On January 9th, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Celtics challenged the Pacers away, the two sides had played each other before, and it was the Green Army that won at that time, and the game process was relatively easy, the current Green Army, there is an invincible trend in the East, it is difficult for them to find an opponent, and it is worth looking forward to whether the Pacers can take revenge today. Green team starters: Holiday + White + Jaylen Brown + Horford + Porzingis, Tatum is absent, Pacers starters: Haliburton + Bruce Brown + Nesmith + Smith + Turner.
In the first quarter of the game, Turner dunked and scored first, Pozin and Holiday hit three points in a row, Nesmith scored three points, Pozin threw and Jalen responded with a layup, Horford also scored three points, Smith made a layup, it was Holiday to respond with three points, the two sides played fiercely, Haliburton three-point help the Pacers overtake, Jalen dunked, the score was tied at 12, Smith hit a three-point shot after a pause, and Jalen made a layup to make 2+1, Mathurine hit Brissett's face and was blown for a malicious foul, Jalen made a shot, Census Reed hit a three-point shot, Turner on the Pacers' side made 2+1, the score still couldn't be pulled, Jalen was still scoring with a hot hand, Pozin ate a cake to make 2+1, Marceline jumped, Jaylen threw and hit, Marceline and Census Reed hit each other's three-pointers, and the Green Army led by 1 point in the 34-33 quarter.
Jaylen Brown scored 12 points in the first quarter and Marceline 13. In the second quarter, Census Reid and Cornet scored successively, the Green Army gradually gained the upper hand, the Pacers relied on Toppin to score 5 points in a row to bite the point difference, Census Reed fired from the outside, Hield made a layup, Nembhard helped the Pacers with three points, the Green Army was very tough, White responded with three points, Kornet was also scoring, Bozin shot in, Cornet and Jackson almost clashed, Pozin hat Marceline, Jalen made 2+ after a layup1, the Green Army opened up the point difference, Jalen chased after three points and scored again, Haliburton fell and strained his thigh, and was helped out of the game by his teammates, the Pacers made matters worse, Holiday , Pozin and Jalen continued to score, the difference came to double digits, McConaughey made a layup to stop the bleeding, and the Green Army beat the Pacers 68-59 at halftime.
Halftime statistics, Jaylen Brown 25 points and 4 rebounds, Horford 3 points and 3 rebounds, Porzingis 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, White 4 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, Holiday 9 points and 4 rebounds, Pritchard 11 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. On the Pacers' side, Nesmith had 8 points and 2 rebounds, Smith had 5 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks, Turner had 7 points and 3 rebounds, Haliburton had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists, and Mathurin had 15 points and 2 rebounds.
Yibian fought again, Haliburton did not appear again, Jalen scored in the opening game, Horford made a layup, and the difference returned to double digits, the Pacers were also tenacious, Smith, McConaughey and Turner played a wave, the difference was only 1 point, Pozin made a basket, Bruce made a three-point rebound, the score chased to 80 draws, Holiday hit a three-point shot to stop the bleeding for the Green Army, the two sides began to tug of war, the Pacers once overtaken, as a result, Jaylen hit two three-pointers in a row, Tatum was not crazy in him, but the Pacers bit the point difference, Census Reed hit a three-point shot, Jaylen dunked with one arm, and then continued to score in the middle of the shot, Holiday tossed, but the Green Army still couldn't open the difference, Smith and McConaughey led the team to overtake, Jalen hit two of three free throws, and the third quarter ended with the Green Army 101-103 Pacers。
Jalen scored 11 points in the third quarter, and at the beginning of the final quarter, Hield scored consecutive points, and Toppin hit a three-point shot. White and Cornet stepped up, and the two sides were stuck again after a wave, Marceline and Holiday scored three points each, Horford also scored three points, the score was 124 drawn, Matherine and Nesmith scored successively, the Green Army fell behind by 5 points, Jalen scored 4 points in a row, Pozin scored three points to overtake, McConaughey made a layup at a critical moment, Jalen missed a jumper, McConaughey did not shoot, Hield hit, the Pacers challenged successfully, Matherine shot a three-pointer, was fouled by Pozin, Marcherine made two free throws to stage a stunner, and finally the Pacers reversed the Green Army 133-131。
Green Army data: Jaylen Brown got 40 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 5 turnovers, and the efficiency of 17 of 26 shots was very high, which is a fig leaf for the Green Army, especially in the third quarter, Brown scored 11 points in a single quarter, and frequently stopped the bleeding for the Green Army in the final quarter, but unfortunately he was unable to return to the sky. Holiday 21 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 turnovers, Pozin 19 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 blocks, the defensive end is very tough, but the offensive end is not efficient, and in the final stage, it was also caused by Matherine to cause a three-point foul, becoming the Green Army's losing sinner, without this foul, the game is likely to be overtime, then the Green Army has the possibility of winning.
Horford had 11 points and 6 rebounds, White was 4-of-16, and only had 13 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists. Bench player Census Reid contributed 14 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, and Brissett had 6 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals. After the loss to the Pacers, the Green Army's standings were not affected in any way, and the top spot in the East remained solid.
Although the Green Army lost, Tatum did not play, in fact, they maintained the lead for most of the time, and since the Pacers' Haliburton was injured, the Green Army will not play, perhaps because of the lack of opposition. In terms of strength, the Green Army must be above the Pacers, if the lineup is complete, the Green Army will be difficult to meet in the East, which is really thanks to the Bucks, Holiday is very critical to joining, he has improved the Green Army's defense.
As a comparison, although the Bucks got Lillard, their strength is obviously not as good as last season, after all, the defense has declined, and Lillard is unpredictable, to sum up, the East is really going to the end, the Bucks cannot be the opponent of the Green Army, although the Heat eliminated the Green Army last season, but the Green Army supplemented Holiday and Pozin, if the two sides meet again, the Heat may not be an opponent.
Pacers stats: Haliburton had 7 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 turnovers, and did not play in the second half, hopefully his injury is okay, Haliburton has played well this season and has received a lot of attention. Nesmith had 17 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Jalen Smith had 11 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 blocks, Bruce Brown had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and Turner had 16 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist. In addition to the starting five Tigers, substitute player Marceline had 26 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and the final free throw shot became the hero, Toppin scored 13 points, and McConaughey had 12 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists. After beating the Greens, the Pacers moved up from 7th to 5th in the East.