basketball player

379 Chapter 377: Completely confused
"This guy is out of his mind."

This is James' evaluation of Stephenson. He gave Stephenson a disgusted look. At this time, the referee whistled and the Heat's sideline kick came out!
James immediately ran according to the tactics. According to Spoelstra's pre-match arrangement, most of the fouls should be received by James.But Stephenson naturally wouldn't let James get what he wanted, he has been blocking James, of course, still staring at James with those funny eyes.

Seeing that James couldn't get rid of Stephenson, the serving time was waiting for no one.So gently raised his hand, motioned Bosh to pass a high ball.

"A'ou." Seeing this scene, Henson cried out in a low voice.Don't, don't raise your arms in front of Stephenson!

"Ah!" The next second, Stephenson roared, and then fell back exaggeratedly, covering his right eye.

"Beep beep beep beep!" The referee's urgent whistle cut across the court. Judging from his gestures, the referee called LeBron James an offensive foul! ?
"What!?" James' arm was still in the air. He admitted that he touched Stephenson, but it was absolutely impossible to get the effect of an elbow!This scene reminded him of David West last season!
Through the slow-motion playback, everyone clearly saw that James' elbow did touch Stephenson when he raised his hand.But such things as strength can't be seen through playback alone.God knows if James deliberately elbowed Stephenson, after all, that funny guy just blew at James
In this way, James was inexplicably called an offensive foul, and the ball returned to the Pacers!
"Fuck, a bunch of filthy guys!" James murmured. It used to be troublesome enough to have one David West, but now there is an extra one who "touches porcelain" on the outside.

"You asked him to do it?" Vogel walked up to Henson and asked, holding back a smile on his face.If he was caught on camera smiling, things would be revealed.

"I'm not that kind of coach, Frank. I just tell him to 'stimulate' LeBron. As for how to 'stimulate', that's Stephenson's consideration."

James knows to stay calm on the court, but Stephenson managed to stimulate him too.A seemingly "retarded" blow and a flop are enough to make James angry.What's more, it was still in such an anxious game.

With the next goal, Paul finally broke through through the cover of Yi Jianlian.Battier clung to the compatriot of former teammate Yao Ming, while others were drawn to Paul as he shot into the lane like a bullet.

Paul jumped high in the air, and Bosh, Wade and James rushed to block it!But in the air, Paul "transformed" the ball from the gap between several people into the hands of Jimmy Butler who cut in like magic.Therefore, all the generals of the Heat could only watch Jimmy Butler dunk with his right hand with astonished eyes.

Last time it was Stephenson, this time it was Jimmy Butler.The Pacers scored with the Heat's most unexpected offensive point, and the tie was stretched to 4 points. The situation is undergoing subtle changes.

Stephenson and Jimmy Butler, they may not be the Pacers' brightest players, but they are definitely the kind of players who can change the game.

In the next few rounds, the Heat's offense began to become sluggish.Stephenson and Jimmy Butler's defense was "too tough", which annoyed James very much.

In the last 15 seconds of the first quarter, after James missed another layup, he complained to the referee that Jimmy Butler and Stephenson were too dirty to play, but instead he got a technical foul.

Of course the referee knew that Jimmy Butler and Stephenson were dishonest, but the Heat's players were also dishonest.It is a fact that Shane Battier topped West's lower body, and it is also a fact that Bosh and Haslem elbowed Horford again and again.But this is the regional finals, as long as there are no accidents, of course, the more intense the better!
In the case of equal treatment, if the referee does not call the Heat a foul, it is naturally impossible to call the Pacers a foul.Therefore, the referee simply ignored James' complaints.

So, with this aggrieved energy, James ended up with a technical foul after playing the full 12 minutes of the first quarter.The Miami Heat are 4 points behind the Pacers at home!
During the intermission, Jimmy Butler and Stephenson undoubtedly became the topic of discussion.Of course, on the Heat's bench, Spoelstra was also "enthusiastically" discussing these two boys.

However, Henson does not intend to let Stephenson and Jimmy Butler continue to play, he wants to put Spoelstra a pigeon.

So as soon as the second quarter came up, the Pacers switched back to the regular starter, but they replaced Paul, who had played for a long time in the first quarter, with Livingston.The Pacers' energetic starters prevented the Heat from collapsing at the beginning of the game. In the opening 4 minutes of the second quarter, the Heat scored two points only on Wade's mid-range shot.

