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Chapter 159 Chapter 157: The report is wrong

The Dallas Mavericks are definitely one of the most offensive teams in the league. Their superb mid-range shooting and strong tactical execution ability, coupled with Carlisle's smart command, are the reasons why the Mavericks can go down in history last season.

So from the very beginning, Henson hoped that the tempo could be played a little faster.Falling in with the Mavericks is as stupid as falling in with the Spurs.Even if the Pacers now have Paul as the field control master, it is best not to grind so hard with the Mavericks.After all, being as strong as a "queen bee" is not a panacea.Otherwise, the Hornets should have won the championship softly.

After the timeout ended, as always, Henson's substitution decision caused a lot of controversy.Paul, Matthews, George, Leonard and Horford, the Pacers actually sent a lineup of one big and four small!

This season Henson has seldom played a lineup of one big and four small, because in his opinion Leonard's performance in the fourth position is not as good as that of Granger last season.Leonard's back-up skills in college allowed him to frequently score points in the interior as a fourth position, but his back-up offense seems to be less useful in the NBA.

"Continue to sit inside and attack! Attack their inside and hit the basket!" Seeing this situation, Carlisle immediately reminded his players loudly.

If the Pacers' tall perimeter players are allowed to play a fast pace, the game will be very passive.Carlisle now needs to take advantage of his height advantage in the interior, continue to delay the rhythm, and force Henson to switch back to the traditional double interior lineup.

This is a game between two head coaches, but who can win this game depends on who can play their own basketball rhythm.Both coaches wanted to force the other side to change teams. It was only the first quarter of the game, and neither Henson nor Carlisle wanted to try again.

Seeing George and Matthews playing at the same time, ESPN's on-site photographers couldn't help but give them a close-up.The narrators of all the TV stations became agitated in an instant, and they really wanted to see what kind of chemical reaction the two people who had recently been caught in rumors could have.

In the first offense after returning from a timeout, Paul no longer slowly passed halftime.In order to curb Paul's quick push, Carlisle asked Beaubois to press Paul.

However, Beaubois' defense could not create pressure on Paul at all. Paul changed direction with a few crotches, threw off the Frenchman, and safely brought the ball across the midfield line.

As soon as he crossed the midfield line, Paul passed the ball.The target of the pass is not the three outsiders, but Horford who mentioned the high position.

Horford is the same as last season. In the lineup of one big and four small, he plays the role of high fort and command tower.

As soon as Horford received the ball, he immediately passed the ball over the head of the 2-meter Brandon Heywood.The camera moves quickly to keep up with the orange afterglow, and Leonard just cuts from the baseline and catches the ball!

"Damn it!" Carlisle gritted his teeth, what he was most afraid of was coming.Leonard cut to the basket with speed, and the old Dirk had nothing to do!
Leonard caught the ball and put up a reverse basket, and Henson's first attack after the timeout was successful for the Pacers.Nowitzki was very helpless, he responded in a timely manner, but his legs and feet could no longer keep up with the opponent.

"The classic Pacers-style tactics, Horford's high position support, others cut inside to score points. Coach Henson seems to bring us back to last season, but I'm curious, how they will defend the Mavericks' inside bombing!"

Van Gundy said it well, inside, this is the point where the Mavericks currently have the most advantage.Dirk and Haywood are both over 2 meters tall, while Horford and Leonard of the Pacers are 13 meters and 2 meters.

Beaubois wanted to suppress the rhythm after receiving the baseline ball from Dirk, but Paul also pressed forward, and the audience pressed hard. This is the task that Henson specially assigned to Paul.

It stands to reason that pressing the defense will actually slow down the opponent's rhythm.But on the Mavericks, it may be a completely different situation.

As a point guard whose ability is far from reaching the level of an NBA starter, Beaubois is a bit difficult to move when he encounters one of the best defensive first positions on the planet.

He wanted to charge with speed, but Paul's rough physical confrontation made Beaubois unable to even raise the speed.He's trying to make room with a quick change of direction, but Paul doesn't like that at all.

Beaubois can't keep spending time with Paul in the backcourt. His only option is to make a quick long pass and hand the ball to the frontcourt first.As long as Beaubois makes a long pass, the Pacers will have a chance to counterattack!

Sr. Carter and Marion saw that the French little brother was in trouble, and both mentioned positions close to the midfield line to respond.At the same time, George and Matthews approached quietly.

Beaubois was panicked by Paul, so he hastily passed the ball to Carter.However, as soon as the basketball was released, Beaubois knew that something was wrong.

As soon as Carter made the movement to catch the ball, he felt a huge sense of oppression behind him.He knew it was posted by Matthews!
Matthews reached out from Carter's side, and both hands touched the basketball at the same time, but neither of them grabbed it.

