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Fighting! The Thunder beat the Pacers, Jaylenway and Chet rebounded strongly, Halliburton was invisible

2:57pm, 9 June 2025【Basketball】

In the second leg of the NBA Finals, the Thunder will play against the Pacers at home. In the last game, the Thunder lost their opponents and lost their home advantage. They can't lose again in this game. If they continue to lose, the championship will basically be gone. The Pacers complete the away mission, but they definitely want more, they can sweep 4-0, and they definitely don't want 4-1.

If the Thunder want to defend the home court, they need to limit their opponent's three-pointers, cut off the connection between Halliburton and his teammates, and protect the rebound. The Pacers play their own rhythm, reduce mistakes, and the stars perform steadily, and the probability of winning will be high.

The Thunder led the Pacers 6 points 26-20 in the first quarter. Both sides returned and returned in the first 11 minutes. The data were similar, and the score was very tight. In the last minute, the Pacers' offense was powered off, and the Thunder made a 9-0 wave through counterattack to pull the score wide.

After the adjustment in the second quarter, the Pacers' offense still did not improve. The Thunder continued to counterattack and widened the score difference to double digits. Turner broke the scoring drought, Hartten made a mistake and gave one, McConaughey failed to make an open three-pointer, and the Pacers' momentum did not rise. Jaylenway scored consecutively, Wiggins made three-pointers, and the Thunder made another 9-0 wave, and the score difference reached 15 points.

Nestmith broke the scoring drought, and then...Alexander scored consecutively, Wiggins fired the outside, and the difference reached 23 points. Carlisle reappeared and returned from a timeout. Nemhard stole a dragon, Sika hit the basket, Nesmith made a three-pointer, and the Pacers stopped the decline with a 10-0 wave. Dai Shuai's timeout was also good. Alexander rambled and assisted Caruso to a three-pointer, Jaylenway solved the problem, and the Thunder opened again 8-1, leading the Pacers 18 points 59-41 at halftime.

Data: Sika 9 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, Nemhard 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 assists, Nesmith 5 points, 3 rebounds, Mathering 5 points, Turner 4 points, 2 rebounds, Halliburton 3 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, McConaughey 3 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, Tot 3 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists; Alexander 15 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 assists, Chett 11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, Jaylenway 9 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, Caruso 8 points, Wiggins 8 points, Dortmund 3 points, 2 rebounds, Harten 1 point, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

The Thunder continued to suppress the Pacers in the second half. Jaylenway was in great shape tonight, and with the stable Alexander, the score difference remained around 18 points. The Pacers were not open on the outside, Halliburton disappeared invisible, and the team's offense could not operate. Nesmith's three-pointer finally came, and the Thunder immediately called for a stop by a 14-point difference.

Caruso's three-pointer in the bottom corner, Turner's mid-range, Alexander leaned back, Sika made a free throw, Wiggins made a quick three-pointer, Halliburton finally made a high throw, Jaylenway killed the inside, Alexander intercepted the fast break, the difference was still 18 points. Thunder refused to repeat the same mistake and would not be turned over this time. The walker is harder, Halliburton has no magic.