basketball player

Chapter 375: Chapter 373

"Please come in." Henson, who was sitting in the office, heard a knock on the door.

"Henson, I... want to report a situation to you." The person who entered was Bruce Frazier, the excellent coach who saved the young Pacers' shooting.

"what's wrong?"

"It's about Leonard." Fraser covered his head.

"Kawhi, um, is he disobedient? Or is there no improvement in shooting?" Henson immediately became serious when it was mentioned that it was Leonard.After all, this is one of the players he focuses on training!

"No, Leonard's kid is very obedient and he's improving fast, but I'm still going to be driven crazy by him, Henson. After every training session, I have to rush home to take care of the kid. You know, my wife just gave birth to our third baby, which made me very anxious. But Leonard just refused to leave. He practiced very late every day and asked me to practice with him. I can't refuse him, after all, this is my job. But if this continues, I'm afraid my wife will divorce me!"

"Pfft!" Henson smiled unkindly after hearing Fraser's "encounter".

"Please, Henson, I'm serious." Fraser said with a look of lovelessness on his face.

"Okay, I'll talk to Kawhi. Don't worry, from now on, he won't bother you to take care of your children."

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Watching Leonard's performance on the court, Henson suddenly remembered a conversation he had with Frazier during the regular season this season.

Since then, Leonard has not forced Frazier to take him to practice at night.But since then, Leonard has become the earliest player to come every day, because Frazier is the earliest coach of the team.In this way, Leonard can practice offense with Frazier more time every day.

So, Henson was right.Leonard's most valuable talent is not his height and wingspan, but two characteristics-low-key hard work and buried emotions!

Even with all his efforts, he never had a complaint about the bench role.But when Henson needed him, he never let the Chinese coach down.

At this time, the time Leonard spent on the training ground and the efforts he made have all paid off!
At this time, the game between the Pacers and the Heat has reached the final and most critical moment.Leonard continued to drive with the ball, and LeBron's tank-like body did not stop the taciturn No. 2.

After Leonard burst to the basket, the Heat's defense began to shrink.Seeing this situation, Leonard waved his long arm and redistributed the basketball to George who was beyond the three-point line.The young No. 24 guard has no mercy. Catching and shooting is the foundation of his foothold in the NBA, not to mention that this is still a big open.

Just like that, Paul George hit a three-pointer and tied the score at 93!And the remaining time of the game is only 49 seconds!
"It's unbelievable that Leonard can attract the Heat's defense to shrink! God, almost 48 minutes ago, we thought he was just coming up to contain James. However, the task that Coach Henson gave him was to directly kill the Miami Heat!"

Kenny Smith's heart was beating wildly. He knew Leonard, and he knew what that guy could do.But today, Leonard's performance completely exceeded expectations.

It's not without reason that the Heat will shrink because of Leonard in such a tight game.

People have not forgotten James' 3 turnovers, Leonard's use of three-threat actions to complete the breakthrough score again and again, and they have not forgotten how those long arms caused trouble for James on both offense and defense.Leonard, who was silent, unknowingly became the master of this game!
At this time, Leonard has scored 26 points and his shooting percentage is as high as 65%!LeBron scored 10 more points than Leonard, but shot only 40%!

Throughout the game, Leonard continued to block the Heat and James.When West and Horford rested, Leonard even played the fourth position for a while!He successfully backed a few fouls for his teammates inside, allowing the Pacers to avoid foul trouble.Of course, it also successfully prevented James from attacking the frame several times.

When Spoelstra and James discovered that Leonard was more than just a sapper today, he had already assisted George to hit a key three-pointer.In other words, they found out too late!
The Filipino called to stop the game. In the last 40 seconds, he needed to make a good arrangement for the attack at the last moment.There is no doubt that Spoelstra has long been prepared for this, and the Pacers game played anxiously, which did not surprise him.

Today, the main offensive point of the Heat at the critical moment is undoubtedly James, who just completed the overtime buzzer lore two days ago!

Now the score is just a tie, Spoelstra believes that James can still dominate the game at the critical moment!
On the other side, Henson also put on the "death defense" as planned.In the last 40 seconds, it is almost time!It's just that this time Henson only left Horford as an inside player, and the remaining four were Stephenson, George, Jimmy Butler and Leonard!This is an upgraded version of "Death Defense".Because Henson is very clear that at the critical moment, Spoelstra will definitely use Battier, who is more offensive, to play the fourth position!

"Remember my request. My request is not to give them the chance to take key shots, even shots!" Before going on the field, Henson re-emphasized his strategy, and when people saw the Pacers' lineup, they were stunned.

