NBA LIVE! Oklahoma City Thunder vs Indiana Pacers GAME 3 LIVE | June 11, 2025 | 2025 NBA Finals 2K25
hey hey hey heat heat n heat heat n heat heat n heat heat n myself i can’t let me lose heat heat n yeah dancing here we go so Indiana wins the chip so here’s Oklahoma City’s starting group the four and the five the lengthy pair of Homer and Hartinstein gilis Alexander runs things with Dort to his side and it’s Williams at the small forward position now here is Hallebert pocket four it’s tipped it’s stolen by Gilja Alexander to Williams over it’s a big night bouncing goes in williams has got the game going with his first points of the game for the Thunder and with an update from the sidelines let’s check in with David Aldridge thanks Kevin rick Carile and I did speak a few minutes ago he said SGA has this special ability to lull a defender into a slower pace and then suddenly make a quick move that leaves everybody just standing there coach feels the attention has to be on him he wants to force somebody else to beat them guys thank you David now here is Hallebertton and he gets the jumper to drop running the pick and roll with just tremendous patience and poise hallebertton reading the defense so well he exploited that opening gil Alexander against Hallebertton and it’s Gil Alexander missing hallebertton feeling it out a bit and in the first a little over a minute and a half in well that mid-range Jay usually pretty much on the money maybe the timing just a little bit off on that one and the dunk by Hartenstein and that’s the kind of lead pass we’ve come to expect from him hallebertton against Gilgis Alexander outside Matan homer with the steel pass to Gilas Alexander here’s Williams lamard covering and here is Dorts hallebertton with the steel throws up and finished off by Hallebertton hallebert doing it all a little two-way action here the Thunder have gone two for four from the field so far martin up top back to Gordon gilas Alexander against Hallebertton gilis Alexander good the agility of Shay Gilis Alexander able to get around that inside contact turner with a screen on Gilis Alexander hallebertton for three hits the three-point bomb hallebertton’s got seven points in the game and off to a strong start offensively he’s got a nice touch williams against Natan the shot by Williams no good and Natan has got the ball here for the Indiana they need to put the big loss on Tuesday in the back of their mind yeah tough game on the road the guys you’re defending obviously comfortable shooting in their own building you’ve got to find a way to break their rhythm yeah they couldn’t do it in that one always a step slow and closing out the shooters and maybe even recognition of who was on the floor just not enough energy and that’s a tough way to win on the road the first one falls such a headscratcher to think that Pascal Seakum started playing this game at the age of 17 really speaks to his work ethic can he makes both free throws just under three and a half minutes gone here in the first quarter outside Williams back to Gilus Alexander it’s rebounded by Indiana seakum outside seakum craving that he wants you to come get him indiana shooting their third and fourth free throw attempts of the game series pass two shots take a break take a break two shots throw good seakum alex Caruso he’s checked in for the Thunder seiakum hits them both and Mark Dagno calls timeout he is going to have a discussion here on the sideline giving up a run here c can they turn it around hard to say right now at this point I’ve seen the coaches run through two or three iterations of defense is there a fourth i’m not sure here comes your Indiana heat heat and here in the first quarter with a little over three and a half minutes played here’s Williams got it good job in the low post and Jaylen Williams had a plan there to outwork the defense he knows you got to bring it to the paint it’s stolen by Gil Alexander and the dunk by Gil Alexander well if you don’t take care of the ball fellas that’s what can happen absolutely Greg that makes the turnover even more painful and the gamble paying off now here is Hallebert he has seven captain Mhard Turner with the screen four on the shot clock the fade away the shot goes in first shot first basket and not a regular spot return for Turner but he shot with confidence and that’s what matters gildish Alexander passes to Williams on the wing gildish Alexander and there’s another one for the Thunder that basket must be widening out right now he’s making almost every shot he’s putting up this quarter outside Matarin to the paint seakam inside he’s against Williams allebertton outside misses the three and he used the pump fake well there but he couldn’t capitalize williams takes to Dort Hartenstein with the screen for Gil Alexander and the dump by Hardenstein and that kind of defense ain’t going to get it done g we don’t see those kinds of dunks out of him all the time but we know he’s got it in well any guy can throw it down against air defending him plenty of room so not so amazing what does amaze me though is that no one came over to contest a play and the uniqueness of Turner an elite shot blocker who has deep range on that jumper outside Dort off the mark indiana leading Nemard with it he has yet to score pass to Siakum kilg Alexander with the rebound inside here’s Hardenstein caruso finds now Hartinstein just time to shoot lost contact on the shot and now a three-point play chance as he’ll head to the line never doubt back sga determined on finishing their first b of the night the free throw off from Gilas Alexander in that 2018 draft you think about those names donic Jiren Jackson Jr and Shake Iljis Alexander boy that’s a lot to begin with now here is Hallebert seven points in the game good D by Gilas Alexander that’s the only kind of defense that’s going to cut the mustard here tonight you got to stay on top of a guy like that who can play at such a high level offensively and Matan has got the ball here for Indiana to the middle here’s Siaka no good on that one nice defense from Dors thunder have gone eight of 14 from the field in the first quarter coro with the ball matarin picks him up down low here’s Gil Alexander tries again uses the glass to finish the layup gil Alexander’s got 10 points in the game good poise there from the young Gilas Alexander not allowing himself to get rattled pass to Nemhard Turner with a screen on George Nehard the pass to Turner and Chen shot and it’s good on the layup he has seven but Thunder shooting 56% in this first quarter an outstanding start for this offense here’s Gil Alexander and he could not get that one to go out of contact and he’ll go to the line for two he gets really smooth sometimes gilas Alexander has some size challenged the defense with it that time and he knocks down the first one 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 looking at who’s out there now for the Pacers Toppins checked in for Turner V smith comes in for Benedict Matan shepard’s checked in for Andrew Neh and it’s TJ McConnell in for Hallebertton that’s also good so he hits both free throws pasers have gone six of 13 from the field just under the 50% mark here’s Seakum good and McConnell gets the assist seakum’s got it all tied up now for the Pacers and you forget sometimes about Pascal’s physicality the guy is 230 lbs he’s a big weak and can throw that weight around now here’s Williams well the layup is good williams has got his third basket of the night right there and guys they continue to put a lot of pressure on the interior defenders with their work down low and so it’s Rick Carile here calling timeout he wants to check in with his team and regroup both teams deciding to change it up caruso against McConnell now here is Siakob defense right on him here’s Nesmith rebound by Williams the Thunder with the lead outside williams wiggins passes to Joe buries the long range jumper yeah you can’t let Isaiah Joe get in a rhythm from three he’s no average one out there seakum against Williams siako right side pass to McConnell six to shoot it’s tipped and here is Caruso nothing on the board toppin with the steel and now Seyakim pushing it up and no one back to stop him you see the mobility on the break seiak goes after every easy scoring opportunity he sees mcconnell against Caruso pass to Joe there’s the three and the Thunder another three they’ve wasted no time settling into their offense and so it’s Indiana with it they trail by six and stolen by Caruso for the finish the big dunk at the end of the break give them credit offensively they’ve been the more efficient team yeah that along with maintaining the pace of play right now playing with tons of intensity now here is Seakum eight points for him again Indiana the offensive versatility of Pascal Seakum he can get shots from a variety of spots toppen with the steel now here’s McConnell pass to Siakum shepard with the ball covered by Joe shepard the pass to McConnell six on the shot clock and stolen by Wigan now here’s Caruso there’s 38 seconds left to play in the first quarter joe with it pocket six williams inside covered by Seakum williams can’t hit pacers trail by six seakum deciding where to go with it 11 seconds left in the first quarter fires for three and no good and so it’s Oklahoma City with a six-point lead at the end of the quarter they’re shooting the ball so well in this one a great performance from the field and we’ll be back with you shortly and we’re back with you all set to bring you more action from game three and a moment here to take a look at some of the hustle stats for Oklahoma City right off the bat they’re going after the ball looking to jump into the passing lanes and create some steals in transition they’ve also done a great job of taking turnovers and producing out of that working really hard that they’re not wasting extra chances that they’re creating taking a look at the Thunder they’ve got Wiggins Gilis Alexander out there with Isaiah Jones and it’s Alex Caruso and it’s Williams at the five pacers trail by six here’s Hallebertton toppin with it lets it go from 11 and he gets it to go well good to see Tophin just step into a mid-range and keep that defense honest mcconnell against Gilis Alexander six for 10 with that shot going in it’s a good game for a lot of guys he has created some terrific opportunities for himself and really made the most of it he lobbs up the alley pass and Toppin throws it down and for a big guy Obie is quick off the floor just over one minute has passed here in the second quarter on the wing Gilis Alexander he’s covered by McConnell back to Wiggins joe passes to Wiggins gil Alexander against McConnell and it’s McConnell with the rebound pacers trail by four second quarter of action about a minute and a half played pass to out of bounds oklahoma City takes possession and so it’s Oklahoma City with it get there get there left side gilas Alexander lays it up off the glass 16 points for Shay gilas Alexander gilgis Alexander has blossomed into this forceful guard just look at this performance here’s Hallebertton banked in off the glass what a great option he gives them on every possession the Thunder leading by four now Gildes Alexander he’s got 16 whistle blows bucket is good and he’ll have a chance at the line to make it a three-point play this is what Gilas Alexander does he attacks you relentlessly he’s made two of three from the strike tonight and so it’s McConnell with it he’ll bring it up for the Pacers and for those of you just joining us we’re almost 2 and 1/2 minutes into the second quarter and that’s a foul called on Shay Gilis Alexander that’s his first foul and here’s McConnell still scoreless shoots over Gilg Alexander so much talk about the work ethic of Gilas Alexander strong defensive play that time wiggins pitch to Gilas Alexander williams has a screen for Gil Alexander off target there that would have pushed the lead to double digits caruso with the steel to the inside wiggins off with the layup pacers trail by seven mcconnell scanning the floor shooting foul as the whistle blows he’ll shoot two free throws can’t be overzealous with Hallebertton and when you are he embraces that he got the whistle the Pacers shooting their fifth and sixth free throws of the game shooting two that’s good from Hallebertton and Hallebertton a guy you just continue to see grow game by game an exceptional talent and a great mind miles Turner he’s checked in for the Pacers andrew Nehard comes in for TJ McConnell hartinstein he’s checked in for Oklahoma City dort comes in for Isaiah Joe he makes one of two that time so valuable to this team alabama gives them whatever they need when they need it this guy is both patient and prolific now here’s Caruso and that’ll be two free throws coming up officials on the call with the foul really the right plate defensively if you can’t block force him to the line first trip to the free throw line for him in this one the free throw drops for Caruso and so Caruso nails both of them and they struggled a bit at the line in the first quarter but they have been terrific in the second up to almost 85% overall here’s Nehard still without a basket the shot goes in first shot first basket yeah he is sneaky at the rim lays it in against heavy pressure alexander finds Harden back to Gilis Alexander and he banks in the layup gilas Alexander’s got the lead back up to eight now for the Thunder gildas Alexander such a tough cover especially at his size topin sets a screen for Hallebertton and oh that was close he draws the foul he’ll shoot two and you know what very close to a three-point play right there and this is his second trip to the line in the game take a break take a break two shots that free throw no good and he sinks the second the Thunder leading by seven now here’s Gis Alexander he’s got 21 pass to Caruso no good from outside and Hallebertton’s got the ball here for the Pacers that’s good and he’s five for nine that’s a crafty play by Hallebertton inside he navigated his way around several coverages from Gilgus Alexander over Hallebertton that one off the back iron and out the Pacers have gone five of six so far from the field in the second quarter knee Smith the pass to Hellbert turner with a screen on Caruso hallebertton kicks to Turner that’s good and it’s Hallebertton with the assist now just a two-point Oklahoma City lead love seeing this turner just rising and firing with no hesitation have to respect the confidence he’s playing with and the dump by Hardenstein very little resistance against that throw down nope not what they want to see in a game this close greg on one side inspiration on the other devastation now here’s Nesmith no scoring in this one allebertton outside no good on the three the Thunder leading by four hartenstein with the screen for Caruso great open look there caruso’s got five points in the quarter that’s a high percentage look when the D doesn’t fight over the screen yeah the coach over there just asking for one simple thing and that’s some effort got burned on that one neard with it defended by Dor a nice shot by Nith and I like the back and forth here showing confidence from Range it seems like they’re going to find out who can make the deepest screen right now it’s a shootout now here’s Gas Alexander wiggins pass it to Caruso trying to come right back with a three of his own but it’s no good pacers trail by four neard finds Toppin gilas Alexander pulls it in gilas Alexander’s got five rebounds tonight shoots over Nehar outside torch on the wing gilis Alexander MR covering and Gilis Alexander gets it to go and I would say that’s the definition of an ankle breaker fellas that move was devastating and I’m watching the coach over there to see if he’s queuing in the team position to take a look at those ankles and so it’s Rick Carile here calling timeout he’s ready to talk things through with the team heat up here some changes for Indiana seakum is checked in for Chapen benedict Matherine comes in for Nith and it’s TJ McConnell in for Hallebertton then for the Thunder Chad Homegrren he’s checked in for Aaron Wiggins jaylen Williams comes in for Alex Caruso and it’s Isaiah Joe in for Gilg Alexander here’s McConnell it’s Chad Homegrren with the rebound 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 now here’s Williams he has six fires the three it’s rebounded by Indiana matan’s got his fourth rebound in this one that one’s in his first shot this game and using that body to his advantage matine will learn to control his strength as he grows in the league joe show with it he’s covered by McConnell williams looking over the floor hardenstein with a screen on Matan tries the spin move and it’s sent back by Turner an elite rim protector and shot blocker turner excels at rising up and denying those shots to the middle here’s Seiakum a good finish at the rack off a slick feed and 12 points for Seiakum and boy he’s really in a groove dominant performance last game same thing this time out seems to be nobody standing in his way no roadblocks for him to get to his spot capitalize and continue to be aggressive now here’s scoreless thus far four on the clock here’s Neard seakum outside and he drives in and he drops in the layup off the glass now just a three-point Oklahoma City lead oklahoma City’s gotten cold from deep in the second quarter just 206 from long range on the wing williams he’s got the dunk by Hardenstein incredible reverse throw down excellent body control and guys I’d even go as far to say that was a punctuation dump here’s Neard mcconnell a screen on Dort dort grabs the miss and so it’s Dort with it he brings it up for the Oklahoma City Thunder it’s a five-point game williams inside defended by Matarin deflects the pass and stolen by McConnell over Joe and McConnell gets it to go and he should thank the key for those two points nobody paid much attention to him on that play joe passes to Homer now George from outside the arc and it’s Mako with the rebound pacers trail by three knocked away homegrren with the steel and here’s the fast break homegrren leading the way joe good joe’s got eight points catching the lead pass at full speed terrific anticipation and the delivery on time on target now here’s McConnell with the drive they get a hand on it and three chances on that possession but they just couldn’t find a way to score but his shooting this quarter has to be a huge concern especially when they’re behind like this can he find a rhythm homegrren sets the screen for Williams nailed from three-point land williams has got the lead up to eight now for the Thunder now here’s McConnell covered by Joe and a wide open look for Seakum that’s good and it’s McConnell with the assist he’s got 17 how about the confidence from Siakum coming back with a quick response pass to Hartstein here’s Joe and contact on the shot so he’ll be shooting free throws here and they have yet to miss a shot from the line here this quarter the Thunder shooting their seventh and eighth free throw attempts for the game right here and the first one at the line is good and it took them a while to find their touch at the line but they have been redot here in the second quarter kneesmith he’s checked in for the Pacers and Joe drops them both 26 seconds left to play here in the second quarter homer against Just five on the clock takes the three no good shade Gilgus Alexander guys has been on display for the Thunder he comes away with 11 points in the quarter and is showing no signs of fatigue it’s time now to go courtside as we send you over to David Aldridge from the sideline david take it away thanks very much with Rick Carlile coach what needs to happen on the defensive end to get back on track well a lot of things needed to get better uh our level force defensively is not there we got to pick it up we got to play with a lot more collective force we’ll see if you can bring the noise more as the game goes on thanks very much back to you all right thank you David and folks don’t go away after the break we’ll see you right back here for the start of quarter number three a key part of this one their bench production those guys can heat it up in a hurry give