NBA LIVE! Oklahoma City Thunder vs Indiana Pacers GAME 3 LIVE | June 10, 2025 | 2025 NBA Finals 2K25
hey let me dance heat heat n can’t do that heat heat n can’t recognize I Heat heat n is feel heat heat having split the first two at home they’ve relinquished homecourt advantage they look to take it back tonight yeah and at this point it’s anyone’s to claim the kind of back and forth series you hope for tonight will be pivotal and the Oklahoma City starting five some serious height in the middle homegrren the four Hartinstein’s five gilis Alexander runs the point with Gourd at the two and it’s Williams in at the three here’s Nimhart and the officials whistle a foul on the shot the bucket is good and he’ll go to the line such a critical part of how their offense is going to flow things are only working when he seems to be on the floor and this is his first trip to the line tonight one shot and here’s Gilgus Alexander he’ll bring it up for the Oklahoma City Thunder it’s a three-point game oh sweet move indiana with a rebound on the wing matherin Williams defending Hallebertton outside Knocks it loose gilis Alexander with a steal and slam dunk by Gilas Alexander sga able to slip out with that speed escape up the court from there it’s easy work outside Matherin and just over a minute played here to start the game here’s Seakkum off the mark with the outside fadeaway against Len he tries the fadeaway it’s just a low probability shot back to Gilis Alexander screen by Holren gilis Alexander passes to Homegrren and the big finish by Homegrren and you know as a roller Homegrren shows great hands and he makes nice adjustments moving downhill outside Maverick the three and Indiana misses again for Oklahoma City they’ve gone two of three from the floor williams finds Homegrren oh the lead pass was in the perfect spot to set up the layup a beautiful finish through contact that’s the dog in homegr here’s Turner good work defensively by Hartinstein a bit of a rut here early just one of four so far hallebert against Williams dort pass to Gilus Alexander five to shoot pass to Hardenstein and it’s Tyresese Holliver with a rebound the Pacers have gone one of four to begin this one and here’s Nimhard seakum outside shoots over Holgrren and Indiana misses again still searching out their offensive game right now one of five from the field to start this one and here’s Gil’s Alexander he’s covered by Valerie pass to Homegrren here’s Gilis Alexander shoots from 14 and he hits the jumper excellent shot from SGA i like seeing them shake loose in the mid-range and we’ll have a timeout here called by Rick Carile we might see him looking to make some tweaks to the strategy here pacers trail by We’ll now go to Ally Leaf Force who spoke with Rick Carile ally we were talking about Chad Homegrren the versatility at both ends and coach pointed out one thing in particular saying that Chad has the ability to create for himself he’s a tremendous ball handler for his size he has great footwork and he stays on balance he knows it’s going to take a team effort defensively appreciate the report Ally williams finds Hardenstein just over three and a half minutes gone here on the first 11footer ed Williams gets the bucket on the assist from Gordon and I like when Williams works in these mid-range areas i mean such an impressive score pass to Turner back to Hallebertton jacks up a three fires in the triple defensively you can’t afford to get stuck on the pick that’s one that the coaches will watch tomorrow with that player you hate to see him give up in that situation now here’s Gilas Alexander hartinstein with a screen on Halbertton and Gilg Alexander missing the Pacers have gone only three for nine from the floor tries the spin move pass to Matherin turner with it i have had it with trying to come outside three-pointer hallebertton williams grabs the board he didn’t make them pay for that weak defense but they just can’t rely on him to miss those kind of shots homegr against Siaka from deep gilis Alexander drills it from deep gilas Alexander’s got seven points in the game now that basket must be widening out right now and he’s making almost every shot he’s putting up this quarter seakum finds Hallebertton Turner a screen on Gilis Alexander a nice shot by Hallebertton hallebertton’s got his second basket and so it’s Gil just Alexander with it he brings it up for the Thunder three-point lead tries to keep it alive and it’s out of bounds last touch by Matherin almost had the steal you have to love the pressure defense yeah pestering right now and that’s going to pay some dividends at some point there’s going to be a turnover here’s Williams pass to Hardenstein outside Williams homegrren with a screen on Matherin four on the clock williams passes to Hardenstein and the shooter had to have Turner’s block numbers in his head miles is a rejection machine three-pointer hallebertton connects from downtown give him eight now Gilch Alexander he’s got seven the three ball got it makes him four for six from the floor revenge alexander coming right back for three of his own and it’s Rick Carile calling timeout here a moment to rest and confer on the game plan heat heat and here’s Indiana now they trail by three here’s Turner into the lane and then Turner with the dunk and I like whenever Turner attacks the rim using his agility there to take the advantage that’s the home grip now here’s Hartenstein williams with it he’s covered by Merlin matlerin with a steal he goes up oh now that’s how you finish a break throw it down with force yeah just the raw speed of Mlin the defense can’t catch up so he just goes all the way now Hardenstein back to Homegrren hartinstein with a screen on Hallebertton tries again and he was fouled in the act of shooting opportunity for a three-point play here it’s been a dominant night for him staying productive throughout and a moment now to quickly take a look at the offensive approach for the Thunder they’ve done a great job facilitating shooters their early game has seen a lot of hot passes and has kept the defense guessing as well well I want to add also the damage that has been done on the inside it’s a lot of rubble in there but they’re continuing to go right at the defense indiana trailing here seakum left side nimhard left side turner a screen on Homegrren six on the shot clock here’s Seakum no good on the shot great D that time from Homegrren just Alexander against McConnell just Alexander peeling it out a bit oh and there’s the whistle on the shot so two free throws for him coming up they’ll pin that one on Pascal Seakum you know so slippery in there gildas Alexander makes great adjustments to get what he wants and this is his second and third free throws tonight and he drops a first and the growth that Sheay has shown over the years it has come on so fast with how he has improved that he’s adding to his game both free throws good from Gilas Alexander a great player on a great role at the charity stripe the D has got to be careful about being too aggressive on him and sending him back for freebies now here’s Nimhard seakum outside gets the three to fall now you see it now you don’t seakum playing some tricks out there for Oklahoma City they’ve got eight of 13 attempts to go gil Alexander against McConnell gil just Alexander shot is good oh fantastic start from the field for him six for eight pacers trail by three astonhart back to McConnell gil just Alexander with a steal it’s hauled in by McConnell indiana’s gone three for five from deep so far in this matchup outside Matherin mcconnell with a screen on Williams matherin passes to Seakkum over Hogan another one falls for Indiana determination there from Siaka refusing to let the defense get to him and Mark Dagnel has called a timeout he wants to review the game plan and Indiana with some changes toppen he’s checked in for Turner nesmith comes in for Matherin and it’s Shepard in for Nimhart a big group substitution here for Oklahoma City williams has checked in for Hartinstein wiggins comes in for homegrren joe’s checked in for Dort and it’s Caruso in for Shay Gilis Alexander outside Williams there’s a screen by Wiggins from 12 ft and the shots off one for two in this one and Seakova has got the ball here for Indiana they trail by one wiggins with a steal outside williams right through the D for the layup williams has got his second bucket on the night man he is stronger than he looks trust me i mean Williams has the bulk to win those tough battles inside toppin finds Yakum back to Tophin shot is up oklahoma City grabs a miss here’s Wiggins lays it up and banks it in and guys the way this defense is getting manhandled down low you have to wonder if they’re at 100% right now and the foul on Alex Caruso that’s his first foul and Indiana with some changes bryant comes in for Pascal Seakum and Hallebertton is subbed in for Shepard shay Gil just Alexander he’s checked in for Oklahoma City there’s a minute 26 left in the first quarter mcconnell against Gilas Alexander clock at six brian a screen on Gilas Alexander indiana again missing thunder leading by five joe with the ball no made baskets yet pass to Wiggins outside Joe oklahoma City’s got to hurry they got to get up a shot and Gil just Alexander missing it’s never easy from that distance but we see him drill those and shoot around all the time oh no i know he can make it but that’s warm-ups so maybe just a step too far this is a oneman show right now he’s on a mission to get him out of his outside joe rebounded by Hallebertton hallebertton’s got four rebounds now right here right here down low back to Nith and he was camped in the lane there he gets a 3second call thunder with a lead now here’s Gilas Alexander he’s got 17 the three is up what a performance for Shay Gilgis Alexander he has been the story for Oklahoma City oh what a quarter he was absolutely on fire offensively more 2K action in just a moment and here we go the NBA finals continue here on 2K Sports and from what we’ve seen from Oklahoma City what’s your take so far defensively their gamles are paying off jumping passing lanes and pressuring ball handlers just playing some real gritty defense right now just getting up in bodies and forcing a lot of turnovers pacers trail by three on the floor for Oklahoma City getting going in the second we’ve got Aaron Wiggins shay Gilis Alexander is out there with Isaiah Joe then it’s Williams and it’s Caruso in at the three spot and the Thunder shooting has been good around 52% from the field mcconnell outside oklahoma City grabs a miss outside gilas Alexander sgaa from distance love the focus here from SGA at the arc he hates to waste those opportunities indiana’s gotten three of their seven threes to find the net in this matchup there’s a screen by Tophen here’s Hallebertton and he drains it a solid five for six now credit their discipline they’ve been working for high percentage shots just Alexander on the wing he’s marked by McConnell second chance effort and they’re going to count that bucket and they’ll send him to the line it could be a three-point play great rebound by SGA one of the more versatile players as a guard in this game three trips to the line so far for him in this one no shade gilas Alexander has so many of the qualities that you want in a leader he fights he’s energetic he’s a team first guy and he just looks for ways to get his guys fired up now here’s McConnell hasn’t gotten one to fall yet here’s Hallebertton and count the basket he was fouled and he’s going to the line for one more and he’s got his first opportunity at the line here tonight what’s up You know young players who come into the league you want to see if they can bring it every night allebertton certainly fit that bill just Alexander against McConnell now here’s Gilus Alexander started closely no luck on that one pacers trail by four hallebertton with the ball joe Coin count it good hallebertton’s got seven now in this quarter hallebertton one of those guys who’s always on his toes and plays the offensive end with a ton of energy to the middle here’s Wiggins and he caught that pass in full stride on his way to the big slam and nobody putting out much of an effort to stop him surprising in a close game a lack of energy on defense on one side inspiration on the other devastation strong take from Gilas Alexander good poise there from the young Giljis Alexander not allowing himself to get rattled there’s a screen by Tophen here’s Hallebertton and he got the whistle on the way up so he’ll be headed to the line for a pair indiana shooting their third and fourth free throw shots of the night shooting two first free throw is good yeah it’s hard to argue against Hallebertton as the best passer in the league right now i know he’s the most exciting for sure and both free throws good for Hallebertton well his body control is phenomenal and his ability to get to the line has always been impressive that’s a huge part of his game now here’s Joe he’s scoreless gildas Alexander can hit you with a lot of moves tricky to defend oklahoma City shooting their fifth and six free throws of the game the first one falls he’s off on the second pacers trail by five and stolen by Caruso pass to Joe to the paint topin with a steal oh and the fast break for the Pacers up top Nesmith covered by Joe Nesmith passes to McConnell hallebertton outside six to shoot it’s rebounded by Oklahoma City here in the second quarter just under three and 1/2 minutes played wiggins count it all three of his attempts have gone in and force feeding the ball inside i mean no reason to go away from what’s working for Indiana they’ve got three of six shots to go here in the second quarter mcconnell passes to Hallebertton triple Tyrese Hallebertton first three of the quarter and third overall guys the defense might want to step up just a little bit on him from this point on pulls up at the elbow the rebound by Tyresese Hallebertton hallebertton’s got five rebounds in the game mcconnell right side inside got a piece of it joe with a ball and it’s McConnell picking him up outside joe hallebertton against Gilis Alexander driving inside the Pacers pull it in hallebertton’s got six rebounds in the game mcconnell passes to Bryant and that one drops for him and now just a two-point Oklahoma City lead bryant doing some work on the inside nice soft touch from 10 ft in wiggins outside to the inside outside for Gilis Alexander hits the three-pointer gilas Alexander’s got 29 flat out taking the game over and there’s no way he’s going to give it up here’s Hallebertton so it’ll be two free throws he was fouled in the act of shooting it goes on Aaron Wiggins can’t be overzealous with Hallebertton and when you are he embraces that and he got the whistle he’s made all of his free throws to this point three of three take a break take a break two shots re throw good hallebertton and give them credit for making a more concerted effort to get to the line this quarter a big group substitution here for Indiana miles Turner he’s checked in for Bryant seakum comes in for Tophen mather’s checked in for Nmith and it’s Nimhard in for McConnell so Oklahoma City going with almost an entire new group here hardenstein he’s checked in for Williams homegrren comes in for Wiggins williams has checked in for Caruso and it’s Dort in for Joe now here’s Williams gilas Alexander a screen on Matherin outside gilis Alexander and another three for Oklahoma City he’s played a huge role in this game to this point but it looks like he just wants more he wants to make sure that this lead holds up and it’s Rick Carile calling timeout here he’s going to talk it over with his guys here’s Seakkum five points in the game hallebertton outside here’s Hallebertton knifing in uses the glass to finish the layup hallebertton’s got 26 just a great job of Hallebertton finding his way to the bucket mather against Williams pass the home d with it his first shot attempt bounces high off the rim and drops and how about the athleticism of Dort you see the width he has but man he can outwork you defensively nimhard outside back to Hallebertton to the middle here’s Turner williams grabs the board and Williams has got the ball here for the Thunder six-point game here’s Gil’s Alexander rejected by Hallebertton it’s just a tremendous defensive effort from Hallebertton and here’s Seakum for three oklahoma City grabs a miss inside here’s Homegrren no good off the glass indiana’s gone four of nine so far from the perimeter seakum outside driving in seakum understands how to put some pressure on the defense he uses those long strides extremely well these are his first free throws of the game take a break take a break two shots and he makes a first and Pascal Seyakum has really worked on his game over the years barely scored as a rookie and worked himself into an AllNBA selection that one misses so he goes one for two oklahoma City leading by five pass to Hardenstein gilis Alexander against Hallebertton strong finish by Gilgis Alexander if it ain’t broke don’t fix it they should continue to ride the hot hand indiana’s gone one for three from downtown here in the second hallebertton outside seakum against Homegrren back to Hallebertton over Gilis Alexander oh it’s his 10th basket on 12 tries you got to appreciate the efficiency here this is not a player who likes to be trailing in any game that lights a fire and it’s Homegrren missing pacers trail by five pass to Nhard now Hallebertton and good as it takes a nice bounce off the right iron and down hallebertton’s got 30 points toward outside and there’s the screen now Homegrren he’s covered by Siakum hardenstein passes to Homegr mather with a steal three on three hallebertton outside turner a screen on Gilis Alexander alaban the pass to Turner three on the clock gordon with a steal gilious Alexander on the wing indiana with a rebound seakum’s got four rebounds now pass to Hallebertton the finish inside from Hallebertton defense doing their best to put Hallebertton off balance but he stays flexible kind of warps around the defense and adjusts to the contact and Mark Dagnel has called a timeout he’ll take the opportunity to regroup and the other team is running all over them right now the timeout before the timeout here maybe just to cut off the momentum and have a chitchat with the team to settle down Caruso he’s checked in for Shay Gilis Alexander now now here’s Dort he’s guarded by Nimhard and here’s Dort they set the pick shot clock at six here’s Williams and he sinks that one hitting the back of the rim on the way in williams has got six williams patient smart just taking what the defense allows hallebertton the pass to Turner outside Matherin and here’s Nimhard and stolen by Caruso it’s a threeon three fast break nice open look but it’s no good pacers trail by three pass to Hallebertton turner a screen on Caruso turner with it fires from deep he drops it from range he has seven and this is today’s NBA big men like Turner spacing the floor with great outside shooting hallebertton against Caruso banked it in off the glass caruso’s got his first points of the night and 101 left in the first half of this game pass to Turner it’s not going to go for him good work defensively by Hartinstein and so it’s Caruso who brings up the ball for the Oklahoma City Thunder it’s Homegrren high post now here’s Hartinstein turner covers oh and a fast break for the Pacers seakum gets the bucket that’s where Seakum wins right there great fight oklahoma City has gone five of 10 from beyond the three-point line in this game 6sec difference between the shot clock and game clock hardenstein no good indiana’s gone two of four from the perimeter in the second so far hallebertton against Caruso hallebertton on the wing with one on the clock tyrese Hallebertton getting it done for Indiana he’s been an offensive force now with over 30 points after the quarter back after this heat heat you know what they push the action but also play within themselves show great execution and you know that usually leads to a high field goal percentage and that’s exactly what’s happened here and looking at where the Thunder stand in the series they’ve had this final series under control so far but this game has them