In the second quarter, after the two teams re-replaced their main forces, the rhythm returned to the embarrassing state at that time, the Pacers' interior was taken by the opponent, and even when the outside players were covering the defense, they had to be careful not to be ambushed by the opponent on the outside, such as Korver, to shoot three points, so it was very uncomfortable to play. In turn, the Pacers' outside offense also made the Hawks have no way at all, and the Pacers did not have an advantage in the position, and the Pacers also played blocking and dismantling from time to time, which made the Hawks unable to defend themselves, and as a result, after the second quarter of the game, the two teams returned to the state of mutual explosion, 57:50, and the Pacers led the opponent by 7 points on the road.

At halftime, the atmosphere on both sides was not very relaxed, the Hawks side was because the team itself was behind, coupled with the strength shown by the opponent, it was making people feel a little too stressed, so it was not easy at all, and the Pacers side was because the inside line was too uncomfortable, and now the lead is because the outside line feels good, if the outside line suddenly starts to feel down or something, the Pacers' 7-point advantage is useless at all.

The third quarter of the game began quickly, the Pacers directly changed their lineup, pressed West directly to the bench, and replaced Solomon Hill, who was originally on the bench, after the substitution was completed, Pickled Pepper was put on the position of power forward, although physically, Pickled Pepper was indeed a little difficult for him to play as a power forward, but his height is indeed able to play power forward, almost the same as Durant, Pickled Pepper also falsely reported his height, he originally had a height of 209-211, but after lying, He is only 206 tall, so that when he comes to the league, he can play the position he likes as a shooting guard and small forward.

The advantage of this lineup is that it is flexible, and although Pickled Pepper still can't defend Millsap, it can effectively consume the opponent's physical strength on the offensive end, so as to make the opponent unable to attack with all his strength when attacking, and replace defense with offense, which also explains what is called "the best defense is offense".

Sure enough, the Pacers' sudden change of formation made the Hawks a little uncomfortable, and the Pacers' rotation speed was also improved, which also made the Hawks' defense more difficult, in fact, this lineup was used by the Pacers last season, and West was used as the center of the small lineup at that time, but now West's state is really bad, so he can only let Hibbert, who moves relatively slowly, take the position of center, but fortunately, Hibbert is a little slower. But his defensive skills are still there, so it can be regarded as a give-and-take.

After the change of formation, the Pacers also began to find their own offensive rhythm, and gradually opened the point difference, and the Hawks, who were originally able to use the main lineup to stalemate with the Pacers, panicked at this time, although Mike Budenholzer also wanted to find some ways to confront, but because Millsap and Horford are the core of this team, they must not be replaced casually, so they can only watch the team slowly be extended to 15 points by the opponent.

At the end of the third quarter, the Hawks lost by 8 points in a single quarter again because they didn't have a good way to fight against the Pacers' new formation, and West played better than when he started after becoming a substitute and having a certain number of players, which is also something that Coach Frank didn't expect, and it can be regarded as an unexpected gain for the Pacers.

The first three quarters of the game fell behind by 15 points, and the Hawks basically explained this game, and the two teams also began to grind in the fourth quarter, and the difference did not continue to widen, but it was not narrowed, so they continued to play on the court for 6 or 7 minutes, and the Hawks finally couldn't stand it, Mike Budenholzer waved his hand and directly replaced the main players and announced that he had given up the game.

At the end of the game, the Pacers defeated the Hawks 109-100 on the road, although the opponent's two interior cores combined to get 52 points, 23 rebounds and 11 assists, but because the Pacers' outside offensive efficiency was good, and the change of formation in the third quarter made the Hawks mess up, so the Pacers still won the opponent in the end.

The best player of the game went to the Pacers' best performance after the change of lineup, and Pickles played 32 minutes today and contributed 25 points, but also handed out 11 rebounds and five assists, and the stats looked quite like an interior player. And today, although Ye Xuan also sent 29 points and 11 assists, it is obvious that his role on the court cannot be compared with pickled peppers.

After leading the Hawks 1-0, the Pacers' heart was also relaxed, because judging from the results, their decision in the final moments of the regular season was correct, because on the other court, the Bulls, who were in third place in the East, were finally blown up by All-Out Jan, although Rose's performance after his comeback was not bad, although the Cavaliers lost a big man in the first-round series, although Jimmy Butler's defense did have a certain impact on James, But the Cavaliers ultimately won the first game of the second-round series against the Bulls on their home court.

In fact, the Pacers still exposed a lot of problems, such as when Pickled Pepper and Ye Xuan were off the court, the team played very chaotic, which led to Coach Frank having to stagger part of the playing time of the two, and let the two lead the bench to play for a period of time, this problem is relatively easy to solve, but another thing is not so easy to solve.

That's the thing about West, West's state this season can also be said to be obvious to all, after Ye Xuan gradually grew up and began to carry the banner of the team, the ball began to shrink, but West did not adapt to the rhythm of Ye Xuan's control of the situation, or he was no longer willing to adapt to the new rhythm, so he struggled all season this season, in the second half of this game, West actually basically did not get the opportunity to play, but in this way, Coach Frank was worried that West would cause discord in the locker room, so he could only use a cold treatment method and not talk to him about West's affairs.