Although the Celtics' formation changes are very rich, and their rotation is actually a 10-man rotation, which is something that ordinary teams dare not do, such as the Pacers, now they are only 9-man rotation, and the Rockets are a very strict 8-man rotation system, only the talented Warriors, the Spurs are all soldiers This kind of team is eligible for a 10-man rotation, so although the Celtics have a lot of available people, most of them are potential rookies that need to be cultivated, such as Zeller, Like Claude. So when they rotated their personnel, the mature bench on the Pacers' side began to exert their power.

Ye Xuan took a substitute on the field like chopping melons and vegetables, and the rookie who put the Celtics on the field was beaten to a pulp, although Crowder's defensive ability was not bad, but Ye Xuan's high mobility still gave Crowder no chance to play the hand-to-hand combat he was good at. In just 4 minutes, the Pacers were only 2 points ahead, but they were leading by double digits in an instant.

Brad Stevens is also a little regretful now, and now the team is in the sprint to fight for a playoff spot, and if he loses because of his substitution strategy, it is definitely unacceptable to the Celtics management. But now it's too late to regret regaining the main force. After being controlled by the pacers in the hands of the pacers, it was basically far away.

The Pacers now have a league-leading statistic, and that is that when they have taken a lead of more than 15 points, they have been overturned 0 times, and they have only been overturned by more than 10 points. It can be said that the Pacers are the team in the league that can maintain the advantage in their hands. You must know that this season, the Spurs, Clippers, Rockets, Warriors, and Cavaliers all had a 15-point lead and overturned, especially the Spurs and Cavaliers, all of whom were overturned by the Pacers.

So when the Pacers take a lead of more than 10 points, their operation will make their lead bigger and bigger, even if the opponent is desperate to chase back, the Pacers can also contain the opponent well on the defensive end, so as to slowly eat away the opponent.

After the first quarter of the game, the Pacers led by 11 points into the second quarter, and the second quarter of the game began, although Ye Xuan rested off the court, but under the leadership of Solomon Hill and Hibbert, the Pacers still did not fall behind in the face of the opponent's main lineup, although the firepower on the offensive end was affected, but they also made the opponent's offense difficult on the defensive end, until Ye Xuan rested for 4 minutes and played, the Pacers still had a 9-point lead.

With Ye Xuan on the court, the Pacers also re-stabilized their position, and it became more difficult for the Celtics to chase points, and after the Celtics' three-board axe was thrown, they began to be a little skilled, and the efficiency of the offense began to decline, and by the end of the second quarter of the game, not only were they not able to narrow the point difference, but they also fell behind by 15 points to end the first half of the game because Ye Xuan suddenly came to two ultra-long three-pointers.

At halftime, compared with the Pacers, the Celtics' locker room looked more dignified, although they were not favored in this game, but at the beginning of the first half, they played a five-five with the Pacers, which made them once see the hope of beating the opponent, but due to a little problem with the personnel scheduling, the players who came on the bench were pressed to the ground by the opponent and rubbed again, and the result was suddenly more than 10 points behind, and then they wanted to chase back the points, It's already very difficult.

At the beginning of the second half, the Pacers also gave some chances, because Frank Vogel was obviously a little too supportive, in the first 4 minutes of the second half, after Ye Xuan successfully brushed 10 assists, he replaced Ye Xuan and Hibbert and Solomon Hill's three absolute main forces, he felt that the 16-point lead was enough, and he felt that the opponent should have no ability to fight back, but after Ye Xuan went off the court, Thomas Jr. and Bradley suddenly began to break out, In 3 minutes, the Pacers beat an 8-0, directly narrowing the margin back to single digits.

At this time, Coach Frank reacted, and then replaced Ye Xuan and others to save the game, fortunately, at this time, Ye Xuan was full of energy after trimming, although now the opponent's momentum has been played, but under the absolute strength, it was still quickly defeated, after a stalemate of about 10 points for nearly 6 minutes, in the third minute of the fourth quarter of the game, the deadlock was finally broken, Ye Xuan used a side-pounced steal to interrupt the opponent's offensive rhythm, starting from this node, The opponent was like a deflated ball, giving up resistance in an instant, and after a few more rounds, the Pacers' lead returned to more than 15 points again, and it was Coach Frank who replaced Ye Xuan again.

At the end of the game, the Pacers defeated the Celtics who came to challenge on their home court, the Celtics played very well today, Thomas Jr., who started the game, delivered 29 points and 6 assists, and Bradley, who partnered with him, also sent 19 points, 5 assists and 7 rebounds, but unfortunately everything was in vain, because the data of the benches is indeed a bit bad, and all the bench scores add up to only 19 points, which is also the key reason why the Celtics lost.

Ye Xuan, who played 31 minutes, easily scored 41 points and 12 assists, directly bursting the opponent's backline, and although he was not able to get a steal in 175 today, he still got 2 steals and 2 blocks in the bag and defense, and his contribution on the defensive end was also very good.

The Pacers finally breathed a sigh of relief, they didn't play particularly happily this month, after being pecked twice by the Bulls, Bucks and other teams in a row, their third place in the East is a bit precarious, and now this victory finally allows them to breathe a little relief, but their next opponent is the Raptors who are fifth in the East, and then they have to face the Bulls and Cavaliers again. All three games were between the top 5 teams in the East, and it was a big test for the Pacers.