The NBA regular season continues with the Pacers hosting the Knicks today, who have just made a blockbuster trade to send away RJ Barrett and Quickley in exchange for Anunoby. Before the new signings could come on, the team was missing a big man from the starters and benches, so it was not in good shape and finally lost to the Pacers 126-140. Haliburton, the boss of the Pacers, once again rewrote history, a record that no one has done in the 21st century, and he has successfully achieved it, which is already a supergiant level.
The Knicks lost 2 big men, but the backcourt combination completely exploded, DiVincenzo got the opportunity, shooting 15 of 21 from the field, and 7 of 11 from three-point range, and proved himself with 38 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals. Brunson continued his excellent performance, chipped in 28 points + 6 assists. Randle was also in good shape, handing in a double-double of 28 points and 12 rebounds. Fournier scored 10 points off the bench, and the rest of the players were lackluster, and the team couldn't hold on to the Pacers and was eventually defeated.
As for the Pacers, they've been in good form lately. Nembhard scored 14 points in the game, and Nesmith also exploded, contributing 25 points and 2 assists on 8-of-13 shooting. Center Turner played well, shooting 10-of-17 from the field and scoring 28 points and 8 rebounds. Mathurin on the bench also turned into a bench bandit and scored 20 points alone. Toppin had 9 points and 8 rebounds, shooting 60% from the field and 55% from three-point range.
The team can play such a crazy attack, and it is naturally inseparable from the commander Haliburton. Although Haliburton is only 23 years old, he is already the boss of the Pacers. played 35 minutes in this game, shot 8 of 16 from the field, and cut 22 points, 23 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. Not only is his scoring performance first-class, with 23 assists in a single game, but he is also a phenomenal existence, and the whole team has been revitalized by him. Many fans ridiculed that a pig can eat cakes.
Not only that, but Haliburton's madness doesn't stop there. In the last game against the Bulls, Haliburton also played 37 minutes, shooting 7 of 17 from the field, and cut down 21 points, 3 rebounds and 20 assists.
In this way, Haliburton has created a unique record in the 21st century, scoring 20 points + 20 assists in 2 consecutive games, Haliburton is the only existence in the 21st century, and even legendary point guards such as Curry, Paul, and Nash have not done it. Even if you look at the history of the NBA, only Magic and Stockton have ever done it. It can be seen that today's Haliburton is already comparable to Magic and Stockton, as if he has entered the ranks of superstars.
It is worth mentioning that with 43 points and 43 assists in 2 games, but only 2 turnovers, it is not an exaggeration to say that Haliburton is a machine. If he continues to play like this, he will become the active No. 1 point guard.