Owen is back! On January 6, the NBA regular season, the Nets played against the Pacers, Irving made their season debut, and the Nets Big Three played together for the first time this season. In the first quarter, Irving scored no points on 0-of-3, and Stephenson returned to the Pacers to play a perfect quarter, scoring 20 points to give the Pacers a lead.
The Nets suffered 3 consecutive defeats, Irving's return became the biggest attraction of this game, now Irving can only play in away games, Durant and Harden have new helpers, Irving's season debut is also worth paying attention to. The Pacers were led by Turner and Sabonis.
In the first quarter, Irving could not shoot from the back mid-range, and Sykes broke through the layup, he is a veteran of the CBA Guangzhou team, just joined the Pacers, and scored 22 points in the last game. Nets Durant hit two-pointers, Sabonis Jr. hit 2+1, Durant hit another shot, Harden was blocked by Turner, he singled and hit consecutive hits, Holliday's three-point shot, Durant hit back with three points, Sabonis Jr. hit all two free throws, a 1-point difference.
Turner big hat Irving, Sabonis assisted Sykes scored, Clarkston responded inside, Irving was replaced, he made 2 of 0 two turnovers and 1 assist, Durant made two fouls and made two free throws, Turner jump shot also caused Durant's second foul, plus a free throw. Stephenson came on and the fans applauded, he was also a Player in the Pacers and did well. Previously, Stephenson played for the CBA Liaoning team.
Durant couldn't shoot in the middle, Sabonis Jr. scored in the rebound, Stephenson's three-point shot, the fans cheered, and he also played the guitar, the iconic celebration action. Johnson's three-point shot, Stephenson's two-pointer, Aldridge hit a hit, and Stephenson's mid-range shot was able to respond, scoring 7 points and stealing the limelight of Irving's debut. Durant hit two points and Stephenson hit a layup again, scoring nine points on 4-of-4.
Ader scored 2+1 to chase points, Irving came on again, and Stephenson hit another three-point shot to get 12 points, completely becoming the protagonist of this game. Durant single-handedly fouled and scored 14 points as a 2+1, Johnson scored a layup and Stephenson scored again, 14 points. The Nets made a mistake, Stephenson hit a three-point shot and scored 17 points, completely crazy, Irving couldn't shoot, Ader scored two points, Stephenson's three-pointer scored, 20 points in the single quarter, played Hi, the first quarter game, the Pacers led 5 points 37-32, Stephenson scored 20 points on 8-of-9 shooting, hit 4 three-pointers.
Pacers starters: Sykes, Washington, Sabonis, Turner, Holliday
Nets starters: Duke, Durant, Clarkston, Harden, Irving