The Oklahoma City Thunder refused to leave a rehearsal of the return of the Epic match of the Indiana match 1 takes place in match 2 Sunday of the NBA final.
The Thunder kept its foot on the gas from start to finish, beating the Pacers 123-107 to equalize the 1-1 series.
The Indiana dragged early and only dragged six at the end of the first quarter, but Oklahoma City used a race of 19-2 in the second quarter to withdraw, and she never looked back. The Thunder shot all cylinders at both ends of the field, pulling more than 50% of the field and holding the Pacers less than 40% in the first three quarters. OKC’s two Big programming with Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein caused Indiana trouble throughout the match.
The Thunder Star Guard and the title MVP of the NBA Shai Gilgeous-Alexander paved the way with 34 points, five rebounds, eight assists and four interceptions and have become the 12th player In the history of the League to score more than 3,000 points in a single qualifying series.
Alex Caruso raised 20 points on the bench, Jalen Williams added 19 points and Aaron Wiggins also experienced a strong performance on the bench with 18 points. Holmgren provided an early spark with nine of its 15 points in the first quarter.
Pacers’ star playmaker, Tyrese Haliburton, led the team with 17 points in defeat, but was far from his usual self -ego, because he only collected six assists and five reversals. Thunder Guard Lu sleeps’ stellar defense was an important factor in Haliburton’s difficulties.
Fans on social networks were delighted to see the Thunder assemble four quarters of dominant basketball in Sunday’s victory over the Pacers:
Indiana has shown a penchant for epic feedback throughout this playoff series, and Haliburton’s winning rider in match 1 of the NBA final was the last episode in the team’s series of the team.
Oklahoma City seemed to learn her lesson, because her intensity at the two ends of the field was the difference in match 2.
The Thunder will try to maintain the momentum against the current when the NBA final is moving in Indiana for match 3 on Wednesday.