The NBA playoff schedule has caused controversy again. The game was over in the front, but the finals seemed to be on vacation

NBA Finals, the second game ended yesterday. The Thunder defeated the Pacers at home and tied the score to 1-1. The series returned to the same starting line, and the third game was particularly critical!

But once we look at the schedule, the third game was June 12, which means that we had a full 3 days off between Game 2 and Game 3! You should know that the schedule for the first playoffs is very compact, and sometimes the rest time between two games is not enough for 2 days. I gave it 3 days at once, which is really generous! The schedule of the

Finals is:

June 6, June 9, June 12, June 14, and June 17, and the 6th and 7th are to be decided!

It can be seen that there are only 2 days off between Game 3 and Game 4, and the rest are all 3 days off. It is indeed very abundant. Compared with the previous one, the finals are like on vacation.

For comparison, let’s take a look at the schedule of the first round of Thunder VS Grizzlies:

April 21 1:00, April 21 7:30, April 23 9:30, April 25 9:30, and April 27 3:30.

Including the specific time of the game, the maximum was 2 days and 6 hours of rest, and the minimum was 1 day and 18 hours of rest. From Game 1 to Game 4, there were only 6 days, 2 and a half hours apart.

And the interval between the first game of the finals and the fourth game is 11 days! The gap is nearly 2 times.

Look at the schedule of the second round of Thunder VS Nuggets:

May 6th, 9:30 on May 8th, 10:00 on May 10th, 3:30 on May 12th, 9:30 on May 14th, 8:30 on May 16th, 3:30 on May 19th.

The first 6 games were all rested for 2 days (not counting the specific time of the start), even the interval between the game that needed to be converted to the home court. The second and third games took two and a half hours to rest, while the fourth and fifth games only took one day and 23 hours, which was not enough for 2 days. From Game 1 to Game 4, the interval is 5 days and 18 hours, which is even more compact than the Thunder VS Grizzlies.

It can be said that in the first few rounds of games, even in the Eastern Conference Finals and Western Conference Finals, they will play one game every one day, including those who switch home courts, there is no extra rest.

The reason is that the start time of the finals was determined in advance!

In order to ensure that the finals can start at the designated time, the previous game must be moved forward, because if there is a 7-game in each round, it will be difficult to control the scene. It can be said that the previous schedule was reserved according to the 7-game winnings per round, so I was so rushing.

The actual situation is that in the first round, there were 2 7s in the West, and the East did not 7s. The latest was the Knicks ended with 6 games.

The West scored 7 in the second round, but the East still didn't score 7 in the future. The latest was the Knicks ended with 6 games.

East and East-West Finals did not grab 7, one ended with 5 games and the other ended with 6 games.

Thunder ends on May 29, and Pacers ends on June 1. Let's continue to assume that if the Eastern Conference Finals wants to play 7 games, the seventh game will be June 3rd, and if the Western Conference Finals wants to play 7 games, the seventh game will be June 2nd. The finals started on June 6th, and they finished 7 games from the Eastern Conference Finals, and they just took a 2-day break.

This is why the previous schedule is so rush, and the finals are like holidays. Because the time of the finals is determined first, the previous games are reserved for 7 wins per round.

can only say that if you want to go far in the playoffs, you must first be healthy and physically sufficient. For older teams, the only way to avoid physical and injury problems is to fight quickly.

If the Warriors had not been forced to 7 with 3-1, Curry might not have been injured in the second round and might have gone further.

If the Nuggets were not forced to snatch 7 by the Clippers in the first round, they would not have been physically weak in the second half of the second round and were reversed by the Thunder continuously.

Therefore, physical fitness and health are also key factors in the playoffs. In this regard, the young Thunder and Pacers do have advantages, and the best configuration is to lead the new with the old, the old are responsible for stability, and the young are responsible for rushing.