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50 sats \ 2 replies \ @gnilma 1 Jun \ parent \ on: NBA On TNT Final Show Stacker_Sports
This is a great matchup btw, just thought I'll get that out of the way.
Yes, I think the Pacers do have a shot, but they have to play very well and their margin for error is very small. OKC is clearly the favorite, the better team, and more likely to win. OKC's youth and suffocating defense will cause a lot of trouble for the Pacers. Good thing, the Pacers are also young and like to play with fast pace. I think that will allow them to get fast break buckets, and score before OKC defense is set. Pacers need to be very decisive and know what they will do before going into the game. They cannot try to figure it out as they play, because that will likely cause turnovers. Having Carlisle as their coach helps too, but it will be an uphill battle for the Pacers.
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 1 Jun
Good analysis. I think you are right that the Pacers really need to score at a high rate in situations where the Thunder can't get their D set. I really think the Pacers need to take game 1 to have any shot. They have to put pressure on a young OKC team.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @gnilma 1 Jun
Yea, I keep thinking about defensive matchups and it seems OKC can guard the whole Pacers team, but Pacers defense don't seems to be able guard OKC. You put Siakam on Chet, Nembhard on SGA, but Nesmith seems too small for JDub. OKC will probably be hunting Turner for the small on big mismatch too, as Turner is not a very good defender. Force Pacers to switch Turner onto SGA and that's a bucket.
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