After two consecutive defeats, the Third Place Green Army in the East has regained its momentum at home and ushered in the challenge of the Pacers, who ranked thirteenth in the East during the five-game losing streak.
On the Green Army side, head coach Uduka made adjustments, Theis entered the starting lineup, and the Green Army also tried to win by surprise and defend the home field to end the losing streak.
On the other hand, on the Side of the Pacers, Carlisle lined up, and whether the Pacers could stage a big upset in this battle has undoubtedly become a major attraction of this game!
Finally, after four quarters of fighting, with a perfect start of 11-2, the Green Army, which played at home, overpowered the Pacers in the first half and occupied the initiative on the court.
Although after returning from the second half, Halliburton + Jaylen Smith felt hot in the third quarter and led the Pacers all the way to the score, preserving the suspense of the game.
But in the last minute of the final battle, Tatum + Jaylen Brown + Derek White successively exerted their strength, and the Green Army took the opportunity to establish a 5-point lead, while the Pacers could not catch up with the points and had to lose.
The Green Army, which finally withstood the pressure, also defeated the Pacers at home 128-123, successfully refused a big upset, and also gave the opponent Pacers 6 consecutive defeats!
Playing at home in this game, the Green Army swept away the slump during the losing streak, playing a team performance of as many as 6 people scoring in double figures and all the soldiers.
In the case of smart + Horford + Theiss + Derrick White and other main players, each performing their duties, the joint cut of the 63 + 13 double probe flower Tatum + Jaylen Brown play, it is particularly critical!
Tatum was well-defended in this game, starting 36 minutes, shooting 3 three-pointers on 10-of-24 shooting, and contributing 31 points, 6 rebounds + 6 assists + 1 steal + 1 block.
Among them, in the third quarter, his heroic performance of scoring 11 points in a single quarter not only stepped forward and led the Green Army to withstand the pressure of the Pacers' points, but also once became an invincible existence for opponents!
Of course, the green army was able to beat the Pacers in this game, and the performance of the team's main attacker Jaylen Brown also played a crucial role.
Jaylen Brown was very efficient, starting 33 minutes, shooting nearly 70% of the 12-of-18 shooting, and bombing a game-high 32 points, plus 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals.
And in the first quarter, he single-handedly scored 14 points of the key play, helped the Green Army smoothly open the situation, and almost single-handedly disrupted the Pacers' defensive rhythm and deployment!
More importantly, after cutting 30+ at the same time in this game, according to statistics, Tatum + Jaylen Brown also became the first pair in the history of the Green Army since 1987 to have 30 points and 5 assists at the same time, setting a brilliant record!
On the other hand, on the Side of the Pacers, the team reversed the defeat in this game, and finally lost by 5 points, and swallowed the performance of 6 consecutive losses, which is obviously regrettable.
But rationally speaking, for the Pacers, this game, the team is not completely without highlights and gains.
After all, in the case of Hield shooting only 2 of 10 shots in the whole game, the hand feel is not good, the play of the 22-year-old young player Halliburton in this game is indeed remarkable!
In this campaign, Halliburton was full of firepower, starting 24 minutes, shooting 90% of the 10-of-11 shooting, and the three-point shot was 6 shots and 6 shots without false shots, cutting a team-high 30 points, plus 1 rebound, 2 assists and 3 steals.
Although he was unable to single-handedly help the Pacers win the victory, there is one thing to say, the excellent performance of Halliburton in this game has indeed caused great trouble to the Green Army, and it can be said that although it is defeated!
Just in the face of the rising Tatum + Jaylen Brown, as well as the huge disparity in the strength and depth of the squad, Harry Burton, who has worked hard for a whole but is alone, seems to have no choice but to accept the reality of 6 consecutive defeats.