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Chapter 66 065: No Dead Spot Hot Zone
At halftime, the Hawks, trailing the Pacers by 13 points, stumbled into the tunnel.The coach Larry Drew was not so lucky. He was stopped by reporters and asked simple and complicated questions.

"Excuse me, Coach Drew, how will you adjust in the second half of the game?"

Larry Drew has black lines all over his face. If he knew how to adjust, he wouldn't be 13 points behind now.Joe Johnson performed poorly today and only scored 4 points so far. Matthews and Stephenson's inseparable strangulation caused Johnson a lot of trouble.Even with the screens, the Pacers' defenses were so strong that Johnson was at a loss, and it was almost impossible to find a mismatch.

When Hibbert faced Horford, he did not play the performance of dominating the penalty area.The data of 8 points in the half is obviously not good enough.

At the end of the halftime game, the Hawks scored the most points actually was Old Bibby.Drew won't feel lucky when a playmaker scores the most points on the team, because it's a harbinger of problems in the team's offense.

"We will find ways to improve our shooting percentage. As for the defensive end, I believe that the Pacers cannot continue to be so accurate." After Larry Drew answered hastily, he hurried back to the locker room.

Drew, who believed in tradition, was overwhelmed by Henson's seemingly "amateur" tactical arrangement, which made Drew feel humiliated.It's like a basketball master who is at a loss when he is guarded by a very rough guy who doesn't understand anything. I believe no one will like this feeling.

The only thing Drew believes now is that Horford and Mike Roberts will miss their own shots in the second half of the game.After all, the big man pulls to shoot from outside the three-point line. In the NBA, it has always been just a sneak attack with a flash of inspiration, and it cannot be used as a regular tactic.Okur and Nowitzki?How many players like Okur and Nowitzki are there in this league?

The Pacers' tactics are very dependent on the three-point shooting rate. If the players' three-point shooting rate declines, then their tactics cannot be launched.But even the greatest shooters have bad moments.Even Reggie Miller and Ray Allen would not deny this.What's more, Mike Roberts and Horford are far from being shooters.

If Henson knew what Drew was thinking at this time, he would definitely find it incredible.Co-authoring such a veteran who has been an assistant coach for 18 years, what is most looking forward to happening now is to wait for the opponent's shooting percentage to come down?

It is not that Hansen has not considered this issue. Although he has the help of the data analysis module, this module does not have any functions that are too heaven-defying.For example, the function of ensuring the player's touch.Therefore, the unlucky situation that the players feel bad is something Henson must consider.

It is also because of this that Henson has recruited a large number of players with three-point shooting ability. If you can't shoot today, it can't be that all your teammates can't shoot today.If the whole team is inaccurate, the Pacers also have a certain ability to attack and can try to hit the basket.

From the starter Holiday to the substitute Danny Green, which Pacers player doesn't have a three-pointer?Even Stephenson and Hinrich, who are not stable enough to shoot, can give it a try outside the three-point line.

And in the first half of the game, the Pacers' three-pointers were not accurate.Their scoring, in fact, comes more from the high position supporting assists and assisting the inside cuts of outside players.He made 14 three-pointers, but only made 5 of them. A 35% three-point shooting rate is definitely not outstanding.

On the contrary, the Eagles, who were in a backward position, made 8 of 3 three-pointers.

It's just that the Pacers' threat on the perimeter gave people the illusion that they were accurate on three-pointers.Most of the Pacers' five three-pointers were made by the Eagles' center.Therefore, the Eagles dare not shrink even more.

In the second half of the game, Drew really increased the blocking of the Pacers players' cut-in routes.But to Horford's delight, this was exactly what Henson expected.

At halftime, Henson allowed Horford to play a bigger offensive role in the second half of the game.He asked Horford to increase his shots, and Horford readily accepted this arrangement.

As a young All-Star player, Horford will naturally not be frightened.What's more, today he was facing the Atlanta Hawks, which made him heartbroken.

So in the second half of the game, after Drew thought he was about to debunk the illusion that the Pacers were accurate in three-pointers, the Pacers' three-pointers were really accurate.

