The Basketball Court Swordsman

In fact, Danny Green led a three-point frenzy in Game 1 of the Finals. But just as most people believe that Gary Neal can't get a convulsion anymore, most people don't believe that Green can find that feel again.

It is normal for a three-point shooter to feel hot in one or two games occasionally, but even sharp shooters such as Thunder Allen and Reggie Miller cannot maintain the hot touch in every game. Not to mention, role players like Danny Green.

Therefore, even after returning from the timeout, Danny Green was ordered to put in a three-pointer, but it still did not attract the attention of the Spurs and Popovich.

Popovich is still worrying about George, Paul and Leonard at this time, Danny Green? What is there to be afraid of for a player who will average double digits per game? Is it possible that Henson Joe will let him kill the game?

If Henson could read minds, he would definitely answer Popovich.

"Congratulations, the answer is correct!"

As Green hit a three-pointer, the Spurs' 5-point advantage instantly became only 2 points left. At this time, Ginobili, who started the game, has scored 7 points and 3 assists. That is to say, in the Spurs' 15 points, only 1 goal has no direct relationship with the Argentine.

If Henson had not replaced Danny Green, if there was no such skill, this would have been a textbook match between Popovich and Ginobili. What a pity, what a pity...

This time, the Spurs still focused their offense on Ginobili. Henson used George to match Manu, and Green to match Jackson.

Ginobili is still very experienced in playing George. Although George has outstanding defensive ability and excellent physical conditions, he is always a young man.

His experience is far inferior to Ginobili's veteran, Ginobili only needs to add some rhythm changes in the breakthrough to get a shot gap.

This time it was the same. After Split gave Ginobili a cover, the Argentine seemed to accelerate to the side with cover. In fact, he suddenly stopped and went to the side without cover!

By this time, George was entangled with Split. The Brazilian is not a good stubble, he used some small moves that drifted on the edge of the violation to get George and himself to entangle for some time.

In this way, Manu once again broke through to the middle distance position. Today, Ginobili's hand feel at the middle distance is very hot.

"Ginobili seems to dream of returning to the top today. He made a shot! Wait, it's Danny Green. He rushed over actively and interfered with Ginobili's shooting! Inaccurate shooting, beautiful defense, Green looks very excited today!"

When Mike Brin saw Ginobili break through George, he thought the Spurs' offense was stable. Unexpectedly, a Green came out halfway.

As we all know, Green and Leonard and George are all outstanding defenders. But the defense of the three is somewhat different.

George and Leonard belong to the kind of single-defense gate that can suffocate people, and Green's good defense is reflected in that he can always appear in any corner of the court in time!

Undying to run and willing to run, this is the biggest trait of Green as a player. This is true on the offensive end, as is the defensive end. In many cases, Green's help is the key to the success of the Pacers' defense.

Not to mention Mike Brin, even Henson thought Ginobili had scored the goal after seeing George being broken.

However, Henson overlooked one point. Putting a player into peak state refers to not only his offense, but also his defense!

Henson himself was taken aback. Such Danny Green can play an important role on both offense and defense! This technique is really abnormal!

Manu shot and beat the iron, the Spurs didn't even dare to grab offensive rebounds, and the whole team retreated. If the Pacers get a chance to fight back because of their offensive rebounds, it will be more than worthwhile.

After playing, it was a perfect attack and defense, so Popovich began to notice Danny Green. But he still did not take any special measures against Green, after all, the opponent is just a role player! Occasionally a good performance in one or two rounds is reasonable.

But Green obviously didn't intend to stop there. This time, George's breakthrough layup fell to the rim under the interference of Split. The players in the ATT Center thought that this time the defense was complete, but Green suddenly went in, using his enthusiasm to take off the rebound by surprise.

Henson is different from Popovich. He encourages players to rush for offensive rebounds. After all, with the speed of the Spurs, they can't fight back quickly.

"Danny Green, it's him again. The last few rounds have always been inseparable from Danny Green's name!"

The Spurs reacted quickly. Duncan immediately raised his arms under the basket to cover Green, not allowing him to layup easily. But in this way, Horford was missed.

Green did not panic in the crowded penalty area, but calmly passed the ball to Horford, who was standing on the right baseline. The latter shot in the open and steadily shot the ball without encountering pressure.

15 to 15, the Spurs' lead disappeared!

After 20 seconds, the Pacers made a comeback. In the offense just now, Duncan showed his power and succeeded in turning over and shooting inside, rewriting the score to 17-15.

But the Spurs' offense was still too gentle for Henson. This time Green didn't hide anything and started running wildly just after halftime.

