The Basketball Court Swordsman

In the five deaths, people can no longer remember who coined this term. But people can be sure of one thing, the appearance of the word is extremely appropriate.

Five small lineups usually don't play for a long time, and they often only appear together for a few minutes. However, it is just these few minutes that are enough for the five small team to end the game. The appearance of Henson Joe completely broke the established rules of the league. He told the world that even without any inside player, he can win the game.

Popovich's gaze was a little sluggish, after all, this was not the first time he lost to the Five Deaths. When the Pacers fully rushed to the rhythm, the Spurs' defense simply couldn't resist that speed.

Antetokounmpo can pass Duncan in one step, George and Paul can make three-pointers at high speeds, and Leonard and Jimmy Butler can break through like James. Five points, all of which are strong points. The system built by Popovich collapsed under an absolute speed disadvantage. The Spurs persisted for a whole half, but completely collapsed in the last 2 minutes.

Seeing the Pacers fans cheering in the stands, Popovich shook his head helplessly. At the end of the game, he told himself that the Spurs were still far from winning. Sure enough, he was right...

When Paul broke through and assisted George to hit a half-stop, the point difference on the field has become 12 points. And before the end of the game, only 48.5 seconds left. Popovich is a wise and experienced head coach, so he doesn't really believe in miracles. Just like now, he doesn't quite believe that the Spurs can equalize the score in less than a minute.

If they could, they would have done it long ago.

So after George scored, Popovich called a timeout. The garbage time is up, the old man is about to replace all the main players...

"It's over, it's over, it's over! The resolute Spurs lasted for almost the entire game, but failed to finish the last two minutes. The five deaths appeared, Henson further accelerated, and the Spurs' The defense was completely broken. The timeout was over and, sure enough, Coach Popovich was replaced by a full bench. He gave up, and the defending champion Pacers made a good start to the finals at home! And this..."

Mike Brin stood up excitedly and changed his tone, "And this is already the 13th consecutive victory of the Pacers in the playoffs! 13 wins and 0 losses, the Pacers have been in the playoffs. Still maintaining an undefeated golden body!"

According to Mike Brin's explanation, the eSPN lens was given to Henson very well.

As before, he still sat firmly on the bench, looking like "everything is under control". People can guarantee that Henson may be the only coach in the league who can play against Popovich and still be so calm.

In the praise of narrators from various countries, a violent electronic buzzer sounded in the Banker’s Life Arena. 112 to 101, the Pacers finally defeated Popovich's Spurs at home by 11 points. Moreover, the reversal was completed after being behind by 8 points at halftime.

After the game, many media poured into the stadium. As it is in the finals, the number of live media is also several times the usual. Therefore, whether it is a loser or a winner, there are many reporters around.

Popovich was stopped by a Chinese media and he saw the four letters of CCTV posted on the camera. Although he lost the ball, Popovich politely stopped and accepted an interview.

"Coach Popovich, what do you think about the loss of this game? What do you think is the key to the opponent's turnaround in the second half?"

An old man of the same age raised the microphone and stretched it in front of Popovich. Popovich recognized it. This guy was called Zhang Weiping. Of course, Popovich didn't know that he also had an English name-Weiping Bryant.

"In the first half of the game, we controlled the rhythm of the game. Therefore, we were able to take a nearly double-digit lead at the end of the half. In the second half, Coach Henson made a bold adjustment in time. I have to admit that he The commanding ability is as exquisite as ever. The Pacers completely held the momentum in the second half, and we did not lose injustice."

Popovich spread his hands, and did not show an official smile. It seems that Mr. Vicki is really in a bad mood.

He promised to give Henson a vigorous final, but he did not promise to give up victory.

"So do you think the Spurs should be more careful in the next game?" Zhang Weiping asked again.

"We must be more careful in every aspect. Coach Henson will change strategy at any time according to the situation. So even I don't know what kind of trouble we will encounter in the next game. Therefore, I can't help it. To answer your question. Maybe this is why Coach Henson’s team is invincible."

