Harden today scored 29 points, 8 boards, 8 assists, 1 break, 2 shots, 16 of 19 free throws, and 3 of 6 three-pointers. With the team trailing 26-38 in the first quarter, the second and third quarters recovered, played steadily and found the rhythm. In the end, 105-98 won the Pacers.
It is said that Harden is not ok, this is not immediately restored to the state, not only is there no problem in committing fouls on his own offense, but the team's organizational combing is gradually getting better.
LaMarcus Aldridge scored 17 of 21 points in the second half to reach 20,000 career points.
James Harden broke the slump at the start of the season with 29 points, Kevin Durant scored 22 points and the Nets tied their record 3-3.
Aldridge became the 48th player in league history and the seventh player to score 20,000 points in active duty.
Although Tori Craig scored 28 points, Indiana was generally behind. Chris Duarte 19 points, Domintas Sabonis 16 points and Jeremy Lamb 12 points.
The Nets started slowly against the Pacers, trailing by 16 points after Craig's 11-foot jumper with 9:17 left in the game. But Brooklyn ended the quarter with a 28-9 run at halftime to take a 58-55 lead. Harden scored 13 points during that time.
By the end of the third quarter, the advantage extended to 85-74, and Durant played a key role. Although he only scored four points in the third quarter, he grabbed six rebounds and delivered four assists and seemed ubiquitous on the court. The beneficiary was Aldridge, who scored eight points on most of the mid-range jump shots.
However, the Nets found themselves unable to get away from the exhausted Pacers, who even equalized with 90 points after Sabonis had 5:15 left in the fourth quarter.
In the end, though, the Nets withstood the pressure and won the game.
Pacers: The question Rick Carlisle asked in a pre-game media interview was simple and clear: How do you defend Durant? His response was: "Any time he touches the ball at half-time, he poses a threat to scoring," Carlisle said. "So limiting touches is everyone's wish list. [But it's] hard to do because he's 7 feet tall and you just throw it there. He has amazing skills. So (we) want to make it as difficult as possible for him to get to his position and (make it difficult for him) to keep pace all the time and things like that. Very difficult work. ”
Nets: The Nets are among the top picks to win a preseason title to win the NBA championship, but head coach Steve Nash said his team is still in progress. "It's a process for us," Nash said. "We lost Kyrie (Irving) and it's not the same as the players work hard to build their size and 10 new players. There's a time to learn to play together, and learning the best way for us to score effectively and efficiently is a process that takes us some time. So it's not comparable in many ways to its previous appearance. We have to work on this and figure out how we can learn to play together in a truly effective and cohesive way. ”
Next:
Pacers: Home to Toronto on Saturday night.
Nets: Home to Detroit on Sunday.