The Indiana Pacers(Pacers) have surprised NBA fans once again by wining game 3, if they are able to win 2 more games they will be the PlayOffs champions . Neither Oklahoma City Thunders (OKC) nor the Pacers have ever won the playoffs before , Pacers have been to the Eastern conference 10 times and OKC have been to the Western Conference finals 7 times with whoever winning the conference finals hitting a major milestone for their franchise.
On each sides of both teams have fans (hate watchers) from various teams who were in the playoffs games for OKC they have(Grizzlies ,Nuggets ,Timberwolves )hate watchers against them and for the Pacers (Bucks, Cavs, Knicks) hate watchers waiting for them to fail. Many people really hate OKC because of how the foul bait in order to win saying its unethical but in many fans opinion foul baiting is a great skill its just the overuse of it that makes it boring and annoying.
The Pacers in this game were more aggressive using a lot of IQ as well as utilizing the fast break to win the game. Bennedict Mathurin had an outstanding play today even after being injured last year and not being able to play he made a lot of clutch plays tonight. Haliburton and Pascal as well carrying the team in this match up in playing both offense and defense studying the game very well to beat OKC. Leveraging the 4th quarter to their advantage to take the win.
OKC were in the lead during the first 3 quarters dominating in the offensive area and setting screens to make their big plays. Shai using his handles and foul baiting skills to get them 6 free throws during the match. Chet and Jalen helping in both the offensive and defensive area giving them the lead during first few quarters.
There are 4 more games left in the series we never know whose going to win at the end of the series just like the 2013 finals when everyone was sure San Antonio Spurs were going to win but Ray Allen’s clutch 3 gave the heat the win during those few seconds