Oklahoma ayaw paiwan sa Indiana sa Game 4
INDIANAPOLIS — Hindi pa nagdiriwang ang Indiana Pacers, habang kumpiyansa naman ang Oklahoma City Thunder na makakatabla.
Naiwan sa 1-2 sa NBA Finals, pipilitin ng Thunder na makadikit sa Pacers sa Game 4 ng kanilang best-of-seven title series.
“I just think we stay pretty emotionally even in all of the different experiences,” ani Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault. “You really see that when we win. I think if you’re going to get high on the wins, then the natural opposite of that is to get low on the losses. This team doesn’t really swing violently between those two things. Never has.”
Inagaw ng Indiana ang 116-107 panalo sa Game 3 tampok ang 27 points ni Bennedict Mathurin mula sa bench, habang tumipa si T.J. McConnell ng 10 points, 5 assists at 5 steals sa loob ng 15 minuto.
Binuksan ng Thunder ang laro sa pamamagitan ng isang 15-6 at sinimulan ang third quarter sa isang 8-0 ratsada.
Ngunit nakabangon ang Pacers at inagaw ang 110-84 kalamangan patungo sa kanilang panalo.
“There’s nothing to get excited about right now,” sabi ni Indiana guard Tyrese Haliburton. “We’re still a long way away.”
Kung mareresolba ng Oklahoma City ang kanilang problema ay uuwi silang nakatabla sa 2-2.
May pagkakataon ang Thunder na makuha ang krusyal na 3-2 abante sa Pacers sa pamamahala sa Game 5.
Tumapos si NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander na may 24 points at 4 assists sa kabiguan ng Oklahoma City sa Indiana sa Game 3.
Nauna siyang humataw ng 34 markers sa panalo nila sa Game 2 para makatabla ang Thunder sa serye.
“There’s a maximum four games left in the season. It’s what you worked the whole season for. It’s what you worked all summer for. To me, the way I see it, you got to suck it up, get it done and try to get a win,” sabi ni Gilgeous-Alexander.
Pinahirapan ng depensa ng Pacers si SGA sa Game 3.
“The biggest thing is just you’re persistent, trying to make it tough on him. It’s a team job. We all have to be locked in and tied together on that end of the floor to get it done,” wika ni Indiana defender Andrew Nembhard.
Inamin ni OKC guard Alex Caruso na mahirap manalo sa NBA Finals.
“I think just the competitive greatness for this team has to be at an all-time high,” ani Caruso. “To be able to go on the road and win a game is a difficult thing in the playoffs, but especially staring 3-1 down in the face. You got to really get your mind right and get ready for the preparation that it’s going to take to go out there and compete for 48 minutes and get the win.”
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