The Basketball Court Swordsman

Chapter 326: : The wrong poison was chosen

In the third quarter, Spoelstra's unbelief in evil caused him to pay a heavy price. Had it not been for LeBron James' last-minute Thunderball breakthrough to score a three-pointer, the Heat would now be double-digit behind the Pacers.

Basketball games are the same as fighting. In addition to skills and tactics, they also require morale. Horford and West's third quarter match was like an offensive in No Man's Land, which undoubtedly greatly improved the morale of the Pacers players. On the other side of the Heat, he was beaten and depressed.

Spoelstra is very clear that James can approach the score in the last second of the third quarter, does not mean that he will definitely be able to equalize the score in the last second before the end of the game. Can't wait any longer, even knowing that this is likely what Henson wants, Spoelstra must try.

As a result, the Heat quickly made their adjustments.

The Filipino coach picked up the tactical board and wrote and painted on it. While writing, he kept yelling to his players: "Double-teaming, resolute double-teaming! Once the opponent gets the ball inside, the double-teaming must go immediately, don't hesitate!"

In the end, Spoelstra compromised. The game has been completely controlled by Henson, you can only choose to go the way he lets you go.

As for whether the Heat will win the game, it depends on whether the players can break the shackles on the way Henson gave.

On the other side, the Pacers bench, Henson Joe, wearing a black Armani suit, was calm and composed, in stark contrast to the yelling Spoelstra.

Henson knows that double-teaming is the only option for Filipinos. Today, West and Horford are both in good scoring status. If they don't double-team, the Pacers can really crush the Heat by two points.

But if they double-team, congratulations, the Heat can accelerate their deaths!

The Miami Heat with a neat lineup is not invincible!

"At the beginning of the fourth quarter, coach Henson's midfield adjustments gave the Pacers an 8-point lead. It has to be said that the Pacers are very capable of responding on the spot and they always have a way to bring the situation back. Now let us see if the Miami Heat also has the ability to turn decay into magic!"

With the first offense at the opening of the fourth quarter, Wade used a smart breakthrough to express the Heat's determination to win.

I have to admit that Wade's condition today is very, very good, and it is one of Wade's best performances since Henson played against the Heat so many times.

His breakthrough and the end of his basket are more or less the shadow of his heyday.

But Henson is not afraid to let the Heat score. The Pacers can't prevent the Heat. Can the Heat defend themselves?

"Still low attack!" Seeing Horford and Bosh wrestling for position, Mike Brin pointed to the three-second zone and shouted.

Henson doesn't care whether the game is boring or not, and the Pacers will play in any way they can win. So, as soon as the fourth quarter came up, the Pacers were ready to solve the battle with a low offense.

But this time, the Heat did not sit still. The moment Horford received the ball, James suddenly came over, raised his arm and leaned towards Horford.

Double-teamed!

"Good opportunity!" Henson was secretly refreshed, and he wanted the Heat to double-team sooner!

Horford used his left light to sweep James, who came from the defense, but he did not act rashly and did not expose his advantage of observing the position of a good teammate.

The moment when James double-teaming is completed! Horford suddenly used a hook to throw the basketball out!

"Damn it!" James immediately turned his head back, he knew that Danny Green was unmarked at the bottom corner!

LeBron leaped hard, and it must be said that the speed and height of James's jump back was really scary. But even so, Green still shot a three-pointer calmly without being frightened by James.

In the desperate eyes of the Heat, the orange Spalding basketball tumbled and fell into the net. The referee raised his arm and the three-pointer was effective!

"Bang!" Mike Brin made his iconic shout, "Finally, the Heat are double-teamed. But also, the Pacers finally got a three-point shot! Believe me, Coach Henson Joe waits for this. Opportunity, I must have been waiting for a long time!"

A three-pointer, which means Spoelstra is not worth the loss, 11 points behind. From the beginning, his double-teaming had no effect.

If you start to fear a player and limit him at all costs. Well, this team has actually lost more than half. ?

This truth is reflected in Henson and Spoelstra today.

In the first half of the game, when James smashed the Quartet, Henson was not afraid, but found a way to solve the problems caused by James from other aspects.

In the second half, when Horford and West were bombarding the Heat inside, Spoelstra was afraid. As a result, the Filipino coach has to try to double-team despite breaking his stubborn perimeter defense.

The result is thankless. The 11-point difference was firmly on the head of the Heat, and Henson pushed them to the edge of the cliff.

