An unexpected 1-point winning goal, a 9-point winning goal! The NBA landscape has changed, you are indeed worth more than the championship

This season's NBA has entered a new era. While the top three active honors, Zhan Kudu was eliminated early, a number of traditional strong teams or giant teams have also fallen from the altar. Teams like the Bucks and 76ers in the East, Lakers and Warriors in the West have not been able to go further this season. More and more new generations of stars will compete to choose the league's appearance in the future. In addition, there have been quite a lot of heavy trades this season, from Thompson's departure from the Warriors last year, to Towns' sudden trade, to the swap between Doncic and Davis in the middle of the season, Butler joins the Warriors, Fox goes to the Spurs, etc. Including this summer's offseason, the trading market will be very crazy. Where to go Durant has become the most concerned topic, and the defending champion Celtics have to face the situation of breaking up the team.

So many stars transfer and so many strong teams fall, and a new king will inevitably be born. Who would have thought that this year's finals would be against the Thunder VS Pacers? Before the playoffs, although the Thunder had been ranked first in the Western Conference for two consecutive years, they lacked the experience in the playoffs and had just turned from the bottom of the game in recent years. Unexpectedly, they made progress so fast. The Pacers on the other side are even more inconspicuous than the Thunder. They are in the small ball market and lack top superstars. Their regular season record is relatively average, ranking only fourth in the Eastern Conference. What's more, the Pacers do not have an absolute scoring core. It is often difficult for such a team that is a soldier in the nation to make a breakthrough in the playoffs. Just like the Hawks in the 14-15 season and the Jazz in the 20-21 season, they all belong to the civilian lineup and both achieved a record of over 70% in the regular season, but they quickly fell in the playoffs.

But this year, this Pacers are a bit unusual. They interpret what it means to be a real soldier. Every stage has different roles and players stand up and shine. For example, Naismith, who was in the first match of the Eastern Conference Finals, scored 20 points in 6 three-pointers in the final quarter, leading the team to reverse the Knicks and becoming the first player in history to play this data in the playoffs. For example, the dunk king Toddeng in the first game of the finals became the surprise soldier, making 5 of 8 three-pointers in the game, which is one of the absolute heroes of the Pacers being able to reverse the Thunder. There is also the G3 young player Matherin of the Finals, who is only 22 years old. As a third-year NBA rookie, he can score 27 points in a single game in the finals, setting a number of records in one game, becoming the player with the most points in less than 22 minutes in a single game in the history of the Finals.

is also G3 of the finals. McConnell, who played on the bench, turned into a god-like hand and contributed 10 points, 5 assists and 5 steals, becoming the first player in the history of the finals and made the bench to at least score this data. You should know that McConnell is only 1.85 meters tall and his palm is the smallest in the league. Logically speaking, the defense should be very bad, but he can send 5 steals in a single game against the Thunder. This depends on his active defensive attitude and concentration, and small people also have a great effect. In addition, the Pacers' starting forward guard swingman Nembukhad has had an extremely exaggerated defensive influence so far in the playoffs. He limited Lillard's shooting percentage in the first round, only 23.1%, the second round, he limited Mitchell's shooting percentage, only 23.3%, the Eastern Conference Finals' shooting percentage was limited to Brunson's shooting percentage 38.2%, and the Finals' shooting percentage was limited to Alexander's shooting percentage.

This is why the Pacers can take the initiative after the first three games of the finals and take a 2-1 lead with a big score. In the first game, they unexpectedly scored 1 point and completed a super reversal. G3 narrowly won with 9 points. After three quarters of stalemate with the Thunder, they broke out in the last quarter and won the victory in one fell swoop. The whole team of this team is united, with a strong team cohesion. There is no such player with a weak willpower, and the role players dare to take responsibility at critical moments and complete the action. In fact, only in small teams can you meet this condition. If you are in a traffic team like the Lakers or James, no other player dares to finish the end at a critical moment. You will give the ball to James and Doncic, because once you fail to make a move, you will definitely take the blame. This is how you play in the big ball market. If you can play, your value will soar, and if you play poorly, you will lose the speed of light.

And in the Pacers, no one has such concerns. Everyone can be superheroes on the field. This is why they can create miracles many times in this playoffs. Compared with the Thunder, the Pacers are indeed more worthy of the championship. Their game is more pure, without dirty actions and malicious fouls, and they do not deliberately try to play cleverness. They rely on first-hand team basketball. I believe that for neutral fans, most of them hope that the Pacers will win the championship and want to see the super dark horses counterattack the league's number one feat. If the Pacers can win the championship this year, then the championship will be of great value, because they have indeed been so legendary along the way. Every round of the series, there will be such a miraculous comeback performance, with a draw. Of course, for the Thunder, they will always maintain their dominance in the next few years and become one of the super strong teams in the Western Conference.