With the Pacers beating the Knicks 130-109 in the tiebreaker, they are officially on the stage of the Eastern Conference finals, and in the Eastern Conference finals, they will face the Celtics, the strongest team of the season, and the Pacers will also face a major challenge. Before the start of this season's playoffs, I believe many people could not have predicted that the Pacers would eventually enter the Eastern Conference Finals, and as the playoffs deepened, the Pacers overcame all the obstacles, crossed the two strong opponents of the Bucks and the Knicks, and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals strongly, which also made people realize this youth army. Before the start of the Eastern Finals, the editor also made an all-round comparison of the strength of the two teams in the Eastern Finals!
Point guard: Holiday vs Haliburton
This season, Holiday has made significant sacrifices since coming to the Celtics, and there has been a significant decline in both his internal status and tactical role, but Holiday is still a very balanced player in attack and defense. On the other hand, Haliburton, although his overall performance in the playoffs has declined more than in the regular season, he is still the tactical core of the team at both the organizational and offensive ends, and has an unshakable position. Overall, it is difficult to compare with Haliburton in the downturn and Haliburton in the upswing.
Shooting guard: Nembhard vs White
This season's Nembhard has gradually found his place in the Pacers, especially in the playoffs, Nembhard has played an excellent individual performance and played a career highlight. After entering the playoffs, White still maintained his aggressiveness at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and played a very bright play, which can be called the team's three leaders after the double tanhua. Although Nembhard has improved significantly, it is still not a grade in comparison with the current White!
Small forward: Nesmith vs. Jaylen Brown
The Pacers have a number of utility players, and Nesmith is one of them. Nesmith has continued to improve this season and has played extremely consistently. And Celtics' Jaylen Brown is one of the core of the team, and he is even the most trusted player in the team at key moments, with top offensive and defensive strength. In the competition of small forwards, the Celtics have an absolute advantage!
Power forward: Siakam vs Tatum
Since being traded to the Pacers in the middle of the season, Siakam has quickly found his place and has become the team's leading scorer. Under Haliburton's combing, Siakam's efficiency has also risen steadily and played a very bright game. After Tatum entered the playoffs, he was weak again, and many statistics dropped significantly. Despite this, the current Tatum still has the advantage when facing Siakam!
Center: Turner vs Porzingis
As a highly mobile interior lineman, Turner has the highest offensive efficiency in the playoffs and is also a top-tier rim protector. In addition, Turner is not afraid of confrontation, and his performance on the defensive end is also remarkable. And Porzingis of the Celtics is also the best space interior in the small-ball era, he not only has good projection ability, but also has good mobility ability, but in terms of physical confrontation and health, Porzingis is much worse. In the competition for the center position, the Pacers have a slight advantage!
Sixth man: Drag-flat vs Horford
Although Toppin used to be more known for his physical fitness, after coming to the Pacers this season, Toppin gradually played his own characteristics, has a good ability to score independently, and gradually became the team's most relied on bench force, which can be called a master of chaos. Although Horford's form has gradually declined, he can still play steadily, which is a good way to reduce the pressure on the starters. On the whole, in the competition of the sixth man, the strength of the two teams is evenly matched!
#深度好文计划#结合本赛季季后赛的综合表现来说, the Celtics and Pacers have distinct characteristics, and in the competition of six positions, the Celtics win more evenly, occupying the advantage in three positions. The Pacers' offensive firepower is evenly distributed and has a strong offensive force. Combined with the comprehensive strength of the lineup, the Celtics still occupy an absolute advantage and dominance, and judging from the current situation of the Pacers, it is indeed difficult to create too much trouble for the Celtics!
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