By GaryQfromSanJose | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-06-10 01:39:28
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系列赛第三场将于周三晚中部时间7:30在印第安纳波利斯举行
谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大 (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) 在本系列赛中打出了迄今为止的代表作——投篮和罚球各命中11次。 泰瑞斯·哈利伯顿 (Tyrese Haliburton) 直到比赛胜负已定之后，才勉强在数据统计上有所贡献，而 俄克拉荷马城雷霆 队在第二场比赛中以123-107大胜 印第安纳步行者 队。
俄克拉荷马城雷霆 队的核心球员—— 谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大 （34分、8助攻、4抢断）、 切特·霍姆格伦 (Chet Holmgren) （15分、6篮板）和 杰伦·威廉姆斯 (Jalen Williams) （19分、5助攻）——今晚的表现全面压制了对手，确保了比赛不会出现逆转。此外， 亚历克斯·卡鲁索 (Alex Caruso) （20分）和 阿隆·威金斯 (Aaron Wiggins) （21分）命中率同为11投6中，联手帮助雷霆在上半场就牢牢掌握了比赛主动权。
哈利伯顿 （17分、6助攻）直到第四节末段才得分上双，而 帕斯卡尔·西亚卡姆 (Pascal Siakam) （15分、7篮板）今晚的表现也相对沉寂，这迫使步行者其他轮换球员必须挺身而出，但他们显然未能完成任务。
双方精彩的首节比赛仿佛是第一场的延续——充满了狂热的防守对抗，两队也你来我往，比分和领先权交替易手。 霍姆格伦 在攻防两端都展现出高昂的斗志和出色的效果，尤其是在进攻端，他表现最为突出。在 卡森·华莱士 (Cason Wallace) 再次首发之后， 以赛亚·哈尔滕施泰因 (Isaiah Hartenstein) 凭借对篮板的渴望，多次拼下关键篮板，为球队延续了进攻回合。
印第安纳步行者 队在第二节开始阶段进攻停滞，虽然他们的出手并非都是糟糕或强行，但许多球都无力地弹框而出。 俄克拉荷马城雷霆 队抓住机会将领先优势扩大到21分，而步行者队的许多投篮也在篮筐上颠了几下最终没能入网。第二节成为了 阿隆·威金斯 的专属表演时间，他命中了多记关键三分。当雷霆队外线手感不佳时， MVP 级球员 吉尔杰斯-亚历山大 则杀入内线，多次得分。步行者队虽然勉强打出了一波10-0的小高潮，但半场结束时仍然以41-59的劣势处于落后。
第三节伊始， 印第安纳步行者 队在半场进攻中找回了不错的节奏，但这最终徒劳无功，因为 卡鲁索 和 哈尔滕施泰因 再次登场，帮助 俄克拉荷马城雷霆 队将局势引向有利方向。 吉尔杰斯-亚历山大 在本节末段的一次抢断并完成转换进攻后，彻底为本场比赛打上了自己的烙印。他在左侧低位的翻身跳投将雷霆的领先优势扩大到20分。尽管步行者队努力试图将比赛打回悬念，但第三节结束时他们反而比半场时落后更多。
赛后观察
- 11年过去了，这是 扎克·洛维 (Zach Lowe) 当年为热火/马刺二番战撰写的总决赛前瞻文章。
- 我大部分时间都在“篮筐上方”的摄像机视角观看比赛，感觉就像在玩NBA 2K游戏。这还能让我不用听到 理查德·杰弗森 (Richard Jefferson) 和 多丽丝·伯克 (Doris Burke) 的解说。同时，这个视角也让我能清楚地看到两队在顽强防守中跑动了多少距离。
- 电视制作团队在球场上放置了数字奖杯，这进一步表明了ESPN/ABC是如何草率地对待总决赛这样重要的场合的。
- 虽然这太老套了，但雷霆队进攻时的球迷助威口号确实很容易跟着喊。
- 至少在这场比赛中，更容易看出 亚历山大 更流畅的突破能力与 哈利伯顿 急促凌乱的节奏形成了鲜明对比。
- 亚历克斯·卡鲁索 (Alex Caruso) 本来会是一名强大的马刺球员。
- 肯里奇·威廉姆斯 (Kenrich Williams) 看起来就像NBA 2K游戏中的NPC（非玩家角色）。
- 本场最佳瞬间 #1 ：首节末段， 奥比·托平 (Obi Toppin) 尝试用一记柔和的抛投，但被 霍姆格伦 直接扇出了界外。
- 本场最佳瞬间 #2 ：第二节开场仅仅70秒， 杰伦·威廉姆斯 就打板命中一记精妙的抛投，并造成“2+1”，将雷霆的领先优势扩大到8分。
比赛回顾
