The Basketball Court Swordsman

Tim Duncan, everyone knows how capable this guy is. However, when you really fight him, you will be amazed that his energy is stronger than you think.

Relying on Duncan's magical performance, Henson finally turned the 10-point difference opened by a three-pointer to nothing. This is the San Antonio Spurs, they will not let others easily come back, nor will they let others easily gain an advantage.

After Duncan assisted Ginobili to complete the goal, David West tried to double-team Duncan. But Dior's unrelenting three-pointer made West immediately regret the decision, and the Pacers' defense fell into a dead end. Seeing Duncan shine in the paint, but the Pacers really don't have a good way.

Fortunately, Duncan is almost 40 years old. Even in the playoffs, Popovich can't let him play for too long. Duncan was taken off by Popovich in the middle of the second quarter, which meant that Duncan played again, which should be the second half of the game.

But even so, Henson still did not get his wish to open the score, because Ginobili and Parker's outstanding performance, filling the vacancy left by Duncan.

The gDP trio are still young, maybe this is why they can once again make the terrible West and enter the finals.

In the last 0.8 seconds of the second quarter, Ginobi used a very enchanting fake fax to deceive Horford and scored at the buzzer. At this point, the score between the two sides has become 49 to 52, and the San Antonio Spurs are still only 3 points behind the Pacers!

"The first half is over! The two sides played inextricably. We thought that Coach Henson would open the score in the second quarter, but it seems that the San Antonio Spurs did not let the scene get out of control. I have to admire the Spurs' offensive stability. , All three of the gDP have good statistics. Duncan scored 12 points and 7 rebounds in the half, and Parker and Ginobili also scored 9 points in the half. The defending champion met a real enemy."

After the half-time, Henson wanted to walk back to the locker room quickly, but the reporters still took a quick step and blocked Henson in the player's passage.

"Ask!" Henson frowned, as if he was not in the mood to fight the reporter.

"How do you rate the Spurs' performance in the first half? How did they equalize the very difference?"

"They are too calm, as if they will never make mistakes. What we have to do is to keep up with the rhythm, and then try not to make mistakes."

No joking, no irony, no arrogance, Henson has realized the difference between the Spurs and the Heat. It is not that simple to take over control of the game from Popovich.

In the last Eastern Conference Finals, the biggest reason the Heat lost the game was stability. They may score for a few minutes, but they will not score a goal for several minutes. With so much going back and forth, the Pacers can easily spread the difference.

If the Heat are a volcano that erupts at any time, then the Spurs are a metronome that will never go wrong.

No matter how much you play a few to a few offensive climax, no matter how much you lead, the Spurs will always be at their rhythm. Step by step, never go wrong. Then at the end, you will find that they can always get the score back!

Henson originally wanted to reduce the lineup in the second half of the game and use speed to beat the Spurs. But after thinking about it carefully, Henson rejected the plan. In this world, no tactic can quickly overwhelm the Spurs. You want to win on the Spurs, the only way is to spend the last with them!

Therefore, during this intermission, Henson did not arrange any aggressive tactics. Enraged Spurs players? Stephenson may be able to make James Six committed. David West may get Battier a technical foul. But in the face of the Spurs, in the face of Duncan, Parker and Ginobili, these insidious tricks obviously won't work.

Small lineup? Henson still prays that the inside line will not be blown up.

Three pointers? Facts have proved that relying on a three-pointer can't kill the Spurs.

Is there any way for the Pacers? Maybe later, after all, Henson has limited time studying the Spurs. But for this game, spending with the Spurs to the end is the only way.

So throughout the second half, both sides spent the overtake and being overtaken. The Spurs' high-efficiency offense with gDP as the core plays well, while the Pacers are always led by Paul to find open shots.

Both teams fought a battle of positions, no hearty fast breaks, no dunks.

Screening, supplementary defense, card positions and open projections, these unpretentious images occupy most of the game. Until 31.8 seconds before the end of the game, the two sides still reached a tie! At this time, Paul George got two free throw opportunities.

"These are definitely the two most critical free throws in the entire game, but we all know that Paul George has always had a big heart. I believe that this little pressure will not stop him."

Mike Brin and the fans naturally like this kind of scene very much, but to be honest, Henson has had enough of having to rely on the key ball to decide the game. In the last round of the Heat, the first few games of the two sides were basically determined by key goals. But the key ball tie-off is actually very unsafe. Henson’s opponents cannot guarantee that they will hold the key ball every time. Similarly, the Pacers cannot be 100% sure at critical moments.

"At the critical moment, do you want to change the lineup. Do Green and Ray Allen need to send one on the field? Maybe their three-point critical moment can be useful."

Henson turned his head when he heard Vogel's voice, only to find that his assistant was already sweating profusely.

"Are you hot?"

"No, I... I'm a little nervous."

Vogel is outspoken, and few people are not nervous about playing key goals with the Spurs.

"We still have a timeout. The three-point shooter can wait until we are behind. Now, we have to keep the starting lineup and defend. After all, we are still 2 points ahead." Stevens gave different suggestions. His ideas are basically the same as Henson.

During the conversation, George has completed two free throws, which also gave the Pacers a 2-point lead at a critical moment. For the two teams that focused on positional offenses today, they had a 2 point advantage in the last 31.8 seconds, which is already a huge difference.

