The lineup New York put out made it obvious that the Knicks really had no one left to use...
Aside from Hart, the durable jack-of-all-trades gradually discovered by Thibodeau to have ironman potential, everyone else was a reserve.
Even Walker, who had once been DNP'd, had been brought back out.
If another guard got hurt, Fournier might even get a chance to play in this Eastern Conference semifinal Game 7 War and properly experience the fierce intensity of a conference semifinal~~
And once the Knicks put out this set of a lineup, it was easy enough to guess what the game on the court would look like.
The chaotic New York Knicks were thoroughly blown apart at both ends by the Bucks led by Lillard.
In just two minutes, the Bucks went on a 10-2 run against the Knicks.
If Drummond had not grabbed a frontcourt rebound and then scored on a second-chance attempt, the Knicks might not have scored at all.
Thus, under everyone's watchful eyes, Thibodeau immediately called out the first timeout of the Second Quarter. He decisively subbed out Walker, who had just posted a minus-eight plus-minus, and sent Chen back in.
Including the 130 seconds of adjustment time between quarters, Chen had rested for nearly four minutes in total.
His body had not even had time to cool down before he had to suit up and go back in again.
At this rate, Chen might play more than 44 minutes tonight...
Back in the game, Chen Xi, who had re-entered the game, received Ingles's pass in the backcourt before turning and bringing the ball into the frontcourt.
At the Top of the Key, he faced Craig's defense with the ball and initiated offense.
After a simple between-the-legs crossover, he exploded into his drive.
Two steps later,