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The Pacers have recovered at least some of the complaints that it was the Miami club that stopped Indianapolis in the NBA bubble in Orlando in the playoffs last season.
Pacers boss Nate McMillan lost his job there and the Miami team made it to the NBA Finals.
But then the Pacers played without Domanto Sabonis.
The Lithuanian basketball player missed the “bubble” last season due to a foot injury, but he shines in this NBA championship.
His regular double back on Friday helped the Indiana team hit 137: 110 to cool down the Heat club, which had been hot of late, just their second failure in the last ten games.
Recently, D. Sabonis has been a bit calmer in attack – he threw fewer than 11 pitches in the third straight game, but he moved a lot, built barriers and did other less remarkable work to dominate his team against the hosts.
In 28 min. D.Sabonis scored 13 points and bounced the ball 15 times.
He hit 5 colonies of 11, 3 penalties of 6, made 4 assists, took 1 ball, made 4 errors, committed 2 fouls.
While Lithuania was on the field, the Pacers scored 20 more points than their competitors.
The entire Indianapolis team looked very strong this time, finally showing how many weapons they have in attack.
The guests scored as many as 20 3-pointers of 36, and Malcolm Bragdon, who scored more, 7 of 9, scored 27 points. After scoring 7 triples, the defender repeated his NBA record.
Justin Holiday and Doug McDermott scored 17 points, TJMcConnell scored 16 points and had 14 assists. Myles Turner and Jeremy Lamb, who scored 12 points, and D. Sabonis joined the roster of players from the winning team with double-digit scores.
“It’s because of our team’s aggression when they attacked, they were ruthless,” Pacers coach Nate Bjorkgern praised his men. – I was happy with the way they shared the ball, as well as the defense at the end of the game. Communication and speaking in defense were very good, especially at the end of the game. “
Miami club Bamas Adebayo scored 20 points and bounced 8 balls. Jimmy Butler scored 17 points and Slovenian Goran Dragičius 16 points.
The Heat remain fourth in the East, and the Pacers share 9-10 with the Chicago Bulls.
Another Lithuanian NBA player, Jonas Valančiūnas, also scored a double on Friday, but his manager Memphis Grizzlies lost 103: 116 to the Golden State Warriors.
Results of Friday’s NBA game:
Miami Heat – Indiana Pacers (Saboni 13 points, 15 rebounds) 110: 137
Memphis Grizzlies (J. Valalančiūnas 10 points, 14 rebounds) – Golden State Warriors 103: 116
“Houston Rockets” – “Detroit Pistons” (D.Sidvydis 0) 100: 113
“Boston Celtics” – “Sacramento Kings” 96: 107
“Cleveland Cavaliers” – “San Antonio Spurs” 110: 116
“Orlando Magic” – “Brooklyn Nets” 121: 113
“Toronto Raptors” – “Utah Jazz” 112: 115
Denver Nuggets – Chicago Bulls 131: 127 (after overtime)
“Phoenix Suns” – “Minnesota Timberwolves” 113: 101
“Portland Trail Blazers” – “Dallas Mavericks” 125: 119.
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