Why waste time lot lead when few lead do trick?

Does this mean the Spurs are beating them from an analytical perspective???

This is the problem with the Knicks everyone knew going in: they are a gritty, clutch, never quit team. It’s kind of been their MO for three years now

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this stat makes the spurs look unlucky but really the knicks just have that closer mentality. being clutch in the last 5 matters way moe than controlling the first 35. brunson and og were made for these moments

NY figured out it only matters if you’re ahead at the end of the 48 minutes

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Reminds me a lot of the Pacers vs Celtics ECF from a few years ago where the Pacers led a lot of the games but just couldn’t close anything out. It was a sweep but the series was closer than it looked on paper. Pacers used that experience very well the next year. Always rough for a young team to have this same experience but I’d wager the Spurs will benefit from it in the future.

truly a coaching performance of all time

“Analytically the Spurs are winning the series” - Kenny Atkinson

This is some Lakers/Nuggets shit

Cavs absolute meltdown in game 1 of the ECF is now completely forgotten to history lol

Why lead many minutes when few do trick

Matter of experience. Knicks have experienced coming back from a huge deficit so they’ve got confidence in being able to fight their way back to the game. Even if they start slow early, they’re not gonna panic and make too many stupid mistakes.

Spurs on the other hand are young and showing their inexperienced. This goes to their coaching staffs as well. They’ve let the lead go multiple games already this post season and you can see how it rattles them. Shame because they usually get going early and you can see their confidence but it dips during the 2nd half of the game. Doesn’t help that their bench and backup center is just not good enough and getting targeted during the Wemby off minutes.

It’s a learning process for them but I think this is it for their post season unless a huge miracle happens, it’s Knicks championship to lose.

This post season shows that Wemby needs to bulk up a bit and work on his stamina. Fox I don’t think is your cornerstone PG.

The Knicks’ largest lead was 1 point. With 90s left.

It must be inconvenient for the Spurs that you have to play the full 48 minutes.

wild stat. spurs been controlling the pace most of the series but those last 5 minutes keep slipping away. knicks deserve credit for staying composed under pressure.

Someone let Kenny Atkinson know

Analytically we are up 3-1*** /s Kenny thinking 🤔

so the spurs have won analytically

Analytically speaking they’re the champa

Only lead that matters is the lead when the clock has 0.0 remaining

The Knicks about to be remembered as the most clutch team in history hurts.

You only need <4 seconds in the lead to win the series.

The only lead that matters is the one at 00:00

The only lead that matters is the final score.

the spurs are up analytically is how yall sound

This data is incorrect

Only need to lead for 4 seconds if it’s the right 4 seconds.

I’m having a Nuggets PTSD of this stat. Shit. 😭

Darvin Ham Lakers type shit

Basically the Lakers Nuggets series the last time we faced.

Dominate them right until Murray wakes up

Im all too familiar with this shit.

Denver used to do this to the lakers all the time.

Lakers fans flashbacks

Knicks are like a 800m runner. We stay comfortable around 3-5 place and in that last 2-300 we move.

Knicks might be the team with the most “play to opponents level” gameplay all year. I swear reading about them coming back big or losing to random lower ranked teams during the regular season.

Wagler and Acuff can’t be paired with Garland. They need a larger, defensive.minded guard next to him.

35 minutes of sophisticated basketball

wemby gets tired. He’s 7’5.

I’ve never seen a team so dominant crumble so consistently, it’s amazing to watch. They’ve led by 10+ in the first quarter in every game this series. Even the game they won they almost let slip away. Outside of the 2OT game against OKC, they’ve really struggled in close games all playoffs

They need vet pg not Fox he more so star pg. Uncle cp3 would never allow this

How many wins does that add up to analytically?

It’s basketball, how long you have the lead for is pretty meaningless.

Spurs can’t hold onto leads. Knicks are resilient.

wild stat. spurs been controlling the pace most of the series but those last 5 minutes keep slipping away. knicks deserve credit for staying composed under pressure.

The Knicks are 100% losing game 7 if it makes it that far. I don’t think it makes it that far.

Spurs: Analytically we have lead this entire series!

Us timberwolves fans having flash backs to that Grizzlies series.

The Knicks are 5-2 overall against the spurs this year with the total losing margin 6 points.  Ie they could just as easily be undefeated against the spurs.

In terms of quarters won this series I believe it’s 8-8 so yeah the margins are thin.  

What’s the rush

So they’ve technically beat them most of the time.

Would be wild if the game was based around who held the leads longest to win instead of points.

This Spurs team is literally Tatum, Brown Celtics that fold under pressure.

Its all about how you finish…

the only thing that matters is holding the lead at the end.

That team is just not ready yet for a ring.

Think about it, the Spurs were not on the radar for a Finals or a Conference Final. The young talents managed to carry them so far but now they don’t have the mental to sustain it.

The Knicks have a better bench, more experienced players, knows what to do when behind at half, can do changes on the fly and they have the grit to keep playing.

Spurs are young, too young. It’s Mitch first real year as the coach and he doesn’t have the experience to make changes. The players don’t have the experience and the grit necessary. They thought they were safe and then crumbled when Knicks were coming back.

What the Spurs need right now is a better bench and a PF. They can win a ring with Wemby, Castle and Harper as the core. They just need the missing pieces to make the push for it. This off season will be crucial for them.

Like the Thunder did the year before. Lost in the playoff during the 23-24 season, made some good moves and won the next year.

i mean this should be consolation for the Spurs with the series NOT OVER YET - if anyone can come back its the team that has dominated for the majority of the series.

It’s a game of pacing yourself. Like boxing. Spurs like to throw the first punch but by the later rounds they’ve used up their stamina, shots are shorter with tired legs. Knicks are a vet team that knows how to pace themselves throughout the game. That’s the difference so far.

Some might say they’re the better team.

We get it we suck. I’m going to cry myself to sleep now

The last 5 minutes decide so much in a basketball game lol. You don’t need to lead by 30 points. You’ll burn yourself out and then have nothing left by the 4th quarter

The NBA has always been about how you close

This Knicks team has the highest 4th quarter net rating in the play by play era

I mean, I bet Knicks in 6 at the start and still think they close it out Saturday… But this is the definition of jobs not done. Spurs will get into a double digit lead Saturday if every other game is any indication, and Knicks will once again need to dig deep to overcome in the clutch. They’ve just given us every reason to believe they will.

I have Celtics-Heat flashbacks….

fucking hell

the Tortoise and the Hare type beat

Game 4 was an all time comeback so that’s an outlier, but I think people are putting too much stock into being in the lead in what is clearly such a closely matched series. A lead of even like 6-8 points is nothing in the NBA. It’s a game of runs and a couple of normal minutes could wipe that out easily.

very Lakers vs Thunder in 2024 vibes

You only have to lead the last lap

Spurs are good enough to make the come back. 

Clearly AI generated Knicks led for under a minute last night

and what happened next?

If the Spurs want a replacement for Fox, keep your eye on the Rutgers pipeline again. Tariq Francis is pretty good and the only good player on that team similar to Harper and Bailey

Analytically the Spurs are up 3-1

This shows how incompetent Mitch Johnson is. How do you fumble leads in nearly every game going in your favor!?!?

Jalen… Jalen… Jalen Brunson 🎶