The Basketball Court Swordsman

"2 minutes and 22 seconds, the defending champion has not scored in 2 minutes and 22 seconds. I don't know if they can come back to their senses this time!"

May 6, Indianapolis, Bankers Life Arena.

At this moment, Reggie Miller reluctantly uttered the commentary on the commentary stage. Before the game started, no one could have imagined that the situation would become like this. All the way to the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Pacers with 72 wins in the regular season. At home, the Chicago Bulls who were short of major generals were crushed.

At this point, with 13 seconds left in the game to end, Paul George's shot was interfered by Bellinelli and missed again. The Bulls' strong defense cost the Pacers. Although the Bulls have been fighting the Nets in the last round to the tiebreaker, although the Pacers have rested for a week, the Bulls have only rested for two days. But today. Thibodeau's team still showed their iron and blood and tenacity, using defense to carry the game to the end.

George missed a shot, and Joe King Noah, who shined in the playoffs this year, grabbed a defensive rebound. This was also the 11th rebound Noah caught in this game.

After getting the rebound, Noah gave the ball to the Bulls' first scoring point, their point guard. Of course, it is not the omnipotent Derrick Rose, but the incredible Nate Robinson this season!

Before the start of the playoffs, people would never think that the Bulls would actually consider him the number one scorer in the team. And the rebellious "Little Potato" is also glad to take over the important task. In the 7 playoff games the Bulls have played, Nate Robinson averaged 31.3 minutes per game, shot 14.1 times, and was able to get 50.4% of his field goals. 18.3 points. With Rose, Lor Deng and Hinrich missing one after another, Robinson really became the team's scoring champion and pillar. During the playoffs, Nate Robinson’s 17.43 efficiency rating was second only to Joakim Noah in the team, and ranked second in the team in terms of true field goal percentage and assists per game.

So Noah's first reaction after taking off the rebound was to hand the ball to Nate Robinson, who is only 1.75 meters tall and the actual height is just over 1.75 meters!

Henson can easily see Nate Robinson's true height with his data analysis module, the so-called 1.75 meters, which is still the number after water injection!

There is little time left in the game, and the Pacers are still 4 points behind the Bulls. Paul was not idle, he threw his teeth at "Little Potato" with his teeth and claws. Is it to grab the ball? Of course not, Paul must foul, stop the watch and send Nate Robinson to the free throw line.

"The Pacers have no choice. They are actually committing a tactical foul! To be honest, we rarely see Coach Henson's team playing so embarrassed!"

While Reggie Miller was speaking, the live camera also gave Henson a close-up. I saw Henson, wearing an Armani suit, frowning, his left hand encircled his chest and his right hand propped his chin. Henson's favorite thing to do is to control the game, and his strongest place is to control the game.

Predicting the opponent's employment, figuring out the opponent's psychology and even predicting the opponent's tactics, these things Henson does every day. But this game was out of control from the beginning.

Joakim Noah’s aggressive offense, Ty Gibson’s sudden talent, Nate Robinson’s magical goals again and again...Of course, what Henson expected the most was the Bulls’ toughness and will. .

"Be strong, the playoffs are the stage for the strong, no one will pity us! I know, we are not doing well! But that is not the reason for us to give up, stick to it, you will find that your opponents are not so terrible!"

Henson didn't know what Thibodeau said, but the players who have been pushing the Bulls to the Eastern Conference semifinals!

Two years ago, the Pacers led by Henson were eliminated by the Bulls in the Eastern Conference semifinals. He thought he had got rid of the bull's nightmare now, but he did not expect that the bad news would come back today.

After thinking about the process of losing control throughout the game, and then looking at the court, "Little Tudou" was already on the free throw line.

As Thibodeau's first scoring point in the playoffs this season, Nate Robinson has made an 80% free throw percentage since the playoffs. In other words, if you want to rely on Nate Robinson's free throw to miss the board back to the situation, it is undoubtedly a bet on luck.

Sure enough, "Little Potato" did not disappoint his friends. With two free throws, Nate Robinson withstood the pressure and withstood the boos of Pacers fans, using free throws to completely kill the game.

At this point, the game will end in 8 seconds, and the Pacers are 4 points behind, Henson has only one timeout left. Indeed, the Pacers still have theoretical hope of winning. But, after all, it is only "theoretical".

After an attack, George got a key three-pointer. But I don't know why, George hesitated after receiving Paul's wonderful pass, and finally missed the best chance because of that hesitation and missed the key ball.

Therefore, the 4-point difference was maintained to the end after all. 96 to 92, Thibodeau’s Chicago Bulls upset the defending champion at the Bankers Life Arena! Tie the series total score to 1 to 0!

"Unbelievable, the Bulls used their tenacious defense to hold on to the end! Who could have imagined that the Bulls, who lacked major generals, could top the defending champion! Coach Henson would not be happy. He would never allow him to lose the game at home! Hope the bank The locker in the home life arena is hard enough!"

Henson was indeed upset. He also left the court at the end of the game, and even forgot to shake hands with Thibodeau in an unmannered manner. Afterwards, Vogel, still embarrassed, ran over to the hands of Henson and Thibodeau.

But Henson will never make the idea of ​​a locker anymore. After becoming the head coach, Henson's temper is indeed more grumpy. Because he knows very well that good guys can't survive in this alliance. But equally, Henson has become more mature. He knew that senseless tantrums would not do anything.

Now his mind is full of the game just now. In the case of the loss of many main players, the Bulls can still tie seven and eliminate the Nets. Thibodeau's ability is respected by Henson. But respect belongs to respect, respect does not mean that Henson can accept the same failure to happen to himself.

Think about it carefully, although the Bulls are not the favorites to win this season as they did in previous years, their performance has been remarkable. During the regular season, the Bulls drew 2-2 with the Heat. And the Heat's 27-game winning streak was terminated by the Bulls.

Everyone on this team has a **** nature. They are not afraid to fight tough battles and can even be strong when they meet. In the playoffs, Thibodeau also used a team offensive approach to solve the problem of the team's lack of stars. Finally, Thibodeau also had some achievements on the offensive end. In the first round of the series, the Bulls averaged six points per game in double figures! This kind of data was absolutely impossible in the past.

Today's game is the best example. Henson thought that Thibodeau would use Noah and Boozer to attack the inside, so the entire defense contracted. As everyone knows, this gave Nate Robinson and Belinelli a lot of opportunities. For many 55 kicks, the Bulls used their enthusiasm and tenacity to turn 5 into 10 abruptly.

But on the bright side, the Pacers are still better than the Bulls in hard power. Today, Henson can be said to have misassessed the opponent's strategy and desire to win. But if you find the right way, it is not impossible to win the Bulls 4 games in a row in the next series.

Thinking of this, Henson stopped being angry. You see, he has become more irritable, but also more mature. When encountering a problem, his first thought is not to lose his temper, but to solve the problem.

Pushing open the locker room door, Henson is still thinking about how to summarize the game. But he found that George kept his head buried deep, losing his confidence and brilliance in the past.

In this game, Thibodeau's targeted defense against George was very clever. As a result, George only scored 9 points in the game, and his shooting percentage was only 30%. This includes the last key three-pointer missed.

From the top scorer of the defending champion to the most improved player of the year, George can be said to have been lauded to the sky recently. But today, Thibodeau mercilessly threw George off. How high he climbed before, now he falls.

This young, thin and tall defender who was suddenly entrusted with heavy responsibilities must have fallen into deep self-doubt at this time.

Henson sighed, tactics were all resolved. But the psychological aspect of the players is very tricky...