Daimport paid a heavy price to underestimate the enemy! Rotating with 11 players to Mitchell? Reversal with 15 points

On June 6, in the NBA Finals, the Thunder were reversed by the Pacers 110-111 at home. In the first half, the Thunder set a record 12 steals. The Thunder relied on their defense to control the overall situation. It felt that Daimport was underestimated and actually allowed Aja Mitchell to enter the rotation of the second quarter. The team's defense also declined in the second half. The Pacers led by 15 points in the final quarter, and Halliburton hit a 0.3-second final kill.

It is said that this round of series is a showdown between the strongest "spear and shield", but everyone forgot that the Thunder's offense is not bad either. The Thunder averages 117.1 points per game in the playoffs, and the Pacers are a team that pure offense drives defense. The Thunder forced the Pacers to make 9 mistakes in the first quarter, and the Pacers scored 20 points in a single quarter, while the Thunder scored 29 points normally, and SGA scored 12 points in a single quarter. From here, Daimport felt that he had underestimated the enemy.

The Thunder's three-pointers were actually not accurate in the second quarter. Dort became the team's three-pointer madman with three points in a single quarter. SGA made only 1 of 4 consecutive three-pointers. The Thunder made only 7 of 18 three-pointers in the half-time, but they relied on defense to stabilize the situation. The Pacers made 19 mistakes in the half-time, and the Thunder made 12 steals in the half-time. The Thunder continued to create their team history finals record. SGA had scored 19 points in the half-time. In the first half, the Thunder had already rotated 11 people, and Mitchell had entered the main rotation.

The Pacers controlled the mistake again. Carlisle's mental massage in the locker room took effect during the half-time break. Two people took the ball to meet him in the halftime. When he took the ball back, the whole team reminded him that they had only 2 mistakes in this quarter, and the Pacers' three-pointer also opened. In this quarter, they scored 31-28 to narrow the gap to 9 points. The Thunder's SGA was still the strongest in the third quarter, 28 points, but Jewe made 4 of 13 and Homgren made 2 of 8 even worse.

SGA was still resting in the final quarter. The Thunder scored 9-3 and pulled up to 15 points to stop Carlisle. After the timeout, the Pacers responded to a wave of 15-4 and directly narrowed to 4 points. SGA and Jewe made continuous breakthroughs and increased points to stabilize the situation. SGA was knocked down by Halliburton and continued to free throws. The Pacers lost two three-pointers to 3 points. SGA failed to make a foul and Sika narrowed to 1 point at the basket. SGA failed to make a key mid-range shot, and Halliburton successfully won the final shot in 0.3 seconds.

Full game, SGA scored 38 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals, Jewe scored 17 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds, Dort scored 15 points and 4 rebounds, Caruso scored 11 points and 6 rebounds, and Harten scored 9 points and 9 rebounds.

Text/Yan Xiaobai: Thunder Observation