0.3 seconds of rejection failed! Pacers reversed the Thunder and won G1, and the small-sized matchup detonated a tactical game

When the timer stopped in the last 0.3 seconds, the air in the Philip Chateauer Arena seemed to solidify - Halliburton drew an arc against the mid-range shot that was pulled up by the defense, and the moment the basketball broke through the Nets, the Pacers completed one of the most dramatic comebacks in the history of the finals 111-110. The stunning figures of Thunder players and the Pacers' boiling bench form the most cruel division line for the victory or defeat in the basketball world. This showdown, which is known as the "battle for the right to the small football market", took 48 minutes to write a textbook about tenacity. The rule of Thunder and the cracks in the first half belonged to the Blue Frenzy of Oxford. Dagnott took off Hartenstein and activated Wallace's five-square lineup with Homgren, bringing defensive scalability to the extreme. Dort's death entanglement with Caruso forced the Pacers to make 19 turnovers in the half, setting a record in the finals' all-time halftime record.

Alexander was like entering a no-man's land, breaking through and committing 11 fouls, and taking 19 points in the first half to lead the team to establish a 15-point advantage. But hidden dangers have already arisen: the Thunder made only 8 of 28 shots outside the three-point line, and the rebound was crushed 39-56. The excessive reliance on single cores caused the physical fitness alarm to sound in the final quarter - when the Pacers chased the score difference to 9 points in the third quarter, the balance began to tilt. The reversed triple key

Carlisle's array of change ignited the fuse in the last three minutes. The decision to remove Turner and replace him with Toping seemed risky, but in fact it accurately tear the Thunder's defense line - this space-type insider has hit 5 three-pointers, forcing the Thunder to not dare to shrink. Then Nesmith made a three-pointer with a cover, Nemhard scored a long shot, and the Pacers made two three-pointers to narrow the gap from 9 points to 3 points.

When Alexander's breakthrough was blocked by Siakam and Nemhard scored a tip-in to 1 point difference, the reversal script was 90%. Carlisle refused to call for a timeout 22 seconds before the final game, leaving his fate to Halliburton: the killer who made 13 of 15 key goals in the last two minutes of the season ended with a step-down mid-range shot to end the suspense

The winning and loss code behind the data

Alexander's 38 points and 5 rebounds shining but lonely, setting a record of 30+ times in a single season in the team's playoffs (12 times), but the Thunder only scored in double 3 players except him. In the torrent of the Pacers' 7-player scored in double digits, Toppen scored 17 points (5 of 8 three-pointers), and Nemhard scored 14 points and 6 assists to become the surprises. The huge gap in rebounding (56-39) and second offensive score (Pacers lead by 9 points) reveal the fatal injury of the Thunder's five small teams, and Halliburton's fifth finals win (ticking Reggie Miller) confirmed the deeper significance of the Big Heart gene: the Pacers became the first 15+ reversal team in the last 14 years, ending the curse of "down 7 points, 0 wins and 121 losses in the last 3 minutes". This playoff fifth 15+ reversal set a record in 1997. This reversal replicates Carlisle's classic lead to the Mavericks' 15-point comeback in 2011. He held Nowitzki in his hand, and now he relies on Halliburton and the Indiana Army, which is full of soldiers. After the game, Alexander admitted: "We were defeated in the Western Conference semi-finals G1, but we finally advanced. We will win four games in the series." Under the calm, there is the Thunder's adjustment direction: activate Jaylen Williams (0 points in the final quarter), regaining the three-point star (28.6%), and Harten may return to the starting balance rebound. The Pacers need to continue their three-point firepower (first in the league with 40% shooting percentage in the playoffs), and break the scoring bottleneck of Halliburton's average of 14.3 points against the Thunder

Historical data show pressure: the probability of winning the championship in the first victory in the finals is more than 70%, but Carlisle only left one sentence: "This is just the first step in a long battle."