1.85 meters 33-year-old veteran interprets what an old man in the family, if there is a treasure, the Pacers lead the Thunder 2-1

Game 3 of the NBA Finals, the Indiana Pacers played against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and in the end, the Pacers successfully defeated the Thunder by 9 points with a score of 116-107. The Thunder once led the Pacers by 9 points in the first quarter, but the Pacers completed a big reversal. After one round and one trip, the Pacers can be said to have beaten the Thunder by 18 points.

Who would have thought that after the Pacers suffered a crushing defeat in the last game, the game reversed the score in the second quarter when they were once 9 points behind at home. The score of 40-28 in a single quarter made the Thunder at a loss. Although the Thunder responded 29-20 in the third quarter, the Pacers also responded 32-18 in the final quarter. In the last moment, they even reversed the score with an excellent three-point shooting and directly took away the game victory. The biggest contributor to the victory of the Pacers in this game is definitely veteran McConnell. He was once placed on the trading stage by the team in recent seasons and was almost sent away by the trade. After all, he is only 1.85 meters tall and is already 33 years old. With his personal technical and tactical abilities, he is not optimistic that he can continue to survive in a playoff team.

However, in the third game of the finals, he explained what "the veteran is not dead" and "Liang Po is old and can still live in his life." He played for 15 minutes in the whole game, made 3 of 8 shots, made 4 of 4 free throws, scored 10 points, 1 rebound, 5 assists, and 5 steals.

In the second game, he also came on the bench, playing 17 minutes, contributing 11 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals. In the first game, he made 4 of 6 shots, scored 9 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists and 1 steal. Perhaps, this is what the veteran means in the finals.

McConnell started his magical performance in the second quarter, first assisting Siakam on the offensive end, and then stealing Carson Wallace when he turned around. After Siakam missed a shot, he immediately rushed to grab the offensive rebound, and Mathurin made a layup.

When the game was nearly 10 minutes old, he broke through the inside and attracted the Thunder players' attacks. It was another wonderful pass. Aaron Nesmith understood it, took the ball and made a layup, and scored easily. However, a few seconds later, he stole Wallace. Now his hard work has also won applause from the Pacers' home fans, and the fans are impressed by his outstanding performance.

This is the story of veteran McConnell, the NBA Finals never lacks legendary stories of veterans. However, we rarely hear stories about veteran substitutes. McConnell set his own historical record and became the first NBA history to be a substitute in the Finals. He played in just 15 minutes and was able to score at least 10 points, 5 assists and 5 steals in a single game. With this performance, the Pacers also led the Thunder with a score of 2-1 in the finals series.