Tired! He was reversed again after 9 points in the final quarter: He made 1 free throw and 1 of 2 free throws, scored 3 points, 1 rebound and 1 turnover

The Thunder and Pacers Finals came to the third game. Both sides did not make any adjustments to the starting lineup and continued the starting lineup of the first two games. After playing for 8 seconds, Alexander took an offensive foul and came to the defensive end for 11 minutes and 39 seconds. Dortmund and Siakam got a defensive foul. Judging from these two moves, the referee can of course call the foul. It's fine, but if such a phoenix scale is maintained on the stage of the finals, both sides will not have to play after one quarter. Most of the main players will be blown down. Today, Pacers fans should not talk about the referee anymore. It is a fact that the Pacers players play very well, but it is also an indisputable fact that the home court advantage is obvious.

At the beginning of the first quarter, the Thunder relied on overall strength to start successfully, and scored a 15-6 lead start. After the pause, the Pacers strengthened their defense and played a familiar defensive counterattack rhythm. The score difference was gradually eroded. After the rotation lineup, the Thunder substitutes could not match the Pacers' strength. After half of the second quarter, both sides scored 19-0, and the score difference was directly overtaken. Qiao made a three-pointer after the game and helped the Thunder substitutes break through the scoring drought, but the Thunder still lagged behind with 4 points and entered the half-time break!

Back in the second half, Jaylenway adjusted his state and scored three consecutive attacks on the inside. Alexander added icing on the cake with a wave of 8-0 and overtook 4 points. After the timeout, the Pacers made a full wave of 10-2 and regained the lead again. Although the Thunder could recover or even overtake, the Pacers' investment on the court today was much better. Matherine and McConnell on the bench became surprises, and they played the superstar level on both ends of the offense and defense. When the fourth quarter entered the second half of the quarter, the Thunder's offense and defense collapsed completely. The Pacers climaxed 9-2 to establish a 7-point lead. After that, although the Thunder had many opportunities to chase points, they were not sure about it. They made 2 free throws three times in a row. Turner blocked Homegren, and there was no suspense in the game. After the Pacers won the G3, they continued to take the initiative in the series in their own hands. After the team returned to home, they once again played perfect team basketball.

And on the Thunder, after losing G3, the series was once again in a passive position. Judging from the historical data of the NBA, the probability of losing G3 is only 19.5%, and there is not much time left for the Thunder! The biggest reason for the team's loss in this game is undoubtedly that the star Alexander did not perform as he should. He played 42 minutes and 02 seconds in the whole game, made 9 of 20 shots, 1 of 3 three-pointers, and 5 of 6 free throws. Although he scored 24 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, he made 6 mistakes at the same time, with a plus-minus value of -3! Not only did he struggle on the offensive end, but he was also broken through in various ways on the defensive end. At the beginning of the game, Jaylenway and Homgren, the Thunder, had not invested much in the offensive end, and the team has always suppressed the Pacers. In such a situation, as long as Alexander stands out to take over the game at a critical moment, the Thunder will have a very big chance of winning. However, in the fourth quarter, Alexander made 1 of 3 shots in a single quarter, 1 of 2 free throws, only scored 3 points, 1 rebound and 1 of 1 mistake, and no assists were made. On the other hand, Halliburton, who was on the opposite side, 3 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in a single quarter, revitalized the entire team and dominated the comeback.

After experiencing the full output in the first two games of the series, we will find that Alexander showed exhaustion on the court in this game, and he was really tired. In the first two games, Alexander scored a total of 72 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, with only 4 turnovers and 7 steals. In G3, Alexander made 0 steals and 6 turnovers, which is a sign of insufficient physical fitness of the players! Of course, they are used to this rhythm. When they played against the Nuggets in the Western Conference semi-finals, they fell into the same dilemma. At that time, the Thunder were also accused of being a decisive at home. G2 defeated the Nuggets, and G3 came to the Nuggets home court, Alexander performed poorly and made 7 of 22 shots in the game, scoring only 18 points, and the team lost 9 points. Coincidentally, when the finals came, the plot was staged again, G1 was defeated by a decisive victory, G2 immediately won, and G3 also lost 9 points. In this game, from the fouls of the referee to Alexander and Dortmund in the first 30 seconds to Siakam's obvious return to the court, we must understand that the Thunder's away opening game is more likely to be in a good and good way!

But in terms of overall strength, the Thunder is still the advantage. As the team with the least mistakes in the league, the Thunder made 17 mistakes in this game and was 13 steals by their opponents. However, they only completed 6 steals in the whole game, and only created 13 mistakes from the Pacers, and did not play their own basketball at all! In the first two games, the inside defense was directly hit by the Pacers' character player in this game, and there was a big problem with his defensive attitude. The Pacers need to keep fighting, and the role players need to continue to maintain themselves so that they have a chance. The series is only 1-2, and the good show is still ahead. So how likely do you think the Thunder still has to win the championship? Welcome to leave a message for discussion!