According to Pacers coach Carlisle:The team's 21-year-old forward Jareth Walker confirmed his exit from the Finals G1 and G2......
At the end of the previous Eastern Conference G6, Walker fell to the ground after a confrontation with Downs, and was immediately helped off the field.
At the Pacers' Eastern Conference Championship ceremony, Walker was on crutches and it looked like the situation was quite unpromising.
This season, Walker's second-year NBA career, the No. 8 pick in the 23rd round, has grown into the Pacers' main rotation forward, playing an average of 15.8 minutes per game in the regular season, scoring 6.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists, shooting 47.2%, 40.5% and 66.7% from three; So far in the playoffs, he has averaged 9.8 minutes per game, scored 3-pointers and 1.8 boards, and shot 38.2%, 40% and 50% from three.
So far in this year's playoffs, Walker's best game was against the Bucks G4 in the first round of the Eastern Conference, making 4 of 5 three-pointers in 21 minutes off the bench, contributing 12 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists to help win 129-103.
Originally, in this year's finals, the Pacers were at a great disadvantage relative to the Thunder, and now they have lost a major rotation before the war starts, so it can only be said that the right time and place are not on their side, but since there is no way to avoid it, there is no other way than to welcome the man, no, there is no other way to face the difficulties.
Game 1 of the Finals, this Friday, June 6, the Pacers will take on the Thunder in Oklahoma City. This year's Finals basically can't create too high ratings, first of all, the two teams are not a traffic team like the Lakers and Warriors, and the number of Alexander & Haliburton fans is insufficient, and secondly, the difference in strength is too large, and the outside world predicts that the winning rate is one-sided in favor of the Thunder.
Xiao Hua should be frantically praying that the Pacers can be brave enough to burst out of unexpected energy and turn the envisioned crushing game into a suspense game, otherwise they may be doomed to face dismal ratings.
Maybe some old brother said that the new king will be an interesting ratings gimmick? No, 18 years later, every year is a new king, and in 7 years, 7 different championship teams will be born, so it has lost enough appeal.
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