???? But even so, Spoelstra told his players to insist on double-teaming. On the one hand, he doesn't have any defenders who can stand on the inside. On the other hand, Spoelstra believes that the Pacers have been blocked from outside the game and it is impossible to feel so hot every time. Would rather bet on the Pacers' three-pointers than let Horford and West get close to the basket.

On the offensive end, the Heat's Big Three are still strong. After Wade broke through, he shifted the ball in a wide range and thrilled the ball into James' hands in the right corner.

James carried Green and jumped in. Today, Green has been broken by James countless times.

Henson shook his head. It wasn't that Green guy didn't work hard, but the physical disadvantage was there. So he walked up to Leonard and knocked on the head of the "male with facial paralysis".

"Two tasks, defense and three-pointers." Without any nonsense, Henson waved and asked Leonard to go to the technical station to prepare.

At the same time, the referee's whistle sounded. James' breakthrough failed to score directly, but he still crushed Green and got a foul.

The dead ball appeared, and Henson got the chance to die just as he was about to substitute. Seeing Leonard on the court, the cheers in the Banker Life Arena rose another octave. James turned his head to look at the boy with a corn head, and the bad memories of last season's Eastern Conference finals instantly came to his mind.

Henson is killing people and punishing them.

"The fourth quarter has been played for more than three minutes, and the score is still hovering between single digits and double digits. Coach Henson did not give the Heat too many opportunities. He replaced Leonard in advance to stop James. Goal. If this situation continues, the Pacers will get their 22nd game of the season. It’s only a matter of time!"

Mike Brin wiped his sweat while watching the time. Getting closer and closer, Henson Joe's team is getting closer and closer to making history!

Well, it seems that winning the game seems to be only a matter of time. But Henson didn't think so, and he didn't allow his players to think so.

So after James made two free throws, Henson clapped his hands vigorously, "Be refreshed, don't relax until the last moment!"

It is impossible for Henson to accept such a thing as a sewer capsize.

We are about to beat the Heat, we are about to tie the 22-game winning streak...

? These are such attractive prospects, like Medusa's charming features. But as long as you look at Medusa's face, you will lose everything.

What Henson has to do is to remind players not to look at "Medusa"!

Leonard didn't look at "Medusa"'s face, this guy was staring at the basket.

Or James, when the Pacers sit in the low singles, James is always the first double-team.

As a result, James' body allows him to withstand the impact of inside players. Secondly, everyone just saw that after James was double-teamed, he could quickly prevent him from returning.

Of course, what Henson is concerned about is that for James to fight like this, he needs to consume twice the physical strength on the defensive end!

This time, West used a ground pass to pass the opportunity from the gap between James and Haslem to Leonard.

Leonard had no scoring ability last season, which is why James dares to double-team.

Just let that kid vote, what can he do?

Leonard will not score, which seems to be an inherent impression. It's like when people mention Kidd, they say he can't shoot.

But in fact, from the beginning of the 04-05 season, Kidd's three-point shooting rate has stabilized. In Dallas in the 09-10 season, Kidd made an average of 5.2 three-pointers per game and even hit 42%!

It's just because of the "inherent impression" that people still think that Kidd can't shoot, and he has been given chances again and again.

As if now, people still think Leonard will not score. But when James remembered that Leonard had shown his scoring talent more than once this season, it was too late...

Originally, James didn't play aggressively outside. What he wanted was to let Leonard shoot and then stay close to the basket to grab rebounds.

Can think of half, James suddenly rushed out! He knew that he had made a big mistake!

Leonard's three-pointer from the left corner did not give James a chance to make up for the mistake!

The corners of Henson's mouth curled up slightly, Spoelstra, you chose the wrong poison!

"In! Kawai Leonard, he made James pay the price for his negligence! Haha, look at LeBron's regretful expression! I believe that he must be back at last year's Eastern Conference finals that was like a nightmare!"

Can James not be upset? The Pacers scored two three-pointers in a row, both of which were out of him. But there is no way for the first man in the league to be true. He can't be a clone. It is impossible to double-team inside while still worrying about getting outside the three-point line.

And this three-pointer not only gave the Pacers a 12-point advantage, but also extinguished the last bit of passion in the hearts of the Heat.

They persisted for almost the entire game, but the final quarter fell apart.

Inside the Banker's Life Arena, Pacers fans are whizzing in waves. Henson raised two arms high, each hand surpassing two fingers.

22 consecutive victories, they have begun to celebrate this historical 22 consecutive victories.

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