The Oklahoma City Thunder lost to the Indiana Pacers 108-91 in Recreation 6 on Thursday evening, marking probably the most lopsided loss by both workforce within the sequence.
“We have to be taught the teachings, and we now have one sport for the whole lot we labored for, and so do they,” mentioned Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in regards to the upcoming Recreation 7. “The higher workforce Sunday will win.”
Gilgeous-Alexander completed the sport with 21 factors and two assists, but additionally had eight turnovers. The eight turnovers symbolize probably the most in a Finals sport in at the least 40 years.
The Thunder dedicated 21 turnovers within the sport.
“A few of them I simply suppose was carelessness and never being targeted and never being engaged,” added Gilgeous-Alexander in regards to the turnovers.
The Thunder starters sat for your complete fourth quarter with the workforce down by as a lot as 30 factors.
Mark Daigneault mentioned your complete rotation got here out flat.
“From our standpoint, it was uncharacteristic,” Daigneault mentioned. “It was disappointing. It was collective. It wasn’t one man.”
The Thunder shot 38.2% by means of the primary three quarters whereas going 3 for 20 from three.
Jalen Williams additionally completed with a -40 level differential in 27 minutes, the worst plus-minus for any participant since 1997-98.
Gilgeous-Alexander acknowledged that the workforce obtained distracted by the potential for profitable a title on Thursday.
“That is why the evening went the way in which that it did. We obtained precisely what we deserved, what we earned. Now we have to personal that.”
