It was a game we needed very badly.”Ĭarlisle said he was especially pleased with the way his team responded following a 125-96 loss at Miami on Tuesday night. “These guys responded extremely well without two of our top players. “That’s an effort stat,” Carlisle said of the rebounding. “We didn’t attack the zone the way we should.” Wood said it did throw the Rockets off their game. They scored a few baskets but it wasn’t like the barrage they hit us with in the second half.” Zones are harder to play than man-to-man, but we did a terrific job. We went to a zone to disrupt their rhythm. “Their shotmaking was exceptional in the third quarter,” Carlisle said. The Rockets led 94-91 after three quarters, but the Pacers opened the fourth with a 10-2 run and maintained control the rest of the way.Ĭarlisle said the turning point was assistant coach Lloyd Pierce’s decision to go to the zone in the fourth quarter. Jae’Sean Tate had 18 points, and Eric Gordon scored 15. He had a calm poise to us that helped us get through the third quarter.”Ĭhristian Wood scored 22 points for Houston, and Jalen Green added 20 in his return after missing nearly a month with a strained hamstring. He hit a 3, he hit a couple of mid-range shots, he attacked the rim and made some nice touch passes. “His offensive decision making was on point. “Myles was sensational,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. Chris Duarte scored 18 points and Jeremy Lamb had 16 for Indiana, which played without starters Malcolm Brogdon (sore right Achilles tendon) and Domantas Sabonis (sore right calf). Turner made 14 of 18 shots as the Pacers hit 52.8% from the field. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Myles Turner had 32 points and 10 rebounds, Caris LeVert had 24 points and 11 assists, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Houston Rockets 118-106 Thursday night.
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