The Basketball Court Swordsman

"Iguodala hit a three-pointer at the crucial moment, helping the Warriors defeat the Thunder and kill the game."

"Iguodala's key steal will ruin the opposing side's good situation, and FMVP will show its magic again."

"Iguodala: It's no surprise that Cole let me play at a critical moment in the final quarter."

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The above news, Warriors fans must be very familiar. Because those headlines are separated by five, they will appear in sports news related to the Warriors.

Iguodala is the key to the Warriors, a fact that no one will question. However, is Iguodala a superstar of the Warriors? In a team that has Durant, Curry, Thompson and Green at the same time, Iguodala is really not a star.

But it is this guy who is not a star who has repeatedly saved the Warriors from fire and water.

Therefore, Henson's view is correct. The critical moment does not always belong to the superstar!

In today's game, the Cavaliers' restrictions on the Pacers were fairly qualified. James defends George, of course needless to say. Tristan Thompson also played a limiting role in Antetokounmpo's defense. Paul feels bad today and has a low hit rate. Green, he was also a little embarrassed by Shumpert.

Therefore, at the critical moment, Henson could not let the Cavaliers continue to defend so comfortably. Upper Oladipo? Not a good choice. Although Oladipo has outstanding ability and just scored 28 points in the last game of Magic, it can be said that he is in good condition.

But Oladipo's disadvantage is that the whole world knows what he will do. As long as it shrinks slightly, Oladipo's attack power will be greatly reduced.

Therefore, Henson now needs an unexpected person, someone who might come forward at a critical moment but the other party unexpectedly did not expect it.

And Brogdon, trained by Nash himself, is undoubtedly the best choice.

Once again, Henson passed an opportunity to a rookie. Don’t you think George, Leonard and Jimmy Butler all became famous like this?

The Pacers’ tradition has always been this way.

"Malcolm, come here!" Henson made up his mind and waved his hand to call Brogdon to his side.

Brogdon was not panicked by being named by the coach at the critical moment. He took off his training suit methodically, expressionless, and trot to Henson's side.

25 years old, as a rookie, this age is indeed too old. But this age also gave him a calmness and calmness that other rookies did not possess.

After more than a dozen games played, fans also discovered such characteristics as Brogdon. Although a rookie, he always handles the ball very steadily. After all, he has two point guards, Paul and Nash.

And he has such a personality, so if you don't deliberately think of it, you might even forget the fact that he is a rookie.

"Boss." Brogdon walked to Henson, nodded slightly, and then stared at the tactical board seriously.

"At the last moment, Brogdon. I don't need you to control the ball like a point guard, I need you to serve as an end point for fixed shots or breakthroughs."

After listening to Henson, the players were surprised at first, but quickly returned to calm.

Surprised, because Henson had so many stars not used, and Brogdon had to attack in the last few minutes. The reason why he calmed down quickly was because this was not the first time Henson made a surprise.

After finishing the tactics, the timeout just ended.

With the harsh electronic buzzer, the leader of the Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James stepped onto the court. Leading the Pacers by 4 points in the last 3 minutes, there is no doubt that his revenge plan has almost succeeded in half.

As long as the Cavaliers can withstand the last three minutes, James' three years of frustration can be vented.

In fact, when Henson retired, James was quite sad. He didn't feel sorry for Henson, but felt sorry that he could no longer defeat Henson personally.

Now that he has a chance for revenge, how can he not hurry up?

During the timeout just now, Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lu did not make any substantial tactical changes. He believes that as long as the team continues to maintain such a performance, they can win the game. What's more, at the critical moment, James knew what to do.

But when the Pacers players came out, Tyronn Lue and James felt nervous. Sure enough, that guy changed again.

"Malcolm Brogdon, Coach Henson used this second-round pick to replace Danny Green, who was also a second-rounder. We don’t know what the purpose of coach Henson sent Brogdon on the court, maybe it’s all. It didn't mean it, it was just sending him on the court to disrupt the audiovisual. How to judge it depends on Tyron Lue's decision."

Everyone knows that Henson always loves to change formations at critical moments and catch opponents by surprise. But Brogdon is different from Jimmy Butler, Leonard and others. His performance in the previous eleven games was very calm, but it was only calm. People don't see much potential in him.

At least, Brogdon does not have the potential to become a super scorer. Therefore, Buckley and Kenny Smith's speculation about Henson's purpose of substitution is not clear.

No matter how bold Henson is, he won't let a player who averaged less than double digits per game compete with James for dominance in critical moments, right?

They didn't know that Henson was bolder than they thought!

After the game restarted, Henson stood on the sidelines waiting in full battle with his hands around his chest. The camera gave Brogdon a close-up. This guy is as sophisticated as an old guard who has been in the league for more than a decade.

Playing in the last 3 minutes did not make him feel pressured.

