The Basketball Court Swordsman

Defensiveness is paramount. He has been clinging to the score by stacking up defense even when he lost his star. Looking at this alliance now, perhaps only Henson has such courage.

After all, the Pacers have the deepest reserves of defensive personnel in the league. Just like Kenny Smith said before: "You don't have to repeat how hard and tough a Pacers player is to defend. This is nonsense, because all Pacers players have such characteristics."

Indeed, from guards to centers, from small to big, almost everyone on the Pacers is very willing to defend. Therefore, Henson has enough "bullets" to deal with the Knicks, and there is no need to worry about running out of ammunition and food.

When Anthony is too tired to breathe, you will find that the Pacers can send another defensive defender with plenty of energy to deal with him.

In the third quarter, Henson had this mentality to grind with the Knicks. Jeremy Lin and Anthony have lost their previous styles and are no longer crazy. Coincidentally, Knicks coach Mike Woodson is also a guy who started off as a defensive coach. His coaching, coupled with the addition of champion center Chandler, undoubtedly gave the Knicks an excellent defense that they did not have last season.

Therefore, the two coaches simply fought a defensive battle. The two sides spent half a quarter of the game just like this. Both Anthony and Jeremy Lin spent a lot of time, and both were inefficient. At this time, the Knicks' highest scoring efficiency was actually JR Smith, one of the most famous nerve knives in the NBA.

After half of the game, the Knicks relied on J.R.'s outstanding performance to lead the Pacers by 5 points. Henson immediately called a timeout, and a "thruster" like JR must not let him go. Once this kind of guy hits smoothly, his power is no worse than a superstar.

Therefore, seeing J.R. gaining momentum, Henson immediately interrupted the game. So far, the defense of the two teams has been to the extreme. No matter how you change, you can only make changes on the offensive end. Offense, the Pacers must start offense!

"Lance!" Henson looked up at the time on the big screen, it was time!

Stephenson, who was sitting at the end of the bench for the entire game today, suddenly "bounced" from the bench. Henson's shout seemed to have shocked Stephenson, and instantly made the young guard who looked confused and refreshed.

"Remember what you said in the locker room?" Henson didn't immediately arrange the tactics. Instead, looking at Stephenson, he asked a question that made everyone confused.

the words said? Did the boss talk to Lance in the locker room just now?

"Yeah!" Stephenson replied categorically.

"Very well, Yi Jianlian, you come here too, replace Al, and partner Chris inside. Use your range to open up space for everyone. If you get a chance, don't worry, and steadily turn the chance into a score." Then, Henson waved to Yi Jianlian again.

Now, the Pacers are about to start offense, they need more space and longer range. Horford has been playing for a long time and needs a rest. Because of fluctuations in physical fitness, the impact on long-range shooting percentage is great. West's range is slightly closer. Although he can make some three-pointers every season, he is still not a spatial fourth.

Therefore, Henson now needs Yi Jianlian, and the problem of inside defense is given to Anderson, who performed outstandingly today and made the "boxing champion" suddenly misfired.

After drawing several tactics on the tactical board, the electronic buzzer prompts the game to restart.

"Lance!" Just as Stephenson was about to appear in the eyes of everyone's astonishment, Henson stopped the "villain" who was still in the police station last night.

"Who are you? What can you do?" Henson asked again, but before Stephenson could answer, he waved his hand, "Go, go on."

"The timeout is over and the game starts again! Coach Henson's substitution is very special this time, because he suddenly brought up Stephenson, who hadn't played for a minute in the first half of the game. As we all know, Stephenson was just caught by the police last night. The arrest, if it weren't for the gaffe, would not be serious, we might not be able to see him on the court now." While Mike Brin was talking, Stephenson had already started to control the ball for half the time. There is no doubt that Henson used him to play the number one position.

"It is reported that it was Coach Henson who personally picked Stephenson out of the police station last night. This reminds me of a long time ago when there was a report that Stephenson was arrested in the emergency contact column. Filled in Coach Henson’s name and memorized Coach Henson’s phone number. So, Coach Henson inexplicably received a call from the police station in the training hall. Hahahahaha, it seems that Lance never It's not a player who can make Henson Joe worry."

Van Gundy, a very neutral guy, couldn't help but joking about Stephenson's arrest. Stephenson's topicality was indeed too strong. And Henson couldn't even imagine how many Knicks fans in New York at this time were ready to watch this "villain" embarrassed.

"Coach Henson is definitely no one is available, so I sent such a guy to try his luck." Countless New York fans must think so in their hearts. They seem to forget that Stephenson was in Madison Square Garden last season. Outstanding performance......

"Who am I? What can I do? Fights, troubles, gambling, slaps, and playing with women? These are what I can do, but I can't do it on the basketball court. To be precise, I can't do it again during the season. Then I still What can I do? I can score, I can pass! The coach replaced me for this!"

Stephenson's brain is running fast, this guy is neither stupid nor stupid, just as Henson said: "He is too simple."

