NBA ends: Indiana defeated Oklahoma and forced a seventh game to define the title

The Indiana Pacers They defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder by 108 to 91as premises for the sixth match of The finals of the NBA and forced the definition in extremis.

Yes Thunder They achieved the triumph would have raised the first title of the franchise (with another name) from 1979, But a perfect match on the part of the premises generated a seventh and last tiebreaker.

The match that will decide the new American basketball champion will carry out the next Sunday, June 22 at 9:00 p.m. (Argentine schedule), and will be played at the Paycom Center, the house of Oklahoma City.

In a party that could have given the title to the Thunder, The escort team Shai Gilgeous-Alexander He could not with the pressure and played a game for oblivion.

After a first quarter in which parity prevailed, with Indiana imposing itself by a three -point difference, the second partial was the one that inclined the balance in favor of the premises: Indiana He became 36-17 and closed the first half winning 64-42.

With the support of his audience, which filled the Gainbridge Fieldhouse and stained it completely yellow, the PACERS They played a great game, attacking at a speed that their rivals could not contain and with hard and successful defenses, effectively cutting almost all the offensive plays of Oklahoma City.

In the third partial he continued the superiority of the homeowners, who ended with eight more points of advantage, although the last quarter would make up the result: the coach Rick Carlisle He decided to give rest to his best players, with the triumph already almost consummated, which made the Thunder They cut 13 points, with a final score from 108 to 91.

The great figures of the team of Indianapolis They were the Cameroonian wing Pascal Siakamwith a double double product of 16 points and 13 rebounds, and also wing-pivot Obi Toppinwhich was alternate and converted 20 points, with six rebounds. The main absent of the PACERS It was the pivot Myles Turnerone of the most outstanding players of the team, who only turned three points and captured four rebounds, with an 11% effectiveness in the court shots.

With a great triumph, Indiana forced a seventh game, although it will have the difficult mission of defining the title of the NBA As a visitor, with a statistic that does not favor it: in the history of the League, only 20 finals reached the seventh game, in which the visitor won only four opportunities.

The appointment with the history of basketball will take place this Sunday, June 22, at 9:00 p.m. from our country, with two franchises that will seek to cut their long drought gusts: Indiana Do not raise a title from 1973, In the time of the American Basketball Associationwhile Thunder They are not champions since 1979, When the team still played in Seattle, Under the name of the Supersonics.