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21 points + 20 points + 28 points! No. 1 in the team! Sorry, Alexander, he wants to grab the FMVP

9:47pm, 26 June 2025Basketball

NBA Finals entered the final stage, with the Thunder and the Pacers competing for the NBA championship. The Thunder and Pacers have never won an NBA championship in history, and no matter who wins the championship, it will make history. The two small-season teams lack popularity in competing for the championship, but the viewing quality of the game is far beyond expectations, and the finals are ups and downs. At present, the Pacers and the Thunder have reached 3-3, and the tiebreak battle is about to break out. The final chapter is getting closer and closer to revealing the NBA championship answer, and the competition for FMVP in the finals has also undergone some subtle changes. Before the finals started, people inside and outside the industry were almost optimistic about the Thunder, which was the minimum respect for the league overlord Thunder and the regular season scoring king Alexander. Alexander is indeed very good at playing. No matter how the world changes, he can always maintain his top output, and his score is like cutting melons and vegetables. For example, in G1, Alexander scored 38 points + 5 rebounds + 3 assists + 3 steals; in G2, Alexander scored 34 points + 5 rebounds + 8 assists + 4 steals; in G4, Alexander scored 35 points + 3 rebounds + 3 steals; in the battle of Tianwangshan, Alexander scored 31 points + 10 assists + 2 steals + 4 blocks.

, Alexander averaged 30.5 points + 4.5 rebounds + 4.5 assists + 2 steals + 1.5 blocks per game. At the same time, Alexander created several god-level records. According to statistics, Alexander scored a total of 72 points in the first two games of his career finals, surpassing Iverson (71 points) to rank first in NBA history. At the same time, Alexander became the 12th player in NBA history to break through the 3,000-point mark in a single season. In addition, Alexander has scored 30+ in a single game in 15 playoffs this season, tying Kobe to rank third in the NBA playoff history 30+ in a single season, second only to Jordan (16 times) and Olajuwon (16 times). There is no doubt that Alexander is the hottest FMVP leader. However, there is another player who is expected to become a big dark horse in the FMVP battle!

This person is not Jaylenway, the second leader of the Thunder. If Alexander is Jordan of the Thunder, then Jaylenway is comparable to Pippen of the Thunder. So far in the finals, Jaylenway averaged 34 minutes per game, contributing a comprehensive data of 24.2 points + 5.2 rebounds + 3.7 assists per game. Especially in the Battle of Tianwang Mountain, Jay Levitra became famous in one game and scored 40 points. He became the second player in the Thunder's history to score 40+ in the finals, and was comparable to Westbrook, and even stronger than Durant and Alexander, who had not been able to do it. However, Jaylenway flew as high as the King of Heavenly Mountain, he fell as badly in G6—the plus-minus value was -40, setting a record in the NBA Finals. To take a step back, even if the Thunder successfully won the championship, Alexander completely crushed Jaylenway in terms of data, which was not enough to threaten Alexander's FMVP status. The dark horse in the FMVP battle I want to say comes from the Pacers.

Pacers are a civilian division. Since the Finals, no Pacers have averaged more than 20 points per game, but 8 people have averaged double-digit points per game, which is awesome. In the words of fans, some teams can't even rotate 8 players, but the Pacers have 8 players who average double-digit points per game. This is the biggest trouble on the Thunder's road to winning the championship - they don't know which cloud will rain on the Pacers, and they hold down the gourd and get a scoop. The defense of the league's No. 1 is useless! The Pacers played team basketball to the extreme, and each night there were different people standing up to take over the game. For example, Halliburton in G1 contributed an epic finale; For example, Mathering in G3 made a substitute and scored the team's highest 27 points; For example, Toppin and McConaughey in G6, Toppin scored the team's highest 20 points, McConaughey contributed 12 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 interruptions, reducing Halliburton's burden!

Pacers team everyone is for me and I am for everyone, and brothers are in love with each other and their strength is broken! Among this civilian army, the one who performed the most stably was the champion front line & Eastern Conference Final MVP Sika, who is also the dark horse in the FMVP battle I want to talk about! In the finals G1, Sika contributed 19 points + 10 rebounds + 3 assists; in the finals G3, Sika scored 21 points + 6 rebounds + 4 assists + 2 steals + 1 block; in the finals G4, Sika scored 20 points + 8 rebounds + assists + 5 steals; in the finals G5, Sika scored 28 points + 6 rebounds + 5 assists + 3 steals + 2 blocks; in the finals G6, Sika scored another 16 points + 13 rebounds + 3 assists. So far in the finals, Sika averaged 19.8 points + 8.3 rebounds + 4 assists + 1.7 steals + 1.3 blocks per game, ranking first in the team in scoring. This is Sika, an offense and defense, a real misalignment artifact, and uses the experience of the championship to lead the Pacers forward!

NBA officially announced the latest FMVP rankings, Alexander firmly ranked first, Jaylenway ranked second, Siakam ranked third, Halliburton ranked fourth, and McConaughey rose to fifth. I don’t deny that the Thunder are in a good position, nor do I deny that Alexander’s data is even more explosive, but what I want to say is that this does not mean that Alexander is closer to FMVP! On the one hand, the Pacers dragged the Finals into the tiebreak battle, with all their momentum on them. The Thunder is really under pressure, and it is still unknown whether they can win the championship; on the other hand, Alexander relies too much on the referee and free throws, and in the world-renowned tiebreak battle, will the NBA really dare to continue to blatantly "help" Alexander? It is also unknown! So, sorry, Alexander, the feat of completing the scorer + MVP + championship + FMVP in the same season is great, but don’t think it’s stable. Don’t underestimate the Pacers’ champion heart, don’t underestimate the ability of the God of War Card. He definitely has the opportunity to compete with his strength for FMVP. Fans, what do you think about this? Let me leave me a comment and discuss it.

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