Two games in 2025 NBA Final, Indiana Pacers And this Oklahoma City Thunder All are repaid with a win, and the script’s expectations are not much distracted.
For example, we knew that if the pacers were going to steal one in the home court of Thunder, Indiana would probably need the same magic that took it during this playoff run. And in fact, the game 1 threatened One taste Indiana fed the same medicine Milwouki box, Cleavland cavelers And this new York Knicks Earlier in Postson. But then, as it usually occurs due to loss of a playoffs, Oklahoma City flexed its better talent in Game 2, Pulling quickly And never allowed pacers to return to the competition.
So yes, the overall arc of the series may feel familiar. But this does not mean that the number has been worldly. From pacers turnover to thunder free throw, the initial game produced statistical outlair, as these teams usually play. It is important to consider, because it is one of the best ways to understand what a team is doing well – or where it is falling less – each statistical category is to be compared to baseline that it was found here for the first time.
Keeping this in mind, I Caught game log Calculated their percentage grade for teams for teams and all matches played in both the regular seasons and Postsen for all the matches played for the game 1 and 2.
Those categories, on average, have become the most distracted during the finals from full-season criteria, are the areas where teams are playing the most for themselves, good and bad.
By that remedy, here are the five largest outlairs of the series, in this way, how to perform relative to each team… Okay.
Jump on a State Outalier:
2-sign , Turnover/theft
Free throw , Scoring , Help
Indiana 2-pointers
Thus throughout the season, pacers have made an average of 30.0, which has been made 2-pointers per game on 56.6% shooting from inside the arch; They also rank Top five of NBA In both categories during the regular season. And personally, Pascal Siakam Rank 18th in league Made 2S per game with 6.2, causing an Indiana attack less reliable 2024-25 on 3-pointers compared to specific team during the campaign.
During these finals, however, the pacers have completely turned into a separate team, on average only 22.0 per game 2-pointers have been created-the figure of Zacam dropped to 4.0 per game-51.8% shooting, on shooting, both are the lowest production of the team on 2S of both season.
At the same time, Indiana is trying 39.5 3-point per game, which takes more than 48% shots beyond the arch (compared to an average of 35.5 and 40% season average). Pamens spent a lot of time in both games, which explains something shift, but they have also been knocked with their normal shooting mix in this series.
Indiana turnover/rival theft
On the relevant note, Indiana has also not made several shots from the ground as it has finished the ball so much. According to the assets of about 18% pacers have ended in a cheaper, according to BasketballWhich is much higher than the season of 11.9% of the weather as a whole. And his 25 turnover in game 1 was the highest by a team that won a final game Since 1977,
The theft of Oklahoma City, especially, thus has been one of the largest outlair in the figures so far. In Game 1, its 14 takeaets were tied to the second most Indiana allowed in one game in the second season (and easily the highest of the playoffs). And OKC’s 12.0 game 1 per game theft and 2 allowed normal average of 7.3 SPG of pacers.
Thunders are certainly the best of the league Turnover-Foresing Defense MachineBut pacers were one of the best Opposition to turnover On crime.
Had to give something, and that something is still taking the side of Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City Free Throw
While some members of thunder Is a reputation Often to go into the line unusually, the crime of Oklahoma City was not one of the most dishonest-reliable of the league during the regular season, 24th ranking In the free throw created, the round goal attempt per field and average only 16.7 free throw per game (19th,
In the final, however, Oklahoma is living in the city line, averages per game with a ratio of 25.0 free throw per FGA per game that is 51% higher during the season.
Makes 29 of Thunder from Foul Line in Game 2 third They were all made in the same game for a long time and were tied for it. Fourth most Indiana Perved in a game, as well as. Pamens are fouling more than their normal average, but Thunder has also helped itself by creating 87.7% of its free throw in the series, these finals have two of their five most accurate outings in the line in the entire playoffs. Shay Gilgius-Alexander As a team alone, there is 36% of the free throw made by the thunder, in any way, the free throw made per game from a regular session has improved its league-agni rate.
Indiana scoring
Despite this Better balance in this seasonPacers are still an aggressively reliable team, in ranking number 9 Aggressive efficiency During the regular season – vs. number 13 – and number 2 on defense In crime During the playoffs. Throughout the season, Indiana is an average of 117.2 points per game, but so far in the final, the number has increased to 109.0. In the playoffs, it has been held for 111 points or less in each of the first two matches of one series.
It cannot be explained at a slow pace, either; The 99.8 property game in the final game is slightly higher than the an average of 99.6 of Pacers season. But this can be explained by some factors mentioned earlier: more than 2S and (especially) for 3S (especially) bend the ball so much.
In any way, pure results are low marks, especially for pacers. Siakam and Siakam and Siakam and Siakam Tieres haliburton There is only 32.5 PPG in the final simultaneously.
Helps both teams
An initial trend that units both crimes is that their aid number is below their normal average.
Using its specific numbers from the season as a whole, to add a total of 55.5 per game for joint aid of Indiana and Oklahoma City, will come from paise with 29.0 and from 26.5 Thunders. But through the first two final games, they are below for a joint average of 44.5 APG, with Indianna 25.5 and Oklahoma City fell to 19.0.
They are a pair of very significant decline, although they are happening due to different reasons.
For Indiana, the rate of assistance per basket is actually gone Above In the finals (from 66.9% to 67.3%), but it is making less than normal (a specific average of 38.0 FG/Game vs 43.3).
However, Oklahoma City, actually spreading the ball around normal, with a support rate of 47.9% in sports 1 and 2 (including 33.3% in Game 1, Lowest share In the entire season) compared with an average of 59.7%season. Gilges-Alexander was above three assistance in game 1 to eight in game 2, but pacers would probably continue to deny the movement of Thunder’s ball from here.
