The Basketball Court Swordsman

Chapter 384: : The envy of the first person in the league

88 to 73, 15 points worse. It's hard to imagine that a team with the Big Three can only score 73 points in a single game. The 15-point gap is also the biggest game in the series so far.

Henson's "third quarter plan" successfully killed the Heat, and the entire fourth quarter, the Heat were exhausted. However, Henson's ability to control the game made it impossible for the Heat, who had fallen behind too much at the beginning of the third quarter.

So far, the Pacers won the series match point with a total score of 3 to 2. Although the next game will be played in Miami, the Heat sit on the home court advantage. But everyone knows that the Big Three are dangerous again!

But at this time, as far away as San Antonio, Popovich, after giving the team a two-day holiday, has started daily training again. Therefore, the media opening hours have also returned to normal.

As an old team with championship background, but at the same time performance is somewhat unexpected, today's media opening hours during the Spurs training undoubtedly attracted a large number of reporters.

In addition to being very concerned about the state of the Spurs themselves, the reporters are naturally curious about which opponent the Spurs hope to meet in the finals.

"No opponent is good. The Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat are not easy teams. If you can give me the O'Brien Cup directly, that would be the best choice. Of course, the question itself is very stupid. Because, I He didn't have the right to choose his opponent at all." Popovich, with a big beard facing the camera, still had that joking expression.

"So do you think the Pacers can win in Miami in the next game? They have already got the match point, and if they win another game, they can advance to the finals!"

"Good question, but I can't answer it. You go out and turn right and walk to the entrance of the stadium, then take a taxi and go to the riverside trail to find a tarot master who sets up a stall. They are better at prophesying than me." Vicki pointed to the stadium gate seriously.

The reporters burst into laughter, including the reporter who asked the question. This may be the difference between Popovich and Henson. Although Popovich's answer is not marginal, it always makes people laugh. And Henson's answer usually makes reporters want to kill him.

After accepting interviews with reporters, Popovich returned to his serious expression. The San Antonio Spurs, although people say that the Spurs are an Ivy, in fact Popovich is very clear that his Spurs have been silent for too long.

Since winning the championship in the 06-07 season, the Spurs have not tried the taste of the finals for many years. The 07-08, 08-09, and 09-10 seasons belonged to the Celtics and Lakers. Among them, the Spurs almost failed to make the playoffs in the 09-10 season. That year, their regular season record was the same as the young Oklahoma City Thunder.

At that time people started to say that the gDP is old and Popovich is also old. The Spurs have begun to collapse, and they must begin to rebuild.

However, the tough Spurs told everyone with practical actions that you are all farting!

In the next two seasons, the San Antonio Spurs bottomed out and rebounded, taking first place in the Western Conference in the regular season for two consecutive years. It was not until this year that it was surpassed by the Oklahoma City Thunder, who had fulfilled its talent. Of course, the Spurs' record this season is still outstanding, but they are second in the West!

Last season, the Spurs actually had a good chance of reaching the finals. As everyone knows, he was defeated by the thunder three "whistles". And this year, after the Thunder were out early and the Lakers F4 was in a dilapidated situation, the Spurs finally stood on the stage of the finals after many years!

Popovich knows very well that these two years are almost their last chance to win. Because after these two years, the San Antonio Spurs will really get old. Therefore, he will not miss any chance to win the championship. Whether it is the Big Three in front of him, or Henson Joe!

"Have you not eaten!? Stand up and continue training!" Popovich yelled, and no player in the training ground dared to sit.

Seeing Popovich's serious appearance, Duncan put his head to Ginobili's side blankly. The Argentine with long hair was already bald at this time, and I don't know if it was the reason why Duncan often touched his head.

"I bet you, Manu. The boss must have regarded the Indiana Pacers as our imaginary enemy in the Finals!"

Hearing Duncan's words, Ginobili waved his hand, "Impossible, the boss usually prepares with both hands."

"Yes, but that was when he didn't know who would win. But now, he knows who will win the final victory."

Hearing Duncan's answer, Ginobili stared at the expressionless "idiot" in surprise. Are the Pacers this season so tough?

Time entered June, which is Henson's favorite month of the year. June means summer, means the finals, means the championship trophy, means glory, carnival, draft and holiday.

And LeBron James and his team will definitely not like this June, because at this time they have been pushed to the edge of the cliff at home, they are extremely anxious.

The battle of life and death, lost, will be full of regret throughout the summer, a season of hard work will be wiped out, and the regular season's 27 consecutive victories will become meaningless. For the Big Three, the situation is as simple as that. Everything will be stopped in Miami, where the Heat achieved the best record in the regular season.

"We didn't bring too much luggage, because after this game, we will return to Indianapolis to prepare for the finals battle!" Before the game began, Henson replied firmly in the face of the camera.

After 5 games, Henson can be said to have mastered all the changes and tactics of the Heat. He can try several different ways to get the Heat into trouble.

Indeed, in people's minds, the Heat seem to be the team with more stars. But in fact, the Pacers have relied on themselves to train many strong players.

