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Chapter 148 Chapter 146: A Unique Ball Holding Point

"Half a game, 8 points difference. It can be seen that the Lakers are really angry today. They successfully proved that even without Chris Paul, the Lakers are still the powerful purple and gold team! The Pacers have not scored for two and a half minutes. They played very chaotically. After losing Paul George, the Pacers seemed to be unable to play in an instant."

Jaylen Rose continued to fan the flames, and the performance of the Lakers was still very in line with expectations. "This is mainly because Coach Henson's system has not been fully established. This group of players has just played together for 12 games. Once the personnel changes again, they will be a little at a loss."

The timeout was extremely short. As soon as Henson finished setting up his tactics, the players had to reappear.

On the Lakers side, Mike Brown, who replaced the "Zen Master" coach, replaced Gasol with old Pacers player Troy Murphy.And use the beast Artest who once became famous in the Pacers. Of course, this guy is now called Charity. World Peace, replacing Barnes.It was a coincidence that both players played for the Pacers.

Mike Brown's substitution is a regular rotation, and there is no targeted tactical change.But the substitution on the Pacers made Mike Breen's eyes shine.

Stephenson, the third shooting guard who usually ranks behind George and Matthews, played early.Subsequently, Yi Jianlian replaced West.Under normal circumstances, Henson will use Yi Jianlian and "Birdman" Anderson to play at the same time, one for the inside and the other for the outside.It is rare for Yi Jianlian and Horford to play at the same time.

"Coach Henson adjusted his substitution strategy. It seems that he has found a way to lead the team out of the predicament! The timeout is over, the Pacers take the lead, Paul has the ball for half court, and Kobe still sticks to him. Let's see, how does Paul respond, he passes the ball to Stephenson?"

Mike Breen's eyes widened as Paul handed the ball to Stephenson just after half court.what does that mean?This means that the Pacers are now organized by Stephenson with the ball!

"Is this arranged by Coach Henson?" Jaylen Rose also noticed this problem, and couldn't help leaning forward instinctively.What is this, a mess?

Lance Stephenson?Let this funny guy organize the attack?Henson Joe seriously?
Seriously, very seriously.

Stephenson waved and called for cover, Yi Jianlian did not hesitate, and immediately set up a pick-and-roll for this joking teammate.

Yi Jianlian still remembers that on the first day he came to the team to meet Stephenson, the first sentence Stephenson said to him was: "I know a nightclub with many Asian girls in it, and they are interested in calling me."

Although this joke made Yi Jianlian a little embarrassed, it also made him realize that Stephenson was not as bad as the rumors said.It's just that his "friendliness" is different from others.

Therefore, in the locker room and on the training ground, the relationship between Yi Jianlian and Stephenson is pretty good.This kind of relationship can easily be converted into a tacit understanding when it comes to the court.

Seeing Yi Jianlian's pick-and-roll is in place, Stephenson immediately breaks through!His breakthrough caught "Old Fish" Fisher off guard.Coupled with Yi Jianlian's high quality of cover, "Old Fish" missed his defensive position!
As a result, Troy Murphy had no choice but to defend, and Fisher instinctively chased back.Stephenson's breakthrough attracted the defense of two people!Yi Jianlian then took a step back and stood outside the three-point line!

Stephenson didn't look back, and threw the ball behind his head as he was advancing!
That's right, throwing it behind your head, which is more like street juggling than serious passing.

When the Lakers players looked at the basketball in surprise, Yi Jianlian had already got an open shot.This space-type fourth position did not hesitate, and steadily scored three points, completing his tactical task!
"Beautiful, the appearance of Yi Jianlian made the Lakers' defense a little messed up. No one thought that Stephenson would pass the ball like that, and no one thought that the end point of this tactic would be on Yi Jianlian." Mike Breen applauded Henson's arrangement, and Henson was delighted with the performance of the two players.

Strictly speaking, Stephenson is not an organizer who can control the overall situation.In this regard, he and Paul are incomparable.

But Stephenson's creativity is enough to break this lifeless offense.Even Henson didn't know what this guy would do next, such as the one who didn't look at people and threw the ball behind his head.

But Yi Jianlian's goal did not attract the attention of the Lakers, and this kind of short-lived cooperation cannot appear from time to time.The Lakers continued to play their own offense. Kobe sat at the free throw line and hit Paul with his back!

Paul's bottom plate is very stable and can withstand Kobe's recoil.But not tall enough to prevent Kobe's turnaround jumper.

But this time, Stephenson double-teamed Kobe the moment he caught the ball without hesitation.

If it was placed three or four years ago, Kobe would vote against two people.After all, this is a "big open with only two guards".But now Kobe's assessment of himself is very accurate, and he has passed the age when he can do it all by himself.

Seeing that Fisher was emptied, Kobe immediately played the ball without even thinking about it.Fisher was Kobe's most trusted backline partner, an experienced point guard who knew how to make the right decisions.

But unfortunately, the experienced Fisher made a mistake today.Clearly, he underestimated Stephenson's movement speed and defensive determination.

Fisher's shooting speed is not fast. His action seems to be to carry the ball on his shoulders before shooting, so the release point is not high.

Stephenson forced Kobe to make up for the pass and immediately jumped up. He caught the ball thrown by Fisher and changed the flight trajectory of the basketball!

