Harry s decisive victory! Thunder 0-1 Pacers, the league s number one fell swoop, Alexander scored 38 points
4:06am, 7 June 2025Basketball
On June 6, the first match between the NBA Finals was about to break out, and the Thunder were at home to face the Pacers. So far this year's playoffs, the Thunder's defensive efficiency has reached 104.7, ranking first in the league, with 10.8 steals per game, ranking first in the league, and is the most solid shield in the NBA. The Pacers' offensive efficiency has reached 117.7, ranking second in the league, with a shooting percentage of 49.7%, ranking first in the league, and is the sharpest spear in the NBA. Who can laugh at the end of the conflict? Before the game, the Thunder's chances of winning are still greater. After all, the Thunder's offense and defense are top-notch in the league, and the overall athletic ability of the lineup is better. There are also superstars like Alexander at the MVP level. On the Pacers, although Halliburton is also good, his stability and scoring ability are indeed poor.
When talking about the mentality of entering the finals, Alexander said in an interview: "We have come here because we always maintain our true nature. If we change ourselves and try to become another person in the finals now, that is a failure to ourselves. Since sticking to our true nature has made us successful, to continue to succeed, we must insist on being ourselves. All this should be natural and do not need to be deliberately done. No matter when and where, we are always us." Until now, Alexander averaged 29.8 points, 5.7 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game, ranking third in the league in scoring. If he can win the championship + FMVP this year, then SGA can be said to have a Grand Slam in his personal honor this season, and his historical status in the NBA will rise.
In this game, both sides were in the starting lineup, and the Thunder sent Alexander, Wallace, Dort, Jaylen Williams, and Chet. The Pacers sent out the following: Halliburton, Nembhard, Nesmith, Siakam and Turner. At the beginning of the first quarter, Chett won the ball and the Thunder took the lead. Alexander dodged the lever and made a folding layup to score the first goal of the game. Chett also had a side-to-side protection layup. Jewe made a shot from the outside on the wing. The Thunder scored 7-0 at the beginning. Siakam pulled up quickly and made a quick layup, finally opening for the Pacers. Alexander opened the three-pointer and continued to hit the ball. Turner ate the cake inside, turned around and jumped back and hit back with a jump shot. Nembhard's three-pointer from the chase arc also made a sudden cold arrow.
The Thunder still had the initiative, and maintained a 5-10-point lead in the first quarter. The Pacers' offensive efficiency was average at the beginning. At the end of the first quarter, the Thunder led the Pacers by 9 points 29-20. At the beginning of the second quarter, Totten hit the heart with a large three-pointer against the defense, helping the Pacers win the first place. Wiggins turned over and threw the ball in a low position and made a hollow shot. Caruso sprinted in a whirlwind, inserted a layup and hit the board, Siakam drove straight into the inside, rushed into the inside to create kills, and stood on the free throw line with both free throws. Shepard's three-point shot after adjusting his posture was hollow into the net. Alexander's signature mid-range pull-up jump shot made a steadily. Dort made a confident move with a 45-degree angle open three-pointer, and the long rainbow penetrated the sun and fell straight into the center of the basket. In the second quarter, the Pacers still did not find a good opportunity to counterattack. The difference between the two teams continued to be around 10 points. After the first half, the Thunder led the Pacers 12 points 57-45. The second half began, and the change of sides was played again. Alexander's step-and-step jump shot was two points and the third quarter kicked off. Turner struggled to hold the ball in the penalty area, turned to the basket and responded with a goal. Alexander suddenly braked and jumped into the net empty. Siakam's counterattack made a one-stop layup and scored two points. Wallace did a quick turn and move, and there were also layups for the change. Nessmith's three-point line used a bow and shot a hundred steps through Yang. Jaylen rushed forward and attacked the basket with heavy hammers and dunks. Siakam immediately started and started to start, and there were also dug up the snow without scars to make up the dunk. He held the basket and hit the board quickly. Tob and Sika scored two three-pointers in a row at the end of the quarter, and the Pacers caught the gap to about 5 points.
, and Alexander's desperate three-pointer pierced the center of the basket. After the three quarters, the Thunder led the Pacers 9 points 85-76. In the final quarter, the Thunder took the lead, and Jewei used his athletic ability to continuously hit the Pacers' basket, and Caruso also made magical layups of various difficult layups, and the score difference once reached 15 points. However, the Pacers' counterattack was coming soon, with a super three-pointer rain, and the score difference narrowed to within 5 points. At the critical moment, Nembhard made a three-pointer, Alexander missed the mid-range shot, and in the last attack, the Pacers fell one point behind, and Halliburton again. They took a high-difficulty shot against the sky. In the end, the Pacers reversed 111-110 and led 1-0. In terms of data, on the Thunder, Alexander scored 38 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Jaylen Williams scored 17 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, Dort scored 15 points and 4 rebounds, and Caruso scored 11 points and 6 rebounds. On the Pacers, Siakam scored 19 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, Halliburton scored 14 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, Turner scored 15 points and 9 rebounds, Nesmith scored 10 points and 12 rebounds, and 17 points and 5 rebounds, and Nembhard scored 14 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.
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