The Basketball Court Swordsman

"This Christmas holiday, I will go to Indianapolis to accompany you." An Jiali nestled in Henson's arms. There were no fans in the stadium at this time, only a few Pacers players who were warming up occasionally smiled He turned his head and glanced at Henson and An Jiali sitting behind the Pacers bench.

Since the Pacers are fighting back-to-back today, the preparation time is very urgent. I arrived in the Bay Area early in the morning yesterday, and it was noon after I slept. Ready to rush to the Oakland Arena again, Henson must immediately start pre-match training, hold a final tactical meeting, and then directly take the players to warm up.

So all day today, Henson has no free time to see An Jiali. Therefore, An Jiali can only have a not-so-private time with Henson if he enters the arena in advance before the ticket is checked.

Seeing that the couple could only meet at work, Vogel shook his head. In this business, I really dedicated all my hard work and time to basketball. Working in the NBA is indeed beautiful, but apart from the beautiful scenery, there are also hardships that people cannot imagine.

Suddenly, there was a roar of noise from the Pacers players on the court. Vogel turned to look in the direction of the players' eyes, and found Henson and An Jiali kissing together. But after hearing the players booing, the two were very embarrassed to separate.

"Prepare me for the game! Don't think that this season's Golden State Warriors are slaughtered lambs!" Henson waved his hand ill-tempered, and then had to walk into the court.

If Henson survives with An Jiali like this, his players can't concentrate on preparing for the game...

After a short warm-up, a large number of fans began to flow into the stands, and after a while, the Warriors players also entered the field.

Henson couldn't help but set his sights on the young man named Curry. With the help of the data analysis module, Henson knew exactly what Curry could do. Although this little guard is thin, his ability to fight is not strong, his physical fitness is average. But one thing, this guy is three-pointed!

Due to frequent injuries and Ellis, Curry's exposure rate in the Warriors was actually not high. Therefore, most fans' impression of him only stays at the stage of "this guy is not bad".

But in fact, Curry this season is not just a "good" level. This season, Curry's scoring average has soared to 22.9 points. As a comparison, Curry's previous career average single-season scoring average is only 18.6 points. Curry has become better after suffering a serious injury, and the arc of progress is still very large, which many people did not expect.

Of course, the most terrifying thing about Curry is not his scoring average, but his three-pointer shooting!

This season, Curry averaged a career high of 7.7 three-pointers per game! But so many three-pointers did not make Curry's shooting percentage drop. His 45.3% horror three-point shooting rate is the second highest in his career!

In the case of shooting so many three-pointers, the shooting rate can still be guaranteed to be around 45%. Such shooting ability is really terrible.

But today, Henson does not intend to focus defensively on the perimeter, but is more worried about the All-Star forward David Lee who once played in New York.

David Lee entered the line in 2005 and was selected with the 30th overall pick in the first round. But the quality he showed since then is not worse than those rookies in the lottery area. It can be said that this is another perfect case of low-ranking Taobao.

As a frequent visitor to the "20+10 Club", David Lee was selected to the All-Star team in 2010. After switching to the West, he missed the All-Star team for two years. This year, with an average of 18+11, he was once again favored by fans and is likely to be selected to the All-Star team for the second time in his career.

Such a destructive and comprehensive technical insider gave Henson a headache. Because he believes that his strong perimeter defense can completely misfire Curry. If you want to say that Curry can maintain such a high three-pointer percentage in front of Paul, Henson must not believe it.

But in this matchup between David Lee and David West, West does not have an absolute advantage. When the time comes when the Warriors can't open the outside offense, Mark Jackson will definitely try to get the ball inside.

In other words, if you can find a way to lock David Lee, the Pacers can easily win the back-to-back game.

Therefore, at the last moment before the start of the game, Henson still emphasized one sentence: "Pay attention to assisting defense and double-teaming, and David Lee cannot get a chance to score easily!"

Henson has always been very accurate in judging the situation of the game, but as long as he is a human, he cannot guarantee that he will not make a mistake...

