[Post Game Thread] The Oklahoma City Thunder even the series at 2-2, defeating the Indiana Pacers 111-104, behind SGAs 35 points & Jalen Williams 27/7/3.

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1. some horrific mistakes from Mathurin at the end there lol

2. **HALL OF FAME GAME FOR THE REFS**

3. Pacers uncharacteristically have one of the worst end games I’ve ever seen

4. Nesmith guarding SGA instead of Nembhard down the stretch might have cost the Pacers these finals.

5. 25/33 from the line… I really don’t know how many times this needs to be said

   #PRACTICE YOUR FREE THROWS KIDS

6. Pacers blew that game. OKC winning while hitting only 3 3s in crazy.

   Pacers offense just fell apart in the last 3 mins.

7. As a ref fan, we absolutely ate tonight 😜

8. Why did Indiana bench Siakam half the 4th & ice him in the corner?

9. As a neutral,  unwatchable end of the game. Scott Foster masterclass lmao.

10. Well that was one exciting FT shooting contest

11. is this your product Adam?

12. Choke job by Pacers. Too many missed shots in clutch time.

13. Gotta give credit where credit is due, trailing 2-1, in hostile territory, Scott Foster really locked in and gutted out a tough one. 😤😤

14. What was Mathurin doing at the end of the game bro…

15. after watching this series I can confidently predict it’s going to be pacers/thunders in ????

16. Mathurin broke the hearts of 29 fanbases tonight

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    1st Quarter Non-Local Commercials: 18 (Finals High by 2)

    1st Quarter Commercial Time: 7:04 (2nd most of 4 Finals Games)

    2nd Quarter Non-Local Commercials: 22 (3rd most of 4 Finals Games)

    2nd Quarter Commercial Time: 8:39 (3rd most of 4 Finals Games)

    Halftime Non-Local Commercials: 21 (3rd most of 4 Finals Games)

    Halftime Commercial Time: 10:15 (Tied Finals High)

    3rd Quarter Non-Local Commercials: 14 (Tied 2nd most of 4 Finals Games)

    3rd Quarter Commercial Time: 5:42 (Finals Low by 0:03)

    4th Quarter Non-Local Commercials: 24 (Tied Finals High)

    4th Quarter Commercial Time: 10:33 (Finals Most by 0:02)

    Total Non-Local Commercials: 100 (2nd most of 4 Finals Games)

    Total Commercial Time: 42:15 (2nd most of 4 Finals Games)

    Jason Kelce Commercials: 4

    Caitlin Clark Commercials: 3

    James Blunt Commercials: 2

    Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Will Ferrell, Draymond Green, Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams Commercials: 1

18. Scott Foster legacy game

19. An MVP PG ending a finals game with 0 assists is wild

20. What a choke to miss 3 FTs in a row. Unreal

21. Thunder choked away Game 1.
    Pacers choked away Game 4.

    Series is tied 2-2.

    Seems about right.

22. Tough minute for Mathurin

23. So both teams threw away a game they should have won.

    Indiana had this one in control but the lead wasn’t big enough. Same as OKC in game 1.

    Then both teams called their use it or lose it timeout and SGA got a huge energy boost and he delivered down the stretch.

24. Mathurin ASSterclass

25. JDub walked off that fall like it was nothing

26. I knew the Pacers couldn’t win because of the missed free throws that started after Toppin’s run

27. I’ve been critical of SGA this series for his 4th quarter performance but he may have just saved this series for OKC

28. That was a gutsy performance from SGA. Man just willed his team to win in the 4th quarter

29. This game will be in Scott Foster’s Hall of Fame highlight reel.

30. 10 assists as a team for okc is outrageous lmao

31. Identical 4th quarter as the Nuggets series game 4

32. Mathurin just had the worst minute of his life. 3 missed free throws as a 89% shooter and made 4/4 before that. Then he proceeds to do 2 away from the ball fouls when they’re in the penalty so OKC gets 2 free throws and keeps possession of the ball both times. Really fucked it up for the pacers there, that’s a 5 point swing in the last minute.

    Also, we need the clip when he missed his 3rd free throw. His face looking at the hoop was so fucking funny. He looked legitimately shocked that it didn’t go in and the rim did something to the ball for it to not go in. the way he just stares made me die laughing.

33. This is the type of loss that costs you a championship. Have to come out strong in game 5 but what a demoralizing loss.

34. Wtf would Stephen A Smith know about this game the solitaire playing motherfucker?

35. I’m a Suns fan so I know all about pissing away golden chances at winning a title. That’s right up there for missed opportunities

36. First zero assist game for SGA

37. r/NBATalk is crashing out LMAO!

38. I wonder how reddit would have responded to game 7 of the 1993 WCF.

    Phoenix was 57-64 from the line and Seattle was 28-34. 100 total free throws with Barkley going 19-23 and KJ going 14-16.

    Edit: boxscore https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199306050PHO.html

39. Just remember people, 2 things can be true.

    The Pacers choked down the stretch AND

    The refs were fucking terrible.