There is no playing time in the regular season, but the Pacers substitute center was in the Eastern Conference Finals

In a previous NBA playoff Eastern Conference Finals G4, the Indiana Pacers, who played at home, defeated the New York Knicks 130-121. After this game, the Pacers widened the total score of the series to 3-1 and successfully won the match point; while the Knicks were in huge trouble, they were already stepping on the edge of the cliff with one foot.

In this game, the Pacers' substitute center Tony Bradley still got the opportunity to enter the rotation lineup, and his performance was relatively stable. Bradley played 10 minutes in the game, made 1 of 1 shot and 1 of 2 free throws, scored 3 points and 1 rebound, and had 1 foul, with a plus-negative value of +10. Bradley doesn't play much, and his role and tactical status on the court are relatively limited, but he also seized the opportunity on the offensive end and got some points. His performance on the defensive end is also quite standard, and he can also play his advantages in inside defense. It is undeniable that Bradley's ability is relatively average, and it is indeed difficult for him to provide enough support to the team on both offense and defense. However, from the actual situation, Bradley also helped the team's second team stabilize the situation and made his own contribution to the team's victory.

In the NBA regular season this season, Bradley played 14 games in total, with an average of 8.1 minutes per game, averaging 4.4 points, 3 rebounds, 0.4 assists, 0.1 steals and 0.6 blocks, and 0.4 turnovers and 0.8 fouls. His shooting percentage was 64.4%, a three-point shooting percentage of 33.3%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 33.3%. In the playoffs, Bradley played 7 games in the first 14 games, averaging only 7 minutes per game, with averaging 0.9 points, 1.7 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 0.1 blocks, 0.3 turnovers and 0.7 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 50% and a free throw percentage of 50%.

Bradley did not get a stable playing time in the regular season, and it was difficult for him to enter the team's rotation lineup most of the time. In the playoffs, the situation actually did not change in essence, and Bradley was unable to get more opportunities to play in the previous two rounds of the series. As a result, in this round of the series, it was also because another substitute center Thomas Bryant suffered a finger injury, and Bradley's defensive effect was indeed better than Bryant. He also got the chance to enter the rotation lineup in these games. It has to be said that Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle is really a brave head coach. It is incredible that players like Bradley who have very few regular season playing time can actually enter the rotation lineup in the Eastern Conference Finals.