looking a little more evenly matched so far all tied up at the half thanks for tuning in now we head back to Brian Anderson for the start of the third quarter and welcome back to our coverage of game three on 2K Sports you know Shay Gilis Alexander has been exceptional here guys yeah we had a feeling he’d step up in this one so far playing at the top of his game when they really need him still interesting to see if in this second half he can find ways to get to those same spots here’s Nimhard nimhard and Matherin they’re the wings seakum at power forward with Turner in at center and it’s Hallebertton in at the one spot that’s the group for Rick Carile getting going here in the second half williams against Mather out of bounds it’ll be Oklahoma City’s ball and for the Thunder they’re shooting 51% good clip from the field pass to Williams back to Gilas Alexander the drive by Shay they grab their own miss gilas Alexander does a good job of just staying aggressive and that just forces the defense to do something this is his fifth trip to the free throw line that free throw good from Gilgis Alexander both free throws good from Gilis Alexander indiana trailing here allebertton outside pass to Seakkum and there’s a pick that shot off the mark oklahoma City has gone five of 10 from beyond the three-point line in this game now Homer puts up a three mather with a rebound mather’s got four rebounds now here’s Hallebertton back to Matherin hallebertton outside pass to Matherin shot clock at five to the paint here’s Turner and then Turner with the dunk too easy for Turner the defense has to put up more of a fight around the rim third quarter of play with just over one and a half minutes gone by kil just Alexander against Hallebertton right side pass to Williams six on the shot clock gil Alexander up top and again Oklahoma City no good not been an easy start three straight misses here on these possessions hallebertton finds Matherin turner a screen on Williams for three mather and it’s Homegrren with a rebound and Homegrren’s got the ball here for OKC they’ve only allowed two points so far in the second half here’s Williams softly drops in the floater williams has got eight we talk about Williams versatility as a scorer he can get his points from just about any spot on the floor and it’s Rick Carile calling timeout here i think right now he must be looking at some adjustments heat heat let’s go go just over two and a half minutes gone by in the second half alleton on the wing against resistance hallebertton gets it to go the Thunder have gotten only one of four shots to fall in the second half down low martin no good yeah starting the half here one for five and the offense might need an ironing out seak on the screen hallebertton for three gets the three ball to go and now a three-point Indiana lead this is a veteran play call by Hallebertton getting some aid from his teammates instead of trying to do it all by himself gilg Alexander passes to Dort now here’s Hardenstein launches it sinks it from distance it does so much out there to stretch out the defense when he’s out on the perimeter and he drains the triple pass to Turner poke loose julius Alexander with a steal here he goes here’s Williams and Williams punches it home explosive move from J Dub great athlete gilgis Alexander against Hallebertton wow what a strong flush from Hallebertton get up there young fellas sometimes as a point guard you got to take it yourself well it’s okay to be selfish when you can flush it like that well if he’s calling his own number there’s a reason for it there you respect the decision making from him out there now here’s Dor he’s guarded by Dimart just five on the clock screen by Holgrren here’s Williams second shot opportunity holgren size beats the contact and this is what coach wants to see from Homegrren outwork in the defense to get a second chance look seakum outside back to Hallebertton pass to Turner seakum outside oh good with the triple the Thunder have gone four of nine in the third quarter and here is Williams that’s basket number six in eight tries and Jaylen Williams had a plan there to outwork the defense he knows you got to bring it to the paint hallebertton the pass to Matherin pass to Seakkum back to Matherin three-pointer hallebertton good that’s another bucket he’s on a tear offensively lighting up the scoreboard with a purpose and how about this he now holds the team’s single game record for postseason scoring here’s Gilis Alexander rebounded by Hallebertton hallebertton’s got his seventh rebound of the game with that last one seakum down it goes and a great assist by Hallebertton seakum’s got 10 a long swing player seakum uses that 69 length down low outside Williams pass to Gilas Alexander crafty move sga doing his thing in close gilas Alexander has blossomed into this forceful guard just look at this performance nimhard outside from 11 ft away and that one hits the back iron well that’s a shot they want just about on every possession if they can get it he doesn’t make them all but still very much a high percentage look now here’s Williams he’s got 12 indiana with a rebound hallebertton’s got eight rebounds in the game pass to Seakum turner against Hartinstein here’s Nimhart played it in with a nice touch off the window he’s got five and what a wild one this has been eight lead changes some big plays and some big mistakes too here’s Williams throws it down and the official calls a foul it may be a three-point play benedict Matherin picks one up all right let’s get your take guys on the hustle stats for the Thunder you have to be a fan of the energy they played with on the defensive end active hands and feet and it’s come up big a few times for them i feel like another part of tonight’s game has been the hustle the hustle points getting up and down getting second chances getting transition opportunities they’ve been fantastic in that area that would misses for Hartinstein he hasn’t helped the cause with his shooting but his teammates have had his back seakum outside uses the glass on the layup seakum’s gotten four this quarter that’s three buckets in a row off assist delious Alexander against Hallebertton 14 ft away williams shot is good and the Thunder lead by one and his fantastic performance from the last game has carried over to tonight yeah and the coach pretty smart for zoning in on him and giving him opportunities to stay with that confident play now here’s Seakkum 12 points for him back to Turner dort with a steal three on three outside gilis Alexander the Pacers pull it in you’re not going to see that very often defense in the vicinity but still he’s not one to blow layups lee Smith passes to Seakum throughout his career Seyakum gets himself to the foul line a lot adept at using that length and he’ll earn some free throws here this is his second trip to the free throw line in this one that’s good from Seakum and some changes here for the Pacers toppen he’s checked in for Turner and TJ McConnell subbed in for Tyrese Hallebertton williams has checked in for Oklahoma City wiggins comes in for Gilis Alexander got to get it good good good good good second free throw no good golden opportunity to take the lead instead he merely knocks up the score it’s tipped here’s McConnell yet to see a basket pass to three-pointer williams grabs the board oklahoma City has gone six for 12 from deep so far in this game here’s Wiggins for three he can’t get it to go outside now here’s Topphen here’s McConnell he’s guarded by Caruso oh deflected and stolen by Williams takes the three and Caruso good for three kuso’s got five now no way he’s going to pass that shot up the D is way too far back and relaxed in getting out on yes it’s good cuz sometimes I think the 6-9 length of Seakum surprises opponents he’s able to go through or over contact now here’s Williams he’s got 14 inside here’s Dort nails the baby hook and the Thunder lead by three they’ve toned down their three-point attack in the second half looking to protect the lead with higher percentage shots seakum in the post williams defending seakum no good here’s Dort the shot off that time excellent D there from Toppen nmith passes to McConnell wiggins with it and it’s Toppin picking him up outside Williams pass to Dort oh nice D from N Smith pacers trail by three oh it’s blocked by Williams and Williams getting his timing just right on the block defending with purpose you got to love how they’ve been crashing the boards fighting hard for every miss williams with the screen williams passes to Williams indiana with a rebound toppin’s got four rebounds now to the middle the ball’s knocked loose 9 seconds separating the shot clock and game clock caruso against McConnell born outside the top of the key jumper is on the mark so Dorch’s got four points now in the quarter well the size and skill of Dort is pretty unique could be really effective at any position on the floor but man the defender really went after him so far in the game he’s gone two for four from the line and the first one at the line is good so he gets them both and here are the Pacers now mcconnell from outside oh and the release was before the buzzer but it’s off target it’s still anybody’s game as we reach the end of three oklahoma City ahead up one and when we return we’ll get the fourth quarter rolling here on 2K Sports rick Carile had some advice for his team let’s hear what he had to say keep working the game possession by possession keep doing everything hard down there let’s get some stops coach Carile imploring his guys to lock in defensively defensive intensity is important the offense will come but you need the defense to bring effort three tense quarters behind us one more to go thanks for being with us as we get ready for the fourth and Oklahoma City looking at who they’ve got to start the fourth they’ve got Shay Gil just Alexander Aaron Wiggins out there with Alex Caruso then it’s Isaiah Joe and it’s Williams in at the pivot spot manning the middle now here’s McConnell back to Hallebertton to take the lead that shot off joe with the defensive effort oklahoma City has gone seven of 14 from the perimeter in this one wiggins no good indiana trailing here with the step back count it and one he’ll have a chance in the three-point play it goes on Aaron Wiggins and a chance for a moment to check out the scoring breakdown for the Pacers i mean they’ve been sinking shots from mid-range and they found a gap there in the defense and they just continue to exploit it you probably have to touch on as well that tonight their penetration has been awesome i mean they put force on this game attacking off the bounce and a willingness to do that has paid off and here’s Gilis Alexander he’ll bring it up for OKC 60 ticks off the clock here in the fourth the crossover with the fadeaway and the shot is good dropping in off the front of the rim gilg Alexander’s got 40 points indiana shooting it well around 55% for the game now McConnell and stolen by Williams and here’s the pass break wiggins passes to Joe that’s tip just over a minute and a half played here in the fourth now here’s McConnell covered by Joe allever outside from downtown that one’s good on the assist from McConnell mcconnell’s got his fourth assist with that last one thunder trail by three gilas Alexander with the ball lets a floater go and it’s good on the layin gilas Alexander’s got 42 in the game for Indiana they’ve gone two of three to open the fourth quarter alleton outside williams grabs the board williams has got his fourth rebound in this one puts it up from 15 again oklahoma City I mean he is at his best when it matters most this game is theirs as long as he can keep this up there’s a screen by Toppenhen mcconnell passes to Topphen and here’s N Smith hallebertton outside to the inside mcconnell shot is off and he gets a lot of points right there at the rim but the defense determined not to give up the easy deuce there and he’s going for the oop here this is the very definition of a back and forth contest yes neither side taking his foot off the gas i’m expecting a spectacular finish gil just Alexander against McConnell he’s still feeling it gil just Alexander no good well they shouldn’t be giving that shot to anyone but they certainly shouldn’t be giving it to him that’s a big break for the defense mala finds Bryant up again oh he hangs in there and cashes in on the second chance points now it’s a three-point Indiana lead bryant just great size and timing in that just Alexander against McConnell spin to the paint oh and a fast break for the Pacers and the slam dunk by Toppen then Topping getting a little bit fancy with the throw down that time once again an explosive highlight on the AT&T 5G slam cam thunder trail by five outside Gilgus Alexander shoots over McConnell and again Oklahoma City no good i admire the play call they just couldn’t capitalize yeah an efficient offensive possession they found the look that they wanted just didn’t go in and he almost made them regret defending him so loosely caruso pass to Gilgus Alexander back to Caruso williams with the screen now here’s Caruso tightly guarded shot clock at two wiggins for three indiana with a rebound hallebertton’s got doubledigit rebounds now in the game outside Nesmith nesmith on the wing back to McConnell outside Dmith 43 that one’s good on the assist from McConnell mcconnell’s got his fifth assist in this one and Mark Dagnel has called a timeout he was quite emphatic demanding the timeout clearly wanting to address strategy with his team heat up here heat heat and Indiana with some changes turner he’s checked in for Bryant pascal Seakum comes in for Tophen and it’s Nimhart in for McConnell all right let’s check in with Alli Leforce thanks guys mark Dagnel had some words for his team over the last break he told them quote “If we’d worked harder on the glass we’d probably be up right now show some heart show some pride.” It was a very direct message back to you guys as always Ally we thank you now here’s Hartinstein and Hartinstein slams it in gildas Alexander with that height at his position allows him to do so many things other guys really pretty much dream of gilas Alexander against Hallebertton turner a screen on Gilis Alexander hallebertton for three martin Hartinstein pulls it in thunder trail by six pass to Williams the layup misses and it was a great chance to finish on the break and he flubs it completely lost focus you can’t get two steps ahead oh forcing the issue hallebertton in attack mode get free throw good hallebertton 10 both free throws good for Hallebertton thunder trail by eight now here’s Gilis Alexander takes it inside can’t hit that one hallebertton with some nice D pass to N Smith inside and he was fouled while in the act of shooting so he’ll take two free throws the defense there doing whatever they can to protect the rim first one falls for him then at McMatherin he’s checked in for Indiana and also a switch here for Oklahoma City homegrren’s checked in and so he hits both and here’s Gilas Alexander dor outside back to Gilis Alexander from deep homegrren and that comes off the assist by Gilis Alexander gilis Alexander’s got assist number five here tonight hallebertton outside back to Seakum and Indiana misses again and so it’s Williams with it he brings it up for the Oklahoma City Thunder oh Homer fighting through contact he was sitting back a little bit there in the first half but feels like showtime now and he’s ready to put some major points up on the board nimhard outside good work defensively by Dort thunder trail by five gildas Alexander on the wing defended by Hallebertton the Pacers have gone just six of 14 in this final quarter pass to Turner the Thunder with the rebound williams with it hallebertton picks him up hallebertton against Dort martinstein with it back to Dort down to five on the shot clock williams passes to Nort three-pointer no good indiana leading by five here’s Nimhart down low here’s Hallebertton and it’s Hallebertton gets it to go inside a tenacious play by Hallebertton crashing into a foul and still sinking that shot four thunder trail by eight pass to Hardenstein williams against Left side williams with a steal oh and a fast break for the Pacers oh the coast to coast dunk you’re talking about a sensational athlete matherine is so tough in transition pass to Homegrren here’s Gil’s Alexander sca just powering through contact rising to the challenge he’s given them everything he’s got pacers leading by eight now Hallebertton on the wing nimhart hallebertton on the wing gilas Alexander defending turner a screen on Dort clock at four indiana needs to get a shot off turner no good thunder trail by eight to the middle the kick out to Williams door to screen on Matherin williams from long range count it now eight for 13 with that basket williams is like a vibe i mean this guy gets it he knows they need points there and he takes it upon himself to deliver now here’s Seakos and right away they match it with a three-pointer of their own seakum’s got 20 points and that three-pointer is big chances out the triple at the other end and help stretch out their lead and Gil just Alexander missing indiana’s gone three for five from three-point land since the end of the third quarter outside Mr nimhard outside Turner a screen on Gort Nhard the pass to Turner an easy two on the layup and now a 10-point Indiana lead the agility of Turner is huge in these pick and rolls he’s hard to prevent from scoring in these situations hardenstein a screen to the inside oh stolen by Turner hallebertton with the ball arstein covering pass to Turner now Hallebertton good work defensively by Hartstein and here’s Gilis Alexander he’ll bring it up for Oklahoma City here’s Homegrren down low coin drops it in and this is where Homegrren is such a scoring threat his size can make interior shots easier to find don’t do anything silly just ride out the clock yes if they take their time and execute the game is all theirs nimhard with it seakum with a screen on Gordon here’s Nimhard yep that one goes impressive job by this team and you really can’t discount the impact of this crowd here awesome to see their output tonight trying to urge their team on and that can always help that that home advantage of home fans getting you going fully on display here taking a look at Oklahoma City well they had one taken from them on their home court big time wakeup call there Greg we saw it they’ve responded and this is their opportunity for revenge and Kevin throughout the season they’ve been the better team but that all goes out the window now this is a very even fight they need to find a way to reassert their dominance or this thing could actually slip away from them it sure could so here’s Oklahoma City’s starting group the four and the five the lengthy pair of Homegrren and Hartenstein kilis Alexander runs things with Dort to his side and it’s Williams at the three the small forward shot clock at six here’s Siaka good D by Homer boy if you’re going up against this guy in this close of range you’ve got to defend with everything you’ve got a tremendous job defensively time now to turn to our sideline reporter David Aldridge david thanks Kevin rick Carlile and I did speak a few minutes ago we talked about the matchup problems that Chad Holren presents he said defeensively CE can warp the inside of the paint and at the other end he’s going to drag his matchup out to the three-point line that’s what makes this seven-footer such a special player guys okay David thanks here’s Homere following the basket by Pascal Siak dort passes to Gilg Alexander that one’s in his first bucket of the game he’s one for two and it’s encouraging to see Dor drop times like that wanting to round out this part of his game seakum outside back to Hallebertton with some arc and the rebound goes to the Thunder they’re feeling confident after Tuesday’s big win and they really got after it from a defensive standpoint throughout that entire game the turnovers they forced really tell the story there there has to be a willingness to take chances jumping for steals getting out in passing lanes and all of that worked in their favor and he gets the whistle for the 3second call