The star is overshadowed, the role player shines, who is the best role player

Timberwolves lost in the G4 in the West Finals, so they can only blame them. The team's two core members Edwards and Randle. As the leader, Edwards completely missed the shooting, scoring only 16 points and making 1 of 7 three-pointers. Randall, the second leader, only scored 5 points + 7 rebounds + 3 assists. The two strongest stars in the Timberwolves, Edwards + Randle, only scored 21 points in total, which is indeed embarrassing. Alexander of the Thunder scored 40 points, Jaylen Williams scored 34 points, and Homegren scored 21 points. The three giants and the three core stars scored a total of 95 points. If Edwards and Randle scored more three points, the Timberwolves won.

Edwards and Randle were completely in a downturn, and the Thunder three were in a state of great success. The Timberwolves lost only 2 points in the whole game because the Timberwolves' role player shines. McDaniel made 9 of 15 shots, both offense and defense, scoring 22 points + 4 rebounds + 2 assists + 4 steals + 1 block. Divincenzo made 7 of 11 shots efficiently, scoring 21 points + 3 rebounds + 5 assists + 1 steal. Alexander Walker also made 9 of 15 shots, scoring 23 points + 4 rebounds + 6 assists + 2 steals. Fans all say that the Timberwolves star is overshadowed, with role players such as McDaniels, Divincenzo, and Alexander Walker playing well and shining, which is impressive.

Who is the best role player in this year's playoffs? The first nomination is certainly, McDaniels. In the first round of the Timberwolves, McDaniels exploded continuously: scoring 25 points + 9 rebounds + 2 assists + 1 steal in a single game, and scoring 30 points + 5 rebounds + 1 assist + 2 steals in a single game. During the entire playoffs, McDaniels averaged 15.4 points + 5.6 rebounds + 1.6 assists + 1.4 steals + 0.9 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 54.5%, a three-point shooting percentage of 40.0%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 89.3% (the playoff data is better than the regular season data, and it is very efficient, and his defense is very strong).

The second nomination was given to the Pacers' forward guard, Nesmith. In this year's playoffs, Nesmith scored various 20+ and 30+, and as a 3D strongman, his three-point ability was maximized. Nesmith averaged 12 points per game in the regular season. He averaged 15.2 points + 6.2 rebounds + 1.3 assists + 0.9 steals + 0.8 blocks per game in the playoffs. He shot 52.3% from the field, 53.5% from three-point shooting percentage (second in the league), and 88.0% from free throws. Among all the players in the division finals, Nesmith has the highest three-point shooting percentage.

Also, Nembhard of the Pacers, this guy played very strongly this year's playoffs, twice as strong as the regular season. Nembhard's three-point shooting percentage in the regular season is only 29.0%, but his three-point shooting percentage in the playoffs is as high as 50%, which is outrageously accurate. In this playoffs, Nembhard averaged 14.0 points + 3.5 rebounds + 5.3 assists + 1.2 steals per game, shooting percentage of 50.0%, three-point shooting percentage was also 50.0%, and free throw shooting percentage was 83.3%.

In fact, if you are an ordinary fan and don't pay attention to the Pacers, they don't even know who Nesmith and Nembhard are. However, this year's playoffs, the Pacers reached the Eastern Conference Finals, and it was surprising that the Pacers' ultimate joint defense and team basketball are achieving great success. Halliburton, Siakam, Turner, Neysmith, Nembhard, and Mathering, all of these players can score and shoot three-pointers. Carlisle's tactical thinking is very suitable for this group of young people, so many fans are optimistic about the Pacers and they reach the finals.