The Basketball Court Swordsman

The first quarter played for eight minutes and the score was 8-17. The away team is first and the home team is behind. Only 8 points in 8 minutes, the Heat's offensive efficiency is undoubtedly very worrying. They haven't found the feel of their shooting from the outside, but the most important thing is that the Pacers have done a great job of defending the penalty area!

Neither LeBron nor Wade can easily score in the Pacers' three-second zone today. This is not because James and Wade suddenly degenerate, nor is it because Horford suddenly became the cornerstone of Chandler's inside defense. All this is just a small trick by coach Henson Joe...

17 to 8, Spoelstra suspended the game. Fortunately, it is only the first quarter of the game, and the team still has enough time to chase points and make adjustments. Horford's defense of the basket today was really good, and this guy usually just raised his arms and stood there waiting for you to hit him, so James and Wade didn't get a foul from him.

But Spoelstra believes that after the rotation lineup comes up, the Pacers can't maintain that kind of inside defense intensity. Horford is in excellent form today, is it possible that the "Birdman" is also in excellent form?

But at this time, Spoelstra remembered that before the start of the game, Henson was not only talking to Horford alone, and Anderson was with him at the time. Henson is not a magician, his words can't be so magical, right?

Back from the timeout, Spoelstra replaced the four main players, but James did not end. From the beginning of his rookie season to the present, James' average time per game is hovering around 40 minutes. So 8 minutes is still early for James.

But leaving James on the court did not solve the Heat's offensive problem, because after the timeout, James hit the basket for the first time and missed a layup again!

"Foul, foul!" James yelled to the referee. He thought that "Birdman" had just taken off to stop the foul.

However, even if this is the case, the referee cannot change his penalty at this time. The Pacers once again won the offensive ball, this fact has not changed.

"The effect is almost immediate!" Seeing James hit the wall once again, Vogel, who had always been constrained, slammed his punches with excitement. "The set that you studied yesterday after you let them stay, played smoothly today!"

"Hey, LeBron never thought he would face such a tough inside block today. However, this trick is not enough to help us kill the game. We must be vigilant at all times, Frank." Henson waved his hand and said, This trick I learned from his old rival Thibodeau.

4 minutes passed quickly, 28 to 16, the Pacers led by 12 points into the inter-session break! In the first quarter, the Heat could lead the Heat by double digits. This result is undoubtedly very surprising.

Mike Brin smiled, taking advantage of the break, it's time to decipher Henson's trick that is actually too simple.

The current president of the NBA, David Stern, has listened to the opinions of his cronies twice in his life, and both have had a historic positive impact on the NBA. The first time he took office in 1984, he accepted the advice of Lakers owner Buss to make the NBA star and appear on TV. The other time was in 2001, when Stern accepted Colangelo's opinion and revised the league's defensive rules.

After the defensive rules were revised in 2001, the league first cancelled the highly controversial illegal defense and allowed zone defense and double-teaming. But what followed was the addition of a three-second defense rule.

The cancellation of illegal defenses frees the inside players from having to run around following their matchups. But the rule of defending for three seconds still makes it impossible for the inside behemoths to stay at ease and defend inside. But there is no doubt that this rule greatly enhances the viewing of the game.

With the existence of the three-second defensive rule, outside players can more easily break into the penalty area, show their guarded physical fitness and difficult dunk and layup skills.

In 2008, Tom Thibodeau, the defensive coach of the Celtics at the time, used his own invented "if you go, just leave" method to solve the impact of the defense three-second rule on protecting the inside.

At that time, he asked Garnett to learn to stand for 2.9 seconds in the 3-second zone, come out, then immediately go in, stay for 2.9 seconds, come out, go in again... Garnett doesn’t have to defend anyone, he doesn’t participate in staring. People, and just keep in and out of the three-second zone at the basket. This means that the Celtics have been able to keep a defensive champion at the basket without touching the defensive three-second violation.

Later, Thibodeau flew solo and brought this method to Chicago. There is no doubt that this is why Noah can dominate the defense of the United Center penalty area.

But this method is not omnipotent, and no tactics in the world are omnipotent. The inside is not staring at the man but at the basket. This method of Garnett cannot be used against Gasol because the Spaniard has range. If you don't stare at him, he can hit you hard at the middle distance.