So Stephenson handed the ball to his teammate Paul George according to the tactics just now, and then immediately cut to the basket. Cut in half, but suddenly ran to the left wing of the stadium with the cover of Yi Jianlian!

After a few simple runs, the strong side was already empty. George sent the ball to Stephenson, and he will be one-on-one with Jeremy Lin who set off the storm.

"Heads-up Jeremy Lin?" The Knicks fans showed disdainful smiles. Stephenson didn't have the A and C numbers in his mind?

Faced with the Chinese yellow-skinned players who swept the United States in February, Stephenson is not afraid. Not afraid of the sky, not afraid, willing to kill, this is the greatest trait of Stephenson.

He continued to dribble the crotch to find a breakthrough rhythm, and then suddenly accelerated and plunged toward the bottom line!

Jeremy Lin immediately moved sideways, unexpectedly, his confrontation ability was still a bit worse than Finsen. Stephenson arched to the basket with a jump, making "boxing champion" Tyson had to raise his arms to make up for defense.

"Who am I? What can I do? Yes, I can still pass the ball! How does that say? Men decide things with their heads!"

As a result, Stephenson did not have the brain to fight the best defensive player in front of him. Instead, he jumped and passed the ball to Anderson next to him.

Because Chandler came to make up for Stephenson's reasons, Anderson was missed clean. After all, Chandler didn't expect Stephenson to still pass the ball in such a narrow space.

The two "stabs" of the Pacers completed the transfer of the ball, and the "Birdman" took the ball directly and buckled when pulled up! When Chandler turned around again, Anderson had already pushed the basketball into the frame with both hands.

"Bang!" Mike Brin issued his iconic shout, "The coordination between Lance and Anderson, I don't think any coach in the entire league would dare to let these two people stay on the same team. But Coach Henson not only dared, but even allowed them to play such an exquisite small-range cooperation. No matter what the two have experienced, but now, they have changed the Pacers' offense!"

If Henson could hear Mike Brin's commentary, he would definitely blush. Because it was not Henson who made them so obedient, it was themselves who made them complete the transformation.

Anderson and Stephenson high-five, the two "villains" upset the Knicks' proud inside defense. Subsequently, Stephenson's tough defense made Jeremy Lin miss a layup. I have to say that if Jeremy Lin wants to go further, he must improve his ability to score points in confrontations.

"Foul, that's a foul!" Mike Woodson is still defending his star point guard. Well, Jeremy Lin is indeed an out-and-out star point guard during this period of time.

However, the Pacers will take care of you, Stephenson personally grabbed the rebound from the basket, and immediately advanced with the ball!

Finally, after frustrated for a whole half and the third quarter of the game, the Pacers finally got a decent chance to counterattack!

Stephenson pushed forward at a high speed, Jeremy Lin's friend Fields also wanted to stop the guy who hadn't played a minute in the first half of the game. But even the police officer failed to stop him last night. How could Fields succeed?

Fields reached out to break, Stephenson dribbled the ball from behind and avoided the opponent's hand very flexibly, and then used his strong body to continue deep into the penalty area!

Just when the Knicks' defense was all chasing down to the basket, Lance would show off if he died. Stephenson began to show. He turned his head to the left, but actually sent the ball to the right.

In the bottom right corner, Yi Jianlian is already in place! After receiving the ball, Yi Jianlian caught a glimpse of Stoudemire who was rushing towards him. So he flicked a shot, flew the "Little Overlord", then broke through and scored a jumper easily from the middle distance!

"Yi! Beautiful CIC. This season, Yi has not been affected by injuries, and his shooting stability is much better than in previous seasons. There is no doubt that the Indiana Pacers are a team that can make players all become A better team!"

Those badges of Henson have a subtle influence on everyone.

Seeing the point difference was chased by only one point, the Knicks players were naturally anxious to score. As a result, J.R., who had just performed well, got the right to fire.

Unfortunately, Henson's timeout seemed to interrupt J.R.'s feel. Under George's interference, Smith's three-pointer came out of the box. The basketball shot was heavy and even, hitting the front of the basket hard.

"Desperate Saburo" Danny Green grabbed this long rebound and quickly put the ball to Stephenson.

It's Stephenson again, he always runs in the forefront. This fast break, the Knicks simply couldn't catch up. Because the counterattack was so fast, the Pacers attacked almost as soon as JR hit the iron.

A two-handed dunk, Stephenson scored 2 points and 2 assists after coming on the court, and immediately helped the Pacers get rid of the disadvantage of 5 points behind.

The shot was given to Henson, and his substitution once again achieved immediate results. I saw Henson clapped on the sidelines very comfortably, with a confident expression of "the situation is under control".

Henson's vision and trust have been rewarded. Stephenson is like Anderson, as long as he is willing to play seriously, then he is undoubtedly an excellent player.

After dunking to the ground, Stephenson spit out his tongue wildly at the camera.

If he is your teammate, you will like him. But if he is your opponent, you will hate him. Even want to kill him!

Looking at Stephenson with his tongue out, the Knicks fans must have gritted their teeth now...