The Basketball Court Swordsman

After the game started, Henson felt that every breath he had was more difficult than before. It's like feeling out of breath when you get motion sickness. Although it does not affect the body much, it is still very uncomfortable.

Just as uncomfortable as Henson are the Pacers who rarely fight on the plateau. The NBA's three plateau homes Oklahoma, Utah and Denver are all gathered in the west. The Pacers, as an Eastern Conference team, rarely come to these three places throughout the year.

So in the first few minutes of the game, the defending champion's performance was not outstanding.

On the court, Jamal Murray took advantage of Jokic's cover to get into the post, causing damage and causing Lopez to foul.

At this time, the game has only been played for three minutes, and it stands to reason that neither side should be fully opened. However, when Murray was making a free throw, Henson had already seen Lopez and Brogdon start to put their hands on their knees.

"The players are exhausted physically, Lopez and Malcolm are out of breath." Becky Harmon immediately reported the situation to Henson.

"Well, I saw it. Give them a few more minutes and they can adapt."

At this point, Jamal Murray made two free throws and the Nuggets extended their lead to 5 points. Henson is not in a hurry, and it is not the first time he has come to Denver to play away games. He knows very well that playing at the Pepsi Center always requires a period of adjustment for players.

After this defense, the Pacers began to attack.

Today, the Pacers’ offenses are mainly from outside shooting. In this thin air arena, players will reflexively use a more relaxed way to score. Therefore, there are very few breakthrough attacks.

Antetokounmpo is still trying to adapt, so he didn't take too much offense. This time it was the same. After a few simple transmissions, Oladipo shot directly outside the three-point line. Although Oladipo has improved a lot in his three-point shooting this season, he is still not a pure shooter.

Therefore, the Pacers' offense failed again. Jokic received the rebound and handed the ball to Murray. But Murray is not the real point guard on the court, his task is just to take the ball through the half court.

After passing the midfield line, Jamal Murray handed the ball to Jokic. Seeing Jokic holding the ball from the outside again, Henson was both delighted and surprised.

I was surprised because I was questioned by reporters when I asked Horford to act as an organizer a few years ago. Now, it seems normal to use a center to organize an offense. The development speed of modern basketball is faster than ever.

And happy, it's because seeing Jokic cooperating on the outside proves that Mike Malone is still sticking to his old style of play. In other words, Henson can deal with the Nuggets according to the targeted arrangements in advance.

Jokic raised the basketball from the outside, not afraid of Lopez's defense. Because he is not the kind of standing center, Jokic has the ability to dribble from the outside.

On the outside, Jokic faced Lopez with his back, and then caught a glimpse of Will Barton, who cut into the inside at the second position.

Will Button is an underrated scorer who can play a huge role in offenses with the ball or off the ball. During the years when the Nuggets were headless, Will Button even served as the team's number one scorer.

His cut was so quick and sudden that Oladipo didn't react.

Watching Button cut in, Jokic lifted the basketball with one hand and flung it at random, and the basketball flew accurately to Button.

One-handed pass, this is Jokic's characteristic. This guy has a very good ball feel, because ordinary big men can't pass the ball with one hand so easily.

After receiving the basketball, Button went straight into the penalty area. With Lopez pulled away, Button's difficulty in attacking the basket plummeted.

This is Jokic's tactical role, he can always pull the opponent's frame away. If you use a small man to defend him? Waiting to be engulfed by the firepower of "Human Pork Belly Essence".

Button made a layup easily. His layup timing was so thief that even "Wade" Oladipo could not block.

The score difference came to 7 points, and the Pepsi Center cheered. At this point, the Nuggets fans may have fantasized about the championship. After all, they are squeezing the Pacers out of breath.

"The Nuggets are in good condition at home today, but the defending champions seem to be uncomfortable. Now that the Pacers are behind by 7 points, should Coach Henson call a timeout to set it up?"

The same doubt appeared on Becky Harmon, she looked at Henson, but Henson was unmoved.

He does not pause, he believes that the situation is still not out of control. But Henson was not inactive. The Chinese coach stood up, clapped his hands at the players, and didn't even say anything.

Then, no more!

"Cut!" Mike Malone became serious, he was fed up with Henson's contempt.

This time, the Pacers' offense continued to fail. George's shot was interrupted by Will Button, and the defending champion missed three consecutive offenses.

Jokic grabbed the rebound and passed a long pass directly from the backcourt. For him, this "long-range missile" pass did not deter him.

The one who received the basketball was Paul Millsap, another inspirational super second round show.

Millsap basically played in the 4th position in the early days, but with the advent of the small ball era, his internal and external qualities are even more vividly displayed.

This guy not only can shoot from outside and break through with the ball, but he is also a great scoring player at the basket.

After receiving Jokic's long pass, Millsap flicked a shot from outside the three-point line and hit George who was actively returning to defense.

George overreacted. He thought Millsap was going to shoot a three-pointer, so he tried his best to block it. As everyone knows, the experienced Millsap is so cunning.

After hitting George, Millsap went inside with the ball. At this time, most of the Pacers players are still rushing back, Millsap has enough time and space to attack the basket.

"Come on, punish his pride with scoring!" Mike Malone geared his hands. He believed that after Millsap's dunk this time, Henson would definitely stop the game.

He couldn't pretend anymore.

But Henson was not panicked, nor prepared to call a timeout. He just looked at the court with a smile, confident.

Millsap squeezed hard enough to take off and prepare to dunk. Although Millsap has lost his former core status, he has never played so well in any season.

Whether in the time when the Jazz and Al Jefferson formed the inside double evil or when the Atlanta Hawks were the "Emperor of the Earth", Millsap never won so many games. Therefore, Millsap likes playing for the Nuggets very much.

He also enjoyed winning the game with the Nuggets.

"Boom!"

There was a loud noise from the court, obviously the sound of basketball. The fans at the Pepsi Center have their mouths open, with the same expressions as the fans, as well as coach Mike Malone and Millsap himself.

"This......"

Millsap's hand was tightly on the hoop, but the basketball was missing. If he had not read it wrong just now, that big hand that covered the sky seems to have taken the basketball away...

"Yunis Antetokounmpo, he himself took the basketball from Millsap! Catch the risk, this is a chase to catch the risk! God, it's incredible. Replay, I need to replay!"

Millsap is a short insider himself, his 2m 03 height is not enough for Antetokounmpo. Therefore, it is not difficult for Antetokounmpo, who has worked hard to complete the cover.

After being quiet for a while, the narrator finally made a sound. When everyone came back to their senses, Antetokounmpo had already reached the other half, and in Will Button's desperate eyes, he slammed the basketball into the frame!

After catching a dragon, the Greeks turned the situation around with only one attack.

Henson sat back on the bench with peace of mind. He checked the time, and it was just five minutes after the start of the game.

His players should be used to the thin air here. Antetokounmpo's chase just now is the best proof. The ability to chase and dunk in an instant is enough to explain the current state of the Pacers players.

Then, it's time for Henson to take over the game!

Mike Malone got one thing wrong. Henson is indeed an arrogant, but he is an arrogant with arrogant capital. When Henson is still confident when he is behind, you have to be very careful.

Now, the players' vitality has recovered. Henson wanted to see if it was Mike Malone or himself who called the timeout first!