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Thunder V Pacers NBA Finals Game 1 Post-Show

NBA Finals 2025: How Thunder avoid a 2-0 deficit against Pacers

The Oklahoma City Thunder forced 25 turnovers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, the most in any Finals game this century. Their star point guard scored 38 points, 24 more than their opponent's star guard. They trailed for all of 0.3 seconds of game time.

The Oklahoman · 6h

Thunder defense must be better in NBA Finals Game 2 and not leave 'things on the table'

The Thunder allowed 35 points in the fourth quarter, including a 12-2 Pacers run to end the game Thursday. Why the defense has to be better in Game 2.

NBA · 2d

Finals Film Study: Pacers' offense vs. Thunder defense

Their effective field goal percentage of 57.6% is the second-best mark for a Finals team through the conference finals in playoff history. In these playoffs, the Pacers rank fourth in field goal percentage in the paint (58.7%), first in mid-range field goal percentage (48.7%) and first in 3-point percentage (40.1%).

SportsGrid on MSN1d

How OKC's Defensive Strategy Dominates the Modern NBA

The Oklahoma City Thunder's defense, similar to the Detroit Pistons, stands out in the NBA for its robust, physical play, ...

Yardbarker on MSN17d

Revisiting the trade that landed the Thunder their missing piece

Surely, when Oklahoma City Thunder GM Sam Presti pulled the trigger on the rare ‘one-for-one’ swap of Josh Giddey for Alex Caruso with the Chicago Bulls last summer, this was the sort of playoff ...

SB Nation1mon

Thunder’s ‘foul up 3’ strategy backfired in epic fashion vs. Nuggets in NBA Playoffs

The Oklahoma City Thunder had the best defense in the NBA this season ... After the game, Daigneault took the blame for the strategy backfiring. Mark Daigneault takes blame for Thunder’s ...

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The Thunder’s polarizing strategy handed Game 1 to the Nuggets

The Thunder, which featured the NBA’s top-rated defense during the regular season, had several things go awry as it attempted to execute the strategy Monday. Of course, Oklahoma City’s harsh ...

USA Today19d

Three reasons why the Oklahoma City Thunder will advance to the NBA Finals

But the Thunder's matchup versatility on defense should play to its advantage ... Oklahoma City might not immediately employ the same strategy for Julius Randle and Rudy Gobert here, but there's ...

The New York Times1mon

Do the Thunder need to rethink their late-game fouling strategy after Game 1 loss?

Both times, the Thunder’s game plan was to not allow a game-tying 3-pointer. It’s the trusted strategy that has ... stagnation down the stretch; poor defensive rebounding, which allowed ...

The SportsRush17h

Draymond Green Reveals His Approach to Guarding Shai Gilgeous-Alexander After Thunder Star Dominated in Game 1 Loss

Draymond Green breaks down how the Indiana Pacers can try to stop Shai Gilgeous-Alexander from going off offensively ...

Alex Caruso and the Thunder defense did it again, carrying OKC to NBA Finals | Mussatto

By the end of OKC’s 124-94 Game 5 win Wednesday night, the Thunder’s barbaric defense had reduced the Wolves to nothing but a ...

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