Do you dare to think? The third young master scored 70 points and still lost the game. The substitute young player ran away with 27 points. The last quarter was a crash!

After a crushing victory, the Thunder, who rushed to Indiana, collapsed again in the final quarter, lost 14 points in a single quarter, and finally lost the game. The Thunder's "New Three Young Masters" (Alexander + Jaylenway + Homgren) scored 70 points in this game and still lost. After this game, the Pacers won countless praises, and the calls for winning the championship came like a tide. How did the Pacers overcome the "two kneeling consecutively at home" curse and defeat the Thunder? In the fourth game, will the Pacers win the match point, or will the Thunder tie the score again?

Pacers substitute achieved an overwhelming victory!

In the second matchup, Wiggins and Caruso, who were on the bench, made 9 of 16 shots from outside the three-point line and scored 38 points. Anyone's score was higher than the Pacers (Halliburton's 17 points were the highest). In this battle, a 360-degree turn was made, and the Pacers beat the Thunder 31 points (49-18) in substitute scores. Matherine played for 22 minutes in this game, making 9 of 12 shots (2 of 3 three-pointers and 7 of 8 free throws) and scored a game-high 27 points, and defeated the Thunder's defense with her own strength (the real shooting percentage is close to 90%). McConnell's role is also indelible. As a substitute, he contributed 10 points and 5 assists and 5 steals in 15 minutes, completely stunned the Thunder.

Whether it is Matherine, McConnell, or Toppin, they have performed with experience in the past three games, so it is not surprising to play the role of "Shock". On the other hand, Wiggins and Harten of the Thunder have had too obvious ups and downs in the past three games. The Thunder urgently needs to find a way to limit Matherine, and it is completed on the premise of ensuring the defense line. Otherwise, Halliburton and Siakam will also punish the Thunder.

Alexander was confined by the Pacers!

Alexander scored 30+ in four consecutive games. In this game, the Pacers made targeted defense (continuous physical confrontation) against him. It is barely reasonable to make 9 of 20 shots, but there were as many as 6 turnovers, which is also the single-game turnover record so far in the playoffs.

This is thanks to Nemhard. Despite five fouls throughout the game, he successfully restricted Alexander's breakthrough, and every move (including the mid-range killer) was greatly disturbed, just like the Knicks series that restricted Brunson.

When Alexander's breakthrough cannot contain the Pacers' defense line, the Thunder's offensive space will become smaller and even stagnate. The final quarter is the best example.

Pacers are good at playing "critical moments"!

In the last 5 minutes and 25 seconds of this game, the Thunder lagged behind the Pacers 100-103. They had enough time to approach the score and even completed the overtake. Who would have thought that the game trend took a sharp turn. The Thunder only scored 6 points, while the Pacers scored 14 points. The Thunder made 0 of 1 two-pointer and missed all three-pointers, and scored 5 points with free throws. What's even more shocking is that five of the shots were blocked by the Pacers.

The Pacers complete the reversal in the first game also appeared at the "critical moment". The Thunder are prone to chaos at critical moments, while the Pacers are calm, which is why the Pacers can reach the finals and stay ahead. The more the

series is going on, the more obvious the competition between the two teams is, "Shock", the quality of the star, the continuity of the defense, tactical execution, etc.