Game ID: 22401119
Utah Jazz @ Indiana Pacers
Friday, April 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
IND 28 29 41 42 140UTA 34 25 35 18 112
IND vs UTA ScoutingIND vs UTA 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 3/27 · back-to-backOUT Isa. Jackson missed 66 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Haliburton back 3/22 after 3, 31 min since (92% of 34)
IND availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 67 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Haliburton back 3/22 after 3, 29 min since (88% of 34)
IND availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 68 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Haliburton back 3/22 after 3, 29 min since (87% of 34)
IND availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restOUT Mathurin missed 2 since 3/29, out tonight
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 69 since 11/04, out tonight
IND availability going into 4/04 · 1 day's restOUT Mathurin missed 3 since 3/29, returns tonight: 23 min (85% of 27)
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 70 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 2 since 3/31, out tonight
NEW Walker 15 to 21 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 71 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 3 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Mathurin back 4/04 after 3, 23 min since (85% of 27)
NEW Walker 15 to 22 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 72 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 4 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Mathurin back 4/04 after 3, 22 min since (81% of 27)
NEW Walker 15 to 21 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Sheppard missed 2 since 4/06, out tonight
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 73 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 5 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Mathurin back 4/04 after 3, 24 min since (88% of 27)
IND availability going into 4/11 · back-to-backOUT Sheppard missed 3 since 4/06, out tonight
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 74 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 6 since 3/31, returns tonight: 20 min (147% of 14)
BACK Mathurin back 4/04 after 3, 24 min since (88% of 27)
UTA availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Collins missed 7 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 2 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 21 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK George back 3/17 after 4, 28 min since (89% of 32)
BACK Martin back 3/23 after 4, 21 min since (93% of 23)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 3/21 after 2, 14 min since (72% of 20)
BACK Tshiebwe back 3/19 after 7, 18 min since (100% of 18)
BACK Springer back 3/23 after 4, 0 min since (1% of 13)
UTA availability going into 3/28 · back-to-backOUT Collins missed 8 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 2 since 3/25, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 3 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 22 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Martin back 3/23 after 4, 20 min since (89% of 23)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 3/21 after 2, 14 min since (72% of 20)
BACK Tshiebwe back 3/19 after 7, 18 min since (100% of 18)
BACK Springer back 3/23 after 4, 2 min since (14% of 13)
UTA availability going into 3/31 · 2 days' restOUT Collins missed 9 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 3 since 3/25, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 4 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 23 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Martin back 3/23 after 4, 19 min since (85% of 23)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 3/21 after 2, 12 min since (61% of 20)
BACK Tshiebwe back 3/25 after 2, 22 min since (120% of 18)
BACK Springer back 3/23 after 4, 2 min since (14% of 13)
NEW Filipowski 21 to 27 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restOUT Collins missed 10 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Kessler missed 2 since 3/28, returns tonight: 28 min (92% of 30)
OUT Clarkson missed 4 since 3/25, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 5 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 24 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Martin back 3/23 after 4, 21 min since (93% of 23)
BACK Tshiebwe back 3/25 after 2, 23 min since (124% of 18)
BACK Springer back 3/23 after 4, 8 min since (62% of 13)
NEW Filipowski 21 to 31 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 4/04 · 1 day's restOUT Collins missed 11 since 3/14, not on tonight's roster
OUT Clarkson missed 5 since 3/25, not on tonight's roster
OUT Potter missed 6 since 3/23, returns tonight: 24 min (129% of 19)
OUT Harkless missed 25 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Kessler back 4/02 after 2, 28 min since (92% of 30)
BACK Tshiebwe back 3/25 after 2, 23 min since (124% of 18)
NEW Collier 26 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Filipowski 21 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Sensabaugh 20 to 25 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restOUT Tshiebwe missed 2 since 4/02, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 26 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Kessler back 4/02 after 2, 28 min since (92% of 30)
BACK Potter back 4/04 after 6, 24 min since (129% of 19)
NEW Collier 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Filipowski 21 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Sensabaugh 20 to 26 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 4/09 · 2 days' restOUT Kessler missed 2 since 4/04, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 2 since 4/04, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 3 since 4/02, returns tonight: 19 min (106% of 18)
OUT Harkless missed 27 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Potter back 4/04 after 6, 17 min since (92% of 19)
NEW Collier 26 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Filipowski 21 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Sensabaugh 20 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Juzang 20 to 27 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 3 since 4/04, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 3 since 4/04, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 28 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Potter back 4/04 after 6, 20 min since (110% of 19)
BACK Tshiebwe back 4/09 after 3, 19 min since (106% of 18)
NEW Collier 26 to 33 min over the last 4
NEW Filipowski 21 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Sensabaugh 20 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Juzang 20 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Springer 13 to 20 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 4/13 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 4 since 4/04, out tonight
OUT Collier missed 2 since 4/09, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 4 since 4/04, not on tonight's roster
OUT Harkless missed 29 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Potter back 4/04 after 6, 23 min since (125% of 19)
BACK Tshiebwe back 4/09 after 3, 22 min since (122% of 18)
NEW Filipowski 21 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Sensabaugh 20 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Juzang 20 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Springer 13 to 20 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 124 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 42 from three, 17 free throws a game; Haliburton at 21 and Turner at 15 a game. Without Mathurin (3 straight), Isa. Jackson (70 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 129, shooting 43 percent and 30 from three, 20 free throws a game; Sexton at 18 and Collier at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 15 a night. Without Collins (11 straight), Clarkson (5 straight), Potter (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Indiana has been minus-1 a night and Utah minus-15 and the arc, Indiana at 42 percent from three to Utah's 30. Call it Indiana 124, Utah 110, Indiana by 14.
