The second tiebreaker this season! The Thunder won the game in the past 8 home games, and the last time they beat the Nuggets with 32 points

After winning the battle of Tianwang Mountain and winning the finals, the Thunder lost 91-108 away today to the Pacers, but failed to win the championship and was dragged into the tiebreak by the Pacers. This is also the second time the Thunder has played the tiebreak battle this season. In the semi-finals against the Nuggets, the Thunder has played the tiebreak battle before successfully advancing.

Although they are going to have a tiebreak battle with the Pacers, the Thunder will return to their home court. They have a home record of 10 wins and 2 losses this season, while only 5 wins and 5 losses away. In addition, the Thunder team won the past eight home tiebreakers and won the Nuggets in the past eight home tiebreakers and won a 32-point victory in the last home tiebreaker.

The Thunder gave way to the Pacers 22 turnovers in the last game, but they also made up as many as 21 turnovers today under the Pacers' pressure, while the Pacers' team only made 10 turnovers. The Pacers sent 16 steals today, setting a single-game steal record in the team history finals and tied for third in history.

Alexander was not in shape today. He played for 31 minutes, made 7 of 15 shots, 0 of 1 three-pointers, and 7 of 8 free throws. He only scored 21 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. His score hit a new low in a single game in the finals, and his 8 mistakes were the most in the game, with a plus or negative value of -17. Alexander performed well in the first half, playing for 20 minutes, making 6 of 11 shots, 0 of 1 three-pointers, 3 of 4 free throws, contributing 15 points and 3 rebounds, but has made 5 mistakes. Alexander made 8 mistakes today, which also tied the record for single-game mistakes in his personal career.

Jerenway, who scored 40 points in the last game, performed averagely, with 27 minutes of appearance, 6 of 13 shots, 0 of 4 of 3-pointers, and 4 of 5 free throws, only scored 16 points and 3 rebounds, and his score also hit a new low in the finals, with a plus-minus value of -40 being the lowest in the game. In the first half, Jewe performed well. He played for 18 minutes, made 6 of 10 shots, 0 of 3 three-pointers, 4 of 5 free throws, and scored 16 points and 3 rebounds, but he made no contribution in the second half.

It is worth mentioning that Jaylen Williams' plus-minus value today is -40, which not only set a new low for the personal playoffs, but also set a new low for the -31 against the Timberwolves; it also set a new historical low for the NBA Finals players, with the previous lowest record of -38 for the 2024 Finals.

Except for Alexander and Jewe, the Thunder only Haltenstein and Isaiah Joe scored in double-digit points today, but they all just reached double-digit numbers. Homegren performed poorly today, playing for 24 minutes, making 2 of 9 shots, 0 of 3 three-pointers, and only scored 4 points and 6 rebounds, with a plus-negative value of -11. Dortmund was not in shape either. He played for 21 minutes, made only 1 of 5 three-pointers, scored only 3 points and 4 rebounds, with a plus-minus value of -28.