basketball player

Chapter 378 376: I haven't seen such a big storm?

Spoelstra is not stupid, that's what Henson kept telling himself.Sure enough, the Filipino coach did not sit still.As soon as the game started today, Henson saw a change in his tactics.

Since it is very difficult to break through Leonard's defense from outside the three-point line, let LeBron James act like an insider, with his back in a relatively deep place.

On the first goal of the game, James hit Leonard with his back and turned around for a layup and scored a goal.LeBron James has been honing his post-up skills since his loss in the 2011 Finals with the Mavericks.Last season, James' back attack was no longer his weakness.And this season, James' back has become one of his scoring weapons.

The Heat scored a goal on the first offense at the American Airlines Center, which undoubtedly made the fans in the entire arena cheer up.

"LeBron has a good effect on receiving the ball in the low post. It seems that Coach Spoelstra has indeed made his own changes based on the change of Leonard's starting. On the defensive end, let us see what changes will happen to the Heat."

Mike Breen is one of the commentators for this game. He explained the Spurs-Grizzlies game in San Antonio for the first two times of the conference finals.Although the Grizzlies "upset" eliminated the Thunder this season, they reached the Western Conference Finals when no one was optimistic.But after encountering the sophistication of the Spurs, the Grizzlies seemed a little powerless.

At present, the big score in the Western Conference Finals has become 2-0, and Brin has long heard that the Eastern Conference Finals are quite fierce.Not to mention that the big score was 1 to 1, the winner of the two games was decided at the last moment.Today, he finally had the opportunity to witness the splendor of the Eastern Conference Finals!
The Eastern Conference Finals were more exciting than the Western Conference Finals, and if there were no Indiana Pacers, this situation might not have happened.

The Heat defended for the first time, and as Henson expected, they paid more attention to Leonard.

On the first goal of the game, Leonard used the screen to break through James and hit the basket.Leonard's performance in the last game has been talked about, and Henson has no intention of hiding it.That No. 2 is his main offensive point, and there is nothing to hide.

But unlike the contraction in the previous game, this time, the Heat resolutely implemented man-to-man defense, which prevented the rest of the Pacers from getting a gap.In the last game, if it weren't for Leonard's last-minute breakthrough to assist George with a three-pointer, the Heat would not be so passive.

Although Leonard still relied on his long arms and his improved offensive ability, he successfully made a layup and evened the score.But I have to say that the Heat's tactics were executed very correctly.Rather let Leonard score 2 points and 2 points, and don't let the Pacers get a chance to use a three-pointer to open the score.

The first round of offense and defense between the two sides was very intense, and the fight was back and forth.And this game did not disappoint Mike Breen and Henson. The Heat were not so easy to defeat. After 8 minutes of the game, the point difference still did not widen.Using the same method, it is no longer possible to contain the Heat.

"Maybe, there will be another game with a very close score difference today." After 8 minutes of the first quarter, Henson called to stop the game, and Mike Breen was able to catch his breath.

"As far as the current situation is concerned, although both sides have successful offense and defense, they can't find a way to open the score. Let's see how the coaches of the two teams will rotate the lineup after this timeout." Kevin Harlan turned his attention to the benches of the two teams. On the side of the Heat, Mike Miller and Battier had already taken off their training uniforms.

It seems that the Heat's rotation is the same as before.The Big Three will continue to play, with James holding the ball and Mike Miller and Battier providing three-point firepower.James' impact is very powerful. Equipping him with a shooter is undoubtedly the most effective way to tear the Pacers' defense.

As for the rotation on the Pacers side, Kevin Harlan couldn't understand it.

Ray Allen and Livingston are still wearing training clothes, but Stephenson and Jimmy Butler are already wearing jerseys and eager to try.Harlan smiled, it seems that Henson's change is coming!
"Remember what you practiced in the past two days, don't care about people's eyes, do what you should do!" Before the timeout ended, Henson pushed Stephenson and Jimmy Butler onto the court.

At this time, the lineup of the Pacers has become Paul, Stephenson, Jimmy Butler, Yi Jianlian and Anderson. This is an extremely uncommon lineup.And every time he saw that Henson's substitutions did not follow the routine, Spoelstra became nervous.

"It's not a regular rotation to play Jimmy Butler and Stephenson at the same time. The two guards have some overlapping functions. It is logical that they should be lined up in the 'death defense' lineup. Again, we don't know what Coach Henson wants to do. Let's hope his plan works out."

After returning from the timeout, James always felt uncomfortable.In the end, he found out that the reason for his discomfort was that Stephenson guy, who kept staring at him.

James tried to ignore it, but his gaze never left James' body from beginning to end.

In the last 4 minutes of the first quarter, the Pacers took the lead.Paul was personally taken care of by his friend James. This lineup gave James reason to believe that Paul was the Pacers' first scoring point at this time.

