The Basketball Court Swordsman

The first game of the 2017 NBA Finals set a record for the highest ratings in NBA history.

The battle between the Pacers and the Warriors set off a basketball boom all over the world. Now even people who don’t watch football have been bombarded by various news to become pseudo-fans, just like those “football fans” who watched only a few football matches in four years.

Adam Xiao Hua is naturally very satisfied with this result. The commercial value that Henson brings to the NBA far exceeds his imagination.

On the second day after the game ended, people's discussion of this game never stopped.

"The Warriors lost the first time in the playoffs, and the Pacers broke the invincibility of the Golden State Battleship!"

"Antetokounmpo—the next superstar."

"Pseudo giant? Draymond Green is useless on the court."

"Steven Curry: I will find my form in the next game."

Pieces of news bombarded the fans’ mobile phones, and the sports channel was scrolling through the scenes of Antetokounmpo knocking Green into a lore in yesterday’s game.

At this time, Antetokounmpo and Green are regarded as popular networks. Of course, Green hopes that he will not be so popular.

At yesterday's press conference, Henson slammed Green in front of reporters. As Henson said, Green did not make any response at all today.

After all, who made him lose so much yesterday?

Before the game, he was slapped in the face, and the last lore was so embarrassed. Even Green is such a cheeky, it's not good to be ruthless in a mess.

The reporters were all surprised by Henson's precise "predictive" ability. He said that Green did not dare to respond, and Green really did not dare to respond.

Although there was no sound, the current Draymond Green was very annoyed. If there is fire, this is probably the most embarrassing finals Green has ever played.

When Stephen Cole stepped into the training hall today, he realized that Green was in a bad mood. The guy looked angry and depressed. Even with LeBron James in the past two years, Green had never been so depressed.

Cole shook his head and had to say that Henson was indeed a master of psychological warfare. He not only knows how to win, but also how to destroy the confidence of his opponent.

And confidence is a very important thing in the playoffs. For Kerr, he believes that confidence is no less important than tactics.

But fortunately, after experiencing yesterday's deliberation, Cole has found a way for the opposing Pacers. As long as everything goes well, Green will definitely be able to regain his confidence in the game the day after tomorrow.

Don't think the Warriors can be defeated so easily, the godfather of basketball in Indianapolis.

On the stage of the NBA Finals, in addition to the fiercest confrontation between the players, coaches and coaches often require a series of mental struggles.

The game between the two coaches is also very exciting, just like the matchup between Henson and Popovich, which was often used as a textbook by many coaches.

Suppression, anti-suppression, lore, anti lore, defense and breakthrough defense...Although laymen can't see it, fans of the inside can definitely feel the brainstorming of the coaches of the two teams on the basketball court.

The same is true for this year's Finals. Steve Kerr is not the kind of coach who can only rely on superstars. His tactical arrangement has always been an important part of the Warriors' success.

So in the second game of the finals, the Pacers encountered great obstacles.

"Antetokounmpo broke through, I don't know if he can succeed this time!?"

On the commentary stage, Mike Brin's heart touched his throat. Today, Henson continues to stick to his one-star four-shot tactic. After all, he won the game like this in the last game, there is no need to change.

But it is clear that Steve Kerr has found a way to deal with one star in just one game of trial and error.

After Antetokounmpo broke into with the ball today, he did not get an easy opportunity to attack the frame like his role. As soon as he stepped into the penalty area, Draymond Green appeared "as promised." Once Antetokounmpo and Green are entangled, Durant will quickly shrink and complete the encirclement!

This is also the case. Antetokounmpo thought he had made a breakthrough, but he did not know that he fell into the opponent's defensive trap.

In the end, his layup was interfered by Green and Durant. Once again, Antetokounmpo's attack failed. Yes, it was again. This scenario has appeared more than once today.

"Still not, the Warriors fight back! This is a good opportunity for them to widen the difference to double digits!"

Durant grabbed the rebound personally, then handed the ball to Curry. Curry drove straight in, and an emergency stop outside the three-point line seemed to be a chase shot.

Curry's actions deceived Paul and made Paul jump to block. But in fact, Curry didn't hold the ball in both hands at all, he made a fake gesture of worshipping Buddha!

Click on Paul, hit the penalty area, throw the board high, and score the basketball into the net. After breaking through Paul, Curry's actions were completed in one go.

At this point, Henson's Pacers officially fell behind the Warriors by 10 points in the eighth minute of the third quarter!

Henson frowned. He didn't expect Cole to find a solution to the problem so quickly. This guy's on-the-spot scheduling may not be as cunning as Popovich, but he is still very good in the formulation of the grand strategy.

Today, Cole asked the team to give up offensive rebounds and retreat at a high speed. When retreating, they gave priority to setting up a card at the free throw line and the basket to prevent Antetokounmpo from running.

When Antetokounmpo didn't get the ball, he didn't care. Once he got the ball, Green would fill up and block the top of the reasonable collision zone. Durant quickly contracted and topped the back.

So today, the "Greek monsters" are forced to start shooting three-pointers. But the Warriors didn't care at all. They knew Antetokounmpo would hesitate before making a three-pointer. As long as he hesitated, the defense would be successful.

That's it, creating a huge advantage for the Warriors.

The guy who used to fight Jordan really didn't let Henson down. He didn't let the series end boringly. But after 10 points, Henson was not happy.

In the following game, Henson asked the players to focus on George, but after the game fell into a one-on-one defense, the score has not been close. The Pacers can score one-on-one goals, and so can the Warriors.

Today, Curry, Durant and Thompson are in very good shape, and no one is left behind. With the Warriors' offensive firepower so fierce, Henson has not yet had an efficient offensive method. Want to win the game, I am afraid it is a foolish dream.

In the end, when the 48-minute game time was over, the Pacers fans were stunned in the stands. Because this is the first time the Pacers have lost at home in the playoffs so far.

128 to 119, the Pacers lost by 9 points at home, and the series total score was tied to 1 to 1! In the last game, the Pacers gave the Warriors their first loss in the playoffs. Today, the Warriors gave the Pacers their first home defeat.

Cole smiled triumphantly, and I am considered a courtesy exchange.

Kerr just smiled on the sidelines, while the Warriors players celebrated on the court. Especially Green, this guy has a long mouth and looks provocative at the fans, which is extremely annoying.

But today, Green does have arrogant capital.

"Green did a very good defense against Antetokounmpo today. He strictly implemented Coach Cole's defensive strategy and allowed the Greek to make only 7 of 21 shots in the game today. This is obviously not the efficiency he should play. In one game, Antetokounmpo was locked up by Coach Cole’s defensive strategy. I don’t know how Coach Henson will respond in the next game. However, this is precisely the charm of the Finals."

Antetokounmpo stood on the court in despair, shaking his head with his hands on his hips. He knew that he had disappointed his teammates and the fans. Most importantly, let Henson down.

"Let's go Yangnis, the game is over, we should go back to the locker room." Henson went up and patted Antetokounmpo on the back without saying anything more. He knew that it was not Antetokounmpo who lost today, but he lost.

During the brainstorming with Cole, he fell short.

Fortunately, a score of 1 to 1 is not the end of the world. They still have time to be in the Bay Area to get back what they have lost.

When the Pacers coaches and players left the field, Kerr was still on the field to interview reporters.

Today, Cole finally had the opportunity to say the words that had been held in his heart for a long time in front of reporters.

"Coach Henson is out of date."