Thunder wins G4 for many positive things: the probability of winning the championship rises to 78%, Tianwangshan decides the trend, SGA regains confidence

On June 14, in the finals G4, the Thunder defeated the Pacers 111-104, and the score was 2-2. The Thunder once lagged behind the Pacers by as much as 10 points in this game. In the end, the Thunder made a reversal in the final quarter. This was also the first reversal completed by the Thunder in the finals. After winning this key G4, the Thunder entered the King of Heaven.

Focus on the game

Alexander scored 9 points in a row to overtake in the final quarter, and made consecutive free throws to help the team secure the victory at the decisive moment. He scored 15 points in the final quarter, made 12+ 10 free throws in the whole game, scored 35 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals and 0 assists, opening the last quarter of the unsolved singles. His free throws were concentrated in the final foul tactical stage, and Matherin gave two free throws. (The Thunder's 15 points were obtained by SGA alone)

Thunder's scoring distribution

Alexander scored 35 points and 3 rebounds, Jewe scored 27 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Caruso scored 20 points, 5 steals and 3 rebounds, and Homgren scored 14 points, 15 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block.

The winning situation

The US media Polymark believes that the Thunder already has a 78% chance of winning the championship, while the Pacers are only 22%.

The Battle of Tianwangshan is the key. According to NBA history, the teams that won the Battle of Tianwangshan have an 84% chance of winning the series, with a record of 299 wins and 57 losses, and only 16% of the teams can complete a counterattack.

It is worth mentioning that the Thunder won the G4 to avoid falling behind 1-3, because only 4.4% of the teams that were lagging behind 1-3 in NBA history can complete the reversal.

Match Review

Diamport let Hartten start, but because Hartten has not started for too long, his defensive enthusiasm is obviously insufficient. Hartten only had 0 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist in the first quarter. It can be said that he did not participate in both offense and defense. It is obvious that Damport's strategy was disordered after entering the finals. The show's 1, 4 small losses also lost the Double Towers that he was best at. SGA also fell silent for 4 points in the first quarter. Fortunately, Jewe had 12 points and 3 rebounds in the first quarter did not allow the Pacers to widen the gap.

The defensive end of the two teams was obviously higher than the first quarter in the second quarter. The Thunder relied on defense to overtake. Toppin made a fierce foul on Caruso, Foster gave Toppin a first-level malicious + technical foul. Hartten also took a T for pushing. Then Dort fouled another malicious foul on Toppin. Haliburton scored 5 points in a row to overtake. After halftime, the Thunder three were still 3 points behind.

The change of sides and the fight again, the disadvantages of the Thunder's singles appeared, and the focus on the defensive end was also declining. A wave of 7-11 behind to 7 points, Daimport could only pause. The Thunder's three-pointers were too inaccurate and made consecutive blackshots, while the Pacers hit two consecutively. The Thunder was 8 points behind and paused again. After playing SGA in the third quarter, he scored 20 points, and Jewe scored 23 points. Jewe's buzzer-beating helped the team narrow to 7 points.

The Thunder narrowed 6-2 to 3 points to stop Carlisle. After Caruso made a steal and made a foul, the two teams had equalized. Then the Thunder began to lose rebounds and was overtaken. SGA made a low-level mistake and made a series of misses. After entering the last 3 minutes, Daimport could only time off. SGA scored 9 points in a row to overtake. Dort steals Halliburton made two free throws and leads to 2 points. Then Harry didn't play with three, SGA hit two free throws, and Mathering gave two free throws and then SGA won 15 points in the final quarter to secure the victory.

Text/Yan Xiaobai