Beijing time January 30, today, the Pacers away to challenge the Lone Ranger, this is a contest between the fifth in the West and the third from the bottom in the East, obviously, the strength of the Lone Ranger to occupy a great advantage, plus Turner, Brogden and TJ Warren can not play, the Pacers are very difficult. Sure enough, in the first quarter under Doncic's leadership, the Lone Ranger established a double-digit advantage, the score was 34-23, Doncic was 5 of 9 in the first quarter, cut 14 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists without errors, Sabonis performed not to hesitate, 3 of 3 in a single quarter, with 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
Entering the second quarter, Washington felt hot, and even shots and buckles to score 10 points, but Bullock teamed up with Brunson to score 7 points and color, after which Josh Green also had a 2-point stronger basket, and the game was suspended. Back from the timeout, Sabonis teamed up with Lamb to score 5 points, Doncic played 2+1 after coming on the court, but then LeVert also scored 2+1, followed by Dort and Holliday scored 4 points, but Bullock began to erupt, he made two consecutive three-point rain on the outside and then played 2+1, after the Pacers made a mistake, Bullock's fast-attack receiver took another 3 points, Doncic also hit a three-pointer, and at halftime, the Lone Ranger led the opponent by 12 points 72-60.
Half-time stats, Sabonis 15 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, Doncic 22 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 0 turnovers, Bullock 5 of 5, a single quarter score of 14 points. Easy side fight again, Porzingis injured, Doncic hit the board first to score 2 points, and then, the Lone Ranger played another wave of 6-0, the difference reached 18 points, the Pacers asked for a timeout. After the timeout, Holliday stopped bleeding from mid-range, Sabonis also had two points under the basket, and back, Finney Smith quickly attacked into 2+1, and after the Pacers scored four consecutive points, Bullock hit two more 3-pointers, Doncic also had two points on the board, and Bullock hit a three-pointer in the bottom corner. At the end of the third quarter, the Lone Ranger led the Pacers by 24 points 104-80, and Bullock made 8 of 9 in the third quarter, cutting 23 points and three rebounds.
In the final quarter, Brunson scored two points from mid-range, Sabonis teamed up with Dort to score four points, and Nelikina hit back with two quick runs, and the game was suspended. Returning from the timeout, Washington continued his excellent hand and won again on the offensive end, but Kleber scored two more points under the basket, and at this time, the point difference was still above 20 points. But the Pacers then played a wave of attacks, Doncic, Bullock and others were forced to return to the court, Doncic came on the court to stabilize the hearts of the army, he threw a 2-point shot, and then assisted teammates to dunk under the basket, and in the end, the Lone Ranger won the Pacers 132-105.
After this game, the Lone Ranger won two straight games with a record of 29 wins and 21 losses, continuing to rank fifth in the West, and the Pacers' record of 18 wins and 33 losses continued to rank thirteenth in the East. Doncic played less than 32 minutes, 12 of 21, 4 of 9 three-pointers, 2 of 7 from the free throw line, cut 30 points, 6 rebounds, 12 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, only one turnover, plus-minus as high as +34, excellent performance also made him usher in a milestone, this is the 150th time in Doncic's career 234 games to cut 20 +5+5.
Bullock came off the bench for 24 minutes and made big surprises, scoring 23 points and 3 rebounds on 8-of-11, 6-of-8 three-pointers, Kleber 5-of-9, contributing 15 points and 14 rebounds, Brunson 6-of-12 with 13 points and 8 assists, and Powell 10 points and 3 rebounds. For the Pacers, Sabonis played 28 minutes and 44 seconds, 8 of 10, 21 points, 15 rebounds and 8 assists, Washington scored 22 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists on 9 of 17, Le Vere was 4 of 10 with 14 points and 4 assists, Dort had 12 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Holliday 7 points, Craig started 20 minutes, 4 of 0, and did not score.