The Pacers won 30 points, Turner set a record, Thunder s three-pointer 41 points, SGA8 s turnover

Editor|Lao Kankanqiu

On June 20, the G6 of the NBA 2024-25 season finals officially started, and the Indiana Pacers returned to their home court to face the Oklahoma City Thunder. In the first five games, the Pacers once took a 2-1 lead, but then unexpectedly lost two games in a row. They are currently behind 2-3 in a big score, and the Thunder won the championship point ahead of schedule. The most important thing is that in the last battle of Tianwang Mountain, Pacers' main point guard Halliburton also suffered a right calf strain. Although the G6 played with a tough injury, his condition was worrying. "Similar situations have occurred many times in my career, and the team trusted my body's judgment," Halliburton said in an interview before the game. "When the decision is in my hands, they believe I will make the right choice...I want to play, and that's what the game plan is today!" The Pacers' net loss of 14.5 points per 100 rounds in 60 minutes after Halliburton's outing, and their role is really irreplaceable. In addition, so far in the finals, the Pacers made 26 more mistakes than their opponents, with 9 fewer offensive rebounds and 31 fewer free throws. In comparison, the Thunder have completed 229 steals so far in the playoffs, at least 23 more than any team in the NBA league's history since the 52-year steal statistics, which is really terrifying. Caruso, the team's steal king (42 times), ranked 27th in the individual list of the same period. Before the game, US media ESPN updated its winning rate forecast in real time: the Pacers' winning rate is 43.6%, while the Thunder's winning rate is still as high as 56.4%. Obviously, US media is more optimistic that the Thunder can win the championship. In terms of starting lineup, on the Pacers, Isaiah Jackson and Jares Walker continue to be absent, and the five-man teams lined up by coach Carlisle are: Halliburton, Turner, Nesmith, Siakam, and Nembhard; on the Thunder, Topic is absent, and the starting lineup is: Alexander, Dort, Jewish, Homgren, and Harten.

The first quarter officially started, and Alexander broke through and was intercepted by Nembhad. He made two mistakes in the first two minutes. Halliburton accelerated his breakthrough and made a layup, and he also made a continuous blowout, and his personal appearance was also in poor form 0 of 3 shots. Chett made a strong thunderous silly, turned around and passed the defense and scored with his left hand. Jewe called the pick-and-roll and suddenly turned around and broke through the gliding and buckle. The Thunder led 10-2 to stop the Pacers. Siakam made an imbalance in counterattack and made a layup of 2+1, scoring 5 points in a row. Nembhard made a three-pointer with a step back and made a strong shot. Toppin then made two consecutive three-pointers. The Pacers scored a 16-3 offensive climax and overtook 6 points. Jewei made a mid-range jump shot and hit the board, biting the score difference, Halliburton received the ball and made a steadily three-pointer. The Pacers led by 7 points to stop the Thunder. Alexander still failed to make a mid-range jump shot. Aaron Wiggins chased and made his first three-pointer. After the first quarter, the Thunder fell behind the Pacers by 3 points 25-28.

Back in the second quarter, Jewe broke through the baseline and swept Turner away with a fake move, turned around and easily scored a basket and chased to the 1-point difference. McConnell accelerated to break through and rushed to stop and scored 6 points in a row. Caruso pushed Nesmith away without the ball and was called an offensive foul. The Thunder fell behind to 8 points again. Chet had no defense and dunked, and then was disturbed by the layup. McConnell fell to the ground to get the ball again. Nesmith made a three-pointer and then scored 2+1 in the landing. Pacers have widened the gap to 16 points. Jiewei made a 2+1 move with high difficulty in defense, stopping the bleeding in time, Chet broke through and made a mistake in dropping the ball again, and the third young master of Thunder made 10 mistakes. Siakam held the ball and pressed the time, then turned over and jumped to make a buzzer-beater. The Pacers led the Thunder 64-42 by 22 points.

Half-court data, on the Thunder, Alexander made 6 of 11, 3 of 4 free throws and scored 15 points and 3 rebounds, but made 5 mistakes; Jewe made 6 of 10, 0 of 3 three-pointers and 0 of 3 rebounds, and made 3 mistakes; Chet made 2 of 8, 0 of 2 three-pointers and 0 of 2 rebounds to score 4 points, 4 rebounds and 2 mistakes.

It is worth mentioning that the Thunder Three Young Master made a total of 10 mistakes in the first half, and the three assists, steals and blocks were all 0, which was a bit outrageous.

The Pacers, Halliburton played for 16 minutes, scored 4 of 9 shots and scored 12 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists and 2 steals; Siakam played for 18 minutes, scored 5 of 7 shots and scored 13 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block.

The change of sides and then changed sides. Alexander was hit by a low post and was intercepted. He made 6 mistakes. Turner missed a three-pointer and missed a strong shot. Currently, 0 of 8 shots is still not scored in a sports game. The two teams started with nearly 4 minutes without scoring. Dort made an outrageous three-pointer without any touch, and the Thunder team made 1 of 16 three-pointers, which was really a solid job. Halliburton received the ball and finally made a layup. Alexander still failed to make a breakthrough and layup. The Thunder did not score a point in the past 5 minutes. Nembhard passed by Turner without looking at the clever pass, and the Pacers have expanded the gap to 30 points. In the fourth quarter, the Pacers led by 30 points. Thunder coach Dagenut directly replaced all the main players, replaced all the substitutes, and surrendered. In the end, the Pacers won the highest 30 points, dragging the game into the tiebreak 3-3. In terms of data, on the Thunder, Alexander made 7 of 15 shots, scored 21 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 8 turnovers; Jewe scored 16 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 turnovers; Chet scored 4 points, 6 rebounds, 2 turnovers. The three young masters of the Thunder performed poorly, scoring a total of 41 points, but made 13 mistakes.

On the Pacers, Halliburton made 5 of 12 shots, scoring 14 points, 1 rebound, 5 assists and 2 steals; Siakam scored 16 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block; Nesmith scored 10 points, 2 rebounds; Turner contributed 3 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks, and was the first Eastern Conference player to block more than 45 blocks in the playoffs after Howard, setting a record.