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Chapter 173 Chapter 171: A pair of "geniuses"

Pachulia considered himself a tough guy, and of course, he also felt that his various little tricks were extremely clever.Al Horford suffered a lot from Pachulia's small moves in the first half of the game, and "Birdman" Anderson often got entangled with Pachulia.

So just after halftime, Anderson fouled 3 times.But Pachulia is more "excellent", he has fouled 4 times.

However, the Georgian didn't seem to care if he was sent off.He will reduce his fouls in the second half of the game, but he will certainly not reduce the number of small moves he makes.

Unlike Larry Drew, Pachulia isn't hostile to Pacers players.He just wants to help the team win, and being rough and dirty is just the way he approaches the game.

"Pachulia, pay attention to fouls in the second half of the game. But you can play properly if necessary. After all, Anderson has already fouled three times." During the halftime break in the locker room, Drew said to Pachulia, making the Georgian's eyes shine.

"Yeah." Pachulia nodded, without Drumming saying, he knew what to do.

Pachulia is barely a passing center, but what about Pachulia?The Eagles' interior is very empty.If Pachulia is sent off, Drew will have to start with Serbian white insider Radmanovic.However, Radmanovic is just an anti-aircraft turret, and he does not have the ability to play the fifth position.

Perhaps this is Drew's plan to preemptively strike before Pachulia is sent off.

After the start of the second half, in order to protect Pachulia, Drew had to use the 34-year-old center Jason Collins who hadn't played for a long time.Collins entered the industry with the 01th overall pick in the first round of 18. He has been a role player in his career. His statistics are not dazzling and his ability is very mediocre.

The only time Collins was discussed by fans was because he was the first athlete in North American sports history to admit that he was gay.It was also because of this incident that Henson knew the name Jason Collins before he crossed over.

It can be seen that Collins is a very courageous person.But on the basketball court, courage alone is not enough.

In the second half of the game, the Eagles' offense was slower than before, because they were already scared by the Pacers' quick counterattack. In order not to make mistakes, the only thing the Eagles could do was to slow down as much as possible.

However, the strong perimeter defense chain of the Pacers did not allow the Eagles to win the positional battle. Josh Smith's impact was missed by West's defense.Josh Smith is indeed an All-Star swingman at No. [-] or [-], but it is a bit difficult for Drew to use Josh as James' envoy.

In the exchange of offense and defense, the Eagles must withstand the flood-like offensive of the Pacers after the offense missed.Drew originally thought that due to physical factors, the Pacers' offense in the second half of the game would be weakened a lot.However, the fact is that the Pacers players played harder!
They seem to abandon the idea of ​​​​opening up the space and shooting, but try to break through the penalty area and try to solve the battle close to the basket.

Prescribing drugs to the "array" is exactly what Henson is good at.Since the center of your lineup is the weak point, don't blame me for being rude.

So, Jason Collins was called for a foul within less than a minute of playing, and he still had a terrible 1+2.

"Jason's speed is too slow, and he has no time to make up the breakthrough of prevention and control. By the time he reacts and fouls again, it is too late. To be honest, instead of letting the opponent score 2+1, Collins might as well let George score."

Kenny Smith shook his head. Since the 08-09 season, Collins has never played 50 games in any season.In addition to injury problems, Collins's insufficient ability is also the reason why he can hardly play.

If Drew is not unavailable now, he probably won't replace this old center who has faded out of people's sight for a long time.

George steadily made an extra free throw and hit a three-pointer as soon as he came up.

The score was opened before the fourth quarter, and the players kept in mind Henson's request.

At this time, Drew was also a little flustered. The 13-point difference is not big, but it is not easy to chase.Now it's not about whether the Pacers can last in the fourth quarter, but whether the Eagles can last until the decisive moment in the fourth quarter!

Fortunately, Josh Smith's three-pointer relieved the pressure for the Eagles.I have to admit that Josh's state today is really good, and Henson estimates that it will not be a problem for this guy to score 30 points today.However, a 30 points, enough to do it?

