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Domantas Sabonis, who took advantage of the personal foul limit in this game, managed to spend 35 minutes on the field, during which the Lithuanian scored 19 points (8/13 two, 1/3 trit.), 11 rebounds, 7 assists, two blocks and five turnovers.
Dom faced fatal problems before the middle of the second quarter when the Pacers’ third high penalty was triggered by athletic Zion Williamson. The Pelicans forward, who immediately ripped the floor after his own indecent pitch, bounced the ball with one hand and scored points on the same play, despite the Lithuanian foul.
Until the long break, another taller Indiana team, Myles Turner, found themselves in an identical situation, breaking the rules for the third time in a fight against New Zealand giant Steven Adams.
Taking advantage of the gaps in the opponents’ front line, the hosts began to dominate under the baskets: In the first two halves, the Pelicans bounced the guests 30:18 and managed to grab 10 balls under the Pacers basket. However, in the first half of the match, neither team led by more than 6 points.
The New Orleans basketball players began the third half by aggressively feeding Williamson balls, using his strength to try to provoke the fourth foul from one of the invited tall players with all his might.
Less than three minutes after the long break, Zion reached his goal and elicited Turner’s fourth penalty, and already during the next attack, the Pacers midfielder tried to block Adams’ placement and broke the rules for the fifth time.
With high penalties, Williamson created one of the most spectacular episodes of the game by blocking Victor Oladip’s shot, keeping the ball in the field and, after a few moments in a quick attack, throwing it to the basket after the transfer of Brandon Ingram in style alley-oop.
Block of Zion. Zion saved. Zion oop!
Two-point game between IND / NOP heading into the quarter in League Pass. pic.twitter.com/jtp1EElb5Z
– NBA (@NBA) January 5, 2021
In another attack on the Pelicans, Adams rocked the basket with another powerful pass, but the away team’s ambitions were supported by 3-pointers from Aaron Holiday, Oladip and Sabonis. Domantas also earned a fourth penalty late in the third half, but Nate Bjorkgren decided to take a chance and keep up the court.
Domo, who played the rest of the time without substitutions, finished in the middle of the fourth quarter. The Lithuanian won the fifth foul by building a barrier in attack, and Ingramas, who scored two points off Domantas’ foul, caused a decisive rule violation. These episodes became part of the Pelicans 19: 2 outbreak.
Less than a minute before the end of the match, the hosts had a 6-point lead, which was eliminated by Oladipo and Turner with accurate long shots. The Pelicans entrusted the right to land a decisive shot to Ingram, who was not hit from mid-range, and redeemed their guilt by blocking Oladip’s difficult shot with a siren.
The decisive points for extra time were scored by Malcolm Brogdon, who scored after the breakthrough. After a minute of rest, the Pelicans attempted to return the ball from behind the baseline to Williamson, who was behind the opponent’s basket, but the desperate attack by the hosts ended in an inaccurate pass and a siren sounded.
The victory allowed the Pacers to maintain a high starting position in the Eastern Conference tournament table. The Indianapolis club only passes the Philadelphia 76ers (6-1) and shares the second and third places with the Orlando Magic (5-2).
“Pelicans”: Brandon Ingram 31 (11/25 diat., 1/6 trit., 8 res.), Zion Williamson 24 (10 rev. Cam), Lonzo Ballas 18 (4/6 trit. 6 eds.), Eric Bledsoe 12 (11 sec.), Steven Adams 10 points.
“Markers”: Victor Oladipo 25 (5/11 trit., 6 res.), Malcolmas Brogdonas 21 (4/9 trit., 7 rep., 11 res.), Domantas Sabonis 19 (11 rep., 7th ed.), Myles Turner 17 , Doug McDermott 11 points.
Indiana basketball players will host the Houston Rockets at home Wednesday through Thursday.
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