the Pacers have gone one of three for the field to start this one so far pass to Turner back to Hallebertton high arcing shot good D by Gilis Alexander well we didn’t see the same kind of control we’re used to seeing from him this guy is usually a tremendous finisher here’s Dors and it’s sent back by Turner i tell you you love the attitude of Miles Turner no one is getting off these shots when he’s nearby no one hallebertton passes to Nemo outside Turner outside Matin indiana again missing boy the offensive flow just isn’t there right now one for five to start the game williams dishes to Homer dor pitch to Kilus Alexander he takes it in no good excellent defense there from Hallebertton and a wide open look from Matarin that’s good and it’s Hallebertton with the assist a lot of confidence to Matan’s game that efficiency has to get better but he is not shy bounce pass from Gilg Alexander just over three and a half minutes gone here in the first misses the layup he had him with that bump fake well this has not been a quarter to remember for this guy he looks completely flustered and the rejection by Holren already set the summer league record for blocks in his first game one of the best young shot blockers in the league and he banks in the layup boy when he’s this deep it’s going to be tough to stop him especially with a smaller defender outside Turner Matan against Williams mattherin passes to Seakum here’s Turner second chance shot and he lays it up and in and Turner scoring buckets inside he is really testing the defense this guy has a whole lot of game door to screen on Matarin there’s Williams and it’s Matarin with the rebound and Nataran has got the ball here for Indiana trailing by two it’s stolen by Hartinstein outside Dortenstein finds Holren it’s stolen by Matarin seakum outside he nails it we’re tied up seakum’s got his second basket of the night this guy’s got incredible allaround skill set pascal Seakkum from the paint yes sir pass to Homer to Gilus Alexander over Hallebertton and again no good by Oklahoma City boy the wheels have definitely fallen off in this quarter he cannot buy one seakum outside turner with a screen on Homegrren five on the clock knocked away and that’s out of bounds indiana will retain possession just three to shoot mattherin for three count it his second make in four attempts a young guy who is ready to attack matine gets the ball and goes straight into his shot and Mark Dagno calls timeout here wants to talk some things over might be seeing some things to adjust heat heat heat heat heat heat heat heat here’s Artonstein back to Gilas Alexander and he can’t stop the run as he misses i’ll tell you no matter what he does he can’t find his rhythm and you get the sense he’s starting to press a little bit screen on George Nard the pass to Hallebertton played in with a nice touch off the glass yeah give Hallebertton credit for staying with the play you’ve got to be able to fend off that defense and still finish thunder trailing by five gilgus Alexander passes the Harden shot gilis Alexander against Albert and Gilis Alexander gets it to go boy delicate touch on that floater by Shay Gildis Alexander that’s pretty outside turner mattherin against Williams neard with it still scoreless the layup off target williams scanning the floor pass to Gilg Alexander shooting foul as the whistle blows he’ll shoot two free throws let’s remember Shake Alexander is 6’6 so getting on the interior is not a problem guys what do you think about the offensive approach so far that we’ve seen for the Pacers and guys they’ve done a great job beating their bigs inside they are just punishing the opposition in the paint yeah and what an excellent display of passing in the early stages of this game a good deal of their points coming directly off quality passes the Pacers making a switch here mcconnell’s checked in just Alexander hits him both you want to contest this guy’s shot but you absolutely don’t want to send him to the line he will make you pay mcconnell finds Nemhard mcconnell a screen on George back to McConnell great pass to set up the layin and the Pacers lead by three and there’s a pattern starting to take shape here they’re working it inside and getting good shots from close range pass to Homer over in the corner dor now Nemard still without a basket seakum outside and the call on the shot that sends in to the line i think the value of Pascal Seakum is the skill set on both ends of the floor he can play multiple positions either end and he can lift his team in any number of ways take a break take a break two shots first one falls for it boy the evolution of Pascalin has been such a pleasure to watch the work ethic is commendable and he’s learning how to be a leader guys alex Caruso he’s checked in for Oklahoma City seakum hits them both thunder trailing by five now here’s Williams harden Shine finds Jordan grabs the board and here are the Pacers now they’re on a 16-6 run seakum outside three off the mark oklahoma City’s gone one or two from long range in the first quarter outside to Homer no good on the triple and I think that one could have easily have fallen for him matherin passes to McConnell outside Turner indiana moving the ball over near with it six on the shot clock turner with a screen on Torch near good on the three-point shot and the Pacers lead by eight and they are shooting the lights out from distance here early they could use a big shot here to get this offense going too many empty possessions right now they need the basket and Mark Dagnel calls timeout looking for a breather and maybe just one or two things to talk about heat heat heat heat and some changes here for the Pacers kobe Tophins checked in for Turner kneesmith comes in for Benedict Matin and Shepard subbed in for Andrew Nehar the Thunder also changing it up williams he’s checked in for Hartinstein aaron Wiggins comes in for Chad Holgren and it’s Isaiah Joe in for Dort outside williams williams has a screen for Williams over Nmith williams gets the bucket well Jaylen Williams very comfortable operating out of that mid-range area seakkum against Williams seakum kicks to misses the three rare you’ll see him miss such an open look on the wing wiggins top covering here’s Williams that falls nice feed that time from Wiggins now just a four-point pacer lead 158 left to play here in the first seakum against Williams seaka that’s good now this is where the length of Pascal Seaka makes him so hard to stop even with contact he’s able to get through or around now here’s Williams the shot by Williams no good here’s Shepard covered by Joe and it’s Shepard missing to the left wing caruso kicks to Williams over McConnell a tan short but it’s good off the front iron and that’s now six points here for Jaylen Williams 102 left to play in the first quarter pass to Seakkum from deep knocks down the three ball seakum’s got 11 points i’ll tell you this lead’s not going anywhere with this guy making plays what a quarter and here is Williams back to Caruso and right away they net it with a three-pointer of their own and an eye for an eye both teams working to stretch the floor well that three-point shot just gives you so much room to operate on the offensive end now here’s McConnell here’s Shepard pass to four on the clock here’s McConnell rebounded by Joe here’s Caruso and again Oklahoma City with the triple pascal Siakum getting it done for the Indiana Pacers he comes away with 11 points in the quarter and is showing no signs of fatigue we’ll take a quick break and then back to the action here and we’re back with you as these two teams do battle in their quest for an NBA championship and when you consider how the Pacers are doing guys what do you think yeah in that first period they look to push in transition at every opportunity and why wouldn’t they you see their effectiveness in the open floor very difficult to slow down and here’s Hallebertton he’ll bring it up for the Indiana Pacers so the Thunder five right now we’ve got Williams Alex Caruso out there with Wiggins then there’s Shay Gilis Alexander and it’s Joe in at the shooting guard position now here’s Wiggins following the miss by Tyrese Allebertton here’s Gildis Alexander and that’ll be two free throws coming up officials on the call with the foul boy Shay Gildas Alexander has become the master at drawing fouls and this is his second trip to the line in the game ties it up and this next one could give them the lead what you love about Shay Gilchess Alexander is this young man’s work ethic he is a gym rat who is always looking for ways to improve and the free throw is good now leading by one boy Shay Gildas Alexander has become a walking bucket folks this is now an elite NBA scoreer and Bryant kicks to Tophin there’s a screen by Bryant toppin dishes to Bryant and that one is off good te by Williams oklahoma City has gone three of five from beyond the arc so far tonight wiggins passes to Gil Alexander pulls it up and he sinks that one hitting the back of the rim on the way in gil Alexander’s got four points this quarter quarter number two with just over a minute gone here’s Hallebertton whistle blows basket is good so a chance here for a three-point play the frame of Hallebertton makes you think he can’t finish through contact but folks that’s a wiry strong frame right there behind the length find the length one shot that’s good from Hallebertton a superb scorer and a talented distributor tyresese Hallebertton is exactly the type of point guard every team would love to have now here’s Gilbert he’s got 10 gilg Alexander against McConnell hallebertton outside pass to Toppin from downtown that falls nice feed that time from Hallebertton and now it’s a three-point pacer lead the shooting fundamentals a real plus for Obie Toppin he has consistent mechanics and a high release point alexander passes to Caruso and I like the fact that the defense is looking to protect the rim at all costs for Oklahoma City they have been all four of their chances so far in this one the free throw drops for Caruso and so Caruso nails both of them and we’re about two minutes into the second quarter now hallebertton deciding where to go with it the basket is good that’s his sixth attempt in his third make yeah great work on the interior hallebertton easy work inside gilas Alexander against McConnell on the wing Gilas Alexander he’s got 10 and the basket is good gilas Alexander’s got 12 points in the game what a terrific play by just a tremendous allaround player this guy makes it look easy and that’s a foul called on Shay Gilis Alexander that is his first foul of the game and we’re now a little over 2 and 1/2 minutes into the second quarter and that’s a foul called on Shay Gilis Alexander that’ll be his second foul of the game and still early in the period and they’re only one foul away from being over the limit knee the pass to Hallebert just five to shoot goes to the reverse layup and drops it in hallebertton’s got seven points for the quarter well we’ve seen that movie a few times haven’t we an easy bucket in the paint and Mark Dagno calls timeout here and coach has decided they need a moment to talk things over heat heat heat heat heat heat heat heat here in the second quarter about 3 minutes played gilgis Alexander against McConnell the floater gilgis Alexander kicks to Caruso they get it again count it and the finisher lead has been cut to just one point on the basket from Williams and they haven’t been able to turn it into a big lead but their rebounding advantage is starting to add up gilg Alexander against McConnell as Denise Smith shot clock at five here’s Hallebertton it’s rebounded by Oklahoma City inside the pass to Wiggins and that won’t go missing the go-ahead bucket and so it’s McConnell with it he’ll bring it up for Indiana and he’s going up for the alley nice catch and finish on the alley and what an alley those two read each other so well it’s a play I’m sure they love to run gil Alexander against McConnell williams a screen on McConnell and with that shot the Indiana is cut to just one on the basket from Williams well just good recognition in the pick and roll gilg Alexander reacting to the defense perfectly outside Bryant to Hallebertton and finished off by Hallebertton some power coming from the PG ah that’s right ga seeing more and more of that these days backcourt guys who can elevate we know versatility is huge in this game just a tremendous job finishing that play wow and that one’s good wiggins continues to develop his playmaking abilities gilis Alexander is an unselfish team player pass to Hallebertton good and McConnell gets the assist 13 points for Tyresese Hallebertton what an aggressive mindset in this period he’s starting to take over gil Alexander gets to Wiggins gilus Alexander passes to Joe now here’s Caruso into the lane wyatt with the rebound pacers leading by three and here’s McConnell pass to over Wiggins and it’s Toppin that time on the assist by Hallebertton hallebertton’s got three assists tonight here’s Joe he’s covered by Hallebertton gil Alexander with it he’s got 12 can’t cash in from close range indiana’s gone five and nine when they put up the three-point shot tonight hallebertton kicks to McConnell caruso against Hallebertton ryan sets the screen for Hallebertton down low williams with the steal and they’re getting to the line a lot in this quarter guys and it hasn’t been by accident first trip to the free throw line for him in this one and he knocks down the first one and no matter what one of the big positives they can take away from this game is how well they perform at the line catching up on the changes now for Indiana turner’s checked in for Thomas Bryant pascal Seakum comes in for Top It benedict Mathan he’s checked in for Nith and Andrew Nehards subbed in for TJ McConnell and both free throws good for Wiggins pacers leading by three nimhard the pass to Turner pass to Seakkum turner with a screen on Wiggins here’s Seakum here’s Turner wiggins with the rebound well that’s a blown defensive coverage but it doesn’t matter he cannot answer the bell alexander surveying the deep outside Dorch wiggins kicks to Dorsch pocket four and Gilas Alexander here we go and it’s good two points gil Alexander’s got 14 points for the game well that’s SGA in a nutshell right there quickness length guile finishing on the interior turner with a screen for Hallebertton he gets that one he has created some terrific opportunities for himself and really made the most of it outside Dors fades and shoots and he can’t bank that one in and Matan has got the ball here for Indiana it’s a three-point game turner with a screen on George here’s Matarin kicks it out to Seakkum taps in the train he’s got 14 there’s no hesitation in catch and shoot situations for Pascal seakum he has turned himself into a legitimate threat now here’s Gas Alexander he’s got 14 nice move it’s rebounded by Indiana turner’s got four rebounds now tonight siakum dazzes to Hallebertton on the wing mattherin three-pointer thunder with the rebound here’s Gilis Alexander and the dunk by Gilas Alexander boy the length of SGAA get off your feet young fella seakum outside turner with a screen for Seakum out of bounds oklahoma City takes possession nesmith he’s checked in for Indiana then for the Thunder Chad Homegrren he’s checked in for Wiggins and it’s Alex Caruso in for Gilis Alexander thunder trailing by four now Williams he’s got six to the inside here’s Homer no good on that one good D by Seako indiana’s gone six and 11 when they’re taking the three-point shot tonight very respectable and on an open look like that he’s very gifted at making the weak coverage pay now here’s Williams outside tortren sets the screens for Dort five to shoot here’s Williams good D by Siak and the rebound battle split evenly thus far here’s Kneesmith and he recovers it pass to Turner seiakum with it he’s defended by Hardenstein second chance effort seiakum passes to Turner good D by Homer thunder trailing by four outside Williams jordan finds Homer and here is Williams mard covering on the wing caruso and he makes no mistake on the slam dunk boy that’s what you call great thinking on the fly passing on the shot in midair and laying it off to the open man pass Denise Smith now Siakum they set the pick and it’s in basket number six for him thus far he has only missed two shots from the floor you know Pascal Seakum cooking right now his focus is there and his game is on point kicks to Williams to the paint for Oklahoma City they have been at their finest form at the free throw line tonight eight attempts eight makes that free throw no That one misses indiana leading by four pass to Matherine it’s stolen by Dork now here’s Caruso 10 points for him there’s 21 seconds left in the first half of basketball dort kicks to Homegrren just four to shoot count the bucket and he’s got a free throw coming up as well yeah I mean take that home he knows defenses want to rough him up a little bit and he welcomes the challenge and he’s got his first chance at the line here and something to like about home is his ability to run the floor a sevenfooter who can get up the court in a hurry and get to the rim before the knee gets set seiakum left side here’s Turner and it’s good but hold on the officials may want to look at that one on the replay monitor and the teams are going to have to wait before heading to the locker room the previous plays under and listen in a critical moment this is the NBA finals the officials have to be 110% certain they’ve got the call right after the review the ruling on the floor is overturned they’re going to switch the call there is no doubt and looking at the replay that he got it off in time well it’s good they decided to take another look at it i know some folks don’t like how replay slows the game down and interrupts the flow but when you have it there you got to use it and that’s it for the first half of action and what’s been a very close game here pacers out in front they’re up by three and we’ll be back right after halftime to get the third quarter underway they’re clicking from outside hard cuts to the ball and a few bone jarring screens man they have a high quality of looks they’ve been cashing in on those we’ll see if this sharp shooting continues and looking at where the Thunder stand in the series they say and I don’t know who they are that a playoff series hasn’t started until somebody loses at home they’ve done that so Jet any concern thanks for spending halftime with us time to get it back out to Kevin Harland for the start of the third quarter and we’re back with you all set to bring you more action from game three you look at Pastel Seakin in this game he’s been everywhere he’s done a fantastic job of finding open space to operate with within the first few quarters one of the things every player is after is efficiency at the offensive end and boy this young guy has done just that indiana lead by three allebertton in the back court near to his time seakin is the four and he’ll be next to Turner at the five and it’s Matin in at the three slot that’s the Pacers five pass to Turner hallebertton for three thunder with the rebound outside gilas Alexander to the middle artstein against Mid and Gilis Alexander gets it to go yeah gilis Alexander has now emerged into a superstar and on nights like this guys he’s unstoppable seakum outside it’s stolen by Gil Alexander and the layup falls gil Alexander’s got 21 yeah you see this teams try to get physical with Gilis Alexander but he’s willing to play through contact on drives nicely done seakum finds Hallebertton over Gilg Alexander and it’s Hallebertton missing oklahoma City has gotten a success rate of just over 50% from three-point tonight four of seven shooting to the paint and the dump by Hardenstein those plays can make a difference in a game like this well you know it’s going to fire up Greg everybody on that bench well credit him for going for it not settling saying “I’m going to attack.” Turner for three drills it from outside turner’s got his third basket of the night i’ll tell you for a big man with this length Miles Turner shoots it well from deep this guy outstanding at spacing the floor and that one’s good gilg