The Basketball Court Swordsman

Oklahoma City Thunder is indeed a magical team, but Henson seems to have overlooked one point, and his team is not "normal."

The league's first point guard? Have.

The young man who can become the team's second scoring point in the second grade? Have.

Inside the All-Star? Yes, there are two more.

Three-point shooter? Defensive Titans? Space type insider? Guard the striker? Yes, yes, all!

The Pacers are a team with a more reasonable age structure and a more flexible player mix. This is also why they can soar into the Eastern Conference Finals as the number one in the Eastern Conference and make it into the Finals in one fell swoop.

The diversity of the Pacers players is enough to allow them to cope with various types of opponents and changes in the opposing coach.

In fact, Henson did not ignore the magic of his team, but was accustomed to these magical things.

But the outside media don’t think so much, even bookmakers think that the Oklahoma City Thunder has a greater chance of winning the championship! This is not the outside media targeting the Pacers. Henson believes that even if it is the Heat that advance to the finals, the bookmakers and the media will be more optimistic about the Thunder.

The reason is very simple, the Thunder's offensive in the first three rounds of the game is really devastating!

Many experts believe that the finals need 6 to 7 games to decide the winner, but the ultimate winner will be the Oklahoma City Thunder!

"The Thunder’s inside offense is indeed relatively weak. Although Serge Ibaka has made 11 of 11 shots, he is not an offensive inside. But make no mistake, the level of inside defense of the Thunder is not Miami. The Heat can compare."

"Russell Westbrook's impact will cause great trouble for Paul, which will undoubtedly make Paul more focused on the defensive end. Westbrook is not Chalmers and the 76ers Jordy. Meeks, he is not the kind of point guard with low scoring threat like Rondo. Facing a young guard who can average 20+ points per game, Paul's defense will face a huge challenge!"

"I know, you would say that Leonard's performance in the Eastern Conference finals was a bunker. But Kevin Durant, he is the scoring champion for three consecutive years! Moreover, KD does not have the problem of low long-range shooting ability. With the ability to shoot suddenly and with the advantage of height and wingspan, it is impossible for Kevin to be restricted by Leonard on the offensive end!"

The experts were so well analyzed that it was almost impossible to directly award the championship to the Thunder.

But unlike the past, although most media, experts and professional bookmakers are on the side of the Thunder, more fans are extremely supportive of the Pacers.

Henson directly questioned the media's approach in front of all reporters and defeated the Heat, the national enemy, which undoubtedly won the favor of many fans.

Therefore, this year's finals, more neutral fans are on the side of the Pacers. How does a civilian fighter attack the dignitaries of the alliance? This is simply a script that everyone loves.

But the basketball game does not have more fans than anyone, no matter how popular it is, no matter how the experts blow you up. The only way to win the game is still the game itself.

On June 12, Indianapolis was already sunny. Usually this time, Henson is either staying with An Jiali and enjoying his sunny vacation. Either you are looking for the next star of hope for the team while observing the rookie, and lay out other teams densely.

But this year things are quite different. Henson wore a corn yellow suit and went out after eating the breakfast An Jiali had prepared for him.

Coach Henson's holiday has not yet arrived, he is leading the team to play in the finals!

At 7:30 that evening, when American pop singer Fergie sang the national anthem at the Conseco Arena, the atmosphere of the audience reached its peak. Although Fergie's fusion of jazz singing and off-key treble made the national anthem ceremony before the finals very embarrassing. But even so, the enthusiasm of the fans has not been extinguished.

The moment the lights of the audience turned on again, the cheers of the fans came back instantly! At this point, no one cares about the embarrassing singing just now, no one cares how much Henson was fined before the game, and how optimistic the experts are about the Thunder.

At this time, the only thing the fans care about is what the Pacers and Thunder will perform in the finals!

"Hello everyone, audience friends! Welcome to lock in eSPN! I am Mike Brin, and the finals are getting closer and closer to me!" After that, Mike Brin’s voice drew everyone into the atmosphere of the finals. In!

