Compared to Durant! Jiewei beat 40+6 and scored 6 major records: snatch FMVP + see Pippen?

On June 17, the Thunder defeated the Pacers 120-109 in Game 5 of the Finals. Jaylen Williams made all the firepower in this game, making 14 of 25 shots, 3 of 5 three-pointers, 9 of 12 free throws, scoring 40 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal, and only 1 turnover. Jaylen Williams played his best in his career and set multiple records.

Jaylen Williams scored 40 points to set a new high in his personal playoff career and a new high in his personal finals score. Jaylen Williams scored 40 points, making the second highest score in a single game in the Thunder's history finals. Jaylen Williams is also the youngest player to score 40+ in the Finals since Westbrook in 2012.

Jaylen Williams became the fourth player in NBA history to score 40+ in the Finals in the first three seasons of his NBA career. The top three were Rick Barry in 1967, Magic Johnson in 1980 and Wade in 2006. Jaylen Williams became the fifth player in the past 40 seasons to score 25+ in three consecutive Finals before the age of 25. The top four are O'Neal in 1995, Wade in 2006, Durant in 2012 and Irving in 2016.

24-year-old Jaylen Williams became more and more courageous in the finals and continued to improve his performance. He scored 17 points in the first game, 19 points in the second game, 26 points in the third game, 27 points in the fourth game, and 40 points in the fifth game.

StatMuse wrote on Twitter: "Jaylen Williams averaged 31.0 points and 6.3 rebounds in the past three games, shooting percentage of 51% and three-point shooting percentage of 40%. The candidate for the Finals MVP?"

It is obvious that as Jaylen Williams performs better and better in the Finals, he has also become one of the candidates for the Finals MVP. This is the rhythm of competing with Alexander for FMVP.

The Battle of Tianwang Mountain affects the direction of the finals. Whoever wins this game will get the match point. In this crucial game, Jaylen Williams was fully fired. He hit the basket in the first quarter, scoring two dunks and one layup. In the second quarter, he continued to rush to the basket, contributed another dunk, and then played 2+1, and Jaylen Williams' three-pointer also opened in the second quarter. In the second half of the game, Jaylen Williams continued to score points with an internal and external shot, and he scored 13 points in the third quarter. In the final quarter, the Pacers once narrowed the score gap to only 2 points. Jaylen Williams stood up and he scored a three-pointer to help the Thunder stabilize the morale. He scored another 7 points in the subsequent games. Jaylen Williams scored 10 points in the final quarter, and helped the Thunder defend the victory.

There are 10 final battles in the last 25 years. In the first nine times, the team that won the battle in the Tianwang Mountain won the championship 7 times. There were only two exceptions, namely the Celtics in 2010 and the Spurs in 2013. The Thunder won the finals and their chances of winning the championship increased greatly. The MVP competition in the finals was suspense, and Jaylen Williams joined the FMVP competition.

It is worth mentioning that before the fifth game of the Finals, NBA famous reporter Vincenter said: "There are some people in the league who believe that Jaylen Williams can have a career like Pippen because he can perform well on both offense and defense." Jaylen Williams now plays the role of the second leader next to Alexander.