The number of wins is 18 different, the biggest record in the 21st century! SGA averages 30+6+7, Harry averages 19+6+10

The showdown between the finals of this season has been released. The Thunder and the Pacers will start their final battle for the championship, and both teams are expected to win the first championship in the team history. It is worth mentioning that although both sides reached the finals, the regular season record was much worse. The Thunder won 68 wins, the Pacers only had 50 wins, and the two teams had a difference of as many as 18 games. This is also the biggest winning gap between the two sides in the finals to date.

Previously, the biggest win difference between the two sides in the 21st Century Finals was the Cavaliers and Warriors in the 2016 and 2017 Finals. The average difference between the two sides' winnings in the past two years was 16 games. In 2616, the Warriors won the best record in history of 73 wins, while the Cavaliers had 57 wins. In 2017, the Warriors scored another 67 wins, while the Cavaliers only had 51 wins.

The Thunder entered the finals as the No. 1 in the West, which can be said to be expected. The Pacers are only ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference. They also became the fourth team to enter the Finals with the No. 4 seed since the playoffs expanded in 1984. The previous three teams were the Mavericks in the 2005-06 season, the Celtics in the 2009-10 season and the Cavaliers in the 2017-18 season, but none of these three teams won the championship. Faced with the stronger Thunder, it is indeed very difficult for the Pacers to win the championship.

It is worth mentioning that the core of the Thunder and Pacers are both young defenders, and the options are not high. Although they are both lottery picks, they failed to enter the top ten. Alexander ranked 11 in 2018 and Halliburton ranked 12 in 2020. Although they were not very good at picking up, they all led the team to the finals and became the best among the rookies of the same class.

In the playoffs this season, Alexander and Halliburton's personal performances were also impressive. Alexander maintained his MVP level, averaging nearly 30 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists per game, and also led the league in scoring per game. Halliburton averaged 19 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists per game. Although his score was much lower than Alexander, it was also very comprehensive, ranking first in the league in assists. In addition, Halliburton also contributed three finals and tied in the playoffs, which is the real key gentleman.

The two met twice in the regular season this season. Alexander averaged 39.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 8.0 assists per game, while Halliburton averaged only 11.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists per game. Judging from the performance of direct fights, Alexander is obviously stronger than Halliburton, but the two are not the same type of players and cannot be directly compared from the data.

The FMVP this season is likely to be between Alexander and Halliburton. Alexander was elected as the scoring leader with an average of 32.7 points per game in the regular season, so he is expected to become the first player since O'Neal in the 199-00 season to be elected as the scoring leader and won the FMVP. Alexander also won the scoring champion and is expected to become the first player after James to win both MVP and FMVP. Although Halliburton did not win the MVP in the Eastern Conference Finals, as long as he could lead the Pacers to win the championship, he was expected to become the FMVP.