The game started very quickly, and the Warriors’ starting lineup was exactly the same as before, which also reflected Mark Jackson’s boldness.

Curry, Thompson, and Barnes started the three young players one after another, with short center Azerley and David Lee partnering inside. Incredibly, Azeri is also a rookie, or a first-year rookie!

As Australia's champion Bogut was injured again, Latvian Biedrins's condition was not as good as year after year, so Mark Jackson simply straightened Azeri's first-year rookie. Among the Warriors' five starting five, only David Lee, who entered the game in 2005, is called the "veteran."

"The employment of coach Mark Jackson is very similar to that of Henson back then. They both gave the newcomers greater responsibility and lined up very boldly! Similarly, these newcomers have also lived up to the head coach's expectations. This season , The Warriors rely on this lineup, but the Lakers F4 head. And Henson relied on a group of newcomers to make the Pacers completely turn over." Before the game began, Chris Webber, who explained the game, also talked about this. topic.

The development trajectories of the Warriors and the Pacers are really similar. They both experienced a coaching change, then made a fortune in the draft, and got an All-Star insider in the middle. The Pacers originally bought Horford, and the Warriors were. David Lee finally rises unconsciously.

What spark can there be between two extremely similar teams? This makes Chris Weber look forward to it, and it also makes fans on both sides look forward to it. Therefore, although this game is not broadcast live in the United States, it is still full of highlights.

At the kickoff stage, Horford won the first strike for the Pacers. Although the 2.11 meter Azerley has an advantage in height, he is obviously not as good as Horford on the timing of the jump. At the beginning of the game, Warriors fans created a very warm atmosphere.

In the past to play in Oakland, the biggest feeling for Henson was lifelessness. But now, the Warriors are not a big team. In the eyes of fans in the Bay Area, this team can even fight the defending champion now!

The Warriors' defense is not bad, but it's easy to be covered by their hearty offense. As far as the perimeter is concerned, Klay Thompson and Harrison Barnes have good defensive abilities. You see, the Pacers and the Warriors even have a similar vision of picking candidates, and they pick something that can be defensive.

But limited by physical fitness, Stephen Curry's defensive ability is not outstanding, as embarrassing as his predecessor Steve Nash. So in the opening game, Paul took advantage of West's screen to break through, and before the Warriors' defense came up, he steadily stopped and hit a jumper.

"It's so easy, Stephen Curry's defense is almost a ball of air in front of Paul." Beside Chris Weber, Jeff Van Gundy waved his hand with a smile.

Paul's goal is indeed easy, but Mike Jackson is not nervous. He is full of confidence in the offensive firepower of his team!

Henson asked the players to focus defensively on David Lee, in an attempt to use Paul to contain Curry. But the fact is that in the Warriors' first offense, David Lee didn't touch the basketball the whole time.

He just serves as a containment point and a cover point, walking around Curry and Thompson. In front of the Warriors' complex and clear tactical moves and pick-and-rolls, Paul was stunned by Curry!

But how could Paul's defense be so easy to get rid of, he bravely jumped on, blocking Curry's shooting space as much as possible. And everyone on the field believed that Curry would definitely take this shot because the opportunity has already been derived.

However, Curry did not shoot after jumping up, but passed the ball!

The pass was made by Klay Thompson, who had already walked to the right corner, and George was blocked by Azeri's off-the-ball screen and couldn't make it up.

The Warriors' moves are superb, and the cooperation between the players is only tacit understanding, which exceeds Henson's expectations! This tactical execution ability is probably on par with the Pacers!

In this way, Thompson fired from the bottom corner and the basketball made a three-pointer. The Warriors, like their team name, bravely entered the enemy line, without fear of the prestige of the defending champion!

Henson scratched his head. The development of the game seemed to be different from what he expected? But because the game only played back and forth, Henson was not sure whether to change his strategy. So, only continue to observe for a while.

Put the defensive focus on David Lee? The first championship coach in the history of the Pacers may also have troubles.