Don t make a mistake! G5 reversal failed, because Carlisle abandoned one person in the fourth quarter!

The finals between Thunder and Pacers G5 Tianwangshan started as scheduled. Both sides used the same starting lineup as G4. As soon as the game started, both sides launched a large attack, and the intensity of the defensive end was very average. The result was that both sides had a high shooting percentage and the pace of offense and defense rounds was very fast. Fans were very satisfied with such a game. The Thunder blossomed more points on the Thunder, Jaylenway was in excellent condition, and scored continuously. After the rotation lineup was started, Wallace and Wiggins felt hot outside the three-point line. The Thunder began to slowly build an advantage and took a 12-point lead after the first quarter. Shortly after the start of the second quarter, Halliburton suffered from injury in his calf. He returned to the locker room and then returned to the court. However, Alexander led the team to the rotation stage and was not ideal. The difference was recovered step by step by step by step by step until Jaylenway returned to the court, and he scored consecutive points to help the team stabilize the situation. After the Thunder took the lead in the first 14 points.

The situation suddenly changed in the second half. Carlisle handed over the control of the substitute McKenell. He scored 13 points on 6 of 8 shots in a single quarter to help the Pacers narrow the gap step by step, but Jaylenway was so amazing that he made unreasonable layups one after another. After the three quarters, the Thunder still led by 8 points. At the decisive moment, Siakam stood up and fired inside and outside. The Pacers would be behind and only 2 points. At the critical moment, Jaylenway made a three-pointer, and then scored 2+1. Dortmund's three-pointer continued to fire. The Thunder climaxed 21-8 to establish the victory. In the end, the Pacers lost this key battle of Tianwang Mountain 109-120 away!

Pacers lost the battle of Tianwang Mountain. Judging from the post-match data, Halliburton, the team's core player, took the primary responsibility. He played 34 minutes in the game, made 0 of 6 shots (5 shots in the first half, 1 shot in the third quarter, 0 shots in the fourth quarter), and handed out only 4 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 turnovers, with the lowest positive and negative value-13 starters. From the perspective of player performance, Nesmith scored 14 points and 6 rebounds in the game, and was very strong on the court. Siakam scored 28 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. His fourth quarter performance narrowed the gap to 2 points, and scored his level as he should have. Turner returned to the court with 13 points and 6 rebounds in the last quarter and caused a lot of trouble for the Thunder. Substitutes, Matherine, McConnell, and Toppin, all performed well in stages. Without the performance of these players, the Pacers would not be able to support the fourth quarter. From this perspective, Halliburton would of course be responsible for the team's defeat! But we also need to start from the factual perspective. After suffering a calf injury in the second quarter, his performance on the court was obviously greatly affected, otherwise he would not have taken only once in the second half!

In terms of his personal playing characteristics, Halliburton is not a player who can continuously output. That is, among the underrated team of the Pacers, Carlisle knows his playing characteristics, letting other players play the first three quarters, only letting him bear the pressure in the fourth quarter. He has completed this task in most of the playoffs this season. But before Halliburton's final victory, the other Pacers players laid the foundation, including Nesmith, Turner, Nemhard, Toppin, and McConnell, who scored far exceeding their personal strength again and again at critical moments, only Halliburton's final victory was achieved. Putting aside the final moment's final balloon, Halliburton is really just an ordinary player, which is also the biggest difference between the Pacers and the Thunder. If you give the Pacers a player like Alexander who can output stably throughout the game, then they will be the championship! Speaking of this, we don’t need to blame Halliburton. He is a player who relies heavily on his teammates and fell into a downturn in this game due to injuries.

Talk back to why the Pacers failed to reverse the game, let's not get the target wrong. The real reason is that Carlisle abandoned one person in the fourth quarter - allowing McConnell to only play the last 3 minutes of garbage time! Let’s take a look at what McKennel did in this game. He played 22 minutes in the whole game, scored 8 of 14 shots, scored 18 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. Most of the data appeared in the third quarter. When Halliburton performed poorly, Carlisle let Matherine play the main role in the second quarter, but the effect was not good, and the team was 14 points behind. In the third quarter, Carlisle changed his strategy and let McConnell take the lead. Even Halliburton was present, it was just a restraining point. This change of move achieved miraculous results. He scored 13 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 steal in a single quarter. He successfully played Jaylenway in a row, narrowing the score to single digits again and again, allowing the team to see hope of a comeback. If Jaylenway hadn't hit the Fairy Ball in the third quarter, the Pacers would have only been 6 points behind at the end of the third quarter.

However, in the fourth quarter, Carlisle didn't know what considerations were. Halliburton rested off the court in the first half and did not send McConnell, who performed well in the third quarter. During this period, the team had narrowed the gap to 2 points under the leadership of Siakam, just one breath away. In terms of today's performance in the arena, McConnell's performance was obviously better than Nemhard, and he could completely let him play more in the fourth quarter. Nemhard's consecutive mistakes in the middle of the fourth quarter made the Thunder, and Halliburton was also making mistakes due to injuries. It was not until 3 minutes left in the fourth quarter that Carlisle remembered to replace McConnell, but at this time the team was already 14 points behind and the game had lost its suspense. The fourth section abandonment of McConnell and reusing Nemhard is the biggest reason for the Pacers' failure in reversal. If you have different opinions, please leave a message in the comment area to discuss!