Pacers open a counter against the Warriors!

this saturday Pacers he greeted Warriors with the hope of finally winning their first match of the season, despite a full ambulance as Indiana had six players absent at the start of this meeting, including Obi Toppin who needs foot surgery and which is not due back before February.

With this reduced workforce, the former emerges Aaron Nesmith (31 points, 6 rebounds) with a 3-point shot, but the two teams traded shots minutes before Stephen Curry (24 points on 8/23 shooting and 4/16 from distance) doesn’t work. Double MVP connects two arrows at a great distance, one of which, moreover, is the victim of a shooting error. Tony Bradley to give the Warriors a seven-point lead (23-16).

A deficit that Golden State manages to maintain until the end of this first quarter, but Indiana gets the tie early in the second act via Pascal Sakak (27 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists). If Steve Kerr’s men continue to make the debates, the Pacers stay in the game thanks to a good first half from Aaron Nesmith.

So entering the locker room, Golden State still led by five lengths, but from the restart, Quenton Jackson (25 points, 10 assists) brings the advantage to his team. Indiana then took advantage of the Warriors’ sloppiness, as they missed 9 of their first 13 shots in the second half to extend the deficit, but Al Horford etc Brandin Pod Ziemia lead your team within a long time Jimmy Butler (20 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists) appears before the start of the last act with 2+1 and two free throws that allows Golden State to lead 88:82 before the start of the last act.

The Warriors ran out of gas

Fourth quarter where Quinten Post gives the Warriors a ten-point lead, the biggest deficit of the game (95-85), except Golden State completely shuts down after this shot. Indiana goes on a 9-0 run to get back within two points and, with a minute left, Capricorn Walker grabs an offensive rebound and then lays the ball to a wide open Quenton Jackson for a 3-pointer that gives Indiana the lead (109-107).

On the other side of the court, Jimmy Butler responds as he scores a basket with a foul, but misses his first free throw of the night. With the two teams tied, Pascal Siakam gave Indiana some momentum with a long-range basket and, to seal the fate of the matchup, Quenton Jackson went up from mid-range against Draymond Green to give the Pacers a five-point lead with five seconds left.

Thus, after 21-5 in the last six minutes, Indiana won 114:109 and finally unlocked the counter victory.

WHAT TO REMEMBER

– Aaron Nesmith porte les Pacers. If Indiana was able to finish the match against these Warriors, it was thanks in particular to Aaron Nesmith who continued to carry the Pacers throughout the match. In the first half, he was the one who kept his team in the game thanks to his 18 points, then in the second half he rattled off five straight points on a 12-2 run that put Indiana back in front in the third quarter. He finished the night with a career-best 31 points on 10/19 shooting.

– Unsuccessful ending of the Warriors match. This loss to Golden State was explained not only by the good play of Aaron Nesmith or the hot streak of Quenton Jackson, but also by the clumsiness of Steve Kerr’s men at the end of the match. Over the final six minutes of the game, the Warriors scored just five points and the Pacers scored 21. The symbol of this awkwardness? Stephen Curry, author of a failed second half where he scored just six points on 2/10 shooting.

– The Pacers finally open a counter attack. After five games without success, Indiana picked up its first win of the season. It took a big collective performance that Quenton Jackson became third player in Pacers history to finish the match with 25 points and 10 assists without a single turnover after Tyrese Haliburton and Malcolm Brogdon. Pascal Siakam was not missing either with his 27 points on 12/23 shooting.

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