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Houston Rockets at Indiana Pacers

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37-24, 17-13 Away

vs

34-25, 18-9 Home

Houston visits Indiana on 7-game road skid

Houston Rockets (37-24, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (34-25, fifth in the Eastern Conference)

Indianapolis; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

Pacers -3.5; over/under is 229.5

BOTTOM LINE: Houston hits the road against Indiana looking to break its seven-game road losing streak.

The Pacers are 18-10 in home games. Indiana scores 116.6 points and has outscored opponents by 1.3 points per game.

The Rockets are 17-14 in road games. Houston leads the Western Conference with 14.6 offensive rebounds per game led by N'Faly Dante averaging 4.0.

The Pacers' 13.0 made 3-pointers per game this season are only 0.9 more made shots on average than the 12.1 per game the Rockets give up. The Rockets' 44.7% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.9 percentage points lower than the Pacers have given up to their opponents (47.6%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Myles Turner is scoring 15.5 points per game and averaging 6.5 rebounds for the Pacers. Pascal Siakam is averaging 21.3 points and 7.2 rebounds over the last 10 games.

Alperen Sengun is averaging 19.1 points, 10.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists for the Rockets. Jalen Green is averaging 3.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pacers: 6-4, averaging 121.5 points, 39.3 rebounds, 31.4 assists, 8.9 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 49.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.1 points per game.

Rockets: 5-5, averaging 110.1 points, 49.9 rebounds, 22.3 assists, 6.0 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.1 points.

INJURIES

: Pacers: Isaiah Jackson: out for season (calf), Bennedict Mathurin: day to day (wrist).

Rockets: Dillon Brooks: day to day (knee), Tari Eason: day to day (rest), Amen Thompson: day to day (shoulder), Alperen Sengun: day to day (back), Fred VanVleet: day to day (ankle).

Regular Season Series

HOU leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Pacers: 76.0%
Rockets: 24.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Bennedict Mathurin, SG Out Mar 3
Isaiah Jackson, SF Out Nov 2
Houston Rockets Houston Rockets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tari Eason, F Day-To-Day Mar 3
Amen Thompson, F Out Mar 3
Alperen Sengun, C Out Mar 3
Dillon Brooks, SF Out Mar 3
Fred VanVleet, PG Out Mar 2

Rockets Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ UTAH L 124-115
vs MIL W 100-97
vs SA W 118-106
vs SAC L 113-103
@ OKC L 137-128

Pacers Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs LAC W 129-111
vs DEN L 125-116
vs TOR W 111-91
@ MIA L 125-120
vs CHI W 127-112

Game Information

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Location: Indianapolis, IN
Capacity:

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Memphis 38 23 .623 - L3
Houston 37 24 .607 1 L2
Dallas 32 30 .516 6.5 L2
San Antonio 25 34 .424 12 L1
New Orleans 17 44 .279 21 W1

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 50 10 .833 - W10
Milwaukee 34 25 .576 15.5 W2
Indiana 34 25 .576 15.5 W1
Detroit 35 27 .565 16 W2
Chicago 24 37 .393 26.5 L1
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