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Indiana Besterss Teres Haleporton is leaving the stadium 4 of the basketball chain in the American Professional League finals against Oklahoma City Thunder, on Friday, June 13, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Indianapolis – by 10, late in the third quarter. Until seven, go to the fourth. Indiana Besars had a golden opportunity.
Then, stood.
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An opportunity to advance 3-1 in the American Professional League finals directly from Indiana’s hands on Friday night, when Oklahoma City Thunder-with an enormous leadership of MVP Shai Gilgeous-Elexander-over Paces 31-17 in the fourth quarter to win 111-104 in match 4.
Just like this, a chain connected, 2-2.
“It is frustrated, of course,” said Besus Teres Haleporton goalkeeper. “You want to win this game … but this is not how the cookie has collapsed.”
A look at how the assembly – or collapse, depends on the perspective – event:
Pesrez 89, Thunder 82, 10:56 left
Obi Topin-who had just had a large density for about three minutes to give Indiana the first 10 points in the series-had another two peace, stopping the mini thunder of thunder and restoring seven points to the pigeon.
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Indiana became cold from there, and she lost 12 of the 16 footage of the field.
Pesrez bends, not breaking
Thunder tied the game in 89, then in 91, then in 95, then in 97. Each time, Pacers had an answer.
Haliburton had a very high ball throw to advance 91-89 with 7:50 left. Andrew Nimbard hit the bird to advance 93-91 with 6:59 to play. Haleporton record again to advance 97-95 with 5:03 left, and he had a pair of free pomegranate with 4:19 to break the other tie.
“We had some collapsed plays. It was an easy game to abandon it,” said Al -Raad coach Mark Digenol.
His team did – and MVP in the league – the opposite.
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SGA takes over
Oklahoma goalkeeper City Thunder Shay Gilgos Alexander is trying to shoot between Indiana Besars Andrew Nimbard (2) and the center of Miles Turner, right, during the first half of the 4th game of the basketball chain in the American Professional League finals, Friday, June 13, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
The lead in Indiana was up to four with 3:20 left, 103-99.
Enter MVP.
Gilgeous-alexander got eight points in the next three minutes; Paisers did not have any. He decided alone the result.
“The errors were a problem,” said Bessers coach. “Look, it’s a great player. This is the other issue. It is MVP … but hey, you are at the age of seven at home. You have to find a way, and we could not do this tonight.”
Now what?
Indiana knows that she should win at least one match in Oklahoma City now to become the American Professional League champions. Pesrez game 1 won; They know it is possible.
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“I am excited to challenge,” said Haleporton.