The Basketball Court Swordsman

Faced with Anthony's provocations and demonstrations, Henson did not agree at all. As a super scorer, Henson would not be surprised what goals Anthony scored.

But this is just a shot, and a shot cannot decide anything.

The Pacers didn't play fast today, at least compared with the rushing offense of the past, the speed is relatively low.

If they continue to play as before, McRoberts and Horford will only have to run back and forth. In order for everyone to fully participate in the offense, a proper slowdown is not undesirable.

The Pacers’ offense is not as obsessed with star singles as the Knicks. Their frequent screens, moves and fast passes make it difficult for the Knicks on the defensive end.

McRoberts leaned on Jared Jefferson and sat in the low post after receiving the pass from Holiday. At the same time, Horford, who set up a screen for Danny Green in the high post, suddenly cut into the basket! At this time, Matthews instead helped Horford block Stoudemire. McRoberts saw the right time to hit the ground. Horford received the basketball and directly took off with one-handed buckle. Madison Square Garden exclaimed!

"The first offense ended with a dunk!" Van Gundy rubbed his eyes and made sure Horford and Stoudemire did not swap their jerseys?

Because Henson's offensive system requires players to open up as much space as possible, Horford's offense this season is relatively "gentle", mainly shooting. It is Granger's job to cut into dunks like just now.

However, Henson was stunned to use Horford to play Granger's effect. From the beginning, this tactic was set up for Horford. The complex off-ball screens easily dismembered the Knicks' defense.

"Use a guard to cover the inside line, and then use an inside pass to assist Horford to dunk...This is the characteristic of the Pacers. Coach Henson blurs the boundaries of the position." Marvin Alber Te was full of praise for Henson's tactical arrangements, and the defender gave inside screens?

It doesn't exist. In Henson's eyes, there may be no distinction between defenders and insiders.

With a dunk to start the game's first offense, the Pacers' morale boosted. Of course, this also angered the proud king of New York.

After Anthony moved to New York, he did not curb his offensive desire because of Stoudemire's existence. Henson even felt that even if this guy played with James, he would not reduce his number of shots.

In the first half of the season with the Nuggets, Anthony averaged 19.3 shots per game. After the Knicks played ten games, Anthony averaged 19.6 shots per game.

Anthony is still that Anthony, and singles with the ball is still his favorite offensive method.

This time, Anthony took advantage of Stoudemire's cover to break through the basket and hit high.

Horford made up the defense quickly, but Anthony's shock was not so easy to block.

I saw Anthony still steadily scored the ball in the confrontation with Horford, at the same time the referee blew the whistle and added a penalty!

"Cameron played very aggressively on the offensive end today, just a turn-over jumper, and now it's a three-pointer breakthrough. It seems that Cameron said he wanted to win the Pacers, not just talking about it."

Anthony and his teammates clapped to celebrate. All the Knicks fans were cheering for him. D'Antoni, the coach, will not swear by his singles.

Anthony felt as if he had come to heaven, a holy place without George Carl's roar, and without so many restrictions.

With the quiet cooperation of the New Yorkers, Anthony's additional penalty made a steady hit. 5 to 2, the Knicks still have the upper hand!

"Be careful not to give him free throws easily. If you want a foul, give me a bit harder. I don't want to see the opponent hit 2+1!" When the Pacers re-attacked, Henson clapped his hands and shouted from the sidelines.

Henson is not really blaming the players for shouting this way, he is just creating an atmosphere of "all give me the spirit of twelve points" for the players.

So in this offensive round, the fully focused players immediately rewarded Henson.

Regarding Landry Fields, the defender who performed mediocre in all respects was a defensive gap for the Knicks in Henson's strategy.

"Whoever confronts Fields will go to cover Holledi and form a dislocation!" This is what Henson emphasized to the players more than once before the game began.

So this time, Horford floated on the perimeter, and McRoberts did not sit in the low post. It seems that this will be a regular offense for the Pacers.

But when Matthews, the guard, went to pick and roll his guard line partner, Holiday, Van Gundy discovered that the offense seemed not so "ordinary."

Matthews' screen was very tough, and Billups, who had just returned from injury, couldn't get around quickly for a while. The only option for the Knicks is to switch defenses.

Landry Fields changed defense in front of Holiday, he raised his hands cautiously, ready to interfere with Holiday’s shot at any time.

At the same time, the rest of the Pacers all pulled away. Marvin Albert frowned: "Coach Henson set up a singles tactic for Holiday?"

It is indeed a singles tactic, but not against Holiday, but against Fields.

Seeing that the space was opened, Holledi took two steps back. With a strong sense of rhythm, he exploded and accelerated after two hips, and went to the right of Fields.

