The Pacers want to win the championship, but it is still too difficult, and the championship is not very suspenseful

Who would have thought that this team, which is in the small football market, has a lineup that is not very eye-catching and has no super traffic stars, has passed the championship and entered the finals. In the playoffs, the Pacers made incredible reversals many times. In the first round, the second round, the Cavaliers, and the Knicks, they all made a strong comeback when they were behind in big scores. In the finals G1, facing the powerful Thunder, they were once 15 points behind at the beginning of the final quarter, but they relied on Halliburton's 0.3-second accurate kill, and won 111-110. If the Pacers can make great progress and win the championship in the end, then the value of this championship will definitely be full. However, it is still too difficult for the Pacers to really want to take the last step and win the championship.

Their opponent in the finals, the Thunder is so powerful. The Thunder's star Alexander is extremely powerful and has unsolvable scoring ability, so it is difficult for the Pacers to limit him. Moreover, there are players like Caruso and Doulter in the Thunder who have fierce defense, forming a top defensive lineup. The Pacers are good at cooperating with their teams. Under this high-intensity defense, they are easily disrupted. On the other hand, although it is inspiring to enter the finals all the way, its own strength is indeed limited. It's a bit of luck to become the Eastern Conference champion. In the first round of the Bucks, Lillard was absent; in the second round, the Cavaliers were injured, and Mitchell later sprained his ankle; the Knicks' style of playing was restrained by the Pacers, and the Knicks relied on their main force, and they would suffer if they encountered a team like the Pacers, which was full of soldiers. Moreover, when the Pacers face the Cavaliers and the Knicks, they have no absolute advantage, and they also suffer from a crushing defeat. Now facing the strong and healthy Thunder, the Pacers will have many difficulties to win the game again.

By the Pacers did not achieve full suppression, whether against the Cavaliers or the Knicks. When fighting the Knights, although the opponent was eliminated by 4-1 in the end, the process was not easy. In the first game of the series, the Pacers who played away were more mobility and scored 36 points in the first quarter, leading 11 points, but the Cavaliers recovered in the second quarter, scoring 33 points in a single quarter, while the Pacers scored only 28 points, and fell 6 points in the first quarter. In the later games, the Cavaliers also caused a lot of trouble for the Pacers. The situation is similar to the Knicks. In the G1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Pacers were still 17 points behind in the last 6 minutes. With Nesmith's 6 key three-pointers, Halliburton narrowly passed the score. G5 was even won by the Knicks 111-94, and the score once reached 2-3, and the good situation was almost reversed. In that game, the Pacers made only 10 of 30 three-pointers in the game, their offensive efficiency was inefficient and their defensive intensity also declined. The main player Nesmith made 1 of 8 shots in the game, and their performance was sluggish. It can be seen that the Pacers did not show absolute dominance in the face of these two teams, and they won the bumps.

Pacers meet the strongest Thunder in the West, and all the Thunder members are healthy, so this game is not easy to play. Although the Pacers won the first game of the finals, it was because the Thunder himself was careless and breathed a sigh of relief at the end of the moment before being turned over by the Pacers. As long as Thunder learns his lesson and becomes serious, it will be too difficult for Pacers to "steal" another game. With data as evidence, the first two games of the finals totaled 96 minutes, and the Pacers led the Thunder for only 1 minute and 53 seconds, less than two minutes. In the second game, the Thunder took it seriously. Five players in the team scored 15+ points, defeating the Pacers 123 to 107, and tied the total score. The Thunder is in strength, and both offense and defense are strong. It is really not easy for the Pacers to break the deadlock.