开场前三次进攻回合，两队都取得了得分。 吉尔杰斯-亚历山大 和 哈利伯顿 大部分时间都在无球状态。 卢·多尔特 (Lu Dort) 在他第三次三分尝试时命中，帮助雷霆以7-5领先。 吉尔杰斯-亚历山大 和 哈利伯顿 随后也分别命中了自己的首次出手。接下来的几分钟里，两队互不相让，比分始终在一次进攻之内。本场比赛无名英雄或“小MVP”的有力争夺者 卡鲁索 命中一记三分， 本内迪克特·马图林 (Bennedict Mathurin) 随即回应。在 哈利伯顿 的三分艰难地帮助步行者队反超之后，雷霆队以一波9-0的攻势结束了首节——其中 以赛亚·乔 (Isaiah Joe) 的反手上篮和 霍姆格伦 的一连串得分最为突出。步行者队首节结束时以20-26落后。
威金斯 的转身拉杆上篮开启了第二节的精彩序幕，但 TJ·麦康奈尔 (TJ McConnell) 随即用一记底角三分给予回应。雷霆队将领先优势扩大到两位数，但 迈尔斯·特纳 (Myles Turner) 和 马图林 的连续得分迅速缩小了分差。 威金斯 的三分球将比分改写为38-27。步行者队疲软的进攻直到第二节进行了近8分钟才得分超过30分。 吉尔杰斯-亚历山大 命中一记漂亮的抛投，并在下一次进攻中成功打成“2+1”，不负他“造犯规大师”的盛名。在经历了几个艰难的回合后，步行者队发现自己已落后23分。尽管 印第安纳 队凭借 阿隆·内史密斯 (Aaron Nesmith) 的三分球打出了一波10-0的小高潮，但 卡鲁索 的一次转换三分让他们又回到了落后18分。雷霆队带着巨大的领先优势进入了中场休息。
第三节开始的几分钟里，两队你来我往， 印第安纳 队未能明显缩小分差。每一次进攻都充满了对内外线宝贵空间的激烈争夺。 内史密斯 的一记三分将分差缩小到14分。然而，当 卡鲁索 、 哈尔滕施泰因 和 威金斯 重新回到比赛中时，这一势头很快便戛然而止。第四节开始时， 俄克拉荷马城雷霆 队以93-74领先，基本上已经锁定了胜局。
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Thunder even series with a old fashioned whooping of Pacers, 123-107
Game 3 takes place in Indianapolis Wednesday night at 7:30 PM CDT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had his signature game for the series so far - putting up 11 field goal and free throw makes apiece. Tyrese Haliburton struggled to make meaningful impact on the boxscore until well after the game was decided, and Oklahoma City beat up Indiana 123-107 in Game 2.
Oklahoma City’s AT&T men, Gilgeous-Alexander (34 points, 8 assists, and 4 steals), Chet Holmgren (15 points and 6 rebounds), and Jalen Williams (19 points and 5 assists) outplayed their visiting counterparts tonight, and ensured that no comeback would occur. Alex Caruso (20 points) and Aaron Wiggins (21 points) - while shooting an identical 6-for-11 - helped catapult the Thunder the driver’s seat in the first half.
Haliburton (17 points and 6 assists) did not pass double digits until deep into the fourth quarter, while Pascal Siakam (15 points and 7 rebounds) also had a muted impact tonight - forcing the other Indiana rotation players to capably fill-in, which did not happen.