Horford made consecutive hits from beyond the three-point line, which made the Eagles' defensive plan widen before the Eagles' defensive plan was implemented.

In the end, Hibbert had to try to defend Horford close to the three-point line, but Horford's breakthrough with the ball made Hibbert lose face.

As Henson said, Horford is definitely an all-around fighter.Although he can't reach the top of the league in all aspects, he basically has no major shortcomings.

And with the help of the data analysis module, Henson can clearly see Horford's shooting percentage in various positions on the basketball court this season.Through the shooting percentage, it is possible to calculate the hot and cold zones of a player on the basketball court.And Horford, in the data Henson currently has, the entire three-point line is Horford's hot spot, which means that this guy's three-point shooting percentage is almost not affected by the position!This is enough for Henson to trust Horford, a center, to shoot outside the three-point line.

The Hawks' own offense was in trouble when Horford was knocking down shots from beyond the arc.Joe Johnson seemed to be underprepared for the Pacers' high-intensity defense today. He only scored 4 points in the first half of the game, but he did not improve after entering the second half.

Henson didn't know that Geelong would not regret it now. For the 1.2 million guards who couldn't score points, he gave up a 23-year-old All-Star center who was enough to kill the game.

After three quarters, the point difference has reached 20 points.The Conseco Arena has been overwhelmed by the cheers of the fans. After all, no one thought that the Pacers could beat the Eagles so embarrassingly.

Leading by 20 points in three quarters, it almost turned the entire fourth quarter into garbage time.In the last quarter, the Eagles finally chose to give up after resisting for 7 minutes.When Larry Drew replaced Joe Johnson and Josh Smith, he felt much more uncomfortable than usual when he lost.After all, he lost to what he called an "amateur".

18 years of experience as an assistant coach became worthless in the face of Henson's bold tactics.However, has Drew ever thought about why he has been working for 18 years before taking the position of head coach? All of this is not without reason.

Some coaches think they know tactics well, but in fact, they are just reduced to "tactical slaves" who don't think for themselves.

In the end, the 20-point difference was maintained until the end of the game.The entire fourth quarter became a show for Paul George and Stephenson, two substitute rookies. 112 to 92, Horford used 7 of 5 three-pointers in the game to defeat his old club, and by the way, he also made the defensive leader Roy Hibbert feel bad.

而单场26分，也是霍福德本赛季的个人得分新高。在霍福德的策应下，格兰杰和霍乐迪砍瓜切菜般地拿下了28分和21分，霍福德也因此拿下了26分8次助攻和10个篮板的准三双数据。

After the game, TN.T's well-known sideline reporter Craig Sager approached Henson with a cameraman.What people talk about most about Sager is undoubtedly his fancy suits, and this old man also got the nickname "Mr. Caiyi" for this reason.

Sager has a good network in the NBA, and many coaches and players are friends with him in private.After all, the number of interviews has increased, and everyone has gradually become familiar with each other.

But Sager was curious about Henson, a rookie who had plunged headlong into the NBA world.He doesn't play cards according to the rules, employs bold people, and most importantly, he can win!Therefore, Sager put down Horford, who performed well today, and Granger, who continued to score explosively, and walked up to Henson.

"Coach Henson Joe, congratulations to the Pacers for winning another big victory! The team has won four consecutive victories, and your performance today is worthy of this victory. In the critical third quarter, you not only hit more three-pointers, but also successfully restricted the Eagles' offense and caused them to make 7 turnovers! Coach Henson, what do you think caused this to happen?" Sager put the microphone in front of Henson's mouth.

Henson was impressed by Sager, and most people could only see the Pacers killing the game with three points.But only a few people can see that the Pacers can win, and the tough and efficient defense is also indispensable!And the reporter on the sidelines undoubtedly grasped this point.

However, Henson did not intend to answer Sager honestly.In front of the media, Henson followed the principle that if you can't be reliable, you can't be reliable.

So, Henson looked at Sager's pink suit, and then said, "Maybe, it's because the Eagles players are paying attention to your clothes."

Henson's answer made Sager laugh out loud. For some reason, the old reporter suddenly thought of Popovich, who was also an "asshole".
(End of this chapter)