basketball player

Chapter 172 170: Showing you the toughness
"Change!?" Larry Drew looked at Henson changing so quickly, feeling a little confused.

What is Henson Joe doing?Knock to the end with yourself?It took only two and a half minutes into the second quarter before the substitution. Did this guy get his head caught by the door?
"Heh, a coach who likes fighting spirit will die in his own hands sooner or later." Of course Drew knew what Henson wanted to do with such a lineup, but it was a situation that Drew would like to see if he confronted himself hard.

Fourth quarter, no, maybe second half!The players of the Pacers will collapse in one fell swoop as their physical fitness collapses!
"Hey, Coach Henson is really kind! I'm already looking forward to the next game, Kenny." O'Neill was gearing up, and the Pacers' style of play, which mainly focused on opening up space, undoubtedly greatly reduced the proportion of physical confrontation.

Therefore, the Pacers' offense looks gorgeous most of the time, but it is a little less bloody.

But today, after returning from a timeout, David West, the "17-foot assassin", told Josh Smith what it means to be really tough!

Before catching the ball, West gave Josh an elbow when he turned his back to ask for a position.David West is definitely the "elbow king" in the Pacers team. To be precise, it's not just elbows, this guy's whole boxing skills are very good.

During the day, West may still look like an elegant scholar, but at night, he will fall into the violent and bloody sport of boxing.

At first, Henson thought that West just liked to watch boxing, but later he found out that West had also practiced. The last time West showed Henson his punching speed in the locker room, it really surprised Henson.

So with just such a slight elbow lift, Josh was deflated.And West is experienced, and he is not easy to be found when he uses his elbow.Unless you play it back in slow motion, you won't be able to see what happened at the moment when the body gap between the two sides is the same.

He was elbowed as soon as he came up, and it was David West, a notoriously violent old man, so Josh was somewhat afraid.

Of course, in addition to elbows, West is also a veritable "king of the elbow area."Seeing that Josh didn't stick up any more forcefully, West made a turnaround jump shot directly at the right elbow.

The basketball hits the net steadily, this is West's game style.As soon as the change came back, the Pacers successfully scored points.This has to make people once again praise Coach Henson's on-the-spot command.

"Why are you staying away from him!? Post it!" Larry Drew yelled at Josh from the sidelines and spread his hands.

Josh looked helpless, why don't you come up and taste his elbow?

Of course, it is impossible for Josh to talk to the head coach like this.The referee didn't blow it, and the head coach blamed him, so he could only stand silently.

For the Eagles to attack, Teague was just over halftime when he was pressed by Paul.Of course, Paul is also a man with a lot of tricks.Under Paul's entanglement, Teague lost the rhythm of possession in an instant.

After stumbling, Teague passed the ball to Joe Johnson without any risk.Johnson caught the ball and turned to face the frame, but saw the notorious Stephenson in front of him, but he has indeed played a lot of outstanding performances this season.

Stephenson played the role of a firefighter on Henson's team.Therefore, Stephenson's average playing time is actually not much.But if there is any special task that requires him, Henson will also trust this guy who once filled himself as an emergency contact.

Although that incident made Henson always think that Stephenson was a jerk.

Joe Johnson's singles ability is unquestionable, but this guy's offensive stability has been unreliable.Sometimes he can kill the opponent, and sometimes he can kill himself.

Facing Johnson's singles, Stephenson did not make a steal.Henson specifically asked him this, because Henson knew very well that Joe Johnson's dribbling stability was much better than his offensive stability.It is even no exaggeration to say that Johnson is one of the players with the most stable dribbling among players with a height of more than 2 meters in the entire league.

Of course, Johnson has his faults too.For example, offense is more dependent on shooting, while breakthrough is a little less interesting.Therefore, Stephenson's defensive strategy is also very clear, press close, block shots, and let you break through!
Without a steal, Johnson couldn't keep Stephenson out of position.Pressing close to the body, Johnson couldn't make a sudden shot from the dribble that he was good at.pass?It's not good, the teammates seem to be watched to death.Thinking of Drew letting them control the mistakes and prevent the opponent from counterattacking, Johnson stopped thinking about passing the ball.

In the end, Joe Johnson chose to break through.Although Johnson's breakthrough is not his strong point, with Stephenson so close, "Eagle King" still came in and took off for a layup!

