The Basketball Court Swordsman

Go up Oladipo and go down Paul, boldly use Antetokounmpo to play the fifth position...

Henson's rotation left most people confused, including Jim O'Brien.

Many people have a mental inertia and think that what they don't understand is wrong. But in fact, it's just that their level is not enough.

Everyone only knows that Stevens reborn little Thomas from the ashes, and Stevens rejuvenates the Celtics. But how many people can tell how to be reborn from the fire and how to regenerate?

Henson can. The reason why Thomas came to the Celtics and he was different from before is because Stevens used the second ball holder to liberate Thomas.

Before joining the Celtics, Thomas was more sticky. Once the ball is stuck, it is easy to be defended by the opponent.

But now, after combining the off-ball and the ball-holding, Thomas Jr. has become fascinating. That's why Thomas, who is 1.75 meters tall, averaged a terrible 28.9 points per game!

What is the concept of averaging 28.9 points per game? Take McGrady in the 03-04 season as an example. That year, McGrady averaged 28.0 points per game, which was enough for him to win the league's title of scoring champion. Of course, everyone has to be clear. Tracy McGrady is more than 1.75 meters tall.

But now, when Henson blocked the Celtics' second possession and forced Thomas Jr. to play singles, the situation would definitely change.

"Thomas is alone, but he can't perform at the scoring level like McGrady. After all, the hardware is there." This is what Henson said when answering Becky Harmon's doubts.

For the first attack after returning from the timeout, Oladipo punished Thomas with his impact. Little Thomas is strong and strong, with a steady footing, and his strength is not in line with his "mini" height.

But these are nothing in the face of Oladipo, who is good at breakthroughs and tough fights. He uses speed and strong body to wipe into the penalty area. When he layup, Thomas's height injury was infinitely magnified, and he was unable to complete the block and interference.

In this way, Oladipo easily completed the offense, and the Pacers also reduced the game points difference to 2 points.

The next attack, as Henson said. When Thomas was forced to "stick the ball" again, his power was not so great.

Antetokounmpo stuck to Horford like brown sugar, and there was no chance for him to connect to the ball. Let Horford run and fight. Antetokounmpo, this piece of "kraft candy" stuck to "teeth", can't be torn off.

Unable to get Horford's support, Thomas had to play Oladipo alone.

Don't look at Oladipo as a stunner who hits the basket like Westbrook, but on the defensive end, Oladipo's investment level is much higher than Westbrook.

In Henson's view, Oladipo, like Jimmy Butler, is also a defender with a chance to be selected to the best defensive team. Such a defender is more than enough to defend against the helpless little Thomas.

Little Thomas intends to break through Oladipo with his own ball-controlling rhythm, but Oladipo is not moved at all. When Thomas is running with the ball, Oladipo can use his strong body to stop him.

In the end, Thomas Jr., like Oladipo in the last round, chose to force a layup without completely getting rid of the defense. But it's a pity that Oladipo gave Thomas the defensive height that he could not match.

"If you didn't make a layup, the Pacers' defense was an unexpected success! Jim, what do you think of the Pacers' defense this round? According to you, Henson's substitution should have no effect. Ah." The host of the eSPN live broadcast room deliberately made things difficult for O'Brien. After all, he couldn't stand this guy who could only sit by the side as an instructor.

"Uh... an offense can't explain much. The basketball game is like this. It's impossible to be so lucky for every offense."

O'Brien made a prevarication this time, but with more than three minutes left in the game, how many times can he prevaricate?

Thomas missed a layup, Antetokounmpo jumped high and steadily protected the defensive rebound. Facts have proved that even if Henson takes Antetokounmbo directly to the fifth position, he will not encounter any rebounding difficulties.

Seeing his defensive strategy has achieved results, Henson slightly raised his mouth. As long as the defensive problem is solved, the Pacers will basically win half!

attack? Henson didn't need to worry about offensive issues. Because of the offensive talent of the Pacers, it is very scary.

After the attack passed, Antetokounmpo used a fake shot to cross the line of defense established by Horford. Although Horford is moving fast in the center, his speed is obviously not enough compared with Antetokounmpo.

Antetokounmpo gave a light pick and put the basketball firmly into the frame. At this point, the Pacers evened the score. There are only three minutes left before the end of the game.

"Turn the ball, turn it!" Stevens yelled anxiously from the sidelines, his anxious appearance made Jim O'Brien a cold sweat.

Because if Stevens is nervous, doesn't it mean Henson's tactics and substitutions really worked?

