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The first substitute in the history of the finals 60+15+25! The most talented player in the league? Famous mouth: FMVP

4:44pm, 20 June 2025Basketball

On June 20, many fans have probably watched the finals of the Thunder and Pacers. In this game, the Thunder only played a good goal for 5 minutes, which is 5 minutes before the game. After that, they were completely suppressed by the Pacers. The team was once 30 points behind. In desperation, the Thunder replaced the full substitute. In the end, the team lost to the Pacers 91-108. The tiebreaker between the two sides will be held next Monday. In the absence of being optimistic, the Pacers have reached their current heights.

This game gives people the feeling that the Pacers are fighting against the Thunder dual cores. The Thunder Gemini tried their best in this game. Alexander scored 21 points and 5 assists. He is still very stable, but he can't stand the opponent's team's momentum. Jewe scored 16 points and 3 rebounds in the game. Other teammates only Hartten scored 10 points and Isaiah Giovanni scored 11 points. Joe was brushed in garbage time and did not play a role in the team. The third leader of the team, Chett, only scored 4 points and 6 rebounds, which was too bad.

The Pacers played their team basketball in this game. Haliburton still chose to play with injuries due to a serious leg strain. He made 5 of 12 shots and scored 14 points, 1 rebound, 5 assists and 2 steals. Although his performance was not very good, he ignited the passion of his teammates. Sika dunked Jie Wei in this game and frequently injured at critical moments. In this game, he made 6 of 14 shots and scored 16 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 blocked data.

Toping is the surprise of this game. He made 6 of 12 shots and scored 20 points and 6 rebounds. He helped the team establish a lead. After the Thunder changed to the joint defense in the second half, Tooping broke the game with his three-pointer. Nemhad was the first contributor to the winning game in this game. He supported Haliburton's role in the offensive end in the starting lineup. In this game, Nemhad scored 17 points and 4 assists in 5 of 7 shots in the game. The team fell behind 2-10 at the beginning. Nemhad scored 8 points in a row to lead the team. The opponent was only 18 points away from chasing in the third quarter. He scored 5 points in a row and re-established the lead.

In addition, there is another player who has to praise him. He is McConaughey. In this game, McConaughey also got more playing time due to Harry's injury. He used his stable mid-range shot and breakthrough killing ability to help the team reach an offensive climax. McConaughey was great. He made 6 of 12 shots in this game, scored 12 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. He was a defender who had no three-pointers, but in this small ball era, he played at the top backcourt level. He has always been underestimated.

It is worth mentioning that McConaughey became the first substitute player in history to score 60 points + 15 rebounds + 25 assists in the first round of the finals. He has never done anything as strong as Demon Knife. Caruso, who performed well before, is not as good as McConaughey now. He is not as stable as McConaughey in other aspects of offensive stability. Caruso also has a sluggish performance on the offensive end, but McConaughey has always been very stable. He has averaged 11.3 points, 3.1 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.3 steals in the entire finals. This is a top blue-collar level.

Watching McConaughey's outstanding performance, Halliburton also praised him, saying: He is incredible, I don't know what words to use to describe him, as we often say, he is the hope of that white man. The famous speaker Skip has always been well-known to the outside world for his sarcastic tongue. He often vilified the stars, but in this game, he was defeated by McConaughey's performance. He said: McConaughey is the FMVP of the Finals.

When talking about McConaughey, he is probably not familiar with him. He is just a undraft pick. When he participated in the draft in 2015, he was 23 years old at the time, and his talent was very poor. His palm length was only 19 cm, and he was the youngest among NBA players. He was only 1.85 meters tall, his speed and athletic ability were not good, and he did not have three-point shooting ability. It is reasonable for such a player to become an undraft pick, after all, his talent was too poor.

However, having a ball dealer is a good thing. McConaughey got the 76ers and joined the 76ers in the 15-16 season. The 76ers were still rebuilding at that time. They had no intention of making a record, so McConaughey got the opportunity. As a substitute, he performed well, good at finding opponents' defensive weaknesses to target. He had excellent organizational skills and was also good at predicting the opponent's passing route. Therefore, he was very good at passing and stealing. He averaged 19 minutes of playing time in the rookie season and scored 6.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.2 steals.

Relying on his outstanding performance, he gradually became the substitute point guard when the Pacers gradually settled in the role of substitute point guard. However, after the contract expired, the Sixers did not leave him. However, the Pacers gave him a chance and brought him to Indiana. He did not get much chance in his first season of joining the Pacers. However, after Carlisle joined, he discovered McConaughey's ability, so he also gave him more ball rights and playing time. McConaughey did not disappoint Carlisle's expectations, and now he has become another "Baria" of Carlisle.

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