The Basketball Court Swordsman

There is no doubt that the Pacers and Bulls can rank the top two in the Eastern Conference, not offense, but the tough defense of the two teams.

Whether it is single defense ability or defensive system, the defensive capabilities of the Pacers and Bulls are quite luxurious in the East. The course of the game will undoubtedly reflect the defensive capabilities of the two teams.

The Pacers' offense has been intermittent since the very beginning, relying on Paul's frantic fight to score a fast break. On the Bulls side, Rose was the first target targeted by Henson. In the final moments of last season's playoff tiebreaker, if it hadn't been for the crazy explosion of Rose who won the MVP, the Pacers might have made the Eastern Conference finals.

So this season, even if Rose's state is not as amazing as last year, Henson dare not make this youngest MVP feel.

Therefore, Rose has experienced an embarrassing period of eight minutes without scoring since the Bulls scored a goal in the second round.

After 8 minutes, the two teams tied the score at 15. The score is not high, because Thibodeau and Henson have achieved the ultimate defense.

The Bulls' rapid defense, so that the Pacers rely on large space play to be squeezed to the maximum. The Pacers relied on Paul's super single defense ability and Horford's almost the league's top defense limit to death Rose, no doubt also turned the Bulls offense into a backwater.

Therefore, 8 minutes passed and the score was only 15-15. Once this game came up, it was a defensive battle.

Although it did not take the lead, the game situation was still very much in line with Henson's expectations. From the beginning, he believed that the second team was the key to opening the score, because the defense of the first team on both sides was too strong. Rotation time is the focus of the competition between the two sides!

The game was suspended for 8 minutes, which is undoubtedly a very sensitive moment. Because there is no doubt that after this timeout, a large number of rotating players will board the court and continue to compose the final result of the game.

Henson had already prepared, so he did not struggle with the choice of employment. Stephenson, Matthews, Leonard, Yi Jianlian and Anderson, these five will score points for Henson in the rotation time. Among them, Leonard is particularly important.

"Don't panic, just shoot like during training. Pay attention to your elbow movement and the position of the defensive player. Go on, you will be able to complete the task!" Before the timeout ended, Fraser was at Leonard again. A few words of guidance beside him.

As the team's chief shooting coach, Fraser is undoubtedly more aware of Leonard's shooting training than Henson. This is also the reason why Henson needs so many assistants. Only when everyone focuses on what he is good at can the quality of work be the highest.

As soon as the electronic buzzer sounded, Henson's heart speeded up. Most of the season has passed. Whether Leonard can take on more important tasks depends on tonight!

"The game restarts. The defensive battle between the two sides must have seen the neutral fans doze off. But to be honest, there is still a wonderful place in this game. For today's more offensive league, this kind of tough defense Great wars are very rare." Mike Brin watched with gusto, although the defensive strength of this game is far less than that of the 90s. But looking at it now, it is also a rare scene.

After the game started, everyone immediately noticed that the two coaches had replaced almost all the main players. On the Bulls side, there is only one Rohr Deng who is still on the court. After all, Thibodeau is a famous lover. Today, if Rose was not targeted for death, he would not have replaced him so early.

On Henson's side, he was directly on a full bench lineup, leaving no starters to lead the team.

Thibodeau waved his big hand, he thought the opportunity to gain an advantage was here!

Although the Bulls led the first offense and held the ball for more than half of the game, John Lucas III is not well-known in the NBA, but many Chinese fans are very familiar with it. After all, this man has played in the CBA for two seasons, and his scoring ability in the CBA is also remarkable.

Today, John Lucas was able to play early because Thibodeau hopes that he can fill the scoring gap left by Ross's poor touch and being targeted for defense.

So when he came back from the timeout for the first attack, Lucas scored. The feel of this guy today seems to be the opposite of Rose.

"Nice shots, John Lucas and Lor Deng played a screen, and the Pacers' defensive focus has also fallen on the British. As everyone knows, Lucas III suddenly scored a mid-range jumper and hit. The Pacers were caught off guard. Such low-level defensive errors will certainly not satisfy Coach Henson."

Following Mike Brin's comment, the lens was brought to Henson's face. However, Henson did not show disappointment or irritability at this time. Because he believes that this kind of defensive error will not occur a second time. The most important thing now is how the Pacers second team offense!

Thibodeau is naturally very thorough on the Pacers, so even in the face of Henson’s second team, the Bulls’ defense is clear.

First of all, stare at Stephenson and Matthews, two strong scoring guards. Later, Patty Gibson marked Yi Jianlian. As long as he doesn't give the Chinese forward shooting space, he can't play any decent offense.

As for Anderson and Leonard? Thibodeau is free to toss these two guys, anyway, these two people have almost no ability to score independently.

In such a big situation, Leonard gave Stephenson a cover. Stephenson naturally bravely plunged into the post, and the Bulls defensively shrank.

