Alexander scored 34+8, Thunder defeated Pacers and tied the finals 1-1

2025-06-09 04:47

Alexander scored 34+8, Thunder defeated Pacers and tied the finals 1-1

On June 9, the NBA 2024-25 season finals continued. The Thunder played against the Pacers at home. After losing the first game, they rebounded strongly and defeated their opponents 123-107, tying the series score to 1-1.

At the beginning of the first quarter, the Thunder continued to use Carson Wallace as the starting player, continuing the change of formation strategy in G1 . At the beginning, Wallace broke through and broke the deadlock, followed by Holmgren's tip-in and Dort's three-pointer, and the Thunder took the lead. The Pacers responded with Siakam and Nembhard from the outside. With Alexander's stable mid-range shots and Caruso finding his touch from the outside, the Thunder gradually took control of the situation and led 26-20 in the first quarter .

 

Entering the second quarter, the Thunder scored from multiple points. Wiggins, Jaylen Williams and Caruso scored consecutively to quickly expand the score difference to double digits. The Pacers' defense was full of loopholes and the offense was stagnant. Haliburton was repeatedly attacked and had difficulty in performing. His teammates failed to provide effective support. The Thunder took advantage of the situation to widen the score difference to more than 20 points. Although Nesmith and Siakam tried to stop the bleeding, the Thunder always took the initiative. At the end of the half, the Pacers were behind 41-59 .

 

In the second half, Turner tried to lead the counterattack and scored consecutively to boost morale, but on the Thunder side, Alexander and Jaylen Williams responded one after another to maintain a 20- point lead. After that, the game slowed down and the Thunder firmly controlled the situation. Alexander used his foul-making skills to steadily increase his points. At the end of the third quarter, the Thunder still held a 19- point lead.

 

In the final quarter, the Thunder did not give the opponent any chance. Alexander continued to output steadily and scored more than 30 points . Although Haliburton broke out in the final quarter and scored double digits in a single quarter, it was too late. The Thunder called a timeout in time to freeze the Pacers' last hope of counterattack. In the end, the Thunder beat the Pacers 123-107 at home and tied the series 1-1 .

 

For the Thunder, Shai Gilgeous - Alexander once again showed his core style, scoring 34 points, 5 rebounds , 8 assists and 4 steals, and his season total score also exceeded 3,000 points; Caruso had a hot hand from the outside, scoring 20 points and 3 rebounds; Jaylen Williams had an all-round performance, scoring 19 points , 5 rebounds and 5 assists; Wiggins efficiently scored 18 points and 4 rebounds; Holmgren also had 15 points and 6 rebounds; other players such as Wallace ( 4 points), Hartenstein ( 3 points , 8 rebounds) and Dort ( 3 points) all contributed.

 

For the Pacers, core guard Haliburton was tightly guarded in the first three quarters and scored only 5 points, but he broke out in the final quarter, contributing 17 points, 3 rebounds , 6 assists , 2 steals and 2 blocks; Turner performed steadily, scoring 16 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists; Siakam contributed 15 points , 7 rebounds , 4 assists and 2 blocks; Nesmith and Marceline scored 14 points respectively; Nembhard and McConnell scored 11 points each; Toppin scored 3 points and 5 rebounds.


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