The Basketball Court Swordsman

"We have the Grizzlies defense, but the Memphis Grizzlies don't have our offense."

In fact, this is exactly why the Grizzlies can only be fourth in the West. As long as their offense can be slightly stronger, they may leap into the Western power. But in this world, where are so many all-around teams?

Except for the defending champion.

In the fourth quarter, everyone tried their best to open their heavy eyelids, trying to survive the last 12 minutes of the game. However, in the first offense at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Paul George's dunk drove everyone away from sleep.

Today, Tony Allen, who defended George, has undoubtedly done a very good defensive job. In the fourth quarter of the game, George only scored 12 points and his shooting percentage was less than 45%.

But this time, George's superb anti-running and Horford's just right cover gave George a little space.

Paul sent the ball to the ball. Faced with Randolph, George was not afraid, but took off and buckled!

Randolph didn't expect George to be so determined, and he was a little frightened by the momentum. In this case, there are only a few possible consequences of forcibly blocking:

One is that Randolph was cut off brutally, and he might be called for a foul.

On the other hand, Randolph blocked George, but both sides would receive a huge impact, Randolph would still be called a foul.

No matter what the calculation, Randolph is the one who suffers.

Therefore, "Big Black Bear" suddenly hid without confrontation, and watched George Fei buckle successfully!

The Pacers' first offense showed their determination!

"Oh! Tomahawk-style slam dunk, George's deterrence even shocked Zach Randolph! Beautiful dunk, this may be the most exciting shot of the game so far!" Reggie Mi Le seems to have suddenly resurrected, and he has no chance to shout at all in today's game.

Hollins frowned. Could the Pacers begin to attack? It can be seen that the Pacers no longer choose simple jumpers on the offensive end, but start to go to the basket. Reverse run, cut in, screen, pass...The Pacers' offensive tactics have also become more complicated than before. But there is no doubt that more complicated offenses will restrict the Pacers' attention on the defensive end!

But Hollins's guess was not fulfilled, because the Pacers still did a seamless defensive round.

Randolph held the ball with his back in high position and made a single play with his back, but in fact passed the ball to Gasol, who was inside the penalty area. Cooperate with an inside pass, this is one of the Grizzlies' favorite offensive methods!

However, the high concentration of attention on the defensive end made Horford react almost as soon as Randolph passed the ball!

He stretched out his hand dexterously, and although he could not directly control the ball, he also destroyed the pass!

Mistake! For Hollins, this was the last situation he wanted to see. Because once a mistake occurs, it means...

"Chris Paul picked up this destroyed basketball and the Pacers quickly countered!"

The Pacers' offensive and defensive transition is very fast, and the idea of ​​counterattack has been implanted in the bones of every player of the Pacers through Henson's day-to-day training and competition. Once you see an opportunity, everyone in the Pacers will immediately become Pacers running on the track!

Paul quickly pushed with the ball, and Green and George cut in from the side. The Grizzlies are limited by the "black and white bears", and the defense speed is actually not fast.

The Grizzlies’ defense is not actually a good defense against counterattacks, but it doesn’t give you a chance to counterattack at all. But once you seize the opportunity, even the Memphis Grizzlies can do nothing.

Paul just crossed the three-point line and threw the basketball high in the air. This height is undoubtedly for George!

George came from behind, holding the basketball with both hands in the air! Tony Allen has already rushed to the basket at this time, but facing George who has already vacated, he can do nothing.

So, in the horrified eyes of everyone, George lifted the ball with both hands and glided in the air, and then completed dunks! The height, gliding distance and strength are impeccable, and George has completed a perfect dunk!

"For the second dunk in a row, the Pacers' offense was much more active than in the first three quarters. It seems that they were just saving their energy in the first three quarters, and they had enough energy to finish the game in the last 12 minutes."

I have to admit that Reggie Miller's ability to analyze the game is indeed top-notch.

Now that the score is equalized, the Grizzlies face a problem-they need to score.

However, who should be allowed to score? Aside from Tony Allen, the Grizzlies now only score 4 people on the court. George can reinforce defense unscrupulously, after all, Tony Allen's skill points are somewhat serious.

When the Pacers started to score, Hollins found that he couldn't find a point at a critical moment.

