After almost a decade, the NBA FINALS will be decided in Game 7. With the back on the wall, the Indiana Pacers received the Oklahoma City Thunderon the night of Thursday (19), at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana, and won by 108 to 91 to draw the series in 3 to 3.
The NBA finals have not reached the seventh match since 2016. At the time, – which had won 73 of 82 games in the regular season, best performance in history – 3-1, but won three followed duels to get the unprecedented title.
Interestingly, Pacers and Thunder are also looking for the first achievement in. The final will be played at 21h on Sunday (22), in Paycom Center, in Oklahoma City.
The names of the match
The highlight of the confrontation was. Even with a serious injury to the right calf distension and having been doubtful for the match, the shipowner got 14 points, five assists, a defensive rebound and two ball thefts.
Another five Pacers players scored at least 10 points, and the basket was Obi Toppinwith 20. On the Thunders side, the, scored 21 points.
Pacers do their homework and force game 7
Contrary to what the score suggests, the home owners did not lead the departure from end to end. Visitors opened 10-2. Pascal Siakam, eight minutes to the end of the first quarter, scored the first basket for the home owners after two points in free throws.
After that, the pacer packed. At 6 minutes and 43 seconds for the end of the first partial, the principals turned to 13 to 12, with a ball from three from Andrew Nembhard. For 3 minutes and 23 seconds to the end, the score was 26 to 17. The thunders improved and decreased to 28 to 25 after 12 minutes.
The first basket of the second quarter was by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, shrinking the difference to just one point. But from 32 to 31 for the owners of the house, when 9 minutes and 29 seconds left to the end of the partial, the pacer began to open the advantage that would lead to victory.
So much so that the principals went to the break by winning 64 to 42. The return of the match was bad for both teams. So much so that the first two points were scheduled at 8 minutes and 7 seconds to the end with Haliburton.
Visitors were able to reduce the difference to 19 points to 5 minutes and 15 seconds to the end of the third partial. But the owners of the house improved and closed the room doing 90 to 60 after a beautiful ball of three from Ben Sheppard. The distance was such that the Thunders returned to the last room with the reserves.
AS finis da nba:
- Game 1: Thunder 110 x 111 Pacers
- Game 2: Thunder 123 x 107 Pacers
- Game 3: Pacers 116 x 107 Thunder
- Game 4: Pacers 104 x 111 Thunder
- Game 5: Thunder 120 x 109 Pacers
- Game 6: Pacers 108 x 91 Thunder
- Game 7: Sunday (22), at 21h, at Paycom Center
