The Basketball Court Swordsman

The Pacers went 8-0, allowing them to regain control of the game. So far this season, the Pacers have consistently ranked first in the league in terms of "offensive success rate after a timeout." Whenever Henson stopped the game and came back, the Pacers rarely missed the offense.

In this data, Scott Brooks ranked 15th. It belongs to the middle level of the league, not bad or not. In fact, Brooks has been criticized for his on-the-spot coaching ability. Whether he can make a good offense after coming back from a suspension depends on how Durant and Westbrook are in the state.

Therefore, this time, when the Pacers played a wave of 8-0 and Brooks stopped the game and came back, the Thunder did not experience a qualitative change like the Pacers.

In the first offense after coming back from a timeout, Westbrook's layup missed and ended the Thunder's round. With West's help to watch Ibaka, Horford can put his heart and soul on the frame. Horford's defense is really a chicken thief, and this guy has a surprisingly good sense of position.

His position can interfere with Westbrook without leaving Perkins empty room for food. It has to be said that this short center with few blocks and seemingly average athletic ability was ranked third in the selection of the best defensive player last season. It is not without reason.

Brooks' timeout didn't work at all. Not all head coaches can immediately help the team. But fortunately, the Thunder players themselves are in excellent form, so in the subsequent games, the two sides still played anxiously.

Due to the fierce competition, physical contact between the two sides is also very frequent. So after half of the first quarter, Brooks had to replace Durant and Westbrook. Although Brooks is a fan...No, he's a major madman. But when the players just finished a back-to-back and Durant played 45 minutes in the last game, Brooks did not dare to take the players' health risks.

The playoffs are coming, no one wants to see sacrifices anymore.

The game entered the rotation time early, which also fits Henson's "appetite". Originally, he hoped that the main players and substitutes would be played equally in the last period of time. Now Brooks takes the initiative to replace the main players, and Henson can't help it.

So in the fifth minute of the first quarter, the two teams replaced all the main players in a tacit understanding. And in the stands of the Conseco Arena, there was another commotion!

"Ray Allen, like David West, Ray Allen was activated by Coach Henson today! This veteran striker has been away from the game for a month, just don’t know if his front sight has fallen. at home!"

Livingston, Ray Allen, Leonard, Yi Jianlian and Chris Anderson, the Pacers’ substitutes are still strong. As for Stephenson and Jimmy Butler, Henson has no plans to let them play now. Those two rough guys have other tasks.

A neat lineup of Pacers, the depth of the bench makes Henson very proud of himself! Livingston's better organization and support ability can give Ray Allen and Yi Jianlian a better three-point shooting opportunity. And Stephenson and Jimmy Butler, Henson believes that Brooks will definitely like this surprise.

The game restarted. Due to Durant and Westbrook's good form, the scores of the two sides are now almost even. The Pacers only lead the Thunder by 1 point, and the Thunder's rotation lineup is undoubtedly the "fish" Derrick Fischer, Kevin Martin and Nick Collison.

Naturally, Martin needless to say, he replaced Harden's position this season and is the most important firepower point on the Thunder bench. The "Old Fish" Fischer just scored 17 points in his last game with the Spurs, and he feels hot. As for Thunder captain Nick Collison, he is definitely a master willing to kill his life. Although the data may not be gorgeous, it will definitely cause huge trouble for the walkers.

The Thunder's bench is just as difficult to deal with now.

As soon as he came back from the timeout, Kevin Martin made a three-pointer first to express his "respect". Ray Allen’s defense did not pose much threat to Martin, and the Thunder went over by two points as soon as they came up!

But soon, the Thunder also saw how terrible the Pacers lineup was when they were neat. In the absence of Ray Allen, the Pacers' second team's three-point ability was relatively weak.

Stephenson can shoot, but not stable enough. The rest, Livingston, Leonard, Anderson and Butler are not shooters, only Yi Jianlian can take on some three-point shooting tasks.

But now, Henson has Ray Allen, one of the league's greatest shooters! Ray Allen can't guard Martin, and Martin, who is not good at defensively, can use Ray Allen like him!

Livingston commanded his teammates to start running after halftime with the ball. This ability was not available to Stephenson. Ray Allen saw the needle, because his teammates had set up an off-the-ball screen for him according to Henson's tactics.

The cheers of the fans whizzed past Ray Allen's ears, he shuttled, got rid of, ran back and found his place! Everything is so familiar. Although he has been away from the stadium for a month, once he comes back, he can always find his familiar rhythm!

With Yi Jianlian's last screen, he returned to the 45° position on the right, and Livingston's pass was immediately delivered!