Alexander and obviously his momentum from the last game has carried over here tonight no I think that’s the one thing every player is searching for consistency they’re giving this guy a chance to carry the offense once again here’s Seakum after the made shot from Shade Gilis Alexander that’s one for their first four to start the second half just under 2 and 1/2 minutes into the third quarter now and he gets it to go and it’s a five-point Oklahoma City lead well if it ain’t broke don’t fix it they keep getting it in the paint and continue to score consistently and so it’s Rick Carile here calling timeout he wants to check in with his team and regroup heat up here heat heat heat heat just over two and a half minutes gone by here in the second half hallebertton for three it’s rebounded by Oklahoma City hartinstein’s got 11 rebounds in the game only 20% shooting in this quarter they need to settle down and relax a little bit here now here’s Dougish Alexander fires the three offensive rebound the put back controls the rebound and puts it back up and in hartinstein’s got the lead up to seven now for Oklahoma City oh big time put back there what a great motor on this guy there is no one who goes after those rebounds harder miss Gil Alexander against Hallebertton and he comes up with the deuce hallebertton’s got 17 now yeah it’s just one of those nights for Tyrese Hallebertton he’s kept his foot on the accelerator and he’s putting it to the defense outside williams and it’s Matin with the rebound back’s got four rebounds in this game seakum passes to Turner and it’s Turner finishing it off and this is why Miles Turner is such a high percentage score you combine length athleticism and basketball skills good luck with that defense now here’s Gilas Alexander he’s got 25 and the layup’s good off the glass gilas Alexander’s got 11 in the second half they’re consistently finding ways to get the ball inside and taking full advantage hallebertton outside seakum high post just five on the clock two free throws coming up and they call the shooting foul got one on Homer well with that 6’9 length right Seakum uses those long limbs to create contact get himself some free throws nicely done and the first one at the line is good got to get it let’s get it get it seakum hits them both the Thunder leading by three gild Alexander passes to Hartenstein homegrren with it outside Dort inside here’s Hartinstein good work defensively by Turn and Atheran has got the ball here for the Indiana Bases hallebertton outside pass to Nemo back to Hallebertton for the tie a three-pointer is right on target hallebertton’s got the game tied up here for the Pacers a remarkable three-point shooter out of the gates of his NBA career tyrese Hallebertton let him hear you homer in the post covered by Seakum homer gets the bucket good job attacking those restricted area shots are what every NBA team is looking for open it up there for Siaka takes the alley pass and dunks it down boy you can see how big this guy plays inside tremendous vertical here is Williams he has six count the basket and the foul it’s going to be on Miles Turner boy it seems like every shot he puts up it’s going in this guy is hot hot and look at how the offensive approach has been going here so far for the Thunder they bullied these hits here in the paint look at all of those buckets inside just hard to defend in the paint i think another thing that’s striking here tonight the ball movement is incredible again and again they’re making smart passes to ready shooters now here’s Turner he’s got none pass to Seakkum turner with a screen on Caruso here’s Seakka it’s rebounded by Hartinstein the Thunder with the lead williams that’s a two-pointer it’s rebounded by Lee Smith pressured that shot by getting a hand up just as good as a block and he did it without fouling and that’s become an art changing shots without making contact now here is Hallebertton 20 points for him turner with a screen for Siaka over Williams siaka misses oklahoma City’s gone one and two from beyond the arc since coming out of the break that one drops for him caruso’s got 12 they didn’t have much of a problem getting the ball into the post that time hallebertton passes Denise Smith back to Hallebertton to the inside here’s Turner that ball falls nice feed that time from Hallebertton hallebertton’s got assist number five here tonight oklahoma City spawn four of eight tonight from three-point land shooting 50% on the three ball here they get a hand on it and it goes out of bounds that one off Gorsch indiana trailing here and here is Siako hallebertton outside turner with a screen on Gilis Alexander hallebertton finds Turner up top remard covering gilas Alexander against Hallebertton the shots good from Gilas Alexander i don’t know what’s happening defensively but they’re not putting up any resistance nemhard with it fires from 14 gilis Alexander pulls it in and he drives in he doesn’t hit that one good D by Siak pass to Hallebertton let’s go and it’s good with time running down on the shot clock hallebertton’s got 22 well you have to be poised if the ball is going to be in your hands as that shot clock dwindles down tyresese Hallebertton yes sir hartenstein passes to Dort down low got a piece of it gilas Alexander against Hallebertton for three seakka and it’s Shay Gilis Alexander with the rebound well two long range bombs in the first but that’s stalled out right now here’s Hallebertton and finished off by Hallebertton you’re talking about a guard who’s got some bounce tyrese Hallebertton with the hops oklahoma City has gone one or two from beyond the arc since coming out of the break now here’s Alexander he has 29 and not quite as aggressive from outside as they were in the first half sticking to the high percentage shots playing smart with the lead hallebertton against Gilas Alexander now Nemard here’s Hallebertton banked in off the glass hallebertton’s got it all tied up now for the Pacers yeah he shot the ball well enough to keep his team even let’s see if together they can elevate past that and Mark Dagnold calls timeout he wants a minute here to get things straightened out with his team heat heat heat heat obby Toppins checked in for Indiana tj McConnell comes in for Andrew Nhar and then for Oklahoma City Williams he’s checked in for Hartinstein aaron Wiggins comes in for Sheay Gilis Alexander and it’s Isaiah Joe in for Dors 157 left in the third quarter caruso against McConnell caruso the pass to Williams now Joe over Hallebertton and again no good by Oklahoma City and it didn’t fall but that’s the kind of shot they want their offense to create you know it can be frustrating when you make the right play and fail to reap the rewards you just have to stay with it here offensive rebound pass to Joe takes the three caruso no good indiana has gone a less than productive two of six from three-point land in the second half hallebertton Seakum kicks to McConnell kneesmith with the ball and trying for the go-ahead basket it doesn’t go in wiggins drives in and Wiggins throws it down fundamentals guys using the one hand slam well he makes the basics look pretty exceptional pass to 46 seconds left in the third hallebertton with the bucket and you’re not going to pass up that kind oklahoma City has gotten fewer than half of their three-pointers to go down tonight they are four for nine higgins with it now caruso he’s covered by McConnell now here’s Williams not a lot of room it’s good yeah I mean Jaylen Williams got as great a basketball frame as you could hope for that’s strength right there and this is his first trip to the line tonight what’s up Free throw no good for Williams i mean Jaylen Williams is a guy who a lot of people are excited about he has the talent to be a multi-time all-star and perhaps an even higher ceiling than that it’s threeon three on the fast break here’s Joe hands it from downtown now it’s a five-point Thunder lead you know a lot of coaches might let you hear it for taking the three-pointer on the break but I like the decision there the D had already collapsed inside and that would have counted but his shot was off the mark this time shay Gilis Alexander guys has been on display for the Oklahoma City Thunder going on an absolute rampage piling in the points he dictated the pace of the entire quarter we’ll get you back to the action after this break and a quick look now at the State Farm assist of the game yeah an easy choice tonight look at the precision on this pass put it on a platform and when you’re the beneficiary of a pass that good you better deliver and he did just that and with three quarters behind us we start the fourth quarter in what is still anybody’s ball game so the Thunder five right now gilas Alexander out there with Isaiah Joe then it’s Aaron Wiggins and it’s Alex Caruso and it’s Williams at center now here’s Gilis Alexander the shots good gilas Alexander’s got the lead up to seven now for the Thunder well you love his effort level right particularly when it’s winning time he is going for the finish knocked loose it’s stolen by Gilia here’s Wiggins josh contact on the shot and now a three-point play chance as he’ll head to the line an even stronger second half tremendous efficiency at the offensive end of the floor find the length find the length free throw good wiggins pacers trail by 10 allebertton outside pass to McConnell bryant a screen on Gilis Alexander mcconnell finds Bryant and the dunk by Bryant well just showing great agility in the pick and roll thomas Bryant just being decisive right now outside Gil and contact on the shot so he’ll be shooting free throws here two that’s good from Gilg Alexander diligious Alexander hits them both and Hallebertton’s got the ball here for the Pacers trailing by 10 pass Denise Smith a screen on Caruso first free throw is good on the miss and Son Smith nails both of them this is as good as it gets from the charity strike here in the second gilis Alexander against McConnell in the corner it’s Wiggins wiggins sets a screen for Caruso here he goes pass to Wiggins pacers with the rebound hallebertton on the wing covered by Joe from 11 ft away hallebertton that’s good hallebertton’s got 30 he’s shooting the lights out down the stretch trying to keep them compet outside Alexander down to five on the shot clock and he hits it just before the shot clock expires gilg Alexander’s got 37 pacers trail by eight picano passes to Bryant pass to Hallebertton back to Bryant rebound by Williams williams has got his sixth rebound on the night caruso finds Joe now here’s Gilis Alexander defended by Bryant and that one’s good gilas Alexander gil Alexander’s got 39 the Pacers have gone two or three from the field to get the fourth quarter started now this is part of the evolution of Tyrese Hallebertton getting an opportunity at the free throw line got to get it big that free throw missing so valuable to this team hallebertton gives them whatever they need when they need it this guy is both patient and prolific and Indiana making a change here neard’s checked in dort he’s checked in for the Thunder he hits the second from the line yeah I like that they haven’t lost their aggressiveness here in the second despite being down hallebertton against Gilas Alexander pass to Williams another shot the shot’s good gilas Alexander making the play gilis Alexander’s got four assists in the game gilas Alexander against Hallebertton tapping a screen on Gildis Alexander to the paint and Tuffin throws it down what you love about Hallebertton is in pick and roll action he always knows where to put the pass to make it easy on his teammate the Thunder lead by nine now here’s Po it’s Dort on the wing now here’s Caruso he’s recovering trains the three-pointer gilis Alexander’s got 42 in the game we all know SGA is a prolific driver the counterpoint has got to be He’s got to be a threat from three hallebertton on the wing shot from 12 and the base shot is good hallebertton’s got five points now in the quarter well offensively this guy has been cooking they’re definitely not losing because of him gilus Alexander passes to George Alexander that shot misses some solid defense from Bryant it’s Nehard on the wing and the Thunder pushing it up now and a wide open look for Gilas Alexander off target from outside pacers trail by 10 pass to Thompson hallebertton against Dort now here is Hallebertton defense right on him and he uses the glass on the lane well as usual this guy cooking on the offensive end but right now the other guys on the team have got to step forward williams a screen on Hallebertton here’s Gilis Alexander and Gilgus Alexander throws it down the phases have gone five of six in the field to start the fourth quarter on a roll hallebertton outside wiggins with the rebound wiggins has got his sixth rebound on the night pass to Gilas Alexander wiggins a screen on Tophen from deep gilas Alexander the kick out to Williams gilas Alexander against Toppen kil just Alexander can’t get it to go pacers trail by 10 here’s Nemo that falls nice feed that time from Hallebertton hallebertton’s got his seventh assist of the game with that last one gilg Alexander against Hallebertton fouled on the shot and picks up two points so one free throw coming up and playing with the lead you can see they’re making a much more concerted effort to work the ball inside here in the second half checking up on the changes now for Indiana turner’s checked in for Bryant pascal Siaka comes in for Choppin and it’s Benedict Massen in for Aaron Nesmith then for the Thunder Hartinstein checked in for Williams comes in for Aaron Wiggins and Jaylen Williams is subbed in for Alex Caruso and Rick Carile decides to call timeout wants to make sure everybody’s coordinated and intent heat heat heat heat heat heat and now the latest from our reporter David Aldridge hey Kevin I heard Rick Carile during that last break talking with the team and he tore into his guys he said “Your body language is awful right now you don’t even look like you want to play right now should I sub in for you where’s the drive to win guys thanks David gil Alexander against Hallebertton and all around the run that time before dropping in hallebertton’s got nine points now in the quarter bill Gazelle against Jaliber from outside the arm and got it another basket my goodness 50 for the eight yep he is putting on a show williams against Matan hallebertton on the wing and he gets the whistle two free throws coming up that one on Gilis Alexander two things you love here how confident Hallebertton is offensively the second is not afraid to take punishment while he’s shooting the basketball on the miss the first one falls hallebertton hits them both oklahoma City leading by 10 outside Dort back to Gilas Alexander Homegrren against Seakum homegrren kicks to Dort pass to Gilis Alexander fires from way outside the Pacers pull it in turner’s got nine rebounds in the game getting it done hallebertton right side yet another bucket and how about the night he’s had that score ties him for the single game for all time for this team he has been nothing short of amazing tonight right a legendary playoff performance from Here’s Gorge it’s rebounded by Indiana turner’s got 10 rebounds here tonight so accurate not his best game but they’re still getting it done collectively and the rejection by Holgren wow chad Holgren sending it back he is willing to take on any kind of challenge to the inside hartstein and the layup is good after a nice lead pass great game for him double double now 10 points and 14 rebounds pacers trail by 10 here’s Hallebertton second shot up to good that’s another bucket and he’s on a tear offensively lighting up the scoreboard with a purpose and how about this he now holds the team’s single game record for postseason scoring that’s good from Hellbert and he’s made more of an effort here to put pressure on the defense in the second half and create some contact and free throw opportunity homer extra screen for Williams lays it up and in on the nice reverse and the combination of his quickness and soft touch around the rim really allows him to pull off shots like that a lot of players don’t have the reverse in their arsenal they grab their own miss fires from deep near shot is good near got five points in the quarter boy the passion of Tyrese Haliber you’ve got to love to play with this guy alexander against Hallebertton to the middle here’s George and he uses both hands to jam it in you love how each side has risen to the challenge throughout this one i’ll tell you we have seen great execution from both teams neither one giving an inch here good D by Gildas Alexander the Thunder leading by eight pass to Homer back to Gilis Alexander williams against Nathan here’s Hartinstein good a nice assist for Williams hartinstein’s got 11 points here in just the second half gilg Alexander against Hallebertton outside Methin and foul on the shot he’ll shoot two at the free throw line yeah that athleticism of Matan is what makes him such a tough one to guard gets the first and that brings them to within 10 boy when you think about Benedict Matron this guy is a talented aggressive scorer his ceiling very high he’s going to have to be a little more efficient and he is unable to get the second one he needed to convert on all of those missed opportunities at the line are the last thing they need right now in game three of the NBA Championship Series is all but in the books congrats are in order tonight on an outstanding effort and a well-deserved victory for the Thunder for one area that stands out that we’ve seen tonight from them their aggressiveness and getting steals something I know that you really value yourself i I think it sparked their offense uh it deflates the opposition and when you have the type of effort we saw tonight it’s pretty hard to overcome that defensive pressure down the stretch with a sensational win here in game three they’re going to be just two wins away from lifting the trophy yeah and it’s just a massive win there’s history behind it the team that wins game three to take a 2-1 lead almost always wins the series so while I wouldn’t start etching their name on the trophy just yet I would certainly have to call them the favorites at this point and we watched one guy all night long guys and looking at the stats just confirms what a dominant game he had what a night tonight it was for Shay Gilis Alexander every time he shot it it seemed like it was going to drop in and if it didn’t everyone was surprised so it’s Oklahoma City picking up the win and they’ve edged in front in the series after an outstanding performance here in game three kevin it sure was when teams split the first two games of a series game three means everything they’re going into game four now riding that high after this win well that’ll do it thanks for joining us for game three of the NBA Finals for Greg Anthony Doris Burke and David Aldrich and the rest of our terrific crew this is Kevin Harland saying thanks for watching and now our player of the game Sheay Gilgis Alexander you take a look at the Thunder without a doubt they put themselves in the driver’s seat oh they really did i mean they took care of business on their home court now this will be the challenge you take another on hostile ground this final series is basically over a look at the opening lineup for the Oklahoma City Thunder some serious height in the middle homegrren the four Hardenstein the five gilg Alexander runs the point with Gord at the two and it’s Williams in at the three now here’s Williams with a screen on Mather outside for Gilas Alexander and the three-pointer goes coach likes that look and Gilas Alexander from the corner gilg Alexander against Hallebertton and he drops in the layup off the glass hallebertton’s length really an asset on that play and here’s Gilis Alexander he’ll bring it up for the Thunder here are the first a little over a minute played so far boy he knows he should have knocked that one down especially with the defense not giving much of an effort seakum pass to Hallebertton knocked away oh it’s stolen by Gilas Alexander scores after the quick crossover gilas Alexander’s got five now you’re making it look easy gilas