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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%).
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How OKC's Defensive Strategy Dominates the Modern NBAThe Oklahoma City Thunder's defense, similar to the Detroit Pistons, stands out in the NBA for its robust, physical play, ...
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Revisiting the trade that landed the Thunder their missing pieceSurely, 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 ...
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 ...
The Thunder, which had 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 ...
Draymond Green breaks down how the Indiana Pacers can try to stop Shai Gilgeous-Alexander from going off offensively ...
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 Timberwolves are back in the Western Conference Finals but might be bigger underdogs than a year ago. But here are three predictions.
Given the different strategies the Pacers may employ against Oklahoma City, Caruso's defensive skills will be crucial. Caruso has been arguably the Thunder's best defensive player this ...
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