Jordan Nwora ties Reggie Miller's record with 25 points in 2nd quarter of Pacers vs. Hawks
After not scoring in the first quarter during an Indiana Pacers road matchup against the Atlanta Hawks, Jordan Nwora caught fire.
Nwora tied Reggie Miller's record for most points in a single quarter with 25 points on Saturday. (The Pacers records for points in a quarter go back to 1996-97.) On June 1, 1994, the Pacers trailed the Knicks by 12 points entering the fourth quarter of Game 5 of the 1994 Eastern Conference Finals when Miller scored 25 points to lead the Pacers to a 93-86 victory that gave the Pacers a 3-2 series lead. Miller scored 39 in the game.
Jordan Nwora scored 25 points in the second quarter.
He tells @PacersJJ Lloyd Pierce told him: "He was just telling me, you know, this is something I can do every night. I just have to let the game come to me." #Pacers pic.twitter.com/baG52nnvwp— Bally Sports Indiana (@BallySportsIN) March 25, 2023
Heading into the second half, Nwora is 9 of 11 from the floor and 3 of 4 from 3-point range. Nwora, who went 4 for 4 from the free throw line, also has 4 rebounds and an assist.
The Pacers traded for Nwora in February.
Jordan Nwora with 25 points in the second quarter, the most ever by a Pacer since quarter stats were first tracked in 1996-97
He is 8th different player to have a 25+ point quarter in NBA this season. The rest are all All-Stars: Ja, Garland, Booker, KD, Embiid, Kyrie, and Randle— Wheat Hotchkiss (@Wheat_Hotchkiss) March 25, 2023
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