Unexpectedly, 22 points defeat, 17 points defeat! The strongest team in the NBA, the championship is not very suspense

This season, the NBA playoffs have entered the finals, with only two teams left, the Thunder and the Pacers. Many teams out of the game will focus on this summer offseason. What is certain is that stars like Antetokounmpo, Durant and the Celtics (Pordo, Holiday) and Cavaliers (Garland + Allen) will trigger many teams to rob. But one thing is worth pondering. Why is the team with good regular season record this season vulnerable to the playoffs? Three typical examples are that the Lakers were swept 1-4 by the Timberwolves Gentleman in the first round of the playoffs, and the two favorite teams in the Eastern Conference won the championship, the Cavaliers and the Celtics both failed in the divisional semi-finals. Obviously, the regular season and the playoffs are different. Some stars can only play the regular season, but some stars can stand on their own in the playoffs.

In the finals G1, the Pacers completed a super reversal + final kill while being 15 points behind the Thunder in the fourth quarter. Halliburton once again contributed a stroke of genius. The Pacers led 0.3 seconds in the whole game, but the Thunder also felt the fear that the Bucks, Cavaliers and Knicks were also facing. The Pacers have successfully reached the Eastern Conference Finals in the past two seasons and have entered the finals directly this season. Although they are still not optimistic about the Thunder, which is recognized as the strongest, only the data can prove who is the better team. The entire playoff journey was 13 wins and 4 losses, only 3 wins away from the championship. Sika said bluntly that we made 24 mistakes in one game and did not play well. But one thing is certain, the championship is not very suspenseful.

Start with the team's core Halliburton. Halliburton averaged 18.5 points, 6 rebounds and 9.5 assists per game in the playoffs, and his shooting percentage was 46.6% + 33.1% in both events. It may not be intuitive to see this. For comparison, Harden averaged 18.7 points, 5.4 rebounds and 9.1 assists per game in the playoffs this season, and his shooting percentage was 43% + 36%. The efficiency and data of the two people are not much different. But Halliburton has become a god in the playoffs this season, with a 20-point reversal in the first round of elimination match + a layup kill; G2 in the second round 1+3 steps and three-pointers to win the Cavaliers; G1 in the Eastern Conference Finals beat the buzzer for two points and dragged into overtime, and G1 in the finals! Halliburton is the first player in NBA history to score three times in less than 5 seconds in a single season playoff game!

In addition, in the last 20 years of the playoffs, James ranked first in the final 5 seconds, and Reggie Miller and Halliburton tied for second in 5 times! Halliburton is only 25 years old, but his high-level WPA value in the playoffs this year (the standard value for determining the game's victory or loss) has surpassed James for 13 and 18 years, Thick Brows for 20 years, and Durant for 12 years. Since this statistics were found, it has been the first in history! In addition, the Pacers lost only four games in the first three rounds of the playoffs, with three defeats, including a 16-point defeat to the Bucks in the first round of G3, an unexpected defeat to the Cavaliers in the second round of G3, and a 17-point defeat to the East Final G6. But after the crushing defeat, it was all accompanied by a big victory! The Bucks G4 won 26 points, the Cavaliers G4 won 20 points, and the Knicks G7 won 17 points!

Pacers have strong adjustment ability! Halliburton's data was not obvious, and he stood up at the critical moment. The Pacers averaged 6 players in double digits per game, with an average scoring point distribution. The last point is that their defense guarantees the lower limit ability. Here is an example: the unknown Nemhard! As the second round No. 1 pick in 222 (31st overall pick), he also won a 2 million rookie contract this season, averaging 13 points and 5 assists per game in the playoffs. The key is that his defense is too strong! List a few of his defensive data against stars this year's playoffs: facing Lillard, it took 18 minutes and 30 seconds, Lillard made 3 of 13; facing Mitchell, it took 32 minutes, Mitchell made 10 of 43; facing Garland, Garland made 0 of 4; facing Brunson, Brunson made 13 of 34!

In the finals, Alexander made 3 of 9 shots. At the critical moment, Nemhard defended Alexander's jump shot and laid the foundation for the team's final victory! He is only 1.91 meters tall and weighs less than 90 kilograms, but Nemhard has grown into a top NBA defensive elite! The key offensive efficiency is extremely high, with an average of 13 points + 47% three-point shooting percentage, and he is only 25 years old! There are many people playing in the Pacers, and coach Carlisle is also the top level in the league in terms of on-the-spot allocation. He also performs a standard 10-man rotation in the playoffs. Except for Halliburton's 35 minutes of playing time, everyone else has abundant physical fitness and condition. Why do walkers always create miracles? Because they eliminated all the possibility of losing.

Even if there were 24 mistakes in G1 in the finals, they could still counterattack in the final quarter and complete the final reversal. The Pacers have gradually grown into the team with the strongest overall strength in the NBA. There is no shortage of ball holding points, no shortage of scorers, no shortage of defensive elites, and the lineup is second to none! The most important thing is to fight to the critical moment, and the magical Halliburton! Although the prediction given by the US media "BR" is that the probability of the Thunder winning the championship is still more than 80%, the suspense of the championship is getting smaller and smaller. No team can give the Pacers a series of losses, and the Thunder's two towers have also lost their effectiveness. Let us witness Halliburton's journey to the gods this season.