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Harry s 5th final victory! Pacers win first, Carlisle has summarized the reversal formula

4:53pm, 9 June 2025【Basketball】

111-110, the Pacers won the first game of the series with the away G1 victory, and Halliburton's shot again. This is Halliburton's fifth final playoff win.

In addition to Halliburton, Nesmith's difficult three-pointer and Siakam's frontcourt rebound tip-in lay the foundation for Halliburton. This season's playoffs, Nesmith scored more difficult three-pointers when she was behind in the fourth quarter more than once.

Pacers head coach Carlisle seems to have summarized the Pacers' reversal formula, which is Nessmith's three-pointer + Siakam's tip-up + Halliburton's final kill. In the playoffs this season, Nesmith made 31 of 58 three-pointers in the fourth quarter, with a total of 60% shooting. Obviously, this was a purposeful arrangement by head coach Carlisle, which gave Nesmith confidence in shooting. In fact, Nesmith also shot close to 50% of his three-point shooting percentage throughout the playoffs.

The Pacers made 18 of 39 three-pointers, nearly 50%. Although the Pacers made 11 mistakes in the first quarter, Carlisle was waiting for the Thunder to feel badly and then sent a fatal blow.

Before the game, the US media predicted that the probability of the Thunder winning the championship was as high as 96%, while the Pacers were only 4%. It has now been updated to Thunder 56% and Pacers 44%.

In the middle of this season, the US media selected the most overrated player, and Halliburton ranked first. Now Halliburton leads the Pacers, slapping all the doubts in the face. Whether the Pacers win the championship in the end or not, Halliburton is already the top 10 stars in the league.

More importantly, the Pacers are fully capable of leaving all core rotations, and the Pacers are probably the most stable team in the next few years. In fact, last season, the Pacers reached the Eastern Conference Finals. The team's salary structure is much healthier than the Celtics who are also in the Eastern Conference.