After 25 years, he has once again won the championship! How strong is the Pacers who have passed the hurdles?

The Pacers finally eliminated the latter 4-2 after defeating the Knicks at home, and advanced to the finals. This is also the first time that the Pacers have reached the finals since 2000 to strive for the championship. So what is the Pacers who have passed the hurdles and beat the opponents all the way? This issue of the column will help you understand through in-depth data analysis.

Judging from the quality of the stars, Halliburton has always been inferior to Antetokounmpo, Mitchell and Brunson before, but he has become the biggest winner in the entire East. In addition to Halliburton's several miracles, the Pacers' outstanding results are inseparable from these four things. One is their lineup depth. During the entire playoffs, there are as many as 11 players who can get relatively stable playing time. In terms of personnel use, Carlisle It can be said that it has done the best, and these substitutes are really useful when giving opportunities:

Pacers, almost all of whom have stable play opportunities, have a certain usage rate, and from the real hit rate of three-pointers and free throws, these players have excellent scoring efficiency, which means that under Carlisle's employing strategy, the Pacers can not only use enough people, but they also make considerable positive contributions. The biggest difference between Carlisle and Thibodeau's increasing lineup depth is that Carlisle has been trying to use more substitutes throughout the season. With the increase in the number of substitutes, these substitutes have already adapted to the intensity of the playoffs, and Thibodeau was forced to use more substitutes when the Knicks were on the verge of despair. These substitutes did not get too many opportunities to play throughout the season. Naturally, their appearance in desperate situations could not truly display their strength. In terms of personnel strategy, Carlisle can be said to have completely defeated Thibodeau.

The second is the comprehensiveness of the Pacers' main lineup. In addition to Turner, the eight absolute main players who average more than 15 minutes per game have generally high assist rate, but they also have a certain proportion of non-assisted scores.

This means that although the Pacers have Halliburton as the main offensive core, most other players can both take the ball and catch the ball to complete the score, which makes the Pacers' offense without a clear starting point and ending point, causing the opponent to not find the focus of the defense and fall into chaos.

The third is stability after gaining the advantage. Although the Pacers have completed a legendary shocking reversal in the playoffs, from the perspective of the entire playoffs, the Pacers still have the ability to "take his life while he is sick" after gaining the advantage. When the Pacers are 6-10 points behind and 1-5 points behind, their real shooting percentage is 56.8% and 58.1%. When the Pacers lead 1-5 points and 6-10 points ahead, their real shooting percentage is as high as 65.3% and 62%, which means that when the Pacers are in the headwind, their offensive ability will be stronger when they get the leading small tailwind state. Once the Pacers take the lead, they are likely to directly defeat their opponents.

The fourth is the performance at critical moments. The Pacers' offensive performance at critical moments was very exaggerated, especially in the big scene, Mr. Nembhard's two shooting percentages reached 70% and 80%, and the excellent performance of the main players at critical moments also made the Pacers' team extremely strong at critical moments:

At the critical moment of the last five minutes of the playoffs, the Pacers' net efficiency was 37.4, which means that the Pacers can beat their opponents by 37.4 points per 100 rounds at critical moments. The performance at this critical moment was only behind the Timberwolves who relied on the Lakers to play exaggerated data in the first round and were even stronger than the Thunder.

Pacers rely on these four points to make their offensive firepower reach an extremely strong level. They averaged 117.4 points per game in the playoffs, second in the league, second only to the Cavaliers who slaughtered the Heat in the first round, while the Pacers' shooting percentages of 49.7% and 40.1% are both ranked first in the league. In terms of offensive Pacers alone, they can be said to be the strongest team in the playoffs. In the finals, the Pacers will encounter the No. 1 Thunder in the West. The Thunder and the Pacers are just the opposite of the strongest defense team in the playoffs. This round of the finals is comparable to the strongest spear and the strongest shield. The Thunder is also the last touchstone to test the quality of the Pacers.