Indiana Pacers @ Sacramento Kings
Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA | Game ID: 22400389
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAC 23 29 26 17 95IND 21 31 35 35 122
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Pacers use 70-point second half to rout Kings 122-95 for their fourth straight victory
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — Pascal Siakam had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and the Indiana Pacers dominated the second half to rout the Sacramento Kings 122-95 on Sunday.
Siakam scored 13 points after halftime, when the Pacers outscored the Kings 70-43 after the game was tied at 52 at the break. The Pacers shot 58% for the game and made 17 3-pointers in their season-high fourth straight victory.
Myles Turner added 15 points and Ben Sheppard had 14 off the bench. Tyrese Haliburton , who started his career in Sacramento, had 14 points. Seven Pacers finished in double figures.
The Pacers took an 87-78 lead into the fourth quarter, and then started the period on a 17-5 run to take a 21-point advantage.
De’Aaron Fox had 23 points in the Kings' fourth straight loss. Domantas Sabonis had 17 points and 21 rebounds for his eighth straight double-double.
Takeaways Pacers: The Pacers recorded 35 assists on 50 field goals, and they have scored 119 points or more points in each of their last four games.
Kings: The Kings fell a season-low four games under .500, eliciting boos from the home crowd after the final buzzer. Their prior three losses had come by a combined 18 points. Coach Mike Brown said before the game that Sacramento was struggling to make the one extra play that often determines close games – but Sunday’s game was a blowout.
Key moment Ahead by 13 in the fourth, the Pacers went on an 8-0 run to seal the win. Sheppard made back-to-back 3-pointers, followed by a layup by Obi Toppin to put Indiana up 104-83.
Key stat The Pacers shot 62.5% (15 of 24) in the third quarter to take a nine-point lead into the fourth. The Kings were held to 36.5% shooting in the game.
Up next The Pacers visit the Warriors on Monday, while the Kings host the Pistons on Thursday.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
INDAN A. Nembhard
BM B. Mathurin
BS B. Sheppard
JF J. Furphy
JJ J. Johnson
JW J. Walker
MT M. Turner
OT O. Toppin
PS P. Siakam
TB T. Bryant
TH T. Haliburton
TM T. McConnell
SACCJ C. Jones
DD D. DeRozan
DF D. Fox
DM D. McDermott
DS D. Sabonis
IJ I. Jones
JM J. McLaughlin
KE K. Ellis
KH K. Huerter
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
OR O. Robinson
TL T. Lyles
IND/SAC 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
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