Average of 15 points and 3 rebounds, with a shooting percentage of 58%. The 22-year-old young player turned into a surprise soldier and became the target of each team

On the stage of the finals, superstars determine the upper limit of the team, and they are the real leaders of the team. However, many times, the role of the surprise can also change the outcome of the game. Looking at the history of the NBA, there are many surprises in the Finals. They are not superstars, and some are not even starting, but they eventually change the league structure, such as famous players such as Cole, Horry, Fisher, and Terry. And on this year's finals stage, Mathering also did this. Average of 15 points and 3 rebounds, with a shooting percentage of 58%. The 22-year-old young player became a surprise soldier and became the target of each team.

Mathering was the draft in 2022 and was selected by the Pacers with the 6th pick that year. As a small forward, Matherin has excellent athletic ability and very comprehensive offensive skills. He is a player who can break through and shoot. However, Matherin's shortcomings are also obvious, that is, his style of play is not a team, his scoring depends more on singles, and he cooperates less with the team. Therefore, under the Pacers' team basketball system, Matherin plays more as a scoring master who plays a substitute and disrupts the game when he comes on the court. After three seasons, Mathering has basically been a substitute for the Pacers. He has a strong scoring ability. As early as the rookie season, Matherlin averaged 16.7 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game, and his shooting percentage reached 43.4%. For a rookie, this scoring and efficiency are both top-notch, and he is also one of the best in the same draft. In the second grade, Matherin still averaged 14.5 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists per game, and was still the Pacers' bench bandit.

By this season, Matherin got more opportunities, and his average time averaged 29.8 minutes, the highest in his career. He played in 72 games, including 49 starts, and he also scored 16.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game, and his shooting percentage was 45.8%. His performance was remarkable and he was a very stable and outstanding young man.

After entering the playoffs, Matherin's attention was not high. Because the Pacers' starting five Tigers are too strong, Halliburton frequently wins, Siakam wins the MVP in the Eastern Conference Finals, Nesmith has a magical three-pointer moment, Nembuhad also transforms in the playoffs, and veteran Turner is still stable. On the bench, Toping and McConnell performed well. Mathering averaged only 16 minutes of playing time in the playoffs, and his role was actually weakened.

But on the finals stage, Matherin proved himself again, especially in the G3 game. In just 22 minutes of playing time, Matherin made 9 of 12 shots and scored 27 points. He was the number one hero of the Pacers' winning yesterday, and it was also an X factor that the Thunder could not imagine. So far in the finals, Matherin averaged 15 points and 3 rebounds per game, and his shooting percentage reached 58%. You should know that he is only 22 years old, and he has become famous this year. He is in the third grade and his rookie contract expires next year. He will undoubtedly become the target of robbery by various teams.