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Chapter 611 609: Henson's Desperation

Henson has been worried about the death of the Warriors, and he also made some targeted arrangements in the fourth game of the series.It's just a pity that Henson's arrangement didn't work.In Game [-] of the series, at Oracle Arena, the Pacers lost.

"This is a key victory. The Golden State Warriors tied the series at 2-2. Although before coming to the Bay Area, Green threatened to let the Pacers go home with a 1-3 deficit. But I believe that even if the total score is now 2-2, Coach Henson will definitely not be satisfied."

After the game, Henson shook his head helplessly. 115 to 110, the Pacers lost to the Warriors.But today, the reason why Henson was killed didn't surprise him at all—the five dead.

In the last quarter of the game, Steve Kerr presented five small lineups.Henson also followed the original plan, allowing Brook Lopez to play a lot of low singles, and then blocked the Warriors' outside shots.

However, Lopez's singles efficiency did not meet Henson's requirements. Although Draymond Green did not have an advantage in height, Lopez's offense was frequently blocked under his fierce physical confrontation.

As for the Warriors, although they were blocked from outside the three-point line, Iguodala's sudden "resurrection" caught Henson by surprise.

As we all know, Andre Iguodala is the FMVP winner of the 14-15 season.Although the Warriors did not have Durant at the time, they were able to win the FMVP honors on the heads of Curry, Thompson and Green, which shows Iguodala's impressive strength.

Since then, Iguodala has also been given the title of "playing dead" by fans.Because Iguodala is always tepid during the regular season, but in the finals, Iguodala was able to perform like a superstar. In the season when he won the FMVP, Iguodala's performance on both offense and defense was worthy of the FMVP honor.

The same is true for Iguodala this season.During the regular season, he averaged only 7.6 points and 4.0 rebounds per game, which is inconspicuous just by looking at the data.But in this game, Iguodala scored consecutive goals in the fourth quarter. With 18 points and 8 rebounds, he made up for the Pacers' last knife.

When Henson asked his players to block the Warriors' shooter, Iguodala got the opportunity to cut and score.As a result, the super role player of the Warriors was relentless and completely disrupted Henson's rhythm.

Just like that, the Pacers lost in Oakland.Each side allowed the other to win a home game and an away game, dragging the series to a tie.

At the end of the game, the Warriors were not complacent.With the lessons learned from the first three games, they all know that the Pacers will not fall so easily and completely.The Warriors couldn't feel safe until they had won four games.

So, at the press conference after the game, Cole kept his face on the whole process.

"We will continue to work hard. If we can get the match point at the Bankers Life Arena, then I will try to finish the game in Oakland."

That's right, the next game will be back in Indianapolis.Moreover, one of the two teams will get the match point.Therefore, the two sides will definitely compete fiercely for the victory of the next game.

As for Henson, he didn't seem disappointed after losing the fourth game.

Because after trial and error in this game, Henson found the only way to curb the death five.

If that approach works in Indianapolis, then, as Kerr said, the Finals will end in Oakland.It's just that the Pacers will win!
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On June 6, the day before the fifth game of the finals, Henson came to the training hall early.

Players who know Henson well know that it's never too late for this guy to come to work, but it's never too early either.Running over so early in the morning like today must be something unusual.

In fact, when Henson arrived early in the morning, he called an emergency tactical meeting.The content of the meeting was very simple, and Henson wanted to change his lineup.

"You mean to use Death Five against Death Five?" McMillan swallowed. He didn't know that this was the first time he had been frightened by Henson.

McMillan's thinking is relatively old-fashioned, which is actually the reason why Henson was not optimistic about him as the head coach.

"You have all seen the result of Lopez attacking the inside in the last game. Draymond Green still has two brushes. He won the best defensive player award not only because of his stinky mouth. But fortunately, our loss has not caused us to completely lose the championship. Therefore, we still have room for change."

"But this season, we seldom play with five small lineups." Becky Harmon curled his lips. Although the Pacers had a history of playing with five small lineups during the three-peat championship period, this season, Henson hardly played with small lineups.Even Pai only played for a short time.

"Yes, running-in may be a problem, but this is the only way we can. I plan to let Antetokounmpo play the fifth position, against Green, let Siakam play the fourth position, George the third position, and Bogdanovic the second position!"

"Two starters at once? That's a big change, Henson."

"That's why I called you here. After today's training, I need everyone to adapt to this set of starters and their corresponding roles." After finishing speaking, Henson clapped his hands and signaled everyone to start working.

"It can be done. Are the players okay?"

"Don't worry Nate, there is only one problem with professional teams, and that is that they can't win. As long as they can win, all problems will be solved." Henson smiled confidently. He didn't want to lose the match point match again!

In the confrontational training in the afternoon, when Henson announced that he would change his formation tomorrow, instead of panicking, the players were very excited.

Danny Green and Lopez are the kind of team players who don't mind being on the bench.And when all the young people heard that they were going to play a small lineup, they must be gearing up for it.After all, this is an opportunity to face the Warriors head-on!
The only way to curb the Death Five is to keep up with their rhythm.And Henson believed that his Five Deaths could even beat the Warriors' Five Deaths faster!

"In the next game, no matter who wins or loses, there will be a match point. You must not want to return to Oakland with the despair of falling behind 2-3."

Hearing what Henson said, the players shook their heads.

"That's right. In the next game, I will let the five small lineups start as soon as the game starts. I only have one request, a quick decision! Give me [-] points and quickly open the game! Only after establishing an advantage early can we control the rhythm."

"Look at us, boss." Antetokounmpo echoed loudly. He didn't match up with Green yesterday, making it seem like Antetokounmpo couldn't find his target in an instant.

In the next game, he will continue Draymond Green's nightmare.

"Very well, if all goes well, guys, we'll hold the O'Brien Cup under the noses of the people of Oakland. I feel so refreshed to imagine the expressions they long for but can't get. I hope you can reproduce the picture I imagined."

The last way to deal with the dead five, Henson has moved to the table, this is his last desperate.But Henson believes he has a better chance of winning.He didn't think about the tie-break, because in Henson's plan, there are still two games left in the finals.

After the confrontational training, Henson ran to Byrd's office.Due to the intense play of the finals, the tickets were basically sold out in advance.Therefore, the official also sells tickets in advance.

But when Henson came to the office this time, he asked Bird to immediately stop pre-selling tickets for the tiebreaker.

"What did you say?" Bird was a little puzzled. Although Henson was a minority shareholder of the sports drink company, in the NBA, he never cared about the Pacers' commercial affairs.Why are you suddenly concerned about the ball tickets today?

"I said, hurry up and stop the pre-sale of tickets for the tiebreaker. Otherwise, it will be troublesome for you to refund tickets in the future."

Seeing that Byrd was still in a daze, Henson shook his head, and then changed to a more understandable language.

"No Game [-], Bird. By the time we get back from Oakland, the Pacers will be world champions! In two games, the Finals will be over."

"Crazy." Byrd shook his head, and I believe that tomorrow, the reporters will definitely stir up this matter.

　There is something wrong today, and I can only update three chapters. I hope you will understand, and it will return to normal tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)