the starters a little rest can’t ask for more than that wash rinse repeat you guys wouldn’t understand that because it involves shampooing 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 and that about wraps it up and as the third quarter is about to begin we go to Kevin Harland for the call and it’s time for more of the NBA finals on 2K Sports what a time of year you know Shay Gil Alexander has been exceptional here tonight guys definitely been challenging the defense here early on not settling for anything outside and you want these kind of nights where you can start to see those openings before they happen the Thunder lead by seven allebertton in the back court nemar to his time seakim is the four and he’ll be next to Turner at the five and it’s Matin in at the three spot so that’s the group out there for Indiana and that one’s good gilas Alexander gilas Alexander showing just how difficult he can be to guard at times nehard finds Matan hallebertton against Gilis Alexander count that one hallebertton’s got 15 uh 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 Gilis Alexander and the shot goes down gilis Alexander’s got the lead up to nine now for the Thunder and I love the tenacity guys he simply can will his way into games at times and exert his presence mathan against Williams seiakum and Seiakum throws it down oh Seakum the guy you do not want to give gilgus Alexander passes to Homer outside Williams pass to Homer shot clock at six gilg Alexander kicks the home the shot’s good gilas Alexander making the play and how about that coming out to start the half a perfect three of three outside Turner back to Seakum pass to Nemar turner with a screen on Homegrren homegrren against Seiakum turner for three offensive rebound seakum against Homegrren seakum outside can’t hit that one good D by Homer oklahoma City leading by 10 outside Dorsch and here’s Gilis Alexander outside yeah just the first miss in the half there and they have to be having three or four to start it off catherine passes to Seakum good seakum’s got it back down to single digits for Indiana two gritty points from Seakum that’s a tough one mattherin against Williams that’s rebounded by Indiana a Catherine with the ball inside here’s Turner and it’s Turner finishing it off and this is important in Matthew’s development i like seeing his work on improving his ability to make plays third quarter action in just under 3 and 1/2 minutes to go williams passes to Homegrren and the dunk by Homegrren that’s the kind of passing you want there work the ball around keep it moving try to get an assist on every bucket and so it’s Rick Carile here calling timeout this will give him a chance to discuss some potential alterations heat heat heat heat heat heat heat heat second half here we’re just over three and a half minutes into it homegrren with the steel and here we go homegrren heading to the hoop drops in the breakaway layup and now a 10-point Oklahoma City lead and man is this kid special home room showing how impactful he can be on both ends hallebertton outside there’s the pick down to five on the shot clock and they pick up two hallebertton’s got 17 and they are attacking the rim and getting great results on the wing williams to Gilders Alexander Hardenstein with a screen on Hellbert with the rebound turner’s got six rebounds here tonight on the wing Matin he’s guarded by Williams turner with a screen for Hallebertton shot on the way it’s rebounded by Hartinstein hartinstein’s got his fourth rebound in this one williams passes to Homegrren back to Williams homerren with a screen on Mathan here’s Williams siakum pulls it in and Joe Siakum will bring it up for the Pacers over in the corner Turner back to Seakum turner with a screen for Seiakum a shot missing good D by Gilgis Alexander outside Williams now gilis Alexander he’s got 27 and Williams with the basket on the assist by Homer williams has got the lead up to 10 now for the Thunder indiana’s gone to the three-pointer 11 times tonight nal five of them and Rick Carile decides to call timeout wants to talk some things over might be seeing some things to adjust heat heat nmith he’s checked in for Benedict Nathan and Oklahoma City also making a switch caruso’s checked in hallebertton against Gilgish Alexander hallebertton no good the Thunder leading by 10 caro the pass to Gilgish Alexander no good on that one yeah you won’t see him miss many dunks unless you’ve got somebody right in his face as was the case there on that possession standing 6’5 How one of those longer leny guards that can get out there and use his size to disrupt pass to Gilas Alexander williams a screen on Hallebert here’s Gilas Alexander sinks it from just inside the baseline gilas Alexander’s got 29 and yeah he’s not messing around he wants no part of a comeback in this one well he’s grabbed the tea and a blanket cuz he’s putting this one to bed and he’s been accurate tonight i think the best way for them to succeed is to get him more shots sounds simple but it comes down to execution now here’s Williams he’s got 14 caruso gets to Alexander five on the clock launches it from deep it’s rebounded by Ni Smith pacers trail by seven allebertton outside and here is Ni Smith hallebertton on the wing just Alexander covering and this is an advantage of having size in the back court caliber using that length to cause trouble and a chance for just a second to check out the scoring breakdown for Oklahoma City you love how they’ve lived in the paint making the defense just consistently have to collapse and still finding ways to convert 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 the willingness to do that has paid off and the second free throw good the Thunder leading by six outside Torch back to Gilas Alexander six on the shot clock and foul on the shot so he’ll get a chance at the line it goes on Tyresese Hallebertton dj Alexander does a good job of just staying aggressive and that just forces the defense to do something and this is his fourth trip to the free throw line tonight take a break take a break two shots that’s good from Gilas Alexander and it’s been an outstanding game for them at the free throw line not missing their chances when they get them gilgis Alexander hits them both and what an advantage you really feel like you can always trust him when he’s at the line hallebertton kicks to Siaka hallebertton against Gilis Alexander turner with a screen on Gilas Alexander and it’s Hallebertton penetrating Turner the bounce pass to Emhard shoots over Dort dort grabs the miss dort’s got four rebounds now tonight master Hartenstein caruso with the ball there’s Williams with the three made that one it’s his seventh of the contest seven for 15 from the floor watch out now that he’s got his first three of the half there might be more in store and it’s Hallebertton penetrating smith finds Seakum he trains it as the shot clock ticks down seakum’s got 23 points and this is how under control Seakum is makes sure to get off a good look on that possession outside Williams lets it go from deep and again Oklahoma City with the triple great timing on that play and Williams with no wasted motion and so it’s Hallebertton who brings up the ball for Indiana down by 12 turner passes to Hallebertton it’s good hallebertton’s got nine points here in the second half well he’s not the reason that they’re trailing in this one he’s been on his game it’s a few of the other guys that need to pick it up williams against high arcing shot and Williams with the nice bucket inside williams has got the lead up to 12 now for Oklahoma City indiana’s gone six of 12 from outside a very nice 50% mark shooting the three ball well gilg’s Alexander against Hallebertton turner with a screen for Hallebertton pass to Nemo shoots over Dort it’s rebounded by Oklahoma City williams has got his fourth rebound in this one now Hartinstein outside Dort now Gilis Alexander i mean even from over here you can see that one pretty clearly the Thunder have gone nine of 10 from the line so making the most of their chances take a break take a break good shot and the first one folks indiana making some changes tophin he’s checked in for Turner she Shepard comes in for Andrew Nehar and it’s TJ McConnell in for Hallebertton the Thunder also changing it up williams he’s checked in for Hartinstein and Aaron Wiggins is subbed in for Dorch gilis Alexander hits them both and if they continue Kevin their outstanding free throw shooting that’ll help them seal the deal pass Denise Smith some nice passing here by Indiana here’s Seiakum and he gets the whistle two free throws coming up well with great length and movement skills Siakum is a load inside this is his third trip to the free throw line the first free throw is good he’s perfect from the line this time the Thunder leading by 12 there’s 39 seconds left in the third quarter of the game pass to Gilg Alexander back to Williams shot clock at five williams has a screen for Williams a quick Indiana’s gone one or two from beyond the arc since coming out of the break topin with it and then Topping with the jam then Topping getting a little bit fancy with the throw down that time from deep hilis Alexander no good shot missing and so it’s the Oklahoma City Thunder with a 10-point lead some breathing room heading into the break they’re playing a bruising game inside and it’s working for them right back after this break and while we can now let’s take a look at today’s State Farm assist of the game and the winner today the big fella here with the sweetest of dimes what a plus it is to have a post player who’s got this ability to find you know anytime a guy’s in the post and the teammates know he’s unselfish great player movement can create an opportunity just like that and with three quarters behind us let’s see what this fourth period holds in store for us so for Oklahoma City right now we’ve got Alex Caruso aaron Wiggins is out there with Williams then there’s Shay Gildish Alexander and it’s Joe in at the two guard spot and the layup’s good off the glass gilis Alexander’s got 12 points here in the second half 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 stolen by Wiggins joe finds Williams now Gilg Alexander it’s good great play by Williams to set it up gil Alexander’s got the lead up to 14 now for Oklahoma City mcconnell against Gilis Alexander hallebertton outside and he sinks that one hitting the back of the rim on the way in hallebertton’s got 24 points gildish Alexander basses to Wiggins pass to Joe outside gilis Alexander just three to shoot misses from short range pacers trail by 12 allebertton outside back to McConnell here’s Topphen on the wing bryant joe with it and it’s Toppin picking him up on the wing gil just in No good on the free throw and he looks totally out of sorts here at the strike those defenders aren’t afraid at all to body him up and force him to earn his points at the line he hits the second from the line here’s Gilgus Alexander and we’re around two minutes into the fourth quarter here from 17 ft out the Pacers pull it in mcconnell’s got five rebounds tonight allebertton outside back to McConnell the three ball that’s good it’s Hallebertton with the assist hallebertton’s got his fourth assist in this one gilis Alexander against McConnell now here’s Gilis Alexander he’s guarded closely lays it up and banks it in gilas Alexander’s got 39 hallebertton outside ryan with a screen for Hallebertton pulls up again indiana this is why so many people are high on Hallebertton sensational scorer who can dominate the game at times here’s the drive to Joe on the lane wiggins joe finds Caruso five to shoot williams has a screen for Caruso an absolute bomb from three-point range and the Thunder lead by 11 and so it’s Hallebertton who brings up the ball for the Pacers from downtown Caruso grabs the miss and the great shooters know when they’ve got enough opening to go for the three i didn’t think it was a bad choice on that possession now here’s Wiggins pass to Joe launches a three toppin pulls it in indiana’s gone one and two from three-point range here in the fourth now here’s McConnell hallebertton outside here he goes rebound by Williams williams has got six rebounds now in the game to the paint and finished off by Williams shouldering more and more of the offensive load sga understands that his teammates just they depend on him to set them up too gil Alexander against McConnell knee Smith the pass to Choppin down low it’s stolen by Gil Xiaawander oh and a fast break for Oklahoma City another shot here’s Joe at balls nice feed that time from Wiggins and perimeter scoring I have to imagine it was a topic of discussion at halftime maybe trying to find a little bit more space and ball movement to get guys open at the three-point line now here’s Bryant pass to Hallebertton now McConnell indiana moving it around and it’s good with time running down in the shot clock McConnell’s got five points now to Porter taking it up strong against size he does not lack for confidence yeah hard to stop it there if you’re the big man that’s just too good a shot and great concentration now here is Hallebertton after the miss from Shay gilas Alexander kneesmith the pass to McConnell and here’s Hallebertton over Joe that’s it and the Oklahoma City leaders got down to just 12 points with the basket from Hallebertton extra sauce on that one please hallebertton wow gilas Alexander with it hallebertton picks him up back to Gilas Alexander caruso up top kneesmith covering and that one’s good caruso excellent play just adding fuel to the fire and really trying to put this one out of reach this is what great players try to do there not allowing the opposition to gain any kind of hope to try and get back in the game tappen kicks to Hallebertton to the paint here’s Brillant and finished off by Bryant and Bryant with that kind of positioning he’s going to get the dunk and Mark Dagnol calls timeout here and that timeout by coach was carefully measured wanting to make sure that everybody is on the same page here heat heat so an entirely new group in now for Indiana miles Turner he’s checked in for Bryant pascal Seakum comes in for Top It benedict Matan he’s checked in for Aaron Nesmith and Andrew Nehard’s subbed in for TJ McConnell and a new group getting ready for Oklahoma City hartenstein he’s checked in for Williams chad Homegrren comes in for Wiggins williams he’s checked in for Alex Caruso and it’s Dort in for Isaiah Joe here’s Williams now off the inbound and it’s slammed in by Williams again it’s Jaylen Williams he is in a groove playing with confidence just keep finding him it’s Nehard on the wing defended by Dors hallebertton outside cans it from downtown hallebertton’s got 10 points in the quarter disappointing as a player to have such a great game and still be trailing not over yet though it’s Dort on the wing mard covering williams for three and a great assist by Gilis Alexander as that one goes in gilgis Alexander’s got his fourth assist with that last one here tonight mehard the pass to Siakum inside got a piece of it allebertton outside the shot will not fall good D by Gilgus Alexander williams attacking and the rebound goes to the Pacers they’ll have a hard time shaking that one off perfect position plenty of space just clanked it turner with a screen on Gilis Alexander out to Turner six to shoot gilg Alexander’s got rebound number seven for him tonight pass to Dort and here is Williams covered by Seakkum double by Hallebertton and the ball goes out of bounds last touch by Hartinstein that’s that’s tough because that one’s preventable the defense has nothing to do at all with that turnover pacers trail by 14 pass to Nemar back to Hallebertton turner with a screen on Gilis Alexander hallebertton no good and he didn’t punish them for the weak coverage there but they can’t count on him to continue missing back to Gilas Alexander over Mattherin nails it from the high post that’s 29 points for Williams yeah as a shooter Williams is fairly flexible and so it’s Rick Carw here calling timeout he’s not taking any chances and wants to huddle him up right away heat heat heat heat heat heat and now a moment to present the New Balance player of the game Shay Gilis Alexander and guys no doubt who our pick was going to be he’s made everyone else on the court look like they’re playing at half speed it’s been total domination and you can’t help but just sit back and admire that performance with a chance to take command in this series he did everything that is the kind of killer instinct you need in the playoffs on defense Oklahoma City here’s Neard matin for three hangs home the trifecta a young guy who is ready to attack matine gets the ball and goes straight into his shot the Thunder leading by 13 left side gilders Alexander knocked loose albertton outside mathan against Williams turner with a screen on Hardenstein siaka passes to Turner down to five on the shot clock that’s a two from Athens it’s rebounded by Oklahoma City gil Alexander’s got nine rebounds in the game getting it done there’s 126 left in the fourth quarter pass to Williams here’s the floater meard grabs the board pacers trail by 13 hallebertton right side captain Mhard and he gets the whistle for the 3second call 102 left in the fourth quarter of this one oklahoma City’s gone three of four from downtown here in the fourth 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 the Thunder they had a fantastic play from the bench and this team has great depth and they showed it in this game 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 you know when you look at the huge impact he had just a monster game for Shay Gilis Alexander just active on defense little things like clawing and scrapping and tipping passes and contesting shots came up with a lot of steals so no problem for Oklahoma City as they get 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 and it’s going to be the Pacers off the tip a look at the opening lineup for the Oklahoma City Thunder some serious height in the middle homegrren the four hardenstein the five gilas Alexander runs the point with Dort at the two and it’s Williams in at the three now here’s Homegrren here’s Dort and banks in the layup listen that is all you can do defensively loot Dort at times is just going to make tough shots pass to Turner turner a screen on Williams here’s Matherin williams grabs the board i think this is a spot he has got to become more consistent from if you want to command the defender’s respect great D that time from Hallebertton well defensively if you allow him to get this close you’re playing with fire he just happened to miss that one top of the key good on the bucket wherever he’s gone the shot has followed hallebertton perfecting his craft in the mid-range williams against Matherin williams passes to Hartstein and Hartinstein slams it in how good a playmaker are we watching always leading always trying to create for others and we’re about a minute and a half into the first quarter turner with the dunk well the coaching staff encourages Hallebertton to get involved in pick and rolls because he will pick you apart gilas Alexander with the ball seakum covering and the basket is good pick works well there but the defense left a lot to be desired it takes incredible effort to stay connected to the hip of the offensive player you’ve got to want to work now here’s Turner knocked away turner a screen on Gordon five to shoot limhard the pass to Hallebertton three-pointer nails it from three hallebertton’s got five well it’s been early in his career but Tyrese Hallebertton has proven to be extremely dangerous from Rain here’s Gilch Alexander excellent D there from Turner indiana’s gone one of two from three-point land so far pass to Nhard there’s a screen by Turner nimhard with it now gilis Alexander defending Turner a screen on Gilis Alexander here’s Nimhard off target from three-point range and that close out certainly made a difference well no question he altered that shot and most of the time that’s just as good as blocking it attacking in the painted area clearly that was their game plan coming in and so it’s Indiana with it