31 points + 31 points! 104 assists and 23 mistakes! This is why the Pacers gave him a maximum salary of US$245 million

NBA is a league dominated by superstars. Only when the sea is flowing, can the hero be revealed, and even the wind and waves are rushing and rushing! In this year's playoffs, MVP-level superstars such as James, Curry, Harden, Antetokounmpo, Jokic, Westbrook were eliminated early due to various reasons. The NBA officially entered a new era. Supernova such as Thunder, Edwards of the Timberwolves, Brunson of the Knicks and Halliburton of the Pacers showed their strength and shined! Especially Halliburton, who was elected the most overrated player in the NBA in anonymous votes by the US media players, but he used magic again and again, fulfilling the talent of the contemporary point guard god and becoming a real big-scene superstar!

Haliburton is not Harry Potter, but his thin and thin body contains a lot of energy! From assisting Fox as a King to becoming a leader in his own business during the Pacers, from the unknown super sixth man to the All-Star who led the offensive wave, Halliburton opened his own new chapter step by step, and successfully signed a five-year, $245 million maximum salary contract with the Pacers in the offseason in 2023. He won both fame and fortune like the No. 1 pick Huazi and the same Tanhua Ball, and became a winner in life! Halliburton lived up to the team's expectations. He won the regular season assist king last season, was selected into the third team of the year, and led the Pacers to the Eastern Conference Finals, losing to the Celtics but having a bright future.

This season, there are many powerful people in the East, and many other teams such as the Celtics, Cavaliers, and Knicks have been armed to the teeth. The Pacers are not eyeing them, and not many people are optimistic about them! After the regular season, the Pacers achieved a record of 50 wins and 32 losses, ranking fourth in the Eastern Conference, 14 wins behind the Cavaliers (64 wins and 18 losses) and 1 win behind the Knicks (51 wins and 31 losses) in the Eastern Conference. But in the playoffs, the Pacers were reborn and frequently made surprises! In the first round of the Bucks, the Pacers swept the opponent 4-1 and advanced easily; in the second round, the Eastern Conference overlord Cavaliers, the Pacers overturned the opponent 4-1; in the East Finals, the Pacers completed a 17-point reversal after overtime, winning the home advantage of the series 1-0!

In this process, the Pacers are all soldiers, everyone is for me and I am for everyone. The offensive efficiency (118.5) ranks second in the league, and the assists (29.4), assists and losses (2.4), shooting percentage (50.2%), real shooting percentage (61.5%) and other data rank first in the league. No player in the Pacers averaged more than 20 points per game, but six players averaged double-digit points per game, and two players averaged nearly 9 points per game. 11 players rotated to highlight one player with more soldiers! Of course, the Pacers' basketball team is always unfavorable. The key is that Halliburton has a selfless leadership style and can still use superstar magic at critical moments!

Halliburton has played 11 games, averaging 18.7 points + 5.4 rebounds + 9.5 assists (1st in the league) + 2.4 three-pointers. Among them, in the first round of G5, Halliburton contributed 26 points + 5 rebounds + 9 assists, and completed a layup final at the last moment of overtime; in the second round of G2, Halliburton scored 19 points + 9 rebounds + 4 assists, and completed a 1+3 final at the decisive moment; in the second round of advancement, Halliburton scored 31 points + 6 rebounds + 8 assists; in the Eastern Conference Final G1, Halliburton scored 31 points + 11 assists, and completed a tied jump shot at the last moment of the regular period! According to statistics, as of now, Halliburton has sent 104 assists, with only 23 turnovers. He is the only two players in the league with more than 100 assists, and the other is Jokic (112 times), but Jokic has 55 turnovers, more than twice as many as Halliburton!

This is Halliburton. His small body contains great power. He can not only drive the attack perfectly like a magician, but also stand up to turn the tide at critical moments, specialize in attacking elites and treating all kinds of disobedience! In the words of James, Halliburton is so outstanding. Those who say he is overrated don’t understand the ball at all, and everyone is willing to play with him! That's right, Halliburton wasn't overrated, but underrated, and without him, the Pacers wouldn't have been able to have such a smooth attack! Perhaps, this is why the Pacers did not hesitate to give him a maximum salary of US$245 million in five years. Fans, what do you think about this? Let me leave me a comment and discuss it.