Pascal Siakam shares his thoughts on what went wrong for the Pacers as they fell short late against the Thunder.

However, what won the 68 games and got them to the Finals was their defense, and the Pacers torched that for a long stretch of Game 3. Indiana took better shots and capitalized on them, finishing with a 116 offensive rating (9.5 points higher than the Thunder allowed on average during the playoffs coming into the game).

The Pacers' offense has given every team that they have faced several problems, with multiple ball ... help each other out on the court. HISTORIC OFFENSIVE OUTPUT for the @Pacers!

However, the Thunder are even better in those categories, which could cause significant issues for Indiana ... no playoff team has a higher offensive rating than the Pacers.

The Pacers and Knicks offensive production numbers in the regular season were ... Anunoby will likely be asked to deal with former teammate Siakam and either Bridges or Hart could cause problems for Haliburton. McBride is also an effective defensive ...

Honestly, I think a lot of our offensive struggles in the second ... displeased with his late-game execution. For as many problems as the Pacers had in the fourth quarter, the game was still ...

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