The Indiana Pacers got a rare come from behind victory tonight, topping the Houston Rockets behind a strong fourth quarter performance, particularly from Goga Bitadze, who had four huge points in the closing stretch to put the Pacers back on top late. The Pacers had all but faded in this one, trailing by 12 after three quarters, suffering at the hands of Christian Wood, scorer of 20 third quarter points.
Wood nearly outscored Indiana on his own in the third, leading Houston to a resounding 39-22 quarter victory. It was the first time all night the two teams found any real separation from each other following a highly contested first half.