Sika scored 27 points!21+12+12 led the team to 3 consecutive wins, no wonder the Raptors sent Sika away to correct him
On February 27th, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and today the Pacers sat at home to welcome the challenge of the Raptors, this battle is the back-to-back of the Pacers, they just defeated the Mavericks who won 6 consecutive games yesterday, this battle faced the Raptors with 2 consecutive wins, the Pacers are also optimistic about winning the victory, Sika is facing his old club, his play is worth looking forward to, and then let's talk about the game process, and then talk about the players' play.
Contest Recap:
At the beginning of the first quarter, Nembhard scored two points to win the Pacers, Trent responded with three points, Haliburton and Turner combined for five points, and Poeltl and Trent combined for four points in response, and the two sides played very close in the first quarter, and the Raptors led by 2 points in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Raptors relied on the play of Barrett and Dick, and they extended their lead to six points at one point, but then the Pacers relied on Sika's play to chase down to end the first half by five points.
The Pacers relied on Sika to trail by one point, but then Quickley and Barnes stepped up, and the two led the team to an offensive surge to help the Raptors extend their lead to double digits, but under the leadership of Mathurin, the Pacers launched a counterattack, and they trailed by three points to end the third quarter. The two sides continued to play very close in the final quarter, relying on Barrett and Trent to seal the victory in the final moments, and finally they defeated the Pacers 130-122.
Haliburton's performance was sluggish, and Sika did his best
After chatting about the game process, let's talk about the players' performance, stable as Haliburton, and when it was sluggish, his performance in this campaign was very abnormal, 2 of 11 shots, 1 of 6 three-pointers got 9 points, 7 assists and 2 steals.
In this game, Sika faced his old club and he played great, 11 of 22 shots, 3 of 8 three-pointers got 27 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 block, Sika got the absolute ball in the fourth quarter, but he still chose to integrate into the system, 6 points and 4 assists in a single quarter, and now Sika is more and more adapted to the Pacers' system, which is a good thing, his versatility and impact can give the Pacers a higher ceiling.
In addition to the two, Turner scored 16 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks, and Nembhard got 11 points and 1 assist.
Mathurin played very well in this game, 11 of 15 shots, 5 of 8 three-pointers, 34 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, if it wasn't for Mathurin's firepower in the fourth quarter, it is estimated that the Pacers would have been gone, he scored 12 points and 3 assists alone in the fourth quarter, but there was no ball at the critical moment, but recently Mathurin has been more trusted by Carlisle, and this first-round No. 6 show is going to cash in on his talent.
Barnes is worthy of the Raptors' cornerstone
The Raptors ushered in a 3-game winning streak after the All-Star, and the team was able to play such a performance that many fans did not expect, and the reason why they were able to play so well is that the team's dual-core play is indispensable, now Barnes is the team's engine and defensive gate, Barrett is the team's offensive stabilizer, Barrett shot 11 of 16 from the field, and 2 of 3 from three-point range, with 24 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.
After leaving the Knicks, Barrett had more possession of the ball, and he also played better, and Barrett scored nine consecutive points in the final quarter to kill the suspense of the game. Quickley's play was also good, with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, and it turned out that Quickley was better at individual kills than tandem teams, Poeltel scored 15 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists in this game, and played against Turner.
Rookie Dick continued his stable output, Dick scored 18 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist in the last game, Dick scored 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in this game, and Abaki scored 13 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists off the bench. Barnes scored 21 points, 12 rebounds, 12 assists and 5 blocks on 8-of-18 shooting in this game, and he performed himself to the fullest, and it was because of him that the Raptors gave up Sika and Anunoby.
For now, the Raptors didn't look away, Barnes showed a good cornerstone potential, he was only 22 years old this season, the third year of his career, and as a result, he averaged 20 points, 8.2 rebounds, 6 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.4 blocks per game, the last time he could play such comprehensive data was Garnett in 03, Barnes's future ceiling is worth looking forward to, speaking of which, what do you want to say about the current Raptors and Pacers?