Indianapolis – Obi topin Make 20 points, Andrew Nebhard 17 more flexible added Indiana Pacers NBA final sent to winner-tech-All Game 7 Oklahoma City Thunder Thursday night 108-91.
Pascal Siakam There were 16 points and 13 rebounds for Indiana, while Tieres haliburton – Playing through a stressful calf- scored 14 points for pacers, who slowly started and then turned things into a blow.
Shay Gilgius-Alexander Made 21 points for Thunder, who made his debut after landing down 30 in the fourth. According to ESPN Research, it was a thick night for Gilgus-Alexander, who tied a career-high with eight turnover in the NBA final game in the last 40 years. He first shot 7 -15 from the ground for the first time since December 7, 2022, that he had more turnover than field goals.
Jalen Williams 16 added to Oklahoma City.
Game 7, 2016 will be the first in the NBA final, on Sunday night in Oklahoma City. Good news for Thunder: The home team is 15-4 in the final game to decide a title. Bad news for Thunder: Cleveland won the Golden State in the most recent NBA final game 7 and one of the three other home-team disadvantages in 1978 by-Settle, a franchise that would run in Oklahoma City after three decades.
Indiana missed her first eight shots and got down 10–2. The arena, roughing a few minutes earlier, quickly calmed down. Hall of fame Regi MillerIn one Jalen rose Pacers Jersey was pacing, kneeling, usually acting more nervous than it seemed as a player.
There is no need.
After a slow start, Pacors dropped the Thunder from 68–32 in the next 24 minutes. An Indiana team that did not lead more than 10 points at any time in the first five matches-and that the double-point lead was brief-at the beginning of 28 in the third quarter. Finally the margin was 31, which was the second largest deficit of the season of Oklahoma City.
These playoffs also got the worst: 45 points hole against Minnesota in the final of the Western Conference. Thunder returned to win that series, obviously, and now that boom will require the ability once.
Thunder, desperate for a spark, put Alex caruso In the initial lineup instead Isaiah Heartenstein To open the second half. There was no spark. In fact, there was nothing – neither the team scored after a halftime in the first 3:53, the sides combined to remember their first 13 shots of the third quarter.
According to ESPN Research, Thunder did not score up to 6:57, the third longest scoring was drought to start a half in the NBA final game in the last 50 years.
TJ McConel ended with six assistance to the bench again, 12 points, nine points, nine rebels and Indiana.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
