Average of 18 points and 10 assists per game, from being unwilling to being able to afford to climb! The real MVP of the playoffs was born

This season's playoffs hit the division finals, and the suspense is getting smaller and smaller! The Western Conference Thunder won all the first two games, and the Timberwolves did not have the confidence to sweep the Lakers + Warriors in a row. Edwards had no chance of three-pointers, and he did not get the attention of the referee to break through. The occasional explosion of others could not support the offensive system. The key is that they could not withstand the Thunder's high-pressure defense + sharp counterattack. The Eastern Pacers won two consecutive home games from the Knicks, and the probability of the team winning the Eastern Conference championship is more than 75%. Coach Carlisle performed 11-man rotation, each performing his own duties. From the beginning to the end of the game, the players are very physically in good health. The probability of the Thunder and the Pacers meeting in the finals is getting higher and higher, and the younger generation quickly replaces legendary stars such as James, Curry, and Durant.

How high is the ceiling for a team? It depends on the core boss of the team. The most typical example is the Suns. Although there are three giants Booker + Durant + Bill, Bill has gradually become a salary foul. Booker and Durant have no team spirit in singles, and the Suns have not even qualified for the playoffs. Including the Clippers, Harden can support the bottom of the regular season, but it is impossible to count on Harden to increase the ceiling in the playoffs, and he can't do it. Leonard is no longer the courage of the past. Even if the Clippers continue to retain the team of Harden and Leonard in the offseason, the winning window will gradually close. There is also the embarrassing Lakers. Doncic is in the top five super giant in the league in health, but he lacks the center to launch a pick-and-roll attack for him, so he can't lead him.

But there is a team boss whose data is very mediocre, but he silently walked to the Eastern Conference Finals, and even got closer to the championship, which is Halliburton. In the 21-22 season, Halliburton's second year in his NBA career, he was still with the Kings and became a victim of the management's two-choice (the Kings chose Fox). What impressed me was that the Kings asked Halliburton all over the world for the price. In the words of the team reporter, most teams in the league were completely uninterested in Halliburton, and the Kings were once in a state of stagnation in trading. In the end, the Pacers, who were still not up and down, took the initiative to take out Sabonis and completed the 4-for-3 transaction. At that time, the US media scored the Pacers with C and the Kings with A. They thought that Halliburton could be exchanged for the All-Star Sakus, which was a huge profit!

Since coming to the Pacers, Halliburton has maintained an average of 20 points and 10 assists per game, which is not particularly good but not bad. However, under Halliburton, the Pacers broke into the Eastern Conference Finals last season, and the team averaged 123.3 points per game in the regular season and 114 points per game in the playoffs, all of which were the first in the league! This season, the Pacers played to the Eastern Conference Final again. Although Halliburton averaged 18.3 points and 9.6 assists per game, he used magic every round. In the first round, the Bucks launched a fierce counterattack, which once opened up a 20-point advantage. But Halliburton led the team to chase points from the second quarter to the last 17 seconds. When the Pacers were 4 points behind, Halliburton made a layup and scored 2+1. Then the Bucks made a mistake. Halliburton completed the layup with Antetokounmpo and sent the Bucks home! In the second round of G2 battle against the Cavaliers, the Pacers fell behind by 20 points early. In the fourth quarter, Halliburton led the team to catch up again. In the last 20 seconds, the Pacers were still 3 points behind. Halliburton made a foul and only made one of two free throws (missed the second free throw and scored a three-pointer). He did it, retreated and scored three points, and killed the Cavaliers! Including the series between the G1 and the Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Pacers were still 17 points behind in the final quarter. Nesmith and Halliburton made a three-pointer to chase them all the way. In the last moment, Halliburton stepped on the line and scored two points long, dragging the game into overtime. After entering overtime, Nemhard and Tottel secured the victory, scoring 31 points and 11 assists in the whole game! Who is right? Only I, Halliburton! Halliburton, who is only 25 years old, has become a super giant in the playoffs!

US media listed two sets of data: Since the NBA introduced super key goals in the past 30 years (the last 90 seconds, helping the team to equalize or lead), Halliburton made 5 of 6 shots, tied for the first place in history with James! Behind are Nowitzki, Ray Allen, Durant and others! Secondly, Halliburton tied or overtook the ball in the last 2 minutes of this season. He made 11 of 12 shots and shot a 91.7% shooting percentage! The only time I made a blacksmith was when the Celtics missed a buzzer-beating three-pointer at the beginning of the season, but led the team to win in overtime! In the words of the US media, there is no way to find a more dominant star than Halliburton. When his teammates feel hot, he leads the whole team through a needle and doesn’t care about the data at all. He dares to stand up at critical moments and can always bring unexpected surprises! According to a salary expert, the real non-sale products in the league are probably only Alexander, Halliburton and Edwards, and all the other super giants may become bargaining chips on the negotiating table. Halliburton has reached the point where other teams cannot afford it. The key is that he is only 25 years old. He has led the team to at least the Eastern Conference Final for two consecutive years, just one step away from the championship! Compared with Alexander's various controversies, Halliburton is the real MVP of the playoffs this season. There is almost no suspense in the Eastern Conference Finals. Regardless of the outcome of the finals, there is actually no suspense.