Positive and negative values ​​-20! What is the difference between Downs in G2?

In this game, Brunson once again gave the best in the game, playing 39 minutes, 13 of 27 shots, 5 of 12 three-pointers, 5 of 5 free throws, scored 36 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists, and scored the highest score and assists in the team.

Although the last key three-pointer in the fourth quarter was not made, before that, it was Brunson who scored 5 points and 1 assist in a row, narrowing the gap of 8 points to 1 point.

After the whole game, although the Knicks lost 5 points, Brunson's plus-minus value was +4, which also shows that some things - Brunson was not present for a total of 9 minutes, and the Knicks lost 9 points during this period.

So, the boss Brunson tried his best, but the second boss Towns performed a bit bad in this game.

In the whole game, Towns only played 27 minutes and 41 seconds, made 6 of 14 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, scored 20 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists, 0 steals and 0 blocks.

Note this data: Although Towns only played for less than 28 minutes, his plus-negative value was as low as -20, and the team was the last off-level. In other words, when he was not present, the Knicks actually scored 20 points ahead of the Pacers in 20 minutes.

As a comparison, the Knicks substitute center Miro's data in this game is: playing 29 minutes and 20 seconds, shooting 2 of 3 shots, scoring 6 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks, with a plus or negative value of +6, tied with McBride for the highest team.

There was a slightly controversial thing in the fourth quarter. Towns got off after playing for 3 minutes, and then returned to the court until 2 minutes and 25 seconds left. New York's second-in-command, All-Star, and All-NBA player played for only 5 minutes in a single quarter? This is arguably very rare for Thibodeau who is good at using the Five Donkeys tactic.

Objectively speaking, the data is not bad for 20 points and 7 rebounds in a single game, but the presence of Towns in this game is indeed a bit poor.

In the first quarter, the Knicks were beaten 19-9 by the Pacers at the beginning, and then Towns was replaced by Miro. The Knicks beat the Pacers 17-5 and ended the first quarter 26-24.

Downs' performance in this quarter: two shots were made in a single quarter, all shots were lost, and he also brought a plus or negative value of -10.

Only looking at the few minutes of Towns being there, the Pacers did feel a little overwhelmed, especially Siakam, who scored 11 points in a row at the beginning, but on the defensive end, Towns did make several defensive mistakes, and the Pacers seized these opportunities.

There is the fourth quarter again. In the first 3 minutes, the Pacers beat the Knicks 12-3, pulling the score difference between the two quarters to 94-85, and then Thibodeau replaced Towns.

During this period, the lineup of Thibodeau on the court was: Payne + McBride + Bridges + Towns + Miro. As a result, not only did he not have offense, but the combination of Towns + Miro on the defensive end was also beaten by the Pacers.

Carlisle frantically took advantage of Towns' weak defense awareness and Miro's slow movement but unable to pull it out. It can be said that it was this wave of digging that led to the Knicks' loss in this game.

The last 2 minutes and 25 seconds ago, Towns was replaced because the score difference of nearly 10 points was really impossible to catch up. At the same time, the Pacers began to cut Miro and replaced Towns in order to catch up.

The effect was there after the substitution. Brunson began to swing wildly, so he was chased to 1 point for a while, but Towns' performance was still hard to compliment. In the first three defensive rounds after he came back, the Knicks actually lost two defensive rebounds. Fortunately, these two rebounds were not converted into scores in the end, otherwise Brunson would have no use no matter how magical it was.

and, when Brunson finally tied the three-pointer, Towns didn't even have the awareness to go in and grab the board. In this regard, what he did was indeed a bit bad.

It is definitely inaccurate to judge a player based on the positive and negative values ​​of one game. For example, although Towns was -20 in this game, he scored 35 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists in G1, and the positive and negative values ​​are still the second highest +9 in the team.

However, in the two games of this series, Towns' defense is indeed not good. He has interfered with 41 shots in total. The Pacers' shooting percentage has increased from 49.0% to 56.1%, and the mid-range and three-point shooting percentage have increased significantly.

Specifically for the matchup, Turner had the most defenses in this round of the game, with a total of 47 rounds. Turner made 5 of 7 shots and scored 10 points; in addition, Halliburton also played against Towns in 18 rounds, then made 6 of 13, scoring 15 points, 6 assists and 0 mistakes. In this round of game, neither side has a strong defense, just fighting for offense. The Pacers were obviously better in that year, but to be honest, the gap was not as big as 2-0 away games. The total difference between the two games was 8 points.

The gap may be in some defensive details, players' execution, key round handling and even the timing of the suspension of challenges. In these aspects, it can be said that Thibodeau was completely defeated by the opponent Carlisle.

As for Towns, he was targeted by the Pacers in many rounds of G2, especially on the defensive end. I hope G3 can see a different Towns, otherwise if it is still the same as G2, then the Knicks will really be in a desperate situation.