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This year, it is OKC’s turn. They deserve it, after years of toiling in the fringes. After being dismantled, dismissed, disrespected for years. After decades of agony in defeat. This year, the Pacers are left with the agony, as the OKC Thunder finally taste the ecstacy of getting its first-ever NBA title. Long live the Oklahoma City Thunder! All hail the new kings of the NBA!
The Pacers were a long-shot to reach Game 7; with Tyrese hobbling off the court in Game 6, and the momentum clearly in favor of the Thunder juggernaut. But the Pacers dug deep, ‘circled their wagons’ to score a big win in their backs-against-the-wall duel in Game 6. Which turned out to be a big rout, a total beatdown. With the score now tied at 3-all, we are down to the last game of the season for the NBA.
Haliburton’s injury will significantly impact the Pacers’ chances in Game 6, even if they hold the homecourt advantage. Their chances of winning will hinge on his health and performance, or should he not be able to answer the bell for Game 6, the team’s ability to adapt and perform even better collectively.
Having reclaimed the homecourt advantage, with the momentum back with OKC, this now puts the Pacers in a very difficult situation. They will need to win 2 games, at least 1 in Thunder territory. And that should be doubly difficult now.
Tyrese’ glorious buzzer-beater run will probably go down in history as the greatest ever in the history of the sport. This will long be remembered as the buzzer beaters that shook the cage world this season. But here’s the catch. All that ecstatic feeling goes down the drain if at the end of it all, the Pacers do not win the coveted NBA title. The underdog Indiana Pacers will need to follow through with 3 more wins in order to make those crazy comebacks worth revisiting. Absent that and you lose much of the satisfaction from all those great insane memories.
Here we go! It’s the season of the year when we celebrate and crown the year’s NBA champs. And for the 7th straight year, we
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