following the bucket by Oklahoma City over to the left wing here’s Seakum and no good great D that time from Homegrren and so it’s Gil just Alexander with it he brings it up for Oklahoma City mather against Williams outside gilis Alexander and a foul called on the way up so he’ll take two from the free throw line boy the more you watch Jus Alexander play the more he shows you the aspects of his game just getting better and better and better and he knocks down the first one what you love about Shay Gilis Alexander is this young man’s work ethic he is a gym rat who is always looking for ways to improve both free throws good from Gilas Alexander an efficient night from the line this is a guy who puts in the work and it pays dividends a moment to hear from Alli Leforce just a bit ago Rick Carile and I were able to chat our topic was how he’ll defend Shay Gilders Alexander and coach was straightforward saying Shay demands so much attention with the ball that he can warp a defense we’ll need to stay disciplined and not get caught watching the play we’ll see how that approach works out for them guys great work Ally thanks off the inbound pass can’t hit it he’s 0 for two now thunder leading by three dort the pass to Williams fires high post and off the front iron and in it goes williams has gotten his second bucket and I like when Williams works in these mid-range areas i mean such an impressive score and it’s Rick Carile calling timeout here he wants to make sure everybody’s on the same page heat heat heat heat heat up here yeah heat and the Pacers with possession here trailing by five and the foul called on Jaylen Williams that’s his first foul of the game mather up top williams defending turner a screen on Dort now here’s Nimhard dort defending four on the clock from deep three-point land we all know Dort is one of the outstanding defenders in the game and boy how about that contest he is a difference maker on that end and it’s Homegrren missing pacers trail by five seakum pass to Hallebertton seakum with a screen on Dort here’s Hallebertton indiana again missing that’s a shot he’d like back he’s usually going to make those here’s Dort that one’s good and so Gilis Alexander with the assist that’s a tremendous contest from the defender but Lou Dort just better than that boy they need something to go to regain some confidence no question way too many empty possessions for them back to Hallebertton to get back on track sends it home from three-point land hallebertton’s got eight points and Williams has got the ball here for the Thunder four-point game and Hartenstein slams it in 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 i tell you you can’t get stops if you’re unwilling to put in the work now here’s Seakum no point so far outside Gilis Alexander down low oh stolen by Turner seakum finds Matherin allebertton on the wing indiana needs to get a shot off offensive rebound turner out of bounds it’ll be Oklahoma City’s ball oklahoma City leading by six hartinstein with a screen on Matherin here’s Williams the rebound by Turner i love how they’ve attacked the boards here in the first quarter seakum outside nimhard outside turner a screen on Gordon down to five on the shot clock nimhard the pass to Turner and he gets the bucket turner’s got his second bucket on the night miles Turner covered tightly but nonetheless scores that is really well done williams against Mavericks manning knocks it down he’s three of five now from the floor and now almost all their points coming from the paint seakum outside back to Hallebertton lets the three fly on target from range hallebertton’s got 11 points well they’re not behind because of this guy he is putting on a tremendous run that’s the homegrown outside Alexander against Hallebertton miles Turner with that blank sends it back twice on the pipes miles and a moment now to quickly take a look at the offensive approach for the Thunder ever since this game started they’ve been attacking on the inside looking for ways to bust up the defense and get high percentage looks 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 and that one falls for Hardenstein indiana making a switch here mcconnell’s checked in and also a switch here for Oklahoma City caruso has checked in off on that one so he goes one out of two at the line pacers trail by four seakum outside pass to McConnell homegrren against Turner nimhard with it and rejected but Ludor has more than earned his reputation as a defensive stopper twice on the pipes and it’s time to take another look at that powerful block yeah this is the elevated energy level you expect in the postseason chasing down blocks and making an impact and some changes here for the Pacers toppen he’s checked in for Turner knees Smith comes in for Matherin and it’s Shepard in for Nimhart and here are the Pacers now trailing by four and N Smith gets it to go boy they don’t waste any time on that inbound play very little the defense can do to react to that one williams in the post d Smith covering and here’s Caruso outside the Pacers pull it in seakum outside and stolen by Caruso to the middle here’s Williams the kick out to Wiggins there’s the triple knocks down the triple time out time out and the Thunder lead by five he is such a smart player jaylen Williams making people around him better and we’ll have a timeout here called by Rick Carile a moment to rest and confer on the game plan heat up here heat up here heat up here pacers trail by five toppin passes to McConnell back to Topphen and the slam dunk by Toppen obie Topphen is a showman put him near the cup and watch what happens outside Williams outside Joe the three is up oh the Thunder another three and that’s what they want to do get him open looks early and here’s Indiana now six-point game seakum against Williams mcconnell outside seakum for three drills it from deep boy passed out seakam with the big time answer from three nice oklahoma City leading by three outside Williams there’s a screen murphy grabs a miss indiana’s gone four of nine from beyond the three-point line in this first quarter here’s Seakum oh plenty of contact on that shot officials call the foul and he’ll take two free throws now now Pascal Seakum looking aggressive and determined which forces the defender to commit the foul first trip to the line for him here two and he drops a first i think what’s probably surprised me the most about Pascal Seakum is how prepared he is to be the primary scorer for an excellent team in the NBA this guy has shown no hesitation tyresese Hallebertton’s checked in for Indiana shay Gilchis Alexander he’s checked in for Oklahoma City seakum hits them both 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 gil just Alexander no good and Seakum has got the ball here for the Indiana Pacers they trail by one up and in on the layup seakum’s got seven points in the game this guy reads situations so well and he knows how to execute now here’s Gilas Alexander Wiggins outside outside Joe launches a three he’s in his comfort zone two for two to start this one backing up that last three with another three the defense has to stop giving them so many clean looks here’s Hallebertton kicks it out to Seakum second shot opportunity oh and there’s the whistle on the shot so two free throws for him coming up it’s going to be on Alex Caruso well there is such length and fluidity pascal Seakum opportunistic on the drive take a break take a break two shots no good on the free throw and he sinks the second two for one opportunity if they can time it right a great way to end the quarter here’s Caruso and the rebound goes to the Pacers mcconnell outside pass to Hallebertton beyond the arc williams grabs the board oklahoma City’s gone three of four on threes here in this first quarter joe the pass to Gilis Alexander wiggins with a screen on McConnell gil just Alexander from outside the shot no good and still a close game as the first quarter comes to a close it’s the Thunder up by one and back to the start of the second quarter in just a moment and welcome back to our coverage of game three on 2K Sports and for the Thunder guys what jumps out to you statwise oh what I love was that first quarter was all about leaking out and capitalizing in transition man why wouldn’t they you see their effectiveness in the open floor very difficult to slow down thunder with a lead taking a look at Oklahoma City they’ve got Alex Caruso Aaron Wiggins out there with Williams then it’s Shay Gilgis Alexander and it’s Joe in at the two guard spot no good from outside hallebertton against Gilis Alexander and a slam dunk by Toppenhen the chemistry Toppen has with his teammates just get up over the rim and finish it with authority over here joseph Alexander passes to Wiggins here’s Joe from behind the ark gets rebounded by Indiana allebertton’s got his fourth rebound in this one caruso against McConnell and it’s out of bounds last touch by McConnell outside gilis Alexander pass to Joe to the inside williams against Bryant and the shot counts he’s fouled and it’s a chance for a three-point play this will be his third free throw of the game here in the second quarter a little over a minute of play now here’s Hallebertton he’s got 11 the three-pointer off the mark just Alexander against Hallebertton alexander passes to Wiggins now here’s Joe left side gilas Alexander strong finish by Gilgis Alexander well let’s remember that at 6’6 Shay Gildas Alexander can more than handle himself near the cup bryant outside williams against Hallebertton kicks it out to Brian and all around the rim that time before dropping we’re now about two minutes into the second quarter gil just Alexander passes to Joe back to Williams wiggins with a screen on McConnell here’s Gil’s Alexander and he’s going to the line for two the officials saw contact while he was going up well there’s a level of aggressiveness that you must contend with with Gilchis Alexander on the offensive end you love to see him force the issue oklahoma City shooting their sixth and seventh free throw attempts tonight that free throw good from Gilgis Alexander both free throws good from Gilis Alexander yeah just knocking down every free throw i mean I love to see this kind of efficiency mcconnell passes to Tophen and here’s Hallebertton covered by Joe and it’s Hallebertton gets it to go inside that’s three buckets in a row off assist just Alexander against McConnell pass to Wiggins this one for three he buries it from three wiggins got six you’re leaving him all alone good luck he’s going to drill that every time hallebertton for three the Thunder pull it in gil just Alexander’s got four rebounds now after nailing three trays to start this game he’s gone silent here in the second quarter williams passes to Gilis Alexander back to Williams pass to Gildas Alexander clock at four oklahoma City’s got to hurry they got to get up a shot and Williams punches it home well he’s such a good athlete for a center it’s how he’s able to succeed despite being one of the smallest fives in the NBA mcconnell against Gilis Alexander hallebertton for three yes and it’s McConnell with the assist that time mcconnell’s got three assists in the game another triple for him his fourth of the night after that monster first quarter where he hit three of them now here’s Wiggins six points for him pass to Joe the three and again Oklahoma City with a triple man this is just fun these teams are trading threes back and forth well that three-point shot just gives you so much room to operate on the offensive end and a slam dunk by Toppenhen explosive above the rim player Mr toppenhen have at it thunder leading by five gilas Alexander surveying the deep outside joe pass to Wiggins peruso outside oh the Thunder another three and the defense is really allowing them too much room on the perimeter mcconnell passes to Tophen toppen a screen on Caruso back to Tophen wiggins with a steal mcconnell against Caruso outside at Gilg Alexander and he got the whistle on the way up so he’ll be headed to the line for a pair aaron Smith picks one up boy Shay Gil Alexander has become the master at drawing fouls nice work at the line so far going five for five that free throw good from Gilis Alexander their focus is sharp tonight you can see it at the free throw line shooting almost 90% from there the Thunder making a switch here hardenstein he’s checked in for Williams chad Homegrren comes in for Wiggins jaylen Williams he’s checked in for Caruso and it’s Dort in for Joe both free throws good from Gilas Alexander and they’ve capitalized well from the free throw line their percentage is impressive now here’s Nimhart he’s covered closely here’s Hallebertton and it’s Indiana scoring again scoring well this quarter picking up steam as he goes that’s the homer back to Gil Alexander here’s STA oh a clear foul there on the missed shot so he’ll get a pair at the line and they’ll give that one to Miles Turner well what a pump fake by Shay Gil Alexander gets the defender committed and he’ll go to the foul line great shooting for him at the line tonight seven for seven first free throw is good if they can stay lights out from the charity strike this lead should hold and he makes both free throws i like how he’s upped his aggressiveness here finding ways to get to the line in this second quarter pacers trail by 10 outside Matherin it doesn’t go for him some solid defense from Williams and so it’s Williams with it he brings it up for Oklahoma City 10-point lead this is their biggest of the game pass to Gilis Alexander gilgis Alexander takes the contact we all know that SGA is very capable of averaging 30 for a season tonight’s exploit should come as no surprise nimhard the pass to Seakkum there’s the drive hitting his third shot in seven looks well Seakum with the ball on the deck slicing his way through the defense to get a shot opportunity screen by Holren outside goes Alexander sga using that size he’s putting on a show this quarter and the team’s feeding off his energy hallebertton against Gilas Alexander seakum for three hartenstein pulls it in hardenstein’s got four rebounds now pass to Homegrren and here is Williams and he makes it on the layup williams has got eight points and you think their lead would hold as long as they continue to shoot like this and it’s Rick Carile calling timeout here we might see him looking to make some tweaks to the strategy here and no doubt coach wants them to improve their interior defense i think right now they’re giving up way too many easy looks that is a recipe for disaster heat up here heat heat mcconnell he’s checked in for Indiana and Oklahoma City with a change here too caruso he’s checked in for Gilg Alexander here’s McConnell hasn’t gotten one to fall yet to the wing on the left here’s Seakkum banked it in off the glass this second quarter he’s been much better improving over that slow start oklahoma City leading by 12 pass to Homegrren back to Williams now Caruso now here’s Dort he’s guarded by Nimhart shot clock at five williams with it fires the three good that’s his fifth bucket in nine attempts well I absolutely love the way this guy has controlled the pace tonight they’ve been able to play the style they want seakum outside pass to Matherin now Turner and stolen by Hardenstein and it’s Dort off the drive caruso with it shot clock at six here’s the three the rebound by Turner pacers trail by 15 siakum right side great D that time from Homegrren and Homegrren’s got the ball here for the Thunder takes a three another miss he’s 0 for two now indiana’s gone one of four from three-point land here in the second oh and he got fouled on his way up he’ll head to the line to shoot two indiana shooting their fifth and sixth free throws of the game shooting two the first free throw is good n Smith he’s checked in for McConnell and that’s good as he hits both shots thunder leading by 13 pass to Homegrren door outside now hardenstein oh and he took a hard foul on the shot so he’ll head to the line to shoot a pair i don’t mind that i mean they met him at the rim and temporarily prevented the points and he’ll take his third and fourth free throws of the night and that one falls for Hardenstein this is how you win games get to the stripe and knock down your free throws and so Hardenstein nails both of them pacers trail by 15 seakum outside nathan a screen on Homegrren seakum in the post homegrren’s there zakam gets the bucket and off the jump they were effective from deep i don’t know why they haven’t continued to fire from out there pass to Homegrren here’s Caruso he’s guarded by Nimhart door outside from outside the ark seakum pulls down the board seakum’s got six rebounds here tonight he gets it in there seakum’s got 16 points check out the move by Pascal Siaka stop it don’t hurt him caruso the pass to Hartinstein dor with it back to Hardenstein pass to Caruso and here is Williams smith covering williams shot is good we talk about Williams versatility as a scorer he can get his points from just about any spot on the floor outside Min watch the screen back to Nimhard oh deflected and stolen by Williams oh and he jams it home with authority and we see the speed and power i mean Williams shows off on that one impressive looks on the AT&T 5G Slam Cam pacers trail by 15 outside Matherin nimhard outside there’s 45 seconds left to play in the first half caruso grabs the board oklahoma City’s gotten only four of nine from beyond the arc here in the second matherin against Dort pass to Williams dor outside homegrren with a screen on Matherin dort for three sinks the tray he’s got seven well Lou Dort expanding his skill set now able to run pick and roll action go ahead and dictate some offense Lou here’s Nesmith now Matherin Dort defending here’s Seakkum and Indiana misses again a dominating first half of play and so far it hasn’t been close oklahoma City ahead they lead by 18 and we’ll step away briefly but gets you right back out there for the start of the third quarter right after the break i mean when you go inside and impose your will this way you’re delivering a gut punch yeah there’s a whole other half to go but the way they’re winning this makes them the heavy favorite now and looking at where the Thunder stand in the series they’ve been at their best when it’s mattered most and here they are in the finals leading the series and looking very confident you wonder what this Thanks for tuning in now it’s time to head back over to Brian Anderson for the start of the third quarter and here we go the NBA finals continue here on 2K Sports you know Shay Gilis Alexander has been exceptional here guys you just love his patience offensively in the first half waited until he got the looks he wanted you know as a coach you can preach good shot selection but it’s up to the players to execute and this guy has done just that here’s Williams 18 points separating these teams that’s the biggest lead of the game hallebertton and Nhard the one and the two seakum at power forward with Turner in at center and it’s Matherin in at the three that’s the five for the Pacers to the paint very pretty alley and the Thunder lead by 20 now that’s a textbook alley i thought he’d go for the slam but that worked nimhard the pass to Turner knocks it loose hardenstein against Hallebertton and he was fouled while in the act of shooting so he’ll take two free throws three trips to the line so far for him in this one take a break take a break two shots that one’s off he does not get the second one pacers trail by 20 aston Nhard inside and stolen by Hardenstein and here comes the break jumps up and the big finish by Homegrren and in transition Homegrren has speed but he also plays under control nimhard outside and if you’re just joining us we’ve played just over a minute here in the third hallebertton misses and Homegrren’s got the ball here for Oklahoma City they haven’t given up any points here in the second half and the dunk by Hallebertton man it’s just one of those nights with Tyrese Hallebertton he’s kept his foot on the accelerator and he’s putting it to the defense thunder leading by 20 outside williams and so he draws the foul headed to the line to shoot a pair benedict