It was also a undraft, after 14 years, Carlisle replicated the short man legend again

On June 20, the NBA Finals came Game 6. In the end, the Pacers defeated the Thunder 108-91 and successfully dragged the series into tiebreak.

In this game, McConnell once again became a key turning point in the game. He had a strong sense of offense and defense and scored 12 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.

In this round of the series, Cornell has a strong presence. No matter which game, he can see his outstanding performance on both offense and defense, which reminds many fans of Baria 14 years ago.

In 2011, the Dallas Mavericks made it to the finals and faced the three Heat giants who had just formed a team. In the end, the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Heat 4-2 and won the championship of the season. The head coach of the Mavericks at that time was Coach Carlisle.

Similarly, in that Mavericks, there is also an underrated short guard, that is, Baria, who is only 178 tall, scored 17 points and 5 assists in the fifth game of the finals, and 15 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists in the sixth game. Baria also became an X factor in this series.

Similarly, whenever the Thunder thinks they can take a breath, McConnell will appear: fight for a loose ball, cut into the penalty area, and make some moves that are not reflected in the data but can destroy the morale of the opponent.

In the past three games, McConnell won:

Game 3: 10 points, 5 assists, and 5 steals;

Game 5: 18 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists;

Game 6: 12 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals.

McConnell is like Barrea, the guy who no one expected to turn the world around. Just like Barrea, he showed his strength on the biggest stage of basketball.

It is worth mentioning that both of them are out of the draft and are both shorter players in the NBA. It can be said that Carlisle gave them enough trust and strength, and it was only after 14 years that Carlisle once again copied the short legend!