The game between the Indiana Pacers and Houston Rockets will take place at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday, March 9 at 7:00 PM ET.
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The Indiana Pacers will welcome the Houston Rockets to Gainbridge Fieldhouse for an NBA game on Thursday. The Indiana Pacers lost 143-147 in their last game over the 76ers. The Pacers shot 58.9% with seven players in double figures — led by Tyrese Haliburton with 40 points and 16 assists — in just their second home game since Feb. 16. Jordan Nwora added 16 points. But one two-minute lapse was all Philadelphia needed.
“It was an offensive game,” 76ers coach Doc Rivers said. “But at the same time someone had to make a defensive stand and we did that enough to win the game.” With Philadelphia shooting 62.5% overall and from 3-point range through the first half and the Pacers sitting at 61.1% from the field over the same span, nobody could take control.
Neither team led by more than six through the first three quarters. Early in the fourth, Shake Milton and De’Anthony Melton made consecutive baskets to give the 76ers a 122-118 lead. Danuel House Jr. followed with a 3-pointer, and Milton closed out the 10-0 run with another 3 to make it 128-118 with 7:49 to play.
The Houston Rockets on the other hand lost 96-118 against the Nets in their last game. Jalen Green had 25 points for the Western Conference-worst Rockets, who were coming off consecutive wins over San Antonio. “I was disappointed with the turnovers and with the assists frankly,” coach Stephen Silas said. “And some of our shot selection wasn’t great. We’ve got to do better.”
Brooklyn was up by 14 after a 33-point third quarter and pushed it to 18 early in the fourth before a 3 by rookie Jabari Smith Jr. cut the lead to 96-81. But Brooklyn scored the next seven points, with a 3 from Bridges and capped by an alley-oop dunk by Nic Claxton, to make it 103-81 with nine minutes left.
Brooklyn was up by 5 at halftime and used a 16-3 run to push the lead to 75-57 midway through the third quarter. Claxton had two dunks in that stretch and Dinwiddie had a 3-point play and a 3-pointer to allow the Nets to pull away.
Indiana Pacers: Buddy Hield, Jordan Nwora, Myles Turner, Tyrese Haliburton, Andrew Nembhard
Houston Rockets: Jabari Smith Jr., Kenyon Martin Jr., Alperen Şengün, Jalen Green, Kevin Porter Jr.
Indiana Pacers: Kevin Porter
Houston Rockets: Aaron Nesmith, Kendall Brown
The game between the Indiana Pacers and Houston Rockets will take place at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday, March 9 at 7:00 PM ET.
The match between the Indiana Pacers and Houston Rockets will be telecast live on Bally Sports Indiana, Fox Sports Indiana, AT&T SportsNet Southwest.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Bally Sports Indiana, Fox Sports Indiana, AT&T SportsNet Southwest. | March 9 (7:00 PM ET) |
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