On January 6, Beijing time, the NBA Pacers hosted the Hawks, and their starting five Tigers were Haliburton, Bruce Brown, Nesmith, Smith, and Turner, and the Hawks' starting lineup was Trae Young, Murray, Johnson, Saddiq Bey, and Capela.
At the beginning of the first quarter, Murray scored 3 points with an arrow from the outside, and Johnson also drew his bow and shot a 3-point shot from a distance, and the Hawks led 6-0 in the opening game. Nesmith scored 2 points on a rebound basket, Bruce Brown hit a 2-point pull-up jumper, and Nesmith hit another 2-point shot to tie the score at 6-6. The two sides chased and killed, and the Pacers led the Hawks by 14 points at 38:24 at the end of the first quarter.
The fight continued in the second quarter, Mathurin made a foul and scored two free throws, Johnson hit two points with both hands, Toppin hit a 3-point shot from the outside, McConaughey scored two points under the fast break, and the Pacers expanded to 19 points at 45:26. The two sides fell into offensive mode, and the Hawks trailed the Pacers by 24 points at 54-78.
Statistics of the first half of the two sides: Smith 12 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block in the Pacers, Smith 11 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, Haliburton 7 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, Turner 10 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, Brown 11 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Murray 17 points, Bey 7 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Trae Young 5 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. Bogdanovic had 7 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.
In the second half, the Pacers ushered in a hundred flowers today, with eight people scoring double-doubles, Haliburton, Turner, Brown, Mathurin and others took turns to score offense, and they were firmly in a big lead. The Hawks Temurray and Bogdanovic worked hard to catch up, and Trae Young fell into a state of iron. In the end, the battle game ended, and the Pacers slaughtered the Hawks 150-116!