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Pacers didikit sa unang NBA crown

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Pacers didikit sa unang NBA crown
Isa si Bennedict Mathurin sa mga aasahan ng Pacers kontra sa Thunder sa Game 4 ng NBA Finals
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INDIANAPOLIS - Pipi­litin ng Indiana Pacers na ma­­kalapit sa inaasam na kauna-unahang NBA championship kontra sa Ok­lahoma City Thunder sa Game 4 ng NBA Finals.

Inagaw ng Pacers ang 2-1 lead sa kanilang best-of-seven title series matapos res­bakan ang Thunder, 116-107, sa Game 3.

Sa kabila ng bentahe sa serye ay wala pang dapat ipagdiwang ang Indiana.

“There’s nothing to get ex­cited about right now,” sa­bi ni star point guard Ty­rese Ha­li­burton. “We’re still a long way away.”

Sa kanilang panalo sa Oklahoma City sa Game 3 ay kumamada si Bennedict Mathurin ng 27 points mula sa bench, habang naglista si guard T.J. McConnell ng 10 points, 5 assists at 5 steals sa loob ng 15 minuto.

Bumira rin ang mga re­­serves ng Pacers ng 49 points kumpara sa 18 mar­kers ng Thunder.

“It’s got to be a killer edge to beat these guys,” ani Indiana coach Rick Carlisle. “We’re going to be an underdog in every game in this series. ... It’s a daun­ting challenge. Anything less than a total grit mindset, we just don’t have a chance.”

Naging susi rin nila ang depensa kay NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ng Oklahoma City.

Umiskor si Gilgeous-Alexander ng 24 points sa Game 3 matapos humataw ng 34 markers sa panalo ng Thunder sa Game 2 para itabla ang serye sa 1-1.

“You got to suck it up,” ani Gilgeous-Alexander. “There’s a maximum four games left in the season. It’s what you worked the whole season for. It’s what you worked all summer for. To me, the way I see it, you got to suck it up, get it done and try to get a win.”

Si Pacers shooting guard Andrew Nembhard ang primary defender kay Gil­geous-Alexander.

“The biggest thing is just you’re persistent, trying to make it tough on him,” sabi ni Nembhard kay SGA.

Dadalhin ang Game 5 sa Oklahoma City.

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