Awkward 1 point narrowly win, awkward 2 point narrowly win, and a lucky draw! The favorite to win the championship is indeed overrated

This season's NBA playoffs have started for more than a week. For example, the Thunder, who has the first record in the regular season, has swept the Grizzlies 4-0 to advance to the second round, and teams like the top four in the East have also won the match point. The Timberwolves in the West have led the Lakers 3-1 in a big score, and there is actually no big suspense in the game. Compared with the past, there are two differences in this year's playoffs. First, with fierce confrontations, there are many conflicts, such as Harden being pushed by Jokic and Gordon; for example, the Celtics were continuously injured by Magic players with dirty actions; including Amen accidentally injured Butler, Dortmund seriously injured Morant, etc. The game is indeed getting better and better. On the other hand, many teams have gone to two extremes, and the substitutes have been watching the wall for a long time, and the main players are exhausted and panting.

Typical examples are the Lakers. In the G4 game, coach Redick actually let James + Doncic + Hachimura Shizuo + Reeves + Finney Smith play the entire second half, especially James and Doncic, who play for more than 45 minutes, which is too tiring! There are also the Nuggets. The team really has no substitute available. Since entering the playoffs, Jokic and Murray have averaged 42 minutes per game, Gordon and Brian are averaging 40 minutes per game, and Porter has to per game with injury. If they continue to play like this, it will be difficult for them to overcome the Clippers' level. But when it comes to the originator of the overdrawing of the main force, Knicks coach Thibodeau is unstoppable. Although the Knicks got the match point 3-1, the referee helped them a lot during these four games. In the

and the Pistons series, the Knicks were tied 1-1 by the Pistons at home, followed by G3. At the last moment, the Pistons hit three-pointers in a row, forcibly recovering the suspense. As a result, Brunson took the ball and violated the game with an obvious violation. The referee did not brag, and the Knicks finally won in a 2-point victory. In the G4 game, the Pistons lost even more unfairly. In the last minute, the Pistons were still leading by 4 points. Towns scored a mid-range shot from the loss angle + a long three-pointer overtake. The Pistons had a last attack. Hardaway made a strong three-pointer in the bottom corner. The slow motion showed that the Knicks player Hart obviously made a foul. The referee ignored it directly. The time passed, and the Knicks finally won by embarrassingly with one point! After the game, the referee also took the initiative to admit his mistake: Hart did thug, there was no controversy. But the results of the game will not change.

In the words of Detroit media, the NBA will not let New York out early because they can help the league make a lot of money. Before the playoffs started, the Eastern Conference had three favorite teams, the Cavaliers, Celtics and the Knicks. But the Knicks have a huge weakness this season: whether they meet strong or not, they have never won against the Cavaliers and Celtics this season, with 0 wins and 8 losses! You should know that the Knicks' starting five-man team is Brunson + Bridges + Anunobi + Hart + Downs. This is almost specially created for the Celtics, but it has no competitiveness. The reason lies in Thibodeau. During the regular season, Bridges' total playing time was 3,040 minutes, the league's first place!

Hart was second in the league in 2896 minutes, and Anunobi played 8 games less, and was ninth in the league in 2726 minutes. Towns and Brunson averaged more than 35 minutes per game. From Anunobi to Bridges, there have been many complaints about Thibodeau's overdrawing main players. But Thibodeau responded that he believes the main players have enough rest time because by the playoffs, the situation they face will only be more severe and they must be adapted to this intensity. Indeed, in the playoffs, Brunson averaged 40.5 minutes per game. Even if he was injured and returned to the locker room for treatment, he had to insist on coming back to play in the fourth quarter. Towns averaged 38.3 minutes per game, Anunobi averaged 42 minutes per game, and Bridges and Hart averaged 38 minutes per game! Their physical fitness has long been gone!

Look at several sets of data. This five-player combination of the Knicks only wins 2.9 points in a 100-round regular season, and the team can win 4.2 points in a 100-round overall! The disrupted lineup must win more than 6 points in order to pull back the average. Obviously, the substitutes contribute significantly more energy! In the playoffs, this situation is even more serious. The team started the five-man team and lost 2.2 points in a hundred rounds; while the Knicks also beat their opponents in a hundred rounds! Needless to say, McBride, Payne, Mitchell Robinson and Shamet, who were substitutes, used their limited average of less than 10 minutes to fill the team with a big pit! It’s not that no one is available to the Knicks, but that Thibodeau doesn’t give any chance at all. The main force is hard to say, but after reaching the critical moment, he is obviously weak!

The substitute is full of enthusiasm and wins points when he comes on the court. He is not valued at critical moments and is discouraged. The Knicks were lucky enough to get the match point from the Pistons, but it was also a certain fact that they could not beat the Celtics this season. If there is the power of a battle on paper, then the main force's physical strength slot will be 0, and the last glimmer of hope will be shattered. Thibodeau's way of employing people does guarantee the team's performance in the regular season, but there is no limit on the playoffs. The key is that this will greatly damage the players' physical health. I really don't know how long Brunson, Anunobi, and Towns can last. Thibodeau should have been dismissed long ago, and he has caused too many star players to terminate their sports careers early.