And David West and Horford began to hit the Heat inside.In the first quarter of the game, the Pacers were still mainly attacking the outside line, but in the second quarter it became mainly inside attack.As for James, who likes to fall into the low post, Henson also used the occasional flanking method to defend.In this way, even James doesn't know when he should prepare to pass the ball in advance and when he should prepare to attack in advance.

At the end of the second quarter, Henson once again presented Stephenson and Butler. The two energetic young men came on the field and hammered hard, allowing the Heat to trail the Pacers by a full 10 points after halftime!
"Coach Henson's strategy is very changeable, he almost stuck the throat of the Miami people! As long as you continue to use force, the Heat will suffocate at home!"

"Coach Spoelstra was caught off guard by the Pacers' strategy because Henson kept changing it. And the scariest thing is, it worked!"

Mike Breen and Kevin Harlan both saw the problems in this game, but they didn't sum it up well enough.

To sum it up with Henson's words, it is-when you have enough changes, 4 victories will come at your fingertips.

In the second half, the two sides still played fiercely.But with a 10-point gap hanging overhead, the Miami Heat were suppressed at home.

At the end of the third quarter, Wade scored 6 points in a row to chase the point difference to 74-70.But in the next 3 minutes, the Heat experienced another embarrassing time without scoring for 3 minutes under the high-pressure defense of the Pacers.The Heat's offense in this series has always been intermittent, either scoring continuously or not scoring continuously.But there is no doubt that such an offensive mode is of no benefit to the Heat.

When they can score, the Pacers can score.And when they can't score, the Pacers can still score!There were too many comings and goings, and the difference was widened.

James received the basketball 4 seconds before the end of the third quarter, ready to launch an impact.At this time, it was Stephenson who was defending James!Stephenson's defense was very tight. Halfway through James' breakthrough, Stephenson suddenly fell to the ground and the referee whistled again.Through slow-motion playback, James moved his elbow when attacking, and was called an offensive foul, but left the Pacers with 2 seconds!
This time, James did not explain to the referee because he did have an elbow.As soon as he saw Stephenson's funny face, coupled with the current 10-point difference, James was upset.Therefore, during the breakthrough process, the "emperor" failed to control the strength and behavior.

"Once again, Lance made James an offensive foul again! This is already LeBron's fourth foul in this game, and Stephenson made two offensive fouls! In the last quarter of the game, LeBron must restrain himself!"

When Mike Breen finished speaking, there were 2 seconds left in the third quarter.Henson did not hesitate to call a timeout for the 2 seconds, arranged a sideline ball tactic, and then replaced George and Ray Allen.

Naturally, the Heat's defensive players focused on George and Ray Allen.They seem to have forgotten that what the Pacers do most today is to make you think that they have captured their offensive points!
George made a reverse run and cut to the basket, and Ray Allen came out to catch the ball through West's cover.Such a big move by these two people naturally attracted the attention of the Heat's defense.

But in the end, Horford passed the ball to Stephenson!At the top of the arc outside the three-point line, Stephenson jumped up and shot decisively after receiving the ball!James planned to help defend Ray Allen, but Henson asked Stephenson to take the ball!By the time he rushed towards Stephenson, the number 1 in the corn yellow jersey had already made a shot!
There was a red light on the backboard, and the electronic buzzer sounded throughout the audience.At the same time, the melodious voice of the Nets also jumped into people's ears.Of course, for all the Heat fans present, the sound was not pleasant.

"Lance Stephenson, haha, Coach Henson's substitution was just a cover, he fooled everyone! He hit a three-pointer at the buzzer, and Lance widened the point difference to 13 points before the end of the third quarter!"

James looked up unwillingly, only to find Stephenson playing the "air guitar" on the floor of the American Airlines Arena.

Henson's various unexpected changes in this game have completely stunned Spoelstra.And James has already had 4 fouls on his back at this time, which is quite dangerous.Not to mention, after three quarters, the gap between the two teams has reached 13 points.

Henson confidently picked up the tactical board and called all the players off the field.Spoelstra put his hands on his hips, his eyes were blurred, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Maybe he was thinking that the loss of this game is only a matter of time.
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(End of this chapter)