Pascal Siakam had a good game as he came through with 19 points and 10 rebounds, his second straight double-double, to help the Pacers secure a convincing 122-95 win over the Sacramento Kings at the Golden 1 Center.
The Pacers were incredibly good, especially Myles Turner, who had 15 points. Ben Sheppard added 15 points in a perfect shooting night as he went 5-for-5 and hit 4 three-pointers. Tyrese Haliburton had 14 points and eight assists. Andrew Nembhard and T.J. McConnell then chipped in with 12 points each. McConnell also had 10 assists and seven rebounds. Obi Toppin closed the scoring with 11 points.
De’Aaron Fox led the team with a great all-around performance of 23 points, seven assists, and five rebounds. Former Pacers center Domantas Sabonis added to the cause with 17 points and 21 rebounds for a double-double. Malik Monk scored 14 points for the Kings.
Kings vs Pacers: Kings 23, Pacers 21, First Quarter
The Pacers closed the first quarter on a high note, scoring six unanswered points: Obi Toppin had a putback, T. J. McConnell hit a pull-up jumper and Ben Sheppard scored a fast-break layup just before the end. The late streak padded the stats of what was otherwise a tough shooting start to the game for the team, which shot 8 of 25 from the field and 4 of 14 from three-point range, making 1 of 2 free throws to shoot 0.84 points per possession. The Kings shot 10 of 24, including 2 of 9 from beyond the arc, and also went 1 of 2 at the free-throw line for 0.96 points per possession. De’Aaron Fox was the only player to reach double digits in the first quarter with 10 points, while no other player scored more than six.
Kings vs Pacers: Pacers 52, Kings 52, Half-Time
The Pacers had a strong offensive second quarter but found themselves in a tough spot after they lost a five-point advantage late in the game. Obi Toppin turned the ball over due to a moving screen, opening up Malik Monk for a three on the next play. Then with about six seconds remaining, Andrew Nembhard coughed up the ball. T.J. McConnell almost pulled off a steal, but amidst the chaos, Malik Monk dropped in a floater in the lane just as the buzzer sounded, forcing overtime.
Kings vs Pacers: Pacers 87, Kings 78, Third Quarter
The Kings worked hard in the final minutes of the third quarter to cut the lead and got it down to six when De’Aaron Fox made a jumper. Ben Sheppard answered quickly with a three from the corner to set the lead back to nine. Tyrese Haliburton made an important defensive play as he blocked Fox from taking another shot at the end of the quarter.
Kings vs Pacers: Pacers 122, Kings 95, end of game
The Pacers played very well throughout the entire game, never letting their energy dip. One of the high points of the game was when James Johnson did a smart drive-and-dish play that ended in a dunk by Johnny Furphy, which got the bench laughing. The Pacers ended up winning the game by their largest margin of the season, showing their strength on the court.
NBA Score: Kings vs Pacers Match Player Stats & Box Score
Indiana Pacers Box Score
| Indiana Pacers | ||||||||||||
| PLAYER | MIN | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | +/- |
| Bennedict Mathurin F | 29:57 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 27 |
| Pascal Siakam F | 28:07 | 50 | 40 | 60 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 13 |
| Myles Turner C | 24:51 | 77.8 | 33.3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 |
| Andrew Nembhard G | 18:50 | 83.3 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 |
| Tyrese Haliburton G | 30:47 | 50 | 44.4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 15 |
| Obi Toppin | 21:21 | 50 | 25 | 66.7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 |
| T.J. McConnell | 22:37 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 |
| Ben Sheppard | 17:20 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 |
| Jarace Walker | 19:13 | 50 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
| Johnny Furphy | 8:14 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Thomas Bryant | 13:54 | 75 | 66.7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 19 |
| James Johnson | 4:51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Aaron Nesmith | DND – Injury/Illness | |||||||||||
| TOTALS | 58.1 | 43.6 | 62.5 | 50 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 122 | 27 | |
NBA Score: Kings vs Pacers Match Player Stats & Box Score
| Sacramento Kings | ||||||||||||
| PLAYER | MIN | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | +/- |
| DeMar DeRozan F | 28:08 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -21 |
| Keegan Murray F | 28:25 | 33.3 | 25 | 100 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -12 |
| Domantas Sabonis C | 31:17 | 36.4 | 25 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 | -26 |
| Malik Monk G | 31:40 | 37.5 | 22.2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | -19 |
| De’Aaron Fox G | 35:19 | 36.8 | 33.3 | 87.5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | -19 |
| Kevin Huerter | 23:26 | 60 | 50 | 50 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -12 |
| Trey Lyles | 19:28 | 42.9 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -4 |
| Doug McDermott | 18:02 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -12 |
| Orlando Robinson | 4:51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Isaac Jones | 4:51 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| Colby Jones | 4:51 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 |
| Keon Ellis | 4:51 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 4:51 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 |
| Jae Crowder | DNP – Coach’s Decision | |||||||||||
| Alex Len | DNP – Coach’s Decision | |||||||||||
| TOTALS | 36.5 | 31.6 | 76.5 | 47 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 95 | -27 | |
