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The Indianapolis were separated by 16 points in the fourth quarter (104: 88), but then the opponent’s coach, Doc Rivers, decided to bench: he ordered the team to apply defense instead of personal.
This maneuver of his paid off one hundred percent: in the remaining 8 miles. 15 sec. The Pacers scored just a few points, missed the finish line until 6:31, and lost painfully.
The hosts weren’t even helped by the fact that the match missed 76-man star Joel Embiid due to a sore back, who was brought down on the floor by LeBron James in the final round.
Despite the opponents’ bleeding front line, this time, for the second season only, Domantas Sabonis was left without his usual double.
Lithuanian in 37 minutes. he scored 21 points (8/12 from two points, 0/5 from three points, 5/5 from a penalty), rebounded 8 and lost 6 balls and made 3 assists.
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– Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) February 1, 2021
Malcolm Brogdon scored 25 points and Aaron Holiday scored 17 points.
The Philadelphia club was led by Tobias Harris with 27, Ben Simmons and Furkan Korkmaz with 17 points. Backup center Dwight Howard added 11 points and 15 holds.
The Pacers will be able to rehab for the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, when they host the Memphis Grizzlies with Jonas Valančiūnas in their arena.
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