the 4 straight turnovers 100% shut down any chance of a come back. Kinda surprised Rick didn’t go with TJ a little earlier just to see what happens.

Halliburton having 4 points, and Siakam being on the bench for a couple minutes in the 4th quarter cost them the game, it reminded me of when Jokic and Murray were on the bench in game 7 that cost the Nuggets and ended up turning the tide for the Thunder, you can’t give this Thunder team any opening, even if it’s small, because they will take advantage of it and make you pay.

More like Rick being a fucking moron and taking Siakam out 4 mins into the 4th when he had 12 points to start the quarter

4 straight turnovers was rough

40 points in a finals game. Whole place i was at ERUPTED at his 40th.

His only issue right now is consistency, which is to be expected from a 24 year old playing high pressure ball in such a big role. In the next year or two when he makes that leap to doing it consistently he will be a force.

averaged over 21/5/5 in the regular season with All NBA defense in his 3rd season but 5 weeks ago reddit nephews kept making and upvoting fake trades midway thru the DEN series lmao

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Furphy got more FG in 20 seconds then Haliburton all game.

Tyrese Haliburton need to STEP UP unironically 

The players were right after all

They had the opportunities too. OKC’s offense had some dire stretches in the 2nd and 3rd

Nembharts passes were so ass.

They might be cooked. Tyrese’s calf gonna fall off the bone like turkey leg if they’re not careful. Unfortunate

Now or never for them on Thursday.

Yup that’s how that works when the other team is at 3 wins in a series

Andrew Nembhard had a reply for this but it got intercepted

Nembhard single handedly ended the Pacers comeback. Who knows if they actually win without his turnovers, but after cutting the lead to 2, Nembhard threw the ball to OKC on three different possessions, at least two of which were just uncontested points for OKC

Absolute nightmare from him in the 4th quarter. Usually as reliable as they come. Wild to watch that happen

Pacers shit themselves so damn much in the foot

I don’t think that’s the saying but I like it

I’m actually not against it. Everything going on now started with him. Not even just the trade to LA. Picking him up and him choosing to re-sign in free agency re-injected life back to the program. It didn’t work and he handled his exit with class and set us up to be a lot more accepting of some tank seasons rather than feeling hopeless. And here we are

Rick took him out when the lead was cut to 2 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

we are not tolerating tj disrespect

Siakam is the best player on the Pacers. Just saw it live, sry

Man if Pacers pull off the upset these next 2 games I hope Pascal gets FMVP. He’s doing everything out there now

To not keep TJ on the court in the 4th was a huge mistake. 

There was a stretch in the 3rd where TJ scored or assisted on 17 of the Pacers 19 points.

Then Siakam scored 12 in the first 2+ minutes of the 4th to make it a 2-point game.

If only Hali had anything to offer from an offensive perspective, this game could’ve ended very differently.

0/6 from the floor, 0/4 from 3.

Even if he was compromised from injury, you can’t play 34 minutes and not make a bucket.

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Saying Haliburton is better than Siakam is like saying Kyle Lowry was better than Kawhi for the Raptors.

Okc: We can’t stop TJ

Carlisle: but I can

Pascals hits a 3 to cut the lead to 2.

Benches him

and it was special

I swear he only makes the hardest layups. That Denver series he was just blowing open ones. Tonight he hit like 4 just flying full speed through contact. 

Games. He was just as good in game 4. He kept them in the game.

And you don’t even need to be salty. You got your chip last year.

This Thunder team against 2024 Boston would have been the most epic Finals ever.

SGA is hella good, he’s so smooth. Jdub was having issues against Denver but since then he’s been that perfect piece to SGA.

Thank you for acknowledging them unlike the rest of this sub

SGA was a force defensively during that time. Plus they just hit every decent look at 3

2 point game to a 13 point game in a matter of moments.

Those 4 consecutive forced turnovers was genuinely insane I couldn’t believe what I was watching

That game 1 collapse fresh on their mind. Fully expect a 30 pt blow out in game 6 for their first title.

It might be the best shot making Ive seen from JDub and some of the best passing Ive seen from Shai, their offense had a chance of slowing, but they managed to keep it up.

I have seen that defense from them before tbf but that’s more of a testament to how insane they are defensively

The 4th period tonight casually reminded all of us why the Thunder won 68 in the regular season.

yeah in the regular season you bench dudes for stretches because you have other games to go. But this is LITERALLY what you play for all year! Rick should be playing dudes 35+ min. Pascal sitting for that time in the 4th killed them.

Bc he’s not a star. Imagine if Lebron went for 4 points.

He’s so strong it’s crazy how unstoppable he looks going down hill. Plus nice touch in the paint and mid range.

Their best player has consistently been Pascal Siakam and they consistently go away from him in the 4th

This is the Overrated version everyone was talking about.

He’s been ass besides the game winner

TJ was incredible. His “what if we scored on every possession” technique is interesting.

MJ Gordon McWashington

First time?

People will hate and say that it’s constant hacking, but the way they intercept the passing lanes is insane

Simply frenetic defense by OKC. This is probably how it feels to lie down in the amazon jungle and get swarmed by a million bullet ants. Locked the opposite team’s best player so hard that putting the backup PG instead of him down the stretch is a legit question in the most important game for this franchise in two and a half decades.

After Siakam’s 3 made it a 2-point game, OKC didn’t allow a field goal for 4 minutes.

Superstar gets thrown around to casually these days

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Yall gotta stop referring to him as a superstar

No fan should be saying that shit 😭😭

Good for Dub. 40 in the Finals for a 3rd year player is incredible.

And the second tier Thunder wings hit their threes. 10 from Dort, Wiggins, and Wallace.

Amen

Tbf Thunder might be the best team in history at forcing TO’s

At some point maybe that magic isn’t sustainable. Might be as simple as that

Yeah Rick has had an entire series to study Halliburton’s effectiveness versus McConnells, in a game as crucial as this one, would playing critical minutes with McConnell in the 4th really be that tough a decision? We used him in important games against the Bucks series last year idk why change what is working

Love that the run was fueled by their defense. It’s what they’ve been all year, just feels right. 

This series would be 4-0 without Nembhard. Get serious. SGA is shooting in an open gym when he’s not out there.

All you can do is laugh at this point lol

The announcers certainly aren’t helping by playing up the foul-baiting accusations and dissecting every call.

Westbrook had 43 in the finals against the Heat

he’s definitely removed himself from the Giannis talks now

absolutely insane man…the whole season it was just about him being the 2nd guy…he is ready man. sure he will have tough games here and there but he has proven that he has the mental ability to bounce back unlike the series against dallas

doesnt shoot when he should, jump passes when he shouldnt

What an overreaction. Nembhard has been great on offense pretty much the entire playoffs. He was shooting 46% from 3 this playoffs before tonight and is their secondary ballhandler and pressure outlet whenever Hali needs help. He just had the worst game of his career tonight

Pacers win - 17.3k & 15.8k upvotes.
OKC wins - 4.7k, 4.8k and 1.8k upvotes.

Could you imagine this place if SGA put up Hali’s box score tonight