Brief analysis: The three major factors that the Thunder lost G3 are just because of away games?

On June 12, the NBA Finals ushered in the third duel. In the end, the Pacers defeated the Thunder 116-107, rewriting the total score of the series to 2-1.

Why did Thunder, who had stronger strength on paper, lose this battle at Xiaotianwangshan? Because of the Pacers' home court advantage? And this is just a small factor. The Thunder lost this game, these three points are the key.

Score dependency

In this year's finals, the Thunder and Pacers both had excellent offenses, but the scoring situations of the two teams were completely different.

The Thunder relies more on the scores of star players, Alexander, Jaylen Williams and others to help the team conquer the city and the other players are largely assisting star players.

The Pacers are completely different. They rely on the Halliburton engine and the players on the court have certain scoring tasks. Whether it is Nembhard, who performed well before or Matherin, who scored 27 points in this game, they are all Pacers' offensive weapons.

In the whole game, the Thunder relied too much on the main players' scoring, and today Alexander seemed to have encountered a physical bottleneck and could not score 30+ like in the previous game. Then the Thunder's offense had big problems. On the Pacers, even though Nesmith and Nembhard performed mediocrely, there were still other players who stood up to help the team get points. This is one of the biggest factors in the Thunder’s loss today.

Lack of resilience

In this year's playoffs, fans and the media talked about the Pacers' resilience the most, and today, McConnell of the Pacers showed it to the fullest.

In the second quarter of the game, when McConnell came on the court, the Pacers were 8 points behind. McConnell relied on his excellent front court steals, frontcourt rebounds and breakthroughs to help the team overtake the score. In this game, McConnell scored 10 points, 5 assists and 5 steals, becoming the first player in NBA history to play in the finals to get the data.

On the contrary, in the Thunder's lineup, except for Caruso's defense, there is too much difference between the resilience of other players and Pacers players.

Head coach coaching problem

After the game, many fans and media once again praised the Pacers' Carlisle coach.

On the contrary, the Thunder's Dagenot has encountered many complaints from the media and fans.

After the game, Dagenot also talked about the coaching performance of this game: "We have some very outstanding stages, but we still made too many mistakes. There are too many rounds on both sides of the offense and defense. The opponent is better than us and has his own style. Today is not like we usually do. We must learn from our lessons and find our own style in the fourth game. We still have a great chance to win."

It is undeniable that there is indeed a certain gap between Dagenot and Coach Carlisle, but too many mistakes have become a huge factor in the Thunder's loss today. If Dagenot still coaches like this in the next game, maybe the championship will be given to the Pacers.