
| 109 – 120 |
| Box Scores: NBA – Yahoo |
| GAME SUMMARY |
| NBA Finals – Game 5 – Series tied 2-2 |
| Location: Paycom Center |
| Officials: Marc Davis, John Goble, Ben Taylor, and James Williams |
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Pacers | 22 | 23 | 34 | 30 | 109 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 32 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 120 |
| TEAM STATS |
| Team | PTS | FG | FG% | 3P | 3P% | FT | FT% | OREB | TREB | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Pacers | 109 | 37-82 | 45.1% | 11-30 | 36.7% | 24-30 | 80.0% | 18 | 56 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 22 | 4 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 120 | 40-94 | 42.6% | 14-32 | 43.8% | 26-32 | 81.3% | 19 | 55 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 12 |
| PLAYER STATS |
47 comments
That offensive rebound allowed to three pointer and turnover to layup after the Pacers cut the lead to two really killed any chance they had to steal this game.
Pacers shot themselves so damn much in the foot tonight. Now or never for them on Thursday. Even before getting banged up Tyrese was awful tonight.
#GET PASCAL AND TJ SOME HELP. THEY CANT WIN WITH THESE CORNS
This Thunder defense is going to carry them along way in the future
Your best player can’t play the way Hali has.
Indiana Pascals
Haliburton 0 FG on only 6 attempts is unacceptable. Cost them late game because OKC knew he wasnt a threat to shoot.
Pacers should open a bakery with all of those turnovers.
That run from OKC in the 4th was the highest level of basketball I’ve seen that I can remember
I don’t care that much about the Haliburton superstar discourse. But 0 FG’s is pathetic
Everyone gonna talk about Halliburton, but Nembhard was truly horrific
4 points on 0/6 shooting in game 5 of the finals from a “superstar” is a generational disasterclass
Jalen Williams is only 24 man. Bro is so nice with it, he was just doing everything out there.
JDub about to get the super duper max contract.
OKC lose game 7 vs Denver and J-Dub is labelled as a playoff dropper and a “dynasty starts after you” player btw. Crazy
Props to Oklahoma. They executed down the stretch with stifling defense and timely shots. Indy shat the bed under pressure. The turnovers were killer. 0FGM game from Halliburton is horrible too. Even if you are a great playmaker you cannot have that as a star in a critical finals game.
Zero FGs made in a finals game as a no1 guy is nasty work, historic levels of stink
Carlisle’s 4th quarter rotations have been very questionable these last 2 games
40 point finals games
1 – JDub
1 – Kobe and Bird combined
Carlisle overthought this one. Gonna be a painful summer if Indy loses.
Haliburton’s ability to go ghost every other game as a scorer is the most bizarre thing I’ve seen from a star.
TJ can’t win with these cats
We finally got the JDub game
Carlisle kinda blew this one for Indy. Taking Pascal out when he’s doing literally everything for them. Keeps him out for way too long. Then Nembhard commits like 15 turnovers in a row and TJ never comes in despite his 3rd Q performance.
Had the lead down to 2, but then he subs P out for like 3 minutes and Nembhard went full basketball terrorist.
Pacers gonna be kicking themselves for throwing game 4 away man. They literally had it and completely fumbled it.
Pacers uncharacteristically had two of the worst back to back end games I’ve ever seen
J-Dub playing like 2016 LeBron and Kyrie but now up 3-2 instead
Thunder should retire Paul George’s jersey alongside Shai and Williams
Getting cooked by 5’6 MJ McWashington was NOT a fun experience
Andrew Nembhard came back in with 7:20 left in the 4th quarter and touched the ball four times on offense before being taken out:
1. Pass to Haliburton
2. Turnover (bad pass)
3. Turnover (bad pass)
4. Blocked FG
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1st Quarter Non-Local Commercials: 14 (Tied Finals Low)
1st Quarter Commercial Time: 6:02 (Tied Finals Low)
2nd Quarter Non-Local Commercials: 19 (Tied Finals Low)
2nd Quarter Commercial Time: 8:33 (4th most of 5 Finals Games)
Halftime Non-Local Commercials: 16 (4th most of 5 Finals Games)
Halftime Commercial Time: 10:11 (Finals Low by 0:02)
3rd Quarter Non-Local Commercials: 14 (Tied 2nd most of 5 Finals Games)
3rd Quarter Commercial Time: 5:42 (Finals Low)
4th Quarter Non-Local Commercials: 26 (Finals High)
4th Quarter Commercial Time: 11:30 (Finals High)
Total Non-Local Commercials: 89 (FINALS LOW)
Total Commercial Time: 42:00 (3rd most of 5 Finals Games)
Caitlin Clark Commercials: 5
Jason Kelce Commercials: 4
James Blunt, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Draymond Green, Chet Holmgren, Samuel L. Jackson, Nick Saban, Jalen Williams, A’ja Wilson Commercials: 1
If we don’t make the finals again for awhile it’s gonna keep me up at night why the fuck Carlisle didn’t realize what every other person watching that game did and bench hobbled Hali for TJM
JDub has 40. Tyrese doesn’t make a shot. Not ideal for the Pacers
So why was tj mcconnell benched for 75% of the fourth quarter when he was the reason the game got close in the first place?
It’s crazy how the Pacers spent these entire playoffs being so clutch only to absolutely collapse down the stretch in these last 2 games
If JDub has a million fans, then I am one of them. If JDub has ten fans, then I am one of them. If JDub has only one fan then that is me. If JDub has no fans, then that means I am no longer on earth. If the world is against JDub, then I am against the world.
I’m sorry yall can’t appreciate okc, they’re so damn fun to watch. Insane defense they just shrink wrap people.
Where were you when Jalen Williams became Lebron James?
Jalen Williams just played the game of his life. Holy shit what a game from him.
no more jdub slander for the rest of time
Jalen Williams I am applauding in my living room.
Incredible defensive showing from SGA
If I was the Pacers I would have simply won game 4 at home and been up 3-1
How is T.J. McConnell your best player
I’m done being salty. SGA and Jdub are really fucking good.
I knew it already, but damn, the way OKC clamped down on the comeback this time was vicious and methodical. Props
There’s a lot of talk about on the pacer side but the thunder just played a hell of a game of basketball. All the credit to them that’s why they won 68 games
That run by OKC after it became a 2 point game in the 4th was championship quality. Any less mentally tough and the Pacer voodoo happens again.
JDub just willed them to a win.
The officiating has been mostly fine this series but lots of complaining from non-OKC/Pacers flairs makes it feel like both teams are complaining.
Damn, the anti Thunder brigading is never more clear than when Pacer threads are 10x the upvotes. Damn, people love the underdog.