NBA Finals: McConnell's Heroics Can't Save Pacers From Turnovers, Thunder's Decisive Run

NBA Finals: McConnell's heroics can't save Pacers from turnovers, Thunder's decisive run

OKLAHOMA CITY – It’s do-or-die time for the Indiana Pacers after Monday night’s 120-109 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. The Pacers must come away with a win in Game 6 to keep their season alive. And if they want an NBA championship, they’ll have to hand the Thunder back-to-back losses, something that happened only twice during the regular season. Resiliency has been the theme of this Pacers team throughout the seas…

It's 'kind of poetic' that Pacers need NBA Finals comeback but turnovers have them near doom

The Pacers have faith in themselves and Gainbridge Fieldhouse to force a Game 7, but turnovers, defensive breakdowns have them on the brink.

Pacers face elimination after Game 5 loss in OKC

The Pacers lost the race to 110 points, chasing from behind for the final 45 minutes of the game, en route to a 120-109 loss to the Thunder in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.OKC takes a 3-2 series lead into Game 6 at the Fieldhouse on Thursday, putting the Pacers in an elimination game scenario for the first time in their magical playoff run.Between the clutch time fade in Game 4 and the first consecutive loss in Game 5, the Pacers emerged from OKC lo…

The Hot Sheet—Pacers Fall in Game 5, Face Elimination

The Hot Sheet with Shavona Slayz If you missed The Hot Sheet this morning, here’s what happened yesterday in the Finals. The Pacers let one slip in Game 5, falling to the Thunder 120–109 in OKC. Now down 3–2 in the NBA Finals, this one stings. Indiana trailed by as many as 18 but cut it to two in the fourth quarter. Then came a crushing 10-0 Thunder run that shut the door. Tyrese Haliburton was held to just 4 points on 0-6 shooting, battling rig…