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Chapter 382 Chapter 380: Wait Until

On May 5, the Bankers Life Arena was full of people.The game is about to start in 28 minutes, and Henson is nervously making the final arrangements.

An Jiali's seat was next to the Pacers' bench, and she turned her head to look at Henson who was talking loudly.Don't people say it all?Men who work hard are always the most attractive.

At this point, the series had returned to Indianapolis.What made Henson very dissatisfied was that the total score was tied 2-2 by the Heat.

In the last Game [-] in Miami, Henson wanted to win the game with An Jiali watching.Who knows, all kinds of unlucky things will come to the door.

Less than 2 minutes into the second quarter, Horford suddenly asked to go to the toilet!

This situation is very rare on the basketball court, but there are indeed precedents.After all, people have three urgencies, although the team strictly controls the meal time and amount of players before the game.But even so, it is not always under control.This kind of thing, no one can 100% control.

In this way, the Pacers lost Horford for 5 minutes.And with these 5 minutes, the Heat successfully made the hot-tempered Chris Anderson eat a technical foul, and also took many free throw opportunities on him.

When Horford returned from solving the "big event in life", the Heat had already led by 9 points.

Horford's midway departure was just a trigger, and more disgusting things are yet to come.

In the third quarter of the game, the Heat blossomed more like a convulsion.Moreover, it is still a flower blooming outside the three-point line.

Mike Miller, Lewis, Battier and even Wade, who is notoriously unable to shoot three-pointers, all connected three-pointers in a row.You know, Wade hit the playoffs this season so far, the average three-point shooting rate is only 25%.As everyone knows, today, "Uncle Wei" told Henson at the American Airlines Center, what is meant by "this is my territory".

With Horford inexplicably going to the bathroom and the Heat's inexplicably accurate three-pointer offensive, the Pacers lost 108 to 114. Unfortunately, they lost the fourth game and missed the opportunity to get the match point.

The game made Henson very angry, not at the players, of course, but at what happened to him.Obviously he has found a way to contain the Heat, but losing a game for such a weird reason makes Henson unacceptable.

So after returning to Indianapolis, Henson also gave the players a death order-to win the Heat in two games!
God knows what kind of accidents will happen if the game is dragged on.Fortunately, the game that the Heat convulsed was the fourth game of the series. If that game was the seventh game, Henson's hard work for a season would have been in vain!And the title of "72 wins but no championship" cannot be afforded by Henson!
So from now on, Henson will not allow any accidents to happen. Solve the Heat in 6 games, this is the best ending!

"Don't worry boss, I won't go to the bathroom halfway today!" Horford sternly patted his chest and shouted before the game started.

"puff!"

But I don't know why, after this guy said this seriously, the atmosphere suddenly became more relaxed.

"Farewell, if you want to go to the toilet, you must tell me, don't hold back." Henson patted Horford's shoulder pretending to be serious.

The players all laughed. In fact, this state is what Henson wanted most.

Press it too tightly and the players won't be able to let go.If it is too loose, the players will not be rigorous.Now this moderate mentality is in the best interest of the team.

Just as everyone was discussing whether Horford should go to the court, the players stepped onto the court and the game officially started.

Unlike the previous four games, Henson sat back on the bench as soon as the game started today.In the previous four games, Henson hardly had a chance to stick to the bench.

"Are you so sure that your plan will succeed?" Seeing Henson sitting back, Stevens turned his head and chatted.

"Who knows? After all, I don't know if the Heat will have a convulsion today." Henson spread his hands. Although he didn't admit it, Stevens could see the confidence from Henson's face.

This expression cannot be concealed by words.

Before the start of the game, Henson had already made a winning plan for today.He doesn't intend to continue to play any critical moments with the Heat, but puts the timing of winning in the third quarter!
In the last game, the Heat established an advantage in one fell swoop in the third quarter.But Henson chose to fight the Heat in the third quarter, not because he wanted revenge in the third quarter.

After four games against Spoelstra, it can be said that both sides have shown their cards and there is no secret at all.Now for the players on both sides, the fight is the success rate of tactical execution, perseverance and confidence.

Henson has no secrets to Spoelstra, as can be seen from the Heat's excellent defense against Leonard in these two games.But correspondingly, Spoelstra has no secrets from Henson.

As we all know, the Miami Heat is a team that relies heavily on the performance of the Big Three.The Heat's bench lineup is not very deep, and its strength is not too strong.Therefore, the playing time of the Big Three is very long.Although Spoelstra doesn't let players play more than 40 minutes like Thibodeau and Scott Brooks, it is also true that the Big Three must be present most of the time.

