By GaryQfromSanJose | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-06-20 20:58:14
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俄克拉荷马城雷霆开局打出10-2的领先，但印第安纳步行者迅速抹平分差，稳住阵脚并取得领先优势，并将这一优势保持到G6结束，最终以108-91获胜。步行者在第二节和第三节打出62-35的比分，确保了双方首发球员在备战周日晚的抢七决战前获得了充分休息。雷霆本场比赛在外线再次手感冰冷，而步行者则多次造成雷霆失误，获得转换进攻得分，并命中足够多的三分球，彻底扑灭了对手的反扑希望。
印第安纳步行者凭借欧比·托平 (Obi Toppin)（20分6篮板）和T.J.麦康奈尔 (TJ McConnell)（12分、9篮板(!)、6助攻、4抢断）上半场的出色发挥，获得了极大活力，这进一步巩固了安德鲁·内姆哈德 (Andrew Nembhard)（17分4助攻）、帕斯卡尔·西亚卡姆 (Pascal Siakam)（16分13篮板）以及状态仍受困于伤病的泰瑞斯·哈利伯顿 (Tyrese Haliburton)（14分5助攻2抢断）的全能表现。
雷霆核心三人组——亚历山大 (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander)（21分8失误）、杰伦·威廉姆斯 (Jalen Williams)（16分3篮板）和切特·霍姆格伦 (Chet Holmgren)（4分6篮板）——集体交出了本系列赛最糟糕的表现。
在开局8投0中（其中球队球星哈利伯顿一人就贡献了半数打铁）之后，步行者在首节中段掀起了一波得分狂潮。内姆哈德和托平在此期间各命中两记三分。当雷霆回过神来时，步行者已经领先了7分。步行者的进攻随后停滞了几分钟，雷霆趁机将比分追至28-25。
亚历山大在第一节和第二节之间连续得到9分。麦康奈尔则表现得更加耀眼——在大部分上场时间里与他对飙得分。步行者凭借更高的积极性和拼劲，让雷霆的双塔阵容几乎形同虚设。步行者今晚攻防两端出色表现的一个绝佳例子：哈利伯顿命中一记后撤步三分后，迈尔斯·特纳 (Myles Turner) 紧接着封盖了霍姆格伦的三分尝试。西亚卡姆的后仰跳投将比分改写为步行者64-42领先。
在下半场开始近四分钟内双方均未得分后，印第安纳继续限制俄克拉荷马城雷霆的宝贵进攻机会，并将领先优势扩大到28分。恰如其分地，由西亚卡姆和今晚表现最佳的替补球员（麦康奈尔和托平）组成的阵容，以一波15-3的攻势结束了第三节，将比赛胜利看似牢牢掌握。本·谢泼德 (Ben Sheppard) 的一记压哨三分球为本节比赛画上了句号。
赛后观察
- 比赛结束后的最佳餐食选择：1) Popeyes炸鸡，2) 鸡肉炒饭，3) Chipotle墨西哥卷，4) 蛋花汤，5) 啃指甲。
- 斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 和布雷克·韦斯利 (Blake Wesley) 会在这种高强度季后赛系列赛中发挥重要作用。
- 亚历山大和德玛尔·德罗赞 (DeMar DeRozan) 谁的中距离投篮动作更流畅？
- 这轮系列赛的对抗强度已经让霍姆格伦体力透支。
- 本场比赛最佳瞬间 #1 ：在第二节另一次步行者防守让雷霆苦不堪言的进攻中，一次抢断带来了这样一系列操作：哈利伯顿救球，特纳传球，哈利伯顿传球，西亚卡姆传球，给到艾伦·内史密斯 (Aaron Nesmith) 底角三分命中 → 迈克·布林 (Mike Breen) 大喊“BANG！”
- 本场比赛最佳瞬间 #2 ：哈利伯顿投丢了一个艰难的底线球后，他从毫无防备的杰伦·威廉姆斯手中抢断，并扔出一个不看人横穿全场的传球给西亚卡姆，后者隔扣了杰伦·威廉姆斯。
比赛回顾
艾赛亚·哈尔滕施泰因 (Isaiah Hartenstein) 率先得分，随后又对哈利伯顿犯规送出一次罚球。内姆哈德在禁区抢断了SGA（亚历山大）的球，但步行者未能让哈利伯顿或任何其他步行者球员早早进入状态。杰伦·威廉姆斯的两次上篮之间夹着亚历山大的一记抛投，让雷霆以8-2领先。比赛进行到3分57秒时，西亚卡姆的跳投为步行者拿下首分。内姆哈德连得六分——一记底角三分将比分追平，他的第二和第三次得分让印第安纳取得领先。哈利伯顿的三分球让步行者领先七分。亚历山大的几记得分让雷霆在首节结束时将分差缩小到3分。
亚历山大在第二节伊始将他的连续得分扩大到9分。麦康奈尔在造成霍姆格伦进攻犯规的同时，贡献了一记反手上篮和一记他招牌式的8英尺跳投。麦康奈尔继续在禁区附近频频得分，哈利伯顿的三分球让步行者领先6分。麦康奈尔连续两个回合扑向地板，干扰了雷霆的大个子球员。在霍姆格伦搞砸了一次空接尝试后，艾伦·内史密斯在另一端用一记转换三分让雷霆付出了代价。内史密斯又打成一次流畅的2+1，将领先优势扩大到16分。雷霆半场结束时只落后22分，这已经算是幸运了。
上半场的火热进攻之后，第三节的第一分直到3分54秒才由哈利伯顿的上篮打进。在此期间，洛·多尔特 (Lu Dort) 贡献了两次打铁和一个三不沾。在特纳切断霍姆格伦的底线进攻路线后，他迅速回防封盖了亚历克斯·卡鲁索 (Alex Caruso) 在篮下的投篮。步行者接下来的两次得分也来自篮下，将比分变为70-42。哈尔滕施泰因的空接扣篮也是雷霆下半场的首次得分。就像第一节一样，托平一登场也命中了一记三分。在一波11-2的攻势后，雷霆在本节剩余时间只得到6分，而印第安纳则在距离比赛结束还有一节的情况下领先30分。
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Pacers extend NBA Finals to Game 7 with 108-91 pasting of Thunder
Game 7 takes place Sunday at 7:00 PM CDT
After an ominous 10-2 start by Oklahoma City, Indiana made up the deficit quickly to right the ship and get a hold of the lead that it would not relinquish for the remainder of Game 6 to win 108-91. The Pacers’ 62-35 output in the second and third ensured plenty of rest for the teams’ starters heading into the penultimate game 7 Sunday night. The Thunder had another rough night from distance, and this time the Pacers turned OKC over numerous times to gain transition buckets and made enough threes to extinguish any hopes for any comeback.
