The NBA Pacers faced the Grizzlies at home on the 21st in the early part of the West, and the two teams ushered in the first game after the All-Star break, the Grizzlies and their brother Morant only scored 12 points, and the Pacers team swept 50 points in the second quarter, and the Pacers defeated the Grizzlies 127-113 in the end.
Morant (right) had a sluggish hand and scored only 12 points
The Grizzlies maintained their lead after the first quarter of the game and kept it all the way to the first four minutes of the second quarter, but after that, the storm changed color, and the Pacers went on a 23-4 offensive run in the middle of the second quarterMiles TurnerAfter scoring 12 points, the Pacers led 78-59 at halftime.
In the third quarter, the Pacers continued to pull the lead, leading by as many as 26 points at one point, although the Grizzlies later chased down by single digits, but Shepard hit two consecutive shots in the final quarter to open up the score again, and finally the Grizzlies were unable to catch up and lose.
Pacers Haliburton scored 22 points in this game,Miles Turner17 points and 10 rebounds, in addition to a season-high 7 blocks; For the Grizzlies, Morant scored just 12 points on 4-of-15 shooting, Barn scored a game-high 23 points, and Jackson contributed 18 points and 7 rebounds.
With the Grizzlies losing and the Nuggets beating the Hornets, the Grizzlies moved to 36-19, temporarily ceding the second place in the West to the Nuggets, who have won nine in a row.