The playoff performance has improved significantly? Pacers wings play the role of 3D players to the extreme

In a previous NBA Eastern Conference semifinals, the Indiana Pacers defeated the top regular season Eastern Conference team at home 121-112. After this game, the Pacers took the lead and temporarily led their opponents 1-0 in this round of the series, and they also regained their home advantage through this game.

In this game, the Pacers' starting wing player Aaron Nesmith's performance is still quite reliable. Nesmith played 24 minutes and 37 seconds in the whole game, made 5 of 8 shots, 4 of 6 from outside the three-point line, and 3 of 4 free throws. He scored 17 points, 8 rebounds and 1 block with super high efficiency, and had 3 turnovers and 5 fouls, with a plus-negative value of +9. Nesmith's performance on the offensive end is extremely reliable. He doesn't make many shots, but he also fully demonstrated his own characteristics in outside shooting, and he also seized the opportunity to score a large number of points. Nesmith's performance on the defensive end is also worthy of recognition. He also has good personal defensive abilities and has done an excellent job in rebounding protection. However, he still had some problems with foul control, which also affected his playing time, otherwise his data would be more outstanding.

In the NBA regular season this season, Nesmith played a total of 45 games due to injury, averaging 24.9 minutes per game, averaging 12 points, 4 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.4 blocks, and 0.8 turnovers and 2.5 fouls. He shot 50.7%, three-point shooting percentage 43.1%, and 91.2% free throw shooting percentage. In the playoffs, Nesmith averaged 29.2 minutes in the first six games, with averaging 15.2 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.3 steals, and 0.5 blocks. He also had one turnover and four fouls. His shooting percentage was 55%, his three-point shooting percentage was 54.5%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 87.5%.

Nestmith's performance during the playoffs has improved significantly compared to the regular season. His offensive efficiency is quite amazing, and his performance outside the three-point line is even more incredible. Not only that, he can maintain a high intensity on the defensive end. It is definitely not easy to maintain this level during the playoffs. In fact, the Pacers' opponent in the first round of the series is not weak, but Nesmith can still maintain high competitiveness. He simply put the role of the 3D wing to the extreme. In this round of series, the Pacers' opponent is the Cavaliers who ranked first in the Eastern Conference in the regular season, and he can still maintain such competitiveness. It is really a rare thing to be able to perform like this.