The Basketball Court Swordsman

"Changes!?" Larry Drew watched Henson change players so quickly, so he was a little unclear.

Henson Joe, what is this going to do? Are you fighting with yourself to the end? It was only two and a half minutes into the second quarter and then replaced. Is this guy's head caught by the door?

"Oh, a coach who likes fighting spirit will die in his own hands sooner or later." Of course, Drew knew what Henson wanted to do with such a lineup, but he was tough with himself. This is a situation that Drew would like to see. It.

In the fourth quarter, no, maybe the second half! The players of the Pacers will collapse in one fell swoop with the collapse of physical fitness!

"Hey, Coach Henson is really kind! I'm already looking forward to the next game, Kenny." O'Neal eagerly flexed his hands. The Pacers' style of playing mainly to open up space undoubtedly greatly reduces physical confrontation. The proportion.

So, the Pacers' offense looks gorgeous most of the time, but it's a bit less bloody.

But today, after coming back from the timeout, for the first offense in the opening game, David West, the "17-foot assassin", told Josh Smith what is really tough!

Before receiving the ball, West gave Josh an elbow when he was back in position. David West is definitely the "elbow king" of the Pacers. To be more precise, it's not just the elbow, this guy is very good at his whole fist.

During the day, West may still look like a stern scholar, but at night, he will fall into the violent and **** sport of a boxing match.

Henson initially thought that West just likes to watch boxing, but later learned that West had also practiced. The last time West showed Henson his punching speed in the locker room, it really scared Henson. Jump.

So just lifting his elbow slightly like this, Josh slumped. And West has a lot of experience, and he is not easy to spot when he uses his elbow. Unless you replay it in slow motion, you won't be able to see what happened at the moment of the physical gap between the two sides.

As soon as he came up, he took an elbow, and he was still a famous violent old man like David West, and Josh was somewhat jealous.

Of course, in addition to elbows, West is also a veritable "king of the elbow zone." Seeing that Josh didn't stick to it anymore, West made a jump shot from the right elbow.

Basketball enters the net steadily, this is West's style of play. As soon as the change came back, the Pacers successfully scored points. This had to make people once again admire the on-the-spot command of Coach Henson.

"Why are you staying away from him!? Stick it up!" Larry Drew shouted at Josh off the court, spreading his hands.

Josh looked helpless, why don't you come up and taste his elbow?

Of course, it is impossible for Josh to talk to the coach like this. The referee didn't blow, the head coach blamed it, and he could only stand by silently.

For the Hawks offense, Teague had just passed halftime and he was tightly guarded by Paul. Of course, Paul is also a man with too many small movements. Under Paul's entanglement, Teague instantly lost his ball-control rhythm.

After a stumble, Teague passed the ball into Joe Johnson's hands without danger. Johnson caught the ball and turned to face the frame, but saw the infamous Stephenson in front of him, but he did have a lot of outstanding performances this season.

Stephenson is a firefighter in Henson's team. Therefore, Stephenson's average playing time is actually not much. But if there is any special task that requires him, Henson will also trust this guy who once listed himself as an emergency contact.

Despite that incident, Henson always felt that Stephenson was a bastard.

Joe Johnson's singles ability is unquestionable, but this guy's offensive stability has never been known. Sometimes he can kill the opponent, and sometimes he can kill himself.

Facing Johnson's singles, Stephenson did not start stealing. This is what Henson specifically told him, because Henson knew very well that Joe Johnson's dribbling stability was much better than offensive stability. It is no exaggeration to say that Johnson is one of the most stable dribbling players among the players over 2 meters in the entire league.

Of course, Johnson also has his faults. For example, the offense is more dependent on shooting, and the breakthrough is slightly worse. Therefore, Stephenson's defensive strategy is also very clear, close tight, block shots, let you break through!

Without a steal, Johnson couldn't make Stephenson out of place. Pushing tightly, Johnson couldn't use his skillful dribble to make a sudden shot. Pass? It's not good, the teammates seem to be watched to death. Thinking of Drew letting them control the error and not let the opponent fight back, Johnson also cut off the pass.

In the end, Joe Johnson chose to break through. Although Johnson's breakthrough was not a strong point, but with Stephenson so close, the "Eagle King" still came in and jumped for a layup!

