The three-point shooting percentage is obviously quite good, why don’t the Pacers’ backcourt star dare to take more shots?

In a previous NBA Eastern Conference Finals G6, the Indiana Pacers, who returned to their home court, defeated the New York Knicks 125-108, locking the total score of the series at 4-2. After this game, the Pacers successfully reached the finals, and they will compete with the Oklahoma City Thunder for the NBA championship this season, while the Knicks stopped in the Eastern Conference Finals.

In this game, the Pacers' substitute backcourt star Ben Sheppard performed relatively stably. Shepard played 20 minutes and 18 seconds in the game, made 0 of 1 shots and 0 of 1 from outside the three-point line. He did not score 1 point in the game, contributed only 2 rebounds and 3 assists, and had 2 fouls, with a plus-minus value of +7. Shepard did not get any ball or mobile phone opportunities, nor did he use his outside shooting ability, and he didn't even score 1 point. However, Shepard also showed good passing ability and organizational ability, and he performed very well on the defensive end, and he also proved that he had quite good personal defensive ability. Shepard has also played his own characteristics on both offense and defense. The team's situation is also good when he is on the court. Although the overall data does not seem to be particularly eye-catching, he has also made his own contribution to the team's victory.

In the NBA regular season this season, Shepard played a total of 63 games in 82 games, averaging 19.5 minutes per game, averaging 5.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.2 blocks, and 0.3 turnovers and 2 fouls. His shooting percentage was 41.8%, three-point shooting percentage was 34.2%, and free throw shooting percentage was 88.9%. In the playoffs, Shepard played 14 games in the first 16 games, averaging 14.1 minutes per game, averaging 3.4 points, 1.7 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 0.2 steals, 0.5 turnovers and 1.8 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 48.5%, a three-point shooting percentage of 42.3%, and a three-point shooting percentage of 100%.

Shepard's performance during the regular season can only be considered as average, and his offensive efficiency and his three-point shooting percentage can only be considered as sloppy. Compared with last season, Shepard has made some progress, but the improvement is also relatively limited. In the playoffs, Shepard's playing time has also decreased to a certain extent, but in fact, his performance on the court is still good. He has performed quite well on the defensive end, his defensive contribution is also relatively high, and he can maintain a relatively stable feel on the offensive end. However, the problem is that Shepard is indeed not very brave to take action on the offensive end, and even if he is able to take on more responsibilities on the offensive end, he is not very willing to do this. I wonder what kind of performance Shepard will perform in the finals, and can he take on more responsibilities?