In the first round of the NBA playoffs, the most unexpected thing for me was the big loss of the Pacers. On the premise of missing Brother Alphabet, the Pacers lost to the Bucks 94-109, and lost very badly! According to the direction of the story's script, without Brother Alphabet, the Pacers should be able to have more advantages on both offensive and defensive ends. But the reality is that the Pacers trailed by 27 points at halftime, and the maximum point difference reached 30 points. originally thought it would be a dark horse in the east, but it was a stinky donkey in Yincheng.
Lillard stepped up in Antetokounmpo's absence. The first half was full of firepower, cutting down 35 points. But in the second half, he was taken care of by the Pacers and did not score a point. But that didn't stop Lillard from being great, scoring 35 points in the half to set a new franchise all-time record and giving the Bucks a huge lead.
Lillard has been controversial since joining the Bucks. He and Brother Alphabet didn't play any eye-catching cooperation, and sometimes the performance of super ghosts, some people questioned it. Why did Lillard get the big 75 and why did he win the All-Star MVP. Lillard used his Bucks playoff debut and scored 35 points to tell people the answer. You know, his predecessors had the highest points in the Bucks' playoffs, Bledsoe was 27 points, and Holiday was only 33 points.
Lillard is talking about Haliburton, who also wants to win the All-Star Game MVP in India City. In fact, many people live up to Lillard, after all, people's home court steals the limelight from the owner, which is very excessive. But in the playoffs, Haliburton failed to fight for his own fans. Played 38 minutes in the game, shot 4-of-7, 1-of-3 from three-point range, no free throws, only 9 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, and the main game in the second half was that you don't score, I don't score, only 2 points are in the account.
On the other hand, the mercenary Siakam, this game is very hard. Played 40 minutes, 15-of-25, 1-of-4 three-pointers, 5-of-10 free throws, and scored a double-double of 36 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks. As a championship forward for the Raptors, Sika has more playoff experience than the team's youngsters, and he's better suited to be the boss than Harry.
Haliburton, who has a sluggish offensive desire in this game, is a bit like Harden at the end of the regular season. Playing Lillard, he had a chance to shoot, but he still chose to pass. Although he is characterized by passing, the offense cannot be opened, which is also a disservice to the team. Head-to-head dialogue, Haliburton's game was broken!
Haliburton has been outstanding this season. Played 69 games for the Pacers, averaging 20.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 10.9 assists per game. Among them, the shooting rate is 47.7%, the three-point shooting rate is 36.4%, the free throw rate is 85.5%, and the true shooting rate is 60.5%, and the top point guard is not an exaggeration.
In terms of regular season performance alone, Haliburton averaged 20+11 data per game, plus the Pacers' sixth-place record. The data and record are enough, and there is a great hope of being selected for the third team. If he can be selected for the third team, Harry will be rich, and according to the designated rookie clause, he can sign a super cap salary of 260 million for 5 years.
Sometimes, Halliburton will also have a nerve knife, and super ghosts are also a common thing. Take the game against the Pelicans, he played 23 minutes, shooting 0-of-7 from the field and 0-of-6 from three-point range, with only 0 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, and a plus/minus as low as -40.
This season, Harry has been in the playoffs, selected as an All-Star starter, selected for the U.S. national team, and if he wins a big contract, his life will be perfect.