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Chapter 366 Chapter 364: The audience is out of control

"At 2 minutes and 22 seconds, the defending champion has not scored for 2 minutes and 22 seconds. I don't know if they can recover this time!"

May 5, Indianapolis, Bankers Life Arena.

At this time on the commentary stand, Reggie Miller said the commentary helplessly.Before the game started, no one could have imagined that the situation would become like this.All the way to the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Pacers won 72 in the regular season.At home, they were overwhelmed by the Chicago Bulls, who were short of major generals.

At this point, with 13 seconds left in the game, Paul George's shot was interfered by Belinelli and went wide again.The Bulls' strong defense cost the Pacers.Although the Bulls have been fighting the Nets in the last round until the tiebreaker, although the Pacers have rested for a week, the Bulls only rested for two days.But today.Thibodeau's team still showed their iron blood and tenacity, carrying the game with defense to the end.

George misses a shot and Joakim Noah, who has been so brilliant in this year's playoffs, grabs a defensive rebound.This is also the game, Noah caught the 11th rebound.

After getting the rebound, Noah gave the ball to the Bulls' first scoring point, their point guard.Of course, it's not the omnipotent Derrick Rose, but Nate Robinson who is so amazing this season!
Before the start of the playoffs, people never imagined that the Bulls would regard him as the team's top scorer.And the rebellious "Little Potato" also gladly took on the heavy responsibility. In the 7 playoff games the Bulls have played, Nate Robinson averaged 31.3 minutes per game, took 14.1 shots, and scored 50.4 points with a shooting percentage of 18.3%.In the absence of Rose, Luol Deng and Hinrich one after another, Robinson has really become the team's scoring leader and pillar.During the playoffs, Nate Robinson's efficiency value of 17.43 was second only to Joakim Noah on the team, and he also ranked second on the team in terms of true shooting percentage and assists per game.

So Noah's first reaction after taking off the rebound was to hand the ball to Nate Robinson, whose official height is only 1 meters, but his actual height is just over 75 meters!
Henson can easily see the real height of Nate Robinson with his data analysis module. The so-called 1 meters is the figure after water injection!
There is not much time left in the game, and at this time the Pacers are still behind the Bulls by a full 4 points.Paul was not idle, he rushed towards "Little Potato" with all his teeth and claws.Is it to grab the ball?Of course not, Paul had to foul, stop the clock, and send Nate Robinson to the free throw line.

"The Pacers have no choice. They are actually committing tactical fouls! To be honest, we rarely see Coach Henson's team play so embarrassingly!"

While Reggie Miller was speaking, the live camera also gave a close-up of Henson.Henson, who was wearing an Armani suit, frowned, with his left arm around his chest and his right hand resting on his chin.Henson's favorite thing to do is to control the game, and his strongest place is also the control of the game.

Predicting the opponent's employment, figuring out the opponent's psychology, and even predicting the opponent's tactics, these things Henson does every day.But the game was out of control from the very beginning.

Joakim Noah's active offense, Taj Gibson's sudden talent, Nate Robinson's miraculous goals. Of course, what Henson expected most is the Bulls' toughness and will.

"Be strong, the playoffs are the stage for the strong, and no one will pity us! I know, we are not doing well recently! But that is not the reason for us to give up, stick to it, and you will find that the opponent is not so terrible!"

Henson didn't know, what Thibodeau said, but the players who have been spurring the Bulls to the Eastern Conference semifinals!

Two years ago, the Pacers led by Henson were eliminated by the Bulls in the Eastern Conference semifinals.He thought that he had got rid of the bull's nightmare now, but he didn't expect that the bad news came back today.

After thinking about the process of losing control throughout the game, and then looking at the court, "Little Tudou" has already stood on the free throw line.

As Thibodeau's first scoring point in the playoffs this season, Nate Robinson has made 80% of his free throws since the playoffs.That said, if you're hoping to rely on Nate Robinson's free throw miss to get back into the situation, it's as good as luck.

