Led by Superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA final against the Indiana Pacers after a catch-up hunting did the compensation again.
After 111: 104 in Indianapolis Is it in the Best-of-Seven-Series 2: 2, OKC around the German Center Isaiah Hartenstein can earn two match balls at home on Tuesday night.
Gilgeous-Alexander, most valuable player (MVP) of the main round, scored 15 of his 35 points in the past five minutes, Hartenstein experienced with two points and six Rebound A weaker evening. Jalen Williams (27) and Alex Caruso (20) cracked the 20-point mark, Chet Holmgren scored 14 points and 15 Rebound a Double double. The top scorer of the Pacers was Pascal Siakam (20).
Home advantage for OKC is back
“We desperately tried to make up the game”, said Gilgeous-Alexander, “And that’s why we won.” OKC coach Mark Daignault distributed a special praise to his best: “He definitely showed who he is tonight.”
Oklahoma City Ended the game with a 16: 7 run,. The Canadian Gilgeous-Alexander does not only one point. OKC had the series’s opening game in the home Paycom Center lost, the victory in Indiana won the best team in the main round now the home advantage.
If the important game had been lost, it would have meant a bitter damper on the way to the hoped -for title win. “When we woke up this morning, we knew: a 3-1 is something completely different from a 2: 2 before we go back home“, said Gilgeous-Alexander.
Gilgeous-Alexander with a strong quota
A good two minutes before the end of the third quarter, the guests were ten points behind (76:86), but OKC kept their nerve in the hot final phase.
With a threesome, Gilgeous-Alexander made the first tour since the first half (104: 103) at 2:23 minutes, the man of the evening has hit all of his six free throws in the last 44 seconds and did not let the Pacers go back into the game.