The well-played first quarter looked like a continuation of Game 1 - with much frenzied defensive activity and the teams exchanging baskets and leads. Holmgren stood out most for the Thunder with heightened effort and results on both ends, but especially on offense. Isaiah Hartenstein, after Cason Wallace started again, kept several possessions alive with his hunger for caroms.
Indiana’s offense stalled out for the first part of the second period, with shots that were not necessarily bad or forced ones, but with many just falling feebly off the rim. Oklahoma City capitalized to expand their lead to as much as 21, while a good many Pacers shots danced around the rim before falling off. The second period was the Aaron Wiggins’ quarter, as he hit several crucial threes. When the outside shots weren’t falling for OKC, MVP Gilgeous-Alexander worked his way through the paint for a handful of scores during their run. The Pacers cobbled together a 10-0 run but still found themselves in a 41-59 hole at halftime.
Indiana settled into a nicer groove in the halfcourt to start the third, but it was ultimately for naught, as Caruso and Isaiah Hartenstein again came in to help disrupt things in OKC’s favor. Gilgeous-Alexander put his stamp on this game starting with a steal and transition opportunity late in the period. His turnaround jumper on the left block put the Thunder up 20. Despite the Pacers’ effort to make it a ballgame, they left the third ultimately down further than they were at halftime.
Observations
- It’s been 11 years already, but this was Zach Lowe’s pre-finals article for Heat/Spurs II.
- I watched the majority of the game on the “Above the Rim” camera angle, and it felt like watching an NBA 2K game. It also allowed me not to hear Richard Jefferson and Doris Burke. It also allowed an easy view into how much ground both teams covered in their dogged defense.
- So, the television production team put digital trophies on the court to further demonstrate how cheaply ESPN/ABC treats such an important occasion like the Finals.
- It’s hokey as hell, but the OKC chants on offense are easily repeatable.
- AT least in this game, it was easier to contrast Gilgeous-Alexander’s smoother driving ability versus Haliburton’s helter-skelter pacing.
- Alex Caruso would have been a mighty Spur.
- Kenrich Williams looks like an NBA 2K NPC (background character).
- Sequence of the Game #1: Late in the opening frame, Obi Toppin tried to lay a soft floater up, which Holmgren swatted out of bounds.
- Sequence of the Game #2: Only 70 seconds into the second period, Jalen Williams banked home a deft floater as part of an and-1 of his own to push the OKC advantage out to eight.
Game Rundown
The teams exchanged baskets on the first three possessions. Gilgeous-Alexander and Haliburton largely played off ball. Lu Dort hit on his third three attempt to put OKC up 7-5. Gilgeous-Alexander and Haliburton connected on their first attempts moments later. The teams stayed within one posesssion of each other over several minutes of the stanza. Current favorite for Unsung Player or Secondary MVP Caruso hit a three that was answered by Benedict Mathurin. After Haliburton’s three eked Indiana ahead, OKC closed the quarter out on a 9-0 run - Isaiah Joe’s reverse and Holmgren’s flurry of buckets standing out the most. The Pacers ended the first down 20-26.
Wiggins’ spinning lay-up was answered by a TJ McConnell corner three to make an exciting start to the second. The Thunder pushed their lead to ten, but a pair of Turner and Mathurin buckets sliced into it quickly. Wiggins’ three made it 38-27. The feeble Pacers offense didn’t pass 30 until nearly eight minutes through the second. Gilgeous-Alexander knocked down a pretty floater, and lived up to his free throw earning nickname the next time down with an and-1. After some tough moments for the Pacers, they found themselves down 23. Indiana did mount a 10-run capped by a Aaron Nesmith three, but found themselves back down 18 after a transition three from Caruso. OKC went into the break comfortably ahead.
The teams matched baskets over the first handful of minutes of the third, and Indiana failed to make a noticeable dent into their deficit. Each possession seemed fraught with titanic battles for the precious space around the perimeter and near the basket. A Nesmith three closed the gap to 14. That momentum was short-lived once Caruso, Hartenstein, and Wiggins re-entered game action. Oklahoma City essentially had the game in hand as they went to the fourth up 93-74.
By GaryQfromSanJose, via Pounding The Rock