How Tyrese Haliburton’s Pacers saved their season by dominating the margins in Game 6 pummeling of OKC
Getty Images The Oklahoma City Thunder said all the right things heading into Game 6 of the NBA Finals. They knew they were one win away from an NBA title,…
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The ‘margin’ stat that was the biggest key to the Indiana Pacers saving their season
INDIANAPOLIS — This late in a playoff series, as Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam put it Thursday night, there are no “secrets” left between opponents. There are very few —…
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The Finals Have Given Us Everything But An Ending | Defector
The Pacers and Thunder have constructed a series that has put the lie to the notion that there are insurmountable leads in basketball. The 20-point lead, once the gold standard,…
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For Pacers and Thunder, there’s no looking back now. All eyes are only on Game 7 in the NBA Finals
Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Game 6 of the NBA Finals had been over for only about 10 or 15 minutes, and the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder…
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Only the Pacers can prevent the dawn of a dull Thunder dynasty
The Pacers will not let their story end. They will dance on their deathbed, offering hope until there is no time remaining. It should be no surprise after the past…
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NBA Finals odds: Thunder open as big Game 7 favorites despite ugly Game 6 loss to Pacers
Can the Thunder produce another Game 7 blowout after getting blown out themselves in Game 6? Oklahoma City opened up as an 8.5-point favorite at BetMGM ahead of Sunday’s deciding…
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In praise of Pascal Siakam, the Pacers’ true MVP of this NBA Finals run
INDIANAPOLIS — The headlines — most of them, anyway — will be about Tyrese Haliburton. The Indiana Pacers point guard fought through a calf strain that had threatened the team’s…
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Thunder vs. Pacers winners and losers: NBA Finals going to Game 7
Two teams came to play in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. Just one met the moment. Indiana defeated Oklahoma City 108-91 in Game 6 Thursday, June 19. And with…
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Pacers have the momentum entering Game 7, and ‘it’s all about that one game’
At some point, they stopped being the plucky underdog on some Cinderella run that was just happy to be here. At some point, as they dusted a two-time MVP in…
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Thunder vs. Pacers NBA Finals: Indiana overwhelms OKC, sets up winner-take-all Game 7 for NBA championship
Tyrese Haliburton was ready for Game 6. As were his Indiana Pacers teammates. The Pacers blitzed the Oklahoma City Thunder early Thursday night and never looked back en route to…
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