Green, who can play with his life anytime and anywhere, jumped up and hugged the ball in the air under the pull of that villain Ci Shiping.Successful defense, the Pacers got the ball!

"Stephenson is full of energy. His offense and defense are very exciting. Coach Henson's substitutions are as immediate as ever!" Mike Breen waved his fists excitedly, and Henson's on-the-spot command was always full of surprises.

This time, Paul, who was defended by Kobe, simply didn't hold the ball.Stephenson personally controlled the ball across the half court, dribbling the ball while making some decent gestures.

Henson really wanted to take off his leather shoes and rush up to beat that guy, because the few gestures made by Stephenson were meaningless at all, they were purely for pretending to be indiscriminate.

"Pull, pull!" Seeing this situation, Henson had no choice but to help Stephenson make the correct gestures.He yelled the Chinese pronunciation of "la" on the sidelines, and then slashed his hands sideways, which is the secret signal to open the singles.

As a result, Paul and Green stood at the two bottom corners, and Yi Jianlian and Horford also mentioned high positions, ready to play outside at any time.Stephenson lowered his center of gravity two steps from the midfield line and changed hands continuously. He wanted to single-handedly fight Fisher!
"Henson Joe is crazy!" Jaylen Rose yelled.

The Lakers bully the Pacers and only have Paul as a ball-holding point?Then Henson will let you see, we have a lot of ball holding points!
When Stephenson was dribbling, Fisher reached out to take the ball.Seeing this situation, Stephenson nimbly pulled the ball back, switched to his left hand, and avoided the steal.Compared with the street ball player who beat adults in Rock Park when he was 16 years old, Stephenson still has some tricks.

But "Old Fish" has always been experienced. Although he didn't grab the ball, he didn't lose his position. Instead, he moved sideways in the direction of Stephenson changing hands, preparing to block it in advance.

Little did he know that Stephenson had just switched the ball to his left hand, so he pulled it with his left hand and turned to the right!For the second consecutive change of direction, Fischer's feet were a little messy, and he couldn't keep up with a rhythm, so Stephenson broke through and entered the penalty area!

At this time, Yi Jianlian and Horford both bounced outside the three-point line, emptying the penalty area.Stephenson dived inside, grabbed the ball with his right hand and put it behind him on the move, as if to show off his no-look back pass again.

"Little Shark" Bynum was deceived by this action, because both Yi Jianlian and Horford can shoot three-pointers, Stephenson's breakthrough is likely to create opportunities for them.

However, when Bynum turned to look at Horford, he found that the ball hadn't been passed!Turning around and looking back, Stephenson has already made a layup!
"On a fake facsimile of catching the ball with one hand, hahahaha! Stephenson played Fisher and Bynum in a row!"

Amidst the roar of Mike Breen and the cheers of the Pacers players, Stephenson, the shooting guard who Jaylen Rose thought was embarrassing to reuse, made the ball up beautifully. From wonderful swings to beautiful false passes, Stephenson undoubtedly booked a top five seat of the day.

After the goal, Stephenson twisted his body and showed his dancing posture.Paul and Henson shook their heads at the same time, this guy is really half angel, half devil.

Now, Kobe understood that the plan to block Paul's ball holding point failed.You block one possession, and Henson immediately puts on the second.The thickness of their bench is also top-notch in the league.

Although Stephenson's statistics are not impressive, but aside from the statistics, he is a very versatile firefighter.At critical moments, Stephenson can do whatever you want him to do.As the New York thug promised Henson when he first met Stephenson: "I'll do what you want me to do."

Thinking of this, Henson couldn't help but look at Jimmy Butler at the end of the bench who clenched his fists.His eyes were full of eagerness, and he waited for Henson's order.This kid said the same thing yesterday.

The appearance of Stephenson and Yi Jianlian allowed the Pacers to stretch the inside and at the same time find a ball-holding point that is completely different from Paul's style.

So far, the Pacers are no longer suppressed, and the scoring has finally become normal.It's just that Kobe's performance is still impressive, which didn't make the Pacers comeback.

After the first quarter, the Pacers trailed by 3 points.However, Henson is quite satisfied with the status quo.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Kobe didn't play because he played too long in the first quarter and needed to rest.Paul was finally relieved and led the Pacers to a steady offense, leading the score by 4 points.Five minutes into the second quarter, Bryant reappeared.

Perhaps Paul's Pacers jersey stimulated Bryant, Bryant's state today is simply perfect.As soon as he played, he stabilized the situation with a three-pointer, leading the Zijin Army to sound the horn of counterattack.

Until 2 minutes before the end of the halftime game, both Paul and Matthews went off the court, and Stephenson replaced Paul in the first position.At this time, Kobe was still on the court, because he played late in the second quarter, just to play to the end of the second quarter.

"I'd like to see, Coach Henson replaced Paul with Stephenson, and who will replace Stephenson. Whoever he uses, go against Kobe!" Jaylen Rose smiled gloatingly. This kind of practice of making up for things will sooner or later have loopholes.

Henson called a timeout and checked the time on the big screen. 2 minutes, almost ready to try.

"Jimmy!" Henson yelled.

At the end of the bench, the face that even the Pacers home fans felt strange stood up suddenly as if a switch had been pressed, and then took off his training clothes.

(End of this chapter)