38+11, Knicks expose two major shortcomings! Brunson has troubles, Thibodeau is really unforgivable

The Knicks played against the Pacers at home on May 24. At the end of the game, the Knicks lost to the Pacers 109-114. The two teams played very fiercely in this game. Although the Knicks once led by 7 points in the game, the Pacers were able to respond quickly under the leadership of Siakam. In the second half, the Pacers gradually began to exert force and once led by 10 points. However, the Knicks also played quite difficult, especially when the Knicks were about to lose in the last stage of the fourth quarter, it was very important to be able to stand up and score. Unfortunately, Brunson tied a three-pointer at the end of the game, and the Knicks missed the chance to reverse the game and lost the game.

After this game, the Knicks also exposed two major shortcomings. The first one was the Knicks' rebounds. Although the Knicks grabbed 38 rebounds in this game, the reason why the Knicks could do this was completely dependent on Robinson. It can be said that as long as Robinson was not present, the Pacers could suppress the Knicks in the competition for rebounds, especially when Robinson was not present in the final stage of the fourth quarter. At that time, the Knicks frequently lost rebounds, which means that the Pacers' offense was not effective, so that the Knicks had a chance to chase points, and in the end the Knicks was unable to complete the attack. It can be said that the Knicks' shortcomings really made them passive. You should know that although Robinson was able to grab rebounds, Robinson's offensive ability was poor. The Pacers also used foul tactics on Robinson during the game. Although Towns had strong offense, but his rebounding ability was too poor, so the Knicks' shortcomings made them miserable.

The second weakness is the Knicks' substitute lineup. The Knicks' rotation has always been their flaw. However, when the five main players such as Brunson and Towns were able to maintain their health, the Knicks played to their current position, but now the Knicks finally paid the price for such a thing. After all, when the Pacers took out more rotations, the Knicks' main players were really gradually having problems. In the G1 game, the Knicks suffered a tragic reversal in the fourth quarter. In today's game, you can see that the Knicks' main players struggled. In the end, the Knicks' substitute players only scored 11 points in total. On the other hand, McConnell, the substitute player alone scored 10 points. From this, we can see the strength gap between the two teams, so it is really not unfair to lose the game.

As for Brunson, there is really hard to say here. You should know that Brunson performed excellently in both G1 and G2 games. Although Brunson's three-point shooting was a bit hasty at the end of the fourth quarter, Brunson's style of playing as the core of the team is no problem. After all, Brunson also scored continuously before and helped the team get back suspense. Unfortunately, the God of Luck did not stand on Brunson's side, and Brunson was still It's powerless to turn the world around. Seeing this situation, it can be said that the Knicks are really too dependent on Brunson, but there are really limited people around Brunson. On the other hand, when Halliburton played in a sluggish manner, Siakam and Turner were able to stand up, and Brunson lacked such people. After the first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals, Brunson averaged 39.5 points and 8 assists, with a shooting percentage of 53.8%. It can be said that Brunson really can't do anything better.

And Thibodeau is really to blame for losing the game. After all, Thibodeau has a big problem in coaching. In the playoffs, Thibodeau is already complained that Thibodeau is unwilling to increase rotation. When Thibodeau’s details are not good enough, Thibodeau is really to blame. Just like today’s game, Thibodeau can completely put the double tower lineup of Towns and Robinson in the fourth quarter, so that the Knicks can also grab rebounds while ensuring offense. After all, the Knicks have used such a lineup before, but unfortunately Thibodeau did not do this. In addition, Thibodeau should have called a timeout to arrange the tactics at the last moment, but Thibodeau did not do this. Until the last game lost suspense, Thibodeau’s timeout was too late, so Thibodeau really needs to bear the responsibility for the current dilemma of the Knicks.