The Basketball Court Swordsman

When Pacers players stepped onto the court and the cheers of Indianapolis fans rang around, Spike Lee found that the term "country" to describe Indianapolis was indeed inaccurate and inaccurate. Rigorous.

Because at this time, the cheers in the Banker's Life Arena are no weaker than the cheers in Madison Square Garden.

At this time, the court was bleak, only the Pacers players had a spotlight. Since this is the first game of the new season, in addition to the opener, today has a very special meaning.

That is, the day when the Pacers awarded championship rings to players and raised the championship pennant in the arena!

Stephen Simon handed over expensive championship rings to the players. Of course, Henson was the last to take the ring from Simon. After coming to the Pacers, Spike Lee also found this difference.

Generally speaking, the soul of an NBA team is the player. If the Heat win the championship, LeBron James must be the finale collar. In the Pacers, Henson is the finale of almost everything. Whether receiving a championship or a championship ring, Henson is always the focus.

This is a coach-oriented team, and this coach is not as old as Popovich, which really makes Spike Lee feel incredible.

After awarding the championship ring, the Pacers put a brand new championship pennant on the dome of the arena. At this point, three Eastern Championship pennants and two championship pennants have been hoisted over the Pacers Arena! Their glory adds another point. The dome of the Banker’s Life Arena is no longer monotonous.

After all these things were done, the game finally started slowly. It is precisely because this game is the latest of the three openers to start, so it is more worthy of the title of the finale.

"Finally, after a summer, we finally returned to this hall of honor! Audience friends, welcome to lock in eSPN, I am Mike Brin, sitting next to me is your old friend Kevin Ha Lan! Welcome to the Bankers’ Life Arena, where the defending champion Pacers in the NBA opener home game against the New Orleans Pelicans will begin soon!"

After the pennant was raised, the lights on the scene turned on. Almost at the same time, Mike Brin's voice also caught the fans' ears. These two things appeared at the same time, instantly making the atmosphere of this game extremely lively.

"Two consecutive championships, the Pacers have achieved an amazing achievement! The Indian City Army also dominated the Eastern Conference in the early 21st century, but after the Auburn Hills incident, the team's fate began to change and the Pacers also experienced underestimation. But the persevering Indianapolis people just relied on their high-quality draft and patient construction to finally return to the top ranks in recent years! Yes, the top ranks! If the Indiana Pacers can't be called a top team, who Are you eligible again?"

"That's right, the Pacers' progress in recent years is obvious to all. Among them, the most critical point is undoubtedly that Bird chose to let Henson Joe become the head coach. The Pistons and the Pacers fell almost at the same time, but now, walking The Pacers have achieved two consecutive championships, and the Pistons seem to have not slowed down. This shows how successful the Pacers’ reconstruction is. Okay, we see the starting players on both sides are ready to play!"

Mike Brin and Kevin Harlan set their sights on the Pacers bench. It seems that Henson is planning to change in the first game of the new season! Because everyone can see that Kawai Leonard has removed his training uniform, and this taciturn No. 2 forward will start instead of Danny Green!

"Listen, give me control of the situation at the beginning, not even a chance! Leonard, I want you to help defend the opponent's possession of the ball. Your matchup, Aminu, is not a striker with excellent shooting ability. . So, you can give him some space. If Anthony Davis has the ball, don’t hesitate to give me a shot! Don’t let him get any **** easy scoring opportunities."

Henson changed his tone, and then continued to add, "I know that those **** reporters say that preseason results are nothing. I also know that they also said that George is not worth $90 million. I have never refuted it. They, because I want to give this opportunity to you! Now, the opportunity is here. Go on the field, play a beautiful game, and then leave the **** group of guys speechless! Go, go! Don't forget Our goal, three consecutive championships, come! 1, 2, 3..." Henson said, putting his hands among the players, and the players stacked their hands one after another.

"Pacers!"

Seeing the players playing aggressively, Spike Lee smiled. Today, he put a miniature microphone on Henson's suit collar, and Henson knew about it.

But the Chinese coach did not deliberately change his speaking style because of this. He still spoke dirty and didn't care. It seems that Henson really hopes that Spike Lee will record a true self.

"The starting players of both sides played, the Pacers are still the same, Paul is in charge, George plays the second position, and the two old partners of David West and Horford continue to start. The only difference is that coach Henson uses Lay Leonard replaced Danny Green in the starting position. Leonard’s progress is obvious to all. I don’t think Coach Henson is using him as a false starter."

