How outrageous is it to be reversed by 20 points twice at home? 20 points in the five-for-five matchup is really a waste

was reversed by 20 points, and two consecutive games occurred at the home court of the defending champion Celtics, which was a shocking melon.

G1 in the third quarter, 6 minutes and 19 seconds, the Celtics stopped the Knicks 72-52 and established a 20-point lead;

G2 in the third quarter, 4:05 seconds, the Celtics led the Knicks 70-50 by 20 points, and established a 20-point lead for the second time in the series.

G1, the Knicks fell behind by 20 points and scored 56-33, making a comeback in overtime;

G2, the Knicks fell behind by 20 points and scored 41-20, narrowly winning by 1 point.

We cannot think that the defending champion Celtics are weak. After all, leading 20 points in two consecutive games is a real and objective existence. The most accurate adjective should be the lack of strength in the future.

Although the Knicks made a comeback twice, we cannot simply think that the Knicks are stronger than the Celtics. Based on the current performance of G1 and G2, we can conclude that the Knicks are more resilient than the Celtics in these two games, and their ability to withstand pressure is underestimated.

In the modern basketball three-pointer era, the five tigers of both teams are still typical five-for-one styles, so there is no situation where anyone locks who is absolutely locked. Singles efficiency and open three-point response rate are undoubtedly the barometer of the five-for-one offensive and defensive effects. When such good or bad rounds accumulate, there may be a famous scene where 20 points are considered a nonsense, and it will be twice.

From a defensive perspective, the Knicks are indeed a more difficult side than the Celtics in terms of position.

Brunson has 188 cm and 86 kg. He is undoubtedly the most obvious defensive weak ring for the two teams when they start against the outside world. The Knicks need to use more protective measures to help Brunson's single anti-scrubbing butt, which fundamentally makes it easier for the Celtics to destroy the Knicks' defensive formation.

Compared with the five starting points of the Knicks, Horford, Tatum, Brown, White and Holiday are obviously the better and easier side to defend.

Tatum/Brown's signature pick-and-roll name Brunson. The Knicks naturally dare not let Brunson be exposed to the double-Taihua. When Brunson defended the pick-and-roll, they all used delayed return. The Knicks also had to send someone to help Brunson assist in defense nearby, which would inevitably give the Celtics the opportunity to call the five outsiders and transfer the ball before processing.

G2, the Celtics' attack was simpler and more crude: Holiday, 193 cm, directly pushed Brunson with the ball, and four shots from the outside, guarded him. Holiday scored 5 points through three singles (2 baskets + 1 of two free throws) - Double Tetra Flower + Holiday picked and roll to name Brunson Brunson is the most comfortable starting move for the Celtics.

213 cm Towns and 213 cm Mitchell Robinson, two centers who are not good at infinite switching are also the hardest hit areas for the Celtics' ball holders. Brunson, Towns and Mitchello are frequently named, which is the basic logic of the Celtics' defense.

Knicks are naturally unwilling to sit and wait for death. Coach Thibodeau used a large number of strong side three and two to protect the weak rings of the defensive not to be named directly, and used strong side pinchs to protect the penalty area. The defensive concept is very clear: you can shoot three-pointers, and you will definitely not give the Celtics the opportunity to easily make a single layup/dunk and get two points.

The Knicks tried to force the Celtics to take three-pointers after panic, haste and high-speed movement. The rotation defense faced the Celtics' five-in-one lineup and encouraged Horford/Platform to shoot three-pointers in the interior - the Celtics pulled out and shot three-pointers at the highest point on the field, and once the shot was lost, the Knicks could easily accept the backcourt rebound.

Horford, Platinum and Holiday are the key targets that the Knicks are most willing to test their three-pointers. As a defensive old-school head coach, Thibodeau is not afraid of the Celtics making crazy three-pointers. On the contrary, he pays more attention to the protection of the penalty area, the middle and the strong side.

