NBA: Four major defenders gathered in the East and West Finals. In terms of the playoffs, which guard performed the best?

NBA East-West Final Showdown has been released, namely:

Knicks VS Pacers, Timberwolves VS Thunder.

And the core of these four teams happens to be the four new generation defenders: Brunson and Alexander in 2018, Halliburton and Edwards in 2020.

They all performed well in the playoffs, and two of them are about to reach the finals for the first time, and one will win the championship first.

So, in terms of current performance in the playoffs, who has performed the best?

2nd round pick that counterattacked: Brunson

So far in the playoffs, Brunson averaged 28.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 7.7 assists, 2.6 turnovers, 0.4 steals, 0.3 blocks, with a total shooting percentage of 44%, and a three-point shooting percentage of 36%.

Brunson scored and assisted with both scores and assists. Although his shooting percentage was not high, he played very resolutely and shot a lot of key balls. The highlights of the playoffs are:

Game 4 of the second round, Brunson made 14 of 25 shots, scored 39 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists, leading the team to the match point 3-1;

Game 2 of the second round, Brunson made a free throw and led 2-0 with a big score;

Game 6 of the first round, Brunson made 15 of 33 shots, scored 40 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, and three-pointers were the final kill.

The Pacers' Fastest Halo: Halliburton

Halliburton grew into an All-Star player with the addition of the Pacers' Fastest Halo.

Since the playoffs, Halliburton averaged 17.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, 9.3 assists, 2.1 turnovers, 0.7 steals, and 0.8 blocks in 10 games, with a shooting percentage of 47%, and 33% of three-pointers.

Halliburton is mainly based on the organization, and scoring is not his strength, but he contributed 2 finals. When a defender can score a finals, it is difficult to stop it. The highlights of the playoffs include:

Game 5 of the second round, Halliburton made 10 of 15 shots, scored 31 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists, and exploded with scores, sending farewell to the Cavaliers;

Game 2 of the second round, Halliburton made two free throws at the last moment, grabbing the frontcourt rebound to complete a three-pointer and killing;

Game 5 of the first round, Halliburton made 10 of 22 shots, scored 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists, and made a layup at the last moment, bid farewell to the Bucks.

Landed MVP: After Alexander was traded by the Clippers, he gradually grew up in the Thunder and eventually became an MVP.

11 games in the playoffs, Alexander averaged 29 points, 5.9 rebounds, 6.4 assists, 2 turnovers, 1.5 steals, 0.7 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 47% and a three-point shooting percentage of 29%.

So far in the playoffs, Alexander has not performed particularly well. As the first in the league, although the Thunder swept the Grizzlies, he narrowly won the game in the second round in the tiebreak. Alexander used his scoring to help the team. The highlights are mainly:

Game 7 of the second round, Alexander made 12 of 19 shots, scored 35 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 1 block;

In the fifth round, Alexander made 12 of 23 shots, scoring 31 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks;

In the second round, Alexander made 11 of 13 shots, scoring 34 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists.

Basically, you have to win the Nuggets in the second round, and Alexander will score more than 30 points.

Confident young man: Edwards

As the No. 1 pick, Edwards has always been very confident, and of course his strength can keep up.

Since the playoffs, Edwards averaged 26.5 points, 8 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 2.3 turnovers, 1.5 steals, 0.8 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 44%, and a three-point shooting percentage of 38%.

Edwards has not been outstanding in scoring this season, but he is playing more and more comprehensively. The main highlights are:

Game 4 of the first round, Edwards made 13 of 23 shots and scored 43 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, helping the team 3-1 Lakers;

Game 3 of the second round, Edwards made 13 of 28 shots and scored 36 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, helping the team 1-1 Warriors;

Game 4 of the second round, Edwards made 11 of 21 shots and scored 30 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, and the team got the match point 3-1.

As for the current scene, the four defenders have had highlight moments, and can lead the team to the division finals, and have excellent performances in excellent battles. But overall, Brunson may give people a more shocking feeling. The Thunder have more advantage in lineups. Edwards seems to have not used all his strength in the second round, and Halliburton is inferior in scoring. Brunson feels that he uses all his strength in every game, and the Knicks really can't leave him.

The next two rounds of the series are the more critical competitions. Whoever can laugh to the end is the real 1st.