Indiana became the first team ever to reach the quarterfinals of an NBA midseason tournament with a 152-157 away win over Atlanta, which led to several club records and a place in the world's all-time best league standings. For those who ask? Protections were only a recommendation at this meeting.
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The total points in this game was 309 points. That's the 16th highest score in league history and the 11th highest in a game without overtime. Just to understand how rare this result is, let us recall that it equals the one achieved between the Milwaukee Bucks and Seattle SuperSonics (154:155) in 1989, a game that ended only after five overtime.
The game between Indiana and Atlanta is only the seventh time in 76 league seasons that two teams have crossed the 150-point mark each. The Hawks also set a franchise record with 86 points in the first half, but lost a 20-point lead.
Each team, prior to this game, had only one participation in a matchup that ended with one of the 20 highest scores in NBA history, but in both cases it was games that included overtime. Indiana surrendered to the Denver Nuggets 155:150 in 1982 (305 points) After one overtime, Atlanta lost to the Chicago Bulls 168:161 after 4 overtimes in 2019.
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Indiana's Tyrese Haliburton set a franchise record with 26 points in a single quarter. The Pacers, all combined, hit 22 threes, one three-pointer away from the franchise record (23). But the 157 points they scored is a club record, the previous one being 152. And of course, the 152:157 is currently the highest score achieved this season in the NBA.
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