Haliburton didn't score a single goal, and Jayway snatched the championship point on the night of his career

The finals of Tianwang Mountain are a bit like a combination of the first and second games. The Thunder's high-pressure defense at the beginning, and the Pacers' non-stop turnovers were like a replay of the first game; And the Thunder's tidal counterattack, the three-point firepower of the bench, is a repeat of the second game.

In the fourth game, the Thunder made 3 three-pointers in the whole game, and threw 4 in the first quarter today; In the fourth game, the Thunder had 11 assists in the game, and they handed out 10 assists in the first quarter today, and the offensive and defensive ends were smooth.

On the Pacers' side, it was a bit of a leak that happened overnight, Haliburton's calf injury got worse after a fall, and Turner's form was also poor, with Sika making three consecutive turnovers in the first quarter.

If it weren't for the decline in offensive efficiency in the second half of the second quarter, the Thunder would have established a lead of more than 20 points at halftime. But the content of this Tianwang Mountain is far more than that.

McConnell, in the third quarter, became another wonder man for the Pacers, scoring 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting in a single quarter, including a three-pointer who stepped on the line slightly. When the team was almost about to wave the white flag, McConnell stepped up to tell everyone that the game wasn't over yet.

It is said that McConnell did not have three points, in fact, he only shot two threes at most in a single game in the playoffs, and he just didn't shoot at all. McConnell almost scored two three-pointers today, and his offense on the court led the whole team and narrowed the margin to a trailable range.

In the fourth quarter, the man who replaced McConnell with the torch was Siakam. He scored 14 points on 5-of-5 shooting in the first half of the fourth quarter, including two golden-on-point three-pointers. Siakam's scoring performance once chased the deficit to two points, but the Pacers' comeback tonight stopped there.

Similar to the fourth quarter of the previous game, after 14 points in a single quarter, Siakam couldn't catch the ball, and in fact he only took those five shots in the entire fourth quarter. The reason is that the Pacers' offensive system has collapsed again.

McConnell played a little in the fourth quarter and then went down, Haliburton came back again, and when the Pacers chased two points, they made mistakes in the next four consecutive rounds, Haliburton twice, Nembhard twice, and the Thunder's counterattack and three-pointers once again stretched the margin to 16 points.

When the margin returned to 14 points, McConnell appeared again, and of course he was out of luck. In the fourth quarter, McConnell, who was feeling hot, was replaced, and became Carlisle's most controversial substitution in this game, of course, Carlisle's rotation in this game was criticized for more than that.

In the face of the Thunder's two-tower rebounding advantage, Carlisle completely abandoned the mop today, and replaced it with Bradley, who did not play a minute in the Finals before, but the latter is not as good as the mop, both offensive and defensive are the existence of dragging the rhythm.

Bradley played two rounds on the court, and he was basically exposed, completely different from the strength of the Thunder, such a tall man, he did a very poor job of predicting rebounds, and he was still constantly grabbed by the Thunder in the front court, and his footsteps on the defensive end were completely targeted into a sieve. After the game, I couldn't understand why he could play as many as 12 minutes.

It could have been the way it was the first, with the Pacers clutching the key ball to the game, but they continued to make mistakes in the final quarter, with 22 turnovers throughout the game. Haliburton scored 4 points on 0-of-6 from the free-throw line, not only did he lose his magical power, but he and Nembhard were too disastrous on the court.

Unlike G1, the Thunder's Jay stood up and carried the whole game. 10 points in the second quarter, 13 points in the third quarter, and 11 points in the fourth quarter.

Jay is the Thunder's MVP today, shooting 14-of-25, 3-of-5 three-pointers, and 9-of-12 free throws, becoming the third-youngest player to score 40+ points in a single game in the Finals at the age of 24 years and 63 days, behind only Magic Johnson and Westbrook.

Jayway's score in the five finals has been rising, 17 points, 19 points, 26 points, 27 points and 40 points today. Although if the Thunder win the championship, the FMVP is likely to be Alexander's, but the continuous evolution of Jayway has become the biggest X factor for the Thunder to win the championship point 3-2 now.

Carefully observe Jayway's play, he is almost a player with no shortcomings, no obvious weaknesses on the offensive end, there are three-point shots, sharp breakthroughs will also cause killing, the style of play is tough and not afraid of confrontation, and he can pass the ball with excellent ball ability. If you want to talk about a defect of Jayway, it is probably that he does not fight or grab, and he is at ease to be Alexander's deputy, but he is not ambiguous when it is time to stand up.

He's only 24 years old, and this season is his third year, and he's capable of scoring 40 points in the Finals. It is precisely because of Jayway's presence that this Thunder has a feeling that it will rule for many years in the future, and Alexander alone is not enough.

The Thunder took the championship point, and the Pacers looked to have reached their ceiling. Turner has not played well in two consecutive games due to illness, and even worse has Haliburton erupted with a leg injury.

Today is a bit like the games Haliburton forced to play last season with a hamstring strain in order to make up a share of 65 games, Haliburton completely lost his threat to the frame, his passing route was easy to judge, and he kept losing possession. It is also because of the constant occurrence of this kind of competition that he is selected as the "most overrated" player.

After five games, the situation in the finals has become clear. In fact, after wasting a 10-point lead in Game 4, the championship trophy is getting farther and farther away from the Pacers.