Depends if your definition of decided is a 12 pt lead with 7 mins to go.
Decided is 20 at the 4 minute mark.
But thanks for playing.
Playing what?
It was a 12 point lead with 7:30 to go in the 4th and a minute later Kyrie and Al were subbed back in. As for the 20 points with 4 to go, maybe by that time Brad was ready to take him out but didn't want to burn a timeout. Then he tweaked his shoulder. It's half of one two fourths of the other.
I agree that starters need to be preserved but it's easy to second guess in hindsight.
At 4 minute mark up by 20, you call timeout and pull your best player.
But this is not the first time Brad has failed to do this. He did it last year as well.
We were only up 12 as we neared the 5-minute mark. Then Kyrie hit a jumper with just under 5 to go.
I don’t think a 17-point lead with 4:30 to go is automatic. I mean two quick threes and you could be talking about an 11-point game with just under 4 minutes on the clock.
This wasn’t a 30-point coast game like you’re making it out to be.
Yeah, he tweaked his shoulder in what proved to be an easy win. Wouldn’t hang this on anyone but just chalk it up to bad luck. Hopefully it’s nothing serious and even if they rest him next game to be cautious, big deal.