Sure enough, "Little Potato" did not disappoint his opponents.With two free throws and two free throws, Nate Robinson withstood the pressure and the boos of the Pacers fans, and used free throws to completely kill the game.

At this time, the game will end with 8 seconds left, and the Pacers are 4 points behind, and there is only one timeout left in Henson's hands.Indeed, the Pacers still have theoretical hope of winning.However, it is only "in theory" after all.

In the next attack, George got a chance to make a key three-pointer.But I don't know why, George hesitated after receiving Paul's wonderful pass, and finally missed the best opportunity and missed the key ball because of that slight hesitation.

Therefore, the 4-point difference was maintained to the end after all. 96 to 92, Thibodeau's Chicago Bulls upset the defending champions at the Bankers Life Arena!The total score of the series was tied to 1-0!

"Unbelievable, the Bulls used their tenacious defense to the end! Who would have thought that the Bulls, short of major generals, could overthrow the defending champion! Coach Henson will not be happy, he will never allow the game to be lost at home! I hope the lockers in the Bankers Life Arena are strong enough!"

Henson was indeed unhappy. He also left the court at the end of the game, and even forgot to shake Thibodeau's hand without grace.Later, Vogel, who was still embarrassed, ran over to shake hands with Thibodeau on behalf of Henson.

But Henson will never think about the locker again. After becoming the head coach, Henson's temper has indeed become more irritable.Because he knew very well that a good guy couldn't survive in this alliance.But again, Henson has grown more mature.He knew that pointless tantrums would do nothing.

Now his mind is full of the game just now. In the case of losing many main players, the Bulls can still eliminate the Nets in a tiebreaker. Thibodeau's ability makes Henson respect.But respect is respect, and respect does not mean that Henson can accept the same failure happening to him.

Thinking about it carefully, although the Bulls are not the favorites to win the championship this season like in previous years, their performance has been remarkable.During the regular season, the Bulls tied the Heat 2-2.And the Heat's 27-game winning streak was terminated by the Bulls.

Everyone in this team has blood, they are not afraid of tough battles, and they can even be strong when they are strong.Thibodeau also used team offense in the playoffs to solve the problem of the team having no stars.Finally, Thibodeau has made some achievements on the offensive end.In the first round of the series, 6 Bulls scored in double figures per game!This kind of data was absolutely impossible to appear before.

Today's game is the best example. Henson thought that Thibodeau would use Noah and Boozer to attack the inside line, so the entire defense line shrank.As everyone knows, this gave Nate Robinson and Belinelli a lot of opportunities.On many 55-point shots, the Bulls used their enthusiasm and tenacity to turn 5 into 10 abruptly.

But on the bright side, the Pacers are still stronger than the Bulls in terms of hard power.Today, Henson can be said to have misassessed the opponent's strategy and desire to win.But if you find the right way, it is not impossible to win the Bulls 4 games in a row in the next series.

Thinking of this, Henson was no longer angry.You see, he's gotten more cranky, but also more mature.When encountering a problem, his first thought is not to lose his temper, but to solve the problem.

Pushing open the locker room door, Henson was still thinking about how to sum up the game.But he found that George kept his head buried and lost his former self-confidence and brilliance.

In this game, Thibodeau's targeted defense of George was very clever.As a result, George only scored 9 points in the game, and his shooting percentage was only a pitiful 30%.Among them, including missing the last key three-pointer.

From the defending champion's leading scorer to the Most Improved Player of the Year, George has been arguably the most recent.But today, Thibodeau mercilessly threw George down.No matter how high you climbed before, how hard you fall now.

The young, lanky defender suddenly entrusted with such a heavy responsibility must have been plunged into deep self-doubt at this time.

Henson sighed, and the tactical matters are all fine.But the psychological aspect of the players is very tricky.
　Guys, don't be stingy with the tickets in your hands, let me add more.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)