Alexander is so skilled the ball on a string and we see him do this time and time again now here’s Mathering hartinstein pulls it in he’s going to hear from his teammates after that one not quite sure what happened knocks down the triple well you got to be able to shoot fast in the league so it’s nice to see Williams doesn’t need a lot of setup time the Pacers have gone one for three so far hallebertton the pass to Turner mazerin against Hartinstein shots blocked and up the court come the Thunder on the break a nice shot by Gilas Alexander their ball movement on this run has been tremendous it’s led to a lot of good clean open looks seakum in the post homegrren’s there they need this seakum no good you know currently they’re just one of five from the field that’s not going to get it done and that one’s good homegrren a beautiful finish through contact that’s the dog in Homegr and it’s Rick Carile calling timeout here he’s going to gather the troops and talk it over things just aren’t going their way he clearly wants to talk it over and you know what guys if for nothing else just to slow things down a little bit change it up somewhat heat heat heat heat heat heat first quarter of play and we’re about 3 minutes in nimhard the pass to Matherin burries it from three he’s got that guard quickness matherin showing off his catch and shoot ability to the paint here’s Harden shot oh he just jams it right over Miles Turner woo defensively you can’t afford to let him get to the rim that easily well that might be why their deficit is what it is right now you know you look at it the communication is lacking as is the trust they can ill afford those types of breakdowns it won’t work you can’t win with those kind of breakdowns tipped away gilg Alexander with a steal and a foul called on the way up so he’ll take two from the free throw line and they’ll give that one to Miles Turner i love when Gilgus Alexander looks to score because it forces the defense to act this is his first opportunity at the line this evening that free throw good from Gil just Alexander and what’s special about Gilas Alexander is how shifty he is which also makes it so tough on defenses so he hits one of two from the strike pacers trail by 10 let’s check in with our reporter Ally Leforce earlier I spoke with Rick Carile and he acknowledged that they’re facing one of the most dynamic players in the league in Gilgus Alexander he said there’s no way to defend another bucket wow he’s on a tear offensively lighting up the scoreboard with a purpose and how about this he now holds the team single game record for postseason scoring gil Alexander against Turner a nice shot by Gilas Alexander gilas Alexander’s got 10 points in the game they’re not messing around five of their last six buckets have come from the interior oh got a piece of it oh it’s stolen by Gilis Alexander and slam dunk by Gilas Alexander they’ve shown so much energy right from the start particularly on the offensive end tell you what forget about easing into the game they came out with guns blazing matherin passes to Turner shoots over Hartstein turner no good and Williams has got the ball here for the Oklahoma City Thunder 11-point game and slam dunk by Gilis Alexander they’ve controlled the paint so far that’s been the difference and you know establishing that physical dominance early gives you a big mental edge too don’t discount that hallebertton the pass to Turner here’s Nimhart dort defending now here’s Nimhart he’s covered closely four on the clock here’s Hallebertton doesn’t go for him oo some solid defense from Gilis Alexander the floater unable to get that one he’s as surprised as we are most nights that bucket is automatic hallebertton outside seakum looking it over oh and he got fouled on his way up he’ll head to the line to shoot two you’re shooting more free throws as his career has gone on seakum wants to get that percentage up and what do you guys think so far about the offensive approach for the Thunder so far they’ve had a lot of success off fast break plays and they’ll probably continue to push the tempo as much as possible and you know another thing that’s been working for them tonight scoring off turnovers points off miscues they’ve been converting any mistakes at the other end that free throw no good and he’s good on the second thunder leading by 12 gilas Alexander with a ball he’s got 14 shoots over Hallebertton and there’s another one for the Thunder you can’t help but look toward their defense and they’re totally lost well everything’s coming to easily i mean at some point defensively you have to take something away and it’s Rick Carile calling timeout here and we might see some changes coach potentially looking to adjust heat heat heat heat here’s Seakkum and then Seakkum with the jam the defense just can’t let Seakkum get inside positioning like this because he’s looking to dunk it home gilas Alexander passes to Homegrren back to Gilis Alexander hartinstein with a screen on Hallebertton and Hartenstein slams it in so far they’re owning both ends of the floor we’ll see if they can keep this going and you know nothing like getting an opponent on the ropes early you love that if you’re on that side of the scoreboard and they are landing some haymakers now seakum for three hartinstein pulls it in oklahoma City leading by 14 outside Gilis Alexander hartinstein with a screen on Hallebertton hallebertton against Gilis Alexander five on the clock who’s watching here pascal Seakova with the rebound and Seakov has got the ball here for the Indiana Pacers gets to the rim for two with the D all over him seakum’s got five now every year Seakum seems to get more confident handling the ball slick move there dorne outside back to Gilis Alexander hallebert with a steal floats one for three matherin hits the trifecta six points for him boy he’s got a smooth stroke even on his catch and shoot jumper matan has excellent form 19footer and he hits the jumper for two and their offense looking like a welloiled machine yeah shots falling off to a very good start offensively as a result seakum the pass to Matherin and that’ll be Indiana’s ball as it goes out of bounds pacers able to keep the possession and the Pacers making a change here mcconnell’s checked in seakum the pass to Turner clock at six back to Seakkum there’s the triple gilchess Alexander with a rebound i love how they’ve attacked the boards here in the first quarter yeah I like the way they’re setting the tone really playing with a lot of energy here at the start seakum outside pass to Turner here’s the three stat drops and it comes off an assist from Seakum their defense has to do a better job of smothering those shooters here’s Holren outside gil just Alexander seakum pulls down the board seakum’s got four rebounds now pass to Turner mcconnell against Homegrren seakkum left side over Dort and the Pacers tack on two more using focus and balance to convert jumpers wow Siakum has really improved his shooting and Mark Dagnel has called a timeout coach wants to speak to his guys maybe alter some of the game plan heat heat heat heat heat heat and Indiana with some changes to He’s checked in for Turner knees Smith comes in for Matherin and it’s Shepard in for Nimhart a big group substitution here for Oklahoma City williams has checked in for Hartinstein wiggins comes in for Chad Hongren joe’s checked in for Dort and it’s Alex Caruso in for Gilis Alexander here’s Caruso pass to Williams indiana with a rebound here’s Shepard we’ve got 155 left now in the first quarter and he can’t get that one joe pass to Williams and he converts the layup williams has got five man he’s bringing the energy the efficiency i love what he’s doing offensively mcconnell passes to Seakum he takes it in from 8 ft over Williams seakum no good oklahoma City leading by eight williams shot is good williams has gotten his third basket of the night and they’ve really managed to dominate inside the play in the paint has gone almost entirely all their way pass to Shepard 58 seconds left in the first quarter here and down it goes two points here’s Caruso no points yet outside Williams outside Williams beyond the arc pacers with a rebound seakum’s got his fifth rebound in this one pass to McConnell and he lobbs it up and the slam dunk by Toppen toppin so much fun to watch put that on the highlight reel and it’s Caruso with the ball for the Oklahoma City Thunder six-point lead there’s a 4second difference between the shot and game clock knocked loose and it’s out of bounds last touch by McConnell 17 seconds left in the opening quarter here’s Gilis Alexander and the jumper is good at the free throw line gil Alexander’s got 20 monster quarter for him he’s put the team on his back trying to carry them to the W hallebertton the pass to McConnell and here’s Topphen from the arc no good would have counted had it gone offense is coming free and easy as we wrap up the first it’s the Thunder leading by eight stay with us now as we get set to bring you quarter number two after this and the energy is palpable in this arena welcome back to the NBA Finals on 2K Sports and what do you guys think about the thunder here in this one you can really see the strategy coming in get the ball into the painted area yeah and it’s worked they’ve got a clear edge and points in the paint now we’ll see if they go with a more balanced attack or just keep on pounding it inside and it’s the Thunder with the ball top it out there with Aaron Nesmith then it’s Thomas Bryant then there’s TJ McConnell and it’s Hallebertton in at the shooting guard position that’s the five for the Pacers joe the pass to Wiggins outside Williams six to shoot pass to Gilgous Alexander sgaa from distance outside inside in between it doesn’t matter sga is lethal gilis Alexander against McConnell toppin outside hallebertton up top covered by Joe now here’s Hallebertton defense is right there joe with the defensive effort yeah another column in the stat sheet that hasn’t gone in their favor to climb back they’ve got to put forth more effort gilg Alexander on the wing he’s marked by McConnell williams misses pacers trail by 11 pass to Toppin cashes in the 12-footer toppin’s got his second bucket on the night toppin has become a good jump shooter who understands floor spacing just Alexander against McConnell takes a step back look at Shay played big inside boy he’s been a rock of offensive support so far and when they’ve needed a basket they’ve turned to him and there’s a whistle that’ll belong to Shay Gilis Alexander that’s his first foul of the game we’re now about 2 minutes into the second quarter hallebertton the pass to Topphen that’s good and Hallebertton gets the assist tophin’s got seven well making threes is vital for Tophen developing his stretch big skill pass to Wiggins wiggins with a screen on Hallebertton outside gilis Alexander and so he draws the foul headed to the line to shoot a pair it’s going to be on Thomas Bryant there’s that man Gilg Alexander so tough to contend with his quickness the first free throw is good both free throws good from Gilas Alexander all right for those just joining us we’re almost 2 and 1/2 minutes into the second mcconnell outside and he’s going to the line for two the officials saw contact while he was going up the defense there doing whatever they can to protect the rim definitely saved a layup with that foul and he’ll make him earn him from the line and that’s what you want to see take a break take a break two shots and he knocks down the first one both shots good from the strike oklahoma City leading by eight left side Gilis Alexander and slam dunk by Gilis Alexander all it takes is a sliver of daylight and Gilis Alexander will exploit it bryan a screen on Gilis Alexander mcconnell passes to Bryant yeah I think they’ve got to ramp up the aggressiveness if they don’t things are just going to get worse from here and he was fouled while in the act of shooting so he’ll take two free throws howard Burton is just one of those young guys that has a really well-rounded game make shots pretty much from anywhere on the floor take a break take a break two shots that free throw no good seems like Hallebertton is always looking to do a little more always making the extra effort that’s fairly rare some changes for Indiana turner he’s checked in for Bryant and it’s Nimhard in for McConnell and he sinks the second getting themselves to the line this quarter is a good way to get their offense rolling and maybe cause some foul trouble along the way as well and we know what that can do it pays off typically in good fashion for you dor up top he’s guarded by Nimhart just five to shoot the kick out to Wiggins the three is up indiana with a rebound and there’s the lob and a slam dunk by Coffin hallebertton doing what he does so well creating easy looks for his teammates outstanding court vision pass to Wiggins and here’s Caruso board outside now wiggins inside here’s Williams shoots over Nesmith the rebound by Turner pacers trail by nine right side nmith toppin outside back to Hallebertton fires for three oh making it look easy hallebertton at the arc hallebertton confident no fear no hesitation he sees a good shot he’s letting it fly now here’s Williams knee Smith covering the basket drops and he gets fouled on the shot one free throw coming his way looks like we’re starting to see a pattern here not afraid to get in the paint and get wet well I agree with you four of their last five baskets have been exactly of that variety oklahoma City shooting their fifth free throw of the game here and Hallebertton has got the ball here for Indiana they trail by nine hartinstein pulls it in harden Stein’s got his fourth rebound in this one williams finds Gord now caruso back to Williams five to shoot from the ark it’s rebounded by Indiana and here’s Hallebertton he’s got nine counted very good composure and control that time by Hallebertton not allowing that physical defense to affect his shot at all williams passes to Wiggins wiggins with a screen on Hallebertton outside williams shoots from the line the Thunder with another miss he’s certainly been cold this quarter guys but trying to shoot his way back into a groove n Smith shot is off thunder leading by seven dort the pass to Wiggins and a twohanded jam slams it down with two hands man they’re really getting aggressive now now’s the time to do it keep attacking that rim top it against Wiggins hallebertton looking for an opening down low hallebertton working through the D you know he started the game knocking down shots guys and now in the second quarter he’s taking it to another level hartinstein buys Caruso back to Hartstein wiggins with it outside Williams shoots over Nath and it’s Hardenstein that time on the assist from Williams williams has got his fourth assist in this one pacers trail by nine now here’s Hallebertton 13 points in the game toppin outside and the slam dunk by Tooffen yes sir obie Top very few better at throwing it down than him now Caruso no points so far hardenstein with a screen on Hallebertton and Hardenstein slams it in nice job hitting him right in stride excellent play indiana’s gotten six of 11 threes to go in this game hallebertton the pass to Turner now here’s Nim Hart pass to Hallebertton shot clock at five topin outside here’s Nimhart no good on the triple they have a decent advantage in regards to rebounding especially when you’re scoring the ball at a decent clip the way they have i mean they’ve done exactly what’s necessary to take the lead hard finds Caruso there’s a screen the kick out to Williams shoots over Hallebertton williams misses hey how about imagining if they were hitting their shots how big the lead could be but so far that’s not been the case the shots good whatever the defense gives that’s what he takes a sign of a skilled offensive player pass to Hartinstein wiggins with a screen on Hallebertton here’s Caruso hallebertton with some nice D pacers trail by seven oh taking the contact hallebertton can’t blame the deficit on him he’s been scoring at will this period and we’ve got a timeout called by Mark Dagno he wants a few moments to regroup with his players thank you heat and some changes here for the Pacers pascal Seakum he’s checked in for Tophen matherin comes in for Nmith and TJ McConnell subbed in for Hallebertton homegrren he’s checked in for Oklahoma City caruso against McConnell pass to Williams they set the screen now dort out of bounds it’ll be Indiana’s ball here’s McConnell oh they get a hand on it and stolen by Caruso and he makes it on the layup yeah an amazing find how about the patience from Dort waits for his man to get open and feeds him seakum outside back to McConnell mathan against Williams pock at six from deep and it’s Matan missing oklahoma City leading by seven here’s Homegrren homegrren size beats the contact it’s so difficult to defend Homegrren inside for such a young player his body control and awareness are off the charts mcconnell passes to Turner to the middle here’s Seakkum he’s off on that one great D that time from Homegrren pass to Williams hardenstein a screen the fadeaway williams misses well just cannot buy a bucket guys i tell you what that’s a painful quarter for him minutes painful for me to watch too oklahoma City has gone one to four from three-point land here in the second homegrren finds Caruso back to Homegrren lets the three fly oh Homegrren the touch from range ah a superb three-point threat when Homegrren is knocking down triples he’s hard to contain nimhard outside mcconnell outside indiana needs to get a shot off here’s Nimhard the Pacers again can’t hit and the shooter had very little space on that attempt and guys that’s exactly the kind of high impact defense they want to see out of him dort that misses would have counted had it gone and so it’s the Oklahoma City Thunder going into the break up 12 they hold a real solid lead right now love their approach tonight all right now let’s check in with Ally Leforce ally what do you have thanks so much Rick what did you think of your team’s offensive execution in the first half we got to get it moving more we got to get it driven more uh they’re very physical you’re trying to run plays they blow all that stuff up and so bottom line with our offense we got to get some more stops that’ll help our offense defense leads to offense thanks coach all right good stuff Ally and we’ll get back to the action at the start of the third quarter one big reason they’re up they’re controlling the glass both boxing out and crashing in yeah you could tell rebounding was a point of emphasis for them coming into this game and looking at where the Thunder stand in the series winning the first two games of the finals one more win tonight and they’d practically taste the championship going up three games to none they’d be able to And that is going to do it for us let’s get back to some second half action with Brian Anderson and company and welcome back to our coverage of game three on 2K Sports you know Shay Gilis Alexander has been exceptional here guys he’s been so disruptive defensively in the first half his fast hands pick plenty of pockets well I thought it was a great defensive performance for him so far he’s aware he’s alive he’s alert quick to react to everything that’s going on around him can’t do it much better than that so it’s Oklahoma City now and Oklahoma City looking at who they’ve got some serious height in the middle homegrren the four Hardenstein the five gilas Alexander runs the point with Gourd at the two and it’s Williams in at the small forward position coaches love to see ball movement especially when it gets you that kind of look nimhard the pass to Turner oklahoma City grabs a miss hardenstein’s got his seventh rebound here tonight and they’re plus five on the boards after that rebound here’s Dort and there it is for him and the Thunder lead by 16 and clearly Dor knows how to operate inside making his way to a high percentage shot nimhard outside pass to Turner hartinstein pulls it in hartinstein’s got rebound number eight now Homegrren finds Gilas Alexander williams on the wing throw a screen on Matherin here’s Williams that shot missing mathering with some nice