"Continue to press up, press up!" Henson was still standing on the sidelines commanding, and Henson's butt was not much stuck to the bench in today's game.As he said to An Jiali before the game: "How can you disappoint an old friend like Drew?"

As a result, the originally smooth game was interrupted again by the referee's whistle.Jason Collins fouled for the second time in a row. This time, it was Danny Green who was not good at holding the ball and making breakthroughs.

Green's sudden cut made Marvin Williams, who was not focused enough, unexpected. After all, Green didn't have many opportunities to perform today, and as an off-ball shooter, Green's range of movement is generally between the three-point line and the mid-range.

Just when Marvin Williams was still thinking about how to help Johnson defend George, the man next to him suddenly moved out.

So, Paul Miao sent to, and Green who cut in directly attacked the frame after receiving the ball.

The 2-meter Jason Collins is the highest height on the court at this time, but this height does not seem to have a deterrent effect. Even the off-ball shooter Green dared to challenge Collins head-on.

Collins was indeed unable to jump up, and his defensive awareness had also declined a lot.Another foul and Green goes to the free throw line.

At this moment, Drew's eyes could not help falling on Pachulia.Although the Georgian is not a super center who can dominate the penalty area, at least with him, the Eagles' inside line will not be beaten into a sieve full of loopholes.Moreover, Pachulia also has some "skills" that Collins is not good at.

Pachulia looked at Drew, too, with that "I can't wait to go up and fuck those bastards" look.But Drew still held back, no, Pachulia must be saved until the decisive moment!

The third time, Collins finally did not foul again.Because the Pacers didn't attack directly, Paul lightly hoisted the ball to Horford from beyond the three-point line, and then everyone pulled away to watch Horford's personal performance in the low post.

With a smooth back turn, Horford easily passed Collins. Seeing Horford breaking through him, Collins simply stopped chasing and defending.Because he knows very well that if he takes off to block, the only possibility is to get another foul.

So, Horford, who had left the team because the Eagles were unwilling to renew his contract with a big price, slapped his old club in the face with a dunk with both hands.

In fact, Horford has no dissatisfaction now.At the beginning, he was really reluctant to leave Atlanta and his teammates.But when he arrived in Indianapolis, he discovered that life here is also very good.It can even be said that it is better than Atlanta.

Coming here, he is still an All-Star, he has richer offensive means, and has won more victories.Most importantly, the party at Henson's house also allowed him to meet his current wife, Emily Vega.

When the Pacers beat the Eagles inside three times in a row, Drew Sr. had to make a change. The 34-year-old Collins is already embarrassing, and he can't even adapt to NBA-level confrontation.If this continues, even if the Pacers can't fight back, the Eagles will collapse before the fourth quarter.

"Pay attention to your fouls. If necessary, others will help Pachulia block the fouls!" In the end, Drew compromised.He replaced the Georgian who had already committed four crimes, this villain who was just "honest on the surface".

Seeing Pachulia's appearance, Henson smiled instead: "Stephenson, Chris, you guys reappear. I don't need to tell you, you also know what to do, right?"

Let Pachulia leave early, which was arranged by Henson during the intermission.

It's just that Henson didn't expect that the opponent also wanted his own people to leave early.

As a result, the lineups of both sides became the same as at the beginning of the second quarter. The second round of a hand-to-hand combat officially started!
This time, Pachulia had no intention of staying until the end of the game.If there is no foul, then there must be ways to play without foul.

So for the first offense, Pachulia used a very exaggerated flop, tricked the referee's whistle, and successfully stood at the free throw line.

"Birdman" Anderson kept complaining to the referee, and Henson also used his yelling to put pressure on the referee.But even so, Pachulia took off two points steadily as soon as he came up.

"Pachulia is a very cunning guy. Pachulia's centers must pay attention!" Seeing that Pachulia tricked Anderson into a foul, O'Neal on the commentary stage was a little angry.

After all, O'Neal and Pachulia didn't play each other once or twice.Although even O'Neal in the Celtics period could beat Pachulia 13-0.But O'Neal will never forget the 05-06 season, when he was still in the Heat, he was forced to leave the game after only scoring 20 points.

