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Chapter 140 138: Up Birdman (Monthly Ticket Plus Update)
In the second half of the game, when people thought that James would continue to lead the Heat to widen the point difference, Paul and Green instead used a 5-0 offensive to narrow the point difference to single digits in one fell swoop.

But Spoelstra didn't seem to care too much about the Pacers' two goals, because both goals were scored by shooting.

How bad the Pacers' shooting touch is has been reflected in the first half of the game.Spoelstra does not believe that this group of players can fully regain their touch in just 15 minutes of intermission.

Therefore, Spoelstra is more willing to believe that the Pacers' shooting is still unstable, so he did not make any tactical adjustments and continued to shoot and not let go!

When the Filipino coach of the Heat was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, Henson had already stood on the sidelines again, personally urging the team's defense.

Without Wade, the Heat would basically have only James in control of the ball.Although Green worked very hard, he still seemed a little powerless in the face of James' attack.

James and Bosh played a simple pick-and-roll, and Bosh chose to bounce outside the three-point line, so that the Pacers center was completely pulled out.

Fortunately, David West's supplementary defense was active enough. Under the blocking of Green and West, James' forced layup failed.

Although the ball was defended, it still left Henson with lingering fears.James' layup was just a hair's breadth away from the goal, and West was never a heavy insider.If he is the only defense against James, the line of defense will collapse sooner or later.

After watching Green get the rebound steadily, Henson walked up to the guy covered in tattoos with confidence, and it was time to play the role of this guy.

"Chris, go to the tech table and get ready."

"Birdman" didn't hesitate, he knew he was going to play, so he stood up and tore off his training pants and training uniform.

"Go up and replace David and tell Al you're the five. Remember, your job is to stop LeBron James from scoring at the rim. Hey, you're not afraid of him, are you?"

Anderson smiled slightly: "I'm not afraid of anyone, boss."

In this attack, Paul was violated by Heat center Joe Anthony, which means that Paul, who is stable in free throws, will stand on the free throw line.

In fact, the Heat's inside reserves are quite weak.A player like Joe Anthony, who is extremely mediocre in all aspects, cannot get a starting position in any of the other 29 teams.

But with the Heat, Spoelstra had no choice.If Joe Anthony is not on, he can only use the old Haslem or the old Juwan Howard to play the fifth position.Obviously, these two options are not feasible.

After Paul made a free throw, Anderson ran onto the court.Horford thought he had been substituted, and looked up at Henson, only to find that Henson signaled David West to leave.

"Coach Henson replaced Chris Anderson. Anderson didn't perform well in the first half of the game, but he played early in the second half. It seems that Coach Henson wants to play a double-center tactic." Kenny Smith was a little confused. Henson, who was known for his small lineup last season, actually sent two centers to play at the same time this season.

Henson doesn't care whether his team's style will change, he only knows that tactics are for victory, and he is not a slave to tactics.A winning tactic is a good tactic.Does tactical style really matter?

With Paul's second free throw, the point difference was only 6 points.But Spoelstra is still not in a hurry, he is waiting to see James perform.

"The kid can sit still." Henson looked at Spoelstra and muttered to himself, just to see if the "Birdman" could pull the "Emperor" off the throne.

The Heat's tactics were exactly the same, with James and Bosh playing pick-and-rolls, Chalmers and James Jones ambush outside the three-point line, and Joe Anthony preparing to grab rebounds.

This time, Horford still followed Bosh out.But Henson is no longer worried, because the "big bird" is guarding the inside.

December 12th, the opening day of the new season, is also Christmas.Many people brought gifts for their teammates, and Anderson was no exception.

But among so many people, Anderson's gift was the one that impressed Henson the most.Because that guy gave each teammate a hunting knife, Henson knew at that time that Chris Birdman Anderson was a wild hunter eager to fight!

James used the cover to break through, facing Green's timely defense, LeBron turned around quickly, wiped Green, and then took advantage of the opportunity to take off and prepare for a layup.

Just when James had just let go of the basketball, James only saw a big hand covered with colorful "feathers" stretching out from the side, and slapped the basketball out mercilessly!
"Chris Anderson, he blocked the layup that LeBron James wanted!"

Not only Kenny Smith, but the entire American Airlines Center exclaimed!That's LeBron James!

With sharp eyes and quick hands, Paul received the basketball that was thrown out, and immediately launched a fast break!The Pacers' quick counterattack was a feature of last season. With the addition of Paul this season, the Pacers' counterattack is even more efficient.Because Paul always knows which position to send the ball to is the safest.

But the Heat have also been beaten in the past few rounds, and their defense was very fast.Chalmers accompanied Paul to prevent him from getting up to speed.James held off George, preventing the athletic forward from taking off.James Jones watched Green dead and cut off his receiving route.

