Between load management and the lack of defense that is played, it is clear that games from October to April aren’t held in high regard or mean anything come springtime.
If the Heat continue their winning ways against the Celtics, they will join the 1998-99 Knicks as the only No. 8 seeds to reach the NBA Finals, and that Knicks run can at least be partially attributed to the lockout-shortened season that year. The Lakers, facing a sweep at the hands of the top-seeded Nuggets, are the second No. 7 seed to ever reach the conference finals, along with the 1986-87 SuperSonics.
Then, there is the nature of the game, the playoffs compared to the regular season. It just isn’t the same game at all. During the regular season, 11 teams averaged at least 116 points and 10 produced an offensive rating of at least 116 . In the playoffs, just two teams have scored 116 points and five managed an offensive rating of 116. The league average in scoring during the regular season was 114.7. It is 110.5 in the playoffs.
It obviously doesn’t always work. It didn’t happen for the Clippers, who are known for resting their star players, though injuries to Paul George and Kawhi Leonard obviously were a major detriment to their chances. So many teams practice load management without these kinds of results. The Heat and Lakers may encourage those that stay away from it, however.
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