3/27 @ WAS 162-109 — IND notes
IND won 162-109. IND shot 64% (59 of 92) to WAS's 45%, 27 of 47 from three, and got to the line 19 times to WAS's 26. The glass went 50-31 for them. Haliburton led with 29 (9 of 15, 7 of 10 from three); Turner added 17, Walker 16. The hinge was Q4, 37-21: a lead of 37 became 53, and the lead reached 59. Walker was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
3/29 @ OKC 111-132 — IND notes
IND lost 111-132. IND shot 45% (39 of 87) to OKC's 51%, 14 of 42 from three. Haliburton led with 18 (6 of 12, 4 of 9 from three); Nembhard added 16, Toppin 12. Q4 was theirs, 31-30, the deficit cut from 22 to 21, but the other 3 periods went 102-80 against them. They led by as many as 10. Siakam's -22 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/31 vs SAC 111-109 — IND notes
IND won 111-109. IND shot 47% (42 of 90) to SAC's 47%, 14 of 41 from three. Nesmith led with 24 (7 of 16, 1 of 8 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Toppin added 19, Haliburton 18. The hinge was Q4, 30-23: IND came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 2. IND trailed 54-60 at the half and won the second half 57-49. Nesmith was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
4/02 vs CHA 119-105 — IND notes
IND won 119-105. IND shot 49% (47 of 95) to CHA's 53%, 18 of 44 from three, and got to the line 10 times to CHA's 18. IND turned it over 6 times to CHA's 18. Haliburton led with 22 (9 of 15, 4 of 6 from three); Nesmith added 16, Turner 15. The hinge was Q1, 32-25: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 18. Walker was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
4/04 vs UTA 140-112 — IND notes
IND won 140-112. IND shot 57% (51 of 89) to UTA's 38%, 12 of 32 from three, and went to the line 38 times to UTA's 21 — 26 points from the stripe to their 18. Turner led with 26 (9 of 17, 3 of 7 from three, 5 of 8 at the line); Siakam added 22, Mathurin 20. The hinge was Q4, 42-18: a lead of 4 became 28. IND trailed 57-59 at the half and won the second half 83-53. Sheppard was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
4/06 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 116, shooting 52 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Jokić at 40 and Porter Jr. at 22 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Murray (4 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 113, shooting 53 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Haliburton at 21 and Turner at 17 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Isa. Jackson (71 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Denver giving it away 16 times a game to Indiana's 10 and the arc, Indiana at 41 percent from three to Denver's 37. Call it Denver 119, Indiana 118, Indiana keeping it close.
4/08 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Turner at 19 and Haliburton at 17 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Isa. Jackson (72 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 116, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 18 free throws a game; Poole at 21 and Carrington at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 16 a night. Without Coulibaly (15 straight), George (7 straight), Brogdon (24 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Indiana has been minus-4 a night and Washington minus-16 and the turnovers, Washington giving it away 12 times a game to Indiana's 8. Call it Indiana 120, Washington 109, Indiana by 11.
4/10 vs CLE — 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 120 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Turner at 20 and Siakam at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Sheppard (2 straight), Isa. Jackson (73 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 17 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Mobley at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Cleveland giving it away 13 times a game to Indiana's 8 and the line, where Indiana takes 24 free throws a game to Cleveland's 17. Call it Indiana 117, Cleveland 116, Cleveland keeping it close.
