With 11 points in 5 minutes, is the Thunder powerful pitcher really outstanding in adding icing on the cake?

In a previous NBA Western Conference Finals G5, the Oklahoma City Thunder, who returned to home, defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-94. After this game, the Thunder locked the total score of this series at 4-1 and successfully advanced to the finals. Next, they will compete with the Indiana Pacers and the winner of the New York Knicks Series for the NBA championship this season; while the Timberwolves fell on the stage of the Western Conference Finals for two consecutive seasons.

In this game, the performance of the Thunder's substitute outside pitcher Isaiah Joe is worthy of recognition. Qiao played 5 minutes and 32 seconds in the game, made 4 of 4 shots and 3 of 3 from outside the three-point line, and scored 11 points and 1 rebound with a 100% shooting percentage, with a plus-minus value of -2. Qiao didn't play much, but he still showed his shooting ability. He seized the opportunity to win a large number of points at the last moment of the game, proving his scoring explosive power and shooting ability. It is definitely not easy to be able to play such data under such limited circumstances, which also shows that Joe is definitely an outside pitcher with excellent personal abilities. Of course, the game had already lost its suspense early at that time, and Qiao's hard work data was not so convincing.

In the NBA regular season this season, Joe played 74 games in 82 games, averaging 21.7 minutes per game, averaging 10.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.1 blocks, and 0.5 turnovers and 1.5 fouls. He shot 44% from the field, 41.2% from three-point shooting percentage and 82.1% from free throws. In the playoffs, Joe averaged 10.6 minutes in his first 16 games, with averaging 5.2 points, 1.6 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.4 steals and 0.1 blocks, and 0.3 turnovers and 0.5 fouls. He shot 46.7%, three-point shooting percentage 38.3%, and 81.8% free throw shooting percentage.

Jo's performance during the playoffs was very disappointing. His scoring ability and outside shooting ability were not fully performed in previous stages of the game, and his performance also showed a huge decline compared to the previous regular season. Joe's performance in this game proves once again that he is a very capable player and he can often play the role of icing on the cake. But in many cases, he really cannot play a timely role. We don’t know if Joe can maintain this level in the next game. He is undoubtedly an excellent player. Can he improve his performance and play the role of the surprise in the finals? The Thunder need to increase the number of rotation players in the finals. Can Joe change his image of not being able to play tough battles before?