The reason for the half contraction is that Brewer, who defended Matthews, and Gibson, who defended Yi Jianlian, were still in front of the two shooters. Leonard is the only one left behind.

"Shrink as soon as a breakthrough, and then block the shooter at the same time. It seems that coach Thibodeau is here today." Mike Brin nodded approvingly. Thibodoo is really a defensive idiot.

However, just when everyone thought Stephenson had no choice but to be strong. In the crowd, he used his signature coquettish back pass and threw the ball to Leonard in the middle and long distance.

"The Bulls players just didn't return to defense. Leonard's shooting percentage outside the three-second zone is really not high this season. It seems that the Bulls completely let go of him."

As soon as Mike Brin's voice fell, the sound of the Nets tumbling changed. Followed by the Pacers fans like a flood of cheers!

"The ball is scored, Leonard hit a long shot! The Bulls' strategy is not wrong, but unfortunately they are not lucky." The experienced Brin commented on Leonard's scoring.

Bad luck, it's not that Brin looks down on Leonard, but that most people think so, including Thibodeau. He did not intend to change the team's defensive plan, because Leonard could not shoot all the open positions! Occasionally one or two, this kind of loss is acceptable to the Bulls.

"It's just a short No. 4 position. Is it possible that Henson let him play the No. 3 position and he can have the ability of the No. 3 position? Thibodeau muttered to himself in his heart.

Henson smiled calmly, and it was enough to be able to hit the mid-to-long range of the open space!

Subsequently, Lor Deng encountered Leonard's "death entanglement" on the offensive end! The term originally came from the Grizzlies Tony Allen's defense, but now Mike Brin uses it to describe Leonard, who is serious on the defensive end.

Lor Deng, who is 2.06 meters tall, has always been considered a tall three position, and he can often use his height and arm length to make shots in the heads of defensive players.

But this time, when he took off and shot, he was blocked by a big hand. Shooting without seeing the basket, not everyone has such abnormal anti-interference ability.

"Hey!" With a crisp sound, Xibodu shook his head in irritation. He put Lor Deng on the court to lead the team's offense, but he didn't expect it to be a strike.

Fortunately, the Bulls retired very quickly and did not give the Pacers the first opportunity to counterattack.

Henson smiled. The Pacers now are not the Pacers who only rely on quick counterattacks to win the game last year!

Stephenson repeats his old skills. As the Pacers' only possession point in this lineup, it is not difficult for the Bulls to find the defensive focus.

As always, Stephenson stepped on his own "Drunk Eight Immortals" to break through, seemingly stumbled, but always able to successfully break into the inside.

With only one Asik guarding the Bulls at this time, the defense is inevitable.

But as long as there is assistance in defense, there must be vacancies!

This time, Stephenson gave the ball to Matthews. Matthews took the ball and jumped, and Brewer hurriedly blocked it. Just when everyone thought Matthews was going to shoot the ball directly, he suddenly changed his action of holding the ball while in the air, turning the shot into a pass, a jump pass!

The basketball dragged the afterimage over Brewer's head and flew towards the bottom line on the right. Leonard arrived just in time, received the basketball, and steadily took off and shot!

When Leonard shot, he was still surrounded by a defensive player. One is because everyone thought Matthews was going to shoot himself, so they were thinking about rebounds and counterattacks. Secondly, because the Bulls players did not expect the ball to find Leonard for the second time in a row, and Leonard will end the offense.

This zero-degree mid-range jumper was once again in the frame. Even if Thibodeau does not believe in evil, he must wake up. This is not a problem of luck. It is a tactic arranged by Henson Joe!

Use the least thought of others to attack... Thibodeau slapped his forehead and he was fooled again!

"Don't give him space, block shots!" Thibodeau shouted angrily from the sidelines, and Henson sat back on the bench in peace for the first time in the game.

After this, Leonard may not be able to score any more goals. After all, this guy's current shooting and dribbling skills, there is still a big gap to become an offensive core. Henson would not daydream, praying for a rookie to become Jordan overnight. But scoring these two goals is enough!

Sure enough, due to Leonard's containment, the Bulls' shrinking defense was not so determined. Stephenson first challenged Asik with the ball and scored easily.

After that, Ty Gibson had to return to the penalty area to make up for defense. So Stephenson jumped up and didn't look at the back pass. Fortunately, there was no error in this deliberate sassy pass, otherwise Henson promised to rush to the field and hammer the Harlem guy immediately.

This pass happened to be delivered to Yi Jianlian, so Yi Jianlian took a 3-pointer from the right horn. Under Fraser's guidance, Yi Jianlian's three-pointers this season have also stabilized a lot. Although it cannot be compared with the top high fort like Dirk, it has reached the league average.

Basketball again! The Bulls' defense was a complete failure! The score also went from 15 to 15 to 19 to 24 now!

"Damn it!" At the end of the first quarter, Thiboduma smiled, and his mood was all written on his face.

The second team battle plan was initially successful! The victorious balance tilted a quarter to Henson's side!