No. 1 in the league! No. 1 in the league! The opponent in the Thunder Finals is not simple, whether you can win the championship depends on the referee

NBA playoffs are approaching the finale, and the Russian Thunder and the Indiana Pacers successfully met in the Finals. This is the Thunder's return to the finals after 13 years, and the Pacers' return to the finals after 25 years. They all want to bring the first championship trophy in team history back to their territory! The battle is imminent, but the probability of winning the championship updated by the well-known US media Polymarket Hoops is very different: the probability of winning the championship is as high as 85%, while the Pacers are only 15%. But then again, competitive sports are not only fighting and killing, but also mixed with human nature. The Thunder team must not think it is stable. It is not that simple who will win the battle!

First of all, we must admit the fact that as the league overlord, the Thunder are indeed strong enough! During the regular season, the Thunder achieved a record of 68 wins and 14 losses, far ahead of the entire league. In comparison, the Pacers' regular season record was only 50 wins and 32 losses, losing 18 more games than the Thunder. What's even more amazing is that the Thunder averaged 12.86 points in the regular season, while the Pacers averaged only 2.23 points, a difference of up to 10.63 points! According to statistics, this is the biggest gap in the finals team since 1971! What is this concept? According to statistics, looking at NBA history, no team can reverse the average net score of more than 4.94 points to win the championship!

Thunder team also maintained amazing combat effectiveness and growth speed in the playoffs. The apes on both sides of the straits couldn't stop crying. The light boat had passed ten thousand mountains and advanced to the finals with a total record of 12 wins and 4 losses - swept the Grizzlies 4-0 in the first round, defeated the Nuggets 4-3 in the second round, and the gentleman swept the Timberwolves 4-1 in the Western Conference Finals! In this process, the Thunder demonstrated a terrifying lineup depth and offensive and defensive balance, and many offensive and defensive data rank at the forefront of the league. Among them, defensive efficiency (104.7), steals (10.8), restricted opponent's shooting percentage (42.6%), opponent's turnovers (18), fast break score (17.8 points), and utilization error score (23.8 points), all ranked first in the league. In the words of fans, with the two 60-win teams of the Celtics and the Cavaliers, they were the biggest favorites to win the championship and are expected to complete the unfinished career of the three young masters in the past!

But we cannot deny the fact that it is no accident that the Pacers can rush out of the East as a super dark horse. They seem to have a magical magic. The one who helps, God helps it! Rather than saying that the Pacers are the big dark horses in the Eastern Conference, they are seriously underestimated. This team has many soldiers and a wide range of generals, including champion coach Carlisle, champion front line Sika, and contemporary point guard god Halliburton. Everyone is for me and I am for everyone, and brothers are in love with each other and their strength is broken! So far in the playoffs, the Pacers have achieved a record of 12 wins and 4 losses like the Thunder - the gentleman swept the Bucks 4-1 in the first round, the gentleman swept the Cavaliers 4-1 in the second round, and overturned the Knicks 4-2 in the Eastern Conference Final!

In this process, the Pacers are all soldiers, making the opponent unable to defend, and many offensive data rank at the forefront of the league! According to statistics from the NBA official website, the Pacers' assists (28.1), assist-turnover ratio (2.2), shooting percentage (49.7%), three-point shooting percentage (40.1%), and real shooting percentage (61.2%) are all ranked first in the league, offensive efficiency (117.7), and use of turnover scores (18.5 points) are all ranked second in the league, and fast break scores (15.5 points) are ranked third in the league. In other words, the Pacers are as many soldiers and have wide range of generals as the Thunder, they are obsessed with speed and counterattack, and have more stable offensive firepower. They are very good at controlling the situation in a fast pace!

This is the Thunder's finals opponent, the most underrated civilian teacher in the NBA, it's really not easy! The Thunder have the strongest shield in the league, and the Pacers have the sharpest spear in the league. This round of the finals is destined to be a contest between spears and shields, comparable to Mars colliding with the Earth! But what I want to say is that the referee's scale will become particularly important in this series! The Thunder have SGA, the free throw expert, and the number of free throws in the playoffs is as high as 147, far ahead of everyone. On the other hand, the Pacers have made up for their defensive shortcomings by relying on their fierceness. So far in the playoffs, they have averaged up to 23.2 fouls per game, ranking first among all teams! In other words, whether the Thunder can win the championship depends on the referee - if the referee encourages confrontation, the Pacers will cause big trouble for the Thunder; on the contrary, SGA can destroy the Pacers' defense line with its own strength! Fans, what do you think about this? Let me leave me a comment and discuss it.