Matherine hit a personal playoff high. How effective is the first experience in the playoffs?

Pacers have someone standing up for every game. In today's game of defeating the Thunder 116-107 and achieving a total score of 2-1, Matherine ushered in an explosion. He came on as a substitute, made 9 of 12 shots, 2 of 3 three-pointers, 7 of 8 free throws, and scored 27 points and 4 rebounds. 27 points set a record high in a single game in the individual playoffs. Matherine is the most rewarding person for the Pacers to win today. This is the first time that Matherine has participated in the playoffs. He entered the league in 2022 and played for the Pacers. He failed to make the playoffs in the rookie season. In the second season, he suffered an injury against the Mavericks, and he spent half a season after a break and failed to participate in the playoffs. This year is the first experience of Matherine's playoffs.

But unexpectedly, there was such an efficient performance in the first experience. His previous highest score was 23 points, respectively, against the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference semi-finals and the G5 in the Eastern Conference finals. Unexpectedly, it hit a new high today.

In the first quarter of today, Matherine did not perform much. In the second quarter, he scored 14 points, shooting and penalty. At 9 minutes and 21 seconds, Matherine hit 3 points. At 5 minutes and 47 seconds, Matherine scored 2+1, causing Dort to foul and hit a free throw. 3 points were scored in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, he continued to work hard and scored 10 points again. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, he caused Jiewei to foul and scored 2+1; in 8 minutes and 02 seconds, he scored another 3 points.

At the last moment of the game, coach Carlisle made a series of substitutions. To prevent the Thunder from taking full-game marks, Carlisle replaced Matherine to add a goal point. This move has received miraculous effects. Facing the Thunder's double-team, Matherine decisively committed a foul, and made two free throws, breaking the Thunder's defensive intention.

scored the highest score in the game and set a record high in the individual playoffs. More importantly, if the team wins, Matherine is definitely the most glorious person in this game. Next, Matherine is extremely important to win the first championship in the team history.