Pacers' Obi Toppin putting up NBA Finals stats only ever reached by 7-time champion

There isn't immoderate amended institution for an NBA Finals relation subordinate to support than Robert Horry.

Horry won 7 NBA championships, and helium earned the nickname "Big Shot Bob."

Pacers guardant Obi Toppin is present a portion of an exclusive database with Horry.

They're the lone 2 players to people 70 points, drawback 30 rebounds and marque 12 3-pointers disconnected the seat successful a azygous NBA Finals.

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It's an unthinkable infinitesimal successful Toppin's career.

He erstwhile had an statement arsenic the champion assemblage hoops subordinate successful the state erstwhile helium was astatine Dayton, but helium ne'er had a accidental to radiance successful the NCAA Tournament owed to COVID-19.

With the Knicks, Toppin showed flashes of his imaginable but ne'er afloat broke through.

Now, each Toppin tin bash is marque the astir of the minutes that Rick Carlisle gives him.

In these Finals, that's been precisely what the high-flying, sharp-shooting Toppin has done.

And successful ample portion due to the fact that of Toppin, the Pacers are inactive live and heading to a Game 7, wherever he'll get the accidental to commencement moving connected a "Big Shot Obi" nickname.

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