Indiana wins NBA Finals Game 3, takes 2-1 lead
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It's the Pacers vs the Thunder in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Follow along for live updates from Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
The result was only the second clutch game the Pacers lost this postseason, a 111-104 Thunder win that ties the series up at 2-2. What has been a highly entertaining, well-played Finals will see Game 5 Monday night in Oklahoma City. It also feels like a series that is going to go seven games.
Indianapolis played host to the NBA Finals for the first time in 25 years and the home fans at Gainbridge Fieldhouse witnessed a doozy of a game that saw their home team take another step toward a title.
The Indiana Pacers went on the road and won Game 2 against the New York Knicks in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals, 114-109. Pascal Siakam was unstoppable, scoring 39 points with three 3-pointers.
On Wednesday, June 11, the Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14) and Indiana Pacers (50-32) are all set to square off from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis for Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Oklahoma City rolled Indiana in Game 2, 123-107 behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ‘s 34 points, plus 34 more from Jalen Williams (19) and Chet Holmgren (15).
Haliburton was hardly the only Pacer to have a rough Game 2. Pascal Siakam shot 3-of-11 and finished with a plus/minus of -15 while Andrew Nembhard — Gilgeous-Alexander ’s primary defender — was a game-worst -17.
Myles Turner and the Pacers are licking their wounds after getting crushed by the Thunder in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.
Indy's head coach benched his starters with four minutes remaining in the fourth quarter of Game 2 and the Pacers down by 14 points. A big enough deficit to believe the game was out of reach under normal circumstances,