Matherin picks one up take a break take a break two shot the first one falls what I love about Jaylen Williams he makes his presence felt on the game athleticism tireless work ethic and offensive skills that are just blossoming with each repetition and Williams drops them both over a minute and a half now into this third quarter action hallebertton the pass to Turner williams against Matherin kicks it out to Seakum outside Matin five on the clock over Williams shots good by Matherin one thing you have to love is Benedict Mat’s confidence i don’t care where he is on the floor this guy will rise and fire gildas Alexander finds Hardenstein williams with it he’s covered by Merin and Williams punches it home and this is what we’ve come to expect from this guy right not only making a ton of shots but being efficient while doing so turner a screen on Gilg Alexander back to Turner and then Turner with the dunk well exactly what you want from a guy in your pick and roll roll position he’s got to be able to set a firm screen and then find his opening gilg Alexander passes to Hartenstein now Williams Back to Hardenstein that shot missing oo excellent D there from Turner they tried to stay perfect in the half but three for four now mother passes to Turner and then Turner with the dunk and this is why Miles Turner is such a high percentage scorer you combine length athleticism and basketball skills good luck with that defense and slam dunk by Gilas Alexander are you serious that is some power from a point guard oh I love backcourt players with some ups we know versatility is huge in this game just a tremendous job finishing that play wow he’s been spending quite a bit of time at the foul line this is trip number six that free throw good from Gilis Alexander pacers trail by 21 pass to Turner nimhard outside seakum outside williams grabs the board williams has got his fourth rebound in this one gilas Alexander with a ball hallebertton picks him up gil Alexander shot is good well that’s SGA in a nutshell right there quickness length guile finishing on the interior back to Hallebertton turner a screen on Gildas Alexander and the basket by Hallebertton hallebertton’s gotten four this quarter well offensively this guy has been cooking they’re definitely not losing because of him williams on the wing back to Gilis Alexander pass to Dor the three is up indiana with a rebound here’s Yakam he’s got 16 hallebertton outside nimhard outside from downtown he drops it from range nei’s got five you simply must play better defense than that this guy is too good from distance gilgus Alexander finds Hardenstein intercepted he’s got a clear path here’s Nimhart and he caps off the break with a monster slam adding insult to injury with the dunk off the steel nice to see a good play on D that led to some fireworks let’s see if that serves as a momentum builder what a great sequence for this group now here’s Homegrren gildas Alexander and slam dunk by Gilis Alexander this guy is such an explosive athlete shay Gildas Alexander goes straight to the cup and it’s Rick Carile calling timeout here i think right now he must be looking at some adjustments heat heat heat heat indiana making a switch here n Smith’s checked in caruso he’s checked in for Oklahoma City pacers trail by 18 nimhard outside left side and they’ll get another chance lee Smith passes to Hallebertton goes back up and it’s good on the layin hallebertton’s got 24 points we call that tough points from a tough guy young Tyrese Hallebert here’s Gilg Alexander and the rebound goes to the Pacers turner’s got seven rebounds in the game to the middle and then Turner with the dunk and just a lack of fight right now on the defensive end right at least on that slam it was that’s one way to let a team back in the game right you could see on that possession one side playing with a little desperation the other side losing focus here’s Dort after the basket by Indiana on the other end seakum right side back to Nimhard pass to Hallebertton shoots from 14 another one falls for Indiana and force feeding the ball inside i mean no reason to go away from what’s working born outside back to Gilgis Alexander tries again doesn’t go that time hallebertton with some nice D nimhard outside six to shoot over Williams the shot by Nhard no good thunder leading by 12 caruso outside assist by Caruso williams has got 21 points in the game indiana’s got six out of 15 threes so far in this game nimhard outside hallebertton surveys the floor clock at six oh Hallebertton he is game well I’m telling you this guy is doing everything he can to get them where they want to be he’s been on a mission in this period gilis Alexander against Hallebertton count the basket gilis Alexander’s got nine points now in the second half well Shay Gilis Alexander that threelevel scoring ability that time working the mid-range pass to Seakum hallebertton outside nimhard outside over Dorton bounces high off the rim and drops nimhart’s got seven points for the quarter boy the passing of Tyrese Hallebertton you’ve got to love to play with this guy gilgis Alexander finds Hardenstein now here’s Dort Caruso outside pass to Williams fires in the triple he’s got 24 a shot that Williams continues to work on you love seeing these type of results outside Nesmith hallebertton for three and the rebound goes to the Thunder williams has got five rebounds tonight tries a 10-footer and again it’s Oklahoma City what an aggressive mindset in this period he’s starting to take over hallebertton outside pass to knee Smith that’s tipped and stolen by Caruso outside for Gilis Alexander three on three here’s Hallebertton and Hallebertton turning on the speed boy as we reach the latter stages he’s been in a ridiculous groove they simply can’t get over the hump gilis Alexander against Hallebertton 151 left in the third gil just Alexander no good turner a screen on Dort to the paint and stolen by Williams and they’re on the run dort shot is good so Dorch got nine points all right guys let’s get your take on the hustle stats for Oklahoma City 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 think it’s also important we have to acknowledge how many scoring opportunities they’ve created from their spectacular defense getting a bunch of points off turnovers now here’s Gilis Alexander give him 30 it’s good and guys the way this defense is getting manhandled down low you have to wonder if they’re at 100% right now nimhard outside seakum for three gilchess Alexander with a rebound well after hitting one triple in the first half it’s been all radio silence since dort finds Gilis Alexander tries again and he takes it up and lays it in gilis Alexander’s got 34 the D hasn’t been quick enough to react to the ball inside that’s helped cause this run hallebertton the pass to Turner nimhard outside Turner a screen on Dorton here’s Nimhard outside for Hallebertton two seconds separating the shot clock in the game clock fires the three gets the three to fall hallebertton’s got 33 points tyrese Hallebertton has already proven to be a very capable threelevel scorer what a fun player to watch here’s Gilas Alexander and so it’s the Oklahoma City Thunder feeling confident 18-point lead to end that quarter their defense has forced a number of key turnovers giving them a clear advantage on possessions back after this and while we have a chance let’s go to our State Farm assist of the game yeah just shredding the defense with that feed zero chance to stop that well that’s what a great pass will do right you love the unselfish play well there may not be a lot of drama down the stretch as we head into the fourth quarter but stranger things have happened and Oklahoma City looking at who they’ve got to start the fourth aaron Wiggins out there with Williams and then it’s Alex Caruso then it’s Isaiah Joe and it’s Gilas Alexander in at the point yeah in the first half he was unstoppable indeed now two more since the break mcconnell against Gilg Alexander and that’s a foul called on TJ McConnell that’s foul number two for him joe the pass to Wiggins over Toppen and the shots good by Wiggins and just totally relentless only increasing the intensity level one thing I enjoy is watching players who don’t pay attention to the score you lock in on the moment and play the right way and here’s Indiana now the Thunder making their last shot and here’s Bryant outside that’s good and Hallebertton gets the assist hallebertton’s got his seventh assist here tonight thunder leading by 14 here’s Gilis Alexander and such a nice move to make that bucket possible gilis Alexander’s got 36 points hallebertton outside and it’s Shay Gilis Alexander with the rebound gilis Alexander’s got rebound number eight now about a minute and a half through the fourth quarter now and he was fouled in the act of shooting opportunity for a three-point play here they’re just taking what the defense gives them and right now that’s the interior nice shot and the free throw no good pacers trail by 18 now N Smith pass to Thompson back to Nmith six on the shot clock brian a screen on Gilis Alexander mcconnell from outside oklahoma City grabs a miss earlier they held a 23-point lead wiggins looking around and here’s Gil Alexander get there get there shoots over McConnell tried to bank it in but it misses and for him that’s a great look expect him to go right back to it if it’s available no doubt very good play call good execution sometimes it just doesn’t fall now here’s Hallebertton lets it go from deep and Indiana misses again and the defense got away with one there i mean that’s the shot he typically makes gilgis Alexander against McConnell and Gilis Alexander missing pacers trail by 18 allebertton outside McConnell outside and there’s a whistle that’ll belong to Shay Gilis Alexander that’s his first foul nimhart he’s checked in for Indiana and Oklahoma City with a change here too dort checked in nimhard outside they set the pick to win the drought good work defensively by Dort oh gritty defense protecting the rim at all costs against a guy who has all sorts of ways to finish indiana’s gone two of four from the perimeter here in the fourth quarter nimhard outside hallebertton for three good another from three and he’s letting it fly from long range to devastating effect and has now tied the franchise record for triples in a playoff game and Gil just Alexander missing this has not been a good period for this guy out of sync not letting the game come to him he’s got to settle down and make shots wiggins from long range and Toppin pulls it down pacers trail by 17 lee Smith passes to Bryant oh the lead pass was in the perfect spot to set up the layup what power inside by Thomas Bryant boy don’t mess with this guy pass to Wiggins he can’t get that one to fall excellent D there from Toppen the Pacers have got four of eight shots to drop here in this final quarter nimhard the pass to Hallebertton good work defensively by Gilgus Alexander it’s Wiggins on the wing williams finds Gilis Alexander just five to shoot floats one up so it’ll be two free throws he was fouled in the act of shooting that one on Nimhart let’s remember Sha Alexander is 6 foot6 so getting on the interior is not a problem take a break that free throw good from Gilgis Alexander some changes for Indiana turner comes in for Bryant and it’s Pascal Seakum in for Tophen Hardenstein he’s checked in for Oklahoma City williams comes in for Wiggins both good from the line that time pacers trail by 17 seakum outside pass to Turner back to Seakkum and the foul called on Jaylen Williams that’s foul number two for him hey yo right here hallebertton against Gilis Alexander and then Turner with the dunk i love the throwback basketball work it down low and set up your teammate oklahoma City leading by 15 pass to Hardenstein gord with it now Caruso williams on the wing shot clock at six seakum pulls down the board seakum’s got nine rebounds in the game boy he’s getting it done outside Nmith nimhard outside pass to Hallebertton for three and again for three and talk about stepping up he’s having a playoff game these fans have never seen and that last triple means he’s got the most threes in a single playoff game in franchise history here’s Dort oh and there’s the whistle on the shot so two free throws for him coming up what we know about Lou Dort is this guy is an excellent defender he’s got size strength versatility you can basically throw him at the other team’s best offensive weapon night after night first one falls for him blue Dort earned his way into the NBA because of what he brings on the defensive end he is stout he’s not going to back away from a challenge and now he’s knocking down threes those players in high demand then at McMatherin he’s checked in for Nissan and Oklahoma City with a change here too homegrren’s checked in and Dort hits them both pacers trail by 14 pass to Turner outside Merin oh and he got fouled on his way up he’ll head to the line to shoot two it’s all Isaiah Hartenstein and one thing about Matherin he keeps pressure on that defense and the first one at the line is good and so he makes both from the line 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 now here’s Gilis Alexander pass to Dort there’s the three and another miss by Oklahoma City he didn’t make them pay for that weak defense but they just can’t rely on him to miss those kind of shots alen on the wing the Pacers again can’t hit thunder leading by 12 and here’s Gilis Alexander hardenstein a screen gilas Alexander passes to Hardenstein doubled by Seakkum williams on the wing turner covers williams shot is good it doesn’t matter what position Jaylen Williams happens to be playing on any given night this guy’s a force offensively seakum outside right wing turner against Hardenstein turner passes to Seakkum and stolen by Homegrren now Dort back to Homegrren pass to Hardenstein outside Williams7 Indiana with a rebound matherin with a ball arinstein covering and he takes that one up and powers it through and putting his athletic ability to work i mean Matherin comes in hot on the drive and lifts off for the slam homegrren against Seakum back to Gilis Alexander indiana with a rebound allebertton’s got eight rebounds in the game boy a tough go for him in this quarter you can see how desperately he wants to get things started he just can’t make a shot for three matherin counted from distance their ball movement on this run has been tremendous it’s led to a lot of good clean open looks down low here’s Harden no stopping him there jams it in and he’s fouled an opportunity in a three-point play and they’ll give that one to Miles Turner what’s up seiakum with it has to love his hustle tonight yeah BA just one more rebound and he’ll have a double double and we’ll have a timeout here called by Rick Carile looking to get everyone dialed in and engaged heat up here heat heat heat heat it’s time now to hear from our reporter Ally Leforce hey guys during that last break I heard Rick Carile as he talked with the team and it was a frustrated huddle coaches and players were angry about the turnovers players trying to hold each other accountable they’re fed up with sloppy play let’s see how they respond guys and Ally thanks hallebertton outside to the inside here’s an eight-footer he hits the back iron and sinks it this guy’s got incredible allaround skill set pascal Seakum from the paint yes sir thunder leading by 10 alexander passes to Williams inside post by Turner it’s an even threeon-ree break here’s Matherin and there’s a whistle he’ll head to the line to shoot two it’s going to go on Chad Homegrren the explosiveness of Matherin is so hard to contain he’s skilled at getting these whistles and he makes the first one thing you know about Benedict Mat this guy oozes confidence and he is an impact scorer that one misses so he goes one for two one thing that’s apparent about Matin is his athleticism he’s got a good blend of agility and strength which gives him multiple ways to beat you and his fantastic performance from the last game has carried over to 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 seakum the pass to Matherin and that’ll be Indiana’s ball as it goes out of bounds pacers able to keep the possession there’s a minute 47 left to play in the fourth turner a screen on homegr and so he draws the foul headed to the line to shoot a pair yeah this guy does such a tremendous job creating contact pascal Seakum give him the up fake and draw the foul he hits the first one and that brings him within 10 that’s also good so he hits both free throws there’s a minute 40 left in the fourth quarter here and it’s Dort with the ball for the Oklahoma City Thunder earlier they held a 23-point lead so smooth so pretty off the triple drive shake Gilis Alexander doing work now here’s Hallebertton pass to Seakkum over Hulgrren and the shot is good dropping in off the front of the rim seakum’s got 22 points 121 left in the game d right side fires for three and that comes off the assist by Gilis Alexander so Dort got five points now in the quarter boy nice rise and fire from Lou Dort Hallebertton against Gilis Alexander here’s Siak and that one goes in as he’s fouled it’ll be three points if he converts the free throw one shot push on the miss push it on the miss rebound and 101 left in the fourth quarter of this one from deep Gilgus Alexander and again Oklahoma City with a triple 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 and it seemed like steals ended up making the difference in this game no question their ability to force mistakes and turn them into points gave them an upper hand tonight and as it was happening as it was building you knew this was a monster game for Shay Gilas Alexander this guy has been shot making all night long he commands the rock and takes over he’s playing bigger than his listed height he’s doing work on that glass it’s Dor on the wing he’s guarded by Nimhard homegrren with a screen on Hallebertton down low and the big finish by Homegrren and you know as a roller Homegrren shows great hands and he makes nice adjustments moving downhill 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 well that’ll do it thanks for joining us for game three of the NBA Finals for Ali Leforce Grant Hill and Dorisburg this is Brian Anderson thank you for watching tonight’s game and let’s reveal our player of the game Shay Gilis Alexander taking a look at Oklahoma City taking care of business break in these NBA finals a win here tonight would almost guarantee them the title 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 we’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 starting the four and the five the lengthy pair of and Hardenstein kill just Alexander run things with Dort to his side and it’s Williams at the three the small P now here’s Det on the wing and the shot goes in poor design there defensively they they know he’s a knockdown shooter from that spot and you do not want to let him get going early because that can get you cooked hallelbertton no good and so it’s Dort with it he brings it up for the Thunder pass to Homegrren from the arc cranes the three-pointer and with that threat of the outside jumper a home room generates space for this offense hallebertton passes to Turner and here’s Hallebertton latrills the three-pointer hallebertton’s got a couple of threes now in the first for Indiana and an eye for an eye both teams working to stretch the floor nothing like answering back one team gets three you fire three of your own boom now here’s Doris Alexander good work defensively by Turner good offense squaring up against better D there you got to appreciate that stop albertton outside it’s stolen by Gilia Chander it’s rebounded by Indiana they need to put the big loss on Tuesday in the back of their mind yeah tough game on the road the guys you’re defending obviously comfortable shooting in their own building you’ve got to find a way to break their rhythm yeah and it’s not easy to do much easier said than done but they’re capable of making it happen it just comes down I think to will and desire now Hallebertton after the miss three from Shay Gilis Alexander back to Hallebertton fader