The Basketball Court Swordsman

Siakam is a flexible big man who can shoot, have a certain offensive ability with the ball, and can defend. Of course, he is also a sharp knife for the Pacers to switch offense. He grabbed rebounds, made a transfer, completed heavy dunks, and then continued to defend. This is what most people think of Siakam.

However, Siakam can do more than that. One thing that many people overlook is that he can get 1.362 points per round at the basket, which is better than 82% of the players in the league. His 68.4% true shooting percentage can also be said to be very good.

Siakam is not the kind of simple pie-eating player. His ball-holding methods are very rich. Whether it is turning forward or turning back, he can always find the advantage of dislocation.

Others will ignore these, Henson will not. These data are written in full in front of Henson, he knows what his players can do. Therefore, he is also willing to let his players do what he is good at.

Siakam's two consecutive conversions on the court allowed the Pacers to reduce the point difference to 3 points. After this, the Raptors began to pay attention to their defense speed under the reminder of head coach Nick Nas.

This quickly became apparent on the court. When Van Vleet made a long shot from the outside, the Raptors immediately began to withdraw.

They gave up their offensive rebounds and started to retreat as soon as their teammates took a shot. In this way, even if the Pacers counterattack fast, they will not be able to make an effective conversion.

Although "Van Jordan" missed a long shot this time, when Siakam grabbed the rebound, the Raptors' defensive formation was already in place, and he could not continue to stage a dunk game.

So Siakam handed the ball to Brogdon. However, Cameroonians know that their opportunities have not been cut off.

The Pacers once again fell into positional warfare, and Leonard pressed George before he received the ball. The narrators all had to sigh for Leonard's defensive ability. He defended George so much that he could not even catch the ball.

But Brogdon was not overwhelmed by this, but very skillfully handed the ball back to Siakam.

Siakam held the ball in the right corner and Anunobi immediately opened his arms. Siakam's two dunks just now angered Anunobi. So this time, Siakam will face the opponent's toughest defensive posture.

Anunobi originally wanted to prevent Siakam from breaking through, but he didn't expect that Siakam didn't do that. Instead, he took two steps to lean against Anunobi directly. He wanted to go back and play singles!

"Siakam is going to play Anunobi alone!?" Kevin Harlan was a little surprised, because the whole world knew that Anunobi was not easy to provoke. Is Siakam doing this his own will or Henson's arrangement?

Siakam continued to advance into the penalty area, and he rarely showed his post skills because he rarely got singles opportunities. But rarely showing, does not mean that he is not good at it.

The sweat that flows silently off the court can always turn into a reward when you need it most.

After advancing to the penalty area, Siakam suddenly turned to the left, seemingly ready to take a shot. Anunobi posted it immediately and jumped up. He wants to use a big volleyball hat to give this No. 43 a taste.

But when Anunobi jumped high, he did not complete the block as he wished. Because Siakam didn't make a move at all, his turn was just a fake move!

After flying Anunobi, Siakam immediately turned in the opposite direction. This beautiful low footstep made him completely throw off the defense. Then Siakam made a hook shot and put the ball firmly into the box.

Siakam's skills were rough when he first entered the league, but now, his soft touch is so soft that most big players envy.

The point difference suddenly became only 1 point, and the Raptors fans were silent. Because they have watched that No. 43 scored 3 goals in a row!

"Nice footsteps, Siakam played very smart. Anunobi thinks of his opponent too simple, Siakam can not only change dunks. With 6 points in a row, Siakam's sudden momentum made the game. The situation has changed."

Kevin Harlan nodded approvingly, and the game became interesting.

"Defend, defend! Keep defending!" After Siakam scored, Henson did not relax his vigilance. He yelled from the sidelines to remind his players to continue to tighten their nerves.

So, it was Siakam again, this guy was completely excited, and rewarded Ibaka with a big risk.

