Key Sidekicks to Watch in NBA Finals: Williams vs. Siakam

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00:00Secondary options, of course.

00:01The superstars, we expect to be dominant forces after the ball in their hand,

00:05but sometimes these series come down to who is going to play better off the ball,

00:09and that includes Jalen Williams and Pascal Siakam.

00:12Game number one, we'll get to their props here,

00:14but if you look for the series in total,

00:15what do we need out of Jalen Williams for OKC?

00:18What do we need out of Pascal Siakam for the Pacers?

00:21Well, for Jalen Williams, I don't think he needs to be Batman.

00:24He's just got to be a capable Robin,

00:26and he's had his struggles sometimes shooting the ball in the NBA playoffs,

00:31so just a little bit more consistency out of him.

00:33Pascal Siakam's just got to be a guy that's got to step up,

00:35so if I look at Halliburton being put arguably in jail,

00:40the advantage, if you think you have one,

00:42is probably Siakam versus Chet Holmgren.

00:44The ability of Siakam to bring him to the outside,

00:47which takes Chet Holmgren away from the basket,

00:50when Indiana played their best against the Knicks,

00:52and even though he had the best game in Halliburton

00:56in that triple-double game four,

00:59their best player was Pascal Siakam.

01:01What he was able to do in creating mismatches,

01:04and particularly Donnie,

01:05the thing that was most shocking out of Pascal was honestly,

01:09his ability to shoot the ball from three in the last series

01:11was very, very key,

01:13because now if Pascal can knock down the three,

01:16now Chet's got to really guard him on the perimeter,

01:19which opens up driving lanes.

01:20He's got to shoot the ball well from three,

01:22but the last thing is this.

01:23He did struggle in the playoffs.

01:26He's a 70% free-throw shooter, I do believe.

01:28He struggled from the free-throw line during the playoffs.

01:31When you're playing Oklahoma City,

01:32when you go to the foul line,

01:34you've got to go get two out of two.

01:36You can't have one out of two,

01:37all out of two.

01:37You can't leave points off the board

01:40from the free-throw line,

01:41so Pascal Siakam must shoot a ball

01:43from the free-throw line this series.

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