On April 2, Beijing time, the Celtics beat the Pacers 128-123 to end a two-game losing streak and stabilize the third place in the East of Green Kai. In this game, Green Kai led by 9 points in the first round, was narrowed to 7 points at halftime, narrowed to 5 points after the third quarter of the Pacers, and Haliburton ate the sixth foul at the beginning of the final quarter, Green Kai took the opportunity to open the point difference, and finally the Celtics won.
Jason Tatum seemed to be sleepwalking throughout the first half, breaking through iron, mid-range iron, three-point iron, 2 points, 2 rebounds and 3 total steals on 1 of 5 + 1 of 3 points in the first quarter, 2 of 7 in the second quarter, 5 of 6 from the free throw line to get 10 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, relying on free throws to score 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in the free throw half (4 of 13 + 4 of 3 points 1 efficiency was very poor).
Fortunately, Jaylen Brown is in a stable state, in the first quarter he is the offensive arrow of Green Kai, 6 consecutive impact basket hit 5 goals, but also shot a three-pointer single quarter 14 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1, the second quarter still felt 7 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, half-time Jaylen still bombed 21 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds and 1 steal (9 of 14).
The key to the Pacers' grip on the score was Halliburton, who felt like he had entered ZONE at the start of the game, shooting 90% of the first quarter, 2 of 2 of three points, 10 points, 2 assists and 3 steals, 4 of 4 of 3 in the second quarter, 2 of 2 of 3 points, 9 of 10 in the half, 4 of 4 of 3 points, 22 points, 2 assists and 3 steals, shooting 90% from the field, and receiving some applause on the road. From another point of view, he and Jaylen formed a confrontational situation.
In the third quarter, Halliburton still felt so good, 2 of 2 of 3 points in a single quarter, 8 points and 1 rebound, 10 of 11 in the third quarter, 6 of 6 in three points, 30 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 3 steals, and the fly in the ointment was that he suffered 5 fouls in 25 minutes in the third quarter. Tatum also regained his touch in the third quarter with 4 of 8 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, 23+6+5 in the third quarter. Brown also finished the third quarter with 25 points, 5 assists and 2 rebounds, and Halliburton single-handedly confronted the double probe.
In the final quarter, Harry Burton was whistled off the field for his sixth foul, and the two detectives teamed up to stretch the gap to 8 points, but Stevens and Bitazer hit three-pointers to narrow the gap to 2 points, Tatum broke through to score 2 points, Jaylen Brown broke through to cause 2+1, the Pacers chased 3 points 39 seconds before the final game, White key layup to stabilize the game, and the Pacers did not hit Green Kai to win by three points.
Tatum had 31 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 block on 10-of-24, Jaylen had 32 points, 7 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals on 12-of-18, and double-probe spent 63 points, 13 assists and 9 rebounds.
Text/Yan Xiaobai