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Chapter 739 Chapter 737: Forcibly prolonging life

Steve Kerr and his players were unwilling to give up the championship, and none of the Pacers' players wanted to play out of Henson's most important game.

Both sides have the determination to win, and both sides played very well.As a result, the game went on very anxiously.

From the beginning of the game, Henson took his ultimate lineup.It is obvious how eager he is to win this game.

So far this season's playoffs, the ultimate lineup has only appeared twice.Once was against the Pistons in the first round, and the ultimate lineup wiped out the opponent in just 5 minutes.

The second time was the last game, in the fourth quarter, the ultimate lineup helped the Pacers equalize the 12-point difference and staged a lore.

And today, for the first time in the playoffs, the ultimate lineup has played from the very beginning of the game.Henson is very glad that he made this decision, because the performance of the Warriors today is too good.If it weren't for the presence of the ultimate lineup, his career might really be extended.

In the first quarter of the game, Stephen Curry's magical three-pointer made the double serve difficult to understand.In the second quarter, Klay Thompson stood up.His excellent off-ball cutting coupled with Cousins' tacit support made this top off-ball attacker play like a duck in water.

In the third quarter, Green and Cousins, the two dubious giants, joined forces to play a beautiful game.Green and Cousins' several internal passes and internal cooperation and the firmness of the defensive end stopped the Pacers' onslaught.

And in the fourth quarter, as always, Kevin Durant began to control the game.In the last game, Durant scored 31 points and hit a key three-pointer. If it weren't for Antetokounmpo's dunk lore, yesterday should have belonged to Durant's night.

So today, the No. 35 forward doesn't want to leave any chance for the Pacers.If the point difference is widened in advance, there will be no so-called critical rounds.Without a critical round, there is no chance of a lore!

It is rare to see that the five superstars of the Warriors have performed very well.But when the Warriors came down with a devastating wave of attacks, they found that in the last minute of the game, the point difference was still only 1 points.

"Beautiful three-pointer, PJ Tucker, this is already his second three-pointer from the bottom corner in the fourth quarter! Antetokounmpo's offensive rebound was beautiful. I don't know how many times the Pacers completed the second attack because of offensive rebounds today. Their lineup is too balanced, and there is no weakness at all!"

Mike Breen waved his arms excitedly, and the Pacers once again narrowly escaped death.

As he said, the Pacers' lineup is too balanced, and there is no weakness at all.Because of this, the Warriors have not been able to kill the game.

Whenever the Pacers are about to fall off a cliff, they can always rely on various methods to come back to life.

Tucker's three-pointer made the Pacers only 1 points behind in the last minute of the game.The next defense is extremely important for the Pacers.

But the Pacers players are not nervous, because Henson has already arranged everything.

Curry just had the ball in half court when he was strictly guarded by Siakam.It has to be said that the oppression brought by Siakam's physical condition to Curry is still very strong.Although Curry has made 7 of 5 three-pointers today, this does not mean that he can do whatever he wants.

Seeing that he couldn't get a chance, Curry chose to pass the ball.Using Siakam to lead Curry, this is Henson's first line of defense.

Subsequently, Antetokounmpo and Tucker put great pressure on Cousins ​​and Green respectively to keep them from getting close to the basket.Tucker and Antetokounmpo are both forwards, but they are not at all inferior to the Warriors inside. This is Henson's second line of defense.

Curry, Cousins ​​and Green didn't get a chance, and the basketball naturally went to Durant.It was still Paul George who defended Durant.

Although Durant's score is still not low today, George still played a certain limiting role.Facing a scorer of Durant's level, as long as his scoring efficiency can be appropriately reduced, thank God.

Durant held the ball for a singles, but found Klay Thompson ran out.Compared with fighting alone, it is naturally more likely to lead to a chance to score a goal!

Guarding Klay is Kuzma, who is considered the biggest hole in the Pacers' defensive end.

And it's not unreasonable why Henson let Kuzma, who has the weakest defense, to stare at Clay.Although Clay scored 8 points alone in the second quarter, most of the points were actually scored by easy layups after cutting.His shooting touch today is actually very average, especially in the second half.So far in the fourth quarter, Clay has missed three consecutive shots.

