HOME > Basketball

Just today, Caruso exploded again, writing a unique record in the 1979 finals

5:33pm, 14 June 2025【Basketball】

NBA Finals G4 started, and the Pacers were at home to meet the Thunder's challenge. The Pacers, who played at home, felt hot in the offensive touch, scored 35 points in the first quarter, and scored 70 points in the first half to be the advantage. Although Jaylenway and Alexander continued to attack the box, the Pacers still entered the fourth quarter with a 7-point lead. The Pacers' offense was silent in the last quarter, and Alexander scored consecutively, and the Thunder reversed the Pacers 111-104. Just today, Caruso exploded again, writing a unique record in the 1979 finals.

Halliburton continued his full performance, making 7 of 15 shots in the game, scoring 18 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists. Nembhard also contributed 10 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. Siakam is still a superstar who has both offense and defense, scoring 20 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals in the whole game. Nesmith's touch was average, only 8 points were earned. Center Turner also missed all three-pointers with 6 shots, scoring only 12 points. Toping became a bench bandit and scored 17 points. McConnell and Mathering joined forces to score 16 points. The team collapsed in the final quarter and eventually lost. In terms of the Thunder, Alexander recovered in the final quarter, making 12 of 24 shots in the game, scoring 35 points, 3 rebounds and 3 steals. Dort also scored 6 points, Jaylen Williams frequently hit the basket, scoring 27 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists alone. Chet has integrated offense and defense, and has scored a large double-double with 14 points and 15 rebounds in this game. Hartten returned to the starting lineup, handing over 2 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Wallace and Kenridge Williams on the bench also performed, and the team was very resilient and made a reversal.

Caruso also has to mention that as a substitute, he broke out again and dominated the game. He played for 30 minutes in this game, made 7 of 9 shots in the game, and scored 20 points, 3 rebounds, 5 steals and 1 block very efficiently. Not only is he very efficient in offensive end, but he is even his defensive performance top-notch.

After this game, Caruso also wrote a new NBA historical record. He became the only substitute player in NBA Finals history to score 20 points and 5 steals in a single game. As we all know, it is already difficult to score 20 points in the finals, and it is even more difficult to score 5 steals, not to mention a substitute player. In the last game, Pacers McConnell broke out, and it was the Thunder's turn to break out. It was all substitutes who dominated the situation, which can be said to be very exciting. So far in the finals, Caruso has averaged 14.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game, and his three-point shooting percentage has reached 50%. Such a personal performance is definitely a top-notch championship puzzle.

Best Web Games