5 Blood Cap + 50 points for substitute! The Pacers tactic is too ruthless, and the Thunder is not unfair to lose at all

25 years of silence were broken by a roar! When the scoreboard freezes at 116-107, the whole Indiana fell into madness. No one could have thought that the one who ended the Pacers' 25-year-old home game curse was a substitute rookie who averaged less than 10 points per game - 22-year-old Matherin used 27 points to tear the Thunder's dream of winning apart.

What's more ironic is that Halliburton, who was guarding the whole Thunder, dragged his injured leg and sent 11 assists, while the new MVP Alexander scored 24 points but was double-teamed seven times in the second half. When Turner's five big hats turned the three-second zone into a no-fly zone, and when the Thunder's bench scored less than one-third of the Pacers, this seemingly even contest had already laid a fatal foreshadowing: Who was it that stole the Thunder's championship puzzle?

Muserin's name was almost no one mentioned before the game. This young man who averaged less than 10 points per game in the regular season is now like a sharp knife piercing into the Thunder's heart. 27 points, 4 of 5 three-pointers made a 5-pointer, scored 9 points in the second quarter, leading the team to overtake, and the key three-pointer in the last quarter killed the suspense. When the broadcast camera swept to the Thunder bench, Dort's eyes were filled with disbelief - their carefully arranged defensive tactics were completely disintegrated by a sophomore.

Thunder is not without chance. Alexander started with a back jump shot and announced the offensive mode to be started, and the 6-point score in the first quarter seemed to be underestimated. But the Pacers' defensive strategy is pissed: Turner blocked all five shots to the Thunder inside, three of which happened to Homegren. The best rookie candidate bowed his head and left the court quickly after the game, and his 20 points and 10 rebounds were overshadowed by Turner's long arms covering the sky. The

turning point appears in the second section. When the Thunder replaced the rotation, the Pacers' bench suddenly rose. McConnell completed two steals in a row like a loach, while Mathering ignited the whole game with a long three-pointer. The broadcast data shows that when the Pacers scored 30 points in the bench at halftime, the scoring column of the Thunder bench was still in single digits. "We thought that Halliburton could win, but we were torn apart by a group of hungry wolves. " Thunder coach Dagenot smiled bitterly after the game.

Halliburton is indeed still struggling. The calf injury made him lose his former explosive power, but 11 assists proved that he is still the most dangerous brain on the court. The fatal pass appeared in the last quarter at 3 minutes and 12 seconds, when the Thunder closed the score difference to 4 minutes, and the Pacers' 24-second attack was about to run out. The tall and thin point guard wearing braces suddenly made a back pass, and Siakam received the ball and dunked, and the gap widened to 6 points again. The live commentator broke the sound on the spot: "This is the vision worth 250 million US dollars! "

Thunder is not without the capital to counterattack. Jaylen Williams rushed to the inside with a explosive pack again and again, scoring 26 points to a personal playoff high. But when he scored a three-pointer at the last moment of the fourth quarter and the rebound was held tightly in his arms by Matherin, the balance of victory and loss had already tilted. Interestingly, the Pacers, who lost all the first three games of the playoffs this season, broke the spell with their own hands this time. The nightmare of the Thunder's net loss of 15 points in the third game of the series is still continuing. In the locker room passage, Alexander threw a towel to the ground. The new MVP scored 24 points and 8 rebounds, but encountered 7 double-teams in the second half. When he was disturbed by Turner in three consecutive breakthroughs in the third quarter, the broadcast footage captured a detail: the superstar suddenly turned his head and looked at the scoreboard, with a hint of anxiety flashing in his eyes - amid the sound of the Indiana tsunami, the Thunder's championship puzzle seemed to be missing the most critical piece. Does this victory mean that the Pacers have found the password to win the championship? Is Matherin's outbreak a flash in the pan or a rise of a new star?