The Basketball Court Swordsman

At the end of the first quarter, the Grizzlies entered the break with 6 points. Although the points difference is not big, Hollins knows very well that the team was suppressed by the Pacers on both offense and defense today! The reason the Grizzlies are only 6 points behind is only because the game only played 12 minutes, not how well they did.

Although West exited at the end of the first quarter, the Birdman's restrictions on Randolph still played a role. Without double-teaming the Grizzlies, Horford was able to follow Gasol's substitute Maris Speights in the high post and restrict his shooting.

At this point, the Grizzlies’ offensive focus has changed from a fierce attack on the inside to an offense from outside. As for perimeter defense, that's what the Pacers are good at.

So after 12 minutes of the game, the Grizzlies did not open the score as planned. The reporters who were waiting to see Henson's loss expression also became nervous.

"The Pacers played very well in the first quarter. They used the inside offense to contain the Grizzlies' inside line! It seems that after an offseason precipitation, the Pacers are no longer afraid of the Grizzlies' twin tower lineup. "Kevin Harlan was naturally full of praise for Henson. The Pacers responded with ease in this game, not because West suddenly broke out, but because Henson was fully prepared for the game.

The excellent record of 18 wins and 5 losses did not make the second-year Chinese coach complacent, he still wants to do better!

"From the game that the Pacers won the Lakers, it can be seen that the Pacers this season is not afraid of the Twin Towers lineup. Although the Pacers won the game quite controversial, you must admit that in Gasol and Under Bynum’s indiscriminate bombardment, the Pacers survived at least to the end." Barkley remembered the "accident" between Paul and Henson, but set aside the opportunistic "timeout", the game was against the Lakers. The game is really worth watching.

"I'm curious, Charles, why you seem to become a fan of Coach Henson overnight." Kevin Harlan changed the subject. After all, T.NT's commentary style is different from eSPN's professional rigor. After talking about the game for so long, Harlan also wanted to change his mind.

"A fan of Coach Henson? No, no, no, I can't be a fan of Henson in my life. I'm just curious, want to see what Henson will do to break his vicious circle of Grizzlies. "

As soon as the two chatted without a few words, the electronic buzzer refocused everyone's eyes on the court. The rest period is always short, and the fight in the second quarter begins!

Zach Randolph was full of energy. Although he was scored 10 points by West in the first quarter, the fierce "big black bear" did not seem to be discouraged.

"Block his mid-range shots and squeeze his space!"

This is the point that Lionel Hollins emphasized over and over again in Randolph's ear during the break. Is he worse than a dead All-Star? Randolph certainly didn't think so. The reason why West scored so many points in the first quarter is because no one thought that Henson Joe would use West as the main attack point.

To put it bluntly, the Chinese coach and the outdated All-Star are just speculation. As long as you pay a little attention to West's defense, there will be no more accidents!

At this time, Kevin Harlan and Barkley also talked about this topic.

"If the Grizzlies want to turn the situation back, they must first defend David West. At the very least, you can't let him score 10 points in a single quarter!"

David West, what a bland name. Throwing a brick casually on the streets of Memphis might hit a man named David West on the head.

But David in Henson's hands is not mediocre.

In the second quarter, the first strike belongs to the Pacers. After West came back, it looked like the Pacers' tactics became the same as before.

But this time, Randolph cleverly avoided Paul's cover, sticking to West from start to finish. After receiving the basketball, West had to face the oppression of Randolph's wall of 119 kilograms.

Although Randolph was tightly attached, West was still calm. He held Randolph with his right elbow and passed with his left hand!

Guy tried his best to reach that basketball, but it was still a bit short! Paul George used a beautiful air cut to match West and directly hit the basket!

By the time Gasol hurried back to the penalty area, it was too late. His rough foul did not allow George to complete his dunk performance, but he pushed the lanky No. 24 to the free throw line.

Al Horford's ability to open space forced Gasol to rush from the middle distance to the three-second zone, but the bulky "European Mobile Fortress" obviously does not have such a fast return speed.

After the mid-range shooting in the first quarter of the game, the bookish and elegant assassin began to show his coping ability.

Subsequently, even though the boos of Memphis fans seemed to shock the Federal Express Arena, it still failed to stop George's soft free throw feel.

Two free throws were made, and the Grizzlies got a blow as soon as they came up!

No goals, no assists, but the camera unconsciously gave West.

"He is the X factor of this game, and he is coach Henson's surprise!" A David West, Harlan wants to see how Henson can squeeze the value of the 32-year-old forward.

32 years old...well, the same age as Coach Henson...

