The Basketball Court Swordsman

Cousins ​​will never forget January 22, 2016, although that day has been three years since now.

That day, the Kings faced a challenge from the Atlanta Hawks at home. With the last 1.9 seconds left in the game, the Kings led by 3 points, and the Eagles had the last chance to attack.

Prior to this, the king had lost 15 straight. They desperately need a game victory to stop the loss, and they can't let the Eagles successfully drag the game into overtime.

After returning from the timeout, Rondo began to command the defense as the Kings field commander. He yelled at Cousins ​​and told him to go to the left corner to prepare for defense.

Cousins ​​looked dumbfounded, because there was no one in the bottom left corner. But seeing Rondo's resolute attitude, Cousins ​​still went reluctantly. He thought at the time that if something went wrong in the defense this time, he would definitely cut Rondo after the game. After all, he was never a good boy.

The referee blew his whistle and the Eagles began their final attack. As soon as the referee sounded the whistle, Millsap ran wildly towards the left corner where there was no one. Cousins' expression gradually changed from anger to surprise, and from surprise to excitement.

Rajon Rondo actually predicted the Hawks' tactics, so he was asked to come to the empty left bottom corner to prepare!

Due to Cousins' early position, the Hawks' tactics did not come out. In the end, due to unclear tactics, the Hawks missed the opportunity to drag the game into overtime and regretted losing. This time the key defense also allowed the Kings to end their 15-game losing streak.

After the game, Cousins ​​gleefully looked at Rondo who had just made him stand in the corner, and couldn't help but yelled in his heart: "It's so fragrant!"

Since then, Rajon Rondo has become Cousins, one of the few most respected players in his heart.

So today, seeing the Pacers start Rondo, Cousins ​​felt that there was no problem at all. Others may not know, but Cousins ​​knows the value of a player like Rondo.

Facts have proved that Cousins' conjecture is extremely correct. Because of the game so far, Rajon Rondo's performance is perfect.

At this point, the game has reached the eighth minute of the first quarter, and the Pacers attacked.

As always, Rondo pointed the country outside the three-point line, and the Warriors were nervous. The pass of the No. 9 guard today has caused them to lose too many points.

Rondo and George, who ran out to meet him, made a hand-to-hand hand, and George made a breakthrough, but passed the ball back to Rondo while on the move. Rondo played the ball again almost as soon as he received the basketball. He made the ball transfer so fast that when Tucker received the basketball, Green hadn't reacted to it.

When "Big Mouth" Green rushed up to block, Tucker had already made a three-pointer and the basketball went into the net.

Another three-pointer hit, and this is already Rondo's fourth assist today. Four assists in a single quarter, this is not a stat that a point guard can get.

"The three-pointer is still from Rajon Rondo's offense. I have to admit that Rondo made the team's offense very comfortable today. It seems that we are back to the Pacers with Chris Paul. ."

Kenny Smith said and looked at the big screen above his head. The Pacers are already 6 points ahead of the five-star Warriors!

Although the score difference is not big, the Pacers have taken the lead in a very clever way. If the Warriors want to score, they must peel off. As for the Pacers, because of Rondo's relationship, the players have got too many easy shots.

Although Rondo has only four assists, this does not mean that he has only created four opportunities. After all, not every pass can be an assist.

It is known that the energy invested by the two sides on the offensive end is simply not equal.

In this way, which team will be more dynamic at the end of the game, or at the critical moment? Kenny Smith believes that this question is not difficult to answer.

Henson Joe, the bastard, as always, is fishing for big fish on a long line!

After Tucker made this three-pointer, Steve Kerr called the game to stop. By the eighth minute, it was time for both teams to rotate.

But the rotation lineup is a major weakness for the Warriors this year. Basically, Kerr is afraid to engage in long rotations because the Warriors' bench is not as thick as before.

Iguodala, Livingston and Pacers veteran Kevin Rooney are the three main rotation players of Cole.

On Henson's side, there are so many people he can use. During the timeout, Henson called Ross, Oladipo, Kuzma and Siakam to his side, and he had only one requirement for this lineup.

"Rive me enough to attack!"

Thus, in the last few minutes of the first quarter, the Warriors were suppressed miserably. The impact of Rose and Oladipo and the cold arrows of Kuzma and Siakam made the Warriors' second team extremely embarrassed.

In the end, Cole had to replace Klay Thompson in advance, and finally managed to survive the situation.

After the 12-minute competition in the first quarter, the Pacers led the Warriors by 8 points! 33 to 25, the whole world was shocked. The Pacers’ offense is actually stronger than the firepower of the Five-Star Warriors!

"This result is really unexpected. At the beginning of the game, Coach Henson asked Rondo and Tucker to start. Everyone thought they were just fake starters. As a result, Rondo and Tucker performed very well. It also allowed the Pacers to play a different game from the past. In the end, the five-star Warriors were so much behind!"

"Coach Henson must have been preparing for this game for a long time, so every decision he made was extremely decisive. But the game is not over yet, and who can stand out of the court in the end is not certain."

The Pacers led the Warriors by 8 points in a single quarter, allowing Henson to receive unanimous praise. As everyone knows, just before the start of the first quarter, most people still clamored that the Pacers could not stand it.

Steve Kerr became the busiest person in this inter-season break. He changed some tactics based on Henson's first quarter game.

If someone told Cole before the game that the two role players, Rondo and Tucker, would be the biggest obstacle to stop the Five-Star Warriors, Cole would definitely laugh.

But the basketball game is like this, the fact is sometimes crazier than imagined!

"In the second quarter, Rondo continued to lead the team's offense! Tucker, I need you to strengthen the defensive strength. As long as Durant gets closer, you will fight me. Even if he wants to score, he must pay the price. . Consume him, torture him! Let him know whose site is here!"

Henson hasn't changed much, after all, he is now leading. The Chinese coach only emphasized that Tucker should continue to consume Durant. If Tucker can succeed, the Warriors will lose one of the most stable scoring points at the critical moment!

After the second quarter came up, Kerr mainly increased the diversity of offense, no longer letting Curry and Durant and Rondo and Tucker die.

In this way, Thompson and Cousins ​​naturally got more opportunities.

"Tang Shen" feels ordinary today, after all, Paul George's defense is not easy for him.

Cousins ​​seized the opportunity to kill him in the interior, and I have to admit that Lopez still had some difficulty defending Cousins ​​one-on-one.

Last time he played the 76ers, Henson could double-team Embiid. But in this game, he obviously can't use the same method to deal with Cousins.

After all, the Warriors' ability to open space and the 76ers' ability to open space are not at the same level. Double Cousins, the Warriors can really shoot you to death.

Cousins ​​was very excited and scored frequently on Lopez. Fans have speculated that if this continues, Cousins ​​might get his first 20+ points after his comeback.

But no matter how good Cousins ​​is, he can only hit two points and two points. The biggest problem for the Warriors now is that they can't play their favorite game.

A few three-pointers opened the gap directly, this is the Warriors favorite rhythm. But now, the Warriors are playing like a team in the 90s.

They scored by breaking through and attacking inside, which really makes all Warriors players very uncomfortable.

Although under Cousins' efforts, the Warriors gradually narrowed the point difference. But Henson was extremely comfortable, because the Warriors attacked this way, which is the proof that they have no better way!

Now, the rhythm has been firmly controlled by Henson. It all depends on the last moment, whether your own arrangements will work.