It is not impossible to overturn the Thunder! The Pacers’ three major counterattack strategies

If the Pacers defeat the talented Thunder on the finals stage, the entire basketball circle is asking: Why should a civilian team without superstars overturn their opponents? The answer is hidden in three subversive tactical codes.

1. Defensive end: The woven cage locks the Thunder Trident. The Thunder has the sharpest offensive combination in the league: Alexander averages 30+ breakthrough per game, Gidey's all-around tandem, and Homegren's efficient pick-and-roll. But the Pacers have launched a textbook-level joint defense trap:

wheel battle consumes Alexander

: Nesmith and Toppin take turns to wrap around, facing two layers of defense every time they break through. The data says it all - Alexander's G5 hit rate plummeted to 37%, and there were 21 mistakes in the series.

Cut off Gidey's pass network

: Halliburton predicted the pass route in advance, shorted the Thunder's worst three-pointer, and forced Gidey to play singles. As a result, the Thunder averaged assists from 29 to 22 times per game.

This mixed defense of "local 3 defense 1+ regional joint defense" strangled the Thunder Mind Gate like a noose.

2. Offensive end: Use dynamic offensive to crack talent suppress. When the opponent has Homgren's basket protection and deterrent power, the Pacers have developed an original "pseudo-five foreign system":

feint attack in the inside lure the enemy out of the hole

: Turner frequently mentioned the three-point line to pretend to be pick-and-roll. When Homgren was transferred out of the penalty area, Mathurin immediately cut the basket. This move allowed the Pacers to score 12.8 points in the inside to surpass the Thunder.

Hand-by-hand system for all players

: Halliburton averaged 14 hand-by-hand passes per game, and the team's five players averaged more than 3 assists per game, using team basketball to resolve the talent gap. The 18:0 attack wave in the third quarter of G3 is a feast of passing and cutting between 7 players. The head coach of the Thunder sighed after the game: "They are like precision gears, and they are creating misalignments every round."

3. Energy reserve: Rotation depth digging out physical fitness differences The most shocking data in the finals is not the scoring king, but the Pacers' bench contribution:

10-man round transfer battle

: Substitutes averaged 43.6 points per game, McConnell and Shepard formed the "second engine" and continued to speed up while the main force rested.

Physical energy consumption trap

: When the main players of the Thunder in the fourth quarter were obviously stagnant, the Pacers made a tight press on the whole game, which directly led to the Thunder's 8 mistakes in a single quarter. ESPN footage captures Alexander's knee-heeling breathing - this is Coach Carlisle's open plot.

When the final whistle sounded, this team, whose total value was less than a fraction of the Thunder star, proved the truth of modern basketball: the system can subdue talent, and wisdom can overcome muscles. Their tactical manuals do not have superstar singles, but they are full of winning codes for collaborative combat, dynamic response, and physical suppression. This is not only a victory for basketball, but also a perfect deconstruction of individual heroism by teamism.