The first team of the year in the 12-13 season, Chris Paul was on the list. Of course, Paul George's name also appeared in the third team. In the best defense, Chris Retain is still not absent. In the best defensive second team, Paul George is also on the list.

Even the Miami Heat did not achieve such an achievement this year. Like George, Wade was only selected for one of the best three teams. The best defensive team, the Heat did not have a second player besides James selected.

Not to mention, almost everyone in the Pacers can stand up. David West, Horford, Livingston, Ray Allen... the depth of the bench is not comparable to that of Mike Miller and Battier.

With neither tactics nor lineup down, Henson naturally has the confidence to end the game in Miami.

However, the local fans in Miami don't believe in this evil.

At the beginning of the sixth game, Henson sat on the bench, leaning his legs leisurely. Spoelstra was very irritable, and from the first second of the game, he never stopped.

His irritability is also reflected in the team.

The Heat started offensively and quickly, eager to play fast-paced and high-scoring games. This move allowed the Heat to score 27 consecutive victories in the regular season, but the effect was not very good in the face of the Pacers' defense.

The Heat’s onslaught lasted only 5 minutes. After Wade made two consecutive shots, the Heat started 12-6. However, the rapid attack also led to an increase in the Heat's turnovers, the Pacers seized the opportunity to start counterattacking!

With 4 minutes and 18 seconds left in this section, Leonard used his long arms to grab offensive rebounds from Battier's head and made up for dunks with both hands! At this point, the Pacers completed a 9-2 attack wave, leading the score to 15-14!

Bosh's performance in the entire series has not been good since he was slapped in the face for talking big words in the first game. Today he is still in a mediocre form, making only 1 of 8 shots in the first quarter. It seems that Spoelstra can't count on Bosh for today's crucial battle. But fortunately, Wade was in excellent form today. With 45 seconds left in this quarter, Wade took a quick break after stealing, stepped past Stephenson in the frontcourt, and then took a two-handed dunk!

At that moment, the entire American Airlines Center was cheering. With constant knee injuries, being able to play this offense that seems to be back to the top is undoubtedly exciting for the Heat fans. After the first quarter, the Heat were only 2 points behind 19-21.

But Wade's beautiful offense at the end of the first quarter, in Henson's view, was just the last fig leaf of the Heat.

In the second quarter, Henson began to show the bottomless depth of the team's bench. Last summer, Henson took in the great shooter Ray Allen before Pat Riley in the cafe. Today, Ray Allen's performance undoubtedly makes Pat Riley very annoyed! He really regretted that last summer, why didn't he act earlier.

Ray Allen made a three-pointer on Wade's head when he came up in the second quarter! With 8 minutes and 47 seconds left in this quarter, Allen scored the second three-pointer, which was a complete start to the Pacers. Leonard then dunks in the air relay, giving the Pacers a 33-27 lead!

Ray Allen's three-pointer was like a signal, allowing everyone on the Pacers to concentrate their firepower. Horford also hit a three-pointer in the middle of the quarter, which gave the Pacers a double-digit lead 39-29. After Bosh had three fouls and rested, Henson stepped up his attack on the basket. At the last moment of the second quarter, Ray Allen ended with a three-pointer, which can be described as echoes. The Pacers ended the section with a wave of 11 to 3, and opened the gap 52 to 37 in one fell swoop! The Heat made only one goal in the last 3 minutes and 30 seconds of this quarter under the hasty offense and many mistakes!

This time without the third quarter, Henson almost killed the Heat in the second quarter!

"The Heat were at a disadvantage in rebounding in the first half of the game. The most frightening thing is that they made 15 turnovers in only half of the game! They were too impatient, but the more impatient, the worse the game!" Kenny Smith spread his hands, he didn't expect the crucial sixth game to turn out to be like this.

Everyone knows the truth, but when you really play a game, sometimes the players simply cannot control their mentality. The Heat want to win too much, and the Big Three have waited too long for the championship. But the Pacers are not the kind of team you can win with a single breath.

Facts have proved that Spoelstra's speech at halftime was not successful. Because the situation in the second half of the game did not change much from the first half. Henson suppressed the Heat, and the Big Three have never been so embarrassed.

At the last 3 minutes and 45 seconds of the game, Spoelstra replaced all the main players. Because at this time, the Pacers have led the Miami Heat by...30 points!

Even LeBron James cannot recover 30 points in less than 4 minutes.

At that moment, the boos in the American Airlines Arena reached its peak. I don't know whether they are booing the Heat or the Pacers. The Heat's performance in this season's finals is undoubtedly disappointing. In other words, the Pacers' strength is beyond people's expectations.

The Heat didn't even hold onto the seventh game, before losing. And in the last two games, it was a big loss!

When there are no secrets and changes between the two sides, the power gap will also be reflected.

Sitting on the bench, James looked dull, turning his head from time to time to look at the Chinese coach in the other half.

As the first man in the league, James sometimes really envy Henson. at least......

At least, they are going to the finals again.

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