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Occasionally, the Pacers Flanking Nova is in a super ghost state most of the time?

8:32pm, 20 June 2025【Basketball】

In the previous NBA Finals G6, the Indiana Pacers, who returned to their home court, easily defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 108-91. After this game, the Pacers tied the total score of the series to 3-3, and both sides returned to the same starting line again. Next, both sides will return to Oklahoma City and have a brutal tiebreak battle, which will also determine the final ownership of the championship this season.

Although the Pacers won a big victory in this game, the team's substitute wing star Bennedict Mathurin's performance was very disappointing. Mathering played 14 minutes and 16 seconds in the game, made 1 of 6 shots and 0 of 5 shots from outside the three-point line, scoring only 2 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 block, and the plus and negative value was lower than the team's lowest -18. The team won a big victory, but Matherin's plus or negative value was so outrageous, which was enough to show how bad the team was when he was on the court. Matherin had no touch on the offensive end. He got a lot of opportunities to shoot from the outside, but missed these opportunities one by one. He seriously affected the team's offensive rhythm on the court, resulting in the team's offensive unfavorable attack. His contribution to the defensive end is also very limited. The role of both offense and defense is not ideal, and Matherin's negative impact on the team is really visible to the naked eye. That is, the performance of stealing other rotation players was excellent enough, and Matherin's poor performance did not affect the team's victory.

In the NBA regular season this season, Mathering played a total of 72 games in 82 games, averaging 29.8 minutes per game, averaging 16.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 0.3 blocks, and 1.9 turnovers and 2.3 fouls. He shot 45.8%, three-point shooting percentage 34%, and free throw shooting percentage 83.1%. In the playoffs, Matherin played 21 games in the first 22 games, averaging 16.7 minutes per game, averaging 10.4 points, 2.9 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.3 steals, and 0.3 blocks. He also had 1.1 turnovers and 1.9 fouls. His shooting percentage was 46.3%, three-point shooting percentage was 29.1%, and free throw shooting percentage was 84.9%.

It is undeniable that Matherin did show his personal ability and played the role of the surprise in some games during the playoffs, but judging from the overall situation of the playoffs, Matherin's negative impact on the team is actually very obvious. Matherin's offensive feel is extremely unstable, and his performance outside the three-point line is even worse. Moreover, he is incompatible with the team's offensive system on the court, which directly affects the performance of other players. Not only that, Matherin's defensive ability is not ideal, and he cannot play a decisive role in the defensive end. To put it bluntly, Matherin is a nerve-knife type player, and often he is more likely to be super ghost than he is super god. I don’t know how the Pacers should use Mathering when they arrive in the next G7.