The Sacramento Kings’ struggles continued as their losing streak stretched to three games following a tough 122-95 defeat against the Indiana Pacers on December 22. De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis attempted to bring the team back on track with their offense but it was far from the Pacers’ efficient offense. Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton led the claimed 14 points and eight assists as Indiana put on a balanced attack that surprised the Kings at the Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA. The Kings have failed to secure the win against the Pacers on their home ground.
Indiana Pacers vs Sacramento Kings box score and player stats
Indiana Pacers player stats | Player | Position | MIN | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | +/- |
| Bennedict Mathurin | F | 29:57 | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 27 |
| Pascal Siakam | F | 28:07 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 13 |
| Myles Turner | C | 24:51 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 |
| Andrew Nembhard | G | 18:50 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | G | 30:47 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 15 |
| Obi Toppin | - | 21:21 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 |
| T.J. McConnell | - | 22:37 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 |
| Ben Sheppard | - | 17:20 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 |
| Jarace Walker | - | 19:13 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
| Johnny Furphy | - | 8:14 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Thomas Bryant | - | 13:54 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 19 |
| James Johnson | - | 4:51 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Aaron Nesmith | - | DND | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTALS | | | 50 | 86 | 58.1 | 17 | 39 | 43.6 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 6 | 44 | 50 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 122 | 27 |
| Player | Position | MIN | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | +/- |
| DeMar DeRozan | F | 28:08 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -21 |
| Keegan Murray | F | 28:25 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -12 |
| Domantas Sabonis | C | 31:17 | 8 | 22 | 36.4 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 | -26 |
| Malik Monk | G | 31:40 | 6 | 16 | 37.5 | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | -19 |
| De'Aaron Fox | G | 35:19 | 7 | 19 | 36.8 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | -19 |
| Kevin Huerter | - | 23:26 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -12 |
| Trey Lyles | - | 19:28 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -4 |
| Doug McDermott | - | 18:02 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -12 |
| Orlando Robinson | - | 4:51 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Isaac Jones | - | 4:51 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| Colby Jones | - | 4:51 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 |
| Keon Ellis | - | 4:51 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | - | 4:51 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 |
| Jae Crowder | - | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alex Len | - | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTALS | | | 35 | 96 | 36.5 | 12 | 38 | 31.6 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 95 | -27 |
Indiana Pacers vs Sacramento Kings game summary
The Sacramento Kings failed to get closer to the win on Sunday against the Indiana Pacers. Their gameplay saw a significant collapse in the second half, they eventually faced a 122-95 blowout. It was their fourth straight loss, bringing their stats to 13-17 and a disheartening 6-11 at home. Fans at Golden 1 Center were disappointed in the arena and on social media as the Kings showed little fight against Indiana’s sharp shooting and fast-paced offense.
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