Preseason: Pacers beat Hawks Trae Young Murray is out for Haliburton 15+8

On October 17, Beijing time, the Indiana Pacers hosted the Atlanta Hawks, Trae Young Murray was absent, and the Pacers defeated the Hawks 116-112. In the first quarter, the two sides played inextricably, with only one point difference. In the second quarter, the Pacers scored 43-15 in a single quarter, extending the game gap to 27 points. In the third quarter, the Hawks went 35-21 to narrow the score to 13. The Hawks narrowed the gap to five points at one point, but the Pacers held on to the victory.

Statistics:

Pacers: Haliburton 15 points and 8 assists, Hield 11 points, 3 boards and 5 assists, Turner 13 points and 4 boards, Brown 8 points and 4 assists, Topping 7 points and 3 boards, Marcelin 9 points, 4 boards and 4 assists, Shepard 9 points and 4 boards, Smith 9 points and 7 boards, Nesmith 15 points, McConaughey 7 points and 9 assists

Hawks: Hunter 16 points and 3 boards, Okonwu 11 points and 6 boards, Bogdanovic 9 points, 5 boards and 3 assists, Bavkin 8 points, 6 boards and 3 assists, Sadiq Bay 21 points and 10 boards, Griffin 15 points and 2 boards, Fernando 8 points and 3 boards, Forrester 8 points and 4 assists

Stars of the Field:

The best player of the game is the core of the Pacers, Haliburton, in a short 23 minutes, Haliburton can not only score himself but also connect teams, the new season of Haliburton is worth looking forward to.

Highlights:

Turner scored from the middle distance

Smith scored strongly

Haliburton dashing throw

Smith made a 3-pointer from the outside

Topping counters the snap

Competition Review:

In the first quarter, Hunter's left-handed layup caused a foul on Marcelin's hitter, and the Hawks took the lead. After that, Marcelin jumped for a layup to help the Pacers complete the score. With Turner hitting a three-point shot from the outside, the Pacers completed the comeback, and with Okonvu hitting a free throw, both sides scored 10-7. Brown's outside three-point shot gives the Pacers a three-point lead. Griffin then hit a three-point shot from the outside to give the Hawks a one-point lead. In the first quarter, the two sides were 31-30.

McConaughey's score helped the Pacers complete the rally in the second quarter, and then Smith hit a three-pointer and then led the Pacers by two points, after which the Pacers extended the gap to eight points, and Sadiq Bey's three-point shot helped the Hawks close the gap to five points. Smith hit a three-point shot, and the difference was back to 6 points. As Brown scored on a layup, the margin was widened to double digits by the Pacers. With Halliburton scoring back-to-back, the difference came to 13 points. Marcelin hit a layup to bring the deficit to 18 points. Smith then hit a rebound to bring the deficit to 27 points, and the Pacers completely blew up the Hawks at halftime.

In the third quarter, Turner opened the scoring to widen the gap to 29 points, and the Hawks' back-to-back scores were narrowed to 24 points. Okonvu's stop-and-go jumper brought the gap back to 23 points. Brown's 3-pointer crossed Yang and the difference was back at 26 points. Topping's violent dunk extended the Pacers' advantage, after which Bavkin scored five straight points and the Hawks narrowed the gap to 23 points. With Bay's three-point shot, the gap was narrowed to 16 points. The gap was further narrowed after the timeout, and the Pacers led by 13 points in the third quarter.

The Hawks started the fourth quarter with back-to-back scores, and with Griffin hitting a three, the gap was narrowed to seven points. Walkers called out a timeout. The timeout came back, and the Pacers scored back-to-back points, and the difference returned to 13 points. The Hawks then narrowed the gap to eight points. Gueye hit a three-point shot to bring the gap back to five. The Pacers have since widened the gap to 8 points through free throws. However, the Hawks did not give up, narrowing the score to 4 points in the final 42 seconds of the game, and in the end, the Pacers defeated the Hawks at home!

Both sides start

Pacers starters: Haliburton, Marceline, Bruce Brown, Topping, Turner

Hawks starters: Bogdanovic City, Bavkin, Hunter, Johnson, Okonwu