The Pacers second engine! Average 8+4, point guard without three points? James: If you look down on him, you will lose

On June 6, today's finals G1 between the Thunder and the Pacers, I guess many fans have watched it. The Thunder led the game almost the whole game, but was reversed by the opponent in the last 0.3 seconds of regular time. This result is difficult for the Thunder to accept. However, according to the Thunder's personality, they will not be discouraged. As long as they lose, they will return it immediately in the next game. This team has strong adjustment ability.

The main reason for the Thunder's loss in this game was that their coach, Dagenot, chose to play five small players at the beginning of the game, which was in line with the Pacers' idea. Dagenot was afraid that their inside line would become a burden, but if the team's inside line played steadily, wouldn't it become an advantage? I was afraid before I even played the game, so I could only blame him for losing. Moreover, the five young people at the critical moment in the fourth quarter were also irritating. I lost key rebounds in a row, allowing the opponent to seize the opportunity, and eventually created Halliburton's final kill.

Alexander tried his best in this game. He scored 38 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals in the whole game. With Jewe and Chet's poor performance, we seem to be unable to ask him to do more. Dort and Caruso played at the top blue-collar level. Dort scored 15 points and 4 rebounds in this game, and 5 of 9 three-pointers were excellent. Caruso scored 11 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks in the whole game, with an offense and defense, while Jewe made 17 points in 19 shots, while Chet only scored 6 points in the game. On the side of the Pacers, Halliburton made 6 of 13 shots and scored 14 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. His performance in the whole game was lukewarm, but he was able to win the final goal. He has won three finals and one draw so far in the playoffs. This big heart attribute is so powerful. To be honest, if it weren't for his teammates' strong enough, Halliburton had the chance to win the final moment, if he didn't look at the last goal in this game, Halliburton's performance was not good. It was his teammates who brought him to this level and gave him this opportunity.

First of all, Sika, who scored 19 points and 10 rebounds in the whole game, locked Chet, and made a second attack at a critical moment to help the team chase after only 1 point. Sika is worthy of the MVP of the East Finals, and her ability to fight tough battles is indeed too strong. Nesmith scored 10 points and 12 rebounds, and Nemhard scored 14 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists. When the two were 15 points behind in the final quarter, they hit key three-pointers one after another to help the team regain the suspense of the game. Their hands were too hard. In addition to starting, Toping and McConaughey performed well on the bench. It is estimated that it will be difficult for Mathering to play a role in this round of the series. His lack of experience is often fouled by his opponents. McConaughey and Toppin supported the team. Toppin scored 17 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists in this game, and McConaughey scored 9 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists and 1 steal. If they hadn't led the substitutes to help the team narrow the gap in the first half, the Pacers would have been more than 20 points behind.

McConaughey is indeed awesome. He is the kind of player who only looks at the data and cannot find his value. But when you look at his game, you know that he must be very good at playing. Even if the point guard does not have three points, he can still help the team very much. McConaughey has averaged 8.4 points, 3 rebounds and 3.9 assists in the playoffs so far, with a shooting percentage of 53.5% and a three-point shooting percentage of 40%. The three-point shooting percentage alone is indeed good, but he averages only 0.4 three-point shooting average, and he really can't shoot three-pointers.

But even if the top point guards don't shoot three-pointers, he can still use his passing and field control ability to drive the team. The traditional point guards in the past were not good at three-pointers, but they can find the opponent's defensive weaknesses and then complete the targeting. McConaughey's pass, counterattack and breakthrough killing are all excellent. He may be the substitute player that all teams in the league want, and for Carlisle, he may be another "Baria" of his own.

He is the second engine of the Pacers. After Halliburton fell, he will become the team organizer to drive the team. James also talked about the finals preview on his podcast with Nash and talked about McConaughey. He said: When Halliburton got off, McConaughey came on the court. He didn't look so good and wouldn't shoot three-pointers. You thought it was time to take a break, but you didn't know that he could also change the game. The pressure he put on you on the offensive end was crazy.

James continued: He will circle you with Nash's dribble. When you don't care about him and think you can win points on him, he will hit you a little climax like 8-2 and 9-3. You are more comfortable. After McConaughey got on the court, the pace on the court became faster. Carlisle did this. They did not give the Knicks any breathing time in the division final.

There are probably many players who can make a fortune in this year's playoffs, and the Pacers have the most players, such as Double Ne, McConaughey, Toppin and Turner, who have proved themselves with their outstanding performance. Having said that, what do you want to say about the Pacers and McConaughey? Welcome to leave a message for discussion.