Pacers vs Thunder Game 3: The Movie

Pacers vs Thunder Game 3: The Movie

[Applause] city allow 49 states this is just basketball it’s basketball this is Indiana [Applause] [Music] in your experience what is special about the sport in this state and the connection between the sport and its fans there’s a wholesome historic element to it certainly in the movie Hooers iu basketball you know with coach Knight all those years butler with the runs that they’ve had over the years with when Brad Stevens was the coach there you know the Pacers have great history great rich history going back to the ABA days where they won three championships and so there’s a lot of pride in it and so it’s it’s meaningful pacer fans have waited 25 years to attend an NBA Finals game in this arena the wait’s over the dreams of a first NBA title are very much alive and they are obviously ready to assist tonight with their hearts and with their lungs front court 7-1 down the lane left-handed flips up and in a three-ft hook nicely done here comes Wallace to the hoop and Turner got there seakam spins fires off the left hand glass williams beautiful pass and Hongren inside beautiful pass hungren run to the floor four transition defense that time by Indiana at a nine-point lead for the Thunder beautiful shot from Tyrese Hallebertton steal by Hallebertton one man to beat behind the back now Tophin goes inside lays it up and the Pacer defense leading the offense timeout okc caruso dork a high arcing three-pointer that rattles in his second three-pointer turner hits the three his first field goal nobody near plenty of time sets and knocks down another he’s free for three [Music] the steal off the Seaka makes zak’s going to try again three-pointer mcconnell with the rebound punch pass inside kappan lays it up in back to McConnell underneath the basket to cut lays it in and McConnell the steel and it’s Pers southernthering defense from Indiana tj McConnell doing TJ McConnell things right now mcconnell pushes kicks it out math fakes fires hits a three mr seven points in three minutes off the bench top it off the bounce goes inside allebert Nimhard straight on three-pointer got it shay on the hand fires a left wing three that’s up and in shen another money ball z with his second straight trade ties it at 42 quieting the crowd on that hoist know it a foul little Mather a spark off the bench so the Pacers lead by four crossing over blows by Turner down the lane lays it up and lays it home and he’s hacked in the act hallebertton fakes fires and hits hallebertton from downtown and the Pacers back up by three mcconnell a crossover pulloff jump shot puts it in for the first time in this playoff series the Pacers have a first half lead they put 40 points on the board in the second quarter and they lead Oklahoma City 64- 60 jaylen Williams drives and finishes jayen across the timeline against the Smithy twirls cashes pulls up 15 fort jumper straightaway in there it’s deadlocked at 64 apiece jaylen Williams showing fire to begin the SGA pulls up loves that spot and a quick timeout here comes Hallebertton to the rim layup that’s good tough shot well contested still got it to go stolen by Hallebertton and Tyresese Hallebertton puts them up four again oklahoma City starts the third with an eight-point run the Pacers counter with a 10-2 run hallebertton steps back and puts it in third three-pointer for Hallebertton the Thunder need timeout pacers back up by three jaylen Williams nice feed and Homegrren the finish and a foul williams fires up a three-pointer that’s good jaylen Williams from deep he’s got 20 and the Pacers are down five as the quarter draws to a close with the score the Oklahoma City Thunder 89 the Indiana Pacers 84 mathan fires away puts ahead not for madness williams gets inside beautiful move we’re tied again hallebert looking for some room step back three escorted dyres Hallebertton with a three-pointer and the Pacers back up by three david Williams that runner running left shooting right back to a one-point game turner recycled the shot long a three-pointer blocked by Turner what great defense from Miles Turner hallebertton on the drive can’t get it toppin on the follow obby Toppin gives the Pacers a seven-point lead step back a two-pointer for go back for the rebound hallebertton throws it ahead to Seakum the drive the finish the Pacers dream of their first NBA title very much alive be right there two more they’re two wins away from a championship two more do mash two more [Applause]

The Pacers defeated the Thunder 116-107 in Game 3 of the NBA Finals to take a 2-1 lead in the series.