NBA Finals: Thunder wins the "War of Kings Mountain" at home

On the morning of June 17, the fifth game of the NBA Finals ended. The Thunder defeated the Pacers at home with 120:109 and won the "Battle of Heavenly Kings Mountain" and led by 3:2. On June 20, the two teams will play Game 6 in Indianapolis.

After the start of this game, the two sides went back and forth in the first few minutes of the first quarter, and the scores rose alternately. After leading 13:12, the Thunder suddenly exerted force and scored a 9:0 climax, widening the score gap in one fell swoop. The Thunder led 32:22 in the first quarter, and the Pacers star Halliburton, who was injured, played for 10 minutes without scoring. In the second quarter, the Thunder continued to expand their lead, leading by 15 points at the end of the first half with 59:45, and Halliburton still scored no points in the second quarter.

In the third quarter, the Pacers' McConaughey scored 13 points in this quarter, narrowing the gap to 6 points at one point. 79:87, the Pacers fell 8 points behind and entered the fourth quarter. In the final quarter, the Pacers continued to maintain their momentum in chasing points, and the score was chased to 92:94 in the first 8 minutes and 30 seconds of the final game. At the critical moment, the Thunder's Jaylenwe made a three-pointer. After that, Nemhard of the Pacers made a mistake in passing, and the Thunder made another 2 points after stealing, expanding the lead to 7 points. The Pacers called a timeout urgently, replaced Nemhard and replaced Turner, but due to too many mistakes, they eventually lost the "Battle of Kings Mountain" away.

Starting both sides:

Thunder: Jaylen, Homgren, Haltenstein, Dortmund, Alexander

Pacers: Nesmith, Siakam, Turner, Nemhard, Halliburton