Indiana Pacers vs. Phoenix Suns
March 12, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Suns beat the Pacers 123-108 on 2026-03-12 on the road against the Pacers. The Pacers started Ivica Zubac, Andrew Nembhard, Ethan Thompson, Jarace Walker, and Kobe Brown. The Suns started Devin Booker, Royce O'Neale, Jalen Green, Collin Gillespie, and Oso Ighodaro. Jalen Green (Suns) scored 21 points (10/15) in his matchups, with Ethan Thompson as his primary defender. Andrew Nembhard (Pacers) scored 5 points (2/6) in his matchups, with Devin Booker as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
IND
Indiana Pacers
108
Did not play: T.J. McConnell (DND - Injury/Illness), Aaron Nesmith (DND - Injury/Illness), Obi Toppin (DND - Injury/Illness)
PHX
Phoenix Suns
123
Did not play: Haywood Highsmith (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
IND
Indiana Pacers
Starting lineup
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Andrew Nembhard
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Ethan Thompson
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Jarace Walker
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Kobe Brown
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Ivica Zubac
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Ivica Zubac · Andrew Nembhard · Ethan Thompson · Jarace Walker · Kobe Brown Starter 3.8 min
- Ivica Zubac · Andrew Nembhard · Ethan Thompson · Jarace Walker · Jalen Slawson 12.2 min
- Ethan Thompson · Micah Potter · Jalen Slawson · Kam Jones · Taelon Peter 6.1 min
- Jay Huff · Ethan Thompson · Jarace Walker · Kobe Brown · Kam Jones 4.1 min
- Jay Huff · Ben Sheppard · Jalen Slawson · Kam Jones · Taelon Peter 3.9 min
PHX
Phoenix Suns
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Devin Booker · Royce O'Neale · Jalen Green · Collin Gillespie · Oso Ighodaro Starter 11.1 min
- Devin Booker · Jordan Goodwin · Ryan Dunn · Rasheer Fleming · Khaman Maluach 7.6 min
- Royce O'Neale · Jalen Green · Jordan Goodwin · Collin Gillespie · Rasheer Fleming 5.9 min
- Amir Coffey · Jalen Green · Collin Gillespie · Oso Ighodaro · Rasheer Fleming 4.0 min
- Devin Booker · Amir Coffey · Jalen Green · Collin Gillespie · Oso Ighodaro 3.8 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Pacers defense
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Jalen Green 21 pts (10/15) in 69 possessions
Guarded by: Ethan Thompson (33 %, 2 pts) · Taelon Peter (13 %, 0 pts) · Kobe Brown (10 %, 7 pts)
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Devin Booker 22 pts (9/19) in 68 possessions
Guarded by: Jalen Slawson (24 %, 2 pts) · Jarace Walker (22 %, 5 pts) · Ethan Thompson (11 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Ethan Thompson | Jalen Green: 23 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Royce O'Neale: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Jalen Slawson | Devin Booker: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/5) · Ryan Dunn: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jarace Walker | Devin Booker: 15 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Royce O'Neale: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Kam Jones | Collin Gillespie: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jalen Green: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Taelon Peter | Collin Gillespie: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jalen Green: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Kobe Brown | Royce O'Neale: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jalen Green: 7 poss., 7 pts (3/4) |
| Micah Potter | Rasheer Fleming: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Oso Ighodaro: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ivica Zubac | Oso Ighodaro: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Khaman Maluach: 7 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Andrew Nembhard | Ryan Dunn: 8 poss., 5 pts (1/1) · Collin Gillespie: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jay Huff | Oso Ighodaro: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Khaman Maluach: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Ben Sheppard | Devin Booker: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Jalen Green: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Suns defense
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Andrew Nembhard 5 pts (2/6) in 33 possessions
Guarded by: Devin Booker (46 %, 2 pts) · Jordan Goodwin (11 %, 0 pts) · Amir Coffey (8 %, 0 pts)
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Jarace Walker 17 pts (7/11) in 54 possessions
Guarded by: Jalen Green (28 %, 7 pts) · Royce O'Neale (22 %, 3 pts) · Devin Booker (17 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Devin Booker | Andrew Nembhard: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Jalen Slawson: 12 poss., 7 pts (3/5) |
| Jalen Green | Ethan Thompson: 24 poss., 10 pts (3/6) · Jarace Walker: 15 poss., 7 pts (3/4) |
| Royce O'Neale | Kobe Brown: 15 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Jarace Walker: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Collin Gillespie | Kam Jones: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ethan Thompson: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Oso Ighodaro | Ivica Zubac: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jay Huff: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Rasheer Fleming | Jalen Slawson: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Micah Potter: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan Goodwin | Taelon Peter: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jarace Walker: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Ryan Dunn | Jalen Slawson: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Kam Jones: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Khaman Maluach | Ivica Zubac: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Micah Potter: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Amir Coffey | Taelon Peter: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ethan Thompson: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jamaree Bouyea | Ethan Thompson: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jarace Walker: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Isaiah Livers |