Just today! Caruso sets an NBA record in 79 years and becomes the first person in history

On June 14, the NBA Finals G4 game started on time, and the Thunder continued to challenge the Pacers away. The Thunder set off in the double tower for the first time in this round of series. The Pacers continued to use three-pointers and quick conversion attacks to firmly control the rhythm of the game. However, in the fourth quarter, the Pacers suddenly felt completely useless, and made 0 of 8 shots from outside the three-point line in a single quarter, and scored 1 point on the last three minutes. In contrast, the Thunder, Alexander played the style of MVP+ scoring king, made 3 of 6 shots in a single quarter, and scored 15 points in 8 free throws. 11 points from the team's last 12 points came from him, playing the team's savior again, helping the team defeat their opponents 111-104, and rewrite the total score of the series to 2-2.

The Pacers lost a good game in this game. They took the double-digit lead at the most in the third quarter, and were once very close to winning the championship point. Unfortunately, the collective power outage in the last quarter resulted in a failure. Xica, who performed well in the first three quarters, refused to take action in the fourth quarter, and scored 0 points in a single quarter. He made 6 of 15 shots in the game, scoring 20 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals and 1 block. Halliburton was extremely uncomfortable by his opponent's oppressive defense. In many cases, he could only make a long three-pointer, and even was directly cut. He made 7 of 15 shots in the game, including 1 of 7 three-pointers and 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 18 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals. Toddie, who came on the bench, was efficient in offense, and made 7 of 12 shots to contribute 17 points and 7 rebounds. Unfortunately, the team lost points when he was on the court. His plus-minus value was -15 in this game, the lowest in the game.

Although the Thunder were behind in the first three quarters, fortunately, Alexander took over the game in the final quarter, and the final result was shocking. The three giants in the team each perform their duties. Alexander took on the leadership role at a critical moment, made 12 of 24 shots, made 10 free throws, scored 35 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block, and turned the tide and scored 15 points in the last quarter. Javi played the team's second offensive ball holder, sharing part of the defensive pressure for Alexander. He made 8 of 18 shots and 11 of 11 free throws, scoring 27 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. Homegren made two consecutive attacks in the fourth quarter and blew the team's counterattack horn. In this quarter, he scored 6 points and 6 rebounds. He made 4 of 9 shots in the game, made 6 free throws, and scored 14 points and 15 rebounds in double-double data, and defeated the opponent's Miles Turner on both ends of the offense and defense.

Caruso, who came on as a substitute, once again gave everyone a big surprise. In this game, he not only completed the defensive tasks assigned by the team, but also became the team's third scorer. In the first half (11 points and 4 steals) If Caruso had not performed efficiently on both offense and defense, the game might have been beaten by the Pacers long ago and the suspense would have been impossible to keep until the last moment. Caruso made 7 of 9 shots in the whole game, including 1 of 2 three-pointers and 5 of 7 free throws, scoring 20 points, 3 rebounds, 5 steals and 1 block, with the highest plus and minus value of +14 in the game. This is Caruso's second time in this finals, he scored 20+ in a single game. He also scored 20 points on the bench in G2. It is worth mentioning that Caruso's highest score in a single game in the regular season this season is only 19 points, so far. He became the first player in NBA history in 1979 to reach 20+ games in the Finals in one season, but 0 20+ games in the regular season.

In addition, Caruso is the first substitute player in NBA history to score at least 20 points + 5 steals in a single game in the Finals; at the same time, Caruso is also the second player in NBA history to score at least 20 points + 5 steals in a single game, and a shooting percentage of 75+%. The first one is Morris Chicks. Morris Chicks, who played for the 76ers at the time, scored 23 points and 6 steals in a single game in the 1980 Finals, with a shooting percentage of 84.6%. The background of Caruso's winning puzzle is getting stronger and stronger!