Alexander leads the MVP list, Javier makes a comeback and reaches 2nd place, Halliburton takes 4th place

The Thunder left the team's first championship in history with only the last match, while Alexander achieved his peak in history in just 48 minutes. The 25-year-old star has won the regular season MVP, scoring champion and Western Conference Finals MVP this season. Behind his outstanding performance of 32.4 points per game in the finals is an astonishing data of 30+ scored 4 times in 5 games. If he can win tomorrow, he will become the 12th superstar in NBA history to win MVP and Finals Most Valuable Player (FMVP), and the last one to do this feat was LeBron James 12 years ago.

In the fifth key game of the finals, Alexander showed everyone his well-deserved lead with 31 points and 10 assists. What is even more frightening is that even though the Pacers double-team him, the Thunder have another excellent player.

Jaylen Williams opened fire with a 40-point shooting, 18 points in the interior, and a three-point shooting percentage of up to 60%, becoming the third player in the history of the Finals to score 40 points in a single game and score more than 18 points in the interior - the top two are James and Durant. The rookie, known as "Jewe", has averaged 31 points per game in the past three games and shot up to 51%.

was promoted from the second in command to the FMVP competitor, and he only took three games. In the fifth game of the finals, he defeated the entire Pacers' front alone. Mid-range jump shot, breakthrough dunk, bottom corner three-pointer... When facing the Pacers' defense center of gravity is pressed on Alexander, Jewe used his outstanding 40 points to prove that the Thunder has unlimited potential.

In the Pacers' camp, Siakam scored 12 points in the last quarter of the fifth game, once chasing the score to a gap of only 2 points. However, the forward, who averaged 20.6 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, was deeply trapped in the Thunder's double-team throughout the series. Data shows that when he was double-teamed, his shooting rate dropped sharply to less than 40%. What is even more sad is that Halliburton's leg injury became the turning point in the series. The commander, who had won the first game, scored only 4 points in the fifth game, limped when he exited, touching the hearts of Indiana fans.

He averaged 15 points and 7 assists in the finals, but the embarrassing record of zero free throws in three games was rare in the history of the NBA Finals, and the core point guard was so far away from the basket.

And the Thunder's real killer is hidden on the bench. Alex Caruso scored 20+ points twice in three wins, and he never scored 20 points throughout the regular season. What is particularly amazing is that in Game 4, he became the first substitute in NBA Finals history to score 20 points + 5 steals.

When he appeared, Halliburton and Siakam had only 22% shooting percentage. The defensive expert with gradually thinning hair has become the Thunder's most threatening X factor.

On the night of Game 6, all the pressure was concentrated in the Pacers locker room. Siakam needs to solve the Thunder's 60% double-team success rate, and Halliburton's leg injury also affects the nerves of the entire Indiana city. Cold historical data shows that when the Pacers scored below 110 points, they lost all seven games in the playoffs this season. The Thunder's defense has suppressed the opponent's average score to 105.8 points.

Coach Carlisle has only one last option left on the tactical board - allowing Siakam to show the best game in his career. "We need him to score 30 or even 40 points." said the old coach who led the Mavericks to the championship in 2011. But he will face Alexander, who just set a new Jordan record, and Mr. Jewish 40 points.

The last hour before the referee whistle, the Thunder locker room was extremely quiet. When Alexander tied his sneakers tightly, three messages popped up on his phone: one from Durant's "End Everything", one from Paul George's "Don't Go Back to Russia", and a text message from Thunder General Manager Presty: "You are only one step away from the Grand Slam."

Halliburton is undergoing the third electrotherapy treatment on the other side of the stadium corridor. The medical team turned the machine to maximum power and he bit the towel. The final flame flashed in the eyes of the hero who killed the hero, and the scene in G1 is still vivid in my mind.