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The last time the two teams met in the playoffs was in 2012-13, when the main players were Paul George and Carmelo Anthony. The last time they met was back at the end of the last century. During the seven seasons from 1993 to 2000, New York The Knicks and Indiana Pacers are almost a must-have in the Eastern Conference playoffs. They faced off a total of 6 times in the playoffs, each winning 3 times, leaving countless classic games and scenes.
Tom Thibodeau and Rick Carlisle, two well-known contemporary NBA head coaches, have never faced off as head coaches in the playoffs. However, in the 1990s, both of them served as assistant coaches. In the current team, Assisting Jeff Van Gundy and Larry Bird in strategizing and fighting.
Coming to this season, the two teams met a total of 3 times, with the Pacers having a 2-1 advantage. However, in these three games, the Knicks’ Mitchell Robinson and OG Anunoby did not play; in other words, the former Toronto Raptors Anunoby and Pascal Siakam, who have developed into the pinnacle of the system, will face off in an official game for the first time in the second round of the playoffs.
Of course, injuries to the Pacers’ Bennedict Mathurin and the Knicks’ Julius Randle and Bojan Bogdanovic also mean that the two teams are not facing off with the most complete lineups; if you look at the draft picks of the two teams’ main lineups and the teams they belong to at the time of the draft, , there is no tank to acquire the first few draft picks, and even the few players who use them to form a team system are all acquired through trade or signing.
But at the same time, both teams have a clear and solid team culture, allowing many underappreciated players, whether they are rookies or players with several years of experience, to find their niche and shine on this team; Therefore, although both teams made landmark transactions in the middle of the season, they did not go “All In”. Instead, they still had the ability to move forward into the future when they decisively took a big, declarative step. Positive assets to make big moves.
Therefore, we may boldly predict that starting from this season, the two teams will compete against each other in the playoffs many times in the next few years, re-enacting the feuds of the past.
From this perspective, the two teams that were once rivals may have faced each other earlier in the first round. If the Knicks had been more scheming, we recommend that they not be so serious in the playoffs in the last game of the regular season. Defeat the Chicago Bulls and climb to the second seed to face the Philadelphia 76ers, who are considered by most to be difficult to beat. Then the two teams will face off in the first round.
But destiny still wants to see these two teams start a new feud again, right?
The Knicks benefited from the fact that Joel Embiid had not fully recovered from his injury at the beginning of the series. In the fierce battle, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard, who happened to be the Milwaukee Bucks, were both injured and had instability. factors, but still seized the opportunity to break out, advancing with 4 wins and 2 losses on the same day.
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1. Dual cores versus the offensive axis of the galaxy
That is to say, the Knicks, who have finally escaped from the performance of Tyrese Maxey, will encounter another Tyrese who may have a more comprehensive and powerful offensive influence. He will be “Water” on the most famous Chinese Pacers writer “Bottle Da” “Ganda Playone” was interviewed and mentioned that he observed Siakam’s practice after joining the Pacers. He did not want to make a 1+1>2 match with Tyrese Haliburton, but wanted the effect of two sets of 1+3>4. The purpose is to allow the Pacers to have two offensive cores instead of a two-man combination.
Compared to the Pacers’ development, the Knicks first shifted their focus from Randle to co-management with Jalen Brunson in the past two seasons, then traded for Josh Hart, signed Donte DiVincenzo, and developed Miles McBride, completely To fully implement Brunson’s finally recognized and discovered superstar nature as the star, supplemented by a group of planets that surround him and can be matched with him in various ways, Brunson can fully exert himself on the offensive end no matter the situation is good or bad. Push Nick forward.
2. Respective focuses on the defensive end
As far as the Pacers’ defense is concerned, whether it is the lack of backcourt POA or the fact that team defense is not the main factor in their promotion, it is not easy to restrain Brunson. However, will TJ McConnell’s defensive performance against Lillard in the first round? Give Carlisle some inspiration?
