In this season's NBA league, many teams have played a performance that has dazzled fans, the Knicks are one of them, the regular season played second only to the Boston Celtics, with the second place in the East to advance to the playoffs, in the case of the interior core Randle season reimbursement, the Knicks defeated Embiid's Philadelphia 76ers in the first round, and in the second round, in the first two games, the well-staffed Pacers were cut down and took a big 2-0 lead, However, head coach Thibodeau's overuse of starters made Anunoby injured and sidelined, Brunson also had an injury, and the Pacers also seized the opportunity to pull one back after returning to their home court. After the game started, the Pacers lost the suspense of this game in the first quarter, winning by 20 points in a single quarter, directly beating the Knicks, and finally with excellent team basketball, they bloodied the Knicks 121-89!
Thibodeau didn't play a man-in-person tactic and pitted the Knicks
Today's Knicks head coach Thibodeau, the most criticized by fans is that he doesn't like to use bench players, when Rose was overused under his hands and caused serious injuries, this season Thibodeau continued his coaching style, not to treat starters as human tactics, but also made the Knicks pay a heavy price, Randle and Bogdanovic were reimbursed in the regular season, and after the playoffs started, Anunoby couldn't stand the injury.
This game is called the god of war by fans, Hart, who has played the whole court many times in the playoffs, can't fight anymore, in the time he played, he only contributed 2 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, completely without the previous style, Brunson, who fought with injuries, his dominance also declined significantly, the three-point shot felt cold, all 5 shots were missed, and finally only handed over 18 + 3 + 5 + 2 personal data, the starters were too tired, and the bench players were not taken seriously, which is why the fans angrily criticized Thibodeau for the miserable Knicks.
Team basketball wins, and the Pacers win at home
The Pacers have been able to make great strides this season without the league's top supergiants, and they can't do without the overall offensive and defensive system tailored for them by the head coach.
Haliburton, the core of the outside line, performed well, not only shouldering the team's scoring responsibility, but also successfully used the pass to revitalize the team's offense, one hit 4 three-pointers on the outside, contributed 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, under his combing, the Pacers scored a total of 5 players in double figures in the game, which also laid a solid foundation for their home bloodbath Pacers.
After the end of this game, the Knicks and the Pacers ended in the first four games of the Eastern Conference semifinals, and the big score came to a 2-2 draw, although the Knicks still have the home court advantage, but the balance of the series has fallen in favor of the Pacers, Thibodeau's use of the main players, is bound to have a greater and greater impact with the in-depth playoffs, which also makes it difficult for them to fight against the well-staffed Pacers, which is why fans are optimistic that the Pacers can reach the Eastern Conference Finals!