The Basketball Court Swordsman

In the second half of the game, when people thought that James would continue to lead the Heat to widen the point difference, Paul and Green instead used a wave of 5-0 offensive to reduce the point difference to single digits in one fell swoop.

But Spoelstra seemed to care less about the Pacers' two goals, because they were scored by shots.

How bad the Pacers' shooting feel is, the first half of the game has been reflected. Spoelstra didn't believe that this group of players would be able to fully recover their hands after only 15 minutes of intermission.

Therefore, Spoelstra is more willing to believe that the Pacers' shooting is still unstable, so he did not make any tactical adjustments, and continued to shoot!

Just as the Filipino coach of the Heat was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, Henson had already stood on the sidelines again and personally supervised the team's defense.

Without Wade, the Heat will basically have only James in control of the ball. Although Green worked very hard, he still seemed a little powerless in the face of James' attack.

James and Bosh played a simple pick-and-roll cooperation, Bosh chose to bounce outside the three-point line, so that the Pacers center was completely pulled out.

Fortunately, David West's defense was active enough. Under the blocking of Green and West, James's forced layup failed to hit.

Although the ball was defended, it still left Henson with lingering fears. LeBron’s layup is only a fraction of a goal, and West has never been a heavy insider. If you only rely on him to defend James, I'm afraid the defense will collapse sooner or later.

After seeing Green steadily grabbing the rebound, Henson walked safely in front of the guy with the tattoo, and it was time to play his role.

"Chris, go to the technical desk to prepare."

"Birdman" did not hesitate, he knew he was going to play, so he stood up and tore off his training pants and training clothes.

"After going up, take the place of David and tell Al you to stand at position 5. Remember, your task is to stop LeBron James from scoring at the basket. Hey, you are not afraid of him?"

Anderson smiled slightly: "I'm not afraid of anyone, boss."

This time, Paul was violated by Heat center Joe Anthony, which means that Paul, who has a solid free throw, will stand on the free throw line.

In fact, the Heat's inside reserve is quite weak. Joe Anthony, a player who is so mediocre in every aspect, it is impossible to get a starting position on any other 29 teams.

But in the Heat, Spoelstra has no choice. If he doesn't get Joe Anthony, he can only play the fifth position with the old Haslem or the old Juwan Howard. Obviously, these two options will not work.

After Paul made a free throw, Anderson ran onto the court. Horford thought he had been replaced, and looked up at Henson, only to find that Henson signaled David West to leave.

"Coach Henson replaced Chris Anderson. In the first half, Anderson didn't have any outstanding performance, but he played early in the second half. It seems that Coach Henson wants to play a double-center tactic." Kenny. Smith is a little confused. Henson, who was known for his small lineup last season, will actually send two centers on the field at the same time this season.

Henson doesn't care whether his team's style will change. He only knows that tactics serve the victory, and he is not a slave of tactics. A tactic that can win is a good tactic. Does the tactical style really matter?

With Paul hit the second free throw, there are only 6 points left. But Spoelstra was still not in a hurry, he was waiting to see James perform.

"The kid really can sit still." Henson watched Spoelstra muttering to himself, and he could see if "Birdman" could pull "Emperor" from the throne.

The Heat's tactics are exactly the same, with James and Bosh playing the pick-and-roll, Chalmers and James Jones ambush beyond the three-point line, and Joe Anthony is preparing to grab rebounds.

This time, Horford still followed Bosh out. But Henson is no longer worried, because there is a "big bird" guarding the inside line.

December 25, the day of the opening game of the new season, is also Christmas. Many people have brought gifts to their teammates, and Anderson is no exception.

But among so many people, Anderson's gift impressed Henson the most. Because that guy gave each teammate a hunting knife, then Henson knew that Chris Birdman Anderson was a wild hunter eager to fight!

James used the screen to break through and faced Green's timely defense. LeBron swiftly turned around, wiped Green, and then took off to prepare for a layup.

When James just took off the basketball, James only saw a big hand covered with colorful "feathers" stretched out from the side and flew the basketball fan mercilessly!

"Chris Anderson, he blocked LeBron James' layup!"

Not only Kenny Smith, but the entire American Airlines Center exclaimed! That's LeBron James!

Paul's eyesight was quick, he received the basketball that was flying out, and then launched a fast break! The Pacers' quick counterattack is a feature that was played last season. With Paul's joining this season, the Pacers' counterattack is even more efficient. Because Paul always knows which position to send the ball to is the safest.

But the Heat have also been beaten up in the past few rounds, and they retired very quickly. Chalmers accompanies Paul to prevent him from rushing forward. James withstood George to prevent this athletic defender from taking off. James Jones watched Green and cut off his receiving route.

