The Basketball Court Swordsman

Henson must admit that the Philadelphia 76ers today do have some talent. At least this year, the 76ers are no longer as useless as before.

The team's starting point guard Sergio Rodríguez is known as the "Spanish Magician". Although his scoring ability is mediocre, his passing thinking is very creative. Always be able to use unexpected methods to get the ball to the place where opportunity arises.

The team's starting second, Gerald Henderson, is an athletic combo guard. His sturdy body not only allows him to attack the basket frequently, but also allows him to make a difference on the defensive end.

Robert Covington started with the third position, followed by Wesley Matthews, and another draft pick that achieved counterattack through hard work and perseverance. Originally nobody cared about him with his excellent three-point shooting, strong defense, and a height sufficient to play three or four positions, and he has a firm foothold in the 76ers.

The fourth position Dario Saric is similar to Covington. As a spatial fourth position, he is undoubtedly one of the most popular players in the league today.

Of course, the scariest thing about the 76ers right now is Joel Embiid, who has already conquered all the fans in the league even with limited playing time!

The return of this guy directly led to the 76ers' attention doubled compared to last season. The 76ers gambled with a bunch of high draft picks and finally got the reward they expected.

Looking at the five enemies in front of him, Henson didn't think they were easy to deal with.

But similarly, this group of guys is not as difficult to deal with as the outside world renders. The advantages and disadvantages of this group of 76ers are very obvious. As long as Henson can narrow down their advantages and enlarge their shortcomings, it will be easy to win the game!

"The players on both sides are in the designated positions, and the game is about to begin! Joel Embiid won the basketball for the 76ers. Obviously, Embiid is better than Lopez in terms of wingspan and speed. Strengthen a few grades!"

In the opening game, Embiid demonstrated his extraordinary athletic talent. Compared with Lopez, the "floor flow" center. Embiid's bullet speed is simply amazing.

Spanish defender Rodríguez just passed halftime and used a bold hit to pass through the Pacers' defense line and directly sent the ball to Embiid!

Embiid made a quick back turn after holding the ball and passed Lopez like a stake. Lopez's footsteps are too slow. Compared with a center like him "left over" from the previous era, and a "new era center" like Embiid, the gap is very obvious.

Embiid did not disappoint the home fans. After passing Lopez, he took a big step, then jumped high, straightened his long arms, and completed a beautiful one-handed hanging frame score.

After the goal, with the cheers of the fans, Embiid showed off his arm muscles in the side stands.

Of course, Mike Brin is very clear that Embiid's celebration is not for the fans, but for Henson on the sidelines.

If it were changed four or five years ago, Henson estimated that he would directly hit Embi Derby's middle finger. But now, Henson just put his hands around his chest. But his eyes kept staring at Embiid.

Henson is undoubtedly sending a message: "Don't think I am afraid of you, little bastard!"

After Embiid ended his celebration with a majestic victory, Henson yelled at Paul, then shook his fist slightly.

He doesn't want to test anymore, the Pacers general manager and head coach is tired of Embiid's triumphant face!

Paul organized the offense with his heart, and it seems that today, the boss wants to get the initiative in the game earlier.

The Pacers players have followed Paul's command and moved around. Among them, Paul George is the most active one.

All 76ers players focused their attention on George, but Paul hit the ball and passed the ball into Antetokounmpo's hands!

Saric, the striker from Croatia, has always had limited athleticism and can't keep up with Antetokounmpo's pace.

So when Antetokounmpo received the basketball, he had already thrown Saric away. For Antetokounmpo, most teams simply can't match it!

Embiid wanted to make up defense and return to the basket, but Lopez desperately nailed him beyond the three-point line. After these few games, everyone knows that Brook Lopez is also a spatial insider. Therefore, no fool would dare to let him shoot a three-pointer.

In this way, Antetokounmpo returned a one-handed dunk to the 76ers without any hindrance. You will, we will do everything.

Athletic ability is not good enough, this is the shortcoming of Saric. Henson seized this shortcoming to teach the 76ers a lesson, and the further Henson's "course" will be more vivid.

Afterwards, Rodriguez and Embiid played a pick-and-roll with the goal of breaking through the ball.

After all, Embiid's scoring range can extend beyond the three-point line. As long as the Pacers' defense shrinks, Rodriguez can use his ghostly pass to send opportunities to Embiid.

However, Rodriguez was surprised that the Pacers were completely indifferent to his breakthrough. Apart from Paul, no Pacers player responded to his breakthrough.

Unable to attract defensive attention, other players on the 76ers naturally have no chance. Without a chance, Rodriguez's ghost pass cannot be used.

"Good job!" Henson smiled slightly when the players maintained their defensive formation. Rodriguez's scoring ability is weak, Henson is clear, so he specifically explained that the players ignore his breakthrough, Paul can handle him alone.

The seemingly simple tactic of breaking through the ball has high requirements for the point guard's scoring ability. After all, if your scoring ability is not good enough, why are others attracted to you?

Facts have proved that Henson's decision is wise. Because Rodriguez's layup eventually knocked out under Paul's interference, he simply couldn't get points at the basket.

The 76ers' offense failed and the Pacers have a chance to overtake the score!

Embiid is not stupid. In addition to his perfect physical condition, Embiid's high basketball IQ is also one of his outstanding talents.

Therefore, this time Embiid put more defensive attention on Antetokounmpo. Once the kid attacked, there was a pleasant rolling sound, and Henson closed his eyes slightly. Now that he has taken the lead, this feeling is really enjoyable!

Embiid wanted to save face for the 76ers in the next round, but with Brook Lopez's strong and active defense, Embiid couldn't even be in a good position.

In this way, Rodriguez assigned the ball to his partner on the back line, Gerald Henderson, hoping that he would use his excellent impact to create trouble for the Pacers.

The Pacers lost to the 76ers last game, mainly because the 76ers' three-pointers were amazing. Henderson's three-point shooting percentage is actually not stable, but how he made the last game.

Today, seeing Danny Green directly let go of one step, Gerald Henderson chose the three-pointer when he thought of the three-pointer in the previous game against the Pacers.

Henson smiled slightly and took the bait again!

Sure enough, this three-pointer shot directly to the front of the basket and missed. Henderson's three-point shooting has always been very average, it can be said that he was induced by Henson to shoot.

The 76ers’ magical three-pointers can’t be magical every time, right?

"Ah!" Embiid growled impatiently. Since the dunk right after the game, the 76ers have been playing very badly.

He felt aggrieved, but he was helpless. This feeling is the most tormenting.

Subsequently, Chris Paul committed a foul by Rodriguez and made two free throws. After the 76ers attacked, Saric was intercepted by Antetokounmpo.

This time counterattack, Danny Green's layup made the Pacers directly hit a wave of 8 to 0! Seeing this, Brett Brin decisively called the game to stop.

He knew how dangerous it would be to let the Pacers play their momentum.

The players of the 76ers frowned, because in front of Henson, they seemed to suddenly become transparent. Everyone in the Pacers can always find their shortcomings "quickly and accurately".

In just a few minutes of the game, Henson has left a small shadow on the 76ers' starting players.

Of course, except for Embiid. He is still very active, ready to go on the court to help the team equalize.

If Henson knew what Embiid was thinking at this time, he would definitely respond.

"Don't worry, you will be the next one targeted!"