The Pacers' odds were now only 0.2 higher than theirs.
After this game, the original 1 to 1.7 Celtics had now become 1 to 2.3.
They had fallen from the top tier of championship contention.
This showed the impact that the game had caused.
The Indiana Media was suddenly full of confidence and had high expectations for the "Christmas Battle" to take down the Lakers.
On the 18th, just after leaving Boston with a big win, they headed to Oklahoma.
As before, the Starbucks owner sold the SuperSonic Team to Klay Bennett.
This guy was originally a minor shareholder of the Spurs, and he had a dream to bring an NBA team to Oklahoma; after failing to acquire the Spurs, he saw the opportunity to get the SuperSonic Team, so he sold his Spurs Team stake and successfully acquired the SuperSonic Team.
Later, he moved the team to his hometown of "America's Tieling," Oklahoma, under the pretext that Seattle wouldn't build a new stadium, and officially renamed it the Thunder Team this summer.
