Thunder G4 depends on whether SGA can rebound. Harry &amp needs to be limited; play well in the final quarter, and the bench scores cannot be much different.

On the 14th, the fourth showdown between the Thunder and the Pacers is about to begin. At present, the Thunder are favored by the outside world and are behind 1-2 with a big score. G4 is crucial to the Thunder. They must strive for victory or they will be forced into a desperate situation. If the Thunder want to win the G4, they need to do the following:

first, can the number one star Alexander rebound in form? Alexander is the player the Thunder relies on to attack the most. In the first two games of the finals, Alexander scored a total of 72 points, setting a new scoring record for the first two games of the finals. But in G3, Alexander's scoring performance dropped, and he only scored 24 points, and in the key final quarter, he only had 1 out of 3 poor performance. At the same time, Alexander made 6 mistakes throughout the game, which is also the highest number of mistakes in the playoffs. Therefore, if the Thunder wants to win the G4, Alexander must have a state rebound. A reporter asked Alexander before whether he felt tired in the final quarter when facing the Pacers' high-intensity defense. He replied: "I don't think this is a problem. We have been working hard all summer for this finals opportunity. A season of competition is to be able to reach the finish line, so I don't think these will bother me." In G3, the Pacers still mainly use Nemhard's personal defense to create shooting difficulties for Alexander, but at the same time, she gave Shepard more time on the court to keep playing against Alexander. At the same time, double-team Alexander during certain periods. These defensive changes have had a good effect and also posed more difficult challenges to the latter. Whether Alexander can restore his score to a 30-point level in G4 will be one of the focus of outside attention.

Second, can you play in the fourth quarter well? G3, the Pacers completely suppressed the Thunder in the final quarter, with the score of 32 to 18 in a single quarter. The Thunder were completely silent in this critical quarter. Alexander made 1 of 3 in the final quarter, and Chet, who was in good offensive form in the first three quarters, was 1 of 5 in the first three quarters. The offensive performance in the last quarter is very important to the Thunder. As we all know, Pacers are good at setting off momentum in the final quarter. If the Thunder cannot create pressure on the Pacers through efficient attacks in this quarter, the latter will be unstoppable. And this will be a situation that Thunder would not want to see.

Third, how to limit Halliburton. In fact, the Thunder's excellent defense is simply Halliburton's "nightmare". In the first two games, Halliburton even made a quasi-final kill in G1, his overall offense in both games was terrible. People have also questioned his offensive ability again. But in G3, Halliburton's change was: first, he started offensive mode very early, instead of leaving all his strength to fight the final quarter; second, he invested more energy on the defensive end; third, he increased the number of throws after the breakthrough. These three changes allowed Halliburton to play the best offensive game since the Finals. This also revitalized the entire Pacers' attack. Therefore, for the Thunder, they must return to the level of G1 and G2 in the finals in terms of defending Halliburton. If this is done, the Thunder will have the upper hand in the game.

Fourth: The Thunder's bench score cannot be much different from that of the opponent. At G3, Mathering and McConaughey became the Pacers' surprises. Mathering scored a total of 27 points in the game, the highest scorer in the substitute since Jason Terry in 2011. At the same time, McConnor provided the team with enough game energy. His game attitude, defensive enthusiasm, and accuracy in mid-range shots all provided great help to the team. McConnell had a total of 5 steals. But at the same time, the performance of the Thunder's substitute players was very sluggish. Wiggins, who played the role of the surprise in G2 and scored 18 points, played for almost 10 minutes in G3 and scored no points. Caruso, who scored 20 points in G2, only 8 points in G3. The big insider Harten played for 19 minutes and only scored 4 points. In G3, the offensive performance of substitutes has affected the trend of the game to a certain extent. But in fact, for the Thunder, they have a very good lineup depth and thickness, and head coach Dagenut is also constantly trying different lineup combinations to deal with the Pacers' undead race state. Therefore, in G4, if the Thunder's bench offensive performance cannot surpass the opponent, at least they must not fall too much.

Similar to the Pacers, the Thunder is also a team with strong rebounding power. During the playoffs, the Thunder also had a precedent for a successful advancement in the final score of 1-2. For example, this is the case in the second round of the series against the Nuggets.

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