Pacers, Thunder Split NBA Finals
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Inside the 7 plays defining these back-and-forth NBA Finals
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The Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder are locked at 2-2 in the NBA Finals.
The Pacers and the Thunder have alternated winning styles in the first four games of the Finals.
In advance of a pivotal Game 5 ( 8:30 p.m. ET, ABC ), here are seven plays that have defined the tactics and narratives of the series.
Pascal Siakam leads the Pacers in the Finals with 18.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per game.
Pascal Gilgeous-Alexander scored the most points in the last five minutes of a Finals game ( 15 ) since 1971 .
The Thunder's double-big lineup opens holes because it reduces Oklahoma City's speed on the floor.
Indiana is scoring 109.8 points per 100 possessions in the Finals.
The Pacers are shooting 47% on corner 3s throughout the postseason.
Oklahoma City has matched Indiana with 27 above-the-break 3s , but has gone only 11 -for-33 from the corners.
Indiana was one of the most frequent transition teams earlier in the playoffs.
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