Halliburton defeats Thunder, Alexander is isolated and helpless and loses

In the first game of the Thunder vs. Pacers, the Thunder started 7-0 with Alexander's series attack. Haltenstein scored 8 points in 4 shots in a single quarter (including two strong attacks + two free throws), becoming the pillar of the inside. Pacers Halliburton only made a long jump shot in the first quarter (3 minutes and 30 seconds). McConnell made two layups to stop the bleeding, but the team made 7 mistakes in a single quarter.

Thunder Caruso (3 minutes and 08 seconds) and Isaiah Joe (4 minutes and 06 seconds) hit three-pointers one after another, pulling the gap to 11 points in the end of the first quarter.

The Pacers made up 18 half-time mistakes (set a record in the finals halftime), Dort made 3 steals in a single quarter + 2 three-pointers (4 minutes 13 seconds, 2 minutes 39 seconds), and the Thunder used the counterattack to expand their advantage.

Thunder core Alexander made 10 points and 3 steals in a single quarter, and made a key three-pointer in the final section (0 minutes and 46 seconds) to suppress the Pacers' counterattack.

Pacers McConnell's three-pointer (2 minutes and 08 seconds) and Nesmith's long shot (1 minute and 39 seconds) once chased to 4 points, but the Thunder led by 12 points in the first half with their stronger offensive and defensive efficiency. However, the Pacers then recovered with three-pointers, and the Pacers scored three-pointers in the final, narrowing the gap to 6 points (76-82). Alexander hit a three-pointer in the last 1 second, helping the team enter the final quarter with a 9-point advantage. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Jaylen Williams led the team to a 9-3 attack wave, and the score difference reached 15 points (94-79). However, after that, the Pacers' three-point rain broke out, and the Pacers Toppin (8 minutes and 15 seconds, 5 minutes and 22 seconds) and Turner (6 minutes and 30 seconds) scored 4 three-pointers in a row, and Nesmith (3 minutes and 07 seconds) scored 3 minutes (104-107).

Alexander scored 6 free throws in the final quarter and scored key points, but the Pacers Nembhard free throw + Siakam's tip-off (22 seconds) chased to 109-110.

At the critical moment, Siakam fought for a rebound and collided with Wallace out of bounds. The Pacers failed to challenge but the ball belonged to the Thunder (22 seconds left).

After the last moment, Alexander missed a jump shot, the Pacers made a long pass in the backcourt, Halliburton bypassed the cover, blocked the block and made a mid-range shot to complete the final shot. In the end, the Pacers narrowly defeated their opponent by 1 point.

Pacers, Pascal Siakam made 7 of 15 shots, made 4 of 6 free throws, contributed 19 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists; Obie Toppin made 6 of 9 shots, 5 of 8 three-pointers, contributed 17 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists; Myers Turner made 5 of 10 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, made 3 of 4 free throws, contributed 15 points, 9 rebounds and 6 turnovers; Andrew Nembhard made 4 of 11 shots, 2 of 6 three-pointers, made 4 of 5 free throws, contributed 14 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists; Thales Halliburton made 6 of 13 shots, made 2 of 7 three-pointers, contributed 14 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists; Aaron Nesmith made 3 of 9 shots, made 3 of 7 three-pointers, contributed 10 points, 12 rebounds and 5 mistakes.

Halliburton made the finals in the last 1 second and became the first person since Jordan in 1997. At the same time, Halliburton scored three times in a single season in less than 5 seconds, becoming the first person in history. From 1971 to the present, the finals fell by 9 points in the last 3 minutes and turned into 1 win and 182 losses, which is also a miracle score. The probability of his away game reversal has increased from 7% to 27%.

Thunder, Shea Gilgers Alexander made 14 of 30 shots, 3 of 6 three-pointers, 7 of 8 free throws, contributed 38 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals; Jaylen Williams made 6 of 19 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, 17 points, 4 of 4 free throws, 6 rebounds, 6 assists; Luganz Dort made 5 of 10 shots, 5 of 9 three-pointers, contributed 15 points, 4 of 4 free throws, and 2 blocks; Alex Caruso made 3 of 8 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, and 4 of 5 free throws, contributing 11 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks.

Alexander really tried his best in this game, and was completely dragged by his teammates. With Alexander's shooting percentage of nearly 50% and 50% of three-pointers, the team still made 39 of 98 shots, with only 39.8% shooting percentage, 11 of 30 shots, and only 36.7% shooting percentage. You can tell how bad Alexander's teammates are performing.

Jaylen Williams played in the series against the Grizzlies and Timberwolves, which also made the Thunder play more easily in these two rounds of the series. Whether it is playing against the Nuggets or the Pacers, Jaylen Williams performed very poorly. He was the second in command and the All-Star in the second team of the season.

And Chet Homgren was even more exposed in this game. He made only 2 of 9 shots in the game, completely invisible and could not defend his opponent. The gap with Wenban Yama is getting bigger and bigger.

It depends on how the second and third leaders of the Thunder will perform next. If they can resume normal performance, the Thunder can easily defeat the Pacers. If they still perform so badly, the Thunder will probably fight the Pacers to a tiebreak.