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 108-92 against them. Wiggins's -20 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/19 @ MEM 93-144 — GSW notes
GSW lost 93-144. GSW shot 36% (32 of 90) to MEM's 54%, 12 of 36 from three, and went to the line 24 times to MEM's 15 — 17 points from the stripe to their 11. The glass went 36-60 against them. Podziemski led with 21 (9 of 13, 2 of 5 from three); Wiggins added 19, Kuminga 11. Q4 was theirs, 34-35, but the other 3 periods went 109-59 against them. Green's -42 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/21 @ MIN 113-103 — GSW notes
GSW won 113-103. GSW shot 46% (40 of 87) to MIN's 42%, 16 of 42 from three. GSW turned it over 10 times to MIN's 15. Curry led with 31 (10 of 21, 7 of 16 from three); Jackson-Davis added 15, Podziemski 12. The hinge was Q1, 26-15: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
12/23 vs IND 105-111 — GSW notes
GSW lost 105-111. GSW shot 43% (39 of 90) to IND's 49%, 12 of 38 from three, and went to the line 21 times to IND's 11 — 15 points from the stripe to their 10. Kuminga led with 26 (9 of 16, 2 of 3 from three, 6 of 9 at the line); Wiggins added 16, Jackson-Davis 13. Q3 was theirs, 31-27, the deficit cut from 8 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 84-74 against them. Schröder's -22 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/25 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 118, shooting 43 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Wiggins at 18 and Curry at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Waters III (2 straight), Post (16 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 105, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; James at 24 and Davis at 23 a game. Without Hayes (12 straight), Vanderbilt (23 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 105 a night to Golden State's 118 and the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-2 a night and Golden State minus-6. Call it Golden State 111, the Lakers 110, the Lakers keeping it close.
12/27 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Powell at 26 and Harden at 24 a game. Without Mann (7 straight). 3 days' rest. Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 123, shooting 44 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Curry at 21 and Wiggins at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Waters III (3 straight), Post (17 straight), Anderson (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 109 a night to Golden State's 123 and the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 16 times a game to Golden State's 12. Call it the Clippers 116, Golden State 109.
12/28 vs PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 115, shooting 41 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Curry at 20 and Kuminga at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Second night of a back-to-back. Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Durant at 33 and Beal at 21 a game. Without Booker (4 straight), Allen (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 37 percent from three to Golden State's 33. Call it Golden State 112, Phoenix 110, Phoenix keeping it close.
12/30 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 107, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Kuminga at 24 a game. Without Payton II (2 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 110, shooting 52 percent and 45 from three, 21 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Mobley at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Okoro (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 45 percent from three to Golden State's 31. Call it Cleveland 117, Golden State 111.
12/13 @ PHI 121-107 — IND notes
IND won 121-107. IND shot 52% (47 of 91) to PHI's 44%, 14 of 38 from three, and got to the line 17 times to PHI's 32. IND turned it over 10 times to PHI's 15. Haliburton led with 32 (12 of 23, 7 of 15 from three); Siakam added 23, Toppin 20. The hinge was Q1, 31-22: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 19. Nembhard was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
12/15 vs NOP 119-104 — IND notes
IND won 119-104. IND shot 51% (41 of 81) to NOP's 39%, 16 of 38 from three. Siakam led with 22 (8 of 16, 3 of 6 from three); Haliburton added 21, Nembhard 17. The hinge was Q2, 28-14: a lead of 3 became 17, and the lead reached 25. Nembhard was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
12/19 @ PHX 120-111 — IND notes
IND won 120-111. IND shot 44% (39 of 89) to PHX's 49%, 16 of 41 from three. IND turned it over 9 times to PHX's 16. Siakam led with 25 (9 of 22, 3 of 7 from three); Turner added 19, Nembhard 19. The hinge was Q3, 37-24: a lead of 1 became 14, and the lead reached 19.
