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Chapter 350 Chapter 348: The Enemy Moves, We Move (Monthly Ticket Plus Update)

The Atlanta Hawks are more powerful than Henson imagined. Not only are their morale high, but the players' condition is indeed very good.Henson must admit that this is the most stressful time the Atlanta Hawks have put on themselves this season.

During the timeout, Henson mainly told everyone not to double-team easily, to switch defenses quickly, and try to put pressure on the ball.He knew the Hawks wanted to wear themselves down with team offense, so he tried not to make their team offense work.

On the offensive end, Henson only needs the players to deal with it carefully.

"Don't make a mistake, don't give the opponent a chance to counterattack! Unless the 24 seconds are about to end, otherwise give me a chance to make a pass!"

With two minor changes, the game continued.In the first round after the Pacers came back, Paul George used his height advantage to draw a foul on Dengtai Jones.

This is a very beautiful breakthrough with the ball. Dengtai Jones can't keep up with George's speed and pace.But even so, the defensive champion is still inseparable from George.Under the strong confrontation of the opponent, George forcibly rushed to the basket, but it was unsuccessful. The oppression given to George by Dengtai Jones made him unable to stretch his body in the air.

But thanks to his 2-meter height and slender arms, George was not blocked, but won two free throw opportunities.

"Jones fouled, he would rather foul than let the Pacers players score easily. Maybe, this is the attitude of the Eagles today. Pacers want to score easily? There is no door!"

Indeed, the attitude of Dengtai Jones is also the attitude of the Eagles today.Therefore, although George got two free throw opportunities, Henson still couldn't laugh.This unsmooth attack was not what he wanted.

Two free throws were made. As the team's top scorer, George did not waste this free throw opportunity.Henson clapped his hands hard the moment the Pacers started to retreat, "Focus, focus!"

Hearing Henson clapping his hands and shouting in his ear, Livingston actually felt a little excited.He couldn't help shaking his legs all the time, he couldn't wait, couldn't wait!

Facts have proved that Henson's shouting still played a role, and the Pacers players resolutely implemented a tight man-to-man defense.Don't forget, almost everyone on the Pacers is a single-defense champion.

As a result, Jeff Teague's breakthrough did not attract double-teams.Without attracting double-teams, the imaginary gap does not appear.The gap did not appear, and Teague's only option was to bite the bullet and layup!

However, in front of Chris Paul, it is so easy to score.

The moment Jeff Teague took off, Paul stealthily grabbed his jersey, preventing him from getting up.Then, raise one arm high, and use your strong body to lie between Teague and the basket.

Under the dual effects of Paul's small movements and strong body, Teague's layup hit the basket's neck.A successful defense, the basic quality of the defending champion is still there, it is impossible for the Eagles to score again and again.

But at the moment when Teague made a layup, all the Eagles players seemed to be practicing back and forth, and they all returned to their own half!

No man-to-man, no interference, no rebounds or steals.Quick retreat, this is the most decisive quick retreat Henson has ever seen.Almost at the moment Teague hit the ball, everyone in the Eagles had already retreated to their own half.

"Old Drew knows you very well, you are like old friends." Vogel shook his head, and did not counterattack quickly. According to the state of the Eagles today, it is difficult to open the score.

Henson didn't answer Vogel, but rushed to the players on the field and pressed down with both hands.Stabilize the rhythm, grind slowly, and there is a way to win slowly.

In this way, the two sides fell into endless offensive and defensive positions.It is not easy for both sides to score goals, but it is not easy to completely prevent the other side.

Josh Smith was full of impact today. It was a rare time that he didn't waste opportunities floating outside, but used his physical advantage to dig in again and again.

The Pacers also flourished under Paul's organization, but due to the inability to make a quick counterattack, the point difference has not been able to be opened.

Livingston has been looking forward to the rotation time of the first quarter.But unfortunately, the Chinese coach did not call his name.The only thing Livingston can do is to continue to wait!

