Three-pointer missed the Pacers, and the suspense of the Thunder champion resurrected?

At the beginning, the Thunder used Homegren's strong inside shot (turning a layup) and Jaylen Williams to quickly build an advantage, and the Pacers lost all the first 8 shots. Then the Pacers scored 5 three-pointers in 3 minutes (including Siakam 2+1, Nemhard and Nesmith's consecutive long shots), and scored 24-7 attack waves to overtake the score (26-17). At the end of the quarter, Alexander scored 5 points (mid-range shot + European step layup), narrowing the gap to ‌28-25‌.

Substitute point guard McConnell made consecutive steals and emergency stops to mid-range shots, leading the team to a 16-2 climax (including Nesmith's 2 three-pointers), and the gap was 48-35. Halliburton then took a three-pointer and then made a wonderful pass to help Siakam dunk Homegren. The Pacers led 64-42 at halftime 22 points - the biggest score difference in the finals in the past five years.

The two teams scored only 2 points in the last 4 minutes of the third quarter, and the Pacers rely on Halliburton to break the deadlock. On the Thunder, Homegren made only 2 of 9 shots (4 points), and Alexander scored 2+1 and could not stop the decline. The Pacers entered the final quarter with Shepard's buzzer-beating three-pointer and led by 30 points 90-60.

The Thunder withdrew all the main players in the final quarter. Although the substitute lineup once caught up within 20 points (100-80), Mathurin dunks + McConnell's mid-range shot completely ended the suspense. The clash between James Johnson and Dillon Joneska pushing and shoving in the last quarter did not affect the results of the game. In the end, the Pacers won 108-91, dragging the series into tiebreak.

Obi Toppin made 6 of 12 shots, 4 of 7 three-pointers, contributed 20 points, 6 versions and 2 steals; Andrew Nembhard made 5 of 7 shots, 3 of 5 three-pointers, 3 of 5 serves, 17 points, 4 assists, 3 steals; Andrew Nembhard made 6 of 14 shots, 3 of 3 free throws, contributed 16 points, 13 versions and 3 assists; Thales Halliburton made 6 of 12 shots, 3 of 7 three-pointers, contributed 14 points, 5 assists and 2 steals; TJ McConnell made 6 of 12 shots, 12 points, 9 versions and 6 assists; Aaron Nesmith made 3 of 8 shots, 2 of 6 three-pointers, contributed 10 points, 2 versions and 3 assists.

The Pacers' factory really won the game with all the troops. There was nothing special about the whole team, but it was up to the teammates to pull the score wide, and TJ McConnell's performance was even more surprising.

Thunder, Shay Gilgers Alexander made 7 of 15 shots, made 7 of 8 free throws, contributed 21 points, 4 versions, 2 assists and 8 turnovers; Jaylen Williams made 6 of 13 shots, 0 of 4 three-pointers, and made 4 of 5 free throws, contributed 15 points, 3 versions; Isaiah Joe made 3 of 4 shots, contributed 11 points, and 2 of 3 three-pointers, and made 3 of 4 shots, and contributed 10 points, 4 rebounds.

The Thunder performed too outrageously in this game. The three-pointer once had only three hits of about 6%, and this performance could not win at all. This also led to the Thunder's final defeat against the Pacers. The Thunder did not show any attitude of winning the game at all. If it was to wave again, it might be possible to wave the championship away.