The basketball fell forward, and Carter was just about to reach out to pick it up, but found that Matthews behind him fell to the ground directly to catch the ball!
"Wesley Matthews, he has always been very active on the floor! Beaubois made a turnover and the Pacers got the offensive ball!"

As Van Gundy yelled, Matthews lay on the ground and passed the ball.Of course, the target of his pass is not Paul, but George who has already cut from the middle!

George rushed up to get the pass from Matthews, and went straight to the basket!Marion chases after George frantically, but he can only find that the distance between himself and George is getting farther and farther in despair!
The "hacker" Marion, who used to be quite athletic, and the Phoenix striker who could run and jump, have also been defeated by the strangulation of the years.

George remembered the gossip between him and Matthews, and the comments that he didn't deserve to start at all.But he was not angry, but felt full of strength!
So George leaps, grabs the basketball with both hands, and puts it behind his head.Under the astonished eyes of everyone, this seemingly thin No. 24 front guard smashed the frame with both hands!
"Wow~~~~~ Whoa, what a wonderful dunk! Speed, height and strength, George's dunk contains all the elements of a wonderful dunk!" Van Gundy's voice is just a representative, because he is not the only one who is going crazy in the Conseco Arena at this time!

After George landed, he looked up to the sky and screamed. This guy is usually low-key and introverted, but that buckle seemed to make him shout out all the dissatisfaction and aggrievedness in his heart!

Afterwards, George ran back to his own half, and lightly high-fived Matthews, who fell to the ground to save the ball and assisted him.

"Crack!" The hands of the two lightly touched each other, breaking those ridiculous remarks that made people suspicious in one fell swoop!
"If George and Matthews are considered to be a problem, then the entire league will not be able to find a team that gets along well!"

The corners of Zach Lowe's mouth couldn't help twitching twice, as if the palms of George and Matthews hit him in the face just now!A reporter is more afraid of inaccurate reporting than no reporting.

Zach Lowe was inferior to Wojnarowski and others in reporting on player transfers, but the performance of George and Matthews seemed to bring his team's insider reports to an end.

Of course, it wasn't just Zach who was suffering at this time, Carlisle also walked nervously on the sidelines.The scene is getting out of control, that guy Henson came prepared!At this time, Carlisle missed the old Kidd very much.If Kidd is on the court, the Mavericks will no longer have difficulty controlling the tempo.At the very least, Old Kidd can bring the ball safely across half court.

It's a pity that injuries are a side effect that this aging Mavericks must suffer.

Afterwards, Beaubois stumbled and finally passed halftime, and lobbed the ball to Dirk.But Dirk was double-teamed by Horford and Leonard!Leonard interfered with the ball, and Horford headed up and blocked the shooting space.The two have a clear division of labor, and they have a good understanding.

In the fuss, Dirk handed the ball to Brandon Haywood, but Haywood has always been a "beastist" center. His powerful dunks in the interior are pleasing to the eye, but the work in his hands is a bit rough.

Leonard immediately defended back, but Haywood had no choice but to throw a shot from close range.If you force it through Leonard, it is an offensive foul!Dunks?That used to be his forte, but now Brandon Haywood can no longer stage that kind of drama.

But obviously, Haywood's stiff touch can't do the work of throwing.The basketball knocked out of the frame, and the Mavericks' height advantage failed to play a role!
After Paul received the pass from Horford, he quickly counterattacked, and the Mavericks had to follow the Pacers all over the court.Once running to defend, the Mavericks are full of loopholes!
Paul was like a bullet into the Mavericks penalty area, but the clever "queen bee" did not force himself, but distributed the ball to Matthews who was ambushing in the bottom corner.

The three-pointer in the counterattack, this is Matthews' favorite rhythm.He didn't waste Paul's wonderful pass, and he shot quite decisively.By the time Carter sealed it, the basketball had already flown into the air.

Without any surprises, Matthews' three-pointer fell into the net, and the three-pointer in the quick counterattack made the cheers in the Conseco Arena another octave higher.

Henson waved his arms excitedly off the court. Although the Pacers are only leading by 3 points now, more importantly, the rhythm has turned to his side!
Carlisle immediately called to stop the game. He was really afraid that something would happen. He had to interrupt the momentum of the Pacers.Experienced, he doesn't want to be like Spoelstra, who thinks of stopping the game until he is beaten up.

The moment the referee blew the whistle to suspend the game, George and Matthews jumped high and faced each other, touching shoulders in the air.

"They ended the rumors in the most perfect way!" Van Gundy applauded and laughed.

　Damn, I wrote a manuscript all morning, and it was all wiped out by a blue screen. I'm really drunk, and now it makes me very anxious.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)