Alexander continues the G3 bad curse, Thunder bench scores and loses 29 points, Matherin descends to the sky

Alexander scored 72 points in the first two games, setting a new NBA record. However, in the previous three rounds of G3, Alexander performed poorly, with an average of only 21 points per game and a shooting percentage of 34%, far below normal level. In this game, Alexander continued this curse, making 9 of 20 shots, scoring 24 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, of which he only scored 3 points in the final quarter and made 6 mistakes. In the last game, the Thunder won 14 points on the bench score 48-34, and Caruso and Wiggins joined forces to score 38 points. In this game, the Thunder's bench player was silent, Caruso, who scored the highest score, only scored 8 points, Wiggins did not score, and the bench only scored 18 points in total. In comparison, the Pacers scored as high as 47 points in this game, winning 29 points.

Matherin became a surprise player in this game. He was extremely efficient when he came on the bench, made 9 of 12 shots, 2 of 3 shots from the outside, scoring the team's highest 27 points, and 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block. Among them, he scored 10 points in the last quarter, and the plus or negative value was the second highest +13 in the team. 27 points was the highest score in the playoffs, and he played the best game in his personal career in the playoffs.