According to Henson's observation, the quarter where Spoelstra allowed the bench players to play the most time was in the third quarter!In the last game, it was the Heat's substitutes and starters who convulsed together in the third quarter, and they played a multi-point blooming performance.But Henson believes that the Heat's bench cannot be so accurate every game.

In order to allow the Big Three to maintain their strength before the decisive battle in the fourth quarter, Spoelstra only increased the playing time of substitute players in the third quarter.

So today, during the Heat's bench time in the third quarter, Henson will dispatch all the attackers to try to take the game away!

The critical moment to decide the outcome?No, Henson doesn't want to play with Spoelstra like that again.

If you want to resolve the battle within two games, you must win today's ball.As long as you win the match point, everything will be fine!

While thinking, the first quarter has been played for a few minutes.Henson looked up at the big screen at the scene. As he expected, the point difference was not widened.

After a few games, Henson clearly realized that the strength of the two teams' starters was equal, and no matter how they commanded or changed, it would be difficult to directly open the score.This is why Henson dared to go back to the bench and sit down today.Because he knows very well that he can't widen the point difference, and neither can the Heat.

The key point is in the third quarter, so in the first half of the game, Henson didn't want to get too nervous.As long as the regular rotation and regular play are used to stabilize the situation, it is enough.

The situation was exactly as Henson expected, and the two teams started a tug-of-war again.With 2 minutes and 22 seconds left in this section, George received a pass from Paul in the iconic fast break and dunked with both hands. The Pacers led 16 to 14.But this advantage did not last long. The Heat began to show off from the outside. James hit two three-pointers from the same position. Norris Cole, who came off the bench, also made a three-pointer, allowing the Heat to lead 23-19.

Of course, in the last 2.3 seconds, Stephenson made a shot at the buzzer, which did not allow Spoelstra to hold the 4-point advantage.After 12 minutes of the first quarter, the Pacers were only 2 points behind. The 2-point disadvantage is almost negligible when there are still three full quarters in the game.

What was Henson saying?In the first half of the game, it was impossible for the score to be opened.

After the start of the second quarter, the two teams failed to score at the basket several times.Horford and West encountered tough resistance, while Bosh and Haslem did not succeed in the paint.After the two sides hurt each other inside, with 10 minutes and 19 seconds left in this quarter, the Heat launched a fast break. Wade made a quick kill to the basket, and then passed the ball behind his head.James followed up and dunked with one hand, completing a lively "Janeway Connection".

Seeing this ball, Henson couldn't help but want to applaud. He had to admit that the duo of James and Wade is indeed worthy of praise.If they can win the championship, presumably their historical status will be improved a lot.It's a pity that Henson won't let this happen.

Although the scene looked lively, the Heat only led by 25 to 21 by four points.The two sides are still in a tug of war, and neither can kill the other.Leonard's defense made it impossible for James to score consecutively, and the tacit cooperation between George and Paul allowed the Pacers to always continue to score.James personally grabbed a defensive rebound with 12.9 seconds left in this quarter, and then succeeded in a fast break dunk throughout the court.

In the commentary booth, Mike Breen and Kevin Harlan shouted together, and a one-stop dunk was enough for James to squeeze into the top five moments of the day.

But after the dunk, the Heat only ended the first half 40-39.The Heat shot only 37% in the first half, but they made 9 of 7 three-pointers, which is why they can still compete with Henson.It is not difficult to see from the score that the defense of the two teams in the first half of the game was better than the offense.

That's enough, it's enough to contain the performance of the Heat's Big Three in the first half of the game.In the third quarter, when Spoelstra had to let the Big Three rest, Henson would let the Heat experience the storm in the Bankers Life Arena!
During the half-time break, Henson did not accept any interviews from reporters, but only slapped An Jiali who was sitting on the sidelines, and walked quickly into the locker room.

Henson was a little excited, and a little impatient.He can't wait to see the team's performance in the third quarter.Every time Henson is about to implement his plan, he gets excited.

When the players returned to the locker room, Henson had already drawn up the tactics on the big whiteboard and wrote down the list of players who would start in the second half.

According to the usual practice, Henson tapped the tactical board hard after the players rested for 2 minutes.Everyone's attention is also on him, Henson is about to close the game!
"In the third quarter, as I told you before, I need to widen the point difference. So, put all your passion into the offensive end. Don't be soft, and don't hold back. We have restrained enough in the first half. In the third quarter, I need a wave of offensive climax! A wave of offensive climax that is enough to make the Heat lose the game! What they did to you in the last game, you will do to them later!"

The players are gearing up one by one, eager to try.After all, who doesn't like to attack and who doesn't like to score?

It is too "gentle" to fight with the Heat until the last moment every time.It's time for the world to see the offensive firepower of the defending champion!
(End of this chapter)