Either it was because of the huge physical consumption that affected Clay's aim, or this guy didn't feel good today.Whatever the reason, Klay's [-]-point shooting wasn't consistent today, and that's the result.

Therefore, Henson can safely let Kuzma mark Clay.

What's more, under the influence of Henson's progress acceleration badge, Kuzma's defense is actually not as bad as people think.

Catch the ball, adjust, shoot.Klay Thompson's shot was very decisive, without delay.

But Kuzma blocked it in time, after all, this guy's enthusiasm is there.And at the end of the fourth quarter, Clay's physical fitness was almost exhausted.

Under such circumstances, it is not easy to hit a long shot.So, this three-point shot that could have killed the game came out of the frame. PJ Tucker received today's 13th rebound, and Henson used up the last timeout!
"Bogdanovic, you replace Kyle Kuzma! Three-pointer, we need to chase a three-pointer! Tucker screens off the ball, then runs to the corner to attract the defense. George drives, Antetokounmpo responds. After they forget about Bogdanovic, bang! We can tie the game!"

Henson made full use of every minute of the timeout. This was his last game, but when the game started, Henson found that he didn't have so many distractions in his mind.

He just wants to win, which he thinks is the most fascinating thing about the game of basketball.

Henson's arrangement worked. When George broke through with the ball and Tucker ran to the bottom corner, everyone in the Warriors thought that George would pass the ball to Tucker.After all, the "inside player" who is less than 2 meters tall has already caused the Warriors a lot of trouble in the fourth quarter.

But on the forgotten right corner, Bogdanovic received the basketball.This anti-aircraft turret, which has maintained a three-point shooting rate of more than 40% in the playoffs, aimed and fired, and hit the net with three points.

When the game was about to end with 39 seconds left, the Pacers evened the score and successfully landed!
At that moment, the entire Bankers Life Arena was shaken, and Steve Kerr covered his head with his hands in annoyance.

Once again, the own team missed another chance to end the game.And such mistakes are often unforgivable and costly.

"Come on, Bojan Bogdanovic, hit a key three-pointer as soon as he came on the court! Or we can also say that Coach Henson's tactics and personnel adjustments have achieved results as soon as he came on the court! This is a great coach and his ability to control the game!"

At this time, neither side had a timeout, so the Warriors' next offense was a little flustered.

The Pacers followed Henson's instructions and insisted on a strategy of unlimited defense changes.In this way, the Warriors' pick-and-roll and air cuts have become useless.

In the end, Durant wanted to end the game with a strong shot.But he failed again, Paul George will not allow this to happen.

In the last 7 seconds of the game, the two sides were still tied.In the stands, the fans are already excited, ready to hold up the sign with "Thank you, Henson" to bid farewell to the legendary coach and usher in the championship.

But don't forget, the Warriors' desire to win is also very strong!

At the last moment of the game, Antetokounmpo's breakthrough layup was blocked by Cousins ​​​​flying out of bounds.No one knows when Cousins ​​came in. He is one of the few players who can block Antetokounmpo in the playoffs this season.

Although the basketball is out of bounds, the ball still belongs to the Pacers.But at this time, with only 1.3 seconds left in the game, the Pacers players had to shoot as soon as they received the ball.

Cole's heart was beating wildly, and he seemed to be on a round-trip train from hell to heaven.Hell one second, rebirth the next second.

At this time, Henson still had several ways to end the game, but he had no choice but to stop the timeout.He wanted to repeat the same trick, so he walked to the sidelines with a glass of water, ready to let the players hit him, thereby interrupting the game, and then took the opportunity to arrange tactics.

But unfortunately, the referee noticed Henson's behavior and gave him a warning.So, Henson's petty tricks had to be let go.

In the end, under the close defense of the Warriors, the Pacers directly sent a sideline ball and made a mistake.

The moment Green completed the steal, the electronic buzzer also sounded. 108 to 108, the two sides drew, and this year's finals entered overtime for the first time!
The sign that the fans were supposed to hold up was put down again, overtime, no one thought it would end up like this.Both the Warriors and Pacers are in good shape, and the performance of the two sides is indeed indistinguishable.

Steve Kerr did, and he really extended Henson's career.

Henson pouted, the Warriors' willpower is really tenacious.The ultimate lineup started and failed to kill them.

It seems that my mission is not over yet.

(End of this chapter)