Things change quickly in the NBA Playoffs. One game, a role player plays 20 minutes. The next game, he’s a coach’s decision DNP. Another game, a team comes out in drop coverage. Next game, they play at the level of the screen.
Whether it be rotations, schemes, shot distribution, or any other adjustment, teams are bound to make modifications to their initial plans – both within a series and between them.
That’s what makes good coaches, well, good. They come out with gameplans that they think will be effective against a team, but that doesn’t mean they are tied to those decisions.