Haliburton, who was favored by God, was once again killed

Before the start of the finals, both the media and fans were basically one-sided optimistic about the Thunder. For most of the first game of the Finals, it was also a testament to how strong the Thunder really were.

In the finals G1, the Thunder didn't let the Pacers lead in the first 47 minutes and 59.7 seconds of the game, and after the opening game was tied 10-10, they kept pressing the Pacers to play, and the Pacers only led by 0.3 seconds in the whole game. But Haliburton tells you that a 0.3-second lead, that's enough.

In the final moments of the game, Alexander missed a shot, Haliburton advanced with the ball, Wallace was always in front of Haliburton, and at the same time, Caruso next to him was ready to come up and attack. Siakam took Caruso with him, and Caruso's momentary hesitation made him give up the pinch on Haliburton.

Wallace was also hesitant to step forward to give Haliburton a bigger physical confrontation, and the game time was running out, and Haliburton's eyes were watching the game time. In the end, he chose to jump up in the last two seconds, and all Wallace could do at this point was to reach out as much as he could.

The basketball fell into the basket, the Pacers overtook by one point, Haliburton roared in celebration, and the Thunder fans holding their heads on the sidelines, and the final G1 of the finals was born. And Haliburton has already experienced this kind of scene four times in this year's playoffs.

In the first round, he played the Bucks for a layup in overtime, which directly led the Pacers to the second round; In the second round, the Cavaliers completed an incredible 1+3 stunner and won a 2-0 lead away; The three-pointer that almost turned into a stunner in the Eastern Conference G1 allowed him to recreate Reggie Miller's famous choke scene.

Then there was the super response stunner that was suppressed for a whole game today, not only in response to this game, but also in response to the disparagement of Haliburton and the Pacers. Ahead of the finals, Carlisle said: "We're dogs, but we love the challenge. ”

Haliburton became the third player since the 1997 playoffs, after James (8) and Reggie Miller (5), to hit five or more shots in the final five seconds of the fourth quarter/overtime. Heaven seems to have been watching over this amazing boy, and of course all this is premised on the tenacity of the walker.

In the first half today, the Pacers were almost collapsed by the Thunder. The Thunder had four steals in the first quarter and the Pacers had nine turnovers; The Thunder made 11 steals in the half, the most in a half of the Finals since 1998, and the Pacers made 19 turnovers in the half, a new halftime high for any game this season.

But the Thunder scored only 9 points in the first half with turnovers, which is one of the reasons why the difference was never widened, and the Thunder only led by 12 points at halftime. Most of the Pacers' mistakes were dead-ball misses, and they were not countered by the Thunder, and the Thunder's own offensive efficiency was not good.

The Thunder took the initiative to change the formation, using Wallace to start and replacing Harden, and the lineup of one big and four small made the Thunder's defense more oppressive. The Pacers ended in turnovers in a third of the first half. However, in the second half, the Pacers eased up.

They began to pass the ball more patiently and pay more attention to the protection of the ball, and their number of errors dropped sharply compared to the first half. At the same time, the Pacers' offense is getting better, with more balls going inside and plenty of opportunities coming from the outside.

Another reason the Pacers weren't stretched apart by the Thunder today was that they had a good three-point shooting, 18-of-39 from the field, which was above the playoff average, and their three-point shooting percentage was the best in the playoffs.

Even so, the Thunder were firmly in control of the situation on the court in the first three quarters, and Alexander lay on the ground with his head in his hands after being fouled, as if everything was under control.

But in the fourth quarter, as the Pacers' three-point shooting continued to explode, the game began to tilt in the Pacers' favor. The Pacers hit six three-pointers in the fourth quarter, while the Thunder didn't score any three-pointers in the entire quarter.

Before Haliburton's stunner, the key figures in the Pacers' comeback were Toppin and Turner, who each scored two three-pointers in the final quarter, especially Turner's three-pointers, so that you can feel that the fortune of the game has come to the Pacers.

Nesmith and Nembhard are also shooting three-pointers, and in the Pacers' ten-man rotation today, except for Matherin, who didn't shoot a three-pointer, the other nine have three-point scores, and everyone has a three-point threat, making the Thunder's positional defense take care of each other.

The Thunder's complete small lineup at the last moment was also a failure, and the defensive pressure of the small lineup did not achieve the expected effect, after all, everyone's physical energy was being consumed, and the Thunder could not replicate the intensity of the first half.

At the same time, the small lineup was completely unable to grab the rebound, and Siakam scored a crucial second offensive layup. The Pacers didn't score 20+ today, but the starting five all scored in double figures, and the bench five all scored points, and the real whole team is a soldier.

Alexander, who scored 38 points, was again questioned for his last three offensive options, one blocked, one near-time pass, and one missed a jumper. The Thunder's defense is uniquely strong, and once the game is dragged into crunch time, it enters the rhythm of the Pacers.

This is a team that has created too many miracles in this year's playoffs, and behind the miracles, it is the tenacity of the whole team that does not give up and fights for Haliburton to create magical opportunities.

Instead of praising magic, you might as well dedicate more praise to the tenacity of the walkers, gritting their teeth again and again, and persevering, so that they can kill the gods again and again. This is the best interpretation of God's help to help oneself, and only those who learn to save themselves first can get the favor of fate.