Just when Johnson thought he was successful in singles, the "big bird" in the Pacers' penalty area spread his wings! Don't get me wrong, the "big bird" here is not the wrinkled bird, but the colorful Anderson!

Flying, swinging his arms vigorously, landing coolly, Chris Anderson's cover is as full of ornamental as always! If the ball was defended by Horford, he might raise his arms to stand in a favorable position, interfere with the opponent's layup or make an offensive foul. Horford's defense is very effective, but calm.

However, Anderson was more straightforward and fanned the ball out!

"Nice defense, Chris Anderson has performed very well in Indiana this season! He and Horford are simply the complement of ice and fire!"

Henson nodded in satisfaction. This is the kind of substitute insider he wants.

A block, no doubt, is enough for the Pacers to fight back. Paul jumped up and competed in the air for the ball that Anderson slapped. At the same time, the Eagles had begun to quickly return to defense.

It seems that it is the Hawks who are struggling to run on the court instead of the back-to-back Pacers for the third consecutive game.

If Paul waits to land before hitting the ball, it will definitely be too late. So, Paul was in the air, and the moment he received the basketball, he passed the ball!

"Pass the ball directly in the air!" Kenny Smith stood up, Paul's various passing performances today are really wonderful!

Stephenson rushed to the front and received this wonderful pass from Paul. Johnson followed closely behind Stephenson, but Stephenson did not avoid him. Instead, he took the initiative to give a physical confrontation later and would force Johnson to bounce off! This is the trick Paul taught him. Sometimes, the defender takes the initiative to look for confrontation when attacking, but it is possible to gain space.

After driving Johnson, Finson grabbed the ball with one hand and directly attacked the frame, seeming to be about to make a layup, but in fact he threw the ball behind his head with one hand.

At this point, Johnson and Josh, who retired quickly, were tricked into flying out of the bottom line by Stephenson's fake layup. George, who came from behind, caught the basketball in the air, dunked and ate another pie!

George participated in the slam dunk contest of the All-Star Game this year. This is also the first time anyone has participated in the slam dunk contest since 2003. And George's empty dunk, undoubtedly, makes fans look forward to the performance of this little guy in the dunk contest.

"The air relay coordination between the two outside lines is 10 points difference. Coach Henson's adjustment has worked again, again, and again!"

With the voice of Kenny Smith, Larry Drew was instantly stunned. what happened? How can the Pacers be tougher than the Hawks! ?

What's this? Are you planning to overdraw your energy before the end of the half game?

What Drew didn't realize was that his player's physical stamina had been exhausted.

After all, the Hawks basically rely on physically demanding positional attacks, and the Pacers usually score easily and quickly. Besides, this group of people also has a badge bonus. Their recovery speed in back-to-back-to-back matches is inherently faster than ordinary players.

Tough defense and offense, ubiquitous small moves, and Paul and West's superb diving performances put the Eagles in a struggle again. Of course Stephenson also flopped once, but the poor performance made Henson very embarrassed to cover his old face.

But overall, Stephenson's performance is not concealed. At the very least, he let "singles king" Johnson lose the scoring rhythm.

In the end, it seems that the Hawks can only rely on Josh Smith's advantage in footwork and range to get points. However, Josh exploded with West on the offensive end, making his scoring meaningless.

At the end of the second quarter, the Hawks sent Tracy McGrady, who is very familiar to Chinese fans, who also scored 5 points in one minute, allowing the Hawks to stabilize the point difference in single digits. .

However, Henson didn't care. If this McGrady was the McGrady from six or seven years ago, it might still be a threat. But now this "old" McGrady, even if he scored 5 points in a minute, it was only a flash in the pan. He had already lost the ability to kill the game in 35 seconds.

You know, McGrady's scoring average is only 5.3 points per game this season.

In this way, the Pacers entered the halftime with a 9-point advantage. And what made Drew even more frustrated was that Pachulia had already fouled four times in the hand-to-hand combat in the second quarter. If Pachulia is sent off, old Drew will face a situation where there is no center available.

Therefore, after returning to the locker room, the first words Henson said to the players was: "In the second half of the game, I don't want to see Georgians on the court anymore! Attack the inside and open the score before the start of the fourth quarter! "