Here are the key halftime stats:
Indiana:
8-16 from 3-point range (50.0 percent)
8-22 from 2-point range (36.4 percent)
8-13 from the line (61.5 percent)
48 points, 20 rebounds, 9 assists, 8 turnovers
Oklahoma City:
4-18 from 3-point range (22.2 percent)
13-24 from 2-point range (54.2 percent)
9-13 from the line (69.2 percent)
47 points, 22 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 turnovers
As these facts make clear, OKC's inability to make three-point shots -- and the Pacers' red hot outside shooting -- are keeping the Pacers in the game.
Whoever wins this championship will have really earned it.
Haliburton is officially out for the rest of the game.
ReplyDeleteThe Thunder open with a 9-3 run. They lead 56-51 with 9:20 left in the third. Indy calls time.
ReplyDeleteThe Thunder are finally starting to make their three's. They make three in a row, and they now lead 65-56 with 7:13 left in the third. Indy calls time again.
ReplyDeleteIndy closed to within 70-66, but the Thunder went on a 7-0 run and now lead 77-66 with 1:56 left in the third. Indy calls time again. The Thunder are embracing the lunch bucket mentality that playing Indy requires.
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