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Jay-Z's pride is probably hurting a lot more than his pockets after his million-dollar bet on the NBA Finals lost.
After the Thunder and Pacers split Games 1 and 2 of the NBA Finals in Oklahoma City, SGA and Co. are slight road favorites in Game 3 on Wednesday night.
Alexander's first two NBA Finals games put him in elite company, as does his combined regular-season and playoff scoring. Here's a look at some numbers after Game 2:
For the Indiana Pacers, a chance at being perfect in Games 1 and 2 of these playoffs went awry. They’ll have to settle for a mere split of the opening two games in the NBA Finals instead. The Pacers’ bid to become the fifth team in NBA history to go 8-0 to open the four playoff rounds — sweeping Games 1 and 2 in all four
Tyrese Haliburton, Andrew Nembhard, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams were all acquired in recent years following a 2007 deal involving Rashard Lewis.
Deciding Swing: After entering the Finals with a +42 total Playoff point differential in the 4th quarter, OKC was outscored 35-25 in the final frame – dropping its first home Playoff game since Gordon’s shot dropped a month ago. And by looking back, the Thunder know the only way to go is forward.