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The New York Knicks look exhausted out there.
They suffered one of the toughest losses in franchise playoff history in Game 4, and it was never close.
The Knicks lost by 32 points to an Indiana Pacers team that kept pushing the pace over and over, and some of the Knicks’ misses weren’t even that contested.
That’s why former NBA player Tim Hardaway believes they’re in trouble.
Talking on The Carton Show, he stated that this team is tired, and that obviously doesn’t bode well for their postseason chances.
Craig Carton replied by stating that professional athletes don’t get tired, and that’s why the Knicks are going to be just fine.
“The Knicks are TIRED.”
— @HardawaySr reacts to the Pacers blowout Game 4 win pic.twitter.com/5ZWNuK6ham
— The Carton Show (@TheCartonShow) May 13, 2024
Truth be told, Hardaway is right on point.
It’s one thing to wear your players down in the playoffs, and it’s a completely different thing to wear them down from the beginning of the season.
That’s Thibodeau’s M.O., and it has come back to haunt him every single time, yet he hasn’t learned from his mistakes.
The Pacers are a deep team with fresh legs, and the Knicks are starting to pay the price for that major grind throughout the course of the entire season.
On top of that, they don’t have a single shot-creator besides Jalen Brunson and maybe Alec Burks, and that kind of stagnant and iso-heavy offense isn’t reliable come playoff time.
It was a great run, and they’re the toughest and most resilient team in the Association.
But as good as they are, no one can win with tired legs.
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