Harry scored 4 points! He had no choice but to lose Tianwang Mountain. The three major problems after the game were exposed. Jewe was leading the 40+ out of range!
3:18pm, 19 June 2025Basketball
No suspense, the Pacers suffered another defeat in this battle of Tianwang Mountain. Although I don’t have much affection for Alexander, the Thunder’s performance today is really worthy of appreciation, showing outstanding strength on both sides of the offense and defense. At the beginning of the game, the Thunder showed tenacious defensive resilience. Harten quickly completed the steal and then counterattacked and made a layup. The score became 6-7, successfully overtaking. Immediately afterwards, Dort intercepted Halliburton again and easily scored two points, directly causing the Pacers to request a timeout. The score had now become 22-12. The Thunder's Wiggins and Wallace hit three-pointers one after another, so that at the end of the first quarter, the Thunder led their opponents 32-22.
Entered the second quarter, Wiggins, who came on as a substitute, continued to fire and made repeated shots from the outside. At the same time, Siakam and Turner recovered in form, scoring 5 points in a row, gradually narrowing the gap to eight points. Jaylen Way continued to shine in the defensive counterattack, scoring 5 points in a row and hitting three-pointers, and the gap between the two sides widened again. Although Topin completed a double-handed dunk in the interior, trying to save the situation, Nemhad's "21" attack on Caruso still failed to make up for the gap. At the end of the half, the Pacers were 14 points behind 45-59.
In the third quarter, McConnell, the Pacers' substitute, stepped forward, with a very high shooting percentage in a single quarter, and contributed 13 points from six of eight shots, helping the team keep a close eye on the score, and even completed a rebound in this quarter. He was only 8 points behind at the end of the third quarter, giving the opponent pressure.
In the last quarter, Siakam's three-pointer narrowed the gap to only 2 points, but Nemhard's two key mistakes made the Pacers' counterattack opportunity shatter, and finally ended with a helpless result.
Why did the Pacers lose this battle on Tianwang Mountain? What exactly is the problem? Next, we will make an in-depth analysis.
The first reason is Halliburton's poor condition. In the second half, there seemed to be a problem with his calf, and he was still using ice cold compresses during the rest of the field, which affected his offensive performance. In the whole game, he scored 4 points with only free throws, and his shooting was even more embarrassing.
followed by a problem of mistakes, with as many as 22 mistakes in the game and 15 steals were made by the Thunder. Although both sides have a deep understanding of each other's defensive strength and referee penalty in the series, the Pacers still repeated the tragedy of mistakes in G1, which may be related to Halliburton's state, and Nembhard's organizational ability obviously failed to provide enough support.
In the end, the Thunder's three-point shooting was in full swing, with a shooting percentage of 43.6%, making 14 of 32 shots, especially Jaylen Wai made 3 of 5 shots, hitting a career-high of 4,064 points in the playoffs, becoming the first minister to win.
With G6 returning to Indiana, can the Pacers achieve a strong rebound and how likely is it to advance to Game 7? We look forward to everyone sharing their opinions and discussions in the comment section!
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