In the following round, Avery Bradley replaced Horford as the Celtics' second ball-holding point, helping Thomas to escape to the offensive.

But Paul George opened his arms to defend, but Bradley couldn't even pass the ball.

Bradley is 1.88 meters tall, which is a bit of a disadvantage in the second position. What's more, the height of George who defended him reached 2.06 meters!

With George's height and wingspan, Bradley couldn't see Thomas' running position at all.

In desperation, Avery had to pass the ball to Jaylen Brown who was closest to him. Unfortunately, Danny Green did not suffer from Brown.

Brown's ability to hit the basket is remarkable, but his shot is not stable enough. Under the interference of Green, Jaylen Brown's emergency stop jumper finally ended in iron. The Celtics' offense failed again, and they fell into a scoring drought!

This time, "India City General" Paul George personally went out to demonstrate the correct way to open the emergency stop jumper for Jaylen Brown.

In the fast march, George suddenly pulled up a jumper and hit Jaylen Brown by surprise. By the time Brown reached out to interfere, George had already finished his shot.

With 2 minutes and 28 seconds left in the game, the Pacers overtook the score. Stevens knows very well that even a one-point lead is extremely deadly at this critical moment with little game time left.

So, he stopped the game, eager to interrupt the pace of the Pacers. But Henson did not rush to pick up the tactical board. He was confident that Stevens could not have other tricks after Thomas was completely frozen.

The core of any team is frozen, which is equivalent to stepping out of a cliff with one foot.

"The Celtics were stopped. It seems that Coach Henson's substitution has achieved a very obvious effect. They freeze Al Horford, which increases the difficulty of the Celtics on the offensive end. Jim. Coach O'Brien, you said that Coach Henson’s tactical training is much less than Stevens. But obviously, Stevens’ Celtics are already very dangerous now. Henson’s substitution during the last timeout , Completely changed the situation of the game."

"..." O'Brien was speechless, originally he just felt a little embarrassed to be disrespected. But now, the world knows that he is embarrassed.

His random analysis allowed all fans who followed this game to experience his ignorance.

O'Brien is a veteran coach, but not all veteran coaches can accept modern basketball ideas like Popovich.

So when Henson pushed Antetokounmpo's "three position" to the center position and replaced Paul's traditional point guard with Oladipo, O'Brien couldn't understand.

But the fact is that in modern basketball, the boundary between position and position on the basketball court is gradually becoming blurred.

Seeing that O'Brien could no longer take up the right to speak, the host of eSPN also stopped his malicious tricks.

He just wants to watch the game cleanly.

After returning from this timeout, Stevens only replaced Jaylen Brown with Swedish striker Jonas Jerebko, which strengthened the Celtics' offensive firepower on the outside.

However, Stevens could not solve the relationship between Horford and Thomas Jr. Henson was right. When Thomas was frozen, it was impossible for even the smart Stevens to react quickly.

The Celtics' offense is still fragmented. If Horford and Thomas can't establish contact, Thomas will be forced to fall into difficult singles.

Horford also tried several times to sit down to challenge his former little brother Antetokounmpo, but all ended in failure. Today, the only ones who can deal with Antetokounmpo on the inside are probably only inside monsters like O'Neal and Yao Ming.

But if the league has such an inside behemoth, the Warriors will not be able to drag the league into the small ball era.

Until the end of the game, Stevens's Celtics did not reverse the situation. They persisted for 44 minutes, but in the last 4 minutes, because of Henson's timeout and substitution, they were completely defeated.

105 to 99, this is the game the Pacers won this season with the smallest point difference. But regardless of the difference, the Pacers still won.

At the end of the game, Henson let out a sigh of relief and then slumped on the bench. Fighting wits and courage with Stevens for 48 minutes, but it was extremely exhausting.

Now he is ready, he can start his Salt Lake City tour with peace of mind.

As for Jim O'Brien... In the subsequent game summary session, this guy never said aloud. He wished the fans would forget him, he couldn't afford to lose him.

When a special guest of a basketball show said that the game itself is completely contrary, this kind of embarrassment can be experienced even through the screen.

O'Brien shook his head helplessly, he would no longer pester Henson, nor would he wade in any more muddy water.

Because Henson is right, not all coaches fail like him. Not all head coaches will be easily defeated by his former assistant coach.

"Jim O'Brien wants to be respected? In the NBA world, respect is won by his own hands." In the interview at the end of the game, Henson looked at the camera with a tired smile.