How did Pacy pulled the return of the game in the game 1 of the NBA finals

The game plan was obvious. Only chip, the Indiana Pacers He said, because there was no other option that would make sense at that moment.

They were up to 15 with 9:42 remaining. They turned the ball after each three estate could not stop Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderAnd he had a bunch of Oklahom Citi in a deafening egg.

“We just said,” Hey, let’s keep holding in the rock, “Coach Pacchlisle said.” I have to keep hitting the rock and just chip and hang out. “

With 0.3 seconds left, no more rocks left for a pound.

Nothing not for play 1. Tires Haliburton It has achieved that much time, and Pejačani belittled Oklahoma City Thunder 111-110 in an opener of this year’s NBA Finals Thursday night.

Look at return:

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Bakeries have outdated Thunder 32-16 in that final 9:42, with only six players used for those final minutes and they all understand in the scoring column.

Obi Toppin He took two shots. Both were 3-pointers. Both are connected.

Miles Turner and Andrew Nembhard Each scored eight points to lead Indiana during the flur. Aaron Nesmith They led the paceres with four jumps in that move. And Haliburton eventually extended the point of shouts with a jumper.

“I did my whole life to get to this phase, so there was no return,” Turner said.

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The Pisers won the match 1 of the NBA 2025 finals. (Photography Matthew Stockman / Getty Images)

Thunder shot 4 for 16 in that closing. Gilgeous-Alexander is 2 for 4; Everyone else on the thunder combined to shoot 2 for 12. MVP had 10 points; Everyone else on the thunder combined for six.

Reasons for all that?

“A little everything,” Thunder Coach Mark Daigneault said. “They made some plays. On some of those plays. They got a couple that you want bonus fouls, which are costly. Then the offensively we didn’t have a scoreboard have. So you just add all that up and that How You Get That Sort Of Comeback. “

Reactions

There was no damping from Haliburton, without a sweet dance, just a bunch of hugs with teammates and a big hug with father John Haliburton in the hallway near the cabinet room near Peigre.

Pisers, said the Rick Carlisle coach, were not engaged in the tony of raucial circles of victory at the last level.

“This will be a long journey and happens a lot,” Carlisle said. “So we’ll just have to look after the ball and continue to focus on each other.”

Big plays

Here are some key moments:

– Carlisle Subbed in five new players – Haliburton, Nembhard, Nesmith, Toppin and Turner – with 9:42 left and Indiana, last 94-79.

Turner hit 3-pointer with 7:47, by cutting objects at 96-88 and forcing the time time of the OKC.

– Toppin and Turner made 3-pointers at successive names (Turner keeping the second alive with an offensive jump) to get Indian within 98-94 with 6:16.

– Two free throws Gilgeous-Aleksander with 2:52 left pushed Thunder leading to 108-99. Nesmith and Nembhard is connected to the return 3s, and Indiana was in you with 1:59 left.

– The pacers stopped at 11 seconds, and did not call the time, which used the benefits of the Challenge stop 11 seconds earlier until the scenario mapping. The clock led running and Haliburton hit the winner with 0.3 seconds left.

Word

“I don’t know what you say about it, but I know that this group is a resistant group and we don’t give up until 0.0 on the hour.” – Haliburton.

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