12/22 @ SAC 122-95 — IND notes
IND won 122-95. IND shot 58% (50 of 86) to SAC's 36%, 17 of 39 from three, and got to the line 8 times to SAC's 17. Siakam led with 19 (7 of 14, 2 of 5 from three); Turner added 15, Haliburton 14. The hinge was Q4, 35-17: a lead of 9 became 27, and the lead reached 30. Mathurin was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
12/23 @ GSW 111-105 — IND notes
IND won 111-105. IND shot 49% (45 of 92) to GSW's 43%, 11 of 35 from three, and got to the line 11 times to GSW's 21. Turner led with 23 (9 of 14, 3 of 7 from three); Siakam added 20, Haliburton 16. The hinge was Q2, 29-22: a lead of 1 became 8. Haliburton was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
12/26 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 104, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Haliburton at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Nesmith (24 straight), Isa. Jackson (24 straight). 2 days' rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 100, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Jal. Williams at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Holmgren (18 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it OKC 111, Indiana 110, Indiana keeping it close.
12/27 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Tatum at 34 and Brown at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 107, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Nembhard at 17 a game. Without Nesmith (25 straight), Isa. Jackson (25 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Indiana at 39 percent from three to Boston's 33. Call it Boston 116, Indiana 110.
12/29 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Tatum at 32 and Brown at 28 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Holiday (2 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 20 and Nembhard at 17 a game. Without Nesmith (26 straight), Isa. Jackson (26 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-6 a night and Indiana minus-0. Call it Boston 119, Indiana 110.
12/31 vs MIL — 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 115 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 18 and Haliburton at 17 a game. Without Nesmith (27 straight), Toppin (2 straight), Isa. Jackson (27 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 39 from three, 13 free throws a game; Middleton at 19 and Portis at 19 a game. Without Antetokounmpo (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Milwaukee giving it away 15 times a game to Indiana's 11 and the defense, Milwaukee allowing 109 a night to Indiana's 115. Call it Indiana 114, Milwaukee 112, Milwaukee keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
DS D. Schröder
JK J. Kuminga
KL K. Looney
MM M. Moody
SC S. Curry
SC Schroder
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
INDAN A. Nembhard
BM B. Mathurin
BS B. Sheppard
JW J. Walker
MT M. Turner
OT O. Toppin
PS P. Siakam
TB T. Bryant
TH T. Haliburton
TM T. McConnell
GSW/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
Myles Turner hits late 3-pointer, scores 23 as Pacers beat Warriors 111-105
SAN FRANCISCO -- — Myles Turner made a 3-pointer from the top of the arc with 16 seconds left and had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Pascal Siakam added 20 points and the Indiana Pacers beat the Golden State Warriors 111-105 on Monday night for their fifth straight win.
Jonathan Kuminga came off the bench to contribute 26 points and eight rebounds for the Warriors on a cold night by Stephen Curry . Curry finished with 10 points on 2-for-13 shooting, missing his initial five tries before hitting a 3-pointer for his first field goal with 41 seconds remaining in the third quarter. He missed a 3 for the lead with 47 seconds left.
Indiana has won six of seven overall, completing a winning back-to-back after a 122-95 road rout of the Sacramento Kings on Sunday.
Curry didn't even have his first attempt until the 10:35 mark of the second quarter and his first points on a pair of free throws at 9:51.
The Warriors honored baseball Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson with a moment of silence and photo on the big screen three days after the former Oakland Athletics star died at age 65.
Takeaways Pacers: Indiana is the only team with a perfect record at 5-year-old Chase Center (6-0).
Warriors: G Gary Payton II missed his first game of the season because of a bruised left calf, leaving Buddy Hield as the lone Warrior to play in every contest. ... Moses Moody returned from a four-game absence with a left knee injury.
Key moment Golden State successfully challenged a foul call against Draymond Green — what would have been his third personal — with 7:29 left in the second quarter as replay review showed the foul actually was by Andrew Wiggins .
Key stat The Warriors' bench kept them in it with 53 points, 13 of those from Hield against his former team.
Up next The Warriors host LeBron James — playing in his NBA-record 19th Christmas Day game — and the Lakers on Wednesday, while the Pacers return home to face the Thunder on Thursday.