basketball player

Chapter 326 Chapter 324 Midfield Adjustment
The fierce game between the Heat and the Pacers did not live up to the expectations of the fans.It is as difficult as the sky for the Pacers to win the 22nd game in a row.In the first quarter of the game, James, Wade and Bosh showed their good state, especially James, who is proficient in three-pointers, breakthroughs, assists, rebounds and defense.

After Kobe got old and Howard was completely lost in Los Angeles, he said that James is No. 1 in the active league, and there is no problem at all.James alone can represent a tactic, and the name of the tactic is "give the ball to James".

Henson admitted that James can indeed defeat a team by himself, but he can guarantee that this team will not be his Indiana Pacers!
Other teams may be led by the nose of James' terrifying offensive power, but Henson will not do so.To solve the crisis brought by James, there are other ways besides frantically piling up defenders in the interior
After the start of the second quarter, the Heat's perimeter defense continued to be tough.Now, whether it is Paul, George, and Green who started the game, or Stephenson, Ray Allen, and Leonard who came off the bench, there is no easy way to score.

Compared with the first quarter, the Heat's defense in the second quarter was rougher.The result of this is that the Heat began to commit more fouls than before, and Bosh received a technical foul for yelling at the referee, which is more than enough to represent the intensity of the game!At the same time, it also added a lot of gunpowder to the game.

The smell of gunpowder between the two sides is getting stronger and stronger. Therefore, even if there is no relationship between the Heat and the Pacers, even without the relationship of 22 consecutive victories, it can still be extremely fierce.

Of course, don't think that the Pacers will take advantage of the increase in the number of fouls by the Heat.In fact, when the Heat increase the intensity of physical confrontation, both sides will be affected.There is a strong confrontation on the Heat's side. As a player, are you willing to suffer?
Therefore, the Pacers' defensive actions are getting bigger and bigger, and Wade and James took advantage of this opportunity to win several free throw opportunities.

When the game was about to end with just over three minutes left in the second quarter, both Battier and West even received technical fouls for flopping.The referee's whistle rang non-stop, and the scene was once very chaotic.

But this is exactly what the Heat want to see. If the Pacers cannot organize an efficient counterattack, they will not be able to close the score!

At the end of the second quarter, James won in chaos and hit a three-pointer at the buzzer, piercing the heart of the Pacers.

This is the second three-pointer James made in this game, and it is also the second three-pointer he made.Once an athlete of this level has the touch, there is no weakness at all.

53 to 47, after three technical foul whistles, the Miami Heat still kept their advantage.

When the midfielder was interviewed, the reporter’s question still seemed stupid to Henson, “Why should I worry that the team won’t win 22 consecutive victories? If we don’t get 22 consecutive victories, will we suddenly change from the first in the league to the bottom of the league!? Besides, the game is only halftime. If the Heat can lead us at halftime, can’t we lead the Heat at halftime?”

Henson glared at the ESPN sideline reporter in disgust. If he hadn't seen that the other party was a little girl, he would have switched on the "swearing mode" long ago.

Henson doesn't want to think about what happened in the first half now, and he doesn't want to make any conclusions early.The game hasn't finished yet, what kind of knot is there anyway?
Halftime is a good time.

Indeed, Henson acknowledged, the Heat won the first half.But Henson had already considered the strategy for the second half!

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After returning to the locker room, Henson saw the players were panting heavily.There is no doubt that the strong confrontation of the Heat in the first half of the game put a lot of pressure on the Pacers.

But it doesn't matter, Henson is very relieved about the team's physical reserves.What's more, strong confrontation is mutual, the Pacers are tired, and the Heat are not much better.

After the players gasped for a minute or two, Henson tapped the big whiteboard in the locker room with a marker.This is Henson's long-standing habit. He likes to let the players rest for a few minutes before talking about tactics.Because if you talk about tactics in a hurry when the players are particularly tired, the players won't listen.

"In the first half of the game, what do you think of the Heat's performance? Is it as good as the media boasted?" Henson didn't rush to draw tactics, but opened up the conversation like chatting.

"Better than the media said, boss. But rest assured, we can handle the game in the second half." Paul, as the leader of the players, is usually the first to answer Henson's questions.