4/11 vs ORL — 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 120 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Haliburton at 19 and Turner at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Sheppard (3 straight), Isa. Jackson (74 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 97, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Banchero at 26 and Wagner at 23 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 97 a night to Indiana's 109 and the turnovers, Orlando giving it away 11 times a game to Indiana's 7. Call it Indiana 111, Orlando 108, Orlando keeping it close.
3/27 vs HOU 110-121 — UTA notes
UTA lost 110-121. UTA shot 54% (43 of 79) to HOU's 46%, 11 of 23 from three. UTA turned it over 16 times to HOU's 9. The glass went 33-51 against them. Sexton led with 21 (9 of 20, 3 of 4 from three); George added 17, Sensabaugh 17. Q2 was theirs, 27-26, the deficit cut from 3 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 95-83 against them. Filipowski's -16 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/28 @ DEN 93-129 — UTA notes
UTA lost 93-129. UTA took 10 more shots (93 to 83), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 35% to DEN's 58%, 7 of 40 from three. Sexton led with 20 (8 of 18, 1 of 4 from three); George added 18, Filipowski 18. Q2 was theirs, 32-31, the deficit cut from 11 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 98-61 against them. Tshiebwe's -31 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/31 @ CHA 106-110 — UTA notes
UTA lost 106-110. UTA took 16 more shots (96 to 80), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to CHA's 54%, 14 of 52 from three. UTA turned it over 10 times to CHA's 18. George led with 20 (7 of 20, 3 of 10 from three); Sensabaugh added 19, Collier 17. Q3 was theirs, 31-26, the deficit cut from 7 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 84-75 against them. Martin's -13 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/02 @ HOU 105-143 — UTA notes
UTA lost 105-143. UTA shot 43% (40 of 94) to HOU's 54%, 10 of 40 from three. The glass went 39-63 against them. Collier led with 22 (7 of 11, 2 of 5 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Sexton added 18, George 14. Q3 was theirs, 29-32, but the other 3 periods went 111-76 against them. Sensabaugh's -35 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/04 @ IND 112-140 — UTA notes
UTA lost 112-140. UTA took 15 more shots (104 to 89), fed by 19 offensive rebounds, but shot 38% to IND's 57%, 16 of 52 from three, and got to the line 21 times to IND's 38. Sexton led with 27 (8 of 15, 2 of 5 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Juzang added 17, Collier 15. Q1 was theirs, 34-28, but the other 3 periods went 112-78 against them. They led by as many as 13. Sexton's -27 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/06 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 123, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Young at 24 and Daniels at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Johnson (33 straight), Capela (12 straight), Mathews (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 129, shooting 42 percent and 28 from three, 20 free throws a game; Sexton at 22 and George at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Tshiebwe (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-0 a night and Utah minus-10 and the arc, Atlanta at 35 percent from three to Utah's 28. Call it Atlanta 122, Utah 114.
4/09 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 134, shooting 41 percent and 29 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sexton at 23 and George at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Kessler (2 straight), Martin (2 straight), Tshiebwe (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 21 free throws a game; Avdija at 32 and Sharpe at 26 a game. Without Simons (4 straight), Grant (14 straight), Henderson (5 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Portland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Portland allowing 111 a night to Utah's 134 and the glass, where Portland has been plus-3 a night and Utah minus-8. Call it Portland 118, Utah 113.
4/11 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 133, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sexton at 22 and George at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Kessler (3 straight), Martin (3 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Jal. Williams at 26 a game. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 117 a night to Utah's 133 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 13 times a game to OKC's 10. Call it OKC 122, Utah 115.
4/13 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 105, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Gobert at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 140, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Sexton at 22 and George at 19 a game. Without Kessler (4 straight), Collier (2 straight), Martin (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 105 a night to Utah's 140 and the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-8 a night and Utah minus-2. Call it Minnesota 124, Utah 110, Minnesota by 14.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
UTABS B. Sensabaugh
CS C. Sexton
IC I. Collier
JJ J. Juzang
JS J. Springer
KF K. Filipowski
KG K. George
MP M. Potter
SM S. Mykhailiuk
INDAN A. Nembhard
AN A. Nesmith
BM B. Mathurin
BS B. Sheppard
JF J. Furphy
JW J. Walker
MT M. Turner
OT O. Toppin
PS P. Siakam
TB T. Bradley
TB T. Bryant
TH T. Haliburton
TM T. McConnell
UTA/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