Professional DNA
Indiana Pacers attack through catch & shoot
25.8 % of their plays · 2025-26
25.8
%
The question
How does Indiana Pacers play?
The evidence
Indiana Pacers · pick & roll (ball-handler): 0.920 points per play
On offense
The play-type split describes where the points come from, not how well each one is defended.
- catch & shoot1.00 points per play
25.8 % of their plays · 14th percentile
- transition1.13 points per play
19.3 % of their plays · 35th percentile
- pick & roll (ball-handler)0.92 points per play
16.3 % of their plays · 90th percentile
- cuts to the basket1.28 points per play
5.9 % of their plays · 31th percentile
- miscellaneous plays0.41 points per play
5.3 % of their plays · 7th percentile
- rolling to the rim1.13 points per play
5.3 % of their plays · 62th percentile
- one-on-one0.83 points per play
5.0 % of their plays · 3th percentile
- coming off screens0.95 points per play
4.5 % of their plays · 41th percentile
- putbacks1.04 points per play
4.5 % of their plays · 10th percentile
- hand-offs0.86 points per play
4.1 % of their plays · 3th percentile
- post-ups1.04 points per play
4.0 % of their plays · 69th percentile
On defense
What the team concedes on each play type. A high percentile is good defense: fewer points allowed per play.
- catch & shoot1.07 points per play
21.9 % of their plays · 31th percentile
- transition1.17 points per play
17.7 % of their plays · 21th percentile
- pick & roll (ball-handler)0.95 points per play
15.8 % of their plays · 0th percentile
- one-on-one1.00 points per play
7.9 % of their plays · 0th percentile
- rolling to the rim1.12 points per play
6.5 % of their plays · 31th percentile
- cuts to the basket1.38 points per play
6.4 % of their plays · 10th percentile
- putbacks1.16 points per play
5.5 % of their plays · 35th percentile
- miscellaneous plays0.51 points per play
5.1 % of their plays · 41th percentile
- hand-offs0.93 points per play
5.1 % of their plays · 69th percentile
- coming off screens1.01 points per play
4.4 % of their plays · 28th percentile
- post-ups1.05 points per play
3.6 % of their plays · 31th percentile
Limitations
FactDerivedAssumption
What this does not prove
- The play-type split describes where the points come from, not how well each one is defended.
- It portrays the 2025-26 season, already closed. It is not what comes next.
- This DNA profile does not include movement or touch data.
From here
Where it comes from
Source
2026-07-26
Model input
2026-07-26
Computation
2026-11-07
This answer
2026-11-07
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