Houston, the Indiana Pacers have a problem. After experiencing significant playoff success last spring, the Pacers lost the postseason magic in light of their recent stretch. Losers of their last four of six games, the Pacers' fall from grace continued as they lost to the Houston Rockets 130-113 at the Toyota Center on Wednesday evening.
The Pacers' defense failed to contain the surging Western Conference team, much ado with the crippling amount of injuries to their best wing defenders, the Rockets scored 98 points in the first three quarters. © Troy Taormina-Imagn Images In a startling development, Tyrese Haliburton's road metric points to the pits of production. The Puma signature athlete averages only 12.
6 points on alarming shooting percentages, with 31 percent from the field and 21 percent from 3. Unfortunately for Indiana, its "star" guard's road numbers didn't improve in Houston. Haliburton finished with four points on an abysmal shooting line.
Last season's All-NBA point guard recorded a 1-7 shooting performance from the field and 1-5 from 3. Amazingly, and somewhat sadly, third-year guard Quenton Jackson, earning his first start of the season, led the Pacers in scoring with 22 points on an efficient 9-11 clip on field goals. Related: Who's X-Factor in Pacers vs.
Rockets? Conversely, the red-hot Rockets' scoring leader comes as no surprise. Alperen Sengun led the winning team with 31 points on 12-19 shooting on field goals and a perfect 1-1 from 3. Sengun, also known.