Indiana received a jolt upon the addition of Obi Toppin (20 points and 6 rebounds) and TJ McConnell (12 points, 9 rebounds(!), 6 assists, and 4 steals) in the first half, which bolstered solid all-around efforts by Andrew Nembhard (17 points and 4 assists), Pascal Siakam (16 points and 13 rebounds), and a still hobbled Tyrese Haliburton (14 points, 5 assists, and 2 steals).
The Thunder received their worst collective outing from its AT&T 3 - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (21 points and 8 turnovers), Jalen Williams (16 points and 3 rebounds), and Chet Holmgren (4 points and 6 rebounds).
After an ice-cold 0-for-8 start (of which their star Haliburton put up half of the misses), the Pacers put up an avalance of points over the middle minutes of the opening stanza. Nembhard and. Toppin had two threes apiece during that run. By the time OKC knew what hit them, Indiana was up seven. The Pacers’ offense stalled out for a few minutes, which allowed the Thunder to get within 28-25.
Gilgeous-Alexander put together a string of nine points spanning the first and second quarters. McConnell shined brighter - answering him shot-for-shot during the bulk of his minutes. Indiana rendered the two-big Thunder lineup nearly useless with a higher level of hustle and grit. A great example of the two way brilliance by Indiana tonight: a Haliburton stepback three was followed by a Turner block on a Holmgren three. Siakam’s fadeaway made it 64-42 Pacers.
After the teams combined for gooseeggs over nearly four minutes at the start of the second half, Indiana continued to deny Oklahoma City precious opportunities and grow their advantage to 28. Fittingly, a line-up of Siakam and their best bench contributors tonight (McConnell and Toppin) ended the third quarter 15-3 run to put the game seemingly out of reach. A buzzer-beating three from Ben Sheppard supplied the final points.
Observations
- Best Final Score meals: 1) Popeyes, 2) Chicken Fried Rice, 3) Chipotle, 4) egg drop soup, and 5) chewing my fingernails.
- Stephon Castle and Blake Wesley would make meaningful impacts in this type of high-intensity playoff series.
- Who has the smoother mid-range shot form: Gilgeous-Alexander or DeMar DeRozan?
- The physicality of the series has worn Holmgren down to a nub.
- Sequence of the Game #1: On yet another second quarter possession where the Indiana defense pestered OKC, a steal yielded this sequence, Halburton save, Turner pass, Haliburton pass, Siakampass , to Nesmith corner three → Breen “BANG!”
- Sequence of the Game #2: After Haliburton missed a tough baseline shot, he stole the ball from an unsuspecting Jalen Williams, and throw a no-look crosscourt pass to Siakam who posterized Jalen Williams.
Game Rundown
Isaiah Hartenstein made the first bucket and followed it up by committing a one-shot foul on Haliburton. Nembhard stripped the ball away from SGA in the paint, but Indiana could not get Haliburton or any other Pacer going early. A Gilgeous-Alexander floater sandwiched between two Jalen Williams’ lay-ups put the Thunder up 8-2. Siakam’s jumper gave the Pacers their first two 3:57 into action. Nembhard put up a trio of baskets - a corner three to tie the game, his second and third ones put Indiana in the lead. Haliburton’s three put the Pacers up seven. Gilgeous-Alexander’s handful of points brought OKC within three at the end of one.
Gilgeous-Alexander extended his run of points to nine to start the second period. McConnell sandwiched a reverse lay-up and his patented 8-footer around drawing an offensive foul on Holmgren. McConnell continued to pelt away from around the paint, and Haliburton’s three put the Pacers up six. McConnell dove to the floor on two straight possessions to disrupt OKC’s bigs. After Holmgren botched an alley-oop attempt, Aaron Nesmith made the Thunder pay at the other end with a transition three. Nesmith had a smooth and-1 to push the lead out to 16. Oklahoma City was fortunate to be down only 22 at halftime.
After the first half fireworks, the first points of the third period would not be scored until 3:54 in on a Haliburton lay-up. During this period, Lu Dort put up two bricks and an airball. After Turner cut off Holmgren’s baseline path, he recovered to block Alex Caruso’s shot at the rim. Indiana’s next two baskets came right at the rim, too, to make it 70-42. Hartenstein’s alley-oop dunk was OKC’s first score of the second half, too. And just like in the first quarter, Toppin also hit a three upon entering the game. After an 11-2 run, the Thunder would only put up six more points the rest of the frame, and Indiana found itself up 30 with a quarter to spare.
By GaryQfromSanJose, via Pounding The Rock