Defensive sleepwalking plus or negative value - 20 lowest in the game, Towns completely turned into a gummy tonight

Before the second game of the Eastern Conference Finals series started, the NBA announced the best team of the regular season this season. Knicks center Towns entered the third lineup with his outstanding performance. A few hours later, Towns' performance was shocking.

G2 had about 11 minutes left in the fourth quarter, and the Knicks tied 83-83. At that time, the Pacers held the offensive ball, and McConnell went online and started the pick-and-roll with the ball. Towns implemented Thibodeau's defensive strategy, first stepped forward and made a small delay, and then quickly returned to the opponent's position. However, it was such a simple defensive move that was screwed up by Towns. After the delay in the lift, Towns was attracted by Shepard, who was on the top of the arc, completely missed Turner, who should have been defended by himself, and gave the opponent the opportunity to dunk the empty basket at the basket.

Of course, this is just a microcosm of Towns' performance on the defensive end of the game. Two minutes later, Thibodeau could no longer bear the sleepwalking Towns, and replaced him with about 9 minutes left in the game, and returned to the court until there were only 2 minutes and 25 seconds left. As the best team inductee, Towns was scored in the cold palace in today's game. In the whole game, Towns played only 28 minutes. Although he contributed 20 points and 7 rebounds, his plus-20 value was the worst in the team. You should know that besides him, Hart, the second lowest in the Knicks' plus or negative value, is only -10. It is no exaggeration to define Towns in this game as the team's biggest breakthrough.

When asked after the game why Towns was pressed on the bench, Thibodeau did not have a positive answer. "The lineup on the court at that time gave us hope to win, so I have always believed that the five people on the court did not replace Towns. We were looking for ways to win, and we were in trouble, and the lineup at that time (Miro replaced Towns) gave us a better chance of winning." Thibodeau said.

In the end, the Knicks lost to the Pacers again 109-114 at home. After this game, the big score of the series was also rewritten to 0-2. According to statistics given by the forward TV broadcaster, in the history of the NBA, the team that led 2-0 in the division finals, with a final series record of 76 wins and 6 losses. In the next game, the Knicks will face a set of even more desperate data. In the history of the NBA, 0-3 has fallen behind 157 times in total, and no team can complete a reversal. In G3's away game, the Knicks must win.

(text/Bai Ya)