Game ID: 22400389
Indiana Pacers @ Sacramento Kings
Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAC 23 29 26 17 95IND 21 31 35 35 122
IND @ SAC ScoutingIND @ 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.
SAC availability going into 12/12 · 3 days' restOUT Lyles missed 7 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Crowder missed 2 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK DeRozan back 12/01 after 2, 34 min since (93% of 36)
SAC availability going into 12/16 · 3 days' restOUT Lyles missed 8 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Crowder missed 3 since 12/06, returns tonight: 5 min (46% of 11)
SAC availability going into 12/19 · 2 days' restOUT Lyles missed 9 since 11/27, out tonight
BACK Crowder back 12/16 after 3, 5 min since (46% of 11)
SAC availability going into 12/21 · 1 day's restOUT Lyles missed 10 since 11/27, returns tonight: 17 min (87% of 20)
BACK Crowder back 12/16 after 3, 5 min since (46% of 11)
SAC availability going into 12/22 · back-to-backOUT Crowder missed 2 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Lyles back 12/21 after 10, 17 min since (87% of 20)
SAC availability going into 12/26 · 3 days' restOUT Crowder missed 3 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Lyles back 12/21 after 10, 18 min since (93% of 20)
SAC availability going into 12/28 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 4 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Lyles back 12/21 after 10, 21 min since (105% of 20)
SAC availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 5 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Lyles back 12/21 after 10, 21 min since (109% of 20)
SAC availability going into 1/01 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 6 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Lyles back 12/21 after 10, 21 min since (109% of 20)
IND availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT Nesmith missed 18 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Sheppard missed 11 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 18 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Nembhard back 12/01 after 12, 18 min since (61% of 30)
NEW Mathurin 27 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW McConnell 18 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Walker 15 to 24 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
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 116 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Fox at 25 and Sabonis at 23 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Second night of a back-to-back. Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 112, shooting 51 percent and 42 from three, 20 free throws a game; Siakam at 20 and Haliburton at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Nesmith (22 straight), Isa. Jackson (22 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the arc, Indiana at 42 percent from three to Sacramento's 37. Call it Sacramento 116, Indiana 114, Indiana keeping it close.
12/12 @ NOP 111-109 — SAC notes
SAC won 111-109. SAC shot 40% (37 of 92) to NOP's 47%, 10 of 33 from three, and went to the line 29 times to NOP's 20 — 27 points from the stripe to their 17. SAC turned it over 11 times to NOP's 17. Sabonis led with 32 (11 of 15, 9 of 9 at the line); DeRozan added 29, Fox 18. The hinge was Q3, 38-28: SAC came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 8. SAC trailed 53-55 at the half and won the second half 58-54. DeRozan was the night's best plus/minus at +6.
12/16 vs DEN 129-130 — SAC notes
SAC lost 129-130. SAC shot 48% (49 of 102) to DEN's 50%, 12 of 35 from three. The glass went 42-55 against them. Fox led with 29 (11 of 24, 2 of 7 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Sabonis added 28, Monk 25. Q3 was theirs, 35-21, turning a 7-point deficit into a 7-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 109-94 against them. They led by as many as 10. Fox's -13 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/19 vs LAL 100-113 — SAC notes
SAC lost 100-113. SAC shot 45% (37 of 82) to LAL's 40%, 11 of 29 from three, and got to the line 22 times to LAL's 30. SAC turned it over 15 times to LAL's 10, and LAL turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 43-53 against them. Fox led with 26 (7 of 17, 2 of 5 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Sabonis added 18, Monk 17. Q2 was theirs, 30-25, the deficit cut from 9 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 88-70 against them. Monk's -18 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/21 vs LAL 99-103 — SAC notes
SAC lost 99-103. SAC shot 43% (39 of 90) to LAL's 48%, 10 of 37 from three, and got to the line 14 times to LAL's 21. Fox led with 31 (12 of 17, 3 of 5 from three); Sabonis added 19, DeRozan 12. Q2 was theirs, 27-25, the deficit cut from 5 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 78-72 against them. Fox's -11 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/22 vs IND 95-122 — SAC notes
SAC lost 95-122. SAC took 10 more shots (96 to 86), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 36% to IND's 58%, 12 of 38 from three, and went to the line 17 times to IND's 8 — 13 points from the stripe to their 5. Fox led with 23 (7 of 19, 2 of 6 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Sabonis added 17, Monk 14. Q1 was theirs, 23-21, but the other 3 periods went 101-72 against them. Sabonis's -26 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/26 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 115, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 20 free throws a game; Fox at 25 and Sabonis at 23 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. 3 days' rest. Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 17 free throws a game; Cunningham at 24 and Beasley at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Stewart (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the defense, Sacramento allowing 115 a night to Detroit's 122 and the arc, Detroit at 36 percent from three to Sacramento's 32. Call it Sacramento 116, Detroit 114, Detroit keeping it close.
12/28 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; James at 26 and Reaves at 20 a game. Without Hayes (13 straight), Vanderbilt (24 straight). 2 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 116, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Fox at 27 and Sabonis at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-1 a night and Sacramento minus-6 and the defense, the Lakers allowing 108 a night to Sacramento's 116. Call it the Lakers 115, Sacramento 109.
12/30 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 19 free throws a game; Fox at 27 and Sabonis at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. One day's rest. Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 105, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Irving at 28 and Gafford at 13 a game. Without Lively II (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Dallas allowing 105 a night to Sacramento's 117 and the arc, Dallas at 37 percent from three to Sacramento's 32. Call it Dallas 114, Sacramento 111, Sacramento keeping it close.
1/01 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 114, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 18 free throws a game; Fox at 28 and Sabonis at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 27 free throws a game; Maxey at 29 and Embiid at 26 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Edwards (12 straight), Gordon (4 straight), Drummond (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-5 a night and Philadelphia minus-6 and the arc, Philadelphia at 38 percent from three to Sacramento's 31. Call it Sacramento 112, Philadelphia 111, Philadelphia keeping it close.
12/08 vs CHA 109-113 — IND notes
IND lost 109-113. IND shot 51% (42 of 82) to CHA's 51%, 12 of 36 from three, and got to the line 15 times to CHA's 26. IND turned it over 17 times to CHA's 24. The glass went 29-45 against them. McConnell led with 30 (14 of 19, 0 of 3 from three); Walker added 15, Mathurin 11. Q2 was theirs, 38-35, the deficit cut from 4 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 78-71 against them. Mathurin's -7 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
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 — 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.
12/26 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.
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
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
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.