The Basketball Court Swordsman

Paul George, this almighty genius seems to be Cheng Yaojin who was halfway through. No one knows how he suddenly popped out and was selected in the lottery area. Fans see this kind of story more often, and it will usually continue to be like this: a short "flash of talented aura" until the end with "potential never realized".

But look at George, he is passionate and sweating, which will ensure that he will not enter such a cycle of fate.

Born in Palm Valley, California, this young man with excellent physical fitness and a sticky defensive like a universal glue has played for his alma mater for one year and led the team in points, rebounds and steals in the second grade season.

He urged himself to learn to improve his game like a studious student, spending countless hours every day training in the training hall and watching game videos.

Naturally, these efforts will not be wasted. He is full of athletic ability and superb skills. Although most people are not optimistic about him, coach Henson Joe of Indianapolis discovered this genius. Paul George's ranking on the mock draft list has risen like a rocket.

In the draft, John Wall is naturally the biggest favorite, while George is unknown. Until the Pacers unexpectedly selected him with the tenth overall pick in the first round, he became the player with the highest draft pick in the history of his alma mater. All this proved that God pays for his work.

It would be too ironic for a rookie lottery pick to have no confidence. He speaks with a clear mind, and his firm eyes reveal confidence.

Extroversion is his nature, while modesty and logic are his education. He worked tirelessly in the gym to improve his already outstanding strength and explosiveness, honing his already superb offensive skills.

As a result, God rewards hard work again. Paul George grew from a small bench to a starter. From an ordinary starter, he has grown into the team's second scorer after Paul. And until last season, George was the Pacers' leading scorer. In the finals of last season, this young guy also won his first FMVP trophy.

But it is clear that George is not a person who is easily complacent. This season's playoffs, George has always had two words in his mind.

The first sentence, he just told reporters, "We want to continue the magic in the playoffs."

The second sentence comes from the dialogue between him and his mentor Henson Joe, "You are a legendary coach, and I will be your legendary player!"

From the growth experience of Paul George, it is not difficult to see that he is a person who is willing to put his dreams and goals into practice, rather than just playing tricks. So in the first round of the series, people experienced the terrible Paul George.

Budenhorse still remembers what Henson said in an interview with the media before the start of the playoffs.

Facing the camera, Henson Joe is so confident that you can even notice a slight smile on his face.

"I think the Eagles have no chance." At that time, Henson said. The next day, the **** took the players to Baihe fishing. On the third day, the reporters discovered that Henson had ended the training early, saying it was to preserve his strength.

On the fourth day, April 19, the day the NBA playoffs began, Budenhorse desperately discovered that Henson Joe was really not bragging.

Henson himself is a madman, and under him, there are a bunch of players as crazy as him. Especially the thin No. 24 who can score with Anthony this season, the tall guard who has a bit of Tracy McGrady.

"Paul George stretched out his long arm to steal Korver. The Hawks shooter was helpless against George's defense! He strode forward and no Hawks player could catch him. Here comes Paul George with one hand. Feikou, he is like an eagle hovering over the Banker’s Life Arena. If you are not careful, it will become his prey!"

After George dunked and landed, the fans of the entire Banker Life Arena were so excited that they yelled with him. As mentioned earlier, humility and logic are only his cultivation, and extroversion is his nature.

The referee blew a hasty whistle and Budenhorse had to suspend the game again. At this time, the game has reached the last two minutes of the fourth quarter. After that dunk, George has already scored 24 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, and 2 blocked shots.

It is precisely because of George's outstanding performance that the defending champion Pacers are now 20 points ahead of the Eagles. To chase 20 points in the last two minutes is almost impossible for the Hawks without a strong offensive point.

It is a good thing that offensive points are scattered in regular time, but at a critical moment without a strong offensive end, without an offensive focus, it is a terrible bad thing. And there is no doubt that Budenhorse now faces such a disadvantage.

In the end, the Eagles really failed to reverse the situation. 108 to 92, George was named the best player of the game. He led the Pacers to take a solid step in the playoffs and took the goal of a legendary player to a higher level.

After the game, Budenhorse said: "George's performance is indeed very good, but we will not wait and die with the experience of this game. This is the playoffs, and a victory in a game cannot explain any problems."

However, in the second game two days later, George once again used 26 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals to tell Budenhorse what it means to lose by 10 points and you win. 101 to 85. In Indianapolis, the eighth Eagles in the East have no chance of winning at all.

Just before the series went to Atlanta, the league announced the name of the winner of the Coach of the Year Award.

Although he has been absent from the game for three months, Frank Vogel is in charge of half of the regular season games this season. But Henson won the award again by an overwhelming advantage with his unbeaten 30-game winning streak and the incredible 73 wins of the Pacers after his return.

It stands to reason that the best coach award will not be awarded to the same person for two consecutive years. But Henson won the grand prize without pressure for the third consecutive year. This is precisely because there is no coach in the league that can compete with Henson in terms of performance and achievements. If this award ignores Henson and gives it to others, it will be very unconvincing.

In the words of Pacers legend and now well-known T.NT commentator Reggie Miller: "Henson Joe has completely ruled this era as a coach!"

George was also very excited about Henson's award. He told reporters: "Coach Henson is now a legendary coach, and I need to continue to work **** the road to becoming a legend."

In this way, on April 24, the third game of the series, the two sides came to Atlanta. This time Henson and his Pacers were madly attacked by the Atlanta media. In such a playoff matchup, whether the Atlanta media admits Henson's excellence or not, it is impossible to cheer for him. But Henson didn't need these media to say anything good for him at this time. He knew that if the media's ability to speak and can represent the strength of a city team, the Atlanta Hawks would have won the O'Brien Cup.

In the third game, the Hawks seemed to have made some resistance in the first half because of their home court advantage. Jeff Teague and Korver felt hot and made frequent 3-pointers to help the Eagles take the lead in the first quarter and only trailed the Pacers by 2 points at the end of the game. ?

???????? However, in the second half, the Pacers did not give the Atlantans a chance to resist. First, "Fun Bifensen" stood up and helped George share a lot of scoring pressure. Subsequently, Henson also offered a "death defense" lineup. The Pacers used a wave of 5 minutes of super defense, allowing the Eagles to get 2 points in 5 minutes by only relying on free throws.

Under this wave of strong defense, the defending champion successfully opened the point difference and finally shot the Eagles down with a 100 to 85, 15 point advantage. ??

After this game, no one thought that the Eagles could still cause any trouble to the Pacers. Even if they didn’t like Henson’s media, they just hoped that the Eagles and Budenholzer could do for themselves and for themselves in the fourth game. Atlanta saved a bit of face.

Even if you don't lose too badly, you're still fighting the defending champion.

Faced with this desperate situation, Budenhorse couldn't help but think of what Henson said before the series began.

"I think there is no chance for the Hawks."

It now seems that Henson is not arrogant, but just telling the truth...