Caruso: It is necessary to be ready to adapt to the needs of the competition. I believe that daily training can seize opportunities

June 14th, in the NBA Finals G4, the Thunder defeated the Pacers 111-104 away, with a big score of 2-2. After the game, Caruso was interviewed.

Reporter: You scored 20 points tonight. When did you realize that you need to undertake more offensive tasks than you normally do? You hit a lot of difficult singles, where does this kind of confidence come from?

Caruso: "Each round of series is a different challenge and requires solving different puzzles. The Pacers' defensive strategy creates opportunities for other players to supplement their offense. As I said when talking about G3 before, I felt that I was not aggressive enough at the time. I made a few bad judgments on the periphery and didn't hit the paint area much. Compared to the successful performance of G1-G2, I felt that I didn't achieve the same intensity of output - I found the rhythm in those games, and the team won the game because of it."

"As a player, I need to be ready to adapt to the needs of the game. In my career, my corner The color is often the core of the defensive, the bottom corner shooter or pick-and-roll, but in this playoff round, the opponent deliberately forced me to hold the ball to attack. I have been preparing for this for the past three or four offseasons - those long offseasons that did not make the playoffs gave me enough time to polish my skills and know that the opponent will target our core players and force the character players to end the game. I believe in myself and believe that day after day training can also be keenly identified these opportunities."

In this game, Caruso played for 30 minutes, made 7 of 9 shots, including 1 of 2 three-pointers, 5 of 7 free throws, scored 20 points, 3 rebounds, 5 steals and 1 block, plus or negative value +14.