At 8:00 a.m. Beijing time on December 16, a new round of competition in the NBA regular season is in full swing, and the Pacers challenge the Wizards away. The Pacers, one of the most prominent dark horse teams in the East this season, reached the Finals in the midseason tournament. But because of the team's extreme performance on both the offensive and defensive ends, the Pacers' form has been up and down. Although the team can average 128 per game, which is the first in the league4 points, and an offensive efficiency of 123, ranking first in the league. But on the defensive end, the Pacers are only 120 efficient, ranking third from the bottom in the league. This also makes the Pacers' ranking this season less prominent, and after the loss to the Bucks last time, the Pacers' record fell to 13-9 and ranked fifth in the East.
Although the Wizards' losing streak is not as outrageous as that of the Pistons and Spurs, they have only suffered a six-game losing streak so far. But they have a 3-20 record this season, just one more win than the Pistons, who are on a 21-game losing streak. The team's new signing, Poole, is averaging 16. per game this season5 points 25 rebounds and 34 assists, 2With 9 turnovers, he shot just 401%, 3-point shooting percentage 291%。Poole's net efficiency in the presence was even only -192. After breaking away from the Warriors' system, Poole does not have a threat point in the Wizards that can help him share the defensive pressure like Curry and Thompson, and it will take him a certain amount of time to adapt. The entire Wizards team has no points to praise, ranking last in the league in efficiency on both offensive and defensive ends, and the bottom of the league on the defensive end. The starting lineups for this game on both sides, the Pacers used Toppin, Haliburton, Hield, Turner and Brown. The Wizards fielded Poole, Kuzma, Jones, Gafford and Avdia.
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Pacers Turner hit a mid-range shot, and Toppin hit a solid three-pointer from the outside. Wizards Avdija broke through the layup and scored 4 points in a row, and Poole was in a very hot offensive state, scoring 7 points in a row on inside and outside shots. Kuzma also took advantage of the holes in the defense and made a good breakaway throw. Seeing this, Pacer Haliburton attacked one by himself, causing 2+1, and then assisted Turner to pull out the outside line, and connected to the flat air relay dunk. The two sides are chasing me, and the score difference is very tight. With the last minute, Pacers Nesmith hit two three-pointers in a row, and the first quarter ended with the Pacers leading the Wizards by seven points at 37-30.
In the second quarter of the game, Poole made another effort and broke through to hit the board. The Pacers or Nesmith continued their three-point touch and held on to the advantage. But the Wizards suddenly broke out at multiple points, and Kispert's outside three-pointer went up and down, scoring eight points in a row. Poole scored 11 points in a row on shooting over 71 percent. Kuzma hit a timely three-pointer as the Wizards unleashed a 25-4 offensive spurt to extend the double-digit deficit to an 11-point advantage. Pacers Mathurin and Brown finally stepped up and scored on a breakaway. Haliburton also added a three-pointer. However, the Wizards' offense did not diminish at all, with Koulibaly scoring five more points on a burst shot, and Kuzma making back-to-back layups to hold the advantage firmly in his hands. At halftime, the Pacers trailed the Wizards by 14 points, 55-69.
In the halftime statistics, Haliburton had 8 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists on 3-of-11 shooting. Toppin had 7 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist. Turner had 5 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist. Isaiah finished with 12 points and nine rebounds on 6-of-8 shooting. Nesmith scored points on 3-of-5 shooting. Mathurin 8 points. On the Wizards' side, Poole finished with 18 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists on 8-of-12 shooting. Kuzma finished with 12 points, one rebound and one assist on 5-of-11 shooting. Jones had 6 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 assist and 1 steal. Avdija had 4 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Kalidou Koulibaly finished with 14 points and five rebounds on 5-of-6 shooting. Kispert 10 points.
In the second half of the game, Poole continued to continue his hot hand, starting with a three-pointer from the outside, and then breaking through to make a layup. Pacers Haliburton scored six points on consecutive shots, and Hield and Toppin hit three three-pointers in time. Topping made 2+1 under the basket, and scored 5 points in a row under the basket. When the Pacers were about to chase the score, it was Poole who stepped up again, scoring 12 points in a row on 4-of-6 shooting in the single quarter. Kuzma also hit a three-pointer in time to score nine straight points to hold the advantage. That wasn't the end of it, Jones followed up with another three-pointer, and Horford scored four straight points on the basket. With Mathurin hitting a three-pointer, the third quarter ended with the Pacers trailing the Wizards by 21 points, 87-108.
In the final quarter of the game, Kispert and Walker hit each other with a three-pointer, and Kuzma scored 10 points with two three-pointers in the middle. Kispert can still add another three points, and the Pacers struggle to chase the points, but the margin is still more than 10 points. In the end, the game ended, and the Wizards won 137-123 against the Pacers!
In the game, Haliburton had 19 points, 2 rebounds and 11 assists on 7-of-17 shooting. Toppin finished with 16 points, five rebounds and two assists on 6-of-8 shooting. Hield had 11 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks. Isaiah had 20 points and 13 rebounds. Mathurin had 13 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. On the Wizards' side, Kuzma finished with 31 points, five rebounds and four assists on 11-of-23 shooting. Poole finished with 30 points, four rebounds and eight assists on 12-of-18 shooting. Jones had 13 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. Kispert 23 points.
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