20+6+5! First person in history! The champion puzzle has three points and defense, and the transaction is indeed very successful

In the active NBA league, champion puzzle players with three points and defense are generally very valuable. Because every time I play in the playoffs, three-pointers and defensive players are always easy to shine and always easier to help the team win the championship. For example, Aaron Gordon played very hard this year's playoffs, with a three-pointer, a strong defense, and a tie. Such a 3D player and such a big heart player, all championship teams in the league want. In the playoffs, defensive confrontation is extremely important. It is even more difficult to make efficient three-pointers in high-intensity defensive confrontation, so the three-point shooting rate of more than 40% is very sharp.

In this playoffs, Curry's three-point shooting percentage was 40%, and his super sharpshooter and three-point shooting ability were extremely important in the playoffs. In the playoffs this year, the core players' three-point shooting percentage is not high. For example, Alexander's three-point shooting percentage is only 29.3%, Jaylen Williams's three-point shooting percentage is only 25.4%, Homegren's three-point shooting percentage is 32.1%, Dort's three-point shooting percentage is 28%, and Aaron Wiggins's three-point shooting percentage is 33.3%. In this playoffs, the Thunder's most accurate three-pointer player is Caruso, whose three-point shooting percentage is as high as 41.7%, which is very accurate.

Caruso's three-point shooting percentage in the regular season was only 35.3%, which was not efficient enough, but he played well in the playoffs, with a significantly improved three-point shooting percentage, a stronger defense, and an increasingly powerful winning effect. In the tiebreak between the Thunder and the Nuggets, Caruso played for 25 minutes, made 5 of 7 shots efficiently, contributing 11 points + 3 assists + 3 steals, plus or minus value + 40, the highest in the game. Caruso set the record for the highest plus or negative value of substitutes playing in the tiebreak (+40 first), which was previously maintained by Ginobili (+32). Caruso is an important contributor to the Thunder's winning goal.

In this playoffs, Caruso has scored in double digits in a row, and his offensive ability seems to be much stronger than the regular season. Moreover, Caruso also scored 20 points + 6 assists + 5 steals + 2 blocks + 5 three-pointers in a single game this time. According to statistics from US media StatMuse, Caruso is the first player in NBA playoff history to score 5+ steals, 2+ blocks and hit 5+ three-pointers. Who doesn’t want such a player who can score efficiently and stably, make three-pointers, and steal wildly, and contribute to super defense? No wonder fans say Caruso is a champion puzzle player.

Homgren and Harten took turns to defend Jokic. As a defensive player, Caruso also actively helped the team to defend and chase Jokic. Jokic was all very uncomfortable by his defense and could not exert his strongest strength. Caruso said in an interview that I have to do my best when I go on the court. Jokic is an MVP superstar, he is an extraordinary player, and we need to put in a lot of effort. Jokic was intercepted by Caruso's continuous defense, and he was helpless. He was fast, quick in his eyes and quick hands, and he did have excellent defense. Moreover, Caruso's defense is relatively clean, without the malicious fouls like Dort.

US media ESPN expert reporter wrote an article to analyze that the Thunder's playoffs is highly likely to win the championship this year, because their offense and defense are among the top five in the league, and the Thunder's defensive efficiency this year is also the first in the league. Caruso and Harten performed well in the playoffs this year. They are both on the outside and the other on the inside, playing a key defensive role. The Thunders traded Caruso and signed Harten, and these operations were indeed a great success. If the Thunder wins the championship this year, Thunder general manager Presti will be the best general manager in the NBA league.