The Basketball Court Swordsman - Chapter 738

Overtime, this is definitely the most unwilling situation for any player or coach. Especially, it is in the fierce competition like the finals.

In itself, after the 48-minute regular game time, the players’ physical fitness has been tested. In the finals, due to the increase in confrontation intensity, the players’ physical consumption will also increase.

The overtime in the regular season is already exhausting enough, let alone playing overtime in the finals.

Therefore, the narrators on both sides said that whether it is Henson or Cole, they must be very disgusted with this result.

No one wants the game to continue to increase from time to time, although this is likely to be Henson’s last game, although the fans do not want Henson to leave. But overtime, this is indeed too torturous.

Not to mention that it is for players and coaches, that is, for commentators, overtime is a devastation.

But unfortunately, this is basketball. There is no tie here, let alone a little game. Unless one party completely kills the opponent during the game, the game will never end.

For the emergence of overtime, Henson is indeed a headache. In order to ensure the victory of the game today, he let the ultimate lineup play for a long time. In the playoffs, in order to ensure the maximum firepower of the team, most coaches will die of the main force. This is why most playoff teams choose to use short rotations.

Although Henson is not as exaggerated as Thibodeau, George and Antetokounmpo did play for more than 40 minutes today.

At the last moment, Henson can’t guarantee whether the players can survive.

But the good news is that the Warriors’ starting five also played a lot of time today. The two teams have the same disadvantages, it depends on who can stick to the end.

“It’s a pity that the game was forcibly extended by them for five minutes. But on another level, we haven’t lost the game, and the game only takes another five minutes. The situation is not too bad, you all want me to stay. Next, this time, I can stay for another five minutes.”

During the break, Henson did not immediately arrange tactics, but made a little joke to relax the players’ mentality a bit.

Now the Golden State Warriors are behind 1 to 3, and the pressure should be read on their side. Henson didn’t want to let the players become exhausted mentally while physically exhausted.

“The last five minutes, George and Yangnis, I want to give you a rest. Adjust your muscles and breathing. In the last two minutes, I will let you return to the court and end the game, but before that… Henson finished speaking and turned his eyes to the other players. “Before that, others must first withstand the fierce offensive of the Warriors.”

“Don’t worry, I will make Cousins ​​unable to eat!” Tucker was the first to stand and pat his chest.

“Count me, I just made a key three-pointer, and I can also shoot in overtime!”

“I will do my best to defend, the boss, I can save my life!” Oladipo, who has been resting for a long time, is also eager to try.

Henson nodded his head with satisfaction, as long as the team can hold on to more than two minutes without being opened. When Antetokounmpo and George return after the break, Henson believes that the Pacers will have a greater certainty than the Warriors!

In the last five minutes, Henson is going to teach Steve Cole the last lesson!

Picking up the tactical board, the Chinese coach began a tense key arrangement.

Kerr is very glad that his team has crawled out of hell. He really can’t imagine what the situation would be like if Henson had a timeout and could arrange an offense in the last offense.

Maybe now, the Pacers should celebrate their championship.

But God didn’t let him lose the game directly. He and his Warriors survived and survived in the almost unsolvable and perfect configuration of the ultimate lineup.

This is the opportunity God gave him, he must grasp it!

“Andre, you replace Kevin for the time being. Others, I need you to keep your firepower! Five minutes, you can’t play a few rounds. In other words, every offense and defense are crucial. Kevin, you take a break, In about three minutes, I will replace you on the court. At that time, I hope you can continue to desire!”

Cole’s strategy is similar to Henson’s, and both intend to leave an insurance policy to the end. It’s just that on the Warriors side, Cole only dared to play Iguodala, a rotation player, and Henson dared to let two people rest at once.

The electronic buzzer sounded, and Cole felt his heartbeat speed up again. He took a deep breath, then looked at the other half.

Sure enough, Henson also changed. Neither George nor Antetokounmpo entered, Oladipo and Bogdanovic took their place.

In other words, the Pacers’ lineup is Oladipo + Bogdanovic + Kuzma + Siakam and Tucker. On the Warriors side, Curry + Thompson + Iguodala + Green and Cousins.

From the paper lineup, the Warriors are undoubtedly stronger. Think back then, without Durant or even Cousins, the Warriors won the championship. In other words, the Warriors are still fielding a championship lineup.

