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Why can t Thunder beat the Pacers? Yang Yi made a statement after analyzing

2:15am, 14 June 2025Basketball

Yang Yi said: In this final, why did the Pacers lead 2-1 after three games? There is a big problem. I don’t think I can judge, because the Thunder withdrew from Harten and played one big and four small, and even the first two games and even the first game five small, Harten only played eight minutes in the third game, so the Thunder became the side that suffered the loss in the inside.

Yang Yi analyzed: The Pacers were completely defeated in the first game, but in the third game, the Pacers scored a total of 9 three-pointers, 9 of 27 shots, and the three-point shots were not good. There were many balls under the basket, including rebounds, and the damage under the basket. Because you were a big and four small, Siakam had a lot of misalignment to kill and attack, and the ability and opportunity to play in the inside.

Yang Yi believes that the Thunder are one big and four small, and you block Harry Poton, but the Pacers have the advantage in the inside. I think in this game, except for the Warriors era, any other team mainly looks at the inside. If the inside is the advantage, who has the greater chance of winning? The lineup of the Thunder now may be that the Pacers are fast and surely scared the Thunder. You didn't expect the Pacers to be very explosive in the inside, Siakam and Turner were fighting inside, and the Thunder didn't expect the Pacers to be so strong in the inside.

In addition, Yang Yi also said that the Thunder players are covered, so can the Thunder run on the outside? Dort, Carroso, Carson, Wallace, you dare not let them cover, and you dare not let them face the Pacers' outside positions. You, Thunder, don't believe in the defensive ability of your outside players. The Thunder has never played one, one, four, and two, but there are some periods of time. But you play the small in this game, and you have never played this season.

In fact, from the game, the Thunder, a bit misjudged the Pacers' inside line. The Pacers can both grab and attack in the inside line. This is indeed the case. For example, the Thunder played a big and four small in the first quarter. Although Chet played very well and was in full swing, Siakam's offense was unstoppable. At the beginning, Siakam attacked three consecutive attacks, scoring 6 points in a row, and Totel also made two breakthroughs and layups.

Siakam and Ratner broke the inside, and in the second quarter, the Pacers simply sent substitutes to hit the Thunder with the Thunder's style of playing, and used the way of the person to treat him. The offense was one wave after another, and the offensive was like a tide. The whole nation was soldier. The Thunder didn't know how to fight back. Especially in the fourth quarter, the Pacers only hit two three-pointers, and the rest were all offensive inside. Materin scored 4 points at the basket, McConnell even hit the basket, and put the dowry to make a makeover. Siakam made two breakthroughs in the last minute and made a layup. The Pacers hit the Thunder in the last quarter.

So I think Yang Yi's analysis is still very good. The Thunder must adjust his tactics and find his own rhythm. It is said that the Thunder's coach is not as good as the Pacers' coach. Carlisle's strategy is profound. Judging from the few games, it can be said that this has been fully fulfilled. Whether the Thunder can adjust and start counterattacking, let's wait and see.

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