Subsequently, the Grizzlies seemed to hope to open the situation through the pick-and-roll cooperation between Gasol and Xiao Kangli. In the past, a simple and rude inside shot was enough for the Grizzlies to beat the Pacers. But it is obvious that it is not so easy to win the strength of the East. Hollins is not stupid, he can see that he wants to make the offense more complicated.

However, Chris Paul did not give Conley such an opportunity. Gasol's screen quality is very high, after all, the weight and shoulder width are there. But it is obvious that Conley thinks of the "Queen Bee" wearing a corn yellow jersey too simple.

Conley thought he could easily attack the frame after bypassing the screen, but the fact is that Paul drew it from behind and stole the ball!

Hollins wanted to use Conley to score, but seemed to ignore that Conley faced the best defensive point guard in the league.

A mistake is a counterattack, and a counterattack is a score. The young people of the Pacers will not waste this rare opportunity, they always seize the opportunity in the counterattack like a mad dog.

Paul's long pass this time is off-standard, a little bit bigger. But this is not all to blame Paul, because Rudy Gay, who is chasing Green, raised his arms very cleverly. Paul must increase his strength to ensure that Green, who is in the front, can receive the basketball.

So, when Green received the basketball, he was almost out of the bottom line. This ball did not make a mistake, it is already a blessing in misfortune.

Just when Hollins let out a sigh of relief, thinking that this counterattack was defensive, Green turned his head and looked at the moon, and shot the pass that was about to go out of bounds into the hands of George who was following.

After George received the ball, he took a big step and dunked with both hands, and Hollins's mood fell like a roller coaster.

The 10-point difference was heavily weighted on Hollins' shoulders, and the momentum was wrong in the second quarter!

On the offensive end, you can't make mistakes at all. On the defensive end, the Pacers can score with all five players, and they have no defensive focus. Hollins couldn't find a solution to the problem for a while, so he could only observe the situation first.

He turned to look at the other half, only to find that Henson Joe was gone.

Of course, Henson did not disappear out of thin air, but he was still standing on the sidelines in the first quarter, and at this time he had easily returned to the bench.

"Sit back?" Vogel joked, seeing Henson sitting still nervously on the Diaoyutai in the first quarter, "How about it, how sure is it now."

Henson smiled and stretched out two fingers, "80%!"

In the 10th minute of the fourth quarter, when West used a beautiful small jump hook to increase the point difference to 15 points, no one would be surprised anymore.

In this game, West did almost everything Henson needed: mid-range shot, single defense, screens, encouraging teammates and back singles.

That's right, back singles. When the Pacers' tactics can't come out, West often cleverly asks for a position with his elbow, stretches his long arm, and receives the basketball.

After that, Randolph slowly figured out whether to turn over a jumper like a small forward or to turn around to hook, or to hand the ball to a teammate who cut in. But the facts show that Randolph didn't figure it out today.

Don't forget, West was the Hornets' first single player. Accurate, cautious and cruel at the same time, Grizzlies fans think of 2007, David West scored 40 points here. And in the last 8 seconds, on the head of Marc Gasol's brother, the game ended.

Yes, a "Grizzly Hunter" who has lingering fears in Memphis has always been in the Pacers! However, most of them have forgotten the terrible assassin.

After this ball, the Pacers almost declared victory. West was replaced with a season-high 28 points and 7 assists. And, a terrible shooting rate of 63%.

You know, most of West's shots are in the middle distance!

In contrast, Conley was defended by Paul 36% tonight and Gasol 50%, but only 15 points were recorded. Randolph? The whole game has only scored 8 points so far. Only Rudy Gay performed well on the Grizzlies, but Gay is not strong enough to dominate the game by personal ability.

"Replaced West and Horford, replaced Yi Jianlian and Anderson, Coach Henson has ignited his winning cigar! The invincible record against the Grizzlies is completely reduced to history!" Kevin Harlan looked around for a while, the Federation There has been a large gap in the stands of the Express Arena, they must be very disappointed.

Two minutes later, a huge electronic buzzer ended the fight. 107 to 99, the Pacers in the away game finally defeated their "nemesis" Grizzlies while avoiding losing streak.

After the game, West, who had not been in people's sight for a long time, was surrounded by reporters. This group of reporters seems to have forgotten that they had come to see Henson.

"The Grizzlies are not tight on my defense. They put more attention on my teammates, so I got a chance. Why not tight? Maybe they looked at the schedule and thought they were playing We are a victory that has been put in our pockets." West said with a smile.

Although Henson was absent from today's sideline interview, Barkley was not disappointed. Because West's tone in the interview today is really similar to Henson.

A 32-year-old forward can dream of reaching the top in your hands. I really want to see what else you can do, Henson Joe.