on the way had a hand on it first quarter basketball just over two and a half minutes played it’s Gil Alexander with the drive and you really have to appreciate the steady effort of Gilg Alexander the game looks like it comes easy to him but he is one of the hardest workers on the floor this is his first chance at the line tonight and he makes the first and this guy just does everything scores passes good rebounder just an allaround terrific basketball player both shots good from the strike just solid really one of the very best that there is at the free throw line it’s time now to hear from our Hall of Fame reporter David Aldridge what’s the latest David thanks Kevin rick Carlile and I did speak a few minutes ago he immediately mentioned that Shay Gildress Alexander of course is at the top of their scouting report 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 pass guys thanks David well Dort makes the smart play there he spots a wide open shooter and just gets him the ball they need a bucket in a big way here to regain some confidence and so it’s Rick Carile here calling timeout he wants a minute here to get things straightened out with his team heat heat heat heat heat heat and first quarter we’re about 3 and a half minutes in outside Matan oh Turner in position here’s Gilgus Alexander pass to Hartinstein noward covering here’s Williams he’s off on that one williams against Matim now here is Hallebertton seakum outside hallebertton against Gilis Alexander from outside off the mark the shooting numbers just aren’t there yet in the fourth homegrren kicks to Williams and the Thunder another three oh nice job there from Homer his guys appreciate when they’re open he gets him the ball hallebertton passes to Turner back to Hallebertton here’s the three rebound by Williams and not a night he’s going to want to remember just not really able to score the basketball pass to Hartenstein and yes it’s good yeah well done to finish that one off and so here is Indiana seven-point differential here’s Nehard still yet to score here’s Hallebertton finds the bottom of the bucket from 13 ft out whenever that mid-range jump shot is available Hallebertton is going to take advantage of it he’s a really good passer but also an opportunistic score now here’s George Alexander now here’s Homer the wide open look here for Harden can’t nail the jumper you’re not going to see that very often plenty of space but he just let’s face it he whiffs on that one hallebertton deciding where to go with it five on the clock there’s the triple he gets the three-pointer to fall hallebertton’s got 11 points great quarter for him at the offensive end trying to will his team back in the game fugis Alexander finds Hartinstein oklahoma City moving the ball around to the middle here’s Hallebertton and Hallebertton slams it in a terrific effort from Hallebertton so far offensively he’s not holding anything back on that end of the floor pass to Homer outside williams shine with it this one for three pascal Siakum grabs the miss allebertton outside siakum passes to Nemo turner with a screen on George neard no luck that time on the shot that would have put them on top and Gilgus Alexander got the ball here for the Oklahoma City Thunder and it’s out of bounds and last touch by Homegrren TJ McConnell he’s checked in for Hallebertton and Oklahoma City with a change here too alex Caruso he’s checked in for Gilis Alexander indiana’s gone 306 50% from deep so far tonight and so it’s Rick Carile here calling timeout he wants to regroup and go over the strategy heat heat homegrren with the steel caruso finds Williams back to Caruso hardenstein with a screen on McConnell and stolen by Siakum pass to Nemo just five to shoot on the wing matherine and the Pacers can’t get it to go thunder have gone five of 12 from the field since the opening tip and that one is good and the Thunder lead by two and that’s definitely a shot that he has in his arsenal here’s Siakum releases it’s deflected homegrren up top he’s covered by McConnell homer gets the bucket now it’s a four-point Thunder lead and looking to get stronger homer fights through the bump tons of time for him to grow into that frame here’s Siaka and the basket is good and he’s got a chance here for one more at the one boy at the offensive end his game is so impressive i mean he’s a threat every time up the floor the Pacers shooting their first free throw tonight looking at who’s out there now for the Pacers obby Toppins checked in for Miles Turner veith comes in for Benedict Matan and Shepard subbed in for Andrew Nemar then for the Thunder Williams he’s checked in for Hartinstein aaron Wiggins comes in for Chad Homegrren and it’s Isaiah Joe in for Dorch throw good seakum a big man who can score rebound and pass this is why Seakum has become a huge piece of this team now here’s Williams eight points for him over Nmith and it’s Williams that time the assist by Williams 10 points for Williams pacers trail by three and here’s McConnell hasn’t made one yet pass to Siakum they set the pick kept alive back to McConnell three-pointer good on the triple and the allaround game of Seattle so adept at working the ball to open guys thunder have gone eight of 15 from the field shooting above 50% here tonight here’s Williams gets rebounded by Indiana yeah they got that one but early on it’s it’s really been a struggle for them to secure that defensive backboard and because it’s still early I wouldn’t read too much into it there’s still a lot of game left here’s Shepard tapping a screen on Caruso the Bers shooting their second and third free throws tonight shooting two and they now lead as the free throw drops for him one of those and so he hits both and here’s Williams now he’ll bring it up for the Oklahoma City Thunder go and foul on the shot he’ll shoot two at the free throw line and really the defense fouling there to prevent the layup but that’s exactly what you need to do it is i mean no reason to back off from giving the layup much better off making him go to the line and that one falls for Williams ryan is checked in for Indiana hallebertton comes in for Shepard shay Gilish Alexander checked in for the Thunder and Williams drops them both 158 left to play in the first and he’s going up for the alley and Toppin throws it down toppin is a skywalker obie insane verticality oklahoma City trailing here’s Williams the rebound by Hallebertton you can’t look at the result of that shot they’ll take that whenever they get it well you know I hear you that’s a good look but when you’re that wide open I think you got to knock it down now here is Hallebertton 13 points in the game just five on the clock and finished off by Hallebertton tyresese Hallebertton so capable of playing multiple positions and roles for this team and tonight he’s embraced being the scoreer gilas Alexander against Hallebertton williams has a screen for Gilas Alexander the Thunder with another miss and they had some boxed coverage that turned into no coverage hallebertton kicks to Topphen pass to McConnell indiana moving it around back to Tophen and stolen by Caruso here’s Wiggins toppen covering and it’s Wiggins with the jam well if you don’t take care of the ball fellas that’s what can happen absolutely Greg that makes the turnover even more painful what you you mean the throw down at the end i’ll tell you what fellas i mean the highlight shows are going to pain them even more now the Pacers with possession here the Thunder making the shot pass to and a miss there on the triple wiggins with it toppin covering basket good wiggins has got the game tied up here for Oklahoma City from deep three-point territory and no good on the last second attempt this time tyrese Allebertton has been on display for the Pacers and it was from three-point range where he did the most damage he knocked down three in that quarter we’ll take a quick break and then back to the action here and we’re back with you all set to bring you more action from game three and before we move on what do you guys think about what we’ve seen so far from the Pacers coming in hot they were sharp from the perimeter right out of the gate well the player and ball movement has been excellent finding space operating in space and when they’ve gotten open shots they’ve knocked him down oklahoma City’s gone three of seven tonight from three-point territory they’ve got TJ McConnell aaron Kneesmith is out there with Toppin then it’s Hallebertton and it’s Bryant in at the center position that’s the five to begin the second quarter for the Pacers oh that’s too smooth i mean Gilis Alexander with some clever playmaking there now Hallebertton over Joe a nice shot by Hallebertton hallebertton’s got 17 now hey shooting percentage of function of shots you take hallebertton very efficient because he takes good shots mcconnell against Gilas Alexander and it’s good for two and they’re beginning to just flat out fall apart defensively right now especially on the interior yeah and that’s four straight field goals now they’ve allowed from point blank range can’t happen here’s Topphen after the made shot from Shay Gilis Alexander six on the shot clock trying the pass to McConnell from past the arc rebounded by Joe the Thunder with the lead to the inside here’s Caruso drops in the layup for two the defense not putting up any fight on the inside they’ve allowed 10 straight points in the paint that’s not the kind of streak you want to be part of defensively tighten it up fellas hallebertton for three yes indeed it is good and he’s now eight for 14 hallebertton a really good knockdown shooter which adds great value to this offense gil just deciding where to go with it kicks it out to Wiggins good and it’s Williams who picks up the assist he’s got nine and he’s not going to miss those very often even from deep nad has to close out a little stronger on him pass to McConnell jacks up a three and Indiana another three and an I for an I both teams working to stretch the floor nothing like answering back one team gets three you fire three of your own boom and it’s going to be out of bounds the Thunder will retain possession off the inbound and the bank shot is good six points for Shay Gilis Alexander this is why SCA is a focal point of his offense because of that ability to score here’s Hallebertton count the bucket and he’s got a free throw coming up as well man he’s got such a great touch and feel around the basket he made that reverse look easy and this is his first trip to the line tonight that’s good from Hallebertton seems like Hallebertton is always looking to do a little more always making the extra effort that’s fairly rare outside Gilgish Alexander miss number six for him he’s made two of his eight attempts hallebertton passes to Nen Smith out of bounds oklahoma City takes possession and some changes here for the Pacers turner’s checked in for Bryant and Andrew Mhards subbed in for TJ McConnell and then for Oklahoma City Hartinstein he’s checked in for Williams and it’s Dort in for Isaiah Joe wiggins outside back to Gilus Alexander two free throws coming up and they call the shooting foul and able to get himself to the line sga so crafty inside there to get the contact this is his second trip to the line in this one that’s good from Gilgus Alexander gilgis Alexander hits them both and so it’s Indiana with it trailing by two balls knocked loose now here’s Nmith not a lot of room no question he got bumped on that shot yeah the officials didn’t need to talk that one over it was obvious the Pacers shooting their fifth and six free throws of the game shooting two that’s good for NA and Son Smith nails both of them here in the second quarter just under three and a half minutes played down low here’s Wiggins and it’s Wiggins with the jam 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 making a statement for sure i mean we’ll see if they can maintain that aggressive approach guys a three-pointer off the mark indiana trailing here here’s Nmith that falls nice feet that time from Hallebertton nmith has got five yeah that’s too good a look to give him from behind the arm over in the corner to let it go with the three down it goes his third basket he’s now three for four hey it’s clear and obvious why they’re winning fantastic shooting from deep right here here’s Nemhard defended by Dort nemhard the pass to Hallebertton tapping a screen on Gilis Alexander hallebertton for three thunder with the rebound just Alexander with it eight points for him outside George to off the mark there with the three-point shot pacers have gone five of seven from the field here in the second pass to Hallebertton turner with the screen and Tyrese Hallebertton gets the three hallebertton’s got 26 points we’ve seen him shoot at 40% from deep for a season so Hallebertton accurate from three-point land now here’s Gilas Alexander martin Stein with the screen for Gilas Alexander out of bounds indiana takes possession and some changes here for the Pacers pascal Seakum comes in for Tophen and it’s Benedict Matan in for Nmith homegr for the Thunder williams comes in for Alex Caruso and Rick Carile decides to call timeout he’s made the decision he wants to huddle up with his guys heat heat indiana’s gone four of six from long range in Second quarter solid shooting hallebertton against Gilis Alexander now here is Hallebertton guarded closer just four to shoot fires the three and the ball goes out of bounds last touch by Hardenstein hallebertton on the wing gilgage Alexander covering shot clock at five shoots the three been fantastic at playing within himself on defense gilg Alexander using his length well there to contest without power dishes to Hartenstein takes a step back Alexander can’t get it to go here’s Hallebertton 26 points for him matherine for three it’s Ken Homerren with the rebound oklahoma City’s gone two of four from three-point range so far in the second quarter takes a three the shot’s good gil Alexander making the play homegrren’s got his third bucket of the night outside Turner back to Hallebertton and the call on the shot it sends in to the line that one on Homegrren hallebertton so versatile and skilled this guy finds ways to keep the defense off balance pretty consistently and a look at how the offensive approach has been going here so far for the Thunder how about the ball movement so far i mean the unselfishness everyone here just playing for one another and that can be infectious another big component of their game early on has been their execution on the fast breaks they’re getting a bunch of easy baskets pushing it in transition and teamwide they’ve been terrific from the line here just one of those nights when the confidence has spread from one player to the next and the Thunder making a switch here caruso’s checked in hallebertton hits them both you love the seemingly endless energy that Hallebertton gives his team always pushing himself to deliver his best effort on every play every day now here’s George still scoreless for three homegrren that one goes in for him too making it look easy he’s now four for four and he’s on a good pace here from three-point range made one in the first two more here in the second it seems like with more to come here’s Matin against Chad Homegrren with the rebound homegrren’s got four rebounds now tonight pass to Caruso against Hartstein that drops and it comes off an assist from Williams now it’s a five-point Thunder lead for Indiana they’ve gone six of 12 in the second quarter right at the 50% mark from the field seakum passes to Turner and it’s Turner finishing it off oh you can’t let Turner get that deep inside when you do he’s going to abuse you with a throw down right on top of your head williams kicks to Homegrren pass to Dort and block that one goes Karin off the glass and that one is good from Hartinstein as the game has gone along they’ve gotten more and more aggressive on the back one well it’s paid off with a greater rate of second chance hoops i mean great effort to build this lead on their part and getting to the line and hitting your free throws a good way to get back into the game it stops the clock and extends the game and allows you the opportunity to set your defense they’ve been perfect from the line so far here in the second quarter that’s good from Turner physicality of Turner is such a big part of his game off on that one so he goes one for two at the line something that’s kept this game close is the fact that the rebound stats for both teams are almost identical the battle to a standstill on the boards has really been something to watch the game’s not over yet we’ll see if one of these teams maintains more energy than the other going down the stretch he’s got quickness maflin gets defenders on their heels oklahoma City has gotten a positive outcome on seven of their 14 three-pointers in this game not bad at all williams against Matie the 19 ft shot and the shot fall short this time and Allebertton’s got the ball here for the Indiana Pacers trailing by two pass to Siakum homer with the steel on the wing williams defended by Mattherin williams gets the bucket and obviously his momentum from the last game has carried over here tonight and you know that’s how it goes with him i mean his hot streaks guys don’t last minutes they last days now here is Hallebert and he has 28 points for the game shot clock at six and the rebound goes to the Thunder that’s not the type of opportunity he fails to convert very often thomas moving the ball around thor passes to Williams and here is Caruso he’s covered by Hellbert caruso pitched to Homer here’s Williams he claims that one off the back iron and down it falls and it’s a six-point Thunder lead the Pacers have gone eight of 15 since we began the second quarter excellent shooting seakum passes to Hallebertton and the rebound goes to the Thunder hartinstein’s got rebound number seven for him tonight and and they’re controlling the boards G that’s plus five in that category and guys you know that rebounding is a huge part a huge component of winning games it’s not a glamorous stat but it’s necessary if you’re going to be a winning team oklahoma City shooting their seventh and eighth attempts at the foul line tonight first free throw is good the Pacers making a switch here mcconnell’s checked in and so Caruso nails both of them and they have yet to miss a shot from the line here this quarter yeah you have to make teams pay for fouling you that’s why they call them free and they’ve done exactly that made them pay and it’s Matarin missing on offense here are the Thunder they’re on a 16-7 run now 8 seconds separating the two clocks caruso looking for an opening inside turner with the steel to the paint pass to McConnell back to Seakum homer with the steel a shot no good and so it’s the Oklahoma City Thunder holding on to an eight-point lead heading into the break and the three-point shot has been big for him and now let’s catch up with David Aldridge who’s standing by from the sideline all right Dave thanks Rick what do you not like about how your team is playing so far well we weren’t into it we missed a blockout we were taking a couple of bad shots so we just need to refocus key in this game we got to take away their open jump shots and threes we got a rebound Rick thanks back to you Kevin thank you David for that interview and we’ll see you back here after the break for third quarter basketball got to appreciate the way they’re moving the ball the offense is flowing like my rap game when you bring the bright beat you know my name you know what it is a debate were you a better rapper or you a better DJ as you are today no that’s me Kenny dj EJ ah 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 smack that is more than enough of us let’s send you back to the game kevin Harland and crew with the second half and we’re back with you as these two teams do battle in their quest for an NBA championship tyrese Hallebertton has been sensational man he’s been running wild on him through that first half absolute dynamite on offense and you know what i’ll be interested to see just how much he’s got left in the tank that first half had to take a lot out of the Thunder