G5G6 has passed the roller coaster, and the Thunder urgently needs the second leader to rebound strongly

Sports Weekly All-Media Reporter Li Hui

The finals tiebreaker is about to begin. The Thunder who was optimistic before the game is now facing tremendous pressure. In the sixth game of the finals, they played perhaps the worst game of the season, which also made the finals tiebreak more suspenseful. In the first game of G6, Thunder star Jaylen Williams was completely lost. As the second in command of the team, he made 6 of 13 shots in the game, 0 of 4 three-pointers and scored only 16 points. What's worse is that Williams' plus or negative value of the whole game was an astonishing -40, which set a record for the lowest record in the finals. Compared with the previous battle of Tianwang Mountain, Williams was completely different in two games.

There is no doubt that Williams' performance in the tiebreak will directly affect the outcome of the game. As the second leader of the Thunder, Williams performed well overall in the playoffs, averaging 21.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.4 steals per game. After the fifth game of the Finals, he was even considered to have a chance to threaten Alexander and compete for the Finals FMVP. But it is obvious that after the poor performance of the G6, even if the Thunder wins the championship, Williams is likely to be unable to compete for this award, but he undoubtedly does not have too many other ideas at the moment. Winning the first championship in team history for the team is Williams' biggest expectation.

"Whether your name is engraved into history, looking back at it many years later, you will feel so cool." Williams seemed very excited when talking about the finals tiebreak.

and the Pacers' series, Williams, like the previous three rounds of the series, was not the opponent's number one defensive target. The Pacers focused more on Alexander, which gave Williams more opportunities to prove himself. His breakthrough, basket scoring, and mid-range shooting are weapons that the Thunder relied heavily on. To a certain extent, in the finals, his performance had a greater impact on the outcome than Alexander, because the latter's performance was undoubtedly relatively stable.

In the Western Conference semi-finals against the Mavericks last year, Williams performed poorly and the Thunder were eventually eliminated by his opponent. Williams undoubtedly grew this season, but the ups and downs of G6 are enough to show that he is not outstanding enough. As Williams said, no matter the winner or loser of the tiebreak, both teams will be recorded in history, but the difference is that Williams definitely hopes that he can look back at this round of series as a winner. He needs to prove that he is the present and future of the Thunder when he is young.