Defense is comparable to Holiday! Brunson Mitchell was defeated in the playoffs, the key to the Pacers championship

On June 3, the NBA playoffs have come to an end, and now there are only the finals left. In the finals, the Pacers and the Thunder will usher in a head-on conversation. The two youth troops broke out of the division with excellent offense and defense and excellent lineup thickness. Although the Pacers are not optimistic about winning the championship, it is worthy of praise for a civilian team to reach the Finals with their team basketball and passion.

The Pacers can reach the finals, and there are three people who are the top priority. The first one is coach Carlisle. If it weren't for him building this lineup and his scheduling and tactical arrangement off the court, the Pacers would not have defeated the Cavaliers and the Knicks, two stronger teams on paper. It can be said that they have not been favored since the first game of the playoffs, but Carlisle used his biting tactics to keep his opponents tired and finally got to the end of his laugh.

Then it is Halliburton. Harry failed to win the MVP in the division finals. The main reason is that he played too hard in the division finals G6 and only scored 8 points in the whole game. Just like Curry failed to win the FMVP in 2015, it gave players more stable performance. However, a poor performance cannot cover up Harry's overall performance in the playoffs. He contributed two finals and tied one, and almost did not take the ball, and averaged 9.8 assists per game. As the MVP of the division finals, Sika deserves to be on the list. Sika becomes the singles king in the division finals. All kinds of misplaced singles are too stable, and the defensive contribution is also great. Sika proves his level of champion front line. If the Pacers really win the championship, Sika may really win the MVP of the finals. After all, his ability to attack is more stable than Harry. It was too profitable to get the Pacers traded.

In addition, Turner performed very well in the first two rounds of the series. Although he was a little bad in the division final, as a blue-collar worker, he will definitely be able to win a big contract in the offseason. Nesmith is also worthy of praise. He staged McGrady's moment in the division final G1, leading the team to win the game, changing the trend of the series. Nesmith played with injuries in the last few games of the series, and his performance was still very good.

There is another person who may be ignored by everyone. He is Nemhard, Halliburton's backcourt partner. Because of Harry's existence, Nemhard cannot get enough ball rights to prove his ability on the offensive end, but he can still play a role in other aspects. Everyone should remember that Brunson was locked by Nemhard in the Pacers' G6. This is so amazing, and he not only locked an All-Star backcourt.

In the three rounds of series since the playoffs, Brunson's shooting percentage is only 38% under Nemhard's defense, Lillard is only 23%, and Mitchell is only 23%. It is understandable that Lillard's return from injury in the playoffs is not in good shape, but everyone has probably seen Brunson and Mitchell's performance throughout the playoffs. Brunson averaged 29.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 7 assists per game in the playoffs, shooting 46% from the field and 35.8% from three-point shooting percentage.

The King of Football averaged 29.6 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.9 steals per game, with a shooting percentage of 44.4%, and a three-point shooting percentage of 33%. Players of this level were locked up by him. From this point of view, perhaps his help to the team reaching the finals is not smaller than that of Turner? So far in the playoffs, Nemhard averaged 12.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game, shooting percentage of 47.3%, three-point shooting percentage of 48.3%, and only 1.6 turnovers per game.

His positioning in the Pacers is a bit similar to Holiday, with both ball and no ball. The key is that he is too strong in defense and can lock the opponent's backcourt scoring core, and his offensive efficiency is also extremely terrifying. If the Pacers want to win the championship, to be honest, Halliburton and Sika may not be the key, but Nemhard is the key. If he can limit Alexander to defensive efficiency like Brunson and Mitchell, then the Pacers will most likely be able to win the championship.

Nemhard has always been underestimated. His offensive ability is actually very strong. It is just because of Harry's existence that he sacrificed his personal performance and integrated into the system. I don't know if you still remember in the division final last year. After Halliburton was injured, Nemhard picked up the ball and took on the role of the team's big core of the ball. As a result, in two games as the team's point guard, he scored 32 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists, 24 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists. His shooting percentage was 56% in two games and his three-point shooting percentage was 53.8%.

Nemhard was the second round No. 22nd round pick. The Pacers were definitely a treasure to choose him in the second round. Of course, his success is inseparable from Carlisle's training. It can be said that now the Pacers, especially young players, are all created by Carlisle, such as Halliburton, Nesmith and Nemhard, and Nemhard is also a Canadian player. In the future, he and the Canadian men's basketball team represented by Alexander may become the biggest enemy of the Dream Team.

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