Duncan is the team's treasure, and he must rest in the second game of any back-to-back.
In consecutive back-to-back games, Duncan, Parker and Ginobili each chose to play only one game.
For the rest of the game, Popovich handed over to the team's newcomer Leonard, as well as experienced Mesozoic players such as Diaw, Bonner and Stephen Jackson.
In this way, not only did the Spurs' veterans get a good rest, but the newcomers also got good training and their combat effectiveness was also improved.
Therefore, the Spurs player who averages the most playing time per game is only 29-year-old Tony Parker, who averages 32 minutes per game.
The playing time of other main players is less than 30 minutes.
But even so, the Spurs still had an amazing 11-game winning streak in the league.
Therefore, in this shrinking season that has led to player injuries one after another, the Spurs' rotation system has been highly praised by many media.
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After Howard was injured, D'Antoni actually considered resting a wide range of the main lineup.
Therefore, in the past few games, the Knicks have completely started taking separate rotations.
Although they have taken a break, the Knicks are still not weak.
Especially after some substitutes get a lot of playing time, this completely unleashes their desire to attack.
There was no opportunity before, but this time there was an opportunity, and these players seized the opportunity to show themselves.
For example, newcomer Jimmy Butler, Millsap, Hayes, Hassan Whiteside, etc.
They even played harder than the main lineup, especially Millsap.
His wonderful performance on both ends of the offense and defense feels more reliable than Stoudemire's return from injury.
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April 8, against the Chicago Bulls.
Lian Dao had a rest in this game, and Stoudemire's team was almost overturned by the Bulls led by Derrick Rose at home.
In the end, they relied on their home court and lineup depth advantages to defeat their opponents. The Bulls' tenacity is indeed commendable.
However, it was not Stoudemire who played well in this game, but his substitute Millsap.
Facing Carlos Boozer, Millsap played more like Stoudemire.
Especially grabbing rebounds from Boozer's head again and again and helping outside players to cover.
And his playing time in this game does not need to be less than that of Stoudemire.
Especially in the second half, Cousins was substituted again after falling into a foul crisis.
Millsap plays the 4th position, and Stoudemire moves to the 5th position.
Millsap hit two consecutive three-pointers in the last minute of the fourth quarter, helping the Knicks completely establish their victory advantage.
In this game, he also achieved a season high in points and rebounds.
Moreover, under Millsap's defense, Boozer only got rebounds.
Besides Millsap, the one who deserves praise is Jimmy Butler.
His scoring was not high, with only 5 points and 3 rebounds in the game.
However, under his defense, Luol Deng made 4 of 16 shots from the field.
He even made 0 of 5 three-pointers, with a shooting percentage of only 25%.
Although Derrick Rose still performed well, scoring 36 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, it was a pity that he was alone throughout the game.
Every time, they are like a group of lone wolves getting to the basket and scoring.
Especially his signature "not slowing down in disguise", even Lian Dao on the bench felt sore in his knees.
On April 10, they will play another away game against the Chicago Bulls.
Lian Dao appears on the list.
Some fans originally wanted to see Lian Dao and Rose play together!
Unfortunately, Bulls star Derrick Rose sprained his right ankle and was sidelined for one game.
Stoudemire took a rest in this game. Under the leadership of Lian Dao, the Knicks defeated the Bulls in the first quarter.
"Sickle broke through and calmly distributed the ball in the face of double teams. He passed the ball to Danny Green, who made a three-pointer at the buzzer..."
"In! Hit a three-pointer at the buzzer. Danny Green once again showed his precise three-point shooting!"
"40 points, 40 points in a single quarter! The Knicks scored 40 points in the first quarter, and they still faced the Chicago Bulls, who are known as the most iron-blooded defense in the league!"
At the United Center, Mark Jackson cheered for the Knicks with all his strength during the commentary.
After narrowly defeating the Bulls in the last game, the Knicks are even more aggressive in this game.
Especially at the Bulls' home court, they staged a violent act of 40 points in a single quarter.
Danny Green was running on the court, as if he was already celebrating the victory three quarters in advance.
However, after Lian Dao left the game in the first quarter, even if he came on in the next three quarters, Lian Dao didn't make many moves.
It felt like I was fishing all the time. After scoring 21 points, 6 assists and 5 assists in a casual manner, I took a rest.
In the first quarter, Lian Dao used various offensive methods to completely defeat Thibodeau's iron-blooded defense.
In addition, star Rose was not present, and the Bulls' morale was completely defeated in the first quarter.
So much so that even if Lian Dao was not present later.
The Bulls failed to provide effective resistance on both offense and defense.
In the end, the Bulls lost to the Knicks at home and away.
The two teams have met four times this season, and the Bulls have only managed to win once when the Knicks faced back-to-back games.
In the other three games against the Knicks, the Bulls were completely defeated.
On April 11, the Knicks' pace of victory still did not stop.
It's as if D'Antoni has just discovered that the backup lineup in his team is also very good.
In back-to-back games against the Bucks, D'Antoni rested three main players.
Only Holiday and Cousins are left, and the rest are substitutes.
However, they are still invincible.
The biggest victim among them should be Monta Ellis, who just came to the Bucks.
On the defensive end, he was first taken care of by Tony Allen, and then was haunted by Butler.
And Brandon Jennings was taken care of by Holiday.
After the Bucks' two top scorers were restricted, they completely lost their offensive power.
In this game, the Knicks easily defeated the Bucks.
The Bucks' highest scorer was Mike Dunleavy who came off the bench with 26 points.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The Knicks' game against the Bucks also allowed other teams in the league to see the horror of the Knicks' bench depth.
On April 13, the Knicks defeated the Washington Wizards at home by 52 points, creating the league's largest point difference in a single game in a single season.
Lian Dao was still paddling tonight and only played half of the game.
He scored 20 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, but basically didn't exert any effort.
It's not Lian Dao. All the main players didn't exert much force in this game. The real force was still the substitute lineup.
Jeremy Lin, in particular, exploded when faced with the then No. 1 pick, John Wall.
He scored 36 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in a single game, setting a new career high in scoring.
Wall was blindsided by Jeremy Lin's offense throughout the game.
Moreover, the Knicks' second team in this game showed what an iron-blooded defense is.
Jimmy Butler and Hassan Whiteside, who got a lot of playing time in this game, formed two lines of defense inside and outside.
Coupled with Millsap and Tony Allen, two defensive gates are assisting from the side.
It directly let the Wizards see what it means to be an iron wall.
Under the Knicks' defense, the Wizards shot only 24.8%.
John Wall, under the loving care of Teacher Tony's defensive changes, made 2 of 12 shots and only scored 8 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
The highest scorer on their team is Jordan Crawford.
Facing Jeremy Lin, who was not very good defensively, he scored 17 points and 4 rebounds.
But the shooting percentage of 6 out of 20 shots in the game is really touching.
The Washington Wizards originally wanted to build a team with John Wall as the core.
In his rookie season, he averaged 16.4 points and 8.3 assists per game.
At that time, the league was full of expectations for John Wall.
However, compared to his rookie season, John Warming has not made much progress this season.
This season he averaged 16.3 points and 8 assists per game.
Even compared to last season, his statistics have actually declined.
You know, the Wizards' record is the second-to-last in the Eastern Conference, a weak team.
Without the need for record guarantees, Wall is actually regressing.
It’s simply asking for data without receipts, wanting results without results!
This obviously doesn't satisfy Washington fans.
However, considering that this is only John Wall's second year in the league, he still has the potential to grow and improve.
Washington fans are still very patient. They are still willing to give Wall a chance and have high expectations for him.