The first talent in the team, G2 only plays for 10 minutes? If the Rockets have this courage, they will not be able to play in the first round

On May 24, the Eastern Conference Finals G2 was staged as scheduled. In this game, Thibe's proud short rotation tactics were controlled by Carlisle. At the final quarter, we can clearly feel that the Knicks players' moving steps are a beat slower than the Pacers, which also led to the Knicks losing G2 at a 5-point disadvantage. The total score of the series is now 2-0, and the Pacers have entered this year's finals with one foot.

As the NBA champion coach, Carlisle once again lets the audience see his ability to adapt on the spot. When he found out that Mathering was in poor condition, Carlisle decisively activated it in the second half, and the former's playing time today was also frozen in just 10 minutes.

You should know that this is not the first time Carlisle has done this. As the Pacers' first talent and highest draft pick (the No. 6 pick in the first round of 2022), Mathering is often abandoned by Carlisle this year's playoffs.

This season's regular season, Matherin averaged 30 minutes per game, scoring 16.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists, with a shooting percentage of 45.8%. After entering the playoffs, Matherin averaged 17 minutes per game, scoring 9.7 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.5 assists, and a shooting percentage of 45.7%.

It is worth mentioning that the Rockets have encountered similar situations this year's playoffs. Jaylen Green, who is as fierce as a tiger in the regular season, was exposed as soon as the playoffs arrived.

In the seven games of Fire War, Green averaged only 13.3 points per game and shot 37.2%.

Just imagine that if Carlisle was in charge of the Rockets, Jaylen Green's inefficient performance would have been DNP long ago, and the White Devil Whitmore, who had no chance to play, would probably enter the regular season rotation.

On this basis, the rotation length is appropriately increased to fight the war of attrition with the elderly Warriors, and the Rockets will not be able to play the first round.

So in the final analysis, Uduka and his Rockets coaching staff do not have the courage of Carlisle, and they dare not put their potential new stars on the bench.