On January 6, Beijing time, the Nets played away to the Pacers, and the Nets trailed the Pacers 60-73 at the end of the half. The Nets finally welcomed Irving back in this game, but given that Irving has not played for a long time, his competitive status is also a question, but in any case, Irving's return is a key thing for the Nets, he can make Durant and Harden play more easily, so the Nets have a lot of chances to win this game. The Pacers played well in the first half, trailing the Nets by 13 points at the end of the half.
In the first quarter of the game, Sykes broke through the layup to score, then Durant shot, Sabonis played 2+1, back durant shot to continue to hit, then Harden scored 4 consecutive points, Holliday hit a three-pointer, then Durant hit a three-pointer, Sabonis 2 of 2 free throws, Sykes scored on the board, and then Clarkston scored on the layup, and the Nets led by 1 point. After the timeout, Durant made 2 of 2 free throws, Turner scored 2+1, Sabonis scored inside, then Stephenson hit a three-pointer, Johnson hit a three-pointer, back Stevenson shot also hit, Aldridge hit a shot, then Stephenson continued to score, Durant shot a score, then Stephenson continued to score, Aldridge played 2+1, the Pacers led the Nets by 1 point. After the timeout, Stephenson hit a three-pointer, Durant hit a 2+1, then Stephenson hit another three-pointer, and After Durant dunked and scored, Stephenson hit another three-pointer, and the Pacers led by five points at the end of the first quarter.
Holliday scored on a layup in the second quarter, and although Irving scored, Sabonis responded, Irving continued to hit, Stephenson scored inside, Irving scored 2-of-2 from the free throw, and then Irving continued to score on the layup, and the Nets trailed by 3 points. After the timeout, Brisseter hit two consecutive three-pointers, then Harden hit 2-of-3 free throws, Sabonis made 2-of-2 free throws, Clarkson scored inside, Sabonis scored on the inside, Sykes hit a three-pointer, Duke hit 2-of-2 free throws, Aldridge shot 2, Sykes shot 2-of-2, then Durant shot a score, Washington hit a 3-pointer, Stephenson made 2-of-2 free throws, Durant threw a score, Turner scored on a board, Aldridge scored under a basket, Sykes hit a three-pointer, Aldridge scored, Sabonis scored inside, after which Sabonis continued to help the team score, ending the half with the Pacers leading by 13 points.
The Pacers signed a 10-day short contract with Stephenson, at this time Stephenson still received some expectations, after all, Stephenson played a good performance in the Pacers, and now returns to the Pacers Stephenson is expected to play a good performance, and Stephenson did not live up to expectations, the first quarter of the game Stephenson offensive firepower, which helped the Pacers open the score, and then in the game Stephenson continued to play, Short-contract stiffster Stephenson finished the half with 24 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists. Irving did not find the form in the first quarter of the game, but in the second quarter, Irving began to play to help the team close to the score, and at the end of the half, Irving got 8 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.
Durant in the first half of the game is to help the team to support, after all, the Pacers in the first half of the game in the attack is hot, in the defensive end also gave the Nets a lot of restrictions, this time the Nets can only rely more on Durant, fortunately in the first half of the game Durant's offensive state is good, at the end of the half, Durant 12 8 got 20 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists data. Harden was in the offensive slump in the half, and at the end of the half, Harden had 8 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists on 3 of 8.