Losing the chance to race points, the Pacers lost their advantage?

Looking back at the playoffs, the Pacers' main winning advantage comes from the team rotation depth and the small fast-spirited playing style to maintain their advantage. As for the finals, they are the same, at least before the last quarter of the fourth game. In the fourth game of

Pacers strive for the advantage of the match point, the Pacers once led the Thunder by 10 points, but their opponent broke out strongly in the final quarter. With Alexander's strong performance, they finally completed the reversal with 111-104, chasing the series into a 2-2 draw. In the next game, Tianwangshan will return to Oklahoma home court.

Looking back at the first three quarters of the game, the Pacers showed the game content they had been seeing for fans throughout the playoffs, stable defense and multi-point offense. Halliburton scored 18 points, 7 assists and 2 rebounds in the whole game, and continued to perform steadily in the third quarter of the second half. Siakam also contributed 20 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals, which is still the team's stable scoring point. In addition to the starting core, the Pacers' character players also performed well, providing 36-point character firepower support. Although they did not bloom as much as the previous game, they still brought some breathing time to the starting players. However, after the game entered the final quarter, the Pacers' offensive efficiency dropped sharply, the single quarter hit rate fell below 30%, and the assist data was greatly reduced to only 1 time, losing the team basketball advantage that he was best at. At critical moments, mistakes continued to occur, and the offense and defense connection chain broke, giving Thunder a chance to counterattack.

As for the final victory, although the Pacers were suppressed in the first three quarters of the game, they always kept close to the score by relying on Jewe's singles and Caruso's outside support. Until Alexander took over the game in the last quarter, he scored 35 points and 3 rebounds in the whole game. Especially in the fourth quarter of the entire key, Alexander took charge of 15 points, made multiple breakthroughs and made layups, and contributed 8 free throws, which became the biggest key to the Thunder's reversal in this game.

It is particularly noteworthy that Alexander had 0 assists in the whole game in this game, which fully reflects his personal singles advantage, and to some extent, the Thunder's multi-point core advantage. Even if Alexander cannot connect with his teammates, the Thunder still has the ability to win.

From the team level, the Thunder's advantage in rebounding grabbing is quite obvious, with 31 rebounds in the game, including 12 offensive rebounds, which has brought many second offensive opportunities to the Thunder. On the defensive end, it relies on flexible defense swaps and high-intensity guards to encircle Pacers.

Pacers only had one assist in the final quarter, the team's offensive organization was completely stagnant, and the defensive rotation continued to appear loopholes. Siakam, who scored the highest score in the team, played for 8 minutes in the crucial fourth quarter, but only made a single shot but failed to hit; Halliburton lost his touch in the fourth quarter, missed all three-pointers, and at the critical moment, he changed to the defense Chet and was targeted. Under many weaknesses, he eventually overwhelmed the Pacers.

As for the next battle of Tianwang Mountain, although it seems that the two teams are in a draw, considering the Thunder's home advantage and combat power gap, the Pacers seem to have gradually fallen to the disadvantaged side. In the face of the next key battle, Pacers need to pay attention to.

First of all, it is the physical fitness on the defensive end. Referring to the reversal of this game, the Thunder's counterattack mainly came from the Pacers' defensive fatigue in the final quarter. The two defensive arrows, Nesmith and Nembhard, were burned out in the last quarter, and the subsequent defensive output was completely disconnected.

The second is that in the bench rotation, the Pacers' substitutes scored nearly 40 points, and the Thunder's scores are mainly concentrated on the core players, and the Pacers do have a certain advantage. However, except for Topin, the scoring contributions of other role players are difficult to continue. In the previous game, he relied on the positional battle to tear the Thunder's defense without the ball, and was almost completely lost in this game.

The last link comes from Matherine who had a decisive advantage in the previous stop. Judging from this game, Matherine seems to have proved why she couldn't get a stable playing time. She held the ball hesitantly, and her movements without the ball were stagnant. In addition, she made 1 of 4 free throws at the critical moment of the last quarter, and made two fouls before serving inexplicably. To say that the final war criminal who ruined the victory or defeat of the game is definitely Matherine.

Overall, if the Pacers want to regain their advantage, limiting Alexander is the key. Although it is quite difficult, his defense has actually done a good job in these few games, but it is still difficult to directly suppress his victory contribution. And in contrast, how to limit Jewish and Chett is what the Pacers need to pay attention to next.

Jewe has proved his second-in-command role in the playoffs, and the Pacers need to have a stable source of scoring to offset the score outside of Thunder Alexander. Whether it is Nesmith or Nembhard, their offensive value is particularly critical outside of defense. In addition, Turner's external feel was sluggish in this game, which also made the Pacers' offensive space more difficult, which is also a key part of the battle in Tianwang Mountain. The

series has come to a draw, and the next game is still the key Tianwang Mountain. Both sides are cheering themselves!