What is Halliburton s strength? Has it been overestimated?

In the fifth game of Tianwangshan in the NBA Finals today, the Thunder defeated their opponents 120-109 and won the game. The finals scored 3-2, the Thunder took the lead for the first time, and the situation was very good. The Pacers are not without a chance in this game. In the last quarter, they almost scored 2 points. Unfortunately, no one can stand up continuously and steadily, and the continuous mistakes will ruin the last chance. Halliburton, the Pacers' star, not only failed to stand up at the last critical moment to save the team, but also performed poorly throughout the game. Halliburton suffered from calf tension in the first quarter and then fought with injuries, but the effect was very poor. He made 0 of 6 shots in the game, 0 of 4 three-pointers, scored only 4 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, and the lowest among the starters with a plus-minus value of -13. Poor performance dragged down the team.

At the same time, looking back at Halliburton's performance in the past five games in the finals, it is not difficult to see that his personal strength is not at the top level. The data in the five games are: 14 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists in the first game, 17 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists in the second game, 22 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists in the third game, 18 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists in the fourth game, and 4 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in the fifth game. He averaged only 15.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game, shooting percentage of 45.3% and three-point shooting percentage of 29.4%. To be honest, even Jaylen Williams, the second leader of the Thunder, is not as good as Jaylen Williams. Jaylen Williams' average five-game game is 25.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists.

Some people may say that Halliburton has a perfect winning situation at a critical moment, but that doesn't mean anything. Overall, Harry Potter did not perform well in important games. Not as reliable as teammate Siakam. Not to mention that compared with those super giants such as Leonard, Nowitzki, Curry, etc. who once defeated the whole world in the finals, the gap is visible to the naked eye.

Do not brag or black, rationally analyze Halliburton is sure to have strength, at least the strength of the team-building star level. Halliburton is famous for his excellent passing vision and overall view, and has long been at the top of the league in assists per game, and has strong passing creativity. He has good scoring efficiency and good at shooting three-pointers. He has good at catching and shooting and taking the ball and taking steps back and taking three-pointers. However, he lacks explosive scoring power, and is not the one who relies on personal scoring to save the team. He has no outstanding breakthrough ability, lacks hard solution ability in the face of oppression and defense, and relies more on team cooperation. His hard solution ability in singles is not as good as that of super giants such as Doncic and Alexander. He has said so much, and summarized it as follows: Halliburton is not a fictional reputation. He has his own strength level and can be the star of the team and the cornerstone of building the team. However, the strength level has not yet reached the superstar level, and has not yet reached the level of being able to take the lead and make arbitrary situations in every situation in adversity.