"I can't make a counterattack this time. The Pacers' counterattack trident has been watched to death. I have to say that the Heat defended beautifully."

Seeing that there was no passing route, Paul quickly pushed all the way to the middle distance.At this moment, Paul suddenly stopped, but it was not a jumper, but a throw of the ball into the air.

Chris Anderson rushed over. He had just completed the block and flew to the frontcourt, leaped high, ran up from behind and just received Paul's alley-oop pass!
Anderson gripped the basketball with both hands, his body tensed.After gliding in front of the basket, he used his entire waist and abdomen to drive his arms, and smashed the basketball viciously towards the basket!

"Boom!" There was a loud noise from the basket, and the entire backboard was dragged down!Anderson faced the stands after landing, and then put his index finger on his lips.

"Stop hush, shut up the fuck!"

"After blocking the shot, he rushed to the frontcourt to complete the alley-oop. What is Joe Anthony doing? Why did he let Anderson get a chance for an alley-oop dunk easily!?" Seeing that the 13-point advantage was reduced to only 4 points, Barkley couldn't sit still. "The Heat are playing in a mess. Coach Spoelstra should pause in time!"

But the Filipino didn't, he just stood up and made a move of pressing down on the players.

"You think it's over after imitating me?" Henson looked at Spoelstra's reaction and found it a little funny.So, he stood on the sidelines and clapped his hands.

"Hold, hold, hold this ball, they are already scared!"

Henson's words reached the players' ears, so from Paul to Anderson, all five players on the court played extremely tough.People seem to have seen the Pacers team that fought the Bulls to the final moment of the tiebreaker in the Eastern Conference semifinals last season.

Trailing by 13 points in the first half?That was just an accident, don't think that's the full strength of the Pacers.

Under the meat grinder-like defense of the Pacers, the Heat's tactics did not run out.By itself, Chalmers and James Jones are not very good off-ball players.As for Joe Anthony, he has no tactical role at all, a pure blue-collar player, and his offense is almost transparent.

James and Bosh have the same eyes, what else can we do, only our two brothers continue to come.

This time James did not hit the inside again, because it is obvious that the Pacers' position is to protect the penalty area.There are defensive players standing at several corners of the rectangular three-second zone. Once James enters, he will be "made dumplings".

Breaking through the ball is the best way to solve this problem.James has indeed done so, and the object of the pass is currently his most trusted Bosh.

Bosh felt good in the first half, scoring 12 points and shooting 66 percent from the field.But none of the 12 points came from outside the three-point line.

Bosh received a pass from James and tried his first three-pointer of the day.Unexpectedly, Horford, who had shrunk back, quickly made up for it.Horford is a center forward, but the movement of his feet is not slow, which is also his biggest advantage on the defensive end!
Under Horford's fingertip defense, Bosh threw the ball high and floating, hitting the basket directly on the neck.

Anderson protected the defensive rebound, and the desperate aura when he grabbed the rebound at him probably scared Joe Anthony so much that he didn't want to jump and fight.

"Back, back!" James immediately turned around, calling for everyone to retreat.

Seeing this situation, Paul stabilized his rhythm and did not pursue a counterattack blindly.

The Heat's defense is exactly the same, also focusing on protecting the penalty area.After all, the Pacers were able to chase the score to only 4 points, relying more on counterattacks than positional shooting.Therefore, the Heat still don't believe in evil.

George's movement off the ball was superb, with strides that kept his defender, James Jones, exhausted.At the same time, James didn't dare to help defend, because Danny Green had just made a three-pointer.

A typical Pacers-style off-ball screen, Jones got rid of Horford who was covering it, but there was Anderson blocking it after he came out.

Two consecutive screens allowed George to completely get rid of Jones.Paul sent the ball right away, not too early, not too late, just right!

Joe Anthony was a little hesitant. He didn't dare to rush out, fearing that George would take the opportunity to break through.It was at this moment of hesitation that the tall and thin George made a move.

George pondered the shot Frazier told him at halftime and tweaked it a bit.After the ball was thrown, watching the flight trajectory of the basketball, George knew it felt right!

"Swipe!" The Nets rolled, the basketball entered the frame, and a three-pointer was hit!
Spoelstra shouted in annoyance to stop the game. It seems that the opponent's continuous shooting is no coincidence.

Although the Heat still have a 1-point lead at this time, the momentum has been completely biased towards the Pacers.

Then, the live camera lens focused on Henson, and he high-fived every player who came off the field.When it came to Anderson, Henson deliberately punched "Birdman" in the chest.

Before James completely smashed the Pacers inside, Henson dispatched Anderson in advance, and it turned out that this also achieved good results.

Before the situation gets out of control, it is necessary to make a correct judgment and act decisively. At this point, Henson undoubtedly taught the Filipinos a lesson.
(End of this chapter)