Popovich also discovered that the screens and positions of the rest of the Pacers were set up entirely to create opportunities for Danny Green! To put it more bluntly, Henson is really using this substitute as the main scorer!

Whatever the best point guard, what the team's first scorer, they all step aside! If other coaches did this, Popovich would think he was crazy. But when Henson did this, Popovich had a bad feeling.

After a half-court ride, Ginobili was blocked by a screen. Green took the ball and shot, not caring about Ginobili, who was flying towards him.

Ginobili was really scared by Green's fake actions, so he didn't dare to attack with all his strength. Because of this, Green was almost undisturbed, and the feeling of electric shock with his fingers came back!

Ginobili turned his head in despair, but just saw the basketball fall into the net!

"Danny Green, his performance in these rounds is simply perfect, completely disrupting the plan of Coach Popovich! The old man wanted to rely on this change and starting to gain an advantage. But he didn't expect that Henson today A player who is as amazing as Ginobili was sent! Popovich paused, it seems that he is not satisfied with the status quo."

The moment the game was suspended, Henson's hands trembled slightly. He was too excited, yes, although the Pacers are now only one point ahead of the Spurs, Henson is still extremely excited.

He knows very well that after this timeout, Popovich will likely reduce the lineup, with a big and four small to a big and four small, seeking to keep up with the speed and offensive rhythm.

what does this mean? This means that Henson is actually in control of Popovich!

In the three years since becoming the NBA head coach, Henson has controlled countless opponents. Spoelstra, Larry Drew, Tom Thibodeau, etc., but today, Henson's opponents are not in the same class as those before.

However, he still made Popovich his own puppet!

Henson couldn't help shaking his hands at the thought of controlling one of the greatest basketball coaches in the world.

"Henson, time is running out!" In the end, it was Vogel's shout that would bring Henson back to his senses.

"Well, Popovich will definitely change into a small lineup to play against us later. So, Ray Allen, you replace Leonard. The opponent doesn't have a four position, so we don't need them either. If you want to use more mobility to restrain us, go on the field and tell the San Antonio people, there is no way! Continue to use your range to test their defense!"

Henson speaks quickly, but the players have long been used to it.

When the timeout ended, Mike Brin on the commentary stage was surprised again. Sure enough, Popovich followed Henson into a small lineup! He knows very well that the mobility of the regular lineup cannot contain the Pacers' offense at all!

Parker, Gary Neal, Ginobili, Stephen Jackson and Duncan, the traditional San Antonio Spurs, were forced out of a small lineup by the Pacers!

But Henson was not surprised by this. Because on the night two days ago, he had already "watched" this lineup in advance. As Henson thought before, he is in charge of the great Gregg Popovich!

"Ray Allen is on the field!? They didn't continue to use Leonard!? Damn! He had guessed it a long time ago!" Instead, Popovich looked very angry after seeing Henson's substitution.

The old man has crossed the rivers and lakes for so many years, and it has been a long time that no one has been seen through! But today, he was generalized early.

After that, the game completely entered the pace of the Pacers. Green and Ray Allen soared three-pointers. These two top pitchers made the Spurs' three-point defense blown apart.

The Pacers ended the section with a wave of 15 to 2 under the feeling of the two against the sky, and achieved a double-digit advantage with 32 to 20 in one fell swoop!

Green made three three-pointers in the second quarter. Mike Brin even joked that if the finals were played long enough, Green could even break the finals record of three-pointers held by Ray Allen.

With 6 minutes and 41 seconds left in this section, Paul made two free throws and the Pacers led by 47 to 30, 17 points. The reason why Paul can easily break through is very simple, because at this time, Popovich finally put the defensive focus on Green and Ray Allen. The space was opened, and Paul's breakthrough naturally eased.

But for the Spurs, thinking about the situation now has become quite difficult.

By the end of the half-time game, the point difference between the two sides has been widened to 16 points. In the first half, the Pacers made 21 of 34 shots and their shooting percentage was close to a terrifying 62%! Ray Allen and Green each scored 13 points, of which Green made 4 of 5 three-pointers! As Popovich thought, Henson was killing the game with a role player!

George and Paul also scored 11 points each. After Ray Allen and Green attracted the opposing defense, the two undoubtedly got many offensive opportunities.

When a role player hits his peak state, it is also very difficult to mess with!

In the second game of the series, Henson was able to lead the Pacers to complete a magical reversal behind a big score. But the Spurs may not be able to do the same thing.

Popovich didn't want to delay the game to the last minute, he did. But it was himself who fell behind by the big score.

During the intermission, Popovich did not accept any reporter interviews. He was in no mood.

If the total score of the series turns to 3 to 1... He might have been interviewed all summer.