Thunderbolt line general: Pacers only increase their strength, but we don t match this strength

In a previous NBA Finals G3 game, the Indiana Pacers, who returned to their home court, defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-107 and widened the total score of this round of series to 2-1. After this game, Jalen Williams, a Thunder forward star who performed well, was interviewed by reporters. In the interview, he also talked about the Pacers' defensive strategy and the team's final mistakes.

When talking about the Pacers' defensive strategy, Williams said: In fact, the Pacers have not made too many adjustments, they are strengthening their oppressiveness. Home play makes them more energetic. We must find ways to match or even surpass their strength, otherwise we will be passive in the situation. Speaking of the team's mistakes in the last moment, Williams continued: It's really bad to have such mistakes at critical moments, it's purely the kind of mistakes that shouldn't have. This kind of mistake usually causes you trouble, especially in such high-risk competitions, which directly leads us to a loss. During the playoffs, Williams averaged 34.7 minutes in the first 19 games, with averaging 20.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 1.5 steals, and 0.5 blocks, and 1.7 turnovers and 1.9 fouls. He shot 44.7%, three-point shooting percentage 31.3%, and free throw shooting percentage 77.7%. In the finals G3, Williams' performance was quite outstanding. During the 36 minutes and 27 seconds of playing time, he made 9 of 18 shots, 1 of 2 from the three-point line, and 7 of 11 free throws, and obtained the team's highest score of 26 points, plus 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal. He also had 4 turnovers and 3 fouls, with a plus-negative value of -9.

Williams' overall performance during the playoffs is actually not particularly outstanding. His stability on the offensive end is actually very average. His scoring ability has not been fully displayed. His effect on the court is also quite different from that of the regular season, and his stability in his condition is also a bit worrying. However, what is even more worrying is that Williams has already played the right level in the G3 of the Finals, but the Thunder's situation is still not ideal, and they also lost the game again. This situation makes people feel very worried about the team's performance in the next game. As Williams said, the opponent Pacers did not make any changes, but only increased the intensity of the game, and they could not resist it. I don’t know what changes will happen next. Can they turn the situation around in the next game?