On March 4, Beijing time, the Spurs played at home against the Pacers, and the Spurs successfully defeated the Pacers 117-105 at the end of the game. The goal of the Spurs this season is to develop Wembanyama, so they have no pressure on the record at all, so far this season the Spurs have only won 12 games, but Wembanyama's performance in the game is getting better and better, and the Spurs have just defeated the super dark horse team Thunder, so the Spurs are also on the right track this season, as for the Pacers' recent performance is okay, although the Pacers are ranked eighth in the East, but given that they are not far behind the 76ers and other teams, So the Pacers are also expected to move up the rankings in this game.
At the beginning of the first half, the Pacers' offensive state was sluggish, so the Spurs gradually pulled away with Wembanyama and Vassell, and the Spurs took a 10-point lead at the end of the first quarter. However, in the second quarter of the game, Siakam and McConnell helped the Pacers close the score, but they maintained their form here at Wembanyama and responded, so the Spurs still led by 4 points at halftime. In the second half of the game, the Pacers played a wave of offensive climax to complete the overtake, but unfortunately soon the Spurs responded to take the lead again, and the Spurs led by 9 points at the end of the third quarter, but the Spurs performed badly in the fourth quarter, and the Pacers once chased 1 point under the play of Turner, McConnell and others, but in the next game, Johnson responded, Wembanyama contributed at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and finally the Spurs beat the Pacers in a big upset.
It is surprising that the Pacers lost the game, after all, the difference in strength between the two teams is here, and the current Pacers need to win more than the Spurs, but in this game, the Spurs played a better performance, especially Wembanyama broke out in the game, Wembanyama played efficiently on the offensive end, Wembanyama also sent assists on the organizational end, and more importantly, Wembanyama showed a good defensive state on the inside, At the end of the game, Wembanyama got 31 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 assists in 11 of 17, including 3 of 4 outside three-pointers.
Of course, Sochan, Vassell and Johnson also had a good performance in this game, at the end of the game, Sochan got 12 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in 6 of 8, Vassell got 17 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, Johnson got 17 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, and Collins got 11 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. On the other hand, the Pacers played worse in this game, although McConnell played an explosive performance in this game, but their core player Haliburton was full of hips in this game, and it can be said that such a thing made the Pacers quite passive.
In fact, Haliburton's performance has not been good in recent times, especially on the offensive end, Haliburton really has no hands, Haliburton got 12 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists in 4 of 16 in this game, including 0 in 6 outside three-pointers, it can be said that Haliburton's play is really undeserved, as for Siakam in this game got 21 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist, McConnell got 26 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists. After the Pacers lost the game, the Eastern Conference champion Heat was a big gift, and the Pacers should have seized the opportunity to catch up with the Heat in this game, but after the Pacers lost the game, the Heat was one win away from the Pacers, and it can be said that the Heat can also temporarily sit in their position. A new season of sports