&quot "Selected Grassroots" counterattack myth! The Pacers four great scripts against the sky, can they reproduce the miracle of the 19th Raptors championship?

The Thunder have won 80 wins in the 24-25 season (regular season + playoffs), which is not the reason why the outside world is most optimistic about winning the championship. It is an epic defense (regular season + playoff defensive efficiency is both in the top three in the league), making mistakes and suppressing breakthroughs and passing the ball, allowing them to reach their limits. The Pacers are also a model for breaking through and passing the ball.

From this point of view, it seems to be a one-sided series, but the Pacers easily eliminated the Cavaliers, which were also 60+ victories, and defeated the "New York Five Tigers" 4-2. The Pacers may be able to shock the world and defeat the Thunder again. There are three reasons:

First, the Pacers are the "Choose Team"!

lineup construction, the Pacers are definitely considered to be a "grassroots counterattack". Walker, Matherine and Turner were selected by the team, and the rest of the main lineup players are from trading or low-court mining: Halliburton comes from the Kings (the Kings are already faint of crying), Siakam is introduced at a "baby price", Nesmith got it through Brogdon, which is definitely an unexpected surprise, and Nemhard is the second round pick.

In the G5 battle with the Bucks, the Pacers completed the reversal with an 8-0 wave in the last 34 seconds; in the G2 battle with the Cavaliers, the Pacers, who were 7 points behind at the critical moment, completed the final kill with Halliburton's magical three-pointer; in the G1 battle with the Knicks, Nesmith scored 20 points in the final quarter, and Halliburton finally dragged into overtime with an epic goal and finally won the victory.

The favor of the "Goddess of Luck" will not stop easily, and the Raptors in the 18-19 season are the best example.

Second, the Pacers' "Bricks for Building Walls"!

The Pacers have amazing physical reserves, and the series has only given people four words to this day: "Tired to be tireless"! In the G6 match of the Eastern Conference Final, Nemhard was the leader of the entire game against Brunson. A big man like Siakam could actually complete the fast break layup after his opponent scored, etc.

It is undeniable that the Thunder also has youthful defensive vitality. Whether it is Dort, Caruso, or Wallace, it is a few days earlier than the Pacers' advance to the finals. However, the Pacers' head coach is Carlisle, known as the "tactical master". In the series against the Knicks, he dared to enable role players like Bradley and Tobu to maintain a high-intensity confrontation throughout the game.

Who knows what other strange tricks Carlisle will have on the stage of the finals!

Third, Halliburton is the "God of Vacant Space" of the new era!

Data shows that Halliburton's assist-return ratio has reached 5.03 so far in the playoffs, with a total of 156 assists and only 31 mistakes. Halliburton in the regular season is even more shocking, with an assist-return ratio of 5.6. Even in the face of the Knicks' strong defense, Halliburton can still perform 21 assists and 0 mistakes in the G4 and G5 games.

The Thunders' defensive strength in the backcourt (Dolte + Caruso + Wallace) is indeed the strongest in the league, but whether it can limit Halliburton is now unknown. Halliburton, which has low turnover and high efficiency, will still be the lifeline of the Pacers. The Pacers in the 24-25 season are very similar to the Raptors in the 18-19 season. They have a nearly perfect team system, tenacious fighting spirit, and are favored by the goddess of luck. The Pacers have hope of winning the championship!