Along with Siakam’s championship experience, which has been a source of inspiration to his younger teammates, he’s been delivering on the court throughout the Pacers’ playoff run. He’s leading the team in scoring at 20.6 PPG in the playoffs and was named Most Valuable Player in the Eastern Conference Finals.

In Game 3, Pascal Siakam will have to do what highly skilled, highly paid players are expected to do this time of the year: help their teams win in the most difficult circumstances of all.