"The Thunder and the Pacers did not intersect in the previous history, nor did the regular season friction sparks! From now on, the two teams even lack some background. The Pacers have never won a championship. The last time they reached the finals was 12 years ago! And the Thunder team has never tasted the finals! Although these two teams are new faces in the finals, I believe that this year’s The finals will be as intense as any previous one!"

Beside Mike Brin, Marvin Albert also spoke. Since the broadcasting rights of the finals are monopolized by eSPN, you can't hear T.NT's funny style in this kind of competition.

Unfortunately, well-known sideline reporters like Sager, because they belong to T.NT, can't directly hit the finals.

Without Sag, Henson would have lost some of the "little fun" before the game. So from beginning to end, Henson had a face, extremely serious.

"Coach Henson is definitely the most discussed person in recent days. He was fined for some remarks not long ago. I don't know if this will affect his coaching."

"Impact? No, unless the guy is punished to the stands. Otherwise, Henson will not give up control of the game!" Mike Brin smiled, a mere ten thousand dollars, but he can't suppress this full of personality Chinese coach!

Both teams started in the middle circle, and neither team made any adjustments in their starters. After all, being able to reach the finals has proved that the lineup of the two teams is extremely successful. If it is adjusted temporarily now, it will be unnecessary.

What's more, Brooks is not the coach of Henson who likes to change. This year from the start of the season to the present, unless there is an injury problem, the Thunder's starting lineups are all those people.

The shots were given close-ups of the coaches of the two teams. No one thought that this year the coaches of the two All-Star teams would meet in the finals!

After the referee briefly explained to the players, the big center Kendrick Perkins, who once played for the Celtics, had a tight muscle and transferred the ball to Westbrook!

The Thunder launched their first offense, and the Pacers' defense fell quickly!

With Ibaka's off-the-ball screen, Durant went to the three-point line to receive a pass from Westbrook. However, Ibaka's screen did not cause Green any trouble, he was still close to Durant, not afraid of the scorer in front of him.

As a third-year player with mediocre statistics, Green and Durant can't be athletes of the same level. Even though Green's defense is very good, no one thinks he can limit Durant's play.

Durant burst with the ball, and at the same time Ibaka's screen was raised again! Screens, screens, endless screens, this is the focus of the Thunder's offense and one of the reasons they can go all the way to the Finals.

Screening can create opportunities for Durant to dislocate and even directly create an empty space.

This time, Durant got the latter!

Suddenly to the mid-range position, Durant stopped a jump shot! Henson can guarantee that Durant's height is definitely more than the official 2.06 meters. Because compared with George who is also 2.06 meters, Durant is still a bit taller.

Durant's shot point is very high, and any outside defense comes to no avail! But what if the inside line comes from the defense?

"What!?" Durant was just about to take a shot, only to find Horford made it up just right. As the best defense player in the league, Horford's defense is just as good!

It is not too early and will not leave room for the insiders. It's not too late, and won't wait until Durant has completed the shot.

This just right blocking interfered with Durant's fingertips, even if the scoring leader, it is impossible to score such a difficult goal every time!

"Hey!" The basketball slammed out of the box, Durant shot the ball!

"Nice defense, no, it's perfect defense!" Mike Brin's praise is not exaggerated, and the Thunder have indeed been a blockbuster this season. But just now that kind of perfect defense, the Thunder have met for the first time this season!

Henson smiled triumphantly. The appearance of this perfect defense is no coincidence.

After winning the tie-break with the Heat and reaching the finals, Henson's experience accumulator finally reached 1500, and he also unlocked the achievement of "entering the finals".

Therefore, before the start of the finals, Henson chose a plug-and-play speech technique and a badge with an effect against the sky!

Words: Keep your eyes open, be fully committed, and not lose: reset the morale of the team to 95, and keep the team's morale at least this value for five games!

Badge: Defensive awareness level 1: All players' defensive awareness increased by 10%!

The Pacers are an excellent defensive team, Horford is also one of the league's best defenders. Now, with the help of the badge, to make a near-perfect defense, it can be difficult for the Pacers!

This series is indeed likely to take 6 to 7 games to distinguish the winner, but Henson believes that the winning team will not be the Oklahoma City Thunder!