NBA Midseason: Green Army Loses to Pacers Misses Final Four Double Exploration Takes 62 Points Haliburton's First Triple-Double

On December 5, Beijing time, in the first quarterfinals of the NBA midseason championship, the Celtics played away against the Pacers, Porzingis was injured, and Haliburton ushered in a comeback. The Celtics led by seven points in the first half and trailed by as many as 11 points in the third quarter when the Pacers crushed them, and Tatum and Jaylen Brown led the team to a stubborn comeback, briefly leading by one point in the middle of the final quarter. Haliburton achieved the first triple-double of his career and led the Pacers to regain the lead, Haliburton hit a key 3+1, the Celtics made consecutive fatal mistakes, Haliburton also assisted his teammates to score key points in a row, and finally the Celtics lost to the Pacers 112-122, and the Pacers advanced to the semifinals of the midseason championship.

Statistics

Celtics: Porzingis missed, Tatum 32 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists, Jaylen Brown 30 points and 9 rebounds, White 18 points and 8 assists, Holiday 9 points, Hauser 5 three-pointers and 15 points.

Pacers: Haliburton 26 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists, Hield 21 points, Toppin 12 points, Turner 17 points and 10 rebounds, Bruce Brown 13 points, Nesmith 14 points, Mathurin 4 three-pointers 16 points.

The star of the game

Haliburton came back from a game out of absence due to illness, and he contributed the first triple-double data of his career, especially the key 3+1 in the final moments, and the consecutive key assists for teammates to score to seal the victory, leading the Pacers to defeat the Celtics with revenge and successfully advance to the semifinals of the mid-season tournament.

Bright light lens

Jaylen Brown slams a one-handed dunk.

Cornet is on the air and dunk.

Tatum breaks through the dunk.

Haliburton hits a lever in the air.

Tatum was brutally capped.

Game recap

In this game, Porzingis, the core of the Celtics' interior line, continued to be injured, and Haliburton, the core of the Pacers, returned after missing one game due to an upper respiratory infection. The first quarter was tied 4-4, with Turner hitting a three-pointer, Tatum hitting one of two free throws, and Bruce Brown extending the advantage with a three-pointer. Jaylen Brown scored four points in a row with a tomahawk dunk and a mid-range shot, Turner scored five points in a row to extend a six-point advantage, Hauser hit a three-pointer, McConnell responded with a two-point response, and the Celtics went on a 9-2 run to take a two-point lead. Mathurin and Holiday hit a three-pointer, and the two sides then played a straight iron for more than a minute without scoring a point, and the Celtics led the Pacers 24-22 at the end of the first quarter, and Jaylen Brown scored 10 points in a single quarter.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Mathurin hit a three-point shot, the Celtics scored four points in a row, Nesmith hit a three-point shot, Hield scored five points in a row with a layup and a three-pointer, and Kornet hit two free shots. Mathurin and Holiday each scored two points, Cornet sent two big hats in a row, and the two sides alternated leads and continued to struggle, and Toppin and Haliburton each hit a three-pointer to take a three-point lead. White scored seven points on three consecutive shots, Tatum scored five points in a row with a dunk and a three-pointer, the Celtics scored nine points on a 12-0 offensive run, and Bruce Brown hit both free throws, giving the Celtics a 55-48 lead over the Pacers in the first half. In the first two quarters, the Celtics scored three double-doubles, Tatum 12+10+3, Jaylen Brown 12 points and White 11 points, the Pacers no player scored double-doubles, Haliburton 7 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Scored five straight points on a layup. Tatum and Jaylen Brown each scored two points, Toppin hit an inside shot and Haliburton hit another three, and Turner scored inside to chase the difference to one point. Al Horford, Toppin, White and Turner each hit a three-pointer, Tatum hit a layup, and Haliburton led a 7-0 run. Hauser hit a three-point shot, the Pacers opened a wave of 10-0 offensive to expand the 11-point advantage, the Celtics chased 4 points in a row, the Celtics lost by 14 points in a single quarter 23-37, and the Celtics were overtaken by the Pacers 78-85 at the end of the third quarter. In the first three quarters, Haliburton 19+10+7, leading the Pacers 6 to score double-doubles, Tatum 19+11+5 and Jaylen Brown 20+9, leading the Celtics 4 to score double-doubles.

The Celtics entered the fourth quarter with a seven-point deficit, and in the first two minutes of the final quarter, the Celtics took the lead in a wave of 7-2 offensive pursuit points, and Mathurin made a three-pointer and Turner threw a shot to stop the Celtics. Tatum hit a mid-range shot, Nesmith pulled up a layup, Tatum and White each scored two points to stop the Pacers, and Jaylen Brown made a three-pointer to tie the game at 94-94. Nesmith scored four points in a row, Horford dunked and White made a layup, Tatum hit one of two free throws to lead by one point, Haliburton hit a three-point shot, and also achieved the first triple-double of his career. Jaylen Brown dunked with both hands, Hield made a layup and Tatum hit both free throws, Nesmith scored two more points, and Tatum hit a shot to tie the game at 105-105. Haliburton completed a wonderful 3+1, the Celtics missed a series of iron shots, Holiday made a fatal mistake after a steal, and Hield hit a key three points. The Celtics continued to make mistakes, Haliburton's long pass to Nesmith expanded the 9-point advantage to stop the Celtics, Tatum chased another 2 points, Nesmith was fouled and hit one of two free throws, and Tatum continued to chase points. Hield was fouled and hit one of two free throws, Jaylen Brown hit another three-pointer to chase down the difference of four points, Bruce Brown was fouled and hit one of two free throws, the Celtics missed again, Hield made free throws and a three-point whistle to seal the win, and finally the Celtics were defeated by the Pacers.

Both sides start

Celtics: Holiday, White, Jaylen Brown, Tatum, Horford

Pacers: Haliburton, Bruce Brown, Hield, Toppin, Turner

(Text/Drunken Sleeping)