leading by eight here’s who Mark Dagnold is going to put out there to start the second half the four and the five with the lengthy pair of Homer and Harden shot gilg Alexander runs things with Dort to his side and it’s Williams at the three up top neard defended by Dors now nehard still yet to score the shots good from Hallebertton he has definitely shown up to play he’s done his part really just trying to battle his team back into Homer homegrren with a screen on Hellbert Alexander passes to Homer that shot missing good D by Siako pacers trail by five allebertton outside and a minute played as the second half gets going off target from three-point range well defended that time he’s a shooter that the D has to close down on quickly when he’s ready to pull the trigger and he comes up with the deuce and good work inside sga will make more room for himself on the perimeter when he can be effective down low nehard with it defended by Dor outside turner pass to Matan turner with a screen for Matan craps in the tray matan’s got five a smooth operator in that pick and roll matan understanding how to capitalize with that hammer to Gildas Alexander outside dors and foul on the shot so he’ll get a chance at the line the Thunder have been at their finest four at the free throw line tonight eight attempts eight makes two that free throw missing and home run possesses skyhigh potential his length and versatility making him such an intriguing prospect good on the second free throw and now around two minutes gone by in this half now here is Siako and Neard has it in the corner over in the corner turner the floater count the basket he has seven well I like this execution coming out of the half solid three for four from the field so far hacker against Williams shot punt good as a jump shot falls and the Thunder lead by five no doubt about the consistency when it comes to scoring the basketball for him tonight a real nice lift for their offense and so it’s Rick Carle here calling timeout and coach has decided they need a moment to talk things over heat heat get out just over two and a half minutes gone by here in the second half nice job by Hallebertton showing you the toughness that time going right into that defense and drawing the foul three trips to the line so far for him in this one that’s good from Halbert and that one goes in two from the line that time oklahoma City leading by three flop keeps going three minutes into the second half now williams against Matan now here’s from the army and the rebound goes to the patients and close to making the defense pay for the lack coverage that time a really good rebound in traffic that’s what the big fellas there for seakum with it he’s picked up by Homer that one falls seakum’s got his second pucker of the night and Seakum always has options in the mid he’s a talented shooter who can make that shot homer kicks to Dort pass to Williams homer sets the screen for Williams trains it from beyond the arc williams has got five points now in the quarter and the lack of effort to fight over the screen there makes that an easy shot well I’m going to credit the screen i mean that’s a good strong pick he lays there matarin for three connects from three-point range mataran’s got eight yeah Matan wanted it this bad he wants to one up them at the arc allebertton against Gil Alexander played in with a nice touch off the glass 12 points for him that’s the kind of aggressive and assertive play they need as we get closer and closer to crunch time turner finds Nemhard back to Turner base to Hallebertton four on the shot clock floats one up dort grabs the miss dort got his fourth rebound in this one williams passes to Dort now he’s looking for Hardenstein and finds him outside for Dilas Alexander misses the three no other way to put it just a poor shooting performance for him but luckily his teammates have picked up the slack the Thunder leading by three outside Williams here’s Hungren and the dunk by Homegrren and attacking the rim hungren making excellent use of that height inside here’s Siaka and the rejection by Hungren and that’s out of bounds indiana will retain possession nmith he’s checked in for the bases and Oklahoma City with a change here too caruso’s checked in seakum against Williams with the floater seakum’s shot is off oklahoma City has gone one of three from downtown since halftime gil Alexander kicks to Caruso that one good for two they’re getting on a roll inside their last three field goals have come from the paint nemhard with it he has yet to score pass to Seakkum over Williams here it goes and the Oklahoma City leaders go down to five on the bucket from Siakum and look at how quick he was to bite on the pump they left his feet way too slow now here’s 11 points in the game fuchesus Alexander calls Williams the screen on Seakum to the middle dort misses and Seakam has got the ball here for the Indiana Pacers d Smith a beautiful reversal and now just a three-point Thunder lead yeah the D has not been able to keep the ball out of the paint at that end of the four caruso the pass to Williams teardrop shot and he lays it up and in and it’s now 23 points here for Jaylen Williams and they’re passing the ball very crisply here seakum outside kneesmith the pass to Seakkum hallebertton outside five on the clock and it’s blocked by Gilis Alexander and great read there by SGA knew the shot was coming and just trusted his instincts hallebertton against Gil Alexander and it’s Turner finishing it off i tell you what his vertical is awesome off the charts a short center who still makes his presence felt elvis Alexander passes to Hart and Shot outside Dort and here is Caruso 11 points in the game dort kicks to Caruso fires from way outside the Pacers pull it in seakum’s got his fifth rebound in this one pass to Hallebertton kneesmith with the ball down low and finished off by Seakum and those are two loud points seakum flushes it without much effort the Thunder have gotten after shots to drop in the second half up to this point they’re only seven to 14 here’s George Alexander and the dunk by Kil Alexander just the kind of play they need in a game this close you know that’s the kind of aggression they want from their floor leader and it just forces the defense to pay more attention to him guys which we know can open up things for others now here is Hallebertton 33 points for him and he converts the layup now it’s a five-point Thunder lead and what’s your take guys and the hustle sticks for the Thunder i like their defense tonight and we don’t talk about that side of the ball enough like you can really change a game when you get a bunch of steals and get out in transition the shooting’s been great but also how about the energy level that’s what’s impressed me the most they’ve been getting it up and down in transition and that takes effort seakan’s shot is off oklahoma City leading by five and a wide open look for Gilg Alexander that doesn’t go either for Gilas Alexander right here seakum up top defended by Dor turner with a screen on Dort here’s Seakkum yes it is score that as a bucket number five on a five for 11 night they have not attempted as many threes here in the second half which I’m scratching my head about it doesn’t make a lot of sense to me 158 left to play in the third dors outside Gilgis Alexander shoots over Nehar and Gilis Alexander gets it to go gilis Alexander’s got 10 points now just in this quarter seakkum outside pass to Nemo tried it in two free throws coming up and they call the shooting foul clearly a foul yeah he took a shot there earned those free throws this is his first free throw of the game heat heat he’s off on the first Tophin he’s checked in for Indiana tj McConnell comes in for Hallebertton then for the Thunder Williams comes in for Isaiah Hartenstein and Wiggins is subbed in for Dorch and he’s good on the second oklahoma City leading by four outside gilis Alexander shoots over Nemo and Gilis Alexander gets it to go gilis Alexander’s got 12 points in just the second half pass Denise Smith and here is Siako and no good that time williams with the defensive effort another rebound hauled in very deep the glass with a lot of passion guys that’s been the key to their lead i mean simply put the effort they’ve displayed on the glass has been the difference here’s Nemard the Thunder making the shot here’s the screen for three wiggins with the rebound and it’s Wiggins with the ball for the Oklahoma City Thunder gildus Alexander passes to Williams that shot is good he’s taken 15 and made 10 from the field tonight and now you see them starting to really work the ball inside and this will be the last possession of the quarter if they’re patient yeah they’ve got to hold for the last shot here puts up a deep three and that one released in time but no good and so it’s Jaylen Williams making things happen for the Thunder he’s at the quarter century mark 25 points for him in this game as they have looked to him over and over to make things happen we’ll get right back to the action when we return and let’s listen to head coach Rick Carile review the game plan with his guys hey we got to take back the momentum we got to take it back hey we can’t wait for our fans to get into it we got to get them into it with hard play and trying anything to inspire his team rick Carile bringing their fans now in the conversation and I love that coach is throwing the onus of responsibility onto his players don’t you guys soak just go out there and show people what you’re made of the fourth quarter has arrived so good to have you with us they’ve got Aaron Nesmith tj McConnell is out there with Hellbert then there’s Tuppen and it’s Bryant in at the five so that’s the group out there for Indiana the edge on the glass is the difference it’s allowed them to build this lead 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 not quite enough defense that time around just lucky he was off here’s Hallebertton and there’s the whistle 3se second violation a costly error there we’ll see how they rebound from that miscue well you know what their wounds are self-inflicted i mean you’ve got to play much smarter than that mcconnell against Gilg Alexander he takes it in the shot no good pacers trail by 10 throws it up high williams with the steel inside here’s Wiggins and it’s Wiggins with the jam that’s a double Andy guys that’s right a great defensive play then the emphatic stuff well turning defense to offense we talk about it all the time try to hit your opponent at the other end before they can set up the defense now the Pacers with possession here the Thunder making the shot bryant with a screen on Gildas Alexander and Bryant throws it down what a pass by Hallebert he’s so comfortable running the screen and roll excellent mcconnell against Alexander and there’s the drive and the dunk by Kil just Alexander the finish was nice but the setup was better yeah G the pick working to full effect before the stuff and you know not enough help from the defense there to compensate he gets a clean look and that’s exactly how you draw it up here’s Hallebertton following the score by Oklahoma City you can’t say enough about his individual performance i don’t think you can overstate it i mean even if the allaround team efforts been lacking this guy’s been on top of things pass to Joe to the paint and it’s going to be out of bounds the Pacers will take it andrew Near checked in for TJ McConnell and Oklahoma City with a change here too dort he’s checked in for Isaiah Joe a little over two and a half minutes have passed here in the fourth quarter allebertton outside fires from deep it’s rebounded by Oklahoma City caruso’s got five rebounds tonight plus eight in the rebound differential one more reason why they’re in control yeah double-digit advantage on the scoreboard they’ve taken the initiative they’ve played I think with more purpose so far take a break take a break two shots first one falls for No good on the second free throw pacers trail by 11 hallebertton on the wing gilg Alexander covering hallebertton passes to Nemo to the inside bryant down low working on Williams six to shoot hallebertton passes to Choppin tries again near shot is good near’s got it back down to a single digit deficit for Indiana gilas Alexander against Hallebertton it’s Gilas Alexander with the drive and a good offensive board and he gets the bucket gilas Alexander’s got 24 and this is SGA’s role he He’s out here to score and score often higgins outside back to Gilas Alexander pass to Caruso the shots good gilas Alexander making the play gilgis Alexander’s got five assists in the game here’s Nemard defended by Dors here’s Hallebertton launches it and again for three and he’s letting it fly from long range to devastating effect and he’s now tied the franchise record for triples in a playoff game to the middle dort kicks to Caruso outside Dortis Alexander can’t get it to go pacers trail by 11 here’s Nemo and it’s blocked quite simply Lou Dort is an elite defender plays hard smart great wingspan which we just saw him use there now here’s Dort williams finds Caruso dort with a screen for Caruso second shot opportunity shooting foul as the whistle blows he’ll shoot two free throws oh the officials are all over 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 he knocks down the first one indiana making some changes miles Turner he’s checked in for Thomas Bryant and it’s Pascal Siaka in for Toppo hartinstein’s checked in for the Thunder williams comes in for Wiggins that one is easily goes one for two pacers trail by 12 now kneesmith pass to Siakum back to Knees Smith now nemo and out of bounds as the Thunder gained possession and Oklahoma City making a change here wiggins is checked in outside torch pass to Gilg Alexander come to me coming in shoots it the Thunder with another miss indiana’s gone one to three from outside the arc since we’ve reached the fourth quarter kneesmith with the ball working on Williams kneesmith the pass to Siak clock at four looking to get back on track here it’s rebounded by Hartinstein hartinstein’s got rebound number 12 here already in the game williams kicks to Gilis Alexander makes it off the glass gilg Alexander’s got the lead up to 14 now for the Thunder they should continue to get the ball inside the defense struggling to contain that and when you make five in a row in close like that it also takes pressure off your perimeter guys too good another from three and talk about stepping up he’s having a playoff game these fans won’t ever forget that last three means he’s got the most threes in a single playoff game in franchise history hardenstein up top wiggins finds Dort and they come right back with their own three-pointer and the Thunder lead by 14 and Hallebertton’s got the ball here for the Indiana Pacers seakum against Wiggins turner with a screen on Wiggins seakum for three offensive rebound pacers shots good by Turner boy how about the determination of Turner i mean he’s a wrecking ball on the glass on both ends of the floor just doesn’t give up on plays pass to Hartinstein outside Williams dort kicks to Gilis Alexander it’s rebounded by Smith pacers trail by 12 seakum with it now Turner and foul on the shot he’ll shoot two at the free throw line a beast in the paint once Turner gets this kind of position you almost have to whack him that’s good from Turner and you know because Turner is such a good free throw shooter for his position defenses really can’t send him to the line too often he’ll make him pay benedict Matan he’s checked in for Aaron Nesmith chad Homegrren he’s checked in for Oklahoma City both free throws good from Turner the Thunder leading by 10 right side Gilis Alexander back to Williams and it’s sent back by Turner miles Turner denying another one one of the league’s best shot blockers year in and year out a key rebound there but they can do a little better on the glass here down the stretch guys it’s been their weakness to this point in the game but they’re still alive here’s Nehard inside siaka misses oklahoma City has gone two or three in the fourth quarter from long range good shooting so far dort passes to Gilg Alexander here’s the turn drop and the shot is good gilg Alexander’s got eight points in the quarter oh silky smooth shot there by Gil Alexander he knew the floater was the right move to beat the defense and Rick Carwle decides to call timeout he’s clearly intent on wanting to lock in and make sure everyone’s on the same page heat heat heat heat and while we’ve got a moment let’s send it over to our terrific reporter David david hey Kevin and I heard Rick Carile during that last break talking with the team now his tone was pretty serious he said “You guys need to prove you’re in this no one else can do it for you time to pour on the gas.” We’ll see if that fire gets lit guys thank you David hallebertton against Gilas Alexander back to Emhard puts up a three that’s good and it’s Hallebertton with the assist hallebertton’s got six assists in the game oklahoma City leading by nine it’s Gil Alexander with the drive stolen away gilas Alexander against Hallebertton we’ve got 155 left to play in the final quarter three-pointer it’s rebounded by Oklahoma City they’ve led by as many as 14 points homegr the pass to Hart that one goes count it you see the quarter awareness from Homegr nice job spotting the open man pacers trail by 11 go now here is Hallebertton turner with a screen for Hallebertton pass to Nemo just five to shoot from deep and he’s good on the three ball near’s got nine points now and that’s the second one and perimeter scoring i have to imagine it was a topic of discussion at halftime certainly i mean they saw a weakness in the perimeter defense and took advantage of it 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 the Thunder looking at both these teams they’re great rebounders and on any given night you might not know who would have the advantage on the boards they they made the most of those extra rebounds as well Kevin hey you know guys what a nice performance it was for Shay Gilis Alexander yeah and he was relentless non-stop energy i mean he just never slowed down or it’s going to be the Pacers off the tip all right let’s check out the starting group for the Thunder some serious height in the middle homegrren the four Hardenstein the five gilous Alexander runs the point with Gord and it’s Williams in at the three and Hallebertton has that kind of ability an awkward release but man is he consistent outside Williams shoots over oh Siaka with the block matherin against Williams back to Matherin and stolen by Williams the ball’s knocked loose oh it’s stolen by Seakum pass to Turner and a foul called on the way up so he’ll take two from the free throw line when you think about Turner one of the best shot blockers in the league who can also score at all three levels it’s his first trip to the line shooting two and he knocks down the first one it’s both from the stripe and here’s Gilis Alexander he’ll bring it up for Oklahoma City it’s a five-point game we played just over a minute here in the first count it one for one to start the game gildas Alexander such a tough cover especially at his side hallebertton pass to Turner now Matherin back to Turner and that’s Turner with the dunk and you can’t leave the basket unprotected bad things will happen to you yeah that was just way too easy will not find a higher percentage opportunity than that now here’s Williams off target from the baseline his touch from mid-range that’s almost always good that won’t shake his confidence seakum pass to Hallebertton nimhard outside had around two minutes played here in the first quarter chalk up two there second chances are a great measure of what a team is doing in terms of their effort on a nightly basis and that was some serious effort there now here’s Gilis Alexander right side Williams and he’s going to the line for two the officials saw contact while he was going up ben McMather picks one up there’s a lot of things that they love about Jaylen Williams but his polished allaround game is something appreciated he can fill the roles and fill the holes for whatever they need to do