"Well, indeed. James' three-pointer, Wade's breakthrough, Bosh's shooting and their tight perimeter defense, they did a good job. But there is one thing, their interior defense is really eye-catching!" Henson said, biting off the marker pen.Everyone listened intently, the key point is coming!

"Due to the first half of the game, the Heat's perimeter defense was very tight, and they didn't give us too many opportunities to cut in and break through. Therefore, this also covered up the fact that their interior defense was weak. So at the beginning of the second half, David, Al, I want you to sit in directly and attack the interior!"

As Henson said, he drew two crosses on the whiteboard. These two big crosses happened to represent West and Horford!
This season, the Pacers' first scorer is Paul George, and the second scorer is Chris Paul.In addition to these two guys, Ray Allen, Stephenson, Leonard, Danny Green and even Jimmy Butler have all played well on the offensive end.

After all, the Pacers' talent pool on the perimeter is so rich that the coaches of the other 29 teams are jealous.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that the Pacers are a team that focuses on outside offense.After all, in a system that emphasizes quick counterattacks, it is impossible for big players to get too many opportunities.

The fact is also true. So far this season, the statistics of David West and Al Horford are not very good.

West averaged only 12 points per game this season, the lowest since the 04-05 season.As an All-Star insider, Horford's contribution of less than 14 points per game is indeed not outstanding.

In most games, West and Horford's scoring is of an auxiliary nature.When the situation cannot be opened, Henson likes to let West's low singles "break the ice".Horford, on the other hand, operates as an anti-aircraft turret more often, and the number of low singles can be counted on the fingers.

Because of Henson's tactical requirements and system reasons, the two All-Star insiders, Horford and West, sacrificed their data.But in this regard, the two have no complaints and still serve the team wholeheartedly.

But today, Henson doesn't intend to let these two All-Star insiders hold back anymore.He wants to completely liberate them, use the inside as the main point of attack, and tear up the Heat's inside defense, which is better than nothing!
Let fans all over the world take a good look at it. Sometimes, the average data per game can't explain the true strength of a player!

Sit directly inside and attack the basket.Spoelstra put all his defensive focus on the outside, so Henson skipped the outside and directly attacked the Heat's hinterland!

Horford and West rubbed their fists together and nodded slightly.God knows how long these two guys have been waiting for this moment.

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"In the first half of the game, the Heat played at the high level they deserved, both on the offensive and defensive ends! Although if the Heat win, it is likely to prevent the birth of a league record. But even so, the performance of the Heat is worthy of such a victory!"

Before the start of the second half, most commentators believed that the Pacers' winning streak was coming to an end due to the Heat's excellence.

But just 30 seconds later, all the commentators who were still yelling "The Pacers are finished" just shut up, because Al Horford dunked with a beautiful pair of hands, humiliating Bosh!

"Hahahaha, don't think that the defending champion can be defeated so easily. Coach Henson has a lot of tricks, no, it seems that the Pacers are going to focus on the inside in the second half!" Mike Brin laughed. He was one of the few commentators who didn't look down on the Pacers just now.

At the beginning, when everyone thought Paul was going to play a pick-and-roll again, he directly fed the ball to Horford, who was in the position.

But even so, the Heat did not pay enough attention to Horford.They thought that Horford was sitting in a low position to support him.

The intention of every Heat player is to block the passing lanes, including Bosh.Therefore, Horford can feel that the pressure coming from behind is not great.

So, Horford used his nimble steps to turn around and pass Bosh who was like a wooden stake, and went to the basket and dunked with both hands.

Until the moment when the basket made a loud noise, everyone in the Heat team seemed to have not reacted.

What's the matter?Paul, George and Green don't attack, let Horford attack?
"See? Take it easy." Seeing Horford score easily, Henson smiled slightly and sat back on the bench.

Show time for Spoelstra and LeBron James, that's it!

Attack against attack, this is how Henson dealt with James today.He wants to see if James is more efficient, or if his two All-Star insiders are more efficient!

If you start to fear a player and stop at nothing to limit him.Well, this team has actually lost more than half.

Henson knew this truth well, so he didn't spend much time on James, but tried to solve his own problems.

But Spoelstra may not be able to think of this level.Will he change his strategy in order to limit West and Horford?

Henson is confident that he has already started to set Spoelstra up
(End of this chapter)