The reason is simple. Pachulia's "cunning" allowed O'Neal to graduate with six offenses early.O'Neal believes that it was one of the most aggrieved games of his career.

So far, Anderson has also committed 4 fouls.Drew wants to see who we kill first!

After adding a foul to "Birdman", Pachulia is still not honest.On the contrary, this guy who feels good about himself has a plan and plans to flex his muscles and make something even more explosive!
It was a pick-and-roll between Paul and Anderson, the purpose of which was to force Pachulia to dislocate Paul and force him to foul.

Paul's emergency stop jumper after passing the screen was very aggressive. He leaned forward suddenly, just to draw a foul!But Pachulia wasn't fooled, he just stood there with his arms up.

If it's just that, it's okay, after all, Paul can also score goals while leaning forward.Even if you don't draw a foul, you can still score.

But the moment Paul threw the ball to the ground, Pachulia took a step forward unnecessarily, and "unintentionally" placed his instep under Paul's feet!

"This bastard!" Seeing this action, Henson's relaxed expression immediately changed drastically!

Paul also saw Pachulia's movements, and instantly understood what this scumbag wanted to do!The next second, Paul landed, and he moved his foothold slightly to avoid Pachulia's black feet.But he still couldn't stand firmly and fell to the ground.
Although Paul was not injured, anyone with a discerning eye knew what Pachulia was thinking just now.If Paul does not adjust in time, the consequences will be disastrous!West then strode up and pushed Pachulia away, not forgetting to give the Georgian a big elbow.

"Go away, you dirty Georgian bastard!"

"You fucking say it again!?"

"What do you want to hear, I will tell you!" Stephenson also rushed up immediately, not afraid of the taller Pachulia.Fortunately, George held him, and the two did not wrestle together.

Pachulia was a little bit embarrassed by the two of them.The rest of the Eagles couldn't watch Pachulia being bullied like this, so several Eagles players also stood in front of the Georgian.

The players on both sides crowded together, and some physical contact inevitably occurred.

"The scene is very chaotic, players from both sides are crowded together!" Kenny Smith immediately stood up nervously, the guys from the Pacers are not good at it.

At the same time, the scene just now was replayed on the big screen at the scene.It's not the scene of Pachulia and West clashing, but the moment Paul's shot hits the ground.

"Oh my god! This is a dirty, extremely unprofessional move!" Seeing Pachulia deliberately sticking his feet under Paul, Kenny Smith used two very strong words in succession!
No matter how fierce the competition is, it is always a competition.But if you intentionally hurt someone, the nature is completely different.

Old Drew looked nervously at the field, he was not worried about Pachulia, but was observing Paul's situation.If Paul can't stand up, then this game. The Hawks will undoubtedly have a better chance of winning!

Do you think he cares about Paul's health?Think too much.

"If Pachulia hurts Chris, I will definitely rush to beat that bastard myself, for sure!" Henson was also standing on the sidelines eager to try, and he was even ready to be suspended.But Silas and Vogel obviously didn't let their head coach lose his mind, and grabbed the young man in the floral suit.

But in the confusion, Paul slowly stood up.He took two steps and found that his ankle was fine.It seems that just now, I avoided it perfectly.

"Do something like this in my signature shoes next time, you nobody, you filthy bastard!" Paul stood up and still wanted to spar with Pachulia, and there was nothing serious about it.

A few minutes later, the chaos at the scene finally subsided, and the referee sent off both Pachulia and West, who had thrown an elbow, after repeatedly studying the video.

What surprised Henson was that Drew still had the face to argue with the referee.You know, Pachulia is "criminally proven."

After all, this penalty caused the Eagles to lose their only available center, while Paul and "Birdman" of the Pacers still did not fall!

There is no doubt that this puts Drew in a desperate situation, can he not be in a hurry?

Henson shook his head, Drew and Pachulia are "geniuses", they can't even play dirty.
The only center of the Eagles has been "jailed", and it is time to end this stupid game.

(End of this chapter)