Substitute surprise 27 points to save the Pacers

On June 12, the third game of the NBA Finals, the Pacers defeated the Thunder 116-107 at home. When everyone focused on the main force, Benedict Matherin, who came out of the bench, scored a key victory for the team with a super-god performance of 9 of 12 shots and 27 points. After the game, he raised his finger to the floor and made a sound: "Indiana is the hometown of basketball! Holding the championship trophy is the end of my dream."

"crazy" dreamer is never just a saying

If you think this is just a bold statement from a passionate young man, then you are wrong. Two years ago, the Canadian rookie declared war on LeBron James when he first entered the league: "I am the number one in the world!" Controversy was like a tide, but he buried his head in polishing his skills and stuffed the answer sheet with an average of 15 points per game into the mouths of doubters. Now on the finals stage, he has a three-pointer, a breakthrough dunk, and a ruthless and ruthless man who makes 8 free throws is the hardest interpretation of the four words "living in the present".

Matherin knows the weight of dreams better than anyone else. 45-year-old football legend Buffon once admitted: "There are terms for winning the championship in my contract - even if the world laughs at me for being crazy!" Winter Olympic champion Xu Mengtao yelled when she used 12 years of hardship to win the gold medal in aerial skills: "Am I the number one?" The stories of these "crazy" confirm a truth: the glory of top-level competition will always belong to those who dare to "crazy" their dreams.

Why does the "Basketball Country" need this championship?

Indiana's basketball blood is deeply embedded in the crowded streets of the high school league and the shocking shouts of the university arena. But the pain of missing the O'Brien Cup in 1947 was like a thorn piercing the heart of this land. The reason why Matherin's declaration ignited fans is because he expressed the obsession of countless people: winning the championship is not only my dream, but also the redemption of the entire state.

The "Dream Law" in psychology reveals that when the goal becomes faith, people have weapons to fight against all difficulties. Pacers coach Carlisle played this rule to the extreme - he asked Matherin to play as the "super sixth man". Behind the efficient output in 22 minutes is the coaching staff's accurate release of "dream fuel".

Inspiration to all dreamers: Be the protagonist of your own life

Buffon's advice to the younger generation is deafening: "Even if dreams are like utopias, you must hold them tightly! It allows you to break through the limits and become the protagonist of the script of life." This is exactly the same in Mathering's growth trajectory: practiced hard day and night on the street court in childhood, crushing the "impossible" grassroots origins; leading the team to be the king of the country, knocking on the NBA door with the championship gene; speaking to challenge historical superstars, and replacing looking up with actions.

As parenting expert Xiaoxiaowei said, "Dreams to let children hold weapons against infinite things." And Matherin's story is handing this weapon to every ordinary person. The

2-1 leading Pacers smelled the championship, and Matherin's outbreak was right at the right time. His post-match sentence "Always prepare, as long as the coach calls me the number" is no longer the awareness of a substitute player, but also a declaration of war on fate.

47 years of waiting hung on Indiana's basket. Now a young man is swearing to take the star with his dream as a rope. Success, success, defeat, bandit? Maybe it's important. But what is even more precious is that when a person carries the glory of the land on his shoulders, the light in his eyes has already illuminated the chests of millions of people.

Small data on the arena: Mathering ranked fourth in history in the playoffs per game this season, second only to the sixth-ranked super players in Crawford and Luway. If the Pacers finally reach the top, he is expected to become the first player to win the FMVP as a substitute in nearly 20 years.