In this year's playoffs, the Pacers are the absolute king of reversal, from the first round against the Bucks, the last 40 seconds of G5 overtime filled the 7-point trench, the second round of G2 in the last 50 seconds of desperate survival, until the East Finals G1 was still 14 points behind in the first 4 minutes of the final game, with Nesmith's three-point rain and Haliburton's high throw, and finally reversed the Knicks in overtime. This team turned "impossible" into "no, probably".
According to the statistics of the American media, of the 12 playoff wins, the final 1 minute of 3 games combined with a total of 29 points, ranking first in the league in key ball success rate (42.7%)
It is understood that the head coach of the Pacers deliberately imitates the moment of adversity in training, and will specialize in an 8-minute high-intensity confrontation with a 0-15 point deficit scene. This wisdom that turns stress into muscle memory.
The actual effect is that when the score difference is within 5 points in the last five minutes of the game, the Pacers' true shooting percentage increases by 6.8% against the trend
In a desperate situation, Xiaoqiang, who can't be killed, is the strongest walker.
And this revelation may also bring the whole league, and even the world basketball enlightenment, the future direction of basketball evolution is not superstar basketball, but a resilient system.