Although the Pacers and the Thunder drew 1-1 in the first two games of the finals, the Thunder had the upper hand in terms of odds and probability of winning the championship. In the championship odds given by ESPN, the Thunder is as low as -550, which means that if you want to win $100, you have to bet $550, while the Pacers have an odds of +415. Bet the Pacers win the championship, and if you bet $100, you can get $415. It is obvious that the Thunder is more optimistic. Looking at the NBA official website’s prediction of the championship probability, the Thunder is as high as 83%, while the Pacers are only 17%. From these data, we can see that Volkswagen generally thinks that the Thunder is stronger and the possibility of winning the championship in the future is also greater. After the first two finals, the Thunder's strength is obvious. Let’s talk about the offense first. With MVP Alexander taking the lead, the firepower is gone. He scored a total of 72 points in the first two games, breaking the scoring record of the first two games of the NBA Finals. He averaged 36 points, 5.5 assists, 3.5 steals per game, and shot 49.6% from the field. With him there, the Thunder attack will have a bottom. Moreover, the Thunder are not just relying on him, but other players are also very good at playing. People like Jaylen Williams, Homegren, Caruso, Wiggins, etc. can stand up and score points, and the scoring points are particularly scattered. Defensively, the Thunder are also very tough. After losing the first game, the tactics were immediately adjusted in the second game, using the "two towers" lineup to grab rebounds. The team won a total of 43 rebounds, 8 more than the Pacers. The Thunder's defensive pressure made the Pacers uncomfortable, and the overall cooperation was more tacit. The team's assists reached 25 times in the second game, 12 more times than the first game. The Thunder's offense and defense have highlights, and their strength is indeed more like a champion.

In the regular season, the active defensive actions of Thunder players, such as Caruso's close entanglement and Dort's tough confrontation, sometimes there is a suspicion of fouls, and the referee may frequently call for punishment. But now it is the playoff finals, and the intensity and importance of the game have reached several levels, and the referee's dictation standards have also changed. They are not very willing to blow those whistles anymore, and they tend to let the players decide their own direction on the court. This is simply too beneficial to the Thunder's defensive team. Without the constraints of body whistles, Alexander, Caruso, Dort and others can be more relaxed and increase the intensity of defense to the highest level.. Alexander continued to intercept the ball from his opponent's hands again and again with his keen sense of stealing; Caruso can use his clingy defensive skills to constantly interfere with the opponent's dribbling and passing; Dort can also rely on his tough body to fight, hindering the opponent's offense. In this way, the Thunder's terrifying defensive strength can be fully utilized, causing great trouble to the opponent's offense. The power of the Thunder is also reflected in the leading stars. Halliburton, the Pacers boss, performed at a critical moment in the playoffs this year, which was a phenomenal performance. But Thunder boss SGA is a real superstar. He averaged 32.5 points, 5.9 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game this season, and led the league with 2.6 steals. He has a variety of scoring methods, proficient in mid-range, breakthrough, and three-pointers. He can score points no matter when the game is in a stalemate. He can break the team's deadlock. He deserves his ability to win this year's MVP, and his comprehensive ability is better than Halliburton is also a fact that everyone admits.

Overall, there is no doubt that this year's championship will be won, and the Pacers' strength is indeed not at the same time. The finals G1 Pacers relied on Halliburton to win the finals in 0.3 seconds, but this was more like the Thunder was careless and lost Jingzhou. When it arrived at G2, the Thunder quickly adjusted their state and defeated the Pacers by 30 points with a huge gap of 129 to 99, equalizing the total score. Judging from the data, the regular season Thunder has 68 wins and 14 losses, the Pacers have 57 wins and 25 losses, and the Thunder has a stronger dominance. Moreover, in the match against the Eastern Conference team, the Thunder's record this season is amazing, reaching 30 wins and 2 losses, including 29 wins and 1 loss in the regular season and 1 win and 1 loss in the playoffs. In addition, the Thunder have the league's top defensive system. In the first two games of the finals, they sent out 24 steals, 14 more than the Pacers, and forced the Pacers to make 39 mistakes and 20 more. It is too difficult for the Pacers to win the championship, and it is expected that the Thunder will win the championship.