Pacers G6 wants to beat the Thunder, 3 points become the key! Halliburton becomes a double-edged sword, Carlisle is not stubborn

Pacers began to fall into a passive position after being reversed by the Thunder in the G4 game. In the G5 game, the Thunder successfully defeated the Pacers. Although the Pacers had the opportunity to complete the reversal, unfortunately, the Pacers made frequent mistakes at critical moments, so when the Pacers finally caught the score to 2 points, the Thunder directly opened the score. In the end, seeing that the Pacers had no hope of turning the game, the Pacers could only give up the game. Now when the Thunder won the victory in the G5 game, the Pacers were completely in desperate situation. After all, if the Pacers continue to lose, the Thunder will win the championship of this season. Therefore, the Pacers still want to retain the suspense of this round of series, so the Pacers must find a way to win the G6 game.

If the Pacers want to win the G6 game, then 3 points are the key. The first point is mistakes. The reason why Pacers lost the game in this round of the series is hugely related to their large number of mistakes. Especially in the last two games, if the Pacers were not able to control their mistakes, then the Pacers would probably not be in desperate situations. Therefore, in the G6 game, the Pacers must control their mistakes, especially when the two teams are in a stalemate in the game, the Pacers should control their mistakes even more, otherwise the Pacers will find it difficult to defeat the Thunder in the game. Therefore, whether the Pacers can control their mistakes will also become the key.

The second point is the three-pointer. In fact, the Pacers have played until now because they have enough outside deterrence. However, in recent games, the Pacers have not shown such deterrence. Especially when the Thunder's three-pointer exploded in the G5 game, the Pacers have played more passively. Therefore, in the G6 game, the Pacers need to regain their previous three-pointer feel, especially when the Pacers have a three-pointer open position, the Pacers also need to make the Thunder pay the price for this. At the same time, Nesmith and Nemhard also need to become surprises on the field. The third point is to control the foul. In this round of the series, the Pacers have never controlled the fouls well. Especially on Alexander's defense, the Pacers always make mistakes because of it. In the G5 game, the Pacers caused a lot of damage to Jewe. Therefore, in the G6 game, the Pacers must also control their fouls. They cannot allow Alexander and Jewe to get so many free throw opportunities.

At the same time, according to ESPN famous reporter Tim MacMahon, Halliburton confirmed that he had suffered a calf strain and whether he could play in G6 will be decided before the game. Although Halliburton is injured now, Halliburton himself also said that he would do his best to play. It can be seen that if Halliburton can play, he would choose to play the game. However, from now on, Halliburton has become a double-edged sword. Although the Pacers do need Halliburton to help the team on the organizational and offensive end, even if Halliburton can play, it has become a question of what kind of state Halliburton has. If Halliburton struggles like the G5 game, then Halliburton will drag down the Pacers, so at this time Halliburton became a double-edged sword. Therefore, if Halliburton can play in the G6 game, then Carlisle cannot be so stubborn. If Halliburton really struggles in the G6 game, then Carlisle must decisively replace Halliburton. After all, the Pacers are already in a desperate situation, and the Pacers have no way out at this time. Therefore, when Halliburton makes mistakes on the organizational end and plays very sluggish on the offensive end, then Carlisle should replace Halliburton. When Halliburton's injury problem plagus the Pacers, Siakam needs to stand up and help the team. Although Siakam has done a good job in the G5 game, if the Pacers want to win the game, Siakam needs to do better. Of course, Turner, Nemhard and others also need to perform better, so that the Pacers will have a greater chance of winning the game.