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Average 30 points per game, embarrassing MVP, and the favorite to win the championship! You were also deceived by the NBA league

1:28pm, 26 June 2025Basketball

The days of draft and free market opening are getting closer and closer, and the other 28 teams in the league are preparing for next season, and the finals journey of the remaining two teams this season is becoming more and more boring. The Pacers and the Thunder finally tied 3-3 in the first six finals, which was also the 20th tiebreaker in the history of the NBA Finals. Previously, US media revealed that if one more game in the finals is played, the league expects revenue to increase by $100 million. Based on the fact that the ratings and attention of this year's finals are not high, it is a wise move for the league to maximize profits. However, the league's way of dragging to tiebreak has also exposed some teams and stars, becoming an unbearable A Dou. In the words of Meiji Langura, whether the Pacers win the championship or not, they deserve our respect.

A brief review of the first six games of the finals, in the G1 game, Halliburton's final jump shot broke the league's scheduled trajectory and also made the Thunder fall into a big shot. In the G2 game, the Thunder opened fire with the help of the referee and finally won 16 points; in the G3 game, the Thunder lost away. In the Pacers' home court, Alexander made 9 of 20 shots, including 5 of 6 free throws, and only scored 24 points. That's why G4 has a serious partiality and call. Although the Pacers themselves completely lost their temper in the second half of the fourth quarter, the Pacers have been fighting against 5 to 8 in the first three quarters, and several core frameworks have fouls. In the G5 game, Halliburton injured his calf and only scored 4 points in the whole game. The Thunder easily got the match point; but in the G6 game, the Thunder lost 17 points!

Especially in the G6 game, Jewe played 27 minutes and lost 40 points on the court, which has set a new historical low for the NBA Finals' plus-negative value in a single game! Based on the average of 25 points per game in the first five games, this gap is too big. Alexander was not much better, and he scored 7 of 15 shots and made a mistake in 21 points and 8. The problem lies with him! First of all, think about one question. In order to make the finals reach the tiebreak, the league must narrow the gap in strength between the two sides and enhance the competitiveness of the weak side through utterances. Obviously, the Thunder gets more swearing to take care of. Alexander averaged 30 points, 5.4 rebounds and 6.3 assists in the playoffs this year, and his data was indeed good. Moreover, as the regular season MVP + scoring champion + best team, including the Western Conference Finals MVP, it is only a matter of the championship and the finals MVP to complete the gilding!

But how difficult! Behind Alexander's average of 30 points is 21.7 shots per game + 9.3 free throws, and his shooting percentage is only 47% + 29% in both events. In terms of efficiency, he is not as good as Alexander who was 5 years ago when Paul was in the team. Without organizational support, as a ball-holding point, he can only attack strongly and attack two endings, and strive to commit fouls, stand on the free throw line, or dodge the shooting space with an elbow. It is difficult for Alexander to take advantage of it under normal confrontation standards. Secondly, Alexander has two completely different performances at home and away. Take the Finals as an example, averaging 34.3 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists at home, and 26.7 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists away. In addition, 11.3 free throws per game at home and 8 free throws per game away!

Alexander is indeed very strong, but not as strong as the first in the league. He still needs to call for favoritism because he does not have a stable three-pointer, no organizational support, and only one-on-one game! This also involves the Thunder's strong and hard-working characteristics: they won 68 wins in the regular season, and it was a bit difficult to play against the Nuggets in the first three rounds of the playoffs, becoming the biggest favorite to win the championship. But throughout the playoffs, only three teams scored in double digits, Alexander scored 30 points + Jewey scored 21.5 points + Homegren scored 15 points! Because of Alexander's characteristics, the teams fought each other, and the team's second leader, Jewish, is the same. His efficiency is similar to Alexander's, and no one in the team can lead the role players! Looking back at the teams that won the championship in the past few years, are there any teams that are as serious as the Thunder?

The Celtics had two Tehwa + starting five giants, and they worked together; the Nuggets Jokic was the only one in the 23 years, and Murray also broke out in the playoffs, and they could all lead their teammates; the Warriors were Curry in 22 years, and Wiggins averaged 18 points per game + took over the basic defensive floor in 22 years; the Bucks still had three giants. There are all organizers and a large group of role players. But the Thunder this season cannot do it! Recognize a fact: the league has not been "seriously" pushing the Thunder to the top and becoming the new overlord of the league. They have no obligation to do this, because they will definitely fall down if they can be promoted. The only purpose of the league is to make the series last longer and make more money. The Thunder, as the weaker side, will definitely be taken care of.

Thunder and Alexander were actually deceived. Alexander won the MVP. If he wins the MVP in the finals, he can really compete with legends such as Jordan and Jabbar, but he is too young and cannot achieve his ability. On the contrary, the league has been helping the Thunder, but it highlights the Pacers' tenacity. Even if they seem to be weak, even if the team's core Halliburton insists on being injured, they will still drag it to the tiebreak. Let’s take a step back, if G4 calls out normally, will this year’s finals end early? In the G7 finals, the league should let both sides shoot with real guns and not interfere. The Thunder loses respect, and the Pacers are only one step away from counterattack to achieve a good story.

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