NBA Finals, Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers
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Heading back to Paycom Center for Game 5, the Oklahoma City Thunder must outperform an Indiana Pacers team who thrives in road environments.
Jalen Williams keeps bouncing back. The Oklahoma City Thunder’s All-Star forward has suffered through poor shooting stretches in each of the past three playoff series.
The Indiana Pacers defense is finally getting its due. It ranked No. 3 in opponent 3-point attempt rate after the All-Star Break and No. 4 in opposing 3-point percentage in that same stretch, with foes making just 34.5% of their attempts from beyond the arc.
Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault opens up about dealing with the pressure from the Indiana Pacers in Game 4.
However, what won the 68 games and got them to the Finals was their defense, and the Pacers torched that for a long stretch of Game 3. Indiana took better shots and capitalized on them, finishing with a 116 offensive rating (9.5 points higher than the Thunder allowed on average during the playoffs coming into the game).