Malcolm. Brogdon, an average second-round pick, a 25-year-old rookie, a player who can't get any attention in the crowd.

This season, he was predicted by various experts to be the best rookie of the season.

The NBA's "Rookie of the Year" is the first award that a player has to compete for after entering the league and has only one chance to win. Many NBA superstars have failed to win this award, such as Olajuwon, Kobe Bryant, etc.

While Rookie of the Year doesn't determine a player's lifetime achievement, it's at least the best place to start.

However, no second-round pick in the NBA has won this honor since 1966. If Brogdon did win at the end of the season, it would undoubtedly break a terrible record that had never been done before.

Let's take a look at what ruthless characters were selected before Brogdon: Lakers hopeful Brandon, who is hailed as the next Durant. Ingram, European Genius Inside Dragan. Bender, another physically strong "little James" Jalen. Brown, star 2nd generation Sabonis Jr......

These thunderous names have been suppressed by Brogdon this season. While other rookies are still adjusting to the NBA game, Brogdon has become an indispensable lubricant for the Pacers.

In the present. Simmons and "The Great" Joel. With Embiid both out for the season, Brogdon does have a good chance of winning the Rookie of the Year award.

And today, Brogdon's performance undoubtedly proves why he, as a second-round pick, deserves to be involved in this honor.

At this point, the game was already in the middle of the third quarter, and the Cavaliers were on offense.

LeBron. James is already running out of breath and, as in the previous two games, he didn't get any respite today. Tyron. Lue didn't dare to substitute James off the court, because once James was off, the Pacers would completely take control of the game.

I have to say that Owen's ability to control the overall situation really needs to be improved. Otherwise, James wouldn't have to worry about it everywhere.

Today, the Cavaliers were in great shape and everyone played their part. For example, on this offense, Smith pulled in another half-volley in an interference. Oladipo has been sealed. fingertips, but there is no way, this "nerve knife" is able to enter.

But even with that goal, the Cavaliers were still six points behind. That's LeBron. James' biggest concern today – the Pacers were as good as they were!

Brooke from the first quarter of the game. Lopez and Channing. Frye, to the second quarter of the game of Siakam and Danny. Green. In the third quarter, Oladipo also rose strongly. Of course, how can you forget that Malcolm, the top pick for this year's Rookie of the Year. What about Brogdon?

During yesterday afternoon's practice match, Henson encouraged his role players to shoot more, which boosted Brogdon's morale.

In training, he found that he was not without a way to cut high scores. As long as you stay focused, you can also score beautiful statistics in one game in this second-round show.

Didn't Brogdon occasionally score 20 points during the regular season this season?

So today, Brogdon carried his confidence and good form into the ring. He may not be as strong as he is, and he can't beat James like Iverson and Jordan, or he can't beat Huashan like Westbrook.

But as Oladipo's side, he won't let Henson down whenever he gets the chance.

This time too, Oladipo singled with the ball, seemingly trying to get the face of the ball back.

Brogdon, meanwhile, was not idle, but actively interspersed with runs, looking for the best opportunity to meet Oladipo.

"Malcolm was positive today." Watching Brogdon run, McMillan commented.

"Who of our players didn't play well today?" Henson smiled and continued to watch the game.

Oladipo accelerates the breakthrough with a beautiful body change in front of the body, and is not good at defending. I couldn't stop it at all, and I was overtaken by half a position in one step. Seeing that Oladipo was about to hit the basket, James still chose to lose Siakam to make up for it.

Oladipo had a good day but he knew he couldn't get too up. The picture of James, while beautiful, is not very realistic.

So, Oladipo's first thought was the backline partner who would always be waiting for him in the best position. He broke through and passed the ball to Brogdon. Owen waited tightly, but Brogdon didn't hold the ball much at all, but immediately transferred the ball to Siakam!

Since James had just blocked Oladipo's passing lane, Oladipo had no way to pass the ball directly to Siakam. But now after such a transfer at Brogdon, the opportunity appeared in an instant!

