Carlisle may have used Harry as bait

Yes, Harry completed a great finale, which whitewas his relatively mediocre performance in the first 47 minutes.

With Harry's relatively mediocre performance, Carlisle still allowed Harry to the team's highest 38 minutes. I think this is not simply believing in the stars or reducing rotation control mistakes, but Carlisle's open plot.

In the Pacers' decentralized basketball logic, Carlisle deliberately threw out Harry as a pseudo-core as bait to attract Thunder defensive experts to follow the defense throughout the whole process.

If you only look at the form on the field, you will see that Harry was suffocated by Dort, and he couldn't get rid of the pick-and-roll. He was trampled on the shadow throughout the run without the ball, and those who were pressed with the ball could only get out quickly. The Pacers' classic counterattack was almost extinct.

If it is a game of death for other teams, it is almost a dead end, but the Pacers' special nature determines that they can not rely on Harry to play. When Harry does not hold the ball and leads Dort to the bottom line, the defensive expert Dort can be regarded as disappearing completely with the two meters of space around, providing no defensive value.

There is a lack of an elite defender who can swipe the card. Considering that four-to-four natural defense will be downshifted, combined with the Pacers' championship-level three-point space threat, it is understandable that the Pacers can bite the score in high mistakes.

Harry's attack on the Pacers undoubtedly has a super bonus, but when the counterattack cannot be hit, this bonus is not that high. It may be worth it as Dort's bait.

If Harry's playing time continues to be full, then it can be confirmed that Harry is Carlisle's open bait.