"On the Pelicans' side, Jrue Holliday, who was once selected by Coach Henson, started the game with Eric Gordon. Engineer Aminu is the third position, and the fourth is the Pelicans nuclear weapons. Anthony Davis. Jason Smith, a white player with a height of 2.13 meters, plays the center position. I have to say that the Pelicans' lineup is indeed brilliant this season. But in the cruel West, the Pelicans have a long way to go. ."

Pelicans coach Monty Williams has been on the sidelines from the first second. He knows very well that he can't let go of any detail on the court. After all, Henson, but the man who defeated Popovich in the finals!

On the Pacers side, Henson and Vogel both sit firmly on the bench. The person standing on the sidelines is...Becky Harmon in a lady's suit and high heels!

Just now Henson gave Becky Harmon an instruction and asked her to try to go to the sidelines to talk. Harmon naturally hopes to get such an opportunity, which is why she chooses the Pacers. In the Spurs, God knows how long it will take her to be eligible to speak on the sidelines.

Henson trusts Becky Harmon's tactical accomplishment, she is indeed immature in the position of coach, but after this time of getting along with Henson determined that at least her tactical accomplishment is not a problem.

Of course, the most important thing is that Henson trusts the strength of his players! Even though the game was hyped up by the outside world, Henson still believes that the Pelicans are not an opponent of the Pacers!

At least for now, Henson doesn't have to leave the bench!

In the whistle of the referee, the Pacers' journey to three consecutive championships officially began. Jason Smith, who is dominant in height, won the first strike for the Pelicans, and Zhu Holledi steadily advanced with the ball. Playing in the Banker's Life Arena, Holiday can always get into shape quickly.

After all, this was once his home court.

As soon as Holiday crossed the midfield line, Anthony Davis set up a screen for him. Monty Williams' strategy is very clear, that is, not letting Holiday and Paul too much entanglement. Even if Holiday has a height advantage, it would be unwise for any player to entangle with Paul.

Holiday took advantage of the cover to get inside, while Jason Smith pulled to the mid-range position. Although the white center from Colorado State University is a blue-collar, his shot is still quite threatening. Open up the space and let Holiday to end the offense. This is the Pelicans' strategy in the first round.

The Pelicans almost succeeded, well, almost.

Just when Huo Ledi jumped to lay up and the basketball had already been released, a black figure suddenly came out! No one else came here, but Leonard, who started in the first game of the season!

Leonard resolutely implemented Henson's strategy, focusing defensively on the opponent's holding point. So from the first second of Hollodi's breakthrough, he has been stared at by Leonard, the "cold-blooded killer".

Holiday was taken aback, but he thought Leonard could not recover anything. After all, Holiday has already taken this shot. Now that it has been shot, Leonard has no possibility of completing the cover.

However, Holiday still too underestimated the defensive ability of the No. 2 in front of him. I saw Leonard straighten his arms in the air, and stunned that the basketball that had just ascended was slammed out!

"Leonard completed a wonderful cover! Have you seen it!? God, this time the cover is breathtaking!"

Mike Brin did not expect that in the first round of the game, he screamed.

The most ornamental cover is actually not a volleyball cap that flies the ball from the air instead of covering the ball from someone else's hands! And the block shot by Leonard just now, undoubtedly belongs to the ranks of volleyball caps!

George straightened his arm to receive the basketball that was slapped out. The biggest problem with the Pelicans' back line was that they were too short. Neither Holliday nor Gordon were more than two meters tall. They were very disadvantaged in high-altitude balls.

After receiving the basketball, George threw the ball forward at random, and Paul ran towards the front court without chasing him. Seeing that the Pacers had run away, Holiday and Gordon simply gave up chasing. As mentioned earlier, they are very disadvantaged in high-altitude ball. For fast break, the opponent will definitely use aerial work to complete the goal.

After seeing that he was completely unguarded, Paul did not choose to lay up a quick break, but reached out and handed the ball to the backboard.

After the basketball hit the backboard and rebounded, Paul received the basketball in the air, then used terrible waist and abdomen strength to forcefully twist the body, and slam the ball into his back!

After a short dunk, the Pacers made their first counterattack in the new season and played a trick!

The audience was boiling, and the Pacers’ first offense was a word in the words of Mike Brin-gorgeous!

Spike Li let out a sigh of relief. He suffocated his breath to watch the scene just now because he was afraid that he could not help but yell.

On the court, Paul and George clapped lightly, and the fans were excited. And Henson still sits firmly on the Diaoyutai.

Spike Lee has a hunch that another "show-time era" is coming!