The influence is underestimated! The state of the substitute forward directly affects the Pacers competitiveness

In a previous NBA Finals G3 game, the Indiana Pacers, who returned to their home court, rebounded strongly, and they defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-107. After this game, the Pacers widened the total score of this series to 2-1, regaining the advantage in this series. In this game, the performance of Pacers substitute forward Obi Toppin, who performed poorly in the series G2, also showed a significant recovery. Toddie played 27 minutes and 48 seconds in the game, made 4 of 8 shots, 0 of 3 from outside the three-point line, scored 8 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks, and 1 turnover and 3 fouls. The plus and negative value reached the highest +18 in the game. Toppin also showed his outstanding finishing ability and scoring ability at the basket on the offensive end. Although his outside shooting feels bad, he also got some points. Not only that, Toppin also plays a good role in rebound protection on the defensive end, and he can also use his super athletic ability to cause some trouble for his opponents. The team's situation when Toppin was on the court was also very ideal, which can also be reflected in his super high positive and negative values. At least in this game, he also played an important role and made a huge contribution to the team's victory.

In the NBA regular season this season, Toppin made a total of 79 appearances in 82 games, averaging 19.6 minutes per game, averaging 10.5 points, 4 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.4 blocks, and 0.9 turnovers and 1.4 fouls, shooting percentage of 52.9%, three-point shooting percentage of 36.5%, and free throw shooting percentage of 78.1%. In the playoffs, Toppin averaged 18.2 minutes in his first 19 games, with averaging 8.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.4 blocks, and 1 turnover and 2 fouls. He shot 49.2%, three-point shooting percentage 31%, and free throw shooting percentage 79.2%.

Toping's performance during the playoffs was indeed not very stable. He performed quite well in some games, such as in the finals G1, where he was the key figure in the team's victory, but in other games, Tooping also seriously dragged down the team's performance and led to the team's final defeat. For example, in the finals G2, his performance was simply terrible and surprising. Topin's ability is of course worthy of recognition, and he can also play a decisive role in both offense and defense. I don’t know if Topin can maintain this level in the next game. From the situation in these games, we can also intuitively feel that as long as he can maintain sufficient competitiveness, the situation of the team will improve greatly.