te here’s Seakkum down it goes and a great assist by Hallebertton hallebertton’s got four assists now tonight right around a minute and a half played in the third quarter pass to Hardenstein dor with it he’s guarded by Nimhard get through get through homegrren with it he’s got seven and they get it back homegrren with a screen on Matherin williams with it picked up by Matherin and it’s out of bounds the Thunder able to retain possession here and now around two minutes gone by in this half just four to shoot from deep homegrren pure from three-point range homegrren’s got 10 points in the game yeah it’s just too easy for Homegr man is he fun to watch operate off the catch there’s a screen by Turner here’s Matherin nice shot from the wing give him eight so it’s the Thunder now 15-point game pass to Homegrren a little under two and 1/2 minutes gone by in the third quarter williams finds Gilis Alexander and the call will be against Benedict Matherin that’s his first foul of the game and the Thunder in possession here the lead is 15 here’s Hardenstein and he got the whistle on the way up so he’ll be headed to the line for a pair and they’ll give that one to Miles Turner it’s his first trip to the line two and that one falls for Hardenstein and so Hardenstein nails both of them well we’re into the third quarter just over two and a half minutes played nimhard outside pass to Matherin seakum outside from outside the ark dort grabs the miss and really a reflection of their superior effort level to this point it seems to me they’ve gone after this win a little bit more outside Williams now here’s Hartinstein turner covers oh and he got fouled on his way up he’ll head to the line to shoot two and this will be his third and fourth free throws of the game here take a break take a break two shots that one misses toppin he’s checked in for Indiana he hits the second from the line and here’s Hallebertton he’ll bring it up for the Indiana Pacers they trail by 18 math against Williams and it’s Matan missing oklahoma City has gone one of two shooting from the perimeter since halftime hey yo right here toen against Homegrren stolen by Seakum and he loves it up top and a slam dealt by Coffin and I’ll tell you Matherin’s passing game has a solid foundation and hopefully it continues to grow here williams passes to Dort back to Williams launches a three on target from range williams has got 13 now and just totally relentless only increasing the intensity level yeah I love the fact he doesn’t play the score he just keeps coming attack mode he doesn’t know how to step off the gas pedal pass to Nhard from behind the ark counted from distance and that’s how you up the ante come right back at it a little back and forth from long range i love it that’s a terrific answer there hardenstein against Seakum hardenstein passes to Dort here’s Gilis Alexander and slam dunk by Gilis Alexander gilgis Alexander lifting off and hammering it down with all he’s got pass to Topphen outside matherin toppin a screen on Williams it’s Matherin with a drive nimhard outside fires the three and the foul is called he missed it so he’s got a couple of free throws coming his way it’s going to go on Chad Homegrren and such a powerful player matherin using that athleticism to draw fouls inside all right guys some stats here the scoring breakdown for the Thunder well you know for me when you can convert this many times in the paint I think that’s a sign that your offense is really in a healthy state and also I just love how they’ve been moving the ball side to side on the perimeter great passing unlocking their offensive potential and one thing Benedict Matherin has no shortage of is raw athleticism now it’s just a question of him honing that physical ability to be an effective prolevel player caruso he’s checked in for Oklahoma City both free throws good from Matherin making it look effortless send this guy to the strike he’s going to cash in more than not gilg Alexander passes to Dort outside Williams oh and makes it with the kiss williams has got 15 and he is stronger than he looks trust me i mean Williams has the bulk to win those tough battles inside and gets the assist hallebertton’s got assist number five here tonight pass to Hardenstein gord with it down low here’s Caruso excellent D there from Tophen pacers trail by 15 high post Seakkum he’s got nine hallebertton on the wing kiljis Alexander defending hallebertton the pass to Matherin down to five on the shot clock here’s Seakkum and it’s Indiana scoring again thunder leading by 13 and we’ve got a timeout called by Mark Dnull he wants to give him a breather talk things over heat heat heat heat heat up here n Smith he’s checked in for Matherin pass to Gilas Alexander now Caruso and here’s Gilas Alexander to the paint oh it’s stolen by Siakob it’s an even threeon-ree break here’s Toppin and the slam dunk by Tooffen getting elevated is something Tohen has no problem with giving air space at your own peril gilas Alexander passes to Hardenstein dor outside hardenstein a screen inside stolen by Seakum nimhard with it and it’s Dort picking him up outside smith topping outside lets it go from deep oklahoma City grabs a miss i’ll tell you what they’ve rebounded the ball tremendously well yeah you look across the board it’s actually sizing up shaping up to be a great game i mean strong performances throughout and they’ve really been strong on the glass and Gil just Alexander missing and Hallebertton has got the ball here for Indiana 11-point game to a screen on Gorton nimhard the pass to Hallebertton off to Mark had a chance there to trim it to single digits the Thunder have gotten six of 10 shots to fall in this third quarter oh he muscles it in through the contact they call the foul and he’s on his way to the line find the length find the length what’s up for free throw drops for Williams pacers trail by 14 hallebertton the pass to Toppenhen here’s Nimhart and he banks in the layup nimhart’s got five points now this quarter for Oklahoma City they’ve gotten seven of their first 11 attempts to go in this half williams on the wing misses the three for Indiana they’ve gone eight of 15 in the third quarter outside Nmith who poked away dort with a steal here’s the break to the middle gil just Alexander pass it to Hardenstein ooh plenty of contact on that shot officials call the foul and he’ll take two free throws now he’s gone three of four from the line shooting two and he makes a first indiana making a switch here mcconnell’s checked in and also a switch here for Oklahoma City wiggins he’s checked in for Shay Gilis Alexander and so Hardenstein nails both of them pacers trail by 14 here’s McConnell seakum outside to the inside toppin finds McConnell there’s a screen by Tophen six on the shot clock caruso grabs the board oklahoma City leading by 14 to the middle here’s Wiggins and he’ll draw the foul he’ll head to the line for two it goes on Obi Toppen he’s got his first free throws of the night right here take a break take a break two shots first one falls for him for the Thunder williams comes in for Hartinstein and Isaiah Joe subbed in for Dort and Wiggins drops them both here’s Seakkum 11 points in the game going inside up top and Williams defending here’s Murphy pass to Seakum the shot won’t fall oklahoma City leading by 16 joe on the wing makado with a steal oh it’s blocked it deflects off the backboard and he gets it back another miss boy they have their chance there couldn’t get it to go switch switch caruso against McConnell wiggins from long range indiana with a rebound and you know even though that shot didn’t go down I I like how they got him a wide open look in space there top of a screen on Williams here’s Seakkum and it’s in off the glass seakum’s got 13 now seems like he can’t miss right now guys i mean completely in the zone this quarter caruso the pass to Wiggins outside joe Caruso left side out of bounds it’ll be Pacers ball sheepard he’s checked in for Indiana and so it’s Indiana with it they trail by 14 outside Nesmith pass to Seakum and he drains it making him seven for 15 for the day you certain nights Seakkum takes over he’s been aggressive here from the tip they set the pick here’s Williams lays it up and in on the nice reverse williams has got 10 points here in the second half you know in that first half a lot more three-point shooting since then though they’ve dialed it back i got your help toppin against Wiggins toppin passes to Seakkum the open Jay off the mark that’s the shot they wanted it just didn’t fall you know what that’s a confidence shaker for him though i mean that’s a shot he expects to make every time wiggins with a screen on Toppen back to Wiggins the kick out to Williams goes back up outside joe this one for three knocks it down from distance five points in the game well I think he shot the ball well guys but I don’t think he shot it enough the more shots he gets from here on out the more they’ll stretch out this lead and so it’s Oklahoma City leading by 17 at the end of the period we hear teams talk about wanting to get the ball inside but this is how you do it more NBA on 2K Sports right after this and a worthy candidate tonight as we take a look at our State Farm assist of the game this is the definition of team chemistry i love to see this kind of communication and connection between teammates leading to the perfect pass for me next to the big time alley oops and monster throwdowns passes like that are probably the next best thing when it comes to sweet looking NBA highlights and there have been two very different performances from these teams today as we get going in quarter number four thomas Bryant out there with Tophen then there’s TJ McConnell then it’s Aaron Nesmith and it’s Hallebertton in at the two guard spot so that’s the group out there for Indiana no defensive pressure at all i mean that’s not going to get it done against him wiggins outside pass to Joe the three and another three for Oklahoma City now you have to extend that defense i mean you really have to stay connected to him at all times yeah especially with the score being what it is i mean you got to tighten it up on deep oh there’s the alley stolen by Wiggins they’ve got numbers and we played through about a minute here in the fourth pass to Gilas Alexander just five on the clock the shot no good oh nice D from Nmith hallebertton against Caruso topin a screen on Caruso hallebertton for three the Thunder pull it in gil Alexander’s got five rebounds in the game joe on the wing three-pointer that one’s good and so Gilis Alexander with the assist gilg Alexander’s got his seventh assist of the game with that last one and here’s McConnell hallebertton outside tries the spin move scores off the spin now that was nasty absolutely nasty hallebertton looking like a street baller with that kind of dribble move major handles gilis Alexander against McConnell gil just Alexander shot is good clutch buckets he’s paving the way as they hit the home stretch pass to Toppin bryant outside toppen against Wiggins a nice shot by Toppen that’s where Tophin does most of his damage and he’s incredibly efficient down there mcconnell against Gilis Alexander and the layup is good gilis Alexander’s got 35 in the game you know with that kind of height mismatch you’ve got to send help defensively pass to Bryant here’s McConnell coming here’s a screen by Bryant launches it from deep williams grabs the board williams has got his fourth rebound in this one gilg Alexander against McConnell down low here’s Wiggins and the bucket counts and he is on his way to the line he’ll try to make it a three-point play nimhart he’s checked in for McConnell and Oklahoma City with a change here too dors checked in and the free throw no good indiana’s gone 0 for two from outside here in the fourth quarter lee Smith passes to Nimhard and here’s Hallebertton back to Nimhard inside and stolen by Williams to the paint toppin with a steal nmith on the wing he’s guarded by Caruso pass to Hallebertton there’s the three good and he’s hit eight of 14 now a solid offensive performance his first three of the half that gives him nine total points from beyond the arc so far i just Alexander looking it over williams finds Wiggins born outside williams on the wing it’s Dort on the wing he’s guarded by Nimhard the shot by Dort no good you know even though they’re on top in this one you’d like him to be better out there because he’s capable of being better it sure would make things a lot easier too parked it down low that time got hit with the 3second call that’s a costly error let’s see how they bounce back well you know what their wounds are self-inflicted i mean you’ve got to play much smarter than that williams has checked in for Wiggins now here’s Caruso outside Williams here’s Dorton the Thunder with another miss and Hallebertton has got the ball here for Indiana pass to Nimhart back to Hallebertton lets it fly takes a big high bounce and goes in hallebertton’s got seven points for the quarter well you certainly can’t fault him as the reason they’re behind he’s been on target and on top of this game dor outside fires the three rebounded by Hallebertton hallebertton’s got his eighth rebound here tonight and just unable to get anything going tonight i mean his teammates have really bailed him out as the game has gone on they’ve had trouble protecting The Rock and great job to establish position and square up excellent example of toughness and physicality on defense got his nose right in the middle of things and made a play turner he’s checked in for Indiana pascal Seakum comes in for Tophen hardenstein he’s checked in for Oklahoma City williams comes in for Williams sends it home from three-point land shut out from beyond the arc in the first period he finally drains one and Mark Dagel has called a timeout rallying his guys to make sure they all know the plan heat heat heat heat and let’s send it over to Singing the force hi guys well Mark Dadmill was just reviewing the plan with his team he kept it real with his team telling them “I know you feel good about this lead but let’s not get lazy let’s not act like this is a sure thing all of a sudden.” Looking to keep their focus on the task at hand brian all right appreciate it Ally outside at Gilg Alexander back to Williams outside gilas Alexander hardenstein a screen to end the drought and so he draws the foul headed to the line to shoot a pair the officials were right on top of that one clearly a foul i mean didn’t give him any choice but to blow the whistle i mean you got to play without fouling take a break take a break two shots and the first one at the line is good indiana making a switch here toppins checked in that one falls so he hits both of them pacers trail by 17 hallebertton the pass to Seakum now Topping Williams defending left side edney Smith high post Seakkum oh and there’s the whistle on the shot so two free throws for him coming up it’s on Isaiah Hartenstein a tried and trueue way to get guys off balance nice pump fake there by Seiakum that’s good from Sakum mather’s checked in for Indiana homegrren he’s checked in for Oklahoma City good on both they’re doing some good work at the line this half yeah they’re making the most of their opportunities at the stripe and they’ll need to keep it up to take the lead homegr with a screen on Hallebertton hallebertton against Gilis Alexander and he comes up with a bucket gilis Alexander’s got 39 there’s so many facets to SGA’s game he’s equally good from all three levels three-pointer Matherin hardenstein pulls it in hartinstein’s got the glass covered here tonight that’s 11 boards for him back to Gilgis Alexander pass to Homegrren shot clock at six dart up top he’s guarded by Nimhard the shot by Dort no good pacers trail by 17 now Nimhard seakum with a screen on Gort the drive by Nimhart seakum with it toppin outside takes a three that one’s true and that’s nine for 12 for him now he’s taking what he can get here has a three in each half thunder leading by 14 outside gildas Alexander hardenstein passes to Homegrren gil Alexander on the wing another shot takes it into the teeth of the D and converts the layup gilis Alexander’s got 41 indiana has gone three of six from downtown so far in the fourth stay there toppin outside seakum with a screen on Homegrren toppin finds Seakkum and a foul called on the way up so he’ll take two from the free throw line you can see the length come into play whether Seiakum’s facing up or back to the basket he misses the free throw turner he’s checked in for Toppin and the second free throw is good they’re finding a rhythm from the line as they try to cut into this deficit thunder leading by 15 gilas Alexander with the ball and the layup is good off the glass gilg Alexander’s got 43 points the Pacers have gotten seven of 12 shots to drop in this fourth quarter nimhard outside back to Seakum turner a screen on homegr outside let’s go with a three sinks the tray turner showing improvement as a passer and more he looks to distribute the ball the better his team is williams against Mather from 12 ft second chance shot williams misses well they needed that board they’ve had a hard time on the glass but they still have a shot here exactly because they’ve made enough plays to keep it close and as a result they’re still in it man what a pass that was there he really really relishes making the game easier for his teammates dort the pass to Gilas Alexander it’s Homegrren high post working on Seakkum outside at Gilg Alexander oh the determination from Gilis Alexander yeah and Gilis Alexander is a fighter someone that challenges the defense and bullies his way through contact here’s Hallebertton and it’s Shay Gilis Alexander with the rebound and Gilis Alexander’s got the ball here for the Oklahoma City Thunder earlier they held a 23-point lead pass to Hardenstein over Hallebertton and it’s Hardenstein that time on the assist from Gorton hardenstein’s got nine points now in the second half hallebertton the pass to Matherin it’s blocked and with game three of the NBA Championship Series about wrapped up you have to applaud the remarkable effort we saw on the floor tonight a welldeserved win for the Thunder offensively they made the most of their trips they found multiple ways to score consistently and a little luck doesn’t hurt them either they also got some nice bounces off the rim tonight too and one player just stole the show tonight doing everything for his team a monster night for Shay Gilis Alexander we saw him get a lot of touches tonight and he wasted very few of them really made himself the backbone of their offense turner a screen on Gilis Alexander good work defensively by Hartinstein 46 seconds left to play in the fourth oh stolen by Turner seakum against Filious Alexander and the foul on the shot so he’ll take two from the free throw line i like how Seakkum uses his body control to adjust to what the defense is doing that’s good from Siakum seakum hits them both there’s 37 seconds left in the game caruso right side take a break take a break two shots the free throw drops for Caruso and Caruso drops them both 30 seconds left in the fourth quarter of this one mcconnell passes to Tophen here’s Shepard covered by Joe there’s a screen by Tophen here’s Shepard out of bounds it’ll be Oklahoma City’s ball 16 seconds left in the fourth quarter here’s Caruso and so Oklahoma City takes this one and by a big margin and this is a critical win for them they grab the lead in the series after splitting the first two games yeah game three feels like a game seven if the series is tied it has a huge impact they’re in the driver’s seat now as long as they don’t lose their focus and now let’s check in with Ally Leforce with the player of the game ally Shay you were using those long arms to be disruptive on the defensive end what’s your focus at that end of the floor i’m just trying to be as active as possible um and like you said uh getting my length involved something I’ve been busted with and I just want to use it that activity that length was noticed congratulations Ally thank you as always well that’ll do it thanks for joining us for game three of the NBA Finals for Grant Hill Clark Kellogg and