The visiting Indiana Pacers led the Miami Heat 73-64 at the end of the first half, but the situation changed in the second half, especially the Heat's 45 points in the fourth quarter, which was the second highest score in a single quarter since March 2, 1989, and the Heat scored 48 points in the fourth quarter against the New York Knicks 34 years ago.
The Heat finally defeated the Indiana Pacers 142-132 with real firepower in this offensive battle, which was the first time that the Heat scored more than 140 points this season, and also exceeded 140 points in a single game since April 5, 2002.
Heat Master Chief Butler, who scored 36 points in the game, 24 of them in the second half, was also a key figure in helping the team to comeback to win, and he laughed in an interview after the game: It's really not our team's style of winning, but it's also a win. 」
The Indiana Pacers have averaged 127 points per game this seasonWith nine points, he became the most scorer in league history, easily beating the 126 that the Denver Nuggets held in the 1981-82 season5 points. It's just that the Indiana Pacers can attack but not defend, and the average points conceded per game is as high as 125With 8 points, it is the second worst team in the league. Today's game was also the first time this season that the Indiana Pacers scored at least 132 points and lost.
Haliburton said in an interview with ESPN that the game has to come back to defense at the end of the day, and that we can score as a team against any team, but sometimes we have to stop to win, and I think it all has to start with me. 」
2023-24 NBA season.