Indiana plays Houston on 4-game road slide

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Monday, December 25, 2023

Indiana Pacers (14-14, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (15-12, eighth in the Western Conference)

Houston; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST

: Rockets -2; over/under is 237

BOTTOM LINE: Indiana visits Houston looking to end its four-game road skid.

The Rockets are 12-2 on their home court. Houston scores 111.6 points while outscoring opponents by 3.9 points per game.

The Pacers are 6-7 on the road. Indiana has an 8-9 record in games decided by 10 points or more.

The Rockets score 111.6 points per game, 14.2 fewer points than the 125.8 the Pacers give up. The Pacers average 14.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.3 more made shots on average than the 11.1 per game the Rockets give up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Alperen Sengun is shooting 53.3% and averaging 20.4 points for the Rockets. Fred VanVleet is averaging 2.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Houston.

Tyrese Haliburton is averaging 24.4 points and 12 assists for the Pacers. Buddy Hield is averaging 2.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Indiana.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rockets: 7-3, averaging 114.1 points, 49.1 rebounds, 23.7 assists, 6.9 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.6 points per game.

Pacers: 4-6, averaging 122.3 points, 40.5 rebounds, 31.1 assists, 8.0 steals and 6.6 blocks per game while shooting 49.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 125.5 points.

INJURIES: Rockets: Victor Oladipo: out (knee), Reggie Bullock: day to day (illness).

Pacers: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.