All kinds of mistakes at critical moments! The Pacers backcourt general made no contribution on the offensive end when he arrived in the finals?

In the previous NBA Finals G5, the Oklahoma City Thunder, who returned to home, defeated the Indiana Pacers 120-109. After winning the battle of Tianwang Mountain, the Thunder also rewritten the total score of the series to 3-2. After winning the match point, they once again took the initiative in this round of series; as for the Pacers, they must defeat their opponents in G6 before they can drag the series into the tiebreak.

In this game, the Pacers' starting and backcourt player Andrew Nembhard's performance on the court was shocking. Nemhard played 35 minutes and 56 seconds in the whole game, made 3 of 8 shots, 0 of 2 from outside the three-point line, and 1 of 1 free throw, scoring 7 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, and 4 turnovers and 3 fouls, with a plus-negative value of -12. Nemhard did not show enough scoring skills on the offensive end, nor did he get too many points. The most important thing is that he made a lot of mistakes on the court, and many of them were when they shouldn't have happened. Although Nemhard performed quite well on the defensive end, he did not show enough competitiveness on the offensive end. It can even be said that Nemhard's various mistakes at critical moments directly led to the team's defeat to a large extent.

In the NBA regular season this season, Nemhard made a total of 65 appearances in 82 games, averaging 28.9 minutes per game, averaging 10 points, 3.3 rebounds, 5 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.2 blocks, and 1.7 turnovers and 2.3 fouls, shooting percentage of 45.8%, three-point shooting percentage of 29.1%, and free throw shooting percentage of 79.4%. In the playoffs, Nemhard averaged 33.4 minutes in his first 21 games, with averaging 12.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.2 blocks, and 1.9 turnovers and 2.8 fouls. He shot 46.6%, three-point shooting percentage 44.9%, and free throw shooting percentage 77.8%.

Nemhard's performance on the defensive end has always been worthy of recognition. He has always needed to mark his opponent's outside core during the playoffs, and he is indeed able to complete his tasks well. However, in the finals, his presence on the offensive end did indeed decline very significantly, and he did not play the role he should have. Nemhard should have been a key figure on the team's bench. His performance, coupled with Tyrese Haliburton's abnormal state, is simply unrealistic for the Pacers to defeat their opponents. I don’t know if Nemhard can rebound strongly in the next game and take on more responsibilities on the offensive end when he is in a desperate situation.