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Thibodeau talks about the reason for the defeat in the first game: the opponent feels good, and we don t interfere with the shooting

1:53pm, 24 May 2025【Basketball】

On May 24, the NBA playoffs continue, and the Knicks will play the G2 game in the Eastern Conference Finals with the Pacers. Before the game, Knicks coach Thibodeau was interviewed by the media.

Thibodeau said when talking about the reason for the team's defeat in the first game: "Part of the reason is that the opponent feels good, and the other part is that we have not interfered with the shooting."

Regarding how to deal with the first game, Thibodeau said: "If you always look back, you can't focus on the problem that should be solved today. You must win every game."

Regarding the struggle performance of the starting lineup in the first game (a total of -60), Thibodeau said: "We can't just look at the problem from this perspective. We have made a lot of lineup matching adjustments, and the starting players have also played with the substitute lineup."

Knicks still had a 14-point lead when they were left in the fourth quarter until 2 minutes and 50 seconds left in the fourth quarter, but they were eventually reversed by their opponents and lost to the Pacers 135-138, and are currently behind 0-1. According to the schedule, the second game of the two teams will be held at 8 a.m. this morning.