Zhang Yang thought back to Pietrus's profile and felt that this teammate's injury might indeed be due to increased playing time. Early in the season, Pietrus averaged only 15 or 16 minutes per game. Mike Miller and Hill were the main backups at the three and four positions.
Millsap was injured, and Ibaka nearly got injured. He had discussed this with Felton before, and they both thought it was because of the sudden increase in their game intensity.
Millsap used to play as a backup, and during this season's training camp and preseason, he was preparing to be a backup. But unexpectedly, he was put into the starting lineup. Although he played well, the opponents he faced were stronger than those in the second lineup, making it undoubtedly more tiring.