After Popovich finished speaking, he nodded slightly. Zhang Weiping knew that this meant the end of the interview, so he politely gave way to Popovich.

When Popovich finished the interview and prepared to shake hands with Henson, he found that Henson was still besieged by reporters. The old man shook his head, he didn't know, he thought it was Henson Joe who scored 30 points tonight. This guy is such a big star...

After Henson returned to the locker room after the interview, the players were still excitedly discussing the game that had just ended. Henson did not obstruct, they deserved to enjoy this glorious moment.

In this game, the Pacers players did outstanding performance. George and Leonard both scored 20 points, and Paul scored a double-double. Antetokounmpo, who came off the bench, also had 8 points and 4 rebounds.

The Spurs' performance was actually good. Duncan scored 21 points and shot 73%! Parker had 19 points and 8 assists. Although there were 4 turnovers, he did not hide his flaws. Ginobili scored 16 points and 11 assists from the bench. His creative passing made Henson couldn't help but applaud.

But even if the Spurs hit this way, they still lost the game. This shows how well the Pacers played.

After the players were almost upset, Henson clapped his hands vigorously. Just clapping his hands, Henson quieted the locker room. Even Stephenson, who took off his jersey and danced wildly in the dressing room, sat obediently in his seat.

"Everyone performed well in this game. Vegas, Barkley and eSPN... This time, everyone felt that we could win the finals. This time, no one would dare to look down upon us anymore. . So, make persistent efforts and let them know. Supporting the Indiana Pacers is the most correct decision they have ever made in their lives!"

"Roar!" The players shouted collectively in response. As a result, the Pacers' rampage in the finals has officially begun!

On June 8, the second game of the finals. Popovich emphasized before the game that he must control his mistakes today. After all, in the last game, the Spurs made a total of 23 turnovers. If the Spurs' turnovers can be cut in half, the result might be very different.

Facts have proved that the Spurs have indeed played more anxiously with the Pacers after controlling the error. Throughout the game, the Spurs' turnovers were well controlled. But at the critical moment of the last 28 seconds, Ginobili, who had not made a mistake before, made the biggest mistake of the game!

He chose to pass the ball to Duncan with an irritating pass from the outside line, but Leonard suddenly used a goalkeeper on the football field to save, and he overwhelmed the basketball under him!

Leonard has shown his special steal method and terrible reaction speed more than once, but every time he sees it, everyone will be scared into a cold sweat.

This time, the Pacers made a quick counterattack. Paul George easily made a layup and widened the point difference to 5 points in the final 9.4 seconds.

The Spurs' last attack, although Ginobili hit a 3-pointer to make up for it, but it was too late. finally. The score was fixed at 98-96, and the Pacers won the second stop of the series by 2 points!

In this way, the Spurs will return to San Antonio with an embarrassing situation behind 0-2!

At that time, even the rock-solid Tim Duncan admitted in an interview, "The situation is very unfavorable for us. We must do our best to win the next game. Otherwise, we can only watch and walk. The team won the O'Brien Cup at the ATT Center for the second year in a row."

"It's difficult. We have experienced many difficult moments, but this time is the hardest of them. I don't know, I can only do my best." Popovich has a sullen face. The reporters have gone through the whole series until now. See Popovich laughed.

When the Pacers headed to San Antonio with a score of 2-0, a hotly debated issue suddenly surfaced.

"Is it possible for the Pacers to win the O'Brien Cup with a complete playoff record?"

Watching the discussion of this matter in major sports media, Spike Lee is undoubtedly the most proud. Because he recorded Henson Joe’s legendary season completely.

After this season, when the legend disappears from the league, Spike Lee will bring you a real Henson Joe.

He believes that this will be one of the greatest works in his career. What's dramatic is that all this turned out to be a bet with Henson Joe...

Of course, Henson himself did not think so much at this time. The only thing he thinks about now is that his career, very likely, only has two games left.

He is very happy, after all, the team is about to win. But at the same time, he was also a little melancholy, because he was leaving.

What will be left after I leave? Maybe it was a back figure, well, a legendary figure.