Just when Johnson thought he had succeeded in singles, the "big bird" in the penalty area of ​​the Pacers spread his wings and pounced!Don't get me wrong, the "big bird" here is not the wrinkled Bird, but the colorful Anderson!

Flying, swinging his arms vigorously, and landing gracefully, Chris Anderson's blocks are as entertaining as ever!If the ball is defended by Horford, he may raise his arms to stand in a favorable position, interfere with the opponent's layup or make an offensive foul.Horford's defense is the kind that is very effective, but calm.

However, Anderson was much more straightforward, and slapped the ball out!
"Beautiful supplementary defense, Chris Anderson has performed very well in Indiana this season! He and Horford are simply complements of ice and fire!"

Henson nodded in satisfaction, this is the kind of substitute insider he wanted.

One block, no doubt, was enough for the Pacers to fight back.Paul jumps up in the air to fight for the ball that Anderson slaps, and the Hawks have already begun to return to the defense quickly.

It seems that it is the Eagles who are exhausted on the court, not the Pacers who are back-to-back for the third consecutive game.

If Paul waits to hit the ground before hitting the ball, it will definitely be too late.So, Paul was in the air, and the moment he received the basketball, he passed the ball out!
"Pass the ball directly in the air!" Kenny Smith stood up. Paul's various passing performances today are really wonderful!

Stephenson rushed to the front and received this wonderful pass from Paul.Johnson followed closely behind Stephenson, but Stephenson did not dodge. Instead, he took the initiative to give a physical confrontation and bounced Johnson away forcefully!This is the trick Paul taught him. Sometimes, when the defender takes the initiative to find a confrontation when attacking, it is possible to gain space.

After pushing Johnson away, Finsen grabbed the ball with one hand and directly attacked the frame. It seemed that he was about to lay up, but in fact he threw the ball behind his head with a one-handed layup posture.

At this time, both Johnson and Josh, who retreated quickly, were tricked by Stephenson's fake layup and flew out of the bottom line.George, who came from behind, caught the basketball in the air, dunked and ate another cake!
George participated in the slam dunk contest in the All-Star Game this year. This is also the first time that the Pacers have participated in the slam dunk contest since 2003.And George's alley-oop dunk undoubtedly made fans look forward to this little guy's performance in the dunk contest.

"The alley-oop cooperation between the two outside lines, 10 points difference, Coach Henson's adjustments have worked again, again, again!"

Accompanied by Kenny Smith's voice, Larry Drew was momentarily stunned.what happened?How did the Pacers play tougher than the Eagles! ?

What's the matter?Planning to overdraw your stamina before the end of halftime?

What Drew didn't realize was that the physical stamina of his own players had been exhausted instead.

After all, the Eagles basically rely on physical positional warfare to attack, while the Pacers usually score easily on fast breaks.Besides, this group of people also has the bonus of badges.Their recovery speed in back-to-back games is inherently faster than the average player.

Tough defense and offense, ubiquitous small moves, and the superb diving performances of Paul and West made the Eagles once again struggling.Of course Stephenson also flopped once, but that poor performance made Henson cover his old face in embarrassment.

But overall, Stephenson's performance is flawless.At the very least, he made the "singles king" Johnson lose his scoring rhythm.

In the end, it seemed the Hawks could only rely on Josh Smith's footwork and range to score.However, Josh and West exploded on the offensive end, making his scoring meaningless.

At the end of the second quarter, the Eagles sent Tracy McGrady, who is very familiar to Chinese fans, and he also scored 1 points in a row, allowing the Eagles to finally stabilize the point difference in single digits.

However, Henson didn't care. If this McGrady was the McGrady six or seven years ago, he might still be a threat.But now this "old man" McGrady, even if he scored 1 points in one minute, it was only a flash in the pan. He had long since lost the ability to kill the game within 5 seconds.

You know, McGrady's scoring average is only 5.3 points per game this season.

In this way, the Pacers entered the intermission with a 9-point advantage.And what makes Drew even more upset is that Pachulia has fouled four times in the second quarter of hand-to-hand combat.If Pachulia is sent off, the old Drew will face a situation where no center is available.

Therefore, after returning to the locker room, the first thing Henson said to the players was: "In the second half of the game, I don't want to see the Georgian on the field again! Attack the inside and open the score before the fourth quarter!"

(End of this chapter)