Magic TJ Crazy Mathering! Fight for depth and walkers will accompany you to the end!

In the second game of the

series, the Pacers lost in the connection. Caruso and Wiggins exploded one after another, and the Thunder's second lineup was unstoppable, giving the Pacers a crushing defeat. After the game, whether G3 will reduce its rotation has become a difficult question that Carlisle needs to think about. But today's Pacers gave the answer, competing for the rotation lineup, they are still top-notch in the league, especially McConnell, who is inconspicuous in terms of figure.

The second quarter starts, and the Pacers are still 8 points behind their opponents at home. McConnell quickly showed his unique game influence. He first cleverly completed the serve steal against the Thunder, and immediately handed over the ball, Siakam made an open three-pointer; after hitting the iron, he immediately took off the frontcourt rebound and caught Matherin in the air, who easily made a successful layup.

After continuous steals fighting for more ball rights for the Pacers, McConnell continued to show his abilities on the offensive end. He can complete the extremely difficult look back at the basket, and can also complete the pull at mid-range distance with a significant change in direction. Although he is only 1.85 meters tall, he always seems to be able to get the ball and shoot in the inside line with a long man. He disrupted the Thunder's defense and helped the Pacers take the lead in the second quarter.

The two sides entered a stalemate in the fourth quarter. McConnell's enthusiasm and sense of the opportunity to intercept the ball gave the Pacers a murderous intent. In the middle of the fourth quarter, the Thunder still had a slight lead. McConnell once again used Caruso's serve to distract himself and completed the steal at the basket. The Pacers completed 4 points in one round and tied the score.

In 15 minutes, McConnell scored 10 points, 5 assists and 5 steals, with a plus-negative value of up to +12, and is also the only substitute player in the history of the NBA Finals who can give such a data order. In addition to McConnell, other Pacers' substitutes also made extremely critical contributions. Mathering made 9 of 12 shots in 22 minutes and scored 27 points with extremely high efficiency, becoming the player with the highest score in both teams in this game. Before Mathering, the last substitute to score 27 points in the finals was Jason Terry, who scored 27 points in the finals G6 to help the Mavericks win the championship 4-2. It is worth mentioning that the head coach at that time was also Carlisle.

Toping's outside feel is average in this game, but he also contributed 6 rebounds to help the Pacers win the round battle. With 10 players rotating, everyone contributed, Carlisle's ultimate trust in the players has reaped rewards. "We're always a team. We need everyone to stand up and that's how we win," Carlisle said. After the end of

G2, people felt that the suspense of the series seemed to be less. The Thunder's rotation lineup is showing a crushing momentum, and all the fighting and mistakes are better than the Pacers. After returning to home court, the Pacers reversed all their disadvantages. In this game, the Pacers dominated the second lineup, and the substitutes between the two sides were a huge difference of 49 to 18. 49 points was the third highest score in a single game in the finals since 1997, second only to the Mavericks in G4 (54 points) last year and the Lakers in G3 in 2020 (53 points). The Thunder made 17 mistakes and the Pacers made 13 mistakes. The Pacers scored 21-14.

The finals led by 2-1, and the magic of the Pacers continued.

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