Thunder will have the first opportunity to win the NBA Championship since they moved to Oklahoma night on Thursday, as they take 3-2 in the NBA finals game against Pacers NBA.
After taking Pacers 2-1 moving lead, thunder has changed again to win the last two games in the series. Oklahoma City Forward Jalen Williams was 5 stars in the game, he got 40 points in a victory.
Meanwhile, in addition to deleting Indiana Thursday, the season will also save the season with a limited version of Guard Tyrese Haliburton, with a right calf injury.
What can you expect in 6 play? NBC News is here to break the action.
Why have trumons win the last two games
Andrew Greif: The city of Oklahoma has found a way to take a hole saying and standing in the way of standing, while the stunning Indiana has done, and suddenly could no longer be able to close late games.
When the series began to bend in the Indiana game, 3-1, when he had a real opportunity, the Heldafious Lu Dort’s defense was kicked Indiana and rescued Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. In the game 5, Indiana wore triumnies, disguising two points of 18 points, An Oklahoma City replied the three-minute sequence.
The city of Oklahoma has won the games this season with high-scoring margins, which means that he had “clutch” relatively little, especially compared to Indiana. In the last two games, the thunder still looked later in the narrow games.
Rush Nadkarni: Defense Thunder had the best NBA defense in a regular season, and in the most important moments in this series, the ability to slow down Okck Pacers has had the greatest difference.
4 In the game, Indiana scored 20 points in the first five minutes, he scored seven points in the last five-quarter-fourth fourth quarter, thunder to overcome seven-point deficit.
5 In the game, the city of Oklahoma forced Indiana 23 billing, adding 12 blocks for good measure.
Indiana is a quick group that grows in chaos. At the same time, Pacers must play with hyper-care for 48 minutes against a group of team that will deeply throw in any laziness.
What adjustments should Pacers do in 6 game?
Greif: This series in depths of this series, leave four round season, there is no magic adjustment that an opponent like Oklahoma city does not play, search or prepare. Adaptation is Indiana, Thursday, the game is more focused on the gameplay, in which it does not rotate the ball 23 times and lost many options in the deactivation. The coach Pacers Carlisle said the best turned on the 23 turnover of his team achieved 32 points for the city of Oklahoma to turn 32 points. Indiana is 12-13 this season when it has more turns than an opponent.
“That’s the game,” Carllisle said.
Nadkar: I can say here I don’t say anything Carlisle didn’t think much. If there is a non-made adjustment because Carlisle weighed and against and against the correct decision.
And yet … I wonder indiana trying to squeeze his rotation a little. Pascal Siezam, for example, is only 33 minutes. Can he play up to 40? With the rest of the decimals (instead of Myles Turner), the Lineup of Obi Toppin is closed together for more than 16 minutes each game. Does Carlisle fight more about Turner? 6. The game is not nice to get it nice; Your best player is the time to get as much time on the ground.
If Haliburton is limited, how do Pacer compensate?
Greif: Haliburton’s responsibilities and Indiana plays on both sides of the ball, if Haliburton is limited or unable to reproduce due to its calf injury, he puts more than his defense than the Indiana crime. His role players and Indiana will need a good news that they played 5 well in the game. Monday 6. In the game. Based on how much the patron of Andrew Nembhard, it takes care of the best offensive players in the city of Oklahoma, probably too many points for a 20-point game. But Indiana should hold the ball, while Siakam could take a game of 5 – and Siakam, which scores one or more points 30 times against the Eastern Conference Finals.
Nadkar: You cannot compensate for a loss of a player like Haliburton, but the two boys who need to hunt more often in the game Siakam and Mathurin. Both Haliburton has been fighting with Thunder. Play individually and create their own plans. It will be a group effort to complete the limits of Haliburton. This means taking (and expecting more) 3s. Blocking in defense. At some point, however, Indian needs someone to make a tough defense to make a hard bowl. And Siakam and Mathurin will be two talented scorers of these situations.
6. Game forecast?
Greif: I started collecting this series in Oklahoma City to win in six games, and I stick with it. Thunder will win Indiana, 120-115, to claim his first championship since they moved to Oklahoma.
Nadkar: I chose five Thunder five, so it’s a prosperous thought, but I think Pacers will send this 7. Indiana is not overcome in this series. 5. The game was a two-point game in the fourth quarter in one point. I think Pacers have a home court thriller, 112-108.
2025-06-18 10:01:00
