basketball player

Chapter 490 488: It's Too Late
Henson's first attack after changing his strategy achieved almost perfect results.Antetokounmpo blew the horn of the Pacers counterattack with a dunk.

At this time, the Spurs only had a 6-point lead left.Popovich stood up from the bench, but Henson still sat firmly on the Diaoyutai.

After Parker reorganized the offense, he made a push-down gesture to everyone.Obviously, the meaning of this gesture is to signal everyone to slow down.

Henson smiled slightly, look, the Spurs didn't dare to play fast at all!
Antetokounmpo directly chose to go around the front to defend Split. After he raised his arms high, even Parker was not sure that he could hoist the ball into the inside.

Antetokounmpo is really a very troublesome guy. On offense, he has the mobility of an outside player.On the defensive end, he is not inferior in height.

The Spurs' idea of ​​​​playing the fifth position was shattered, and they had to find another way.

But the ball passed for a while, and the Spurs didn't get any good opportunities under the Pacers' strict one-on-one defense.For a team team, not getting a good chance is very fatal.

Popovich reached out and called Manu Ginobili to his side. It was clear that the Spurs needed some "unconventional" offensive points.

"You will play after the ball is dead and cause some trouble for their defense." Popovich moved his mouth to Manu's ear.

The Argentine nodded, hoping that the score would not be equalized before the ball was dead.

In this attack, Belinelli finally barely shot before the end of the 24-second attack time.However, under Leonard's stalking, Belinelli let alone scored a goal, but almost made a three-point shot.

Duncan wanted to take the opportunity to swim inside to grab an offensive rebound, but was caught by Horford in the middle distance.

Horford is a very capable center. Even if he doesn't fight for rebounds himself, he is willing to get stuck for his teammates.This is why, Horford often does not have many rebounds.But once he loses him, the reason why the Pacers' rebound protection efficiency will decline.

In the end, it was Paul George who grabbed the defensive rebound.Corey Joseph was smart enough to go up and press George, knowing that the Pacers would go straight for the rebound as soon as they grabbed the rebound.

Even if Joseph can't stop George, he can cause him to dribble into someone!
However, Joseph got nothing.During the rapid advance, George flexibly changed hands behind his back, avoiding Joseph's cylinder range, and continued to advance!The Pacers' fast break has not been interrupted.

He is 2 meters tall, but he can use a variety of dribbling skills to complete the offense.Popovich sighed, the Pacers players are too versatile.He didn't know how much Henson had worked to mature George's dribbling.

After George broke through the three-point line, he directly threw the ball high into the air. Leonard, who cut from the baseline, jumped up to catch the basketball, and then pressed it hard into the frame.

An alley-oop, accomplished understatement.

Belinelli is a pure shooter with very average athleticism.For this kind of high-altitude ball, the Italians can only be amazed.

"Bang! Another dunk, the Pacers' offense went completely crazy. Their speed was so fast, almost the moment the Spurs missed a shot, the Pacers completed their counterattack."

Mike Breen waited for half the game, and finally waited for Henson's counterattack!He knew that Henson would not sit still.

The Spurs' third offense in the third quarter ended in Parker's missed throw.Parker originally wanted to break through and score the ball, but he didn't know that the Pacers' one-on-one defense was so resolute.Even though he's gotten that deep, there's still no Pacers to cover him.Without help, there is no room to pass the ball.

And the moment Parker took off and shot, Paul caught up and gave Parker a very secret but very tough confrontation.I have to say that Paul is indeed a core point guard who is "willing" to play tricks.

"Boom!"

The muffled sound of the collision between the basket and the basketball made Popovich's heart tremble along with the basket.

So, in the blink of an eye, the orange Spalding basketball was across the court, and the Pacers' fast break was formed instantly!
This time, the initiator of the fast break was Al Horford, one of the centers with the highest long pass accuracy in the league.

When the Pacers' offense was past half court, Duncan and Splitter were still within the three-point line in the other half.This huge speed gap makes the Spurs' defense almost nothing.

After receiving the ball, Paul made a sudden stop, changed direction, and got up again, completely swaying Parker away, then broke into the inside line with a light pick, and gracefully completed the goal.

6 to 0, only 2 points left.Henson was eating the last remaining advantage of the Spurs, but since the second half of the game had just begun, Popovich didn't want to stop so soon.He knew very well that when playing against Henson, timeouts must be used with caution.He hasn't forgotten how Henson killed himself in the last few seconds of last season's finals through the last timeout.

He is still waiting for a dead ball, waiting for a chance to make a substitution.But Ginobili obviously couldn't satisfy Popovich's needs, so the old man called another Frenchman, Boris Dior, who smelled like coffee.

Seeing Dior and Ginobili both preparing on the technical stage, Henson laughed jokingly.It seems that Popovich is also preparing for the "small lineup".Duncan played five and Diao played four. Strictly speaking, it is not a small lineup.But in terms of function, Dior played the role of a small lineup insider.

Popovich is changing his strategy according to Henson, which means that Henson has regained the initiative of the game.

"The Spurs must use a goal to stabilize the situation. They have not scored in the second quarter. How will Parker handle the ball this time? He chose to give the ball to Tim Duncan!"

As soon as Duncan received the ball, Antetokounmpo posted it.But Duncan is not stupid, he is a historically great four-position forward.Even the double-teaming of Antetokounmpo and Horford will not make him make mistakes.

Duncan knew that Antetokounmpo's height was terrible, so instead of passing the high ball, he used an inside pass to hit the ground and sent the opportunity to Splitter.

"Hit the ball, Split got a chance!" Mike Breen yelled, Duncan's basketball IQ is too high, Antetokounmpo raised his arms high?Then pass it on from the next three channels!

However, Splitter couldn't keep up with Duncan's thinking. He was ready to catch the high ball, but Duncan passed a low ball.

It is very difficult for a center to catch the low ball without preparation. After all, big players do not lower their waists as neatly as small ones.

So, when Splitter bent over to catch the ball, he didn't get it right the first time!By the time he adjusted the basketball and straightened up to attack the frame, Antetokounmpo had already rushed over.

Antetokounmpo jumped high, and his fingertips slightly touched the basketball thrown by Splitter.Although this rubbish did not stage a bloody risk, it also changed the flight trajectory of the basketball.

As a result, the basketball has become three non-stick, passing over the basket.Duncan and Horford took off at the same time to compete for the basketball, but neither of them got it. Instead, they pointed the basketball to the outside.

In the end, the 2-meter Paul George stood out from the crowd and took the ball off Corey Joseph's head.

"Stop him, stop him!" Popovich yelled, he knew that if George was allowed to run, the Spurs would lose the last 2 points advantage!

Joseph is also very helpless, how can he stop Paul George.In this world, not every guard is as good at blocking shots as Wade.

Joseph had no choice but to forcibly block the moment George took off for a layup.The result of this is that George did not score, but got two free throw opportunities.

"Foul, dead ball, finally dead ball. Coach Popovich's substitutions can start to be implemented. Ginobili replaced Joseph, Diaw replaced Splitter. It seems that the Spurs have also adjusted the lineup."

The substitution was finally completed, but Popovich shook his head helplessly.This dead ball came too late.

At the free throw line, George made two free throws steadily. An 8-0 offensive climax was formed, and the Pacers tied the score at the beginning of the second half.

The Spurs have no advantage now, and the Pacers have taken the initiative.Henson was still sitting on the bench, with a smile on his face.And Popovich, who was standing on the sidelines, was worried, as he just said.

This dead ball came too late.When the Pacers take the initiative, the game is already difficult to return to their own hands
(End of this chapter)