On January 7, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Celtics challenged the Pacers away, both sides were back-to-back, before the game, the Green Army ranked 1st in the East with 27 wins and 7 losses, while the Pacers ranked 4th in the East with 20 wins and 14 losses, Haliburton performed very well this season, often cutting down the double-double data of points + assists, and what kind of play he will play in the face of the Green Army's strong defense today is worth looking forward to. Green starters: Holiday + White + Brown + Tatum + Porzingis, Pacers starters: Haliburton + Hield + Nesmith + Smith + Turner.
In the first quarter of the game, Brown dunked and scored first, Pozin dunked with both hands, Holiday tossed, on the other hand, the Pacers played crazy iron, Smith hit a three-point shot to stop the bleeding, Turner tossed, Brown responded with a layup, Pozin was poked in the eye by Neysmith, the Green Army replaced him, Holiday, White and Horford hit three-pointers, the Green Army gradually gained the upper hand, how to shoot and iron on the outside of the Pacers, Turner made 2+1, Brown layup, Marceline made one of two free throws, Brown tossed, the two sides went back and forth, but the Green Army has maintained a double-digit lead, Brown is still scoring, Matherine dunked, Tatum chased a three-point response, the difference was 11 points, McConaughey walked, Tatum hit three points again, Holiday pressed the whistle and hit the iron three-point, and the Green Army won by 12 points in a single quarter 29-17.
Haliburton was 0-of-4 in the first quarter and was locked up by Holiday . In the second quarter, Census Reid and McConaughey scored each other's layups, Census Reed scored three points again, Hield also responded with three points, Toppin scored three points to help the Pacers chase single digits, Tatum broke out and scored 6 points in a row to stop the bleeding, Brown threw and Horford fired outside, with a difference of 15 points, but the Pacers were quite tenacious, Haliburton finally hit a three-point shot, and Turner singled out to make 2+1, Haliburton continued to make fouls, the difference was only 7 points, as a result, Tatum and Brown took turns to throw three points to stop the bleeding, both Tanhua were exerting their strength, the difference was opened up in a blink of an eye, Tatum three points can also be hit, the Green Army directly wave 8-0, the Pacers side Smith layup shot, Hield picks the basket, halftime the Green Army 58-49 Pacers.
Halftime stats, Tatum 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Brown 17 points and 3 rebounds, White 3 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Holiday 5 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Horford 6 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Porzingis 2 points and 3 rebounds, Pritchard 5 points. On the Pacers' side, Haliburton had 6 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals, Hield had 5 points, Turner had 7 points and 2 rebounds, Smith had 7 points and 3 rebounds, Nesmith had 4 points and 2 steals, and Mathurin had 9 points and 3 rebounds.
Yibian fought again, Hield hit a three-point shot at the beginning, Haliburton made a free throw, the Pacers narrowed the difference, Hauser responded with a basket, the Pacers continued to exert their strength, chasing only 2 points left, it was still Hauser who hit three points to help the Green Army stop the bleeding, and then Holiday ate cake and scored, Haliburton and Turner took turns to exert force, Tatum unreasonably threw a step-back three-pointer, the Green Army led by 9 points, the Pacers were quite tenacious, Haliburton and Toppin led the team to chase back again, Horford dunked, Brown tossed, Jackson on the Pacers' side Jackson tomahawk dunk, Toppin also completed the dunk in the air, the difference was 2 points, Brown singled Haliburton, turned over and hit a jumper, Matherine responded with a layup, and Hield also had three points, Brown hit a jumper to beat the Green 84-81 Pacers at halftime.
This game is really ups and downs, can the Green Army withstand the Pacers' offensive in the final quarter? White throws, Topping a dragon dunk, Tatum hit a three-point shot, Cornet makes a basket, and the Pacers suddenly suffer a scoring drought when they come back from a timeout, and Brisset and Tatum take turns to make 2+1, it's not over yet, Tatum hit three points again, the difference has come to 15 points, the Pacers played so well in the third quarter, and suddenly collapsed in the final quarter, Haliburton and Hield scored one after another, Brissett responded with three points, the difference was 16 points, the Pacers did not give up, as a result, Brown dunked, White ate cakes, Tatum scored three points again, the difference was 19 points, there was no suspense in the game, both sides began to change the bench lineup, and finally the Pacers defeated the Green Army 101-118.
Green Army stats: Jaylen Brown made 13 of 20, got 31 points, 4 rebounds and 3 turnovers, and was the best player in the Green Army. Tatum scored 38 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 turnovers on 14-of-23 shooting, hit 8 three-pointers, and stood up many times to stop the bleeding for the Green Army. Holiday had 8 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, not many points, but the defensive end limited Haliburton very successfully, White had 7 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, and Porzingis retired with an injury in the first quarter, playing 6 minutes and contributing 2 points and 3 rebounds.
In addition to the starting five Tigers, substitute player Horford contributed 10 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 blocks, Hauser had 5 points and 4 rebounds, and Brissett had 8 points and 8 rebounds. After beating the Pacers, the Green Army has secured the top spot in the East, and at the same time, they are also the league's undisputed NBA supremacy this season, and the only team with a win rate of more than 80%.
Because Holiday was so crucial, he greatly improved the defensive ability of the Green Army's defensive line, and Haliburton did a very good job of limiting it. The East is coming to an end, I'm afraid no team can compete with the Green Army, although the Bucks got Lillard, but the defensive level has dropped too much, and Lillard is unpredictable, it turns out that the Bucks should not trade Holiday and they should not be the opponent of the Green Army this season.
Pacers stats: Haliburton 17 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 steals and 4 turnovers, 5-of-17 inefficient, Hield 15 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Turner 12 points and 7 rebounds, Mathurine 20 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Jalen Smith 7 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists. After losing to the Celtics, the Pacers were overtaken by the Knicks, Heat and Magic and dropped to seventh in the East.