The Basketball Court Swordsman

Henson's remarks in an interview at halftime have undoubtedly made many Thunder fans very dissatisfied. James Harden is the best sixth man winner of the season, and he is a reserve soldier who can't contain the Spurs and Popovich. However, in Henson's mouth, James Harden seemed to be worthless in an instant.

Oklahoma City fans still think George is worthless. An "obscurant" Paul George, who has never won the Jazz's slam dunk contest, is there anything to praise?

In fact, Henson knows how capable James Harden is. On the first day of the journey, the first player Henson saw was Harden. At that time, Henson knew that Harden had the highest potential.

Maybe Harden will become a true star guard in the future, or even a historic guard. But at least now, he is still only a sixth man. Henson didn't say that to belittle Harden, but to help George and build his confidence.

So in the second half, George's "killing mode" was still not interrupted. If the last round of the game, the Pacers' surprise was Leonard. In this round, Paul George undoubtedly took the baton from Leonard.

Even though Westbrook began to calm down and start scoring in the second half, under George's excellent performance and Paul's steady control, the Thunder could not lead the score.

At the end of the third quarter, the Thunder were still 6 points behind. Coach Brooks doesn't seem to have a good way to change the situation, the only hope he can pin on Harden.

In the Eastern Conference Finals, averaging 9 points per game in the fourth quarter, James Harden's ability to end the game need not be elaborated. Therefore, even if Harden scored a total of 4 points in the first three quarters, the Thunder fans still hope that this bearded man can dominate the final quarter as usual.

However, the facts are very different from the fantasy. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Henson did not let George play. The reason is simple, he needs to save George until the last few minutes of the end of the game. Not everyone is like Thibodeau and Brooks, wishing to let the main force play for 48 minutes.

So in the fourth quarter, Harden first faced George, but Matthews.

However, Matthews did not let Harden take advantage. "Mr. Tough" continued George's desperate winding defense, he even made it difficult for Harden to connect the ball.

This is the wheel battle of the Indiana Pacers, even if they come off the bench, the opposing team can never get a chance to score easily.

After four minutes with Matthews, Harden still scored no points. At this time, George came back. This substitution undoubtedly ended the possibility of James Harden dominating the final game!

After that, the scores of both sides rose alternately. But the Thunder has been suppressed, seeing the point difference is only 5 to 6 points, but there is no way to get closer.

In the last 2 minutes of the game, Durant, who had been performing bravely, was like a string that broke suddenly, and his scoring momentum was suddenly interrupted.

Henson used the data analysis module to look at Durant's playing time, and Henson trembled with fright. At 44 minutes, when the game was about to end in two minutes, Durant had played for 44 minutes! In other words, Durant's playing time in the whole game can reach 46 minutes!

In 46 minutes, this was the craziest main force Henson had ever seen. Even Tom Thibodeau’s "old friend" cannot let his main player play 46 minutes. What does 46 minutes mean? This means that an average player only has 30 seconds to be absent in each quarter!

I can think of it with my thumb, how tired Durant is now. After all, Green and Leonard's defense has made Durant's every scoring hard-won, which has increased the consumption of Durant. Tightened a whole game, played almost three whole quarters. Even a scorer like Durant can't be stretched anymore.

So it's no surprise that Durant has suddenly lost his scoring momentum now.

Brooks lost his most dependent scoring point and the most unexpected best sixth man. With a frizzy Westbrook, do the Thunder still want to win?

So although the gap between the two sides is still small, Henson still sat back in his position with peace of mind. The situation in the finals was smoother than I thought.

"George is amazing today." As soon as Henson sat down, Vogel praised him.

"Don't look at that kid who is usually low-key, but the consequences of annoying him are very serious. Now those media should know that I am the best person to bully the Pacers." Henson teased the media again. , The guys who blow James Harden so amazingly before the game, I am afraid their faces are swollen now.

On the court, Westbrook is still desperately hitting the basket. But Paul led the young defender's nose throughout the game, Brooks delusional to use Westbrook to suppress Paul, but the actual situation is just the opposite.

In the last two minutes, Westbrook contributed a steal for Paul and a rebound for Horford. Three shots, only hit one goal. Such efficiency can't bring the young Thunder back to life.

When the electronic buzzer sounded throughout the game, Henson was not as excited as he had imagined. Maybe it's just seven games against the Heat, so it's hard to get Henson excited for this smooth victory...

105 to 94. Almost everyone was not optimistic about it before the game. Even the Indiana Pacers, which the bookmaker offered high odds for, defeated the youthful and invincible Thunder by 11 points at home!

Durant scored a game-high 37 points and hit 60%! However, all this has become an empty cut, Durant's long playing time made him lose his dominance at critical moments.

Westbrook had 22 points and 11 assists, and the numbers seem pretty good. But if you add a hit rate of only 40% and up to 7 turnovers, this data does not seem to be very eye-catching. You know, the Pacers' turnovers in this game are only two more than Westbrook. Paul's smart defense makes Westbrook look like a frizzy kid.

When a point guard makes such many turnovers, his team will definitely be greatly affected. To win? That is even more a fantasy.

Finally, this season's up-and-coming Harden Jin seems to have disappeared, with only 6 points in the game, and the shooting rate is even more terrible. There is no doubt that Harden became the last straw to crush the Thunder.

Not only did he fail to show the strength to dominate the game in the past, he was hammered into doubting life by George.

George scored a career-high 36 points in the playoffs! Most of them came from James Harden. "Swiss Army Knife" Sefrosa has tried his best, but Harden always makes George's hand feel warm again as soon as he comes on the court.

After the game, the three thunderous juniors who were originally extremely hot deserved to go back to the locker room desperately. However, George, who has been ignored by the media and taken everything for granted, is surrounded by a large number of reporters.

"This is a beautiful victory. The Pacers' staff reserves are really huge. In the Eastern Conference Finals, a Leonard came out, which completely ended the Heat's championship plan. And in the Finals, another Paul came out. George! I have to admit that Coach Henson’s strategy and employment are indeed very superb. This is precisely what Coach Brooks lacks." Mike Brin said while looking for Henson.

But let alone Mike Brin, even many reporters have not seen the Chinese coach.

Henson had already experienced a mouth addiction at halftime today, so as soon as the game was over, he quietly walked back to the locker room. Now he is already thinking about how he will deal with the Thunder in the second game...