With their back up against the wall in enemy territory on Friday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder even up the series at 2-2 with a 111-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers. And with the series headed back to Oklahoma City, Charles Barkley is ready to call this series in favor of the Thunder.<\/p>\n
Friday\u2019s game was undoubtedly a big one for the Thunder in particular when you look at the history of the NBA Finals. Only one team ever, the 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers, have overcome a 3-1 series deficit to win the finals.<\/p>\n
Now, the Thunder are set to play two of the next three games, should they be necessary, in Oklahoma City, giving them the clear series advantage at this point. And on the NBA TV postgame coverage after Friday\u2019s game, Charles Barkley went as far as saying that the series is \u201ca wrap\u201d after Game 4.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, I think they are in trouble,\u201d said Barkley of the Pacers. \u201cBecause when you have a team on the ropes, you have to finish them off. You go up 3-1, you are in great shape. But now, you go back\u2026 Number one, you know Oklahoma City has a better team. Now, they are back to their original starting lineup, which will be better next game. Then they realize, \u2018Man, we have got to play our bench more. We\u2019re back to the thing that got us to the NBA Finals. We\u2019re back to big-big. We\u2019re gonna dominate them on the boards.\u2019 They are going back to Oklahoma City. I think this series is a wrap. I thought tonight was a big deal for both teams.\u201d<\/p>\n
Charles Barkley: \u201cI think this series is a wrap.\u201d \ud83c\udfc0\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f #NBA<\/a> #NBAFinals<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/V6ItO6R3Yc<\/a><\/p>\n