As for the Pacers, that lineup has never received any substantial honor.

Kerr instantly gained a lot of confidence. As long as the team can quickly open the score within two to three minutes, even if George and Antetokounmpo come back, it will be difficult to change the situation!

However, is the Pacers’ lineup really that weak?

Oladipo is one of the strongest guards in the East. Many people forget that he was even named the best defensive team last season! His impact and defensive ability, coupled with the lack of physical fitness of other people, will definitely cause huge problems for the Warriors.

Bojan Boldanovic, one of the strongest shooters in the league. And unlike other European soft male shooters, Bogdanovic is strong and defying confrontation. Henson even used him to defend against James. He talked to defending Klay, Klay wouldn’t be too easy.

Kyle Kuzma, one of the best players in the 17th rookie class. He confronted the elderly Iguodala, and he should not be blown too badly.

Next is Siakam and Tucker, these two versatile forwards can offset the versatile attributes of Green and Cousins. Siakam only scored 32 points in the first game of the finals, and Tucker also proved that he is not afraid and Cousins ​​is just heading.

Therefore, Henson’s lineup may not be that strong on paper. But he believes that as long as the players strictly follow the tactics, there is no problem for two or three minutes.

Maybe this lineup really can’t beat the Warriors’ previous championship lineup in 48 minutes of the game, but it’s not necessarily the case with the burst time within a few minutes.

“The game restarted. Cole and Henson were both very cautious. Neither of them came up with the strongest lineup at the beginning of the game. Henson temporarily gave George and Antetokounmbo a breath of breath, and Cole did not use Du. Rand. But the biggest problem facing the Pacers right now is whether they can hold up the Warriors’ counterattack without two leading forwards?”

Everyone has this question, Henson’s final decision was too risky

In the jump ball stage, Cousins ​​showed extremely strong self-confidence. He easily grabbed the basketball from Tucker, allowing the Warriors to get the first shot.

The basketball fell into Curry’s hands, and he quickly ran through half the court, trying to make a quick sneak attack.

However, as soon as he crossed the midfield line, the energetic Victor Oladipo got close to the No. 30. The fierce confrontation and inseparable defense made it difficult for Curry!

In the end, Curry had to rely on Cousins’ early screens to get rid of a little gap and get the ball beyond the three-point line.

However, it didn’t take long for Oladipo to continue to post it “forever”.

Curry is very tired, and this kind of cowhide-style defense makes him unconscious.

In the end, Curry passed the ball to Iguodala, who had the least offensive pressure among them.

Iguodala took the ball and dribbled for two steps. He didn’t want to hold the ball to impact, but was waiting for Thompson to fall, so he could play with Thompson.

Thompson was faster than Bogdanovic. He managed to get rid of the defense, ran to Iguodala and received the basketball hand in hand. Iguodala took advantage of the situation!

“A typical pick-and-roll coordination outside the three-point line. Iguodala has an irreplaceable tactical role in the Warriors. Klay Thompson got the space, and he shot directly!”

Thompson used the pick and roll to fire the cannon directly, but at the moment he took off, he found that he was seriously disturbed.

Although the Pacers have changed their formation, the rules of unlimited defenses still apply. Kuzma switched to Clay the moment Bojan was blocked, and the young man carried out Henson’s tactics without question.

Kuzma is 2.06 meters tall, and his interference is extremely fatal to Clay. Clay’s three-pointer feels just normal today, and when he is covered on his face, his accuracy is even more ridiculous.

“Hey!”

With a crisp sound, basketball strikes iron. P.J. Tucker got stuck in Cousins, but was roughly pushed down, and the rebound fell into Cousins’ hands.

Just as Cousins ​​was about to score a second take-off dunk, the referee’s whistle rang.

“Rebound foul, Pacers have the ball!”

The referee made a decisive decision. Even in the finals, the scale could not be so large that the game was out of control.

Suddenly, the fans in the stands cheered. The toughness of Henson’s lineup is much better than the Warriors imagined!

“Come on, we have already settled a round! This means that they also have one less chance of a round!”

Henson yelled from the sidelines to motivate his players. From now on, Henson is counting down round by round.

In the last three minutes of desperation, you must hold on one ball by ball!

As long as these three minutes hold up, Henson can promise.

He will not give anyone the opportunity to extend his career!