Seeing Halliburton s continuous mistakes in the finals, Curry s dominance ball is still increasing

24 - Game 4 of the 25 NBA Finals started at the Pacers' home court. This game is very important to both sides. Before, the Pacers had the upper hand 2-1, and the Thunder were all focused on getting the score so as to get back the home advantage. After all, if the score is 1-3, the big draw is 2-2, and the difficulties faced are different. How can the Thunder be willing to waste all the hard work of the whole season? As soon as the competition started, both sides started to do it, and the score was chasing each other, and they were very tight. This is how these two teams are trying their best to compete for the game. They are simply trying their best to win with all their might. The Thunder even regarded this game as the last game. Although walkers are often a little ahead, Thunder is not a vegetarian and is very resilient. Seeing that the game was about to win the final quarter, the atmosphere on the court was so tense that it could be twisted out. The Pacers were originally holding the lead, but the situation suddenly changed drastically. Halliburton made a pass, allowing the Thunder to seize the opportunity to counterattack, and the score was slowly tied.

When the last 3 minutes of G4, the Pacers were still 4 points ahead. They felt that the victory was like the fruit in front of them, and they could pick it with just a touch of hand. But Halliburton was confused when attacking, and failed to make a shot several times and made a fatal mistake, so he gave the ball right to others. Alexander was welcome, scoring continuously at critical moments and finally helped the team complete a major reversal. The Thunder won the Pacers 111-104 away game, and the total score was 2-2.

The Pacers' star Haliburton played 36 minutes in this game, scored 7 of 15 shots, scored 7 of 3-pointers, and scored 3 free throws. He scored 18 points in total, grabbed 2 rebounds, sent 7 assists, and had 2 steals.

The data seems to be settled, but there were 5 mistakes in the game, giving the Thunder some counterattack opportunities. Especially in the last quarter of the game, when it was decided to win or lose, the Pacers only scored 17 points.

Halliburton, as the backbone of the team, should have taken more responsibility, but the mistakes came one by one, messing up the team's offensive rhythm, and finally it was like a duck running away from his mouth. After the game, Halliburton was interviewed with a long face and looked very frustrated. He said he wanted to win this game, especially when he was at home and was still leading in the final quarter. He also honestly admitted that he could do better for the team, and he had to change his defense and passing in the final quarter. It can be seen that the point guard is quite dissatisfied with his performance.

Then why did Halliburton make many mistakes in the finals? When he played in the finals for the first time, he was under great pressure, so he might be nervous and burdened, so he would not be calm when dealing with the ball, and he made a wrong judgment. Furthermore, the Pacers' tactics may be too dependent on his personal performance. The opponent stares at him and focuses on defense, with a strong sense of oppression, and it is easy to make mistakes when passing and attacking.

The Thunder have many players at the league's defense level, and their defensive strategies are very successful. They defended against Halliburton, interfering with his passing sight and forcing him to rush to get the ball, and the probability of making a mistake was high. Also, the grasp of the scale in the referee's game may also affect Halliburton's performance. Some key punishments confused him, affecting his game rhythm and mentality, especially being disturbed by Dort.

When seeing these mistakes in Halliburton's finals, I remembered Curry, the Warriors' ability to dominate the ball is amazing; in high-end games, he can always pass the ball cleverly to drive his teammates to score, and the mistakes are well controlled. This comparison shows the value of Curry's ability to dominate the ball, and the value is still increasing. The library can still stabilize the high-intensity defense and accurately find teammates to create scoring opportunities. Not only can he score points, but he can also make his teammates in better shape. This may be the huge gap between Halliburton and him at the moment, which cannot be compensated in the short term.

When holding the ball over halftime, it is difficult, not only the opponent's defense is indeed good, but also the lack of self-breaking and double-teaming ability; looking back at the 2019 finals, the Raptors used the "BOX-1" tactic against Curry, and he could control the mistakes and scored 47 points.

Halliburton wants to help the team win the championship, he has to play Curry's courage, so that he can truly evolve into the league's first-line point guard, not just a star.