But Paul stopped two steps away from the three-point line. He didn't intend to break through, nor did he want to cover.Instead, lob the ball high and into the low post.

"To Anderson!?" James turned his head in surprise, but found that the ball was not in the hands of Chris Anderson, but fell into the hands of Stephenson, who was in the middle distance on the right!

"Stephenson faced Wade with the ball, wouldn't he? Coach Henson wants to use Stephenson to open the score?"

Turning on the phone yesterday, there are countless hot girls nearby sending messages to Stephenson.As long as he wants, he can turn his hotel room into a paradise that every man dreams of with a few text messages.But he chose to obey Henson's order, turn off the lights and mobile phones, and go to bed obediently.

So during training this morning, Stephenson's state made Fraser very happy.Stephenson and Frazier have repeated this trick countless times on the training ground with the sudden turn and breakthrough after holding the ball with his back!
After feeling Wade's defense with his back, Stephenson suddenly turned around with Wade as the axis and approached the basket!Stephenson's turn was very quick, and Wade took a big step in time to get stuck in Stephenson's position. The experience and consciousness of "The Flash" are still there, but the knees that are one year older are obviously overwhelmed.

When Stephenson turned around forcefully and went straight to the basket along the baseline, Wade felt that he couldn't keep up with the speed of the No. 1 guard!

Stephenson took two big strides, and before Chris Bosh arrived, he even raised his arm lightly and licked the basket beautifully!
"The goal was scored, Stephenson scored Wade in the low post! This." Mike Breen didn't know how to explain the game for a while. Stephenson's scoring talent has always been there, but it seems unreasonable for Henson to let him single Wade.
In fact, Henson didn't care whether a thing was reasonable or not.Two years ago, it was unreasonable for him to play first and fourth, and it was also unreasonable for him to pick players who were not expected in the draft.Henson does not judge a thing by whether it is reasonable or not, all he cares about is whether it is effective!

Stephenson and Wade are not athletes of the same level, but if Stephenson can score in singles with Wade, then it is effective!

In the next round, James thought he would be able to kill the Quartet after getting rid of Leonard.However, that guy named Jimmy Butler in front of him is not easy to mess with on the defensive end.

James also remembers that this guy wasn't even named to the Pacers' final 12-man roster when he played in the Eastern Conference Finals last season.But during the regular season this year, Jimmy Butler suddenly appeared.The Heat lost to the Pacers for the first time this season, precisely because of the birth of Jimmy Butler.

James continued to sit inside, intending to use the old method to deal with Jimmy Butler.But just as he received the ball in the low post, "Birdman" Anderson's double-team came!

"The double-teaming was very decisive. Coach Henson must have made arrangements!"

Under the double-teaming of Anderson and Jimmy Butler, James couldn't even see the picture in front of him, not to mention passing the ball.

After a struggle, James passed the ball to Wade.Wade made a hasty shot from the horn on the right side, but Stephenson jumped up and slapped the basketball away!

Wade has not played against Stephenson many times in this series. After all, in the previous two games, Stephenson played as the No. [-] defender most of the time.

Compared with George's calmness, Stephenson's defense is more aggressive.For the kind of ball just now, George would stretch his arms to interfere at most, and he would definitely not take off.But Stephenson doesn't care so much about you, if you dare to shoot, he is not afraid of fouling!
"Beautiful blocking! Stephenson's activeness is the reason why he can have a place in the Pacers! The Pacers started to double-team James, and the Heat's offense is in trouble again!"

Although this block made the audience in an uproar, James and Wade didn't react too much.The two have been ups and downs for so many years, why haven't they seen each other?It's just a one-off cap, no big deal.

Bosh is ready to send the ball to the sideline, while James is standing at the top of the arc outside the three-point line, ready to run and catch the ball at any time.At this moment, Stephenson, who had been staring at him, stood beside James, as if he wanted to defend him himself!

James didn't care, whoever defended himself was the same, he would destroy it.

This Heat No. 6 thinks he has seen all the situations on the basketball court, and he is always able to face various situations with ease.

However, Stephenson approached James' ear, and saw that the man puffed his thick lips into an O shape, and approached James' ear ambiguously, approaching, and approaching again, James felt a gust of air, and was startled, and the braces were about to spurt out of his mouth—"My God, only my wife can do this to me"!
Lance Stephenson, this funny guy blew into the No.1 ear of the league when he was defending James!

James thinks he's seen everything on the basketball court, except this one.

"What is he doing?" Off the court, Vogel was stunned by Stephenson's actions.

"Good question, Frank, who knows what he's doing!" Henson shook his head. He asked Stephenson and Jimmy Butler to stimulate James and Wade, but Stephenson used such a weird method.

James gave Stephenson a disgusted look, and Stephenson smiled smugly.

Obviously, in today's game, James will see a lot of strange encounters that he has never encountered before.
(End of this chapter)