first one falls for him so it’s one of two from the strike for Indiana they’ve gone three of four off to a nice start seakum no good yeah can’t see why he missed that one there the D’s close but like plenty of room joseph Alexander pass it to Holdren takes the three drops in the three ah a superb three-point threat when Homegrown is knocking down triples he’s hard to contain seakum finds Hallebertton turner a screen on Gilis Alexander now here’s Turner let’s go with a three hartinstein pulls it in and let’s swing it over to the sideline and hear from Alli carlile and I had a chance to talk a bit i asked him specifically about Shay Gilgis Alexander and what their defensive game plan is for him and coach said we have to be active we have to keep him in front of us and to try to limit his chances around the rim their offense really opens up when he’s able to attack the basket so let’s see if the defense is up for the challenge ea all right Ally thanks once again n Smith he’s checked in for Matherin and it’s tied up with that one and Hallebertton has got the ball here for the Indiana Pacers pass to Turner now here’s Nimhard dort defending there’s Nith with a three unable to get that one so it’s Oklahoma City now born outside here’s Gilas Alexander pulls up with the elbow the kick out to Williams gil just Alexander with a ball second chance shot and unable to get the go-ahehead bucket there indiana’s gone one for three from beyond the arc hallebertton hallebertton outside from the arc hits the three-pointer hallebertton’s got six you talk about Hallebertton and his versatility he can set up the play or he can finish the play off pass the door and here’s Hartenstein out to the right wing now here’s Williams just five on the clock buries it from three he’s got seven 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 and we’ll have a timeout here called by Rick Carile he wants to give him a breather and talk things over heat heat heat heat heat heat hallebertton outside oh it’s stolen by Gilis Alexander williams in the post knee Smith covering williams misses the Pacers have gone four of eight and looking in control they get the rebound gilg Alexander against Hallebertton six to shoot second chance effort outside nesmith nails it from beyond the arc and Hallebertton just sees the play before the play so it’s Oklahoma City now they trail by three Alexander against Hallebertton to the middle oh got a piece of it good longren’s got five pounding it inside early and often setting a physical tone seakum outside hallebertton surveys the floor and he converts the layup give him eight thunder trail by three just Alexander comes at you in a lot of ways there’s floaters and pull-ups and drives pretty gifted offensive player now here’s Seakkum still no points back to Hallebertton pass to Turner here’s Seakkum there’s a screen by Turner shot clock at five indiana needs to get a shot off and the defense recognizing that Turner can make this shot which is why he gets fouled a chance to catch up on some numbers here the scoring breakdown for the Pacers yeah their early focus on outside scoring has paid off they’re finding plenty of points from three-point land so much good energy and flow tonight and that has really come out of great ball movement guys have been open and as soon as they are they get the ball the first free throw is good no good on the second free throw and Homegrren’s got the ball here for the Thunder trailing by two thor pass to Gil just Alexander basket’s good gil just Alexander’s got six points looks like we’re starting to see a pattern here not afraid to get in the paint and get wet hallebertton the pass to Deart back to Hallebertton turner a screen on Gilis Alexander here’s Hallebertton on target from about 13 ft he’s got 10 he’s going off this quarter a huge reason why this team is on top to the right side pass to Hardenstein and here is Williams now here’s Dort launches it knocks it down from distance and this is the area where Dort has really shown some massive improvement great touch from that ring and it’s Rick Carile calling timeout here he’s going to talk it over with his guys the Pacers making a switch here mcconnell’s checked in and Oklahoma City with a change here too caruso’s checked in nimhard the pass to McConnell now Turner he’s guarded by Hardenstein and then Turner with the dunk okay Miles getting aggressive and jamming it in oklahoma City has gone three of three from outside and looking sharp here in the first Williams a screen on McConnell caruso pass to Holren from outside off the mark for Indiana they’ve got eight of 13 attempts to go to the paint here’s Turner and it’s going to be a goalending call here so they will count the bucket he almost blocked that shot in time just a nan a second late thunder trail by three now here’s Williams seven points in the game scored outside 43 the rebound by Turner seakum with it wow pent offense it’s been fun to watch just aggressive and effective taking it right to the defense this will be his third trip to the free throw line take a break take a break two shots first free throw is good shepard he’s checked in for Indiana he’s perfect from the line this time here’s Williams it goes he’s made three shots in six attempts man he is stronger than he looks trust me i mean Williams has the bulk to win those tough battles inside seakkum against Wiggins seakum gets double pass to Shepard the three williams grabs the board so far rebounding has been a focal point for them the three ball always a nice way to start makes his first one he is such a smart player jaylen Williams making people around him better seakum outside pass to Shepard from deep knocks down the long J and the Pacers lead by three and both teams running long range plays that are working well both of them looking towards the three-point line and I like to see that especially when the results are made buckets they’re punishing those late defensive rotations getting good looks inside throughout the half turner with it williams defending turner against Williams pass to Shepard five to shoot puts the move on oklahoma City grabs a miss and here’s Joe he’s scoreless williams from long range the rebound by Turner turner’s got four rebounds now seakum looking it over shoots over Wiggins and that one’s long oklahoma City trailing caruso pass to Joe here’s Williams knee Smith covering wiggins with a screen on McConnell williams in the post knee Smith covering indiana’s gone four of eight from outside in this first quarter pass to McConnell here’s Shepard and here’s Turner pounded by Wiggins outside kneesmith jacks up a three caruso grabs the board and you never want to give a shooter like him a clean look joe pass to Williams back to Joe outside Williams and the go-ahead bucket no good so far this quarter he’s been out of sync and might be pressing right now mcconnell outside pass to Turner over Wiggins and he finishes that makes him four out of five and that bump not throwing Turner off great concentration by the big man outside Williams shoots over Nesmith and he sinks the 11-footer williams has got 11 points both teams are hot woo this is a fun one to watch yeah made for TV game here pace is great scoring is coming in bunches and both of the teams feeling confident right now good scoring in this one as we conclude the first quarter it’s the Pacers up by four let’s take a quick break and then it’s on to the second quarter after this and welcome back to our coverage of game three on 2K Sports all right guys let me get your thoughts on the Pacers and how they’re playing so far well it’s simple i mean they started off strong and they’ve been hot from beyond the ark since the get-go they just couldn’t seem to know what it was that they needed to do and how to stick them from outside the defense pretty lost thunder trail by four they’ve got TJ McConnell to it out there with Nesmith then there’s Tyresese Hallebertton and it’s Bryant in at the five that’s the five for the Pacers and the shot goes in he’s got the ability to do damage inside and out sga’s not going to miss that gil just Alexander against McConnell three-pointer hallebertton oh Hallebertton deadly from deep this defense just can’t stay connected to shooters and here’s Gilas Alexander he’ll bring it up for the Thunder hey now five for eight shooting a pretty good percentage right now they have no answer defensively inside indiana leading by three streak it in here’s Hallebertton joe with the defensive effort oklahoma City has got four of seven threes to go so far in this game caruso pass to Gilis Alexander shoots over McConnell and there’s Gilas Alexander on the assist by Caruso gilis Alexander’s got six in the quarter fires from deep another miss by Hallebertton the Thunder have gone three of three to begin the second wiggins finds Gilas Alexander and he misses the go-ahead basket indiana’s gone one of two from deep in the second quarter pass to Hallebertton toppin outside three-pointer the Thunder pull it in caruso’s got four rebounds in the game gil just Alexander with a ball sga takes it himself the kick out to Williams pass to Caruso just five to shoot from deep three-point land pacers with a rebound quarter two and just under two and a half minutes gone by wiggins against Hallebertton mcconnell with a screen on Wiggins hallebertton for three williams grabs the board and he almost made them regret defending him so loosely here’s Gil’s Alexander it’s good only a few seconds into the shot clock gilgis Alexander’s got 14 now for those joining us now we’re in the second quarter about 3 minutes gone by to stop the drought oh taking the contact hallebertton he’s getting it done offensively making winning plays at every turn gilis Alexander against McConnell a nice shot by Gilis Alexander their success from mid-range has really set them apart today indiana’s gone six of 14 from the perimeter tonight now here’s Hallebertton tightly guarded inside here’s Topphen and a slam dunk by Tooffen love it when Obie gets a few steps he can really get up there to the middle here’s Wiggins and it’s flush down a nice jam and the chess match continues seven lead changes already and we’re still in the first half now hallebertton 15 points in the game toppen outside there’s a screen by Tophen there’s Nith with a three pure from three-point range nmith’s got his second bucket on the night easy look when the defender isn’t fighting over the screen coach over there just asking for one simple thing and that’s some effort got burned on that one just Alexander and he was fouled while in the act of shooting so he’ll take two free throws alexander can hit you with a lot of moves tricky to defend he’s got his first free throws of the night right here that free throw good from Gilas Alexander you know Shay Gildas 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 miles Turner he’s checked in for Indiana nimhard comes in for McConnell hardenstein he’s checked in for Oklahoma City gord comes in for Joe both free throws good from Gilas Alexander 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 hallebertton outside puts up a three and again it’s the Pacers from the Hallebertton piling up points he can thank his impressive work ethic for that gilas Alexander feeling it out a bit shoots over Hallebertton sga doing his thing in close solid in the first fantastic here in the second he was just waiting for the moment now here’s Nimhart Dort defending here’s Hallebertton and the foul is called he missed it so he’s got a couple of free throws coming his way can’t be overzealous with Hallebertton and when you are he embraces that and he got the whistle indiana shooting their seventh and eighth free throw attempts of the game take a break take a break two shots and the first one at the line is good and Indiana with some changes seakum comes in for Tophen and Benedict Batherin subbed in for Nissan chad Homegrren he’s checked in for Oklahoma City williams comes in for Caruso and both free throws good for Hallebertton you know young players who come into the league you want to see if they can bring it every night hallebertton has certainly fit that bill williams against Matherin and there’s a whistle that goes on Pascal Seakum that’s his first foul dort the pass to Williams dort a screen on Matherin back to Dort for three and that one’s good that makes him two for three and this is how confident Dort is knows how effective he is off the catch and it’s Rick Carile calling timeout here he wants to review the game plan and one thing I’ve learned through the years is no matter the situation there are always adjustments you can make yeah not just there to pump up or to discipline players you got to make sure that the coach makes the proper adjustments and has his team in the right mindset to carry it out heat heat heat heat heat up here hallebertton outside pass to Turner from behind the ark that’s good and Hallebertton gets the assist hallebertton’s got three assists now in this one here’s Homegrrenstein with a screen on Seako and it’s Homegrren missing and here’s Matherin he’ll bring it up for the Pacers three-point lead driving in and he’ll draw the foul he’ll head to the line for two it’s on Isaiah Hartenstein the explosiveness of Matherin is so hard to contain he’s skilled at getting these whistles these are his first free throws of the game take a break take a break two shots that free throw good for Min and one thing Benedict Matherine 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 williams has checked in for Oklahoma City both free throws good from Mather yeah just knocking down every free throw i mean I love to see this kind of efficiency pass to Dort back to Gilgis Alexander and the rebound goes to the Pacers no question this offense has some firepower and they’re looking very confident in all that they’re doing right now back to Seakum down low oh Hallebertton send it home and Hallebertton if he gets that little runway he’ll show you how athletic he can be thunder trail by seven outside gilus Alexander will it go rebounded by Hallebertton indiana’s gone four of seven from three during the second quarter now here’s Nimhard and it’s Turner that time on the assist by Matherin and now it’s a nine-point pacer lead this small advantage is starting to snowball yeah this team is looking to add to the lead trying to put the other team away and threatening here homer the pass to Gilis Alexander Gord with it homegr inside working on Seakkum homegrren finds Gilas Alexander and that one drops gilas Alexander’s got 22 it feels like the other four guys have disappeared at this point he wants to be the one to get them back seakum with it guarded now by Williams and there’s a whistle that goes on Pascal Seakkum that’ll be a second foul of the game and great job to establish position and square up caruso he’s checked in for Oklahoma City thunder trail by seven here’s Dort good setup led him to the rack perfectly for the layup so Dort got his third bucket of the night for Indiana they’ve gotten eight of 12 attempts to drop since the beginning of the second on the wing matherin seakum the pass to Hallebertton lihard outside to the inside and stolen by Williams pass to Williams now Homegrren fires the three and the rebound goes to the Pacers turner’s got six rebounds in the game mathering with a ball back to Turner now Hallebertton five on the clock from deep three-point range and it’s Homer with a rebound thunder trail by five pass to Williams the three ball he nails it that’s his fifth make in 11 tries a shot that Williams continues to work on you love seeing these type of results seakum outside hallebertton with the ball he’s got 22 here’s Turner and he can’t stop the run as that one misses homegrren a pass to Caruso back to Homegrren outside seakov against Caruso oklahoma City’s got to hurry they got to get up a shot and it’s Homegrren missing well 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 pass to Turner here’s Seakkum another shot homegrren with the block wow i mean the 7’6 wingspan coming in handy homegrren loves swatting away shots just like this homer with a screen on Nathering here’s Williams and he got the whistle on the way up so he’ll be headed to the line for a pair they’ll pin that one on Pascal Seakum well that was clearly a foul oklahoma City shooting their sixth and seventh free throw shots in the game the first one falls toppen he’s checked in for Seakum Wiggins he’s checked in for Oklahoma City hits one then misses the second attempt from the line indiana leading dorton with a steal pushing it up the floor here comes Oklahoma City wiggins passes to Williams and here they come here’s Matherin ripped down the breakaway slam you’re talking about a sensational athlete matherin is so tough in transition pass to Dort wiggins with it back to Dort down to five on the shot clock hits the target from 18 ft so Dorch got 10 points dor stepping in just a little bit and gets to the mid-range and shows some confidence there toppen outside back to Hallebertton pass to Matherin over Williams and it’s Matan missing that was some very intimidating aggressive defense that really helped alter that shot now Homegrren it’s stolen by Hallebertton tyrese Hallebertton getting it done for the Indiana Pacers providing the scoring punch right now putting up a cool 22 we’ll be right back with you shortly they’ve had the hot hand from deep so I’m giving these guys the green light keep riding the perimeter game until they take it away they sure made it look easy at times what a half and looking at where the Thunder stand in the series winning the first two games of the finals glad you could join us brian Anderson and crew are ready to take it away for the start of the third quarter and the energy is palpable in this arena welcome back to the NBA Finals on 2K Sports tyrese Hallebertton has been sensational can they come up with an answer for him coming out of the half they have to change something defensively yeah just way too easy out there and I’m sure coach is going to make that a priority at halftime and so it’s Gil just Alexander with it he brings it up for the Oklahoma City Thunder it’s a one-point game taking a look at the Thunder some serious height in the middle homegrren the four Hardenstein the five gilders Alexander runs the point with Gord at the two and it’s Williams in at the three and here’s Nimhard got a piece of it and here’s the fast break here’s Gilis Alexander look at Gilis Alexander sprinting to the cup gilas Alexander positioning himself well and knew exactly where to get to in the open space math against Williams three-pointer hallebertton and it’s Homegrren with a rebound homegrren’s got his fourth rebound in this one thunder leading by three outside Gilgus Alexander here’s Williams and he was fouled while in the act of shooting so he’ll take two free throws yeah and you never want to let shots at the rim go uncontested he shot three of five from the line take a break take a break two shots the free throw drops for Williams and he can’t hit the second and Hardenstein slams it in it’s the little plays like that that can make all the difference not boxing out on free throws is a killer on the wing nhard back to Hallebertton homegrren against Seakum just five on the clock to stop the run with the fadeaway oh he’s found his rhythm seven for 10 and counting and you really want more of this from Turner we all know how dangerous he is once he finds his rhythm that’s the home back to Gilas Alexander shoots over Halbertton indiana with a rebound and after burying three straight shot opportunities finally a miss there still feeling the momentum though homegrren with the block gil Alexander against Mather homer the pass to Gilas Alexander oh tough finish inside by Gilis Alexander good poise there from the young Gilis Alexander not allowing himself to get rattled outside Maverin back to Nimhart and he lays it up and in when it’s this close every bucket matters you need good looks a little over two and a half minutes off the clock in this final half of play here’s Gilchus Alexander and he’s going to the line for two the officials saw contact while he was going up and they’ll give that one