"The Knicks have played at full intensity from the very first game of the season."
"They haven't taken it easy in a single game, nor have they coasted through a single quarter."
"Even when they were up by twenty in the third quarter, the team still maintained suffocating defensive intensity."
Kevin Harlan raised his brows slightly and instinctively asked a question.
"Isn't maintaining a high level of competitive intensity a good thing?"
Marv Albert gently shook his head and carefully explained the downside.
"It's good in the short term, but in the long run, it's absolutely a massive hidden danger."
"The NBA regular season lasts eighty-two games and stretches across a full six months."
"No team can stay tense for an entire season and finish every game without ever relaxing."
Bill Walton immediately understood the key point, and his expression turned serious as well.
"I understand what you mean."
"If they push their physical and mental intensity to the limit too early, the team will hit its fatigue period ahead of schedule."
"Most strong teams selectively rest their starters during the middle of the regular season and ease up in some unimportant games."
"That way, they preserve their energy and go all out in the playoff push."
"But the Knicks currently show no signs whatsoever of resting or easing up."
Marv Albert continued, pointing out the physical strain on the two stars.
"Especially the two core players, Jordan and Li Fei."
"Jordan is getting older, and his body recovers far more slowly than that of younger players."
"Prolonged high-intensity offense and defense could easily create injury risks toward the end of the regular season."
"And while Li Fei has freakish physical abilities and stamina far beyond that of ordinary people—"
"He's still flesh and blood, not an actual machine."
"If