It is said that you are expensive 190 million. Now you beat the top spot in the Eastern Conference in 9 out of 10. It is too strong to compete in the Eastern Conference for two consecutive years.

The NBA league has many excellent players, who are low-key and restrained in character and not gorgeous in style. In addition, they are in the small football market, they are often underestimated by the outside world. This is the case with the Pacers this year. Halliburton was selected as the "most overrated star". The team's core is placed on the shelves every year. When Siakam signed a 180 million contract extension last year, it was also questioned that it was too expensive. Now they beat the top spot in the Eastern Conference and are about to reach the Eastern Conference Finals for two consecutive years, and Siakam's performance is perfect.

Today, the Pacers sat at home to meet the challenge of the Cavaliers. The Pacers, who played at home, were completely crazy, made 12 of 18 three-pointers in the half-time, and scored 80 points. The offense was as smooth as mercury, shooting 60% of the shooting percentage and three-point shooting percentage. At the same time, the defensive end was also very sharp. The Cavaliers only scored 39 points and led 41 points at 80-39 at halftime, completely losing suspense. In the end, the Pacers defeated the Cavaliers 129-109, and the score reached 3-1. The Pacers had already stepped onto the Eastern Conference Finals stage with one foot.

It is worth mentioning that last year, the Pacers also made a counterattack all the way and successfully reached the Eastern Conference Finals without being favored. Although the Eastern Conference Finals were eventually beaten by the Celtics, they can always play to critical moments in every game. The Pacers are also not optimistic this year, and there are no superstars to dominate the team, but facing the Cavaliers, which have won 64 wins in the regular season, the Pacers have had a big reversal of 20 points behind, a wonderful finale, and a big victory like today.

It is worth mentioning that the Pacers and Siakam completed a contract renewal last year, with a contract value of $189.5 million in four years. Many fans said that the contract was too expensive, after all, Siakam did not achieve any results after leaving the Raptors.

But Siakam, as the Pacers' only All-Star player this year, is also the lower limit of the team and is the Pacers' most reliable offensive and defensive core. Today he only played 21 minutes, made 9 of 10 shots in the game, scoring a gorgeous data of 21 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, with a plus-negative value of up to +29, almost on the offensive end, and very strong on the defensive end. So far in the playoffs, Siakam averaged 18.6 points, 6 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of up to 58%, and a three-point shooting percentage of up to 45%. Looking at the league, this performance is top-notch. He also averaged 20 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists per game in the regular season, helping the Pacers achieve fourth place in the Western Conference. Siakam performed well in the first round against Antetokounmpo. In the second round, Siakam also performed better than him. Whether in the regular season or the playoffs, he is the team's scoring champion and is about to enter the Eastern Conference Finals for two consecutive years. It has to be said that Siakam's contract is really inexpensive.