The Basketball Court Swordsman

Kyle Lowry came to Indianapolis with ambitions. He originally hoped that he could replace Paul as the number one point guard in the Eastern Conference. In Lowry's view, Irving is not a pure "ball possession". Defender".

While defeating Paul, by the way, he won the next big contract for himself.

However, the reality was like a slap in the face, instantly awakening Lowry. An athlete like Chris Paul can't be defeated by biting your teeth.

Although only seven minutes were played in the first quarter, Lowry still has a long time to change everything. But what Paul did has hit Lowry's confidence.

The same thing happened to Raptors coach Devin Casey. In just seven minutes, the Pacers led him by seven points. And it seemed that Henson was about to replace Siakam immediately.

Siakam, this is almost the last fig leaf for Devin Casey. If Henson lets Siakam also play a good performance, Devin Casey will undoubtedly lose face.

Casey looked at Kevin Rooney and Patrick Patterson, still feeling a little worried. Therefore, he decided to let Ibaka continue to be present. He believes that Siakam is no matter how amazing, it is impossible to be Ibaka's opponent.

After all, Ibaka's strength is well known. During the Thunder, he was already the team's most terrifying defensive gate. Now, although Ibaka's athletic ability is not as good as in the past, he has practiced a good three-pointer. There is no doubt that in Casey's mind, he is an upgraded version of Siakam.

"Look at that kid, I don't want him to get any shots! He is just a rookie, nothing terrible!" Although Devin Casey's tone is very tough, it reveals more of fear.

He didn't want his last fig leaf to be removed.

Ibaka nodded slightly. When he joined the Raptors, Siakam had already been traded away. Therefore, he did not understand Siakam's situation. However, I heard from teammates that the guy used to play NBDL, so Ibaka still relaxed some vigilance.

After the timeout, Devin Casey stood nervously on the sidelines. Henson returned to the bench leisurely. Ibaka may be able to resist Siakam now, but can he play in 48 minutes?

Henson smiled. Devin Casey changed his rotation strategy for Siakam, which has actually fallen into his rhythm.

For the first time the Raptors attacked, Ibaka went inside and beat Siakam.

I have to admit that Ibaka is better than Siakam in confrontation ability and tonnage. He was stunned to use a traditional four-position method to hard-cut inside and scored a goal.

Devin Casey let out a sigh of relief. As long as Siakam can't open, the morale of the Raptors and his own will not fall to the bottom.

He proudly looked at the bench in the other half, and Henson wanted to use Siakam to beat himself. But in the end, he will only fall into his own hands!

But to Casey's surprise, Henson did not show any anger or surprise on his face.

just like......

It was as if Ibaka could score because Henson allowed him to score.

The game continues, and Ibaka still continues his outstanding performance. In the game after the first quarter, Ibaka hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner and ignited the audience with a dunk after a cut.

Siakam didn't score a point under Ibaka's mark, let alone scoring, he didn't even have much chance of holding the ball.

After the end of the first quarter, the Raptors were only 6 points behind, which is regarded as biting the point difference.

"The Raptors' resistance is very tough, and Serge Ibaka's role is fully reflected. Siakam is still a little too tender in front of Ibaka!" Kenny Smith frequently applauded Ibaka. In the first quarter of Lowry did not score a point. If it weren't for Ibaka's outstanding performance, the Raptors are probably behind by double digits.

Ibaka's performance is indeed outstanding, but few people noticed that Ibaka played 11 minutes in the first quarter...

Henson remembered this very clearly. Siakam was suppressed by Ibaka, and it was in his plan. Think about it, if Ibaka, who has a history of serious injuries, plays for so long, Ibaka will miss at least half of the game in the second quarter.

Then, who will the Raptors use to protect the frame and who will they use to guard Antetokounmpo and Siakam?

"Pascal, I need you to continue playing in the second quarter. Yangnis, you play the third position. Everyone remembers it, give me a blow to the Raptors inside! Use your breakthrough to open the score!"

Henson waved his hand and began to give orders. The end of the first quarter meant that the time when the points difference was close should also be over.

Siakam felt that Henson was very similar to his father. Although the two men had completely different skin colors, their attitudes towards themselves were very similar.