During the rotation time of the first quarter, Stephenson's restlessness allowed the Eagles' substitute white shooter Korver to score a 3+1.

With this 3+1 score, the Eagles filled the four-point gap.At the end of the first quarter, the two sides tied 26-26.Both teams have a good shooting percentage and a lot of assists.It can be said that both sides performed the team's offense to the fullest.

After the start of the second quarter, the Hawks' bench players were still crazy.Shelvin Mark first took advantage of the Pacers' slack defense to score the first point of the second quarter, and then Stephenson's too direct breakthrough was taken out by the strong Shelvin Mark.

Shelvin Mark, a guard, is also Stevens' disciple, and he also played for the Bulldogs of Butler University.The player is strong, strong defensively, decisive and accurate.And on the offensive end, there are no obvious shortcomings.

It couldn't be more appropriate to let such a player defend Stephenson.The two most critical points in defending Stephenson are to withstand the impact and disrupt his dribbling rhythm.

Stephenson has always had a streetball background, with more than fancy dribbling, but not enough caution.And Shelvin Mark is very good at dealing with this kind of players!
Stephenson made a mistake, and Shelvin Mark made a fast push with the ball himself.Mark's absolute speed is not fast, and he is only mediocre in the first position in the league.But he is smart and strong enough.

Seeing Stephenson chasing from behind, instead of dodging, Mark took the initiative to push back.Such a top of his strong big butt gave him space for layups.

Mark pushed Stephenson away for a layup, but Stephenson, who was already hot-headed, grabbed Mark.

"Hey." Henson covered his face, and as expected, the referee's whistle immediately rang through the audience.Whether Stephenson is good or not depends entirely on whether he brings his brains to the game today.

"This is a very unnecessary foul. Perhaps Stephenson was suffocated because he was intercepted by Mark. But there is no doubt that his action will only harm the interests of the team." Bill Wharton shook his head, this is also Henson Joe.If it were any other head coach, it would be impossible for a player like Stephenson to get such a stable chance to play.

Taking advantage of this dead ball opportunity, Henson replaced the hot-headed Stephenson and brought Paul up again.Seeing this situation, Drew immediately replaced Mark with Jeff Teague.

"Old fox!" Henson yelled and cursed. Today is not the first time this has happened.That guy Larry Drew has been following Henson for substitutions today!If Henson does not change, he will not change, and once Henson changes, he will definitely change!

Drew is very clear that in recent games, Henson has made the playing time of the starter and the bench very even.Therefore, as long as the substitutions follow Henson, the Eagles' rotation will not be seriously unbalanced.When needed, replace the player who can best restrain the opponent's players. The old Drew's preparation for this game is not only perfect, but very superb!

As soon as Paul George came on the field, Drew went to Dengtai Jones to defend firmly.As soon as Jimmy Butler came on, Drew went to Korver for a three-pointer.As soon as Stephenson came on the field, Drew Sr. would bring Mark up.Yi Jianlian played, and Drew played Toliver.Leonard tops the fourth position, and Drew takes Mike Scott, who is 2 meters tall.
Targeted substitutions, this is Drew's plan to win today!He can't completely contain the defending champions, so try to dismantle them personally!
In the case of Henson's egalitarianism and the loss of two main players, Drew's method can really work.

In this way, the two sides almost copied the first quarter of the game.The two teams played back and forth, restricting each other, and it was very lively.But in the end, no one could break the score.

58 to 55, the Pacers only led the Eagles by 3 points after halftime.And the 3-point advantage is almost negligible when there is a whole half of the game left.

"The Pacers are not invincible, we will fight to the end!" In the sideline interview at the end of the half game, Larry Drew was full of momentum.In front of Henson, he hadn't raised his head for too long.

Henson did not speak to reporters and went straight back to the locker room as soon as the game was over.Old Drew's strategy was clever, but he missed one point.In the first half of the game, Henson deliberately kept a card and didn't play it.
(End of this chapter)