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The effect on the court is not ideal! The Knicks forward player is not suitable for long-term appearances in the Eastern Conference Finals?

8:30am, 29 May 2025【Basketball】

In a previous NBA playoff Eastern Conference Finals G4, the Indiana Pacers, who played at home, defeated the New York Knicks 130-121. After this game, the Pacers widened the total score of the series to 3-1 and successfully won the match point; while the Knicks were in huge trouble, they were already stepping on the edge of the cliff with one foot.

In this game, the Knicks' substitute forward Josh Hart's effect on the court was actually very unsatisfactory. Hart played 35 minutes and 59 seconds in the game, made 3 of 5 shots, 1 of 2 from outside the three-point line, and 5 of 6 free throws, and scored 12 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist, including 4 frontcourt rebounds, 5 turnovers and 6 fouls, with a plus-negative value of -1. Hart lacks basic scoring ability on the offensive end, and his effect on the offensive end is not fully utilized. He also made a lot of mistakes and wasted a lot of ball rights. Hart is also subject to his figure on the defensive end and cannot play a more important role. Moreover, he constantly shows various fouls on the court, so he cannot display his talents on the defensive end. With Hart's personal ability, he should have played a more important role on the court, but he did not succeed in doing this.

In the NBA regular season this season, Hart played a total of 77 games in 82 games, averaging 37.6 minutes per game, averaging 13.6 points, 9.6 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.4 blocks, and 2.1 turnovers and 2.6 fouls, shooting percentage of 52.5%, three-point shooting percentage of 33.3%, and free throw shooting percentage of 77.6%. In the playoffs, Hart averaged 36.6 minutes in his first 16 games, with averaging 12 points, 8.9 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 0.9 steals, and 0.6 blocks. He also had 1.9 turnovers and 3.5 fouls. His shooting percentage was 48.5%, his three-point shooting percentage was 40%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 79.3%. Although Hart performed well in the playoffs and played his value in the previous two rounds of the series, it was obvious that in this round of the series, the situation also changed dramatically. Hart lacks sufficient scoring ability in offense, and his performance on the defensive end is also very average, and his opponent's advantage in figure also leads to his very poor defensive effect. Hart is logically able to play a more important role on the court, but in this round of the series, the situation has indeed changed a lot. The most important thing is that the Knicks are confident in Hart's ability. Even if his performance is not ideal, even if he is adjusted from the team's starting point, he can still get a lot of playing time. Why can't the Knicks do more resolutely?