On June 14, Beijing time, in the NBA Finals, the Thunder narrowly beat the Pacers 111-104 away. The Pacers relied on Haliburton's organization and the strong performance of substitute Toppin in the first three quarters, and once opened the score difference to double digits. The Thunder fought hard to tie the score in the final quarter. Alexander scored 11 points at the critical moment and led the team to a 12-1 offensive climax to win the game. In the end, the Thunder reversed and narrowly defeated the Pacers, tying the total score to 2-2, and the two sides will enter the battle for the king's mountain.

Statistics

Thunder: Alexander 35 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals, Jaylen Williams 27 points, 7 rebounds, Holmgren 14 points, 15 rebounds, Caruso 20 points, 5 steals
Pacers: Siakam 20 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals, Haliburton 18 points, 7 assists, Turner 12 points, Nembhard 10 points, Toppin 17 points, 7 rebounds

Star of the game: Alexander

Alexander scored a team-high 35 points, including 15 points in the final quarter. At the critical moment, he scored 11 points alone to lead the team to a winning offensive climax, denying the Pacers a match point at home.

Highlights

Caruso scored 2+1 against Haliburton

Haliburton faked a pass to Toppin to score

Siakam completed a two-handed dunk in the restricted area with one on three

Alexander made a quick stop and step-back jump shot

Holmgren blocked Nesmith at the basket

Haliburton made a pass to Siakam without looking at anyone

Toppin made a two-handed tip-in

Haliburton made a difficult layup

Caruso made a tip-in

Siakam made a pass to Toppin to dunk in the restricted area

Game highlights

Pacers legend Reggie Miller appeared again Watching the game on the sidelines, he wore the No. 32 jersey this time to pay tribute to his 2000 Finals teammate Dale Davis

WNBA Indiana star Caitlin Clark and her teammates watched the game on site

Dorte elbowed Toppin and received a first-degree flagrant foul

Toppin's rough action stopped Caruso's fast break, Harten stood up for Caruso, and the two sides almost clashed. In the end, the referee whistled Toppin for a first-degree flagrant foul and a technical foul, and Harten for a technical foul

Game review

At the beginning of the first quarter, Dort made a layup and took the lead in scoring the first field goal for the Thunder. Holmgren made a quick stop jump shot, Siakam and Nesmith made consecutive three-pointers, Alexander made a layup, and Siakam and Haliburton scored 5 points in a row. The two teams scored alternately. The Pacers had a slight lead, but the Thunder hit an 8-0 climax to tie the score. Marcelin and Siakam made consecutive free throws, Jaylen Williams made a tip-in, Siakam and Caruso scored 4 points alternately, McConnell made a free throw, and Kenrich Williams made a tip-in. At the end of the first quarter, the Thunder trailed the Pacers 34-35.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Marcelin made a three-pointer, Alexander scored consecutively, McConnell made a layup, and Holmgren made 2 free throws. Sheppard made a three-pointer, Alexander and Caruso scored consecutively, and the Thunder overtook the score. McConnell made a breakthrough, Kenrich Williams made a layup, and the Thunder played a 7-0 climax, and Nesmith stopped the loss with a three-pointer. Alexander broke through and made a layup, Siakam and Toppin scored consecutively, Jaylen Williams broke through and made a layup, Siakam and Haliburton scored consecutively, Wallace made a mid-range shot, and Haliburton responded with a difficult 2+1. At the end of the half, the Thunder trailed the Pacers 57-60.

In the first half of the game, three players of the Thunder scored in double digits, Jaylen Williams scored 16 points, Alexander scored 12 points, and substitute Caruso scored 11 points and 4 steals; only Siakam scored in double digits for the Pacers, scoring 14 points, 3 assists and 4 steals, Haliburton scored 8 points and 5 assists, substitute McConnell scored 8 points, and Toppin scored 7 points and 6 rebounds.

After the change of sides, Siakam made 2 free throws, Jaylen Williams scored 2+1 with a layup, Holmgren broke through, and Nembhard stepped back and jumped. Turner scored 4 points in a row, Alexander made a fadeaway jumper, Siakam made a three-pointer, and Alexander scored 6 points in a row. Caruso made a tip-in, Toppin scored three consecutive three-pointers, Haliburton made a layup, and Caruso returned the favor with a three-pointer. Marceline made 2 free throws, and Toppin dunked in the air, and the Pacers took a double-digit lead for the first time. Jaylen Williams and Siakam took turns to make free throws, and Jaylen Williams made a fadeaway jumper. At the end of the third quarter, the Thunder trailed the Pacers 80-87.

At the beginning of the final quarter, Caruso made a fadeaway jumper, Toppin scored a dunk, and the Thunder played a 7-0 climax to tie the score. Haliburton broke through and made a layup to stop the loss, Jaylen Williams broke through and made a jumper, Nembhard made a jumper, Turner made 2 free throws, Harten and Jaylen Williams scored consecutively, and the two teams tied again. Haliburton made a layup, Alexander responded with a layup, Haliburton and Nesmith made consecutive free throws, and Alexander scored a free throw. Haliburton made a layup, Alexander scored 5 points in a row, and the Thunder surpassed the Pacers by 1 point in the last 2 minutes and 22 seconds. The Pacers fell into a scoring drought of more than 3 minutes, Dort and Alexander committed fouls, Nesmith left the court with 6 free throws in the last 44 seconds, and the Thunder led by 4 points. Marcelin missed both free throws and lost a good opportunity to catch up. Although he made up for his mistake by stealing the ball, he only made 1 of 2 free throws. Alexander made a free throw to seal the victory. In the end, the Thunder reversed the Pacers and tied the total score.

Starting lineups of both teams

Thunder: Alexander, Dort, Jaylen Williams, Holmgren, Hartenstein

Pacers: Haliburton, Nembhard, Nesmith, Siakam, Turner

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