The Pacers' big win sent the Hornets to 7 consecutive defeats: Sika 25+8+9 35 points on the new list set a record
On February 5, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Pacers played against the Hornets away, the Pacers led the whole game, leading by 24 points at the most, and finally the Pacers defeated the Hornets 115-99 to end the three-game losing streak to keep the top six in the East, and at the same time sent the Hornets to seven consecutive defeats, and Miller set a career record with 35 points.
Pacers: Nesmith 22 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, Siakam 25 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists, Turner 16 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists, Haliburton 17 points, 4 assists and 2 blocks, Mathurin 14 points and 5 rebounds, McConaughey 4 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, Smith 10 points and 5 rebounds, Hield 3 points.
Hornets: Bridges 19 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Richards 12 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists, Miller 35 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks, Ismael 3 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Washington 22 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.
The first two meetings of the season have resulted in one win for each side. In the first meeting, the Pacers lost 124-125 at home, and Haliburton scored 43 points and 12 assists, leading the team to five players to score double-doubles. Seven Hornets scored double-doubles, three of which were 20+, Rozier 22, Hayward 23 and Williams 27. In the second meeting, the Pacers won 144-113 at home, with Haliburton scoring 19 points and 13 assists, leading the Pacers to score seven double-doubles and the Hornets to score five double-doubles.
The two sides ushered in the third meeting of the season, the Pacers are fully healthy, and the Hornets are missing six players including three-ball, Lowry, and Hayward. In the face of the remnants of the Hornets in the matchup, the Pacers suppressed the Hornets offensively and defensively in the first quarter, especially limiting the Hornets to only 13 points in the first quarter, and the Pacers easily took a 13-point double-digit lead of 26-13.
In the second quarter, the Hornets kept coming back to chase points, and they scored 18 more points in the second quarter than in the first quarter, and the Pacers lost by two points at 29-31 in the second quarter, and the Pacers maintained an 11-point lead at 55-44 at the end of the first half. In the first two quarters, the Pacers made 5-of-16 three-pointers, Haliburton scored 12 points and Siakam had 11 points and five assists. The Hornets were 3-of-14 from three-point range, Bridges had 11 points and Washington had 13 points.
The Pacers continued to fight against the Hornets, both sides scored 30+ points in a single quarter, the Pacers won by 4 points 36-32 in the third quarter, and the Pacers maintained a 15-point lead of 91-76 at the end of the first three quarters. The Pacers had four players in double figures, Haliburton had 17 points and four assists, Siakam had 20 points, five rebounds and seven assists, and the Hornets also had four players in double figures, Miller had 25 points and Bridges had 17 points.
In the final quarter of the game, the Pacers continued to control the situation and suppressed the Hornets, and also continued to maintain a lead of more than 15 points, and finally the Pacers easily defeated the Hornets to send the opponent to 7 consecutive defeats.
(Text/Drunken Sleeping)