Pacers vs. Thunder GameThread: Two teams seeking an advantage

This NBA Finals series between the Indiana Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder might not be for the casual basketball fan. But it is a series that will turn any casual basketball fan who happens to be watching into an NBA lifer. This series seems to have it all. High drama, two teams playing in top form (fun catastrophic sequences here or there aside), last-second scoring, incredible, high degree-of-diffculty shooting. And it’s just damn fun. Notted up at 2-2, the two teams now seek to gain the upper hand as the series heads into a final (maximum, but seemingly inevitable) three-game stretch. The Pacers let game 4 slip away and with it, a chance to take a commanding 3-1 series lead. The Thunder came back and fought hard, but in no sense does it feel like they have taken control of the series. This is still anybody’s finals to win. Can’t wait to see who does it.

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