basketball player

Chapter 537
Henson Joe, this guy is undoubtedly the No.1 nightmare of LeBron James.People don't know, if Henson didn't leave those two years, whether LeBron James would bring back a championship trophy for Cleveland.

People only know that now, this season, this doubt can be answered.

On November 11th, more than half a month after the start of the 16-16 NBA regular season, the Pacers finally met their strongest opponent, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers!

The intertwined fate of Henson and James made this game attract much attention.The excellent records of the Pacers and Cavaliers also made many neutral fans want to witness the style of dialogue between the strong and the strong.

Therefore, there is no doubt that T.NT TV has long listed this game as their national live broadcast.Vivek and Stephen Simon must have laughed so hard that they couldn't close their mouths. After all, the cost of broadcasting live games across the United States is quite high.

And as long as Henson is there, the Pacers are not afraid of not having the opportunity to broadcast nationally.

How hot is today's game?When Henson parked his Cadillac to enter the tunnel, he was surrounded by reporters at the entrance of the tunnel.

For such things, Henson has always been very disgusted.It's just that Henson has become a lot gentler this season, so the reporters will be more and more aggressive.

So this time, Henson responded to the reporters' questions in a gentle but unfriendly way.

"How did the Pacers prepare for this game? I would put the players in the car, drive to the arena, get the players out of the car, and go out to the game. That's how we prepared."

After Henson finished speaking, he smiled absently at the camera.

After that, no reporter dared to stop Henson again.They all know that the Chinese coach has a moody temper. If he scolds him bloody, they can't bear it and walk away.

Two and 10 minutes later, the Cavaliers team bus arrived at Bankers Life Arena.LeBron James showed up in a leather jacket and skinny jeans.

It can be seen that James' expression is relatively relaxed.Although, he had crashed into the sand three times in this arena!But now the Cavaliers are the defending champions, and he also has two new helpers, Irving and Love.

Even the 73-win Warriors were defeated by the Cavaliers last season. Now, what is so scary about a Pacers with a mere 10 wins and 1 loss?
"Nervous? Why nervous? We are very relaxed, we are one of the best teams in the league. So, we don't have to be nervous for any team!" When interviewed by reporters, James' attitude was obviously much gentler than Henson's.

The attitudes of the two during the interview undoubtedly made the reporters like James and the Cavaliers a little more.As a result, a point of view was spread to the ears of fans before the game started.

"Coach Henson was overly emotional due to being overly nervous."

"Nervous!? Henson Joe may have any emotion, except nervousness! Believe me, even if this guy becomes the President of the United States, he won't feel nervous." On the commentary stage, Charles Barkley expressed his disdain for the rumors of the reporters.

"But to be honest, LeBron James' team is bound to bring a lot of trouble to the Pacers. Times have changed, and today's Cavaliers are even stronger than the Big Three in Miami back then. And facing this humiliating opportunity, LeBron's performance will definitely not be bad. Maybe today, we can witness the birth of a triple-double again?"

Kenny Smith said, looking at James' statistics this season.This season, while James averaged 26.4 points per game, he averaged 8.7 rebounds and 8.6 assists per game!And these two data are James' career highs!
At the age of 32, he can still hit career high data. It is not an exaggeration to say that James is stronger than before.

Therefore, Kenny Smith's point of view is different from that of Barkley.He believed that facing such a terrifying athlete, any coach would feel nervous, including Henson Joe!
"Nervous fart, I'm not the one to play." On the court, facing Sager's interview, Henson responded to this controversy for the first time.

"In terms of nervousness, I'm nervous about your health. You look thinner than the last time we met, Sag. How is your body?" Henson asked with concern as he looked at the sideline reporter in a bright blue suit in front of him.

"Hahahaha, your eyes are really vicious, Henson. As I answered you last time, my health...is not very good. After this game, I decided to take a break." Sager signaled the on-site cameraman to turn off the camera, so this conversation was regarded as a private communication between him and Henson.

"If you are not in good health, don't come to the United States to broadcast such a hard game."

