On March 1, Beijing time, the NBA regular season, the Lone Ranger was reversed by the Pacers 122-124 to swallow up a losing streak. The Lone Rangers led by two points in the first quarter, the Pacers went on a 38-26 offensive run to go up by 10 points in the second quarter, and the Pacers led by eight points in the third quarter, and Nembhard missed two free throws in the final quarter and Irving missed a three-point shoot. Irving and Doncic combined for the Lone Rangers 1-4.
Two teams of data
Lone Ranger: Bullock 14 points and 3 rebounds, Powell 8 points and 3 rebounds, Irving 16 points, 9 assists and 5 rebounds, Doncic 39 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, Hardaway Jr. 16 points and 3 rebounds, Wood 12 points and 6 rebounds.
Pacers: Haliburton 32 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Turner 24 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks, Hield 10 points and 5 rebounds, Walla 16 points, Jaylen Smith 11 points and 9 rebounds.
Star of the field - Halliburton
Haliburton won the game against Kyrie Irving, and Irving defeated Haliburton in the starting lineup in the All-Star Voting stage, but Haliburton beat Irving with 14 points in the third quarter, and Haliburton also outperformed Irving with 32 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in the game.
Tidbits
Before the game, the whole team celebrated Kléber's comeback, and Pinson sat directly on Kléber.
Doncic also opened the game to celebrate Kléber's return.
Highlight moments
Doncic's super slow three-step back.
Kléber's first dunk after his comeback.
Big Mo's long pass Josh Green fast-break layup.
Haliburton presses down on layups.
Turner went down and slammed his hand.
Haliburton made a fake fax shot to complete a three-pointer.
Josh Green's outstretched dunk detonates home turf.
Match Review
In the opening game, Doncic broke through the basket and scored, Hield responded with a mid-range shot, Powell completed a 2+1 with an empty cut, Turner responded with a dunk and completed another layup, Irving picked a layup, and Doncic came to a three-point Pacers timeout. Then the two teams hit the iron in succession, Doncic changed to break first, Hield made a three-point foul for Hardaway Jr. and made three free throws, Doncic grabbed a dragon and scored, Haliburton made two fouls, Kléber scored a layup, Doncic made two fouls and hit one of them, Nesmith scored one from mid-range, and Haliburton hit a layup, and the Lone Ranger led 33-31 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Smith hit the first 3-pointer, Marcelin made two free throws, and Da Mo hit a three-point shot, Smith countered and made two free throws, and the Pacers already had the lead. Irving assisted Hardaway Jr.'s 3-point shot, Nesmith made two fouls and hit one free throw, Turner also hit a shot, and Doncic broke through to tie the two teams. Hield hit two free throws and Green broke through, Nesmith hit a 3-pointer after completing a 2+1, Wood made a dunk, and Haliburton hit a 3-pointer, and the Pacers outscored the Lone Ranger 70-59 at halftime.
Easy side battle, Nesmith broke through and scored, Hardaway Jr. responded with three points, Haliburton made a layup and Bullock responded with another three-pointer, Nesmith ate a technical foul Irving hit a free throw, Doncic broke through and created a foul, Haliburton made a free throw, Kléber hit a three-point shot after Bullock hit two consecutive three-pointers, and the Lone Ranger rallied by one point after the Pacers paused. After a timeout, the Pacers went on a 12-5 run to rally again, and Walla scored eight straight points. Harr Jr. also hit a 3-pointer, Turner hit two consecutive hits, and Haliburton hit another 3-pointer to give the Pacers a 106-98 lead over the Lone Rangers after the third quarter.
In the final quarter, the Pacers played a 6-0 offensive run after Wood hit a basket in the opening game, and Green dunked after Irving made a layup, and the Pacers called a timeout. Irving came from mid-range after Nembhard completed a three-pointer, Walla forced a Jr. hand, and Kidd called a timeout. Kléber hit Turner on a jumper, Doncic singled out Masselyn in response, Irving was capped, Turner received Haliburton to make a foul, Doncic and Bullock hit three points to narrow down to 1 point, but Haliburton made two fouls and hit one of the free throws, Irving hit a layup after hitting a three-point iron, the Lone Ranger foul tactics, Nembold missed two free throws, Irving hit a three-point shoot, and the Lone Ranger was reversed.
Two teams start
Lone Ranger: Doncic, Irving, Bullock, Powell, Big Holloday;
Pacers: Halliburton, Myerstern, Hield, Nesmith, Nembuchard;
Text/Yan Xiaobai