One step, only the accelerated step, Fields was cleaned up. This mediocre first-year guard is still too immature on the defensive end and has weaknesses everywhere.

Holiday accelerating, taking off, changing hands, and using the basket to isolate the defender's hand from his own basketball are all Holiday’s routine operations.

Before Stoudemire returned to defense, Holiday put the ball in easily. The Pacers' offense is still fluent, and there is no such thing as a mess because of Anthony's strength.

After that, Anthony was still obsessed with singles. He turned to jump shots at the mid-range position, but it is a pity that he can't be magical all the time.

Anthony shot and hit iron, Stoudemire actively made a tip, but still missed the tip. The Pacers protected the defensive rebound without any risk, Horford made a long pass to counterattack!

Counterattack, this has almost become a hallmark of the Pacers, their quick counterattack often only takes a few rounds to be separated.

D'Antoni is not without a corresponding strategy, the first is to interfere with the first shot point, and the second is to cut off the long pass route.

But the arrangement belongs to the arrangement, and whether the players can execute it is another matter.

Stoudemire had obviously forgotten the interference with the ball. Horford had just grabbed the rebound, and "Little Bully" turned around and ran back to defend.

Billups remembers cutting off the passing route, but he is really helpless with this kind of high-altitude ball when he is old.

Holiday quickly threw away Billups and rushed to the forefront. When he received the basketball, he stopped at the basket.

Billups dragged his newly healed body and rushed towards Holledi, who had already raised the basketball, and rushed forward.

However, the former FMVP rushed into the air, and Huo Ledi flew a shot to Billups, and then easily moved the ball on the spot. 6 to 5, the Pacers methodically played their own basketball, seeming to regard the strong Anthony as the air.

"The Pacers succeeded in three consecutive offenses. After losing Granger, the Pacers' offensive focus is just no offensive focus!" Albert looked at D'Antoni with interest, how would you deal with that Chinese coach's team What about combat?

After a Knicks offense, Anthony finally passed the ball. He and Stoudemire played a simple pick-and-roll coordination, Horford was forced to switch to Anthony, which means that Danny Green was in front of Stoudemire.

After the screen, Anthony hit the ball in time, allowing Stoudemire who formed a dislocation to attack the basket.

If it's just a Green, then Stoudemire can't be stopped. But what if you add another McRoberts?

McRoberts has been cruising around the edge of the penalty area for a long time, waiting to make up his defense. Another insider of the Knicks, Jared Jefferson, has no offensive means, let alone shooting. Therefore, McRoberts can focus more on assisting defense.

If it was Stoudemire at his peak, it would not be a problem to cut a McRoberts. But now Stoudemire, whose athletic ability has declined significantly, is not so overbearing.

McRoberts' active defense forced Stoudemire to take a shot in a fierce physical confrontation. His layup knocked to the left of the basket and failed.

Horford protected the rebound, and the frustrated Stoudemire was ready to counter grab. Fortunately, Horford calmed down and didn't play the ball randomly.

As long as there is no mistake, there is a chance to attack!

"It seems that the lads are already very comfortable with the traditional lineup."

Seeing that the players waited for the Knicks to retreat before taking the ball forward unhurriedly, Frank Vogel was extremely happy.

Henson knows very well that it is impossible for the juniors and juniors to play a role in every game and in every situation. It is impossible for a trick to work in this alliance. Therefore, some time ago, Henson increased the training proportion of players playing double inside lineup as a second set of tactics just in case.

Looking at it now, the players' proficiency in this second set of tactics is already very high.

"The sweat they put in will always be rewarded, and I hope it will be a harvest day tonight."

As soon as Henson's voice fell, Wesley Matthews' three-point bombing hit the target. There were boos in Madison Square Garden. I don't know if they were booing the Pacers or the Knicks players who did not perform well.

Four consecutive attacks, four different goal points. After the Pacers lost Granger, they used the strength of the team to make up for the lack of an important scoring point.

The entire first quarter of the game finally became a team battle of the Pacers VS Anthony's fancy singles.

Anthony was indeed unstoppable today, shooting 6 of 10 in a single quarter and scored 14 points. But apart from Anthony, the Knicks have only Billups and Stoudemire with scoring data, 3 and 4 points respectively.

On the other hand, the Pacers, their starting five Tigers all have scoring data, and they are all very average. On the bench, George and Stephenson performed even better.

So when Anthony looked up after scoring 14 points in a single quarter, he found that the Knicks were behind 21-29!

At this time, Van Gundy finally understood why Henson was able to remain calm even after losing Granger. The Pacers’ team play style has never overly relied on any single scoring point.

Anthony wants a personal score? Do whatever you like. But what I want is to win the game!