On January 6, Beijing time, the NBA regular season ushered in a focus showdown, the Nets challenged the Pacers away, Irving returned to stage his season debut, the First Half Nets were suppressed by the Pacers, has been lagging behind, the HalfTime Nets lost 73 points, 13 points behind.
The biggest attraction of this game is the return of Irving, who has not returned to the team because of refusing to be vaccinated, and after nearly half a season, Irving has finally ushered in a comeback, and the Nets' big three have been combined for the first time. The Pacers are average and have entered a rebuilding period, having previously suffered five consecutive defeats.
Owen made a comeback into the first move, the Big Three. At the beginning of the first quarter, both teams had good shooting rates, and the score alternately rose and clenched the score. Durant felt good, scoring 16 points in a single quarter, and Irving made three missing shots in the first quarter. Stephenson became the Pacers' Wizards, scoring 20 points on 8-of-9 shooting in six minutes to detonate the Pacers' home game and give the Pacers a 37-32 lead in the first quarter.
Irving, who didn't score in the first quarter, began to explode at the beginning of the second quarter, hitting three consecutive goals, plus two free throws, personally arranging the team's first eight points of the quarter, and the Nets chased the Pacers 40-43. The Pacers hit two consecutive three-pointers after a timeout to stabilize the situation, Harden made 3 fouls and 2 of 3, Stephenson returned to the court again, the Pacers always suppressed the Nets, Sabonis Jr. scored under the basket, Sykes hit a three-pointer, and the Nets trailed 44-56.
The Nets began chasing points, Durant scored on a jumper, the Nets trailed to 50-58, and Washington hit a three-pointer to stabilize the situation. The Nets made more mistakes, the Pacers felt hot on the outside, Sykes hit a three-pointer, and the Pacers extended their advantage to 14 points. The Nets trailed 60-73 at halftime.
Durant had 20 points, three rebounds and two assists at halftime, Harden had just eight points on 3-of-8 shooting, no assists, Irving had 8 points and four assists, and Aldridge, who came off the bench, scored 13 points. On the Pacers' side, Stephenson became a Wizard, playing 16 minutes in the half and scoring 24 points and 4 assists, Sabonis Jr. 15 points and Sykes 12 points.