The Battle of Tianwang Mountain was given a chance to play, but the Pacers substitute center performance was disappointing?

In the previous NBA Finals G5, the Oklahoma City Thunder, who returned to home, defeated the Indiana Pacers 120-109. After winning the battle of Tianwang Mountain, the Thunder also rewritten the total score of the series to 3-2. After winning the match point, they once again took the initiative in this round of series; as for the Pacers, they must defeat their opponents in G6 before they can drag the series into the tiebreak.

In this game, the Pacers' substitute center Tony Bradley also got another chance to enter the rotation lineup, but his performance was obviously relatively average. Bradley played 12 minutes and 16 seconds in the game, made 1 of 2 shots and 2 of 2 free throws, scored 4 points, 4 rebounds and 4, and had 1 turnover and 3 fouls, with a plus-minus value of +2. Bradley cannot take on more responsibilities on the offensive end, and his scoring ability and his contribution on the offensive end are quite limited. In fact, Bradley's performance on the defensive end is not particularly ideal, and his defensive contribution is also unsatisfactory. He also lacks sufficient defensive focus and defensive contribution. It seems that his movement speed and interior defensive ability are not that ideal.

In the NBA regular season this season, Bradley played 14 games in total, with an average of 8.1 minutes per game, averaging 4.4 points, 3 rebounds, 0.4 assists, 0.1 steals and 0.6 blocks, and 0.4 turnovers and 0.8 fouls. His shooting percentage was 64.4%, a three-point shooting percentage of 33.3%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 33.3%. In the playoffs, Bradley played 9 games in the first 21 games, averaging 7.3 minutes of playing time, averaging 1.3 points, 2 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 0.1 blocks, 0.3 turnovers and 0.9 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 42.9% and a free throw percentage of 75%.

Bradley was able to play his role and characteristics in some previous games, and he was able to play some results on the court. However, in the finals, Bradley had never entered the rotation before, so the team chose to trust another substitute center, Thomas Bryant. Unexpectedly, in this game, in such a battle of Tianwang Mountain, the Pacers actually gave Bradley the opportunity to enter the rotation lineup and gave him a lot of playing time. Unfortunately, Bradley's performance was really not ideal and did not play such a role. We don’t understand it very much. Bradley has never gotten a chance to play in the finals before. Why is he reused this game?