"This time the counterattack can't come out. The Pacers' counterattack trident has been watched to death. I have to say that the Heat defended well."

Seeing that there was no passing route, Paul pushed all the way to the mid-range position. At this moment, Paul suddenly stopped, but instead of a jumper, he threw the ball into the air.

Chris Anderson clapped his horse and arrived. He just finished the block and rushed to the front court and jumped high. He ran up from behind and happened to receive Paul's air relay pass!

Anderson clenched the basketball with both hands, his body tight. After gliding to the basket, he used his entire waist and abdomen to move his arms and slam the basketball into the basket viciously!

"Boom!" There was a loud noise from the basket, and the entire backboard was dragged to sink! After landing, Anderson faced the stands, then put his index finger on two lips.

"Don't shush, just shut up!"

"After blocking the block, he rushed to the frontcourt to complete the empty catch. What is Joe Anthony doing? Why did he allow Anderson to get an empty catch dunk easily!?" Seeing that the 13-point advantage became only 4 points left , Barkley couldn't sit still, "The Heat are in a mess. Coach Spoelstra should be suspended in time!"

But the Filipino didn't. He just stood up and made a gesture of pressing down with both hands at the players.

"Thinking that you would be done by pressing my hands?" Henson looked at Spoelstra's reaction, feeling a little funny. So he stood on the sidelines and clapped his hands.

"Hold, hold, hold this ball, they are already scared!"

Henson's words rushed into the ears of the players, so from Paul to Anderson, five people on the court played extremely hard. People seem to have seen the Pacers who competed with the Bulls to the final moments of the tie-break in the Eastern Conference semifinals last season.

13 points behind in the first half? It was just an accident, don't think that is the full strength of the Pacers.

With the Pacers' meat grinder-like defense, the Heat's tactics did not escape. In itself, Chalmers and James Jones are not very good players without the ball. As for Joe Anthony, he has no tactical effect at all. He is a pure blue collar and almost transparent offensively.

James and Bosh met each other, what else can we do, only our brothers continue to come.

This time James didn't hit the inside line again, because it was obvious that the Pacers' position was to protect the restricted area. Defensive players are standing at several corners of the rectangular three-second zone. Once James enters, he will be "dumplings."

Breaking through the ball is the best way to solve this problem. James did, too, and his pass is currently his most trusted Bosh.

Bosh felt good in the first half of the game, scored 12 points and shot 66%. But in these 12 points, no score came from outside the three-point line.

Bosh received a pass from James and tried today's first three-pointer. Unexpectedly, Horford, who had contracted back, quickly made up for it. Horford is a center, but his movement is not slow, which is his biggest advantage on the defensive end!

Under Horford's fingertips defense, Bosh's ball was shot high and floating, directly hitting the basket's neck.

Anderson protected the defensive rebound, and rushed him to the desperate momentum when he grabbed the rebound. It is estimated that Joe Anthony did not want to jump and fight.

"Back, fast back!" James immediately turned around and greeted everyone to back off.

Seeing this situation, Paul stabilized the rhythm and did not pursue a counterattack vaguely.

The Heat's defense is exactly the same, also focusing on protecting the penalty area. After all, the Pacers can chase the score by only 4 points, and rely more on counterattacks than on positional shots. Therefore, the Heat still do not believe in evil.

George's off-the-ball running is very superb. He strode to make James Jones, who was defending himself, exhausted. At the same time James didn't dare to help defend because Danny Green had just made a three-pointer.

A typical Pacers-style off-the-ball screen, Jones got rid of Horford who was covering it, but after coming out there was another Anderson blocking there.

Two consecutive layers of screens allowed George to get rid of Jones completely. Paul delivered the ball immediately, not sooner or later, just right!

Joe Anthony hesitated, he didn't dare to jump out, fearing that George would take the opportunity to break through. At this moment of hesitation, the lanky George shot.

George pondered the shooting points Frazier told him during the intermission and adjusted it a bit. After the ball was thrown, George knew it felt right by looking at the trajectory of the basketball!

"Swipe!" The net rolled, the basketball went into the frame and hit a three-pointer!

Spoelstra stopped the game in annoyance. It seems that it is not a coincidence that the opponent can make consecutive shots.

Although the Heat still have a 1-point lead at this time, their momentum has completely turned to the Pacers' side.

Afterwards, the live camera focused on Henson, and he clapped with every player who left the court. When he arrived at Anderson, Henson deliberately hammered the "Birdman" in the chest.

Before James completely blasted the Pacers inside, Henson sent Anderson in advance, which proved to be a good result.

Before the situation gets out of control, you must make correct judgments and act decisively. At this point, Henson undoubtedly taught the Filipinos a lesson...