"What do you mean, I'm warming up for your finals interview. By then, the atmosphere on the scene will definitely be several times more lively than it is now." Sager smiled and patted Henson on the shoulder. He was always so optimistic.

"Come on, Henson. You know, if you don't defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers, you won't be able to make it to the Finals."

"Cut, what do you need to say? After the game, wait for my victory speech!" Henson waved his hand and returned to the bench.

Nervous, really not nervous.But Henson also knew that if this game was easy, it would definitely not be easy.

The Cavs now have a roster that makes LeBron James harder to contain
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After the game started, Kevin Love made a clean three-pointer.No one expected that in the grievances between James and Henson, it would be Kevin Love who scored the first goal!

But in fact, Love's goal was not accidental.Because from the beginning, Henson planned to use George and Antetokounmpo to jointly contain James.As everyone knows, James' vision is only wide, which is much better than that of him in the Heat.

He scored the ball lightly and assisted Love to hit a three-pointer.And Love's touch today may make Antetokounmpo unable to stay too far away from him.

Subsequently, Henson tried to double-team James' defense with Danny Green and George.It's just a pity that Iman Shumpert's three-pointer made Henson comeback again.

This is the biggest difference between the Cavaliers and the Heat. In the past in the Heat, Henson was always able to double-team James to death.And as long as James can't open it, it will be difficult for Wade and Bosh to open the situation with their personal abilities.

And the Heat's not-so-good three-point shooting ability allows Henson to unscrupulously put the focus of defense on James.

But it's different now. Tyronn Lue's "one-star four-shot" style of play has completely liberated James.Irving, Shumpert and Love, they are all masters who can shoot three-pointers.Once James is double-teamed, he can score and assist.Without being double-teamed, James is then unstoppable.

This is why, after James came to the Cavaliers, the data is more comprehensive and better-looking.In addition to James' own outstanding ability, the completely different systems of Tyronn Lue and Spoelstra are also the reason why James can play like a fish in water.

At the beginning of the game, Henson was beaten 6-0 by the Cavaliers.He also knows that today the Cavaliers will not let go of the opportunity beyond the three-point line.

So after that, Henson no longer double-teamed James, but used the inside defense as much as possible to prevent him from hitting the basket.

But to be honest, the effect is very general.

Since then, with the two major attack points of George and Antetokounmpo, the Pacers have been able to match the Cavaliers on the offensive end.But on the defensive end, the two teams have nothing to do with each other.

During this period, Henson also tried many methods.For example, let Antetokounmpo defend James alone.Even Henson asked James' "old friend" Stephenson to try it out for a few minutes.

But the results are not quite as expected.

What's more, the Cavaliers still have Irving, the second ball-holding point, causing trouble.Although so far, Wade's career is greater than Irving's.But Henson must admit that the young Irving's offensive ability with the ball is much stronger than that of Wade during the Big Three of the Heat.

Even in the face of Paul's defense, Irving can score with gorgeous breakthroughs again and again.No matter how bad it is, he can also eat the "cake" sent by James and hit an open shot.

In this way, the two sides fought regardless of Zhong Bo, and the situation was very anxious.This situation lasted until the last 3 minutes of the game. After the Celtics continued, the Pacers were once again forced into a desperate moment.

"In the last 3 minutes of the game, the Cleveland Cavaliers led by 4 points thanks to the outstanding performance of the Big Three! We all know that LeBron's dominance at critical moments is very strong. This is not comparable to Isaiah Thomas or Al Horford! Today, Coach Henson wants to complete a comeback at the last moment like he played against the Celtics. It is terrible that it will not be easy."

Henson suspended the game, the last 3 minutes, he must find a way to contain LeBron James.

At this time, Henson's eyes fell on Brogdon, who had scored 10 points in this game and was quite efficient.

Combining the conversation with Nash last night and Brogdon's performance today, Henson suddenly had a bold idea.

Critical moments in a basketball game don't always belong to superstars.
　I posted it backwards, and the editor is not here today, so I can't change the order.Guys, read the next chapter first and then this chapter

　　
　
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