Sacramento Kings at Indiana Pacers
· National Basketball Association
Pacers come from 16 points down in the second half to beat the Kings 111-109
Tyrese Haliburton had 18 points and 11 assists against his former team for the Pacers. Jarace Walker scored 15 points.
DeMar DeRozan led the Kings with 31 points and eight assists. Former Pacers center Domantas Sabonis had 25 points and 16 rebounds.
Zach LaVine finished with 20 points for Sacramento, which led 76-60 midway through the third quarter.
Sacramento will remain in 10th place in the Western Conference, the final spot in the play-in tournament, but was in good shape for a victory that would have helped in the quest to move up to No. 9, which would mean a home game.
Pacers
Indiana bounced back from a loss at Oklahoma City to win for the seventh time in nine games and now gets a little break in the schedule, with home games against lottery teams against Charlotte and Utah up next.
Regular Season Series
IND wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 109 - 111 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 109 - 111 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
(00:00) [Kings] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) | 109 - 111 |
| 4th 0.1 |  |
Zach LaVine makes 31-foot three point jumper (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 109 - 111 |
| 4th 4.1 |  |
Aaron Nesmith makes free throw 2 of 2 | 106 - 111 |
Statistics
 SAC |
 IND |
|
|---|---|---|
| 43-92 | FG | 42-90 |
| 46.7 | Field Goal % | 46.7 |
| 12-27 | 3PT | 14-41 |
| 44.4 | Three Point % | 34.1 |
| 11-17 | FT | 13-13 |
| 64.7 | Free Throw % | 100.0 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 39 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 19 |
| 48 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 18 | Fouls | 14 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Indiana Pacers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Jackson, SF | Out | Nov 2 |
Sacramento Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jake LaRavia, F | Out | Apr 15 |
| Malik Monk, SG | Out | Apr 9 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 16,341 · Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
50 | 32 | .610 | - | L1 |
 LA Clippers |
50 | 32 | .610 | - | W8 |
 Golden State |
48 | 34 | .585 | 2 | L1 |
 Sacramento |
40 | 42 | .488 | 10 | W1 |
 Phoenix |
36 | 46 | .439 | 14 | L1 |
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