Duan Ran: After waiting for 25 years, this alliance may be gradually moving away from the superstars!

Pacers defeated the Knicks and entered the finals for the second time in team history.

won the Eastern Conference Championship trophy at home - the award presenter was Reggie Miller.

The legend of the team history from the perspective of home team fans.

Sica gets the Larry Bird Cup.

He won by 5-4 votes in the vote.

ESPN Post-match Summary -

When it comes to its all-round impact on the team, that is Halliburton.

But the Cameroonian is the best player in this series.

A detail that may not be cared about -

This is the third consecutive year that the Eastern Conference Finals MVP has appeared in a 5-4 voting choice.

The Heat have Butler and Martin, Boston has Twins, and the Pacers are Harry and Sika.

The team's influence is the best choice between the series.

In a sense - this also implies the Pacers' team philosophy.

series four wins, and the single MVP is completely different.

Neismith in the first game - a shocking reversal of three-pointers.

Sika in the second game - the offense and defense dominate the match.

Halliburton in Game 4 - a super triple-double led the team to speed up. What is the MVP of the sixth game?

Nemhard - He stared at Brunson to death.

Only speaking of data, Brunson still scored 19 points, but he used 18 shots.

Nemhard himself - 8 assists and 6 steals.

Brunson made 5 mistakes in the game and failed in the offensive rounds in 21 times. In the fifth game of the

series, the Knicks' life-threatening oppression locked up Halliburton, leaving him with only 8 points in a single game.

Brunson and Towns were thriving.

Today, coach Carlisle corrected his mistakes-

The intensity should be given to the strength, rotation should be given to the rotation, and there should be no hesitation when putting pressure on the ball.

The Knicks made 17 mistakes and the Pacers scored 25 points in a fast break.

Rate, rhythm, toughness, transfer ball. In an interview after the game, Coach Carlisle admitted that we knew from the beginning that it was a tough series.

I can fully understand the coach's mood.

From last year to this year, the two teams have played a total of 13 playoff games.

On the surface, the Pacers eliminated the Knicks twice in a row.

In fact, both sides are extremely biting, grinding their teeth and sucking blood - the suspense will last forever until the most important round.

Sometimes I think this may be the traditional series mode in the Eastern Conference. The last time the Knicks entered the finals was 26 years ago, when they defeated the Pacers. The last time the Pacers entered the finals was 25 years ago, when they defeated the Knicks.

The two teams seemed destined to defeat each other before they were qualified to reach the highest stage.

But -

Purely speaking of basketball logic, things are not that simple.

Nemhard defended Brunson in close combat today, accurately grasping his height and vision disadvantage.

The Pacers have repeatedly modified their alignment on the spot and used a lot of pressure rotations.

In most people's usual impression, the Knicks should have been a tougher team in defensive performance.

But-

Last year, the Pacers were swept by Boston in the Eastern Conference Finals and played all four games to the end.

At that time, we already understood that this was a team with a fast offense as the main tone.

implies a basic logic -

The higher the intensity of the game, the more profits the offense brings, are easier to verify than defense.

The Pacers are not as good as the Thunder, and can rely on wide coverage to complete rotation.

They are a team that relies on execution, on-the-spot details, and on-the-squad enthusiasm to defend.

Speaking of this, my friends have already understood.

Nemhard today is the most sincere mapping of this kind of enthusiasm.

From the Eastern Conference Finals to the Finals, this is a slight improvement for the Pacers.

In January 2025, coach Carlisle evaluated the team's defense in such an interview.

We make sure that every player is devoted to the specific rhythm.

Correspondingly, their offensive tricks have almost been known to the whole world.

Halliburton continues to speed up and intersperse, and Sika's ubiquitous offensive presence.

can further open up space to play long shots, and take a step back and take off one single to eat the opponent in dislocation.

ESPN says Pacers - almost every round is speeding up and grabbing.

TNT describes this team - running never stops. In the fourth game of the

series, Halliburton played a super triple-double, allowing the Pacers to get the match point.

At that time, I said - the name of the Pacers, which is in line with the English word "rhythm".

Friends who are familiar with me know that I am a die-hard Miller fan.

In my years of commentary and previous reports, I have been to Indiana more than once.

I always feel that in a league like the NBA - it is a blessing to be a fan of a small city team for a long time, stable, and without hesitation.

For this reason, I want to talk to you about Miles Turner.

So far today, he has been with this team for ten years.

Every summer, he will fall into trading rumors under different atmospheres, different cognitions and different basketball logic.

He survived.

His persistence and waiting made buying a house a positive humorous meme.

If we open the record book, we will find that there are many such guys in the walker.

Sica started playing basketball at the age of 16. She was once looked down upon by countless media because of her rough skills.

Later he won the championship and today he became the MVP of the division finals.

He said he didn't even know that there was this prize.

Halilburton was traded by the King, Toppin was traded by the Knicks, and Nesmith was traded by Boston.

McConnell was once Ben Simmons' substitute.

He is smart and solid in playing basketball, and his physical fitness can only be described as mediocre.

They all survived.

The words of the team-supervisor Scott Agnes made me feel very moved-

Everyone here has his own storyline. They desire to compete with the best teams.

They believe in things they can do.

None of them are the top talent choices, and they all have extraordinary execution ability.

Just yesterday, I told an old friend that in my years of commentary career, I was lucky enough to see the Indiana Pacers reach the finals.

This is a huge surprise, and a great blessing and happiness.

The two teams that entered the finals this season -

are all from small cities, and they do not pay luxury tax. They are essentially team basketball.

In my personal opinion, this is a victory that belongs to the basketball atmosphere alone.

The result of this makes us willing to examine the sport from a more hierarchical logic.

Turner said—The alliance may be gradually moving away from the superstars. Coach Carlisle said--

We have reason to do more and everything is about to begin.

TNT left the broadcast stage, and the best commentary group also had a day of curtain call.

But-

My 2024-25 season is not over yet.

I am still looking forward to its final chapter.

with a new mood that has fermented over 25 years.