Ally Leforce this is Brian Anderson thanking you for watching and let’s reveal our player of the game Shay Gilgis Alexander you look at the Thunder taking care of business break in these NBA finals a win here tonight would almost guarantee them the title yeah yeah I mean they held home court in the first two games but in this one they’ll face a hostile crowd and a team with its back up against the wall they’re going to have to match that intensity if they’re going to take complete control and go up 3 0 it is going to be some scene here tonight so here’s Oklahoma City’s starting group the four and the five the lengthy pair of Homer and Hartenstein gilgis Alexander runs things with Gord to his side and it’s Williams at the small forin for three it’s Chad Hondrin with the rebound on the wing williams covered by Siaka williams passes to Gilas Alexander inside here’s Hartenstein and the dunk by Hartenstein not getting old here seeing him make that lead pass with perfect timing to the middle it’s stolen by Hartinstein and here comes the break dort misses and you can see the defenders afraid to kind of get in his way a lot of times when he’s on his way to the basket but on that one they were there here’s Nemhard pass to Turner launches a three it’s good he makes his first shot of the game and the uniqueness of Turner an elite shot blocker who has deep range on that jumper homer the pass to Hartner now Williams door screen on Maverick shot clock at five williams pitch to Gilgal and it’s off from three-point range indiana’s gone one or two from long range in the first quarter outside Matan Mhard kicks it out to Seakkum goes back up to Matan and they take the lead and inside Matthew makes great use of his agility developing some instincts for how to get around in traffic and now let’s send it over to the sidelines and get a report from David Aldry well earlier I spoke with Rick Carile immediately mentioned that Shay Alexander of course is at the top of the scouting told me the key to stopping SGA is defending without fouling easier said than done but try to keep him off the free throw line and try Emphasis on try to make Shay a jump shooter a very tall task guys thank you David now here is Hallebertton after the miss from Shay gilas Alexander gilas Alexander against Hallebertton and that one drops for him defense doing their best to put Hallebertton off balance but he stays flexible kind of warps around the defense and adjusts to the contact now here’s Dors at the elbow williams Alexander surveying the deep over Hallebertton that one off the back iron and out this has not been a good quarter right here shot has been off the mark and now it looks Kevin like he’s pressing a bit down low and he drops in the layup off the glass standing 6’5 Hallebertton one of those longer lanky guards that can get out there and use his size to disrupt and Mark Dagno calls timeout here he’s made the decision he wants to huddle up with his guys and Gilis Alexander’s got the ball here for the Thunder trailing by five hartinstein with a screen on Hallebertton and here’s Gilis Alexander outside and the three ball is good gilis Alexander’s got five pass to Nemar that one no good nice defense from Dors now here’s tight defense on him outside the tray it’s rebounded by Tyrese Harlebert to the inside here’s Siaka and finished off by Seiakum what a throw down siaka making sure no one gets in his way thunder trailing by four gildish Alexander passes to Hart and Shot dort with the ball pass to Williams now here’s Homery five on the clock hardenstein with a screen on Herin good work eventually by Tony here’s Indiana they’re on an 11-3 run and the foul called on Jaylen Williams that’s his first foul on defense oklahoma City four-point game and one of the better athletes in his draft class Matherine with quick lift off the floor and then the power to hammer it home now here’s no scoring in this one gilgus Alexander with it now guarded by Shiakob outside for Gilg Alexander and there’s the whistle 3sec violation pacers leading by six hallebertton passes to Siak back to Hallebertton the three-pointer no good the Thunder have gotten just three of their first nine shots to go down in this game dort passes to Gilis Alexander good D by Siak i don’t think the defense does enough out there to bother him i think that one’s all on him just a flatout miss here’s Hallebertton down it goes his third basket he’s now three for four this is as good as it gets for a first quarter in terms of shooting the basketball and Mark Dagnel calls timeout here he wants to make some adjustments to the game plan clearly Thunder trailing by eight gildish Alexander passes to Williams prime the vine gilgish Alexander gets it to him well it’s 66 SGA absolutely has the size to get up there and throw it down pass to Turner turner with a screen on Gilas Alexander and Turner throws it down just no chance there for the defense major size disadvantage he’s got no business trying to stop that slam just get out of the way oklahoma City has gone one of three from beyond the arc so far in the game alexander calls Williams and the basket is good and he’s got a chance here for one more at the line and Jaylen Williams had a plan there to outwork the defense he knows you got to bring it to the paint and a chance for just a second to check out the scoring breakdown for the Pacers so far they’ve moved the ball well leading to open high percentage looks lots of assists in this one well I want to add also the damage that has been done on the inside it’s a lot of rubble in there but they’re continuing to go right at the defense here’s McConnell pass to Nemo indiana moving it around seakum up top to the paint just five on the clock and it’s Turner finishing it off well the impressive playmaking skills of Siaka nice pass to set up his teammate and so here is Oklahoma City they trail by seven they’re feeling confident after Tuesday’s big win yeah in that game I thought they took advantage of some sloppy play but give them credit they turned mistakes into points yeah the last game it felt like they were just feeding off of what they were doing defensively forcing a lot of those turnovers and that helps build your defensive confidence oh great score and passer defenses have to respect both and he fooled him there with the pump eight the Bers shooting their first free throws of this one take a break take a break two shots and the first one drops such a head scratcher to think that Pascal Seyakum started playing this game at the age of 17 really speaks to his work ethic zakum hits them both thunder trailing by nine outside Williams martinstein with the screen for Williams inside Homegrren up top six to shoot door to screen on McConnell it’s his first trip to the line and he makes the first indiana making some changes obby Toppins checked in for Miles Turner he Smith comes in for Benedict Matan and Shepard subbed in for Andrew Nemhar and then for Oklahoma City williams he’s checked in for Hartinstein wiggins comes in for Jeffrey and it’s Isaiah Joe in for Dort and so Caruso nails both of them and it’s McConnell with the ball he’ll bring it up for the Indiana Pacers they lead by seven pass to Siakum it doesn’t go for him excellent D there from Williams wiggins against McConnell and here is Williams pocket six hits over Eastman land soft on the front of the rim and drops williams has got his second bucket tonight williams patient smart just taking what the defense allows mcconnell scanning the floor pass to Shepard they double him with Wiggins top no one around him off target from three-point range and even without that three ball dropping for him the defense should have done more on that last play and really the defense fouling there to prevent the layup but that’s exactly what you need to do for Oklahoma City they have yet to miss from the free throw line they’re three for three no good on that one and Indiana making a change here and the second free throw good pacers leading by four mcconnell passes Denise Smith and it’s in there and the Pacers lead by six what a great option he gives them on every possession now here’s Williams recovering a three-pointer wiggins good great play by Williams to set it up williams has got his third assist on the night williams against Seakum unloads from 13 wiggins with the rebound and already they take out a noticeable advantage in terms of aggression and controlling the back master Williams Oklahoma City moving it around shot clock at six williams that’s a two-pointer and the rebound goes to the Pacers mid-range is where he makes the money so when the D’s slow to get out on them always surprising to see a miss from there now here’s Caruso knees covering caruso the pass to Williams and foul on the shot so he’ll get a chance at the line just keep seeing more and more evidence about Jaylen Williams being the total package a swingman who scores it rebounds passes and can defend he’s gone one of one in the game so far from the line he misses the free throw several teams changing it up here good on the second free throw here’s McConnell hasn’t made one yet pass Denise Smith allebertton outside and that’s a foul called on Shade Gilis Alexander that’s his first foul isaiah Joe he’s checked in for Jaylen Williams kneesmith with the ball he’s against Wiggins six on the shot clock hallebertton that’s good hallebertton’s got eight they are just killing them on the interior alexander against McConnell begins outside to the left side wing there’s a screen by Williams Caruso drains it from beyond the arc he’s got five you can’t just stop when there’s a pick set up got to fight over it as a defender that’s one that the coaches will watch tomorrow with that player you hate to see him give up in that situation now here’s Bryant hallebertton finds Nesmith it’s stolen by Gil Alexander sinks that one from the post and the Thunder lead by one punch counter punch impressive offensive production early on who’s going to miss first every time one team scores the other team right back at you shay Gilgis Alexander guys has been on display and we’re back with you all set to bring you more action from game three what stands out to you from Oklahoma City in this one well credit their anticipation skills on the defensive end they forced a number of turnovers just playing some real gritty defense right now just getting up in bodies and forcing a lot of turnovers taking a look at the Thunder isaiah Joe is out there with Gilis Alexander then it’s Williams then it’s Alex Caruso and it’s Wiggins in at the four now here’s Gil Alexander and there’s another one for the Thunder slithering around the floor gilas Alexander gets to his spot and it’s McConnell with the ball he’ll bring it up for the Pacers hallebertton outside okonnell passes to Hallebertton with the floater two free throws coming up and they call the shooting foul and a moment here to take a look at the scoring breakdown for Oklahoma City and they’ve looked to fire as much as possible from outside the arc and so far they are hitting at a high clip well whether the defense is inviting these shots or not they’ve been great in the mid-range and so producing from there that bodess well at this point you might as well go ahead and chalk up the points when he’s at the free throw line pretty much automatic wiggins a screen on McConnell knocks it loose toppin with the steel hallebertton passes to N Smith and N Smith with the slam that’s a stomach punch guys turn it over and give him a free run to the bucket oh you’re so right no question who has the momentum now execution with pace that’s a bad turnover that simply was telegraphed mcconnell against Gilgish Alexander and stolen by McConnell pass to Smith and here’s McConnell still yet to score six to shoot hallebertton for three and yep another basket and he’s on a tear offensively lighting up the scoreboard with a he now holds the team’s single game record for postseason scoring as Denise Smith and he makes the bucket gets the whistle and now a three-point play chance here for him and it just seems that every pass they make is leading to a score just great ball movement first trip to the free throw line for him tonight find the lane find the lane one shot thunder trailing by nine and what a response from these incredible fans so in tune with the game and what he’s accomplished he’s got the franchise record for points in a playoff game he is going off when it matters most and it’s the Thunder with the ball nine-point game and the dunk by Gilg Alexander gilg Alexander has blossomed into this forceful guard just look at this performance mcconnell against Gilis Alexander pass to Bryant here’s Nesmith trying to find Hallebertton and gets it to him can’t be overzealous with Hallebertton when you are he embraces that he got the whistle the Pacers shooting their sixth and seventh free throw attempts tonight shoot two first free throw is good and they’re really getting more points at the free throw line here in the second quarter hallebertton hits them both and Hallebertton a guy you just continue to see grow game by game an exceptional talent and a great mind julius Alexander finds Joe to the middle tap it against Wiggins four on the shot clock oklahoma City needs to get off a shot gets the three-pointer to fall gilg Alexander’s got 16 points and it’s SGA showing he can play without the ball mcconnell with it scoreless thus far good D by Gilas Alexander to the inside here’s Wiggins and it’s Wiggins with the jam now Gil just Alexander with that height at his position allows him to do so many things other guys really pretty much dream of outside Bryant back to McConnell good and the assist goes to Bryant mcconnell’s got his first bucket in this one and guys they continue to put a lot of pressure on the interior defenders with their work down low williams trying to break free to Joe for three and the Thunder another three and you can see Joe works on this spot prepares himself to shoot as soon as the pass is on its way and that’s a foul called on Sheay Gilis Alexander that’s foul number two for him it’s his second foul but not the end of the world one more before halftime though that would change some things catching up on the changes now for Indiana miles Turner he’s checked in for Thomas Bryant and Andrew Nehard’s subbed in for TJ McConnell then for the Thunder Hartinstein he’s checked in for Williams and it’s Dort in for Isaiah Joe pass to Chompin beyond the arc connects from three-point range and the Pacers lead by six and I like Obie just stepping up not hesitating now coro he has five puts it up from 12 and he gets it to go hitting off the back of the rim caruso’s got seven points in the game well looking into the gaps of the defense there he’s not going to miss many of those when he gets to that range here’s Nemhard defended by Dort fires top of the key a shot by Nehard no good thunder trailing by four shooting foul as the whistle blows he’ll shoot two free throws it’s going to be on Miles Turner and that’s just Dort being tort i mean the guy plays so physical and bullies his way inside the Thunder have had seven opportunities at the free throw line and made good unfable that one is off door continues to find ways to impress you and expand his offensive game but he knows he’s coming to the league as a defender he takes a tremendous amount of pride in it seakum has checked in for the Pacers benedict Mathering comes in for Nmith homer he’s checked in for Oklahoma City jaylen Williams comes in for Alex Caruso and he’s good on the second one of the things that I think opponents struggle with is Lugan’s Dort and his build you rarely see a combination of a guy that might not be that tall but has that kind of width and explosiveness athletically here’s Siaka and they call the foul so he’s got the and one chance here to make it a three-point play and that’s an example of playing big adapting to the situation tip of the cap there i mean that defense was good the finish was better and this is his second trip to the line tonight on the free throw no good thunder trailing by five here’s Alexander score the basket his eighth eight for 13 from the floor seakum outside hallebertton against Gilas Alexander the foul and it’s Hallebertton missing oklahoma City has gone to three-point range seven times tonight knocked down five of them pass to Homer it’s a nice passing by Oklahoma City arinstein inside turner covering two on the clock and here’s Gilis Alexander outside pacers leading by three hallebertton outside back to Seakkum turner with a screen on Homegrren for three seakum and he’s good on the three ball seakum’s got nine points well he made some kind of adjustment to his game after a poor first half he’s been impressive shooting the ball during the second gil Alexander against Hallebertton homer can’t hit he’s not the guy that you want to give a wideopen look from three-point range they’re lucky that that one doesn’t cost him and this is an advantage of having size in the back court hallebertton using that length to cause trouble he’s had four chances at the line made them all take a break take a break two shots first free throw is good and didn’t have a single free throw in that first quarter but he started to play with a little bit more of an edge to his game here in the second thunder trailing by eight outside Gilgis Alexander Williams in the post defended by Matarin and it’s sent back by Turner hallebertton inside the three-point line from out on the wing he knocks it down hallebertton’s got 19 points oh man this would be a different ball game if they didn’t have this type of scoring to rely on hardenstein with a screen on Hallebertton turner with the steel fast break here comes Indiana here’s Siako that falls nice feed that time from Hallebertton hallebertton’s got six assists here tonight now here’s Williams he has six lays it up and banks it in williams has got eight points great job of screening there nice job to take it to the rim and get the finish pass to Nemo turner with a screen on George shot clock at six nimhard the pass to Turner it’s stolen by Hartenstein and foul on the shot he’ll shoot two at the free throw line the Thunder have shot 67% from the line going six of nine the first one falls and the Thunder making a switch here caruso’s checked in and so Hartinstein nails both of them and so it’s Hallebertton who brings up the ball for the Indiana Bases they’ve held a 12-point lead earlier lets the three fly and the rebound goes to the Thunder down low and out of bounds as the Pacers gain possession here’s Hallebertton he’s got 19 seakum outside back to Hallebertton turner with a screen on Caruso hallebertton for three it’s rebounded by Hartinstein yeah we’re chipping some orange paint off the rim here guys he must be more patient on offense and trying to find ways to penetrate inside and get closer to the rim and he’s fouled pretty hard on that shot but he’s got the chance to pick up the points at the line so valuable to this team hallelberg gives them whatever they need when they need it this guy is both patient and prolific and he knocks down the first one and they haven’t let points get away from them at the line tonight that’s always something that’ll allow a coaching staff to breathe a little easier thunder trailing by 10 outside Dorsch back to Williams pass to Hartenstein four on the clock high post try and the rebound goes to the Pacers seakams got his fifth rebound in this one over Williams and a great move by Seakum seakam’s got the lead up to 12 now for Indiana now here’s Homegrren here’s the teardrop and that one drops homegrown’s got his first basket and the big man has touch as well homegrown has guardlike hands caruso against Hallebertton nifty move and the rebound goes to the Thunder hardenstein’s got his fourth rebound with that last one here tonight finds Coro Ben against Williams with some nice defense pacers leading by 10 pass to Siakum indiana moving the ball around hallebertton against Kuso and there’s the whistle on the shot took the foul shot misses he’ll be shooting two this will be his fifth trip to the free throw line that’s good from Hallebert hallebertton hits them both thunder trailing by 12 pass to Homegrren here’s Hartenstein