The tactical arrangement is extremely unreasonable! The Thunder s outside gate seems to be playing very awkwardly on the court?

In a previous NBA Finals G3 game, the Indiana Pacers, who returned to their home court, rebounded strongly, and they defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-107. After this game, the Pacers widened the total score of this series to 2-1, regaining the advantage in this series.

In this game, the Thunder's substitute backcourt Alex Caruso's performance was actually not ideal. Caruso played 32 minutes and 13 seconds in the whole game, made 2 of 5 shots, 2 of 2 from outside the three-point line, and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 8 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, and had 1 turnover and 3 fouls, with a plus-negative value of -15. On the one hand, Caruso's performance on the defensive end is worthy of recognition. His personal defense ability is excellent, and he has also maintained a very high defensive focus, which has indeed played some role. Caruso also has certain passing ability and organizational ability on the offensive end, but considering that the overall performance of the team's outside players is not ideal, Caruso's lack of personal ability on the offensive end is still magnified. Caruso also caused the team's constipation performance on the offensive end, which is also an important factor in his low plus or negative values. It seems that Caruso worked very hard, but due to the team's tactical arrangements, he did not play the role he should have.

In the NBA regular season this season, Caruso played 54 games in 82 games, averaging 19.3 minutes per game, averaging 7.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.6 steals, 0.6 blocks, and 0.7 turnovers and 1.9 fouls. His shooting percentage was 44.6%, a three-point shooting percentage of 35.3%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 82.4%. In the playoffs, Caruso averaged 23.6 minutes in the first 19 games, with averaging 9.5 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.7 steals, 0.5 blocks, and 0.8 turnovers and 2.8 fouls. He shot 45.8%, three-point shooting percentage 43%, and free throw shooting percentage 81.3%.

Caruso's performance during the playoffs was very stable, his offensive efficiency and three-point shooting percentage have always been quite outstanding, and his role in passing and organization at some point exceeded everyone's expectations. The problem is that the Thunder seem to be increasingly inclined to use small lineups in the finals. This arrangement has led to the team's lack of layering on the offensive end, and has led to the problem of Caruso, the outside player in terms of insufficient scoring ability, being magnified. Caruso is a very good functional player. When using Caruso correctly, he will become the top puzzle for the championship. But using Caruso incorrectly will only cause him to amplify his shortcomings on the field. He clearly has an advantage in overall strength, but in the finals, he once again fell behind in the score. An excellent player like Caruso played so awkwardly. In such a situation, the Thunder coaching staff is really to blame.