At the opening first attack, Antetokounmpo led Love out of three points. Brook Lopez set up a screen for Antetokounmpo. It seems that Henson is planning to use Antetokounmpo to attack the last three minutes.

Sure enough, Brogdon was only here to disturb the audiovisual.

However, Lopez and Antetokounmpo are just false screens. After Lopez blocked a bit, he quickly withdrew. Antetokounmpo suddenly passed the ball and delivered it to Brogdon, who was seated on the right side of the court.

Before Shumpert could react, Brogdon suddenly broke through! This second round show is not fast, and the body is not strong enough. But when he started unexpectedly, Shumpert was caught off guard.

Don't think that Brogdon is just an off-the-ball pitcher. His ability to break the ball and play the pick and roll with the ball is also very good.

As the Cavaliers' inside line was emptied by Antetokounmpo and Lopez, James did not dare to leave George to cover the basket. So this time the defense has become a one-on-one between Shumpert and Brogdon.

Brogdon hit the basket and jumped into the air. Shumpert was not annoying either, he jumped hard and straightened his arms. Shumpert has done nothing less than blocking the opposing defender's layup.

However, in the air, Brogdon calmly switched the ball from his right to his left. A nice change to the basket made Shumpert rush out.

Like Holiday at the time, Brogdon is also a well-balanced defender. So, this guy will, but it's not just an open shot.

"Nice air change, the Cavaliers focused their defensive attention on Antetokounmpo, which allowed Brogdon to seize the opportunity. He played smart and composed. Brogdon played well and avoided weaknesses. Fighting against Shumpert. By 2 points, Brogdon's goal made the Pacers only 2 points behind."

Barkley smiled, and he knew that Henson would never do nothing at critical moments.

On the subsequent defense, George deliberately drove James to Brogdon.

Although Brogdon has slender arms, his resistance is not as good as Iguodala. It stands to reason that it is impossible for him to stop James.

But Henson asked George to deliberately lure James to approach Brogdon, but he didn't want Brogdon to fight James.

Just when James fell into a defensive trap and chose to break through between the two. Brogdon suddenly stretched out his long arms, trying to cut off the basketball in James' hands!

It is the best time to steal when the opponent breaks through and starts! This point applies to both amateur field courts and professional courts like the NBA!

Seeing that the basketball was about to run into Brogdon's hands, James hurriedly divided the ball, and the goal was naturally Shumpert.

But when James started to pass the ball, Brogdon was already ready to steal. He received his chest and firmly held the ball from James to Shumpert.

A steal at a critical moment, Brogdon did it!

Brogdon immediately kicked the ball and let Paul handle this fast break! Paul held the ball and pushed fast, while George and Antetokounmpo were inserted from the left and right.

Now, Paul has many options for handling the ball. He can split the ball to give George an emergency stop jumper, or he can make an aerial relay for Antetokounmpo. Or, end the offense yourself.

However, the Cavaliers were well prepared, and they gave heavy guards to both George and Antetokounmpo.

But when Paul passed the ball, the Cavaliers players realized that his strategy was not any of the above three, but to return the ball to Brogdon, whom the Cavaliers could not even think of!

Brogdon got the basketball outside the three-point line, and just shoot!

"Ah!?" Shumpert, who was desperately chasing George, was stunned. When he recovered, Brogdon had already cut a three-pointer with his knife.

James and Tyron Lue didn't know what was going on, they were overtaken by an unknown man with 5 consecutive points.

After the goal, Brogdon did not celebrate, did not show up, or even showed no expression.

He just nodded silently, then turned and continued to defend. This guy is too composed, a little terrible.

In the first ten games, Henson liked to use Brogdon as a pure point guard. And his most common offense is to play the pick and roll with the ball.

But these two rounds allowed Henson to discover the correct instructions for Brogdon.

Brogdon is not the kind of guard who is good at pick-and-rolls and full of creativity, and his ability to ignite the team's offense is not particularly strong.

It can only be said that occasionally a cameo is enough.

But what if you let him break through or make a spot shot and let him be a cold-blooded killer? Henson found that this guy seemed to be very good at it!

Nash is right, this guy is great, he is really great.

After Brogdon scored 5 points in a row, the Cavaliers did not dare to pause. Because at this moment, Tyron Lu has only the last timeout left in his hand. And that pause is definitely not used as a last resort.

So now, the question that the Cavaliers must face is whether to continue guarding George and Antetokounmpo, or to focus part of the attention on Brogdon?

Henson doesn't care how the Cavaliers choose, because no matter how they choose, he has already worked out an offensive plan in advance.

The purpose of his replacement for Brogdon is to disrupt the Cavaliers' defense, as long as the Cavaliers make a choice, Henson's purpose is actually achieved.

The next thing to do is very simple. Henson needs to find a comfortable posture, watching the Cavaliers and LeBron, perishing in struggle.