Popovich did not call a timeout, and like Henson, Popovich has only one timeout left. Since the two sides have been diametrically opposed in this game, the coaches of the two teams also called out more timeouts. But Popovich is not worried, he believes his group of players are capable of dealing with such a situation.

After an attack, Horford stood guard in front of Duncan. Duncan sat back hard in this attack, which meant that Duncan wanted a single play!

However, Horford still too underestimated Duncan's basketball IQ. From Duncan's entry into the league, the Spurs have never missed the playoffs. In other words, Duncan has been fighting against the strongest players and the strongest teams in the league for so many years. His experience and his judgment on the court are unmatched by Horford.

Duncan was going to play low singles, but after Horford got a firm foothold, he suddenly moved up high! The end of the Spurs offense this time is not Duncan, but Parker!

Horford hurried to catch up, and before analyzing the situation clearly, he saw Parker jump out of Duncan.

Duncan's screen quality is very high, and a defender who is as strong as Paul can't get rid of it quickly! Do you continue to defend Duncan or defend Parker? Horford hesitated, but at this moment of hesitation, Parker was able to jump into the penalty area!

Horford has no choice. If he continues to sit back and watch, the French defender will have the opportunity to fly the basket! Fortunately, Horford moved fast enough that he hurried back, and interrupted the opponent at the moment Parker took off!

Parker lost all of his weight in the air and almost fell. But even so, the "French sports car" still stabilized its center of gravity. With the body almost parallel to the ground, the wrist shook slightly, and the basketball was picked in!

Parker fell to the ground, but quickly got up, thinking the referee said why the ball didn't call a foul!

"Damn, it's all right!?" Henson covered his head with his hands, and Parker's goal can only be described as magic! This was the first time he felt that Tony Parker was such a terrifying player.

Henson has seen many layups after losing the center of gravity, and Paul often does this. But it was inevitable that he would fall and his body was almost parallel to the ground and he could score goals. This was the first time Henson had seen him.

The magic of the Spurs and the magic of gDP shocked Henson more than once today!

"Would you like to pause!?" Vogel asked again, he was already sweating!

"No." Henson shook his head. "It's not yet time!"

"This... at this time of the game, the coaches of both sides did not stop the game. I have to say that both of them are coaches with a big heart." Mike Brin swallowed, the game With 27 seconds left, it stands to reason that the game should be stopped. But Henson did not, nor did Popovich.

The two guys are very cautious in the game, for fear of being caught by the other side any mistake.

Paul made a gesture on the court, without Henson's command, he knew that the ball must be delayed and the ball must be thrown in. The Spurs' defense is very tight, they no longer focus on protecting the basket, but also blocked the three-point line. In short, throughout the Spurs halftime, the Pacers had difficulty finding a gap.

Paul waved his hand, motioned everyone to open up space for himself, and then broke through in singles. As the star of the Pacers, Paul knew he had to stand up now.

Parker's defense is very experienced, he knows what Paul wants to do, so he took two steps. Paul continued to dribble down his hips to find a breakthrough rhythm. When his teammates opened up the space, he suddenly started to speed up, a forward change of direction to pull the ball back from the left, and to the right of Parker!

Parker was a few tenths of a second slower, but it was enough for Paul to complete the breakthrough. However, Duncan's defense is not a display. Seeing his French teammate was breached, Duncan immediately moved to the basket, ready to block shots at any time!

Don't think Duncan can't jump now, and his blocking power will decrease. In fact, Duncan averaged 2.7 blocks per game this season, but ranked third in the league, second only to Serge Ibaka and Dwight Howard.

Duncan does not rely on bounce to block shots. His super high basketball IQ allows him to always seize the best take-off time. Just stand up and risk you. This is the most terrifying defensive player.

But Paul is not stupid. He is the player with the lowest block rate in the league this season. Paul won't try easily for shots that cannot be completed.

As soon as Duncan made up his defense, Paul saw Horford sneaking to the right corner. Without hesitation, Parker hit the needle and passed the ball from Duncan's legs to Horford.

"Al Horford, will he kill the game!?" Mike Brin stood up, and more fans in the Banker Life Arena stood up!

Horford was a little nervous, this tension came from Duncan's oppression on him throughout the game today. So at this time, seeing Duncan rushing towards him, Horford found that he couldn't maintain his usual calmness as usual. As soon as this three-pointer was taken, Horford felt bad!

Henson has squeezed his fists, ready to cheer at any time! But as he was worried, the Pacers could not seize the key opportunity every time!

"Hey!" The basketball was shorter and hit the side of the basket.

"Not in!?" Mike Brin's heart beat faster.

"Pause, pause!" Popovich had a clear idea. The first time Duncan protected his rebound, Popovich suspended the game! He now has a chance to kill the game!

"Fuck!" Henson cursed when the referee stopped the game. But fortunately, I kept my breath and left a pause! Pacers, there is a silver lining!

"Frank, tactical board, Frank!?" Henson reached out for the tactical board with his back to the bench, but did not hold anything for a long time. He turned his head in surprise, only to find that Vogel was pale and sweaty.

This guy was terrified.

The job of a head coach is really a great test of a person's psychological quality.