and here is Caruso screen by Hartinstein caruso no good pacers leading by 12 aanin with the ball outside Turner now seakum turner with a screen for Seiakum back to Turner well timed pass and he goes straight to the bucket for the layup nine points for Miles Turner and defensively guys they’ve been unable to shut down the middle caruso kicks to Dort hartinstein passes to Dort count that one dort showing a little bit of touch there and gets aggressive off the dribble indiana’s gone three of five beyond the arc since the start of the second quarter siaka sets a screen for Hallebertton driving in just five to shoot right side Turner that’s good it’s Hallebertton with the assist hallebertton’s got his seventh assist here tonight and the last shot at the buzzer doesn’t go in for it and so it’s Indiana with a 14-point lead as we bring the quarter to a close their transition game has been in full effect we’ve got more in store for you right after this they know how to draw whistles they’re attacking but being smart about it and it’s time for more of the NBA Finals on 2K Sports what a time of year tyrese Hallebertton has been sensational and it’s something that isn’t his strength but he’s done a great job of finding the open man well if we were grading playmaking today it’s an A+ from him the perimeter pairing with Nemard and Matin seaken is the four and he’ll be next to Turner at the five and it’s Hallebertton in at the one so that’s who Rick Carile starts the second half outside Williams pass to Homer dort with the ball amard covering outside gilis Alexander shoots the three sinks the triple gilis Alexander’s got 21 in the game revenge alexander coming right back for three of his own hallebertton kicks to Turner pass to Matherine back to Turner and Turner throws it down and kind of par for the course here right coming through with a solid offensive game to help them get this lead homegrren with it outside dors first minute and a half of basketball here in the third quarter here’s Gilgus Alexander uses the glass to finish the layup he’s got 23 just a positive force right now for these guys and though his team has fallen a bit short it’s not because of him siakum kicks to Hallebertton this one for three it’s Chad Holren with the rebound homegrren’s got four rebounds now tonight pass to Hartenstein now here’s Homegrren and the Thunder another three and playing uptempo prolevel ball can be hard for some guys but HomeGram has easily made the transition here’s Nemo it’s rebounded by Oklahoma City hartinstein’s got five rebounds tonight homegrren finds Hardenstein gilas Alexander against Turner the shots good from Gildas Alexander well great start check that box they’ve made their first four shots guys and the offense looking very fluid right now seakum outside pass to Matan seakum deciding where to go with it that one is good again he’s six from the floor with the basket that’s where Seakum lives right there great fight and Mark Dagno calls timeout here he wants to talk to his guys and Gilgus Alexander’s got the ball here for the Oklahoma City Thunder they trail by 11 pass to Hartenstein back to Williams here’s the drive turner against Hartinstein outside Dors from past the arc and the rebound goes to the Patriots 17 points was their biggest margin but only the first miss of the second half they come out here with authority and this is how deadly Seakin can be when he’s cooking like this you just feed him and get out of the way homer again Siako and that’ll be two free throws coming up officials on the call with the foul he’s getting his first free throw attempt of the night right now shoot and he can’t get the first one one of the most unique players that we’ve seen Homegrren part of this new crop of sevenfooters with skill combines rare length and a great ability and when you add his feel for the game it could make him special and he sinks the second well the all-around game of Chad Homegrren is very very impressive the scary part is he’s going to get better hallebertton passes to Matan over in the corner turner matan against Williams from the arc it’s rebounded by Hartinstein hartinstein’s got six rebounds here tonight homegrren the pass to Hartinstein and the dunk by Hartinstein and running offense through Homegr great court awareness and really unselfish hallebertton kicks to Turner pass to Nemo indiana moving the ball around here’s Seiakum turner with a screen on Homegrren seakum for three good on the triple seakam’s got one seakum that’s a developing area so don’t give him a reason to shoot another pass to Homer back to Gildis Alexander hartinstein can’t get it to go indiana leading by 13 lamard finds Hallebertton turner with a screen for Hallebertton and the Pacers another three running the pick and roll with just tremendous patience and poise hallebertton reading the defense so well he exploited that opening and it’s Williams finishing it off yeah he just punched the ticket on that one that’ll get the job done powerful two hand jam outside matan back to Hallebertton it’s rebounded by Hartinstein thunder trailing by 14 gildas Alexander passes to Hartinstein back to Gildas Alexander and contact on the shot so he’ll be shooting free throws here just Alexander does a good job of just staying aggressive and that just forces the defense to do something now let’s take a moment to get your guys take on the scoring so far for the Pacers they’ve been playing some really physical offense just attacking the paint as much as possible and I tell you what they have been very successful with that strategy and the other thing about their game tonight that they’ve done a terrific job of is just moving the basketball around that’s how you rack up assists and the first one drops in that 2018 draft you think about those names Donic Jiren Jackson Jr and Shay Ilis Alexander boy that’s a lot to begin with the Pacers making a change here smith has checked in and a switcher also for Oklahoma City caruso’s checked in gilis Alexander hits them both and the growth that Shay has shown over the years it has come on so fast with how he has improved but he’s adding to his game here’s Seakum that’s good and it’s Hallebertton with the assist seakum’s got nine points in the quarter unwilling to let up even for a moment that’s his killer instinct just fanning the flanks he’s the guy that you want to go to right now trying to put this one away and the basket by Gilgis Alexander well it feels like the other four guys have disappeared at this point he wants to be the one to get them back gil Alexander against Hallebertton mehard the pass to Nid and N Smith with the slam yeah I mean maybe could have tried for a more memorable dunk than that and we know he’s capable of those memorable ones williams kicks to Gilg Alexander pass to Dort williams against Seakum and here is Williams 10 points for him no good with the layup now Neard defended by Dorch hallebertton against Gilis Alexander right side turner pass to Seakkum puts up a deep three dort grabs the miss and that was a little bit of a range check for him well I thought they played smart and then all of a sudden it was maybe a little too flashy there that uh that’s unfortunate and you know what he’s really been one of the few bright spots for them trying to will this team to victory it’s stolen by Gil Alexander takes it inside and the dunk by Gilg Alexander so much speed from Shay use it there to get by the defense seakum outside turner with a screen for Siaka cut alive here’s Nemo that ball nice feed that time from Turner near’s got his first two points gilas Alexander passes to Caruso hallebertton against Gilg Alexander and that one is good from Hartinstein sgaa with some good movement creating an easy opportunity for a teammate and so it’s Hallebertton who brings up the ball for Indiana 17 points was their biggest margin and he gets the basket officials blowing the whistle so a chance at the line for one more well if you’re giving up that much height the only thing that you can do as a defender is to foul and this is his first trip to the line tonight topin he’s jacked in for Andrew Nemhar then for the Thunder Williams comes in for Isaiah Hartenstein and Aaron Wiggins is subbed in for Dorch turner no good on the free throw you just look at the trajectory of Turner’s career he was raw coming into the league up and down for a number of years but when he put it all together he became the total package back to Williams and it’s Williams with the jam yeah undersized guys with athleticism do these kind of things playing above the rim love to see him get up like that pass Denise Smith to the inside the shot and a wideopen look for Hallebertton hits it from three-point range hallebertton’s got a pair of threes now here in the third for Indiana gil Alexander passes to Williams pass to Wiggins and stolen by Seakum and he gets the whistle two free throws coming up that one on Williams and these are his second and third free throws tonight he’s off on the first tj McConnell he’s checked in for Indiana good on the second free throw and there’s a minute 45 left to play in the third now Williams 10 points for him williams finds Gildis Alexander over Hallebertton shot is good off the back rim and in gilis Alexander’s got 18 points just in the second half indiana leading by 11 pass Denise Smith and he lobbs it up toward the rim and stolen by Williams 107 left to play here in the third back to Williams the three balls on the wing gilas Alexander he’s covered by Hallebertton here’s Williams toppen pulls it in he’s going to be shaking his head on that one knows he missed an easy one yeah you can’t make them all and you for sure you want him taking that kind of shot and taking it to the rack with power hammering down the two hand slam outside gilis Alexander over Hallebertton kiljis Alexander can’t get it to go it’s a 4second differential between the shot clock and game clock here’s the three and Hallebertton with the basket on the assist by Seakum hallebertton’s got 32 points in the game here’s Gilg Alexander and he drops it in from the low post this is what Gilas Alexander does he attacks you relentlessly here’s Seiakum just three on the clock and Seiakum throws it down i mean he’s just been brilliant today guys and it was the same exact story last time out tyrese Hallebertton has been on display for Indiana and his big game just keeps getting bigger that quarter sees him get over 30 points right back after this break and let’s take this chance now to show you the State Farm assist of the game and he he may not be known as a pass first guy playing out of the two guard spot but he shows here that he can dole out an assist or two when he needs to even though the position is called shooting guard passing part of your responsibilities in today’s game and with the fourth quarter upon us time is running out for this game to become competitive and Oklahoma City look at who they’ve got to start the fourth quarter williams is out there with Aaron Wiggins then there’s Isaiah Joe then there’s Shay Gildish Alexander and it’s Caruso in at the three the small forward first one falls for And both free throws good for Wiggins pacers leading by 14 now here is Hallebertton to the middle and stolen by Williams and here they come here’s Wiggins it’s not going to go for him some solid defense from Bryant ps are shooting so well the offensive execution has been brilliant 66% from the field and too much time in the lane they get called for the 3second violation thunder trailing by 14 outside gilg Alexander three-pointer toppin pulls it in well that’s not a shot he’s ever going to pass up and he shouldn’t despite the miss no defender anywhere near him he’s got to shoot that one pass to Bryant six on the shot clock allebertton outside there’s the three the shot missing and so it’s Wiggins with it he’ll bring it up for Oklahoma City here in the fourth quarter their defense has been very strong allowing no baskets pacers leading by 14 about a minute and a half through the fourth quarter now teardrop shot and it’s Hallebertton missing thunder have gone 0 of3 to start the fourth quarter gil Alexander against McConnell with the step back now here’s Gilas Alexander defense is right there and so here is Indiana looking to get on the board here in the fourth still back to Bryant ryan is doubled doesn’t get it to drop for him thunder trailing by 14 joe passes to Gilis Alexander we’re in the fourth quarter here just under two and a half minutes gone and finished off by Williams and finally someone scores yeah the buckets have been few and far between and neither team able to get into any sort of offensive rhythm and so it’s Rick Carile here calling timeout there was no hesitating he wants to talk to the team right now andrew Nearard’s checked in for TJ McConnell dort he’s checked in for the Thunder a moment now to hear from our sideline reporter Hall of Famer David Aldridge david hey Kevin I heard Rick Carile during that last break talking with the team you told his players “I love the energy right now you look like you’re having fun out there keep playing for each other because our chemistry looks great right now back to you guys all right thank you David and when he gets it going this is what can happen they need to think about the double team now outside Dort Williams has a screen for Dort and it’s going to be out of bounds the Pacers will take it pacers leading by 15 nehard with it and stolen by Wiggins and here is Dort gilg Alexander that’s a two-pointer gets an open look and hits gilis Alexander’s got 40 points playing from behind right here not easy but he is answering the bell yeah doing anything he can right now to get his team to cut into this lead and give them a chance and finish off by Bryant pretty good setup for Bryant they just put it in the right spot he did the rest thunder trailing by 15 outside Gilis Alexander to the paint here’s Dort the shot’s good gilis Alexander making the play gilis Alexander’s got his fifth assist in this one hallebertton passes to Emma back to Hallebertton it’s good and it’s 37 points for Tyrese Hallebertton well this is why so many people are high on Hallebertton sensational scorer who can dominate the game that time hallebertton against Gilis Alexander nice move and that’s two points on the layup gilas Alexander’s got 42 in the game you really got to tip your cap to him in terms of how he’s played today even if they end up losing this game Wiggins against Toppen a 15-footer tried to bank it in but he misses thunder trailing by 13 wiggins kicks to Gilis Alexander pass to Dort lets it go with a three the rebound by Hallebertton hallebertton’s got his fourth rebound in this one it’s Me Hemhard on the wing back to Hallebertton there’s the screen clock at four fires high post and the rebound goes to the Thunder wiggins has got four rebounds in this game caruso Toppin pulls it in pacers leading by 13 now neard here’s Hallebertton takes it off the glass hallebertton’s got 39 and obviously his momentum from the last game has carried over here tonight and the coach pretty smart for zoning in on him and giving him opportunities to stay with that confident play and Gilas Alexander here we go yep that one goes gilas Alexander’s got 44 allebertton looking around out to the wing pass to Top indiana moving the ball over and here is Mishn defended by Corso williams with the steal and here’s the fast break and they get it back outside gilish Alexander tries again pocket six and the rebound goes to the Pacers 17 points was their biggest margin hallebertton on the wing bryant with it he’s picked up by Gilas Alexander and that’s a foul called on Shay Gilas Alexander that’s his third foul of the game and some changes here for the Pacers turner’s checked in for Bryant and it’s Pascal Siaka in for Topper the Thunder also changing it up hartinstein he’s checked in for Williams and Jaylen Williams is subbed in for Wiggins turner with a screen on Torch nimhard the pass to Turner and the call on the shot that sends him to the line and it’s crucial that Turner remains assertive like this because it’s how he’s going to get these calls and he makes the first and Indiana making a change here mathan’s checked in and Oklahoma City also making a switch gren checked in for Alex Caruso both free throws good from Turner and here’s Gilg Alexander he’ll bring it up for Oklahoma City 15-point game the basket is good off the assist from Williams williams has got four assists now tonight that makes it 10 of their last 12 coming from inside the paint here’s Nemhard defended by Dort hallebertton against Gilis Alexander hallebertton kicks to Seakum hangs home the trifecta seakum’s got 27 points that gives him his second three of the half with three total for the game pass to Homer hallebertton against Gilis Alexander over Hallebertton and that one’s good gilis Alexander gil Alexander’s got 48 here’s Matan he’s guarded by Williams mattherin against Williams matan with the ball fires for three it’s Chad Homegrren with the rebound homegrren’s got five rebounds tonight pass to Williams hartinstein with it covered by Seakum from the paint putting Stein can’t get it to go that’s a shot they want just about on every possession if they can get it he doesn’t make them all but still very much a high percentage look and the rejection by Holren already set the summer league record for blocks in his first game homer one of the best young shot blockers in the league and thus far they’ve managed to overcome an off game from him offensively yeah and the defense allowing some room here on the inside in the second half and they’re taking advantage a lot of their points coming from in the paint find the length find the length that’s good from Gilas Alexander and this is one of the things they need to keep doing in the second half to get this win keep knocking down those free throws they’ve been sensational here at the line and Rick Carile decides to call timeout he’s not taking any chances and wants to huddle him up right away and so here is Indiana 17 points was their biggest margin pass to Matan outside for Hallebertton inside shot clock at six and he gets the bucket turner’s got 11 in the second half and a big night for Miles Turner so far really playing hard trying to make every possession count gilg Alexander passes to Hart and Shine that’s the kind of passing right there that makes a difference not just in that possession but maybe on your play for the entire game pass to Hallebertton now here is Seakum defended by Homegrren shots good by Seakum well at that mid-range Seakum has a nice face up game takes a step back here’s Gilgis Alexander two free throws coming up and they call the shooting foul that’s good from Gilas Alexander diligious Alexander hits them both a minute 42 left in the fourth quarter hallebertton for three gets rebounded by Oklahoma City homegrren finds Dort to the inside turner with the steel now here’s Siako 114 left in the fourth quarter hallebertton inside the three-point line against Chad Holgren with the rebound and they’re trailing by 11 on the wing Williams sets the screen for Williams over Mattherin the Thunder with another miss and Napan has got the ball here for the Pursuits and game three of the NBA Championship Series is all but in the books congrats are in order tonight on an outstanding effort and a well-deserved victory for Indiana the differential in assists led to a lot of open looks and also helped to get you know more guys involved in the offense easily and they made the defense adjust but they just couldn’t come up with an answer and with this victory these NBA finals will have a whole new look it’s going to be tied up at two games a piece and who knows what we’ll see in the next few games yeah well it’s going to be exciting we know that they they would have had a huge mountain to climb if they weren’t able to win this game but but now I’d go so far as to say they got the upper hand this was a monster win and I wouldn’t be surprised if they build on it in game five and what a tremendous standout performance it was for Tyrese Hallebertton a big part of their success was his ability to keep the ball moving finding guys
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