Pacers lost G4 with 7 points! Siakam or Halliburton, who is the real star?

Losing G4 hit the Pacers a lot. In the first 35 minutes of the game, the Pacers won the game with all their lives, both tactics and players' execution. But in the last five minutes of the game, in the purely single-handed battle, the Pacers lost to the stars' personal abilities. Fighting for life but failing to defend victory will only intensify the internal conflicts among the Pacers. Regarding the question about the Pacers' star battle, the finals G4 can give a clear answer. The Pacers' advantage in the top 35 points in G4 was won by Siakam. This talented fourth position has a devastating blow to the Thunder's two lineups.

When the Thunder set up a double tower lineup, Siakam has a speed advantage. This African forward can start from outside the three-point line and walk the bulky Hartten like a dog. What's even more terrifying is that Siakam has a loach-like running position and can lead the Pacers' offense to make a fortune. Siakam participated in the pick-and-roll as an off-ball player. He slipped down to the free throw line early like skating. The slow Harten and Homgren couldn't keep up with Siakam's slippage, and the Thunder's entire defense was thus broken.

On the one hand, the original intention of the Thunder on the Double Tower was to increase strength to Halliburton through pinch attacks. As a result, Siakam can always use his coquettish moves to create a suitable ball-out route for Halliburton, and the Thunder's attempt to attack was completely broken. On the other hand, Siakam swam to the free throw line, which is the most empty position in the Thunder's defense. He can do whatever he wants: if he sees it correctly, the Thunder's defense under the basket is very generous, and he can keep his long legs and rush to the basket and dunk. If the Thunder's repair defense is fierce, Siakam can serve as a "transfer station" to deliver the ball to the weak shooter. Toping and Nesmith, they received the ball and made 4 three-pointers in the open space. If you encounter the "card swipe" of the Thunder's outside dwarf, Siakam can still play high, take advantage of his height to directly pull up and jump shots, which will make the Thunder's defense confused. Before the Thunder G4 game, the starting lineup was increased and the double tower was used for the first time in the finals. But obviously, as soon as the Thunder came up in the first quarter, they were beaten up by Siakam, and the adjustment was obviously a failure. It took only five minutes for the Twin Towers. Thunder quickly corrected the error, reactivated Carson Wallace, and changed the size to smaller it. But in fact, the Thunder's small lineup was also controlled by Siakam.

Thunder's small lineup focuses on speed advantages, but Siakam not only does not suffer any loss in speed in front of the Thunder's small lineup, but also has obvious advantages in height. Jaylen Williams, the fourth position in the Thunder's small lineup, was very embarrassed when he faced Siakam in the finals. On the offensive end, Jaylen Williams couldn't beat Siakam. No matter how he accelerated or swayed, he couldn't shake Siakam's center of gravity. Siakam still has the strength to counterattack. He used his long arms to "wind" the ball away easily. In the first quarter of today, Jaylen Williams challenged Siakam four times in total, but none of them succeeded, all of which turned into mistakes, and was pushed back by Siakam. On the defensive end, Jaylen Williams, who is 1.96 meters tall, is suppressed by Siakam everywhere in terms of size. No fancy skills are needed, and Jaylen Williams will find it difficult to defend against a round as long as Siakam just swings his elbow and hits him back. The difference between size and tonnage is too huge! Siakam can knock Jaylen Williams away with his ape arm, then raise his hand and pull out his jump shot, which is already beyond Jaylen Williams' ability.

In the Thunder's small lineup, Jaylen Williams can't handle Siakam alone, so he must have teammates to help him. If you help with defense, you will be destined to leak the space on the outside. The Pacers are the team with the most accurate three-pointers and throwing the most in the playoffs. Can the Thunder withstand the test of shooting arrows at once? In the last game of G3, the Thunder could not resist this three-point critical hit, so they had to admit defeat. Today in G4, the Pacers' three-pointers were not accurate, but Toping and Halliburton used the open space to break through the critical hits in a row, almost putting the Thunder on the brink of collapse. Without any dispute, Siakam has become Thunder's heart.

For the Thunder, the only good news is that Siakam played very hard in the finals. The more fierce the fight, the more you need to rest, and the adjustment and recovery time will be long. In the second quarter of the first half, Siakam rested for up to 6 minutes off the court, and even the Pacers had no star on the court, which allowed the Thunder to breathe a sigh of relief on the brink of collapse. In the second half, at the moment of tense and suffocating victory and loss, there was no time for Siakam to adjust. As a result, he completely went down and couldn't play.

In this year's finals, as long as Siakam rests off the court, the Pacers will be in a disorderly loss phase. They played unruly on the court and would only shoot one shot outside the three-point line. After the shot was shot, they were chased by the Thunder and pushed back and attacked. Why is this? Simply put, without Siakam's embarrassment, Halliburton's true level was exposed.

Halliburton, who claims to be good at dominating the ball, can he handle the pincer attack without Siakam's coquettish move? We can see that in the second quarter of today, Halliburton will only make mistakes again and again under high pressure clamping, and even the ball is not smooth. Haliburton, known as the master of pick-and-roll military training, can he still shoot the big center without Siakam's cover? Fans can see that Halliburton did not find the accuracy of shooting throughout the game. Does Halliburton, who claims to be the Pacers' top star, really have the personal ability to solve problems? Today we can see the feeling of being at a loss when Halliburton led the team in a single core. He will only dribble ineffectively outside the three-point line, and will turn the blame on his teammates when the offense is about to come.. Turner, Toppin, Nasmith and Shepard were confused. Can this game not be difficult to watch?

For the Pacers, their biggest opponent in the finals is not the Thunder, but the "most overrated player" in the team. The star who is not true has mastered the privilege and fights endlessly at the moment of deciding the victory and loss. The Pacers lost here in G4 today.

The Pacers now must be Halliburton's magical performance stage every fourth quarter. No one can shake his position, and even Siakam must stand aside. The question is, can Halliburton's solo fight really cause damage? In today's fourth quarter, the Thunder did not attack or defend in joint defense, which was to see how many singles Halliburton had. As a result, Halliburton faced Dort's fierce pressing and wandered on the brink of mistakes many times. Facing Caruso and Carson Wallace, Halliburton was bitten so hard that he could not dribble. Facing Holmegren, Halliburton has a speed advantage, but his continuous change of direction under his crotch was unable to shake off Holmegren's center of gravity. He could only face the height of 2.11 meters and the wingspan of 2.13 meters, and of course he could not score any goal. At this moment, Siakam, who had already recovered his strength, squatted in the bottom corner to watch the show, helplessly witnessing the chaos. The finals ended, and the stars fought one-on-one duel in the arena. Halliburton couldn't score, and the Thunder were sitting on the MVP of this season. Regardless of whether this MVP was promoted by an NBA referee, he can really solve the problem one-on-one when deciding the outcome. Alexander could use a mid-range jump shot to beat Nesmith and could use speed to win Turner's goal. At the end of the road, Alexander did do it, and he went to the free throw line by committing fouls, which would have the effect of being in a dark and bright way. Can Halliburton reach Alexander's level?

If the Pacers regard Halliburton as a role player, then he is a good green leaf, but now, the Pacers have regarded Halliburton as the top star in the team, which is the biggest thunder point. At the moment of life and death, is Halliburton really useful as Nemhard and even TJ McConnell? Why, as the Pacers' best player, Siakam can't touch the ball at the moment of life and death?