And now the Bulls can’t use this trick against the Pacers. Noah and Boozer must keep an eye on their matchups all the time, because West and Horford both have strong shooting abilities, Horford’s range can even extend to the three-point line. outer. At this time, if Noah does not mark people, Horford can open up the difference with a few three-pointers.

But using this method to deal with the current Heat is simply too appropriate.

"Coach Henson is very clever. He borrowed from Coach Tom Thibodeau’s inside defense strategy. That is to let the inside players not target the players, but the entire three-second zone. To put it simply, it is a separate setting for the fifth position. Zone defense!" Mike Brin announced the magical answer to the Pacers' first quarter game. Of course, most people are still at a loss.

"Therefore, no matter how the Heat conducts the ball, no matter how sudden the breakthrough of James and Wade is. The Pacers must have an inside player waiting for them at the basket! And the two centers of the Heat, no matter it is Joe Anthony is still Frenchman Turiaf, and neither has any autonomous offensive ability. Therefore, the Pacers can ignore them and concentrate on defending the penalty area in the fifth position! I have to admit that Coach Henson is very clever on the inside defense. He It greatly reduces the movement of the inside players on the defensive end, and also speeds up the speed of the inside line. To break the deadlock and want LeBron and Dwyane to score more easily, Coach Spoelstra must adjust the field. On the lineup!"

After Mike Brin finished speaking, the electronic buzzer just sounded. Brin couldn't help but look at Henson, who looked relaxed on the sidelines. He was really an idea and very learning guy.

Henson actually suddenly thought that Thibodeau’s Bulls had used this tactic, so he took the time to study it. A study found that the Celtics in 2008 had already used this trick. To talk about the most important skill Henson learned from Stevens, that is to watch other coaches' game videos and figure out their tactical ideas!

Yesterday Henson left the two centers behind and whispered to each other before the start of the game today, that is to explain this matter!

"The second quarter has begun, how will the Heat break the defense?" Brin stared at the court with interest.

In the second quarter, the Heat obviously increased the number of outside shots in an attempt to solve the offensive problem by shooting.

Today the Heat feel average, so the effect is very average. Although the score has not been opened, but the Heat have been unable to close the difference.

In addition to occasionally hitting the penalty area, James and Wade mostly use mid- and long-range jumpers to score.

However, at the end of the second quarter, a few controversial 2+1 penalties made Henson very angry. Obviously the inside defense is in place, but you can't give that person an easy three-pointer.

After putting pressure on the referee, Henson also yelled to the players: "If you want to foul, just give me a harder shot, don't give them a three-pointer!"

With these 2+1s, the Heat managed to narrow the point difference to 6 points. Although the points difference narrowed, but throughout the first half, the powerful Miami Heat was actually crushed by the Pacers.

At this point, with 2.6 seconds left in the first half, the Pacers delivered the baseline ball.

Paul and Matthews ran into the frontcourt, and the Heat did not dare to slack off, after all, Horford did have the ability to pass the ball.

As everyone knows, Horford did not intend to take a risk, but gave the ball to George in front of him.

George ran to the front court with three steps and two steps, but the time of more than 2 seconds was too short, and George could only make a vigorous shot before the midfield line!

James turned his head and walked towards the player's channel, and he was able to support him in the first half. But as soon as he turned around, he heard the sound of "brushing" behind him.

"What!?" James turned his head in surprise, only to find that the entire Conseco player had gone mad.

"Super long-range buzzer hits a three-pointer, Paul George, super buzzer!" Mike Brin flushed with shock, and the Pacers players hugged each other.

8 points difference! As soon as the second half came up, the Heat must face the problem of not falling behind by double digits!

At this time, Henson just stood on the sidelines with a faint smile, which was quite incompatible with the frenetic atmosphere around him.

George's ultra-long-range three-pointer is just a gift, a surprise. What makes Henson happy is that the Pacers' thinking is correct! In the first half of the game, he successfully contained the Heat's impact on the inside! However, in the second half, he still had a gift for Spoelstra...

"Coach Henson is as steady as a mountain!" Mike Brin added looking at Henson who was too calm.