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Chapter 597 Chapter 595: The Strategy
Malcolm Brogdon, an ordinary second-round pick, a super-old rookie who is already 25 years old, a player who will never attract your attention in the crowd.

This season, it is predicted by various experts that he will become the best rookie of the season.

NBA "Best Rookie" is the first award that a player needs to compete for after entering the league, and has one and only one chance to win it. Many superstars in the NBA failed to win this honor, such as Olajuwon and Kobe Bryant.

Although the best rookie does not determine a player's lifetime achievements, at least it is the best start.

However, since 1966 in the NBA, no second-round pick has been able to get this honor.If Brogdon does win the award at the end of the season, it will undoubtedly break a terrible record that has never been done before.

Let’s take a look at the ruthless characters who were selected before Brogdon: Brandon Ingram, the Lakers hopeful star known as the next Durant, European genius insider Dragan Bender, another "Little James" Jaylen Brown who is physically strong, and Sabonis Jr.
These recognizable names have been overwhelmed by Brogdon this season.While other rookies are still adapting to the NBA game, Brogdon has become an indispensable lubricant for the Pacers.

With Ben Simmons and "The Great" Joel Embiid both reimbursed for the season, Brogdon does have a high chance of finally winning the Rookie of the Year award.

Today, Brogdon's performance undoubtedly proves why he, as a second-round pick, is eligible for this honor.

At this time, the game has reached the middle of the third quarter, and the Cavaliers attack.

LeBron James is already panting, and like the previous two games, he didn't get any chance to breathe today.Tyronn Lue didn't dare to replace James, because once James was off the field, the Pacers would completely take control of the game.

It has to be said that Owen's ability to control the overall situation really needs to be improved.Otherwise, James doesn't have to worry about it everywhere.

Today, the Cavaliers are in a very good state, and everyone has played their respective roles.For example, in this offense, JR Smith drew another half-stop in interference.Oladipo has been sealed to JR's fingertips, but there is no way, this "nervous knife" can get in.

But even if the goal is scored, the Cavaliers are still 6 points behind.This is what LeBron James is most worried about today - the Pacers are as good as they are!

From Brook Lopez and Channing Frye in the first quarter to Siakam and Danny Green in the second quarter.In the third quarter, Oladipo also rose strongly.Of course, how can you forget the top pick for this year's Rookie of the Year, Malcolm Brogdon?
In yesterday afternoon's training match, Henson encouraged role players to take more shots, which greatly boosted Brogdon's morale.

In training, he found that he was not unable to score high scores.As long as he stays focused, he, a second-round pick, can also score good numbers in a game.

Didn't Brogdon occasionally score 20+ points during the regular season this season?

So today, Brogdon extended his self-confidence and good form to the court.His personal ability may not be that strong, he can't pass James like Iverson swayed Jordan, and he can't smash Huashan like Westbrook.

But as a helper next to Oladipo, as long as he gets a chance, he will not let Henson down.

The same is true this time. Oladipo singles JR with the ball, and seems to want to get back the face of the ball just now.

At the same time, Brogdon was not idle, but actively interspersed with running positions, looking for the best opportunity to meet Oladipo.

"Malcolm was positive today," McMillan commented, watching Brogdon run.

"Today, which of our players is not active?" Henson smiled and continued to watch the game.

Oladipo used a beautiful change of direction in front of his body to accelerate the breakthrough. JR, who is not good at defense, couldn't stop him at all, and was surpassed by half a body in one step.Seeing that Oladipo was about to hit the basket, James still chose to lose Siakam and make up.

Although Oladipo had a great time playing today, he knows he can't be too high.The picture of dunking James is beautiful, but it is not very realistic.

Therefore, the first thing Oladipo thought of was the back line partner who would always be waiting for him in the best position.He broke through and passed the ball to Brogdon.Irving was ready, but Brogdon didn't hold the ball at all, but immediately transferred the ball to Siakam!
Since James blocked Oladipo's passing route just now, Oladipo had no way to pass the ball directly to Siakam.But now after Brogdon made such a transit, the opportunity appeared instantly!
Seeing this situation, James rushed towards Siakam like crazy.Siakam flicked a shot and tricked James into jumping away with a fake shot before taking the shot calmly.

