On June 17, Beijing time, the Thunder defeated the Pacers 120-109 at home, leading 3-2 in the overall score, and only one win away from winning the championship. Jalen Williams scored 40 points on 14-of-25 shooting in the game and became a super hero in the victory of the Thunder King Mountain. His outstanding performance also added some suspense to the ownership of the Finals MVP. After the game, the odds for the Finals MVP were updated, and Jalen Williams has risen to second.
The specific odds are as follows: 1. Alexander (-550), 2. Jalen Williams (+700), 3. Siakam (+1300), 4. Haliburton (+3300), 5. Holmgren and Caruso (both +36000).
So far in the finals, Jayway has averaged 25.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, and his performance is very comprehensive, but judging from the overall performance of these five games, teammate Alexander is still clearly superior. Alexander not only averaged 32.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 5 assists per game, but also surpassed Jayway in steals and blocks. Alexander averaged 2.4 steals and 1.8 blocks per game, while Jay was averaging 0.8 steals per game without blocks.
In terms of shooting percentage, Alexander is 47.4 percent, Jay is 44.7 percent, and three-point shooting percentage, Alexander is 30 percent and Jay is 31.6 percent. At present, although Jewei has risen to the second place in the MVP odds list of the finals, the gap between him and Alexander is still relatively obvious. However, the American media believes that if Jay Wei can play another key performance in Game 6, he still has a chance to win the FMVP trophy.
For the Pacers, due to Haliburton's poor performance in this game, with only 4 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, 3 turnovers, 0 of 6 shots, and no field goals, his Finals MVP odds ranking also fell to fourth, which is already lower than his teammate Siakam. In these five games, Haliburton averaged 15 points, 6.2 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game, shooting 45.3% from the field and 29.4% from three-point range.
Siakam was the better player for the Pacers, averaging 20.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 2 steals and 1.4 blocks per game while shooting 47.1% from the field and 35% from three-point range.
Now, the Pacers have been pushed to the brink, and Game 6 of their return home game is a real do-or-die battle. If they lose this game, the Pacers will have to watch the Thunder win the championship on their home court.