The Indiana Pacers have proven to be a historic defensive team with great stretches in Game 6 of the NBA Finals.
The Indiana Pacers have featured one of the most dominant displays in Game 6’s NBA Finals history.
Pascal Siakam was a hero of the Pacers. He scored 16 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead his team to victory.
However, offensive exploits were only part of Pacer’s winning strategy. Their suffocating defenses closed the lightning like never before.
Jalen Williams finished the game with -40, the worst plus/minus in NBA Finals history since his playing days.
The Pacers’ defense was incredible. And one domination over the Thunder allowed the team to make history for the NBA Finals.
In Game 6 of the NBA Finals, the Indiana Pacers were really locked in defense towards the end of the first half.
Around 1:37 mark in the second quarter, the Pacers closed the lightning rounds out and were unable to score once the half was over.
The Thunder struggled to move forward without breaking the scoring drought until the 6:57 mark in the third quarter.
This means that the Pacers kept scoring in-game for 6 minutes and 49 seconds.
This meant that the Thunder set the longest drought record in the NBA Finals game in history.
The San Antonio Spurs set their previous record in Game 4 of the 2007 NBA Finals. They kept the Cleveland Cavaliers scoreless for 6 minutes and 23 seconds.
The Oklahoma City Thunder heads into Game 7 has many reasons to be confident. First of all, they have not lost a back-to-back games in the NBA playoffs so far.
Secondly, playing at home in front of a noisy thunder crowd would be a great boost. But they don’t take anything for granted.
| Oklahoma City Thunder Ross | Results for the next game |
| Game 1 vs Denver Nuggets: 121-119 Loss | Game 2 vs Denver Nuggets: 149-106 Victory |
| Game 3 vs Denver Nuggets: 113-104 Loss | Game 4 vs Denver Nuggets: 92-87 victory |
| Game 6 vs Denver Nuggets: 112-105 Loss | Game 7 vs Denver Nuggets: 125-93 victory |
| Game 3 vs Minnesota Timber Wolves: 143-101 Loss | Game 4 vs Minnesota Timber Wolves: 128-126 victory |
| Game 1 vs Indiana Pacers: 111-110 loss | Game 2 vs. Indiana Pacers: 123-107 victory |
| Game 3 vs Indiana Pacers: 116-107 loss | Game 4 vs. Indiana Pacers: 111-104 victory |
This loss should remind the Thunder why the Pacers are such a dangerous team. They pushed lightning forward to both ends of the court like other aspects.
If the Thunder wants to close this series, they will need to perform at their best in these playoffs.
Pacers cannot quit and fight them until the final buzzer. It’s up to the lightning to keep them out and Rubber stamp their fantastic season with their championship victory.