"At the critical moment, Henson deployed such a rare lineup! They don't have an orthodox [-]th position, but coincidentally, coach Spoelstra also replaced Haslem with Battier. In this way, the lineup can be completely matched!"

Spoelstra shook his head, this is not a coincidence, but his rotation was predicted by Henson in advance!

But it is expected, but it does not mean that you will definitely win.

After returning from the timeout, the Heat took the lead in attacking. Chalmers looked at the four ferocious outside defensive gates and felt a little helpless.

So Chalmers passed the ball to James early on. As soon as James received the basketball, Leonard entangled him!
"Leonard's defense is as active as ever. He froze James early and didn't even give James much vision of the pass."

As soon as Kenny Smith finished speaking, James suddenly broke through!His teammates have opened up the space for him, he just needs to go in and layup to tie the score!But Leonard has been giving James a strong confrontation, and James also knows that this ball is very critical and must be grasped!
But all the way to the basket, James still couldn't carry Leonard away.Thinking of his experience of being defended by Leonard again and again in previous games, James didn't dare to force it.After all, this is a key attack that determines the outcome of the game!
So, James temporarily changed his focus on the move and distributed the ball to Wade!
However, Paul George has been waiting for this moment.At the moment James passed the ball, George straightened his long arms in a timely manner, and took a big step to intercept the basketball before Wade!In the last game, Wade assisted James to complete the lore!But today, James made a fatal mistake!
"It turned out to be a mistake! Paul George pushed forward with the ball! Wade tried his best, but he couldn't catch him at all! Come on, come on. Whoa! A one-handed dunk from the free throw line! Paul George, he almost killed the game!"

"Fuck, do you really think that every key ball is yours!?" Henson roared brazenly. Spoelstra longed for James to end the game every time, so he had to ask himself whether he would agree or not!
2 points difference, 32 seconds left.The Heat have not been completely killed, they still have a chance.

This time, it's still James, who hopes to grab a two-pointer with a breakthrough.After all, James is more sure of breaking through and scoring than long-range shots.However, the death defense shrinks very quickly, so quickly that James has fallen into the encirclement before he can react to pass the ball!

Faced with tough confrontation and countless slender arms, James could neither attack the frame nor find a pass target.But James can't just stop the ball like this, because he is standing in the three-second zone at this time, if he stops like this, he will also be called a three-second violation!
In the chaos, Leonard quickly took care of everything!In the penalty area, James was "inexplicably" knocked off the ball, making his second consecutive turnover!
After Stephenson picked up the basketball, he ran away immediately to prevent the Heat from fouling immediately and consuming their time.In the end, Battier rushed directly to knock Stephenson out of the court.His move undoubtedly caused another commotion on the field.

Henson remained unresponsive to this.The commotion now will only affect the Heat who are eager to chase points, and it has nothing to do with the Pacers!

After the conflict subsided, Stephenson stepped to the free throw line and made 2 of 1 free throws.Finsen is not a player with consistent performance. If he was, he would have become a superstar long ago.But even so, the Pacers still led the Heat by 12 points in the last 3 seconds.They still take the initiative. If the Heat lose this game, James, the hero of the last game, will bear all the responsibility for the loss of this game!

After that, the Heat also knew they needed a three-pointer.So, the ball was hit in Bosh's hands.James is already a little scared. After all, the Pacers made it clear that they were targeting him at the last moment, otherwise they wouldn't make him make two mistakes in a row.

Henson's request is not to give Wade and James the opportunity to shoot at critical moments, which does not include Bosh.Because he believes that the current "Dragon King" is no longer the "Dragon King" in Toronto!Even before the game, this guy blew a very inappropriate brilliance.

Bosh made a three-pointer, but Horford's forward jump was very timely!Horford's movement speed is fast, and he can also defend the outside line, which is why Henson only left him on the court at the last moment!

With Horford sealed at his fingertips, Bosh, known as "the last game was not good", knocked out a three-pointer!Leonard jumped high, received his 10th rebound, and achieved a double-double!

"Bosh missed a shot, which almost ruined the last hope of the Heat! They still have a timeout, but they have to foul!"

Henson smiled smugly. Bosh, who was the loudest before the game, missed the most crucial shot of the game.This is really true, creating perfect conditions for himself to fight back.

Although the game is not over yet, although the Heat still have a theoretical possibility of winning.But Henson didn't care anymore. He believed in his team, in the lineup that ended the game in just 49 seconds.

At this time, Coach Henson sat back on the bench.He was already thinking about how he would live his mouth in front of the media later.

(End of this chapter)