At 8:00 a.m. Beijing time on February 7, the NBA regular season Rockets traveled to the Pacers, and their starting five Tigers were Amen Thompson, Jalen Green, Dillon, Smith, and Shen Jing, and the Pacers' starting lineup was Haliburton, Nene Hard, Nesmith, Siakam, and Turner.
At the beginning of the first quarter, Jabari Smith Jr. scored 3 points with an arrow from the outside, and Neysmith also drew his bow and shot a long-range three-point shot to color, Jabari Jr. shot back for 2 points, Nembhard hit 2 points from mid-range, and the two sides tied 5:5 at the beginning. Dillon also scored a 3-point shot from a distance in 100 steps, and he felt hot, and he continued to score 3 points with a wave of his outside hand, and the Rockets led 11:5. The two sides fell into playback mode, and the Pacers led the Rockets by 2 points at 41:39 at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Aaron Holiday continued to fight, Aaron Holiday hit a 3-point shot from a distance with a knife on the outside, and then he continued to score 3 points again with a bow and a big eagle, and Smith was also a three-point rain of plum blossoms and continued to soar, which was very powerful, and the Rockets made 3 three-pointers 48:41 to exceed 7 points. Hield hit a 2-point shot from the back, Jeff Green scored 2 points on a fast-break basket, and the two sides chased after each other, and the Rockets outscored the Pacers by 7 points at 75:68 in the two quarters.
Statistics of both sides in the first half:
Rockets: Smith 18 points and 3 rebounds, Jalen Green 14 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, Dillon 12 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists and 1 steal, Shin Jing 7 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Whitmore 9 points and 1 assist, Aaron Holiday 8 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, Amen Thompson 4 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block.
Pacers: Haliburton 2 points, 4 assists and 1 steal, McConaughey 8 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists and 1 steal, Siakam 14 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, Turner 12 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Nembhard 9 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, Smith 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.
In the second half, the two sides fought again, and the two sides were still in full swing. The Pacers' Siakam and Turner joined hands to rotate to bomb and score, McConaughey, Haliburton, and Hield continued to add icing on the cake, and the Rockets' Jalen Green, Smith, and Dillon also scored on offense, and Amen Thompson and Shin Jing also scored in a row. The two sides finally fought fiercely, and the Pacers narrowly defeated the Rockets 132-129!