The ball was also a breakthrough by Leonard, and then passed the ball to Ibaka under the basket. Ibaka is also near the basket and can score by jumping up and putting the ball in.

However, as soon as he took off, he felt great pressure behind him. Subsequently, the basketball was forced to fly to the rebound. It was Siakam, who completed the cover directly from behind Ibaka. Once this guy gets excited, his power is amazing.

Seeing this situation, Anunobi immediately returned to defense. He gritted his teeth, and he was bound to make Siakam pay the price in this defense.

After Siakam blocked the shot, he advanced in the middle with the ball, while Oladipo and Brogdon were on both sides to insert. Siakam looked around, wanted to pass, but didn't have a good passing route.

So this guy gritted his teeth and plunged directly into the inside with the basketball in his arms. He wanted to attack himself!

"Come and die!" Anunobi roared and blocked the jump, and two forwards of similar size collided in the air.

It can be seen that Siakam's center of gravity has been swayed, this time the confrontation is still too fierce for him, and Anunobi is very brave.

But when the center of gravity was completely lost, Siakam's shot was not crooked. He threw the basketball to the hoop at the last moment before his body fell, and scored in the confrontation, but Siakam was not afraid of it. His strong body ensures that he can continue to score in the confrontation.

The referee's whistle sounded to signal Anunobi for a foul. However, one second after the whistle sounded, the basketball went straight into the net!

Two points are valid, and there is a penalty! Pascal Siakam's ability to finish off the basket surprised all Toronto fans!

"He scored again, and there are free throws. Who can tell me what happened on the court!? A defensive champion like Anunobi, there is no way for Siakam?"

Kevin Harlan was shocked, he didn't expect Siakam to play so well. Continuous shots, consecutive points. This must be Henson's strategy, and again, Henson's strategy worked.

The appearance of Siakam almost made up for the gap left by Antetokounmpo's absence! The depth of the Pacers' lineup once again shocked the league!

Everyone can come up to fight, it's not easy to mess with. This is the Pacers, this is Henson Joe's legion.

On the free throw line, Siakam made a steady free throw. So far, he led the Pacers to complete the lead for the first time!

After Siakam's free throw, Nick Nas hurriedly called to stop the game. He doesn't want to see his own advantages just swallowed up, he needs to make some arrangements to stabilize the situation.

But to be honest, Henson is not optimistic about Nick Nas's suspension. If Henson is asked to comment on the Raptors, this team is good everywhere, but the head coach is weaker.

Even Popovich will be trapped by Henson, not to mention Nick Nass.

After the players left the field, Henson patted Siakam on the shoulder. This guy really did not let him down. His day after day hard work turned him from a rough man to an all-around scorer. Just now Siakam's superb footsteps in the interior must have eaten the world. shock.

At this point, the Raptors' strongest defensive gate other than Leonard has been challenged, and Henson has reason to believe that Leonard will put part of his energy on Siakam. In other words, he can no longer be 100% dedicated to defending George.

But even so, Leonard's defense is still a big problem for George. So in the next step, Henson needs to work on the back line.

So Henson walked to his "bench bandit" Ross. Rose’s eyes are now much more confident than at the beginning of the season. Henson can’t believe that this guy was actually thinking about retirement a few months ago.

Fortunately, I stopped all of this myself. Every time he thinks about this, Henson feels a sense of accomplishment.

"Derek, you replace Brogdon. You and Oladipo, I need you to use impact to attack the two defenders who are only 1.83 meters tall."

There is nothing wrong with Brogdon, but in terms of impact, it is indeed not as good as Rose. The best rookie once was more like a shooting guard.

What Henson needs now is impact. Sending two 1.83 meters of "point-sending lineup" on the field, if Henson doesn't use it, I am too sorry for Nick Nas's "good intentions".

When Nick Nath found his defense collapsed across the board except Leonard, that was when the Raptors defense was completely shattered.

Then Henson will make everyone realize that what is called this team is good, but the coach is too weak.