Halliburton s mid-range shot led the team to win G1, and the Thunder failed to change the lineup on the spot

On June 6, the first game of the NBA Finals was held at Oklahoma home court, and the competition between the two teams of new players in the Finals and young core players was also full of expectations. The Thunder, which has a better overall strength and advantage in the opposition plane and has a home advantage, has become the more optimistic side. In order to increase the outside defense and the flexibility of the field, the Thunder coach also made an on-the-spot change of the lineup, withdrew from Haten in the double towers and replaced Wallace.

The Thunder played more proactively on both offense and defense, and took a double-digit lead in the first half. The new MVP Alexander Ye opened fire and scored 38 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in the whole game.

But in today's Thunder game, except for Alexander, only Doult performed normally, and the shooting percentage of other Thunder players was not ideal, which also led to the weak team's offense in the second half. In contrast, the Pacers scored 6 players in double digits. When the main player Halliburton felt poor, his teammates all performed their due level, which made the team turn around and reverse in the final quarter.

In the end, Halliburton made a priceless mid-range shot 0.3 seconds before the finals, helping the Pacers narrowly defeat the Thunder 111:110, winning the finals a good start, and also winning the home advantage of the series. This is undoubtedly a huge increase in morale and confidence of the whole team.

The Thunder's active change of the formation did not bring them much effect. Without Harten's restraint in the inside, Homgren did not perform well on both offense and defense. He only scored 6 points and 6 rebounds in the game, and the most deterrent outside shots were also out of reach. Turner, who faced him, played smoothly, and scored a quasi-double with 15 points and 9 rebounds.

, Harten, who played in the bench, only played 3 of 5 shots in 19 minutes and scored 9 points, 9 rebounds and 1 steal, continuing his efficient performance. Judging from the data and results, the Thunder's team change failed. The Pacers scored in double-digit points in each position starting, and still played the ultimate team basketball. Let's wait and see how the Thunder will face an unfavorable start in the next game!