to Miles Turner he gets really smooth sometimes gilis Alexander has some size and he challenged the defense with it that time that free throw good from Gilgis Alexander 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 both free throws good from Gilas Alexander here’s Hallebertton 22 points for him and it’s Rick Carile calling timeout here he’ll take the opportunity to regroup they’re giving up a lot of points in the paint that’s something they have to address here yeah coach knows that they know that in the timeout they’re going to hear about it make the adjustments here’s Matherin and he goes strong with the one-handed jab yeah this is how impactful Matherin can be in close he loves jamming it on outside williams that’s the Holdren three-pointer indiana with a rebound turner’s got nine rebounds now not his best night from the field but looking for other ways and finding them so he can chip in and the basket by Hallebertton they’re playing great team basketball it’s good movement and sharp crisp passing homer with it second half here and we’re just over three and a half minutes into it back to Gilas Alexander sga working through contact inside down the stretch he’s been flat out awesome he helped them get the lead and now he’s making sure they keep it nimhard left side back to Hallebertton oh it’s stolen by Gilis Alexander the rebound by Tyrese Hallebertton hallebertton’s got four rebounds now hook loose and it goes out of bounds last touch by Williams hardenstein against Turner it’s rebounded by Oklahoma City hardenstein’s got five rebounds in the game pass to Gilgus Alexander and the foul is called he missed it so he’s got a couple of free throws coming his way logis Alexander does a good job of just staying aggressive and that just forces the defense to do something and what do you guys think so far about the offensive approach for the Thunder but picking all the lowhanging fruit defenses these days want to concede the mid-range and they’re happy to take it all game long they’ve just done a great job of keeping the pressure on the defense and penetrating with the pass they’ve gotten everything inside and they’ve converted there both free throws good from Gilg Alexander hey when you start locking it down at the line good things tend to happen hallebertton pass to Turner now Matherin from the ark hardenstein pulls it in hardenstein’s got six rebounds now in the game pulgrren with it picked up by Matherin down the ball out of play the Pacers will have it pacers trail by six here’s Nimhart hallebertton outside takes the three gets the three ball to go hallebertton’s got 27 points well if he’s hitting shots from there he becomes so much more dangerous it’s scored on the wing that’s the home here’s Gilas Alexander gets an open look and hits it gilis Alexander’s got 34 points he’s putting them to the test this quarter attacking every chance he gets now here’s Matherin and here’s Turner from the arc and it’s Homegrren with a rebound homegr’s got five rebounds in the game do it against Matherin outside Gilis Alexander the rebound by Turner and here’s Mather he’ll bring it up for the Pacers pass to Nimhart hallebert and a screen on Gilis Alexander here’s Nimhart solid shot from a distance of about 14 ft nimhart’s got four points now in the corner great to see players still working the in between areas there wasn’t much resistance defensively now here’s Gore tight defense on him and Gilgis Alexander gets it to go on the assist from Dort hey they’re just getting pushed around inside pacers trail by five nimhard outside pass to Turner fires for three counted now eight for 13 with that basket he’s taking what he can get here as a three in each half gildas Alexander passes to Hol back to Gilas Alexander hardenstein with a screen on Hallebertton here’s Gil Alexander here’s Hartenstein and Hartenstein slams it in and that really has to lift his teammates spirits right now i’ll tell you Grant these second chance buckets could be what this game comes down to well especially in a close game every possession matters mathering passes to Seakum throughout his career Seakum gets himself to the foul line a lot adept at using that length and he’ll earn some free throws here he’s getting his first free throw attempts of the night now that free throw misses such a headscratcher to think that Pascal Seyakum started playing this game at the age of 17 really speaks to his work ethic indiana making a switch here nmith’s checked in and Oklahoma City with a change here too caruso’s checked in on the missing so he comes up empty missing both oklahoma City leading by four williams passes to Caruso to the middle deflects the pass it’s stolen by Halbertton it’s a threeon three fast break tries again so it’ll be two free throws he was fouled in the act of shooting well with great length and movement skills Shiakum is a load inside so far in this game he’s 0 for two at the line that’s good from Siakum got to get it let’s get it get good seakum hits them both the Thunder have gone eight of 13 in the second half gilg Alexander passes to Hardenstein outside Williams door to screen on Seakkum williams from long range sinks it from distance williams has gotten four this quarter just so accurate from deep williams can torch you pass to Turner to the wing right side and so it looks like the Pacers will retain possession here 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 toppin he’s checked in for Indiana mcconnell comes in for Tyresese Hallebertton williams has checked in for Oklahoma City wiggins comes in for Shay Gilis Alexander mcconnell passes to Nmith four on the clock here’s Nehar off the mark there with a three the battle of the boards has been something to watch here’s Williams hits the front of the rim and out and so it’s Yakam with it he brings it up for the Pacers and he lobbs it up and the slam dunk by Tooffen and for a big guy obie is quick off the floor oklahoma City leading by three outside Williams door to screen on McConnell and it’s Williams off the drive count it williams has got 21 and his fantastic performance from the last game has carried over to tonight yeah the coach pretty smart for zoning in on him and giving him opportunities to stay with that confident play toppin outside pass to N Smith back to Toppin now here’s N Smith dort defending mcconnell from outside connects from downtown mcconnell’s gotten himself going with a triple his first basket of the game oklahoma City has gone seven of 15 from distance in this game and here’s Wiggins there’s a screen by Wiggins dort pass to Caruso now Dorted by Nimhart from the top of the key gets rebounded by Indiana maybe not the best shot against that kind of defense but he still has the ability to knock that kind of shot down toppin nimhard outside with a tie count that one nimart’s got eight he’s having a good night from the field now i know the defense is really keying in on him but they need him involved if they’re going to pull this out williams passes to Williams and Williams punches it home i just love the aggressive finish i’m thinking he’s sending a strong message with that jam pass toppen up top nimhard dort defending nimhard outside back to Topham for the lead williams grabs the board oklahoma City has gone one of two shooting from the perimeter since halftime 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 and he’s got his first opportunity at the line here tonight joe’s checked in for Dor what you can’t help but notice this half is how lights out they’ve been from the free throw line pacers trail by five now Sakum he’s got five there’s 37 seconds left in the third quarter some solid defense from Williams hey the struggle is real he hasn’t found much success with this offense today wiggins passes to Williams joe with a ball this one’s a three and the three-pointer goes joe’s got his first three points of the game and you can see Joe works on this spot prepares himself to shoot as soon as the pass is on its way seakum outside over Williams topping and we’ve watched three so far in this one oklahoma City ahead leading by eight we’ve got more hoops coming your way in just a minute and a worthy candidate tonight as we take a look at our State Farm assist of the game talk about painting a magnificent picture with that Don just a great decision and a perfect delivery yeah those are the kind of plays that you want to put on a canvas just beautiful basketball the fourth quarter has arrived so good to have you with us they’ve got Aaron Lee Smith Thomas Bryant out there with Tophin then there’s TJ McConnell and it’s Hallebertton in at the two that’s the five for the Pacers mcconnell shot is off looks like the game plan is they’re willing to give him that kind of shot it worked out for them this time but they give it to him again i I bet three points are coming pass to Hallebertton oh and he got fouled on his way up he’ll head to the line to shoot two oh forcing the issue hallebertton in attack mode and he drops a first 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 on the miss so after making the first he goes one for two thunder leading by seven and the basket by Joe and they’ve really managed to dominate inside the Pacers shooting a nice 50% for the game gilgis Alexander against McConnell hallebertton outside yes and it’s McConnell with the assist that time hallebertton’s got nine points now in the second half just Alexander on the wing he’s marked by McConnell and the shots good by Wiggins they’re not messing around five of their last six buckets have come from the interior pacers trail by eight now here’s McConnell pass to Hallebertton launches it connects again from distance and he’s letting it fly from long range to devastating effect and has now tied the franchise record for triples in a playoff game gil just Alexander against McConnell joe pass to Williams knocked loose hallebert with a steal pass to Bryant over Wiggins and there’s Bryant that’s good on the assist from Hallebertton hallebertton’s got his fifth assist in this one so just Alexander against McConnell caruso screen on McConnell down low throws it down and the official calls a foul it may be a three-point play aaron Nesmith picks one up the Pacers making a switch here nimhart’s checked in and Oklahoma City with a change here too lou Dort he’s checked in for Joe the free throw drops for Caruso and collectively as the game has progressed they’ve been shooting really well from the charity strike now here’s Nimhard dort defending pass to Topphen there’s the block caruso with it gilas Alexander with a ball guarded by Toppenhen here’s Nimhart fires from deep and count it now five for seven as the deep shots continue to fall you can sense the frustration growing among these defenders and he dumps it what a pass to set him up not getting old here seeing him make that lead pass with perfect timing nimhard outside hallebertton against Gilas Alexander hallebertton misses thunder leading by five and here’s Wiggins pass to Williams outside ooh anticipated the pass it’s a turnover here’s Nimhart goes up and lays it in nice and easy nimhart’s got five points now in the quarter can we say he was playing possum a bit here in the first half because seems to be a different guy out there way more assertive williams finds Dorton no good excellent D there from Bryant and Hallebertton has got the ball here for the Indiana Pacers hallebertton fights through the contact defense doing their best to put Hallebertton off balance but he stays flexible kind of warps around the defense and adjusts to the contact wiggins outside pass to Doris Alexander on the wing clock at six takes it inside no way sgaa through the D more and more Gilgus Alexander gaining in strength and confidence to get on the interior and make something happen hallebertton against Gilis Alexander and stolen by Williams here’s Wiggins oh and he brings it down with a two-handed jam and that’s got to hurt a turnover for a free run at the rim and now we know who has the momentum execution with pace that’s a bad turnover that simply was telegraphed bryant the pass to Nimhart here’s Nesmith he’s guarded by Caruso back to Nimhart from downtown it’s rebounded by Oklahoma City wiggins has got his sixth rebound on the night pass to Gilg’s Alexander the kick out to Wiggins court pass to Wiggins gilg Alexander with the ball and it’s Shay hitting the three with the finish line in sight this guy is determined to be the one to put the game away hallebertton the pass to Neith now Nim Hard pass to Hallebertton back to Nim Hard can they get it oh right between the eyes all net that time near’s got seven points here in the quarter in the fourth quarter he’s gone three for four they’ve really needed it here’s Gilis Alexander and he drops in the layup off the glass and the Thunder lead by eight gilgis Alexander has blossomed into this forceful guard just look at this performance frying a screen on Dort the drive by Nimhart blocked and that one goes out of bounds last touch by Dort and the fans love seeing incredible moments on defense like that block you know that block has him and his teammates all pumped up that is what playoff basketball is all about and some changes here for the Pacers miles Turner he’s checked in for Bryant and it’s Pascal Seakum in for Tophen arinstein he’s checked in for Oklahoma City williams comes in for Wiggins gilis Alexander against Hallebertton you’re catching the defender offguard nice fake out by Hallebertton and he knocks down the first one then at McMatherin he’s checked in for Indiana and also a switch here for Oklahoma City homegrren’s checked in rebound and both free throws good for Hallebertton thunder leading by six here’s Gilchis Alexander and a foul called on the way up so he’ll take two from the free throw line man the defender really went after him take a break take a break two shots and the first one at the line is good that one’s no good well he’s putting his game right in the face of the defense right now and just driving into the paint to get contact pass to Turner back to Seakkum turner a screen on Homegr inside and then Turner with the dunk well the impressive playmaking skills of Siaka nice pass to set up his teammate and Gilas Alexander’s got the ball here for Oklahoma City the Thunder with another miss pacers trail by five now Hallebertton pass to Nimhart on the wing mathan there’s a screen by Turner for three and it’s Mattherin missing for Oklahoma City they’ve gotten eight of 10 attempts in very productive here in the fourth gil Alexander passes to Hartstein that one’s good for two and the Thunder lead by seven now Gilas Alexander with that height at his position allows him to do so many things other guys really pretty much dream of offensive rebound limhard the pass to Seakkum now here’s Matherin shot clock at six bullseye he’s got that guard quickness maverin showing off his catch and shoot ability with a screen on Hallebertton gilis Alexander on the wing defended by Hallebertton and Gilis Alexander missing indiana’s gone three of six from downtown so far in the fourth 11 ft out and it’s good for two and now just a three-point Oklahoma City lead what a move by Seak at 68 he handles that ball extremely well born outside Alexander against Hallebertton hardenstein with a screen on Hallebertton and Turner with the block an impressive shot blocker turner’s combination of size and timing on defense is so valuable not a bad shot from the mid-range the D’s giving it to him and he’s usually got an eye in that kind of range homer a pass to Dort pass to Williams from deep the rebound by Tyresese Hallebertton hallebertton’s got five rebounds tonight oh and he took a hard foul on the shot so he’ll head to the line to shoot a pair it’s going to go on Chad Homegrren everyone in the building saw the obvious contact the first free throw is good and both free throws good for Hallebertton you might want to think twice before sending him to the line again he gets locked in when the game gets close here’s Gilas Alexander and the layup is good off the glass gilas Alexander’s got 46 seems like Gilas Alexander’s next shot is never far off he can get the bucket they need seakum with a screen on Gilis Alexander to tie it up and there’s Seakum that one’s good on the assist by Hallebertton hallebertton’s got his sixth assist of the night oklahoma City has gone one of two from deep in this quarter hardstein with a screen on Halbert here’s Alexander pass to Homegrren lets the three fly bullseye chad hitting for three these moments are important for Homegrren’s development needs to keep sinking those big time shots hallebertton pass to Seakum turner a screen on Williams here’s Matherin with the drive up again it’s rebounded by Oklahoma City something’s off about him this quarter well he’s missing and it’s starting to affect a little bit in his body language and you just don’t want to see that and the young fella the big boy embracing the moment that’s a great shot from Chad hallebertton against Gilis Alexander seakum the pass to Turner hallebertton outside five to shoot outside Maverin here’s the three the shot comes out he’s trying to find his shot but at some point you have to start making these until they foul intentionally and you got to be in awe of incredible defensive efforts like this you know that block has him and his teammates all pumped up that is what playoff basketball is all about 44 seconds left in the fourth quarter here and now we’ve got an intentional foul first free throw is good and that increases the lead to six and so he drops them both and it’s a seven-point game and the lead getting safer and safer as these free throws from the stripe go in timeout called the Pacers they’re trailing by seven heat heat heat heat heat heat 40 seconds left in the fourth hallebertton outside a shot to stop the run again what an avalanche 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 shooting one what a response from these terrific fans so in tune with the game and what he’s accomplished the franchise record for points in a playoff game he’s going off when it matters most he drops the first one and that puts him up five so he goes two for two at the line and it’s a six-point ball game we’ve got 33 seconds left to play in the fourth quarter seakum outside and it’s in what a beautiful shot brings him within three rockum sakum siakum that’s a big time play good on the first and that gives him a four-point cushion and so both free throws good and it’s a five-point game perfect from the line it’s now a two-possession game and it’s Rick Carile calling timeout here no doubt he’s going to utilize the opportunity to make sure they’re all on the same page here heat heat heat heat gives us a chance to catch up with Alli Leforce hey guys during that last break I heard Rick Carile as he talked with the team and they told the team “It’s close we’ve got a chance if we battle compete.” You could see the players love the message they looked fired up we’ll see if it works brian thank you for that Ally there’s 25 seconds left in the final quarter turner a screen on Gilas Alexander hallebertton for three he’s off on that one and an intentional foul right there yeah no choice but to foul in that situation although that’s not the guy you want to send to the free throw line so the first one drops and that increases the lead to six then he hits both free throws here and it’s a seven-point game and short of a miracle they’re walking out of here with a tough loss they fought all night a terrific effort but they just couldn’t make enough big plays so we see Oklahoma City get the win here 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 well that’ll do it thanks for joining us for game three of the NBA Finals alongside Brent Barry Grant Hill and Ally Leforce this is Brian Anderson with our entire 2K crew thanking you for watching and let’s leave you with our player of the game Shay Gilgis Alexander here we go and Oklahoma City starts out with the ball now the opening lineup for the Oklahoma City Thunder the four and the five the lengthy pair of Hendren and Harden gilgis Alexander runs things with G to his Huh
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