Thibodeau’s Trust in Seven Players vs. Carlisle’s Deep Rotation: Contrasting Playoff Approaches

In the end, Thibodeau only trusted seven players because two props, Bojan Bogdanovic and Julius Randle, could no longer be used. Josh Hart was on the field for an average of 46.4 minutes, Brunson (43.8) and OG Anunoby (41.6) also cracked the 40-minute mark.

The opponent from Indiana has a different approach. No player was on the field for more than 37 minutes on average, coach Rick Carlisle, who was able to win a playoff series with Dallas for the first time since the 2011 championship and is now facing Brunson, whom he benched with the Mavs in Game 7 against the Clippers in 2021usually trusted eight to nine players, and six players scored double figures in the series against the Milwaukee Bucks.

This was the advantage for the outsider, who of course also benefited from the injuries to Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard (two games). The fact that Indy still played a game against Milwaukee without their two best scorers doesn’t really speak for the Pacers, but Indiana showed good performances in their home games and was rewarded with their first series win in ten years.

2024-05-06 11:23:00
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