Siakam couldn't believe that if he hadn't been encouraged by his father, he would have become a professional player. It's like Siakam can't imagine now, where would he be without Henson.

Therefore, he is willing to listen to Henson. Even if Henson gave himself the task in the first quarter of the game, it was to attract firepower.

But when Siakam played again, his eyes were burning with flames. Because of this section, he will no longer succumb to being a bait. Henson's goal is to open the score, and he will make the Raptors regret the original decision in the second quarter!

After the start of the second quarter, the Raptors and Pacers did not maintain the starting lineup at the beginning. The Raptors had to use Rooney to replace Ibaka, who played 11 minutes. On the Pacers side, Siakam still has not been replaced!

Now, the Pacers lineup is Paul, George, Antetokounmpo, Siakam and Lopez.

In the first quarter, Siakam was almost a little transparent, without any performance. Therefore, people wonder why Henson should continue to use Siakam.

Devin Casey couldn't understand either, but soon he would get the answer.

"Both coaches did not maintain the starting lineup. It can be seen that the game did not go as they expected."

"No," Barkley denied Kenny Smith as soon as he finished speaking on the commentary stage. "The game just didn't go according to Devin Casey's plan. But Henson... Control the overall situation."

Unknowingly, Henson had already plugged in behind Devin Casey. Now his every move, let Henson control.

Without Ibaka, Henson happened to take Siakam and Antetokounmpo at the same time...I hope the basket of the Banker’s Life Arena is strong enough.

At the first goal of the second quarter, Antetokounmpo staged a dunk!

"A lovely Lithuanian, he has worked very hard. But the cruel thing is that his efforts eventually turned into nothing! Antetokounmpo’s physical condition is really enviable, and Valanciunas treats him There is no threat at all!"

Antetokounmpo's break through the buckle caused Devin Casey's blood pressure to soar. That terrible No. 34 didn't use any technology at all, but simply crushed it physically. This kind of loss is the most unacceptable for all coaches.

Devin Casey still doesn't know that Henson is the director behind all this.

Subsequently, due to Rooney's weakness on the offensive end, the Pacers can assist and supplement defenses as they wish. Henson knows Rooney very well, except for dunks, that guy basically knows how to score.

Sure enough, under the active double-teaming of the Pacers, DeRozan's shot also missed. The Trash brothers had already cooled a Lowry today, and Casey didn't want to see DeRozan also be frozen.

Siakam personally grabbed the defensive rebound, and just after landing, he heard Henson yelling from the sidelines.

"Run! Run! Run!"

Henson's shout was like igniting Siakam's engine, and he ran to the frontcourt with the ball crazy. It seems that I don't want a player at the 4th position.

But then again, most of Henson's players are unconventional. For example, George, who plays the second position at 2.06 meters, such as the center Horford who used to shoot and organize the offense from the outside. Now Siakam has also become a member of this "wonderful army".

After Siakam passed the midfield line, he passed the ball to Paul. But Paul didn't entangle with Loredo, but threw the ball directly into the air.

Siakam jumped hard, but Kevin Rooney's reaction was half a beat slow. However, this half-time distance is enough for Siakam to catch the ball and dunk!

In the air, Siakam hugged the basketball tightly with both hands, and then smashed it into the frame! Rooney's jumping and wingspan are actually enough, but his judgment on the timing of his jump is still a little bit off.

Siakam's dunk pulled the rim very low and seemed to be pulling Devin Casey's last fig leaf.

In just two rounds, the Pacers managed to widen the points difference to double digits. Ibaka is not present and the impact on the Raptors is visible to the naked eye. A mere Rooney cannot withstand the double impact of Antetokounmpo and Siakam.

The most desperate thing is that Casey knew that changing to Ibaka would solve the problem, but he just couldn't do so. Because he just let Ibaka play for 11 minutes.

At this time, Devin Casey suddenly realized that he had fallen into Henson's plan!

"That sly bastard!" Casey roared, he knew why Thibodeau and Scott Brooks had black lines when they mentioned Henson.

"Patterson, come here!" Casey, who couldn't bear it, called the experienced spatial number four, Patrick Patterson, to him, seemingly ready to change.

But can Patterson alone prevent Siakam and Antetokounmpo from raging?

Henson cocked his legs, he likes to see the other person struggling in despair...