Blowing the black whistle? A shocking reversal! 1 of the key 4 free throws, the number one undercover!
5:26pm, 14 June 2025Basketball
The Thunder's lineup is strong, young and energetic, able to run and jump, and size is not a disadvantage. No matter how you look at it, they will win.
Pacers coach Carlisle also thought so before the finals G1:
"We are just a dog, but we like this challenge very much."
At that time, no one thought Carlisle was modest or acquiring character, and he thought he was telling the truth.
But we may all have overlooked one thing: the level of the head coach really affects the game process.
It can be clearly seen that Pacers coach Carlisle's method has more than Thunder coach Dagnot. This kind of changes are very good, and the on-site command is also very timely.
In contrast, although Daigenot also changed the lineup, for example, he tried to speed up the small lineup from the beginning and removed Hatenstein from the starting lineup.
This cannot be said to be completely wrong. After all, Hatenstein's pick-and-roll defense is bad, and there is a certain theoretical basis to cover up this weakness.
However, the Pacers easily cracked it with their flanking height advantages, and Siakam became a point that the Thunder could not solve.
In fact, the Thunder have such rich defensive resources, they can try to double-team Siakam in the area, but this method is not determined enough.
In today's G4 game, the Thunder changed the lineup again, put Hartenstein in the starting lineup, formed a double tower with Homgren, and blocked the penalty area.
In fact, the Thunder won almost this way in G2, but the Pacers were prepared: they played Turner's jump shot in the pinch zone, plus a short and smooth pass.
Carlisle's meaning is very clear: if I don't attack the penalty area today, I won't go in.
Outside offense, the Pacers could also score 20 points in the half quarter, leading the Thunder by 35-34 by 1 point in the first quarter.
Don't underestimate that the Pacers only lead by 1 point in the first quarter, which means that Carlisle broke the Dignot's change of formation and won on the psychological level. With insufficient experience, Degnot easily fell into self-doubt, and then pressed Hatenstein and returned to the small lineup.
In fact, Dagnot had another idea, which was to use attack to consume Halliburton, and he attacked the latter in various ways.
Aron Wiggins, Dort and even Kenridge Williams, singles against Halliburton in different ways.
But the toughness of the finals is not the toughness of this elbow.
As a result, Dagnot fell into Carlisle's trap again: Halliburton did struggle with his data, but the Thunder's unconventional singles also made many mistakes, which in turn gave the Pacers a chance to counterattack.
Siakam sent 4 steals in the quarter, and the Pacers took advantage of these mistakes to score 15 points in the first half.
"I'll give you Halliburton, but Halliburton is a trap." In the midst of chaos, the Thunder's three-point shooting was very bad. As of the third quarter, the Pacers made 11 of 27 shots from outside the three-point line, while the Thunder had only 1 of 12 shots. The Pacers' system is really too powerful, surpassing the personal abilities of Thunder players.
Head coach Carlisle does have the ability to turn into gold, and wisdom can surpass brute force.
The Pacers surprise in the previous game was Mathering, and it was Toppin's turn again.
In the third quarter, Toddie made a sudden breakthrough and hit three-pointers in a row.
There is a rise, and an empty cut dunk comes!
Seeing this, everyone felt that the Pacers had a sure win.
But have you asked the NBA official?
The finals of the two small-sized football markets were still 3-1. How can the NBA save the ratings? The finals must not end like this. The referee of this game is Scott Foster, who was carefully selected.
The yelling today is no longer performed.
Pacers had two 3+1s not blown out; Caruso dropped the ball out of bounds but gave the Thunder free throw in the frontcourt; Aaron Wiggins pushed Nesmith and blew Nesmith over the line; Turner blocked the Thunder twice; Dort hit Halliburton without the ball without the ball.
This kind of exaggerated fake fall that flies 3 meters away is really the action that the basketball court should have?
It was not until the last moment of the first half of G4 that Halliburton won his first free throw in this year's finals.
Halliburton immediately celebrated with his girlfriend and father on the sidelines. His girlfriend is so beautiful! (Laughs) As a side watching the fun, Jason Dumas, a Bay Area reporter who has been reporting on Clippers news all year round, couldn't hold it in:
"A very one-sided yell, and worse, this is something people expected before the game. It's very bad."
The Pacers' crisis appeared in the fourth quarter, and they were constantly chased with a 7-point advantage.
With 8 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Caruso caused a foul and made 1 of 2 free throws at the free throw line. The Thunder chased to a tie with 89.
But Halliburton then played a big fight against Homgren, made a layup, and the Pacers led by 2 points again.
Halliburton played key balls in the entire fourth quarter, just to find Homegren to play a misplaced response ball..
Afterward, the Thunder was not discouraged. Alexander made a key mid-range shot with 2 minutes and 21 seconds left, scoring 5 points in a row, helping the Thunder overtake the Pacers by 104-103 by 1 point.
As the Pacers made more mistakes, the Thunder suddenly gained an advantage and completed the reversal.
Matherin scored only 1 of the 4 free throws in the last moment, and he was very unsatisfied.
In the end, the Thunder defeated the Pacers 111-104, and the total score was tied 2-2.
The climaxes continued and came to an abrupt end.
Alexander scored 35 points and 4 rebounds, 10 free throws, Jaylen Williams scored 27 points and 7 rebounds, Homgren scored 14 points and 15 rebounds, Hartenstein scored 2 points and 6 rebounds, Dort scored 6 points, and Caruso scored 20 points.
Siakam scored 20 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, Halliburton scored 18 points and 7 assists, Turner scored 12 points, Nesmith scored 8 points and 9 rebounds, Nembhard scored 10 points, Tott scored 17 points and 7 rebounds, Mathering scored 8 points, McConnell scored 8 points.
Generally speaking, everyone should be very excited to see a super big reversal, but after this game, many of Basketball Club's basketball players expressed their loss on their circle of friends.
is actually fine, the Pacers still have the advantage in the scene. Perhaps it is simply that the finals should not end too soon. (Laughs)
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