The Knicks narrowly defeated the Celtics in overtime! Thibodeau s "7-man suicide squad" is full. Will you fight for this round of series?

The G1 in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals staged an ultimate hand-to-hand battle! After overtime, the Knicks narrowly defeated the Celtics 108-105 and led 1-0 in the series. But what is more amazing than the winner is the employing strategy of both sides - the main players played almost all the game, and the rotation was ridiculously short. In this round of the series, physical fitness may be more capable of determining the outcome than skills!

📊 Data highlights

Brunson 43 minutes, 29 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists (9 of 23 shots)

Anunobi 45 minutes, 29 points (10 of 20 shots)

Hart 45 minutes, 14 points, 11 rebounds

Bridges 51 minutes (almost full of the game + overtime! Finally steal and kill!)

Tatum 44 minutes, 25 points, 16 rebounds (23 shots only 7 shots)

Brown 44 minutes, 23 points, 7 rebounds (20 shots)

🤯 Thibodeau's "farmer basketball": 7 players rotated, 5 main players pulled the

Knicks almost only used 7 effective rotations in this game (the other 2 players played for less than 5 minutes), among which:

4 main players played for more than 45 minutes, and Bridges played for 51 minutes in an exaggerated manner (48 minutes of the game + 5 minutes of overtime).

Downs became the player with the shortest appearance in the starting lineup in just 31 minutes!

Tibodeau's coaching style has always been known for "deadly fighting the main players", but it is rare to be so extreme in the second round of the playoffs. The Knicks had already lost major players such as Mitchell Robinson due to excessive consumption in the previous season. How many games can they have with such a way of using people?

☘ The Celtics were forced to fight: 6 people rotated, and the two teams were fighting to the limit

The Celtics were also tragic:

Porzingis withdrew due to illness, Hauser retired, and the Celtics had almost only 6 people left to rotate.

Tatum, Brown and White all played for 44+ minutes, Holiday 38 minutes, and Horford 36 years old 34 minutes.

Without the Positive God, the Celtics' inside defense and space are affected, but the attacking ability of Double Tanhua + White is still terrifying. If the subsequent wave god cannot return, the battle of attrition in this round of the series will be even more tragic.

💥 The key to the series: Who can hold on until the end?

Knicks: Thibodeau's ultimate short rotation is about the present, but the risk of injury is extremely high, especially can Iron Man like Bridges and Hart with it?

Celtics: If Po Shen is absent, the inside pressure will be greater, but the physical reserves of Shuang Tanhua may be slightly better than the Knicks.

In the next game of G2, will the Knicks continue to "explode" the main force, or will the Celtics find a way to crack it? This series may be more cruel than we thought!

📌 What do you think?

👉 The deduction for supporting the Knicks' "desperate style" is 1

👉 The deduction for the Celtics can rely on the deep turnaround 2

👉 It is predicted that this round will be tiebreaker 🔥