Life and death speed vs. Iron Blood Shackles! Halliburton is unable to defeat Alexander with 21 bombings in 13 attempts. Can the Pacers break the chess game of "The Definite Killing King Clut&quo

In this playoff journey that is destined to be recorded in history, Indiana Pacers point guard Tyreth Halliburton continues to shock the basketball world with a fatal blow from the moment of life and death. The 26-year-old All-Star guard has scored five times in the final five seconds of the playoffs, especially in the 2025 playoff journey, where his moment of the Gods has been left behind in almost every round of the series. The most bloody thing is the first game of the finals: facing the Oklahoma City Thunder's steel defense line, he staged a countdown of 0.3 seconds before the final game, helping the team complete a shocking reversal 111-110.

However, the Thunder showed the league's top adjustment ability in the second game. On Sunday night, the Oxford Army, who was at home, tied the big score with an overwhelming victory of 123-107, successfully bringing the series suspense back to Indiana. When the series switched to Indianapolis to usher in the third game on Wednesday night, ESPN senior journalist Brian Vinhorst pointed out the key to breaking the situation in the "First Take" program on Tuesday morning: "The Thunder's defensive system completely locked down Halliburton's shooting space, and the Pacers must design new tactics to liberate their offensive core. "

The data from the first two finals confirms the expert's view. Although he averaged 18.6 points and 9.2 assists per game in the regular season, and his assists were among the top three in the league, Halliburton encountered unprecedented challenges on this ultimate stage. The first game received a double-double data, and the total number of 12 assists was his embarrassing record of only 31 points in the series so far. What is more worthy of attention is that this organization master has only 13 mobile phones per game - in contrast, Alexander Gilgers, the Thunder core who just won the 2025 MVP, scored 30+ in both games, and the number of shots in a single game has never been less than 21 times.

The secret hidden secrets in the report of senior scouts: six times against the Thunder in the past two seasons, Halliburton averaged only 11 shots per game. This data not only reflects the targeted arrangements of the Russian City defensive experts on him, but also reveals the common rules for teams across the league to curb this new generation point guard. Authoritative data from TeamRankings shows that the Thunder averaged only 107.3 points per game this season, ranking third in the league in defensive efficiency. In the first two games of the finals, they continued to show a defensive system like a wall.

For Pacers who are determined to win the first championship in team history, returning to the Banker Life Stadium may bring a turning point. But if the opponent cannot solve the "Halliburton Cage" set by his opponent, and if he wants to reverse this Thunder Youth Army with excellent offense and defense in a seven-game four-win series, the Indiana players still need to make a qualitative leap on the offensive end. The superstar showdown at the moment of life and death is indeed exciting, but basketball is ultimately a 48-minute team game - when the defensive gears of the Russian City Legion begin to accurately bite, the Blue and Golden Legion needs to find new variables to crack the equation.