NBA Finals G1, Halliburton scored a final shot with two points. The Pacers narrowly defeated the Thunder 111-110 away, achieving a 15-point reversal, leading 1-0 with a big score.

At the critical moment of the game, Pacers defender and Canadian player Andrew Nemhard faced the defense of Thunder star and national teammate Alexander, and hit a three-pointer to narrow the gap to 3 points.

In yesterday's game, Nemhard made 4 of 11 shots with 32 minutes and 24 seconds, 2 of 6 three-pointers and 4 of 5 free throws, contributing 14 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, plus or negative values ​​+11.

Nemhard is a treasure player of the Pacers. He performed better in the playoffs than in the regular season. He not only had efficient output and big heart performance in the playoffs, but also performed exceptionally well on the defensive end:

The Pacers eliminated the Bucks 4-1 in the first round, Nemhard defended the Bucks All-Star defender Lillard, with a 18 minutes and 27 seconds in the matchup. Lillard made 3 of 13 shots, three 1 of 7 points, 3 of 3 free throws, 10 points and 11 assists;

The Pacers defeated the Cavaliers 4-1, Nemhard defender Donovan Mitchell, with a match-up time of 32 minutes and 08 seconds, Mitchell made 10 of 43 shots, 3 of 18 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 27 points and 10 assists;

Nemhard faces the Cavaliers All-Star defender Garland, with a 3 minutes and 59 seconds match. Garland made 0 of 4 shots and 2 free throws, scoring 2 points and 1 assist;

The Eastern Conference Final Pacers won the Knicks 4-2, Nemhard defended the Knicks All-Star defender Brunson, with a 19 minutes and 35 seconds match. Brunson made 13 of 34 shots, 3 of 10 three-pointers and 4 of 4 free throws, and won 33 points and 5 assists, 6 turnovers;

G1 in the finals, Nemhard defended Alexander, with a match-up time of 8 minutes and 28 seconds. Alexander made 3 of 9 shots, 0 of 1 three-pointer and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 8 points, no assists, and 2 mistakes; at the critical moment, the Pacers fell behind 109-110, and Nemhard defended Alexander's two-pointer shot.

Nemhard is the No. 31 pick in 2022. The second round No. 1 pick is also holding a rookie contract this season, and his salary is about $2.02 million. Last summer, Nemhard and the Pacers completed an early renewal and signed a three-year, $58.65 million contract. The new contract will take effect from the 2025-26 season.

Nemhard has played 208 regular season games so far in his career, and averaged 9.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1 steal per game, with shooting percentages of 46.4%, 33.5% and 79.5% respectively in the three games. In the playoffs, Nemhard played 34 times, averaged 13.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 0.9 steal per game, with shooting percentages of 51.4%, 47.6% and 80% respectively in the three games.