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The regular season is too easy and not good! The Nuggets, the Knicks said, in the 4th quarter, we are not tired at all!

2:47pm, 15 May 2025【Basketball】

The match between the Thunder and the Nuggets, the two sides did not decide the winner in the first four quarters, and the game was dragged into overtime. In the overtime, the Nuggets directly took the game away 11:2. Some careful people found that Alexander was tired and unable to play in the fourth quarter, and his efficiency declined sharply, but the Nuggets went backwards, the more they became stronger! If you think about it carefully, not only the Thunder will be tired in the fourth quarter, but the Celtics are the same! This is not a nonsense, it is based on facts.

In fact, the most shocking thing in the playoffs so far is the Celtics. As the champion of last year, they lost two consecutive home games this year! The Thunder are almost the same. They always take the lead in the first half, but they won’t do it in the second half. Judging from their game data, what’s going on!

➡️Thunder, I won’t talk about the game the Thunder won, just look at the two games they lost. From the data below, we can see that in the first game between the two sides, the Thunder won 10 points in the first half. From the third quarter, it gradually became unsatisfied. It was even more unbearable in the fourth quarter. It was not so much that it was a final kill, but rather that it was not maintaining the lead.

In today's game, I also had a 5-point lead in the first half. It was no longer possible from the third quarter, especially in overtime, which was purely impossible.

The results of these two games are the same. They played well in the first half, and the third quarter began to show a downward trend, but the fourth quarter was completely unsatisfied!

➡️Celtics, let’s look at the game against the Knicks. In the first game, he led by 16 points in the first half. Then in the third quarter, his condition began to decline. In the fourth quarter, he was a fundamental offensive power cut and eventually lost the game.

Let's take a look at the second game. The lead in the first half was 9 points. In the third quarter, the performance was still fine. In the fourth quarter, the rhythm was familiar again, and the offense was powered off again. As a result, it was a loss of 2 consecutive games.

The rules are very obvious in these two games, with obvious advantages in the first half, and in the second half, it is like a team that can establish a relatively good lead, but it cannot be maintained.

So what exactly is the problem? Are you really tired? First of all, we need to solve a problem. Whether it is the Celtics or the Thunder, they are all young teams, so how can they be tired? The one on the opposite side should be even more tiring!

Thinking of this is of course very appropriate, but from the perspective of details, you will find that this is not the case at all, just the opposite!

First, in terms of physical strength, whether it is the Thunder or the Celtics, they play very easily in the regular season, rarely have games, and they need to work hard in the fourth quarter, so they don’t play many main players in the fourth quarter, which means that their physical strength has developed a conditioned reflex. There is no problem with the first three quarters, but in the fourth quarter, they really have not been trained. The Knicks and the Nuggets often go all out in the fourth quarter, and still need to fight. So from the fourth quarter, the Thunder and the Celtics obviously do not have an advantage in physical strength.

Second, in terms of experience, the principle is the same as the above. The Celtics and the Thunder basically don’t need much effort to play the fourth quarter, so where did they get the experience in the fourth quarter? For them, how to play in the fourth quarter? It's very simple, just be on the bench. Do you still need to consider this?

Third, the same is true in terms of pressure resistance. It is too easy to win. Take the Celtics as an example. As soon as the game started, they threw 3 points. 80% of the games were defeated by 3 points. Now, what should I do if I can’t make a 3-point shot? Who knows? Suddenly I felt pressure, so how could I adjust so quickly? By the time I realized it, the game was over!

So, the Thunder and the Celtics are indeed strong and have a strong foundation. But playing in the regular season is too easy, and this is not good. Many of their games have already lost suspense in advance in the first half. At most, they play in the third quarter and rarely play in the fourth quarter. So in terms of physical strength, experience, and ability to withstand pressure, they are far inferior to the Nuggets and the Knicks!

is particularly like the Knicks. The five starters play from the first quarter to the fourth quarter. In the regular season, they play about 40 minutes in each game. The Nuggets are similar. They have played a lot of overtime with their teachers. The fourth quarter is a very ordinary game for them, but for the Celtics and the Thunder, they are too unfamiliar with them. Then the gap in the playoffs will be reflected. These two teams will find that the opponent is not tired at all in the fourth quarter!

If you summarize it in one sentence, take running as an example. Compared with a person who often runs 5,000m, if you cannot establish enough advantages within 5km, then you will definitely not be able to run for the remaining 5km in the back. This has nothing to do with age. Young people who don’t exercise usually can’t compare to an old man who runs every day!

The regular season is too easy and not good! The Nuggets, the Knicks said that in the 4th quarter, we are not tired at all!