Thibodeau "fights the main force dead" to make bitter fruit! Pacers 11 rotate to tear the Knicks defense line

"When the Knicks players were out of breath in the final quarter, the Pacers' bench was still jumping and warming up - this may be the cruelest truth of 2-0." In the last two minutes of the Eastern Conference G2, when the broadcast camera swept across Brunson's red face and Halliburton's calm smile, the balance of victory and defeat had already tilted. Carlisle used the "man sea tactic" of 11-man rotation to nail the "farmer philosophy" of Thibodeau's insistence on the rotation of 7-man to the pillar of shame in modern basketball.

Data critical hit: Pacers substitutes scored 38-12 to crush

When the Knicks scored only 12 points in the whole game, Pacers' McConaughey, Shepard and others used 38 points to completely tear the balance of the game. What's even more amazing is that the Pacers' team scored in double digits with 6 players, while the Knicks had no stable firepower point except Brunson and Towns. This gap is directly reflected in the shooting percentage in the final quarter - when the Knicks' physical overdrawn caused the shooting percentage to plummet to 31%, the Pacers still maintained a 45% efficient output.

Tibodeau's proud "iron-blooded defense" completely failed in G2. Facing the Pacers' average of 26.3 screen assists per game (first in the playoffs), the Knicks players' exhausted repairs are like a slow-moving silent drama. In contrast, the Pacers, role players such as Nesmith and Nemhard punished every defensive loophole with a 53.8% three-point shooting percentage (first in the playoffs).

Tactical Dilemma: Short Rotation = Suicide Gambling

Thibodeau's tactical manual seems to be stuck in the 1990s forever. When Modern Basketball emphasizes "48 minutes of high intensity", he is still betting on the main players' average 42 minutes of playing time (first in the league). This paranoia was backfired in G2: Brunson lost all the last five shots, and Towns left the field with cramps in just 5 minutes in the final quarter.

Carlisle shows what it means to "play with your brain". He strictly controlled the playing time of core players such as Sika and Halliburton to be within 36 minutes, but he maintained the fastest pace of the league with 22.4 seconds per round through 11 players. This "wheel battle" has kept the Knicks' defensive system in a state of losing sight of one thing - when Turner used a 43.2% three-point shooting percentage to short the inside, Sika's 39-point rampage became inevitable.

The Apocalypse: Basketball has entered the "Deep War"

Pacers' 2-0 lead is by no means accidental. This young team, which averaged 28.7 assists per game (first in the playoffs) and scored 39.2 points in the bench (third in the playoffs) is using collective basketball to subvert the old order of superstars' singles. The Knicks' dilemma sounded the alarm for all coaches: today, when players' health management has become a clear learning, the team that is still using "deadly fucking the main force" is destined to go far.

When the final whistle sounded, the Pacers' official Twitter caption "2-0!" was particularly dazzling. Perhaps Thibodeau should listen to netizens’ comments: “When your tactical board is only 'Give the ball to Brunson’ and the opponent’s tactical pool is as deep as the Pacific, losing is a script that has been written.” At this moment, what New York fans should ask the most is not “how to turn the tables”, but “Where is our bench?”