Due to Ray Allen's injury, Livingston hardly cooperated with Ray Allen on the court. But the two are still in a tacit understanding, Henson's badge allows all new players to immediately integrate into the Pacers system.

Receiving a timely pass from Livingston, Kevin Martin just got rid of Yi Jianlian. This is because Yi Jianlian is too honest. If he wants to be replaced by West, it is estimated that he will move a small step quietly, so that Martin can't jump on it.

However, even this momentary opportunity is enough for Ray Allen to complete the shot. Kevin Martin's three-pointer, I will pay you back now!

"Answerball! Beautiful response ball, the Pacers' offense is really tough! The Thunder just hit a three-pointer, and the Pacers responded immediately! The return of Ray Allen made the Pacers' second team lack of three-point ability. The shortcomings were filled. It seems that Ray Allen did not leave his sight at home!"

One after another, you come and I go, this is the rhythm of this game. Although the players on the Pacers side played very well, the Thunder are not to be outdone. Nick Collison's active defense undermined Leonard's several breakthroughs. In the end, the Thunder captain was even blood-stained!

Although it was just a scratch on his little finger, Nick Collison did fight blood everywhere. The floor, the jersey, the opponent's jersey, the technical desk... Nixon's blood also showed the intensity of the game to the fullest.

With Martin, Collison and Fischer all performing well, the Pacers still did not collapse! No matter what performance the other party has, the Pacers are always able to respond. Scott Brooks was furious off the court. According to the state of the Thunder today, no matter what team they face, the score should be opened.

However, the lineup of Pacers is able to catch all the attacks!

Seeing that the first quarter of the game will be over only 3 minutes, and the Thunder are still 1 point behind, Scott Brooks can't sit still. He knows very well that the sooner you open the score, the better for the Thunder. Because the game is dragged to the end, it will only be yourself who fight back to back.

All, he offered his "big move"-to re-take Westbrook and Durant on the court. Originally, he hoped that the two main players would rest until the end of the first quarter, but now the Thunder is gaining momentum and Brooks does not want to give up this opportunity to gain an advantage.

Seeing Brooks' action, Henson also acted immediately! Stephenson and Jimmy Butler, it's time for them to debut!

"I know you two are energetic now, and I also know that you can't hold back. Now, I allow you to release your ambition and anger! Go on the field and use defense to contain their offense! They are exhausted, And you are full of energy. Strength, physical contact! This is originally a battlefield, we don’t want to be eliminated, we must eliminate them!"

At this time, Westbrook's breakthrough caused Livingston a foul. Although Livingston is defensively tough, it is still a bit difficult to deal with "tanks on the back line" like Westbrook.

Westbrook went to the free throw line, and Henson also took advantage of this dead ball opportunity to replace Stephenson and Jimmy Butler.

At this point, the outside lineup of the Pacers has become a combination of Stephenson, Jimmy Butler and Leonard. Kenny Smith suddenly realized that a word suddenly popped into his mind.

"Death defensive lineup, Coach Henson has made a death defensive lineup that he has not used for a long time!"

Use death defense to contain the exhausted Thunder double star. Brooks gritted his teeth, Henson has too many moves! Pacers with a neat lineup can cope with all kinds of situations on the court!

In the next three minutes, the goal battle between the two sides suddenly stopped! Every offense by Westbrook and Durant has been extremely difficult. These three outside lines, no matter how you switch, can't find weaknesses.

Leonard's defense kept Durant from running out of the open space, while Jimmy Butler and Stephenson blocked Westbrook's impact.

Although the scoring efficiency of the Pacers with this lineup will also decrease, after all, this lineup originally exists for defense, and it doesn't matter if you don't score. But you have to know that Brooks can't accept a situation where the Thunder double stars do not score.

Not only did he exert his energy, but couldn't score, Brooks' substitution made him face such a "lose-lose" situation.

In the last 1:02 of the first quarter, a tragedy happened. Just 24 hours ago, he played crazy for 45 minutes, and now Durant, who has been smashed, fell to the ground in a rebounding fight. It seemed that Durant had been clutching his calf. This guy was injured because of exhaustion.

In the end, Durant was only able to walk back to the bench with the support of his teammates.

Brooks' heart "cocked" and sank to the bottom of the lake. In just one game, he saw the horror of the Pacers' lineup depth. No, it's not just Brooks. To be precise, Henson allowed the entire league to see how terrifying a lineup of Pacers is.

"The Pacers lost 4 games in March, making everyone think they are bound to fall. Now in just 12 minutes of the game, Coach Henson can proudly shout to everyone," Barkleyton After a pause, deliberately imitating Henson's voice, "The invincible defending champion is back!"