3-2 to win the Tianwang Mountain! Jewish 40+6+4 Alexander 31+10, Halliburton s magic failure 0 of 6

On June 17, in the 2024-25 NBA Finals G5 battle, the Thunder and the Pacers ushered in the battle of Tianwang Mountain. After four quarters of fierce fighting, the Thunder finally defeated the Pacers 120-109, rewrite the series score to 3-2, and take the lead in winning the championship point.

Data statistics

Pacers: Halliburton 4 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists (0 of 6 shots), Siakam 28 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 breaks and 2 hats, Turner 13 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist, Nembhard 7 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 mistakes, Nesmith 14 points, 6 rebounds, Tottel 12 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, Mathering 7 points, 8 rebounds and 2 hats, McConnell 18 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 interrupts.

Thunder: Alexander scored 31 points, 2 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals and 4 steals, Jaylen Williams scored 40 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, Homgren scored 9 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks, Dort scored 9 points, 8 rebounds and 2 interruptions, Harten scored 4 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, Wiggins scored 14 points, 5 rebounds, Wallace scored 11 points, 2 rebounds and 4 interruptions, Caruso scored 2 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists and 4 steals.

Game Review

First quarter, Harten received the ball under the basket and dunked with both hands as the team's first record. Nembhard and Sika made consecutive mid-range shots, Chett made a breakthrough layup, Sika made an open three-pointer, Alexander made both free throws, Jewe made a counterattack and dunked with both hands, Turner scored under the basket, Chett made a three-pointer from the wing, Nesmith scored a big open three-pointer in the arc, Jewe and Alexander scored 6 points in a row to stop the Pacers, 7 minutes and 45 seconds, the score between the two sides was 12-17. The game continued, and the Pacers missed consecutively. Alexander and Caruso teamed up to score 5 points, and the gap widened to 10 points. Turner made a strong start at the basket to break the scoring drought. Hartten was fouled for two free throws in a second attack. Sika and Matherin made 4 free throws in a row. Wiggins and Wallace made two consecutive three-pointers and opened the score again. McConnell and Matherin responded together to a 5-0 wave. Wallace scored twice outside the three-point line. After the first quarter, the Thunder led 32-22.

In the second quarter, Wiggins raised his hand to hit a three-pointer in the open space, Sika made a layup and scored 4 points in a row. Wiggins scored twice from outside the three-point line, McConnell scored a three-pointer at the top of the arc to regain his appearance, Alexander made two free throws, Nesmith made a three-pointer in the bottom corner, 8 minutes and 09 seconds, the score between the two sides was 32-40, and the Thunder requested a timeout. After the timeout, Jewish and Alexander teamed up to score a 7-0 wave, and the score difference instantly reached 15 points. Turner and Nembhard scored 4 points in a row to stop the bleeding, Jewe scored 5 points in a row with 3 points, tied the basket and dunked with both hands, Chett and Alexander scored 4 points in a row, with a score difference of 18 points. Nembhard scored 2 1, Bradley made all two free throws, Wallace made a 45-degree open three-pointer, Matherin made a tip-in at the basket, and after halftime, the Thunder led by 14 points 59-45.

The second half changed sides and then played again. Alexander made a mid-range break and scored to open the third quarter. Sika and Nesmith scored 5 points in a row. Dort made a three-pointer from the base corner. Turner scored an open three-pointer and scored 21. Sika scored two points with a layup, 8 minutes and 27 seconds. The score between the two sides was 55-67, and the game entered a timeout. After the timeout, Jewe ignored the defense three-pointer, Turner and Halliburton made 4 free throws, Harten made 1 of 2 free throws, Totel made a three-pointer, and the difference reached 9 points, Jewe scored 4 points in a row to stabilize the situation, McConnell scored 6 points in a row, Jewe made 1 of 2 free throws, Totel made a breakthrough layup, Chet made a make up dunk, McConnell made two points long distance, Alexander responded in mid-range, Totel made a basket from the basket, Alexander made 1 of 2 free throws, McConnell made a counterattack layup, McConnell scored 5 points in a score difference. Alexanderlian scored 4 points, McConnell broke through and scored 21 in the middle distance, and Jewe made a mid-range shot from the board. After three quarters, the Pacers fell behind by 8 points 79-87.

In the fourth quarter, Siakam made a three-pointer in the corner, Alexander and Wiggins scored 5 points in a row, Sika responded 4-0, Wiggins made all two free throws, Bradley scored two points at the basket, Sika counterattacked one-stop and made two free throws, with a score difference of 4 points. Jewe made 1 of 2 free throws, Sika made a three-pointer, Jewe and Wallace scored 5 points in a row to stop the Pacers, 7 minutes and 47 seconds, and the score between the two sides was 93-100. The game continued, Turner was fouled at the basket and made both free throws, Dort made a three-pointer on the wing, Halliburton made two free throws, Jewe and Alexander joined forces to score a 10-0 wave, the gap widened to 16 points, Sika and Toppin responded 4-0 to stop the bleeding, Dort made a three-pointer, Nesmith also used color outside the three-point line, Jewe made a backward jump shot, Toppin made 1 of 2 free throws, Alexander made a layup, Nesmith made a makeover, 1 minute and 50 seconds, the game entered a timeout, the score between the two sides was 107-120, and there was basically no suspense in the game. In the end, the Thunder defeated the Pacers 120-109 and successfully won the Battle of Tianwang Mountain.

After this game, the Pacers were completely forced into a desperate situation. They needed to find a way to control the mistakes (22 mistakes in the whole game), and Halliburton urgently needed to regain the feeling of the offense in the next game. The Thunder are only one step away from the championship. In this game, the team continued to start with the double towers, and sent 15 steals and 12 blocks on the defensive end. If Dai Gnott did not take the initiative to change the team in the first three games, perhaps the Thunder would have already won the championship!

Starting lineups of both sides

Pacers: Andrew Nembhard, Tyris Halliburton, Aaron Nesmith, Pascal Siakam, Myers Turner

Thunder: Haltenstein, Shea Gilgers Alexander, Lüganz Dort, Jaylen Williams, Chet Holmegren