Entering Game 4 of the NBA Finals series, the Indiana Pacers hold a precarious 2-1 lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder; despite this marginal advantage, both teams remain preternaturally composed, with Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton averring that their ultimate objective remains a distant prospect, necessitating sustained fortitude and strategic recalibration.

In Game 3, the Pacers decisively seized the reins, culminating in a 116-107 victory, fuelled by virtuoso performances from Benedict Mathurin and T.J. McConnell; this precipitated a chasm in bench scoring, with Indiana's reserves outpacing Oklahoma City's by a substantial 49-18 margin, notwithstanding the Thunder's assertive initial forays in both the first and third quarters.

步行者队主教练里克·卡莱尔着重指出，在本轮系列赛中务必展现出“刺客本色”，果决地终结比赛。若雷霆队在第四战中奏凯，双方大比分将战成2-2平局，届时雷霆队将挟主场之利，在剩余三场比赛中坐拥两场优势。步行者队中锋迈尔斯·特纳在第三战中功勋卓著，虽抱恙在身，但预计仍将带伤出战第四场，其竞技状态或将成为影响战局走向的关键变量。