Although there are two obvious defensive weak rings in the Knicks, Hart, Anunobi and Bridges can provide the top single defense and assisted defense quality in the 4th, 3th and 2th positions, which is also the fundamental game between the Knicks' defense and the Celtics.

Thibodeau has enough even the top-level defense resources to complete high-quality assisted and defense rotation, taking the 9 minutes and 21 seconds of defensive cooperation in the first quarter as a reference: Brown singles Hart crushed into the three-second zone, Anunobi decisively emptied Holiday outside the three-point line, helped Hart attack Brown, and Anunobi intercepted Brown to resolve the singles threat in the penalty area in this round.

Knicks mainly chose to short Holiday for a pincer attack and assist in defense. The Celtics can give three-pointers from the outside, but they are determined not to easily score at the basket. Thibodeau's defensive decision forced the Celtics G1 to shoot 60 three-pointers (15 of 60 shots), and G2 to shoot 40 three-pointers (10 of 40 shots), with a total of 25 of 100 shots in two games, with a three-point shooting percentage of only 25.0% in both games.

Brunson is the key leader in the Knicks' 20-point reversal in two games. Bridges' defensive role is clear at a glance. The Celtics' strength in the last quarter in two consecutive games failed to match the Knicks.

The only tactic of the Knicks' decisive moment was to hand the ball to Brunson. He scored 11 points and 1 three-point assist in the fourth quarter of G1 and overtime, and G2 contributed 9 points and 1 three-point assist in the final quarter - a single-single hard solver in the championship defense lock Holiday, until the double-team, the team transferred the ball, Anunobi and Bridges hit key three-pointers in both games. The answer to the development source of the Knicks' positional battle offensive hard solve is undoubtedly Brunson.

Brunson is responsible for the offense. Anunobi, Bridges and Hart have a strong sense of presence in the defensive ends of these two battles: Anunobi has 5 broken and 1 hat, Hart has 2 broken and 2 hats, Bridges has 3 blocks and 5 broken and the front line is full of "breaking hat-making" data.

The Celtics made serious mistakes in the final quarter in two consecutive games, G1 made 3 of 19 three-pointers in the fourth quarter and overtime, and G2 made 2 of 11 three-pointers in the fourth quarter. With the increase in the intensity of the game and the consumption of physical fitness, the three-pointer efficiency of the defending champion obviously showed ups and downs..

The Celtics won the championship with this style of play last year, averaging 48.2 three-pointers and 17.8 three-pointers per game this season. These two data have ranked first in the league for two consecutive years. They are undoubtedly the first three-point team in the past two years, which is also their mainstream style of play. Together, his own style and the Knicks' defensive strategy led to the Celtics making a large number of three-pointers in the semi-finals, making three-pointers with success and three-pointers with defeat, "if you fail, you will succeed."

The Celtics suffered a 20-point comeback in two consecutive games. On the one hand, the three-pointers were inaccurate. In this round of the series, the average three-pointers averaged 25.0% was far lower than the average three-pointers averaged 36.8% per game. At the critical moment of the game, the game made a lot of bets on a single-handed basis without hitting the basket. Obviously, they chose the lowest-tolerant style of play; on the other hand, Tatum performed poorly, G1 only made 7 of 23 points (5 mistakes), G2 he made 5 of 19 and scored only 13 points, and in two games, he made 42 shots, hit 12 goals, scored 36 points, and 8 mistakes. This performance was obviously not up to standard.

And Tatum G1 missed three singles three-pointers in a row in the fourth quarter, and the G2 winning goal was intercepted by Bridges. As an ace star, Tatum is undoubtedly the Celtics' number one scapegoat.

It is already dangerous for the defending champion to lose two home games in a row. They do have hard strength. They must be more cautious and meticulous, especially to improve their performance and concentration in key rounds. Porzingis played for 13 minutes and G2 for 14 minutes. The ultimate form of the Celtics’ five-for-one foreign team has not yet been fully loaded, and they do have a chance.