Aaron Wiggins

Given that this year’s NBA Finals featured the shortest length of travel (688 miles) between two cities in nearly 70 years, perhaps it only made sense that Aaron Wiggins was often in search of separation against the Indiana Pacers. Encouraged to do just that during a top-of-the-key mano-a-mano against Tyrese Haliburton, Wiggins leaves the Indiana Pacers superstar playing hopscotch after a beautifully-sequenced between-the-leg, crossover, stepback trio, offering the necessities required for an uncontested 3-pointer. Wanting no parts of a 2-0 series deficit, the Oklahoma City Thunder found Wiggins’ contribution to be gargantuan, as they cruised to a 16-point win, forcing a tie on the flight to Indianapolis. Coincidental as it may’ve been, Wiggins’ shot chart — with five of his six makes arriving at roughly the same spot — told the story of a player who knew where his “hot shots” were. A +24 in just 20 minutes time, Wiggins’ game-changing impact went accompanied by an 18-point, four-rebound, one-steal, five-triple complement.

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