Siakam is no longer the "problem boy" who has no self-confidence. After Henson's guidance and the baptism of the regular season and the first two rounds of playoffs, Siakam believes that he is no worse than any player, and he can also be a star.

Therefore, the Cameroon striker's shots are very stable.The basketball passed through the net, and a "splash" exploded.The Pacers hit a three-pointer, and the point difference became 9 points again!
After scoring this time, his data became 8 points, 6 assists and 4 baskets. Do you think this is Siakam's data?No, this almighty stat comes from Malcolm Brogdon!

He is not the kind of "superstar" player, he can't score 30 points alone to lead the team to victory.But there is no doubt that he is always the kind of player who contributes a lot to winning.

Just like a strong engine cannot live without the best oil, Brogdon is the lubricant of the Pacers, and this is his capital to compete for the best rookie!
After the ball, James bit his lip.Once again, the Pacers stretched the score relentlessly when they had just seen hope.

I don't know how many times this kind of thing has happened in this game. The Cavaliers have just approached the score, and the Pacers can always expand the point difference.

The Cavaliers are blooming across the board, and the Pacers are also blooming across the board.In fact, it is not just Brogdon today, as long as the Pacers have played players, they can contribute to the victory of the game.It's just that Brogdon is the most representative.

James thought that after motivating his teammates and motivating them all, the Cavaliers would definitely be able to tie the score at home.

But now, a very cruel question is placed in front of James-he may face a situation of 0 to 3 behind!
An old-fashioned record: No team in the history of the NBA playoffs has ever come back from a 0-3 deficit.

James will not put his hope of winning the series on an unrealistic fantasy.Breaking records is easy to say, but not so simple to execute.

After that, James led the team's offense even more frantically.The fans were hooked. This battle may be the best game in the Eastern Conference Finals so far.

With the efforts of the Cavaliers, they finally chased the point difference to only 4 points.But Henson didn't panic. LeBron James was out of breath, but his main players were still full of energy.

Today, due to the explosive performance of the Pacers across the board, Paul, George and Antetokounmpo don't have to bear too much responsibility.Therefore, they get much more rest time than James, Irving and Love.

In the first three quarters of the game, Henson's strategy against Paul, George and Antetokounmpo was sparing.And all of this will play a role in the fourth quarter.

As a dynasty coach Henson understands very well that there is no problem in playing team basketball during regular time.But at the critical moment, you must definitely fight for the performance of a superstar!Therefore, Henson saved the physical strength of his three superstars for the last quarter.

"Now, the strategy has changed." At the beginning of the intermission, Henson said this sentence as soon as he came up.

"Chris, George, Giannis, unshackle your hands. In the fourth quarter, free your hands and feet to attack me. Look around you, the people of Cleveland have fallen into despair. Therefore, there is no reason to show mercy. In the last quarter, kick them completely into the abyss!"

As Henson said, he made a hard pushing motion.Using the full-line blooming performance to deal with the Cavaliers' full-line blooming performance, Henson's strategy today has been very successful so far.Now, it's time to give the Cavaliers the final blow.

So, in the fourth quarter, the Pacers suddenly changed their previous "painting style" and changed to a star-led attack mode.

Antetokounmpo's unreasonable attacks made James extremely embarrassed. George's superb mid-range and long-range shots made it impossible for the Cavaliers to completely shrink their defense.

Of course, how could Paul be forgotten?His passing and smart layup can always solve the offense in an instant.

James played harder and harder, and the more he played, the more tired he became.But the point difference above the head is getting bigger and bigger.

When the game was about to end with 1:48 left in the game, George used Lopez's screen to break through with the ball, and then made a pull-up jumper at the free throw line.With this goal, the Cavaliers fell behind the Pacers by 1 points in the last minute or so.

The Cavaliers want to win the final game, leaving only a theoretical possibility!
At that moment, the "emperor" lowered his proud head helplessly.He was thinking that he might be trapped in the nightmare created by Henson again
(End of this chapter)