This time the Grizzlies attacked, Conley and Gasol played a pick-and-roll cooperation. But Horford's change of defense is really a thief. He first delayed Conley, and then quickly followed up with Gasol to prevent him from easily cutting into the basket.

When Conley wanted to shoot, Paul blocked it again.

Hollins shook his head helplessly, the Pacers' defense is still solid, and the imaginary defensive slack has never appeared.

In the end, when the tactics failed to come out, Conley had to play alone. However, in the face of Paul, the league's most defensive point guard, Conley's shots ended up knocking out.

Hollins became nervous, if he was scored again by the Pacers, he would be overtaken!

In today's game, the score of the two sides alternately led countless times. But the situation is different now, because the game time is running out. With such a high-intensity defense, even one point behind in the fourth quarter is very dangerous.

However, Hollins' worries did not last long. It's not because the Pacers missed the attack, but because of his worry, it soon became a reality!

This time, the Pacers played a simple inside-out tactic. Although simple, it's still a lot more complicated than the offense where you can score in the first three quarters.

And this inside-out tactic is not about the big guys on the inside and the smaller guys on the outside, but a transfer.

Horford held the ball from outside the three-point line and gave it to Paul who cut into the basket. Gasol was attracted to shrink the defense, but Paul gave the ball back to Horford.

Horford did not hesitate after getting the opportunity to fire a long-range gun, nor did he fail Paul's pass. A three-pointer made Hollins on the sideline seem to hear the sound of his heart being pierced.

"brush!"

With a 7-0 climax, the Grizzlies' defense was in a state of turbulence in the face of the Pacers' sudden increase in offensive firepower. The Grizzlies' offense still couldn't shake the defending champion's defense.

Hollins called to stop the game. He needs to adjust his defensive strategy. He can only adjust his defensive strategy, because the Grizzlies rely on defense and he can't play offensive ideas. In other words, in any case, the Grizzlies are now the more passive side!

Lionel Hollins, the defensive champion as a tough defensive player, used a defensive way to help the Trail Blazers win a championship trophy in 1977.

In those days, defense really allowed you to win games. But Hollins overlooked one thing, his era was long gone.

For the first offense after returning from the timeout, Randolph's turnaround jumper hit the iron, which undoubtedly hurt the Grizzlies' morale greatly.

Generally speaking, whether the first round of tactics after the timeout can be successfully executed and whether the offense can be completed have a huge impact on morale. But helplessly, David West did not give Hollins and the Grizzlies players face.

The problem with the Grizzlies is obvious. When the team needs to score, they can't find an offensive strong point. Sometimes the average offense works very well. But at the critical moment, a big heart scorer is absolutely needed to stabilize the situation for the team.

Unfortunately, there is no such role in the Grizzlies team. Neither Conley nor the "Two Bears" can be called scorers.

As for the Pacers, there are countless people who can stand up and score at critical moments.

It was not until the Pacers extended their lead to 8 points that the Grizzlies finally relied on Randolph's two free throws to score the first two points of the fourth quarter.

But at this time, the Pacers have taken the absolute initiative, and it is already very difficult for the Grizzlies to get back the game with less than ten minutes left.

The weak offense of the Grizzlies ultimately failed to get them back from the seemingly small 8-point difference before the end of the game.

98 to 90, after three grueling games, the Pacers finally showed their magic in the last quarter, using the league's top defense and offense to send the Grizzlies to hell. At the same time, he also won his 17th consecutive win of the season!

"Everyone can see that the Grizzlies’ problem is there. They do have the top defense in the league. In addition to the top defense in the league, the Pacers also have top offense! Coach Henson controls the game from start to finish. The rhythm, he asked the players to save all the firepower for the fourth quarter, it is undoubtedly a wise choice!" After the game, Reggie Miller entered the "Blowing Sen" time.

On the sidelines, a reporter from T.NT TV had long been by Henson's side.

"How do you look at this game? Indeed, the Grizzlies are strong. They can beat the Bulls, Thunder and Spurs. But don’t forget, we are the defending champions. We are stronger than them! The Grizzlies can beat them. It doesn't mean that we can win." Henson smiled confidently at the camera. The defending champion is the top of the league in itself!

To the disappointment of most fans, another "Pacer Terminator" fell into the Bankers Life Arena.

At this point, Jeff Van Gundy finished the commentary of the game with a sentence that was very hot recently.

"All league, who can stop the Pacers?"