Seeing this, James lunged at Siakam like crazy. Siakam made a false shot and tricked James into jumping away with a fake throw before he calmly made a move.

Siakam is no longer the "problem boy" who has no self-confidence, and after Henson's coaching and the regular season and the first two rounds of the playoffs, Siakam believes that he is no worse than any player and that he can be a star.

Therefore, the Cameroonian striker's shot is very consistent. The basketball passed through the net and exploded into a "splash". The Pacers hit a three-point shot, and the margin became 9 points again!

After this goal, his stats became 8 points, 6 assists and 4 baskets, which you thought was Siakam's stats? No, this all-around stat comes from Malcolm. Brogdon!

He's not the kind of "superstar" player who can't score 30 points to lead the team to victory. But there is no doubt that he is always the kind of player who contributes so much to the victory.

Just like a powerful engine can't live without the best oil, Brogdon is the lubricant for the Pacers, and that's what he has to compete for the best rookie!

After the ball, James bit his lip. Once again, the Pacers relentlessly pulled the score away just when they were just seeing hope.

I don't know how many times this kind of thing has happened in this game, the Cavaliers are just closing the score, and the Pacers are always able to widen the difference.

The Cavaliers blossomed across the board, and so did the Pacers. In fact, not only Brogdon today, but also players on the Pacers' side who have been on the court can contribute to the victory. It's just that Brogdon is the most representative.

James thought that after motivating his teammates and bringing out all their form, the Cavaliers would definitely be able to equalize the score at home.

But now, a cruel question is in front of James - he may face a situation of being 3-0 down!

A cliché record: Never before in the history of the NBA playoffs has a team come back from 3-0 down.

James isn't going to put his hopes of winning a series on an unrealistic fantasy. Breaking a record is easy to say, but it's not so simple to execute.

After that, James was even more frantic in leading the team to attack. Fans are addicted to watching it, and this offensive battle may be the best game in the Eastern Conference Finals so far.

Thanks to the Cavaliers' efforts, they finally chased the deficit to just four points. But Henson wasn't flustered, LeBron. James is out of breath, and his main players are still full of energy.

Today, thanks to the Pacers' explosive performance across the board, Paul, George and Antetokounmpo don't have to take much responsibility. As a result, they also get a lot more rest than James, Irving, and Love.

In the first three quarters of the game, Henson's strategy against Paul, George and Antetokounmpo was to save money. And all of this will work in the fourth quarter.

As a dynasty coach, Henson understands one thing very well that there is no problem with playing team basketball on regular time. But at the critical moment, it is absolutely necessary to fight for the performance of the superstar! Therefore, Henson saved the physical strength of his three superstars for the last quarter.

"Now, the strategy has changed." As soon as the break began, Henson said this as soon as he came up.

"Chris, George, Janis, untie the chains on your hands. In the fourth quarter of the game, let go of my hands and feet to attack. Look around you, the Clevelands are in despair. So, there is no reason to show mercy. In the last quarter, kick them down the abyss completely! ”

Henson said as he made a hard push. Responding to the Cavaliers' all-out performance with a full-line performance, Henson's strategy today has been very successful so far. Now, it's time to give the knight the final blow.

As a result, in the fourth quarter of the game, the Pacers suddenly changed their previous "painting style" and changed to a mode of attacking with stars leading the offense.

Antetokounmpo's unreasonable rimming made James extremely embarrassed, and George's superb mid-to-long-range shooting made the Cavaliers unable to completely shrink the defense.

Of course, how can we forget Paul? With his passing and nimble layups, he is always able to solve the offense in a split second.

James played harder and harder, and the more he played, the more tired he became. But the score difference above the head is getting bigger and bigger.

With 1:48 left in the game, George took advantage of Lopez's cover to break through and hit a pull-up jump shot from the free throw line. This shot left the Cavaliers trailing the Pacers by 14 points in the final 1-plus minutes.

If the Cavaliers want to win the final game, there is only a theoretical possibility left!

At that moment, the "emperor" helplessly lowered his proud head. He wondered if he might be trapped in a nightmare created by Henson again......