The Basketball Court Swordsman

No one thought that the Pacers would complete their first offense in such a gorgeous way. From Leonard's volleyball cap to Paul and George's back-to-back buckle, every aspect of this counterattack was perfect.

At this time on the court, almost every point of the Pacers is a strong point!

Paul and George needless to say, Leonard has a higher ceiling than Danny Green, who started last season. And West and Horford, the two low-key All-Star insiders, are not fuel-efficient lights.

The Pelicans' lineup is indeed talented, but the Pacers' lineup is no longer capable of using the term talented.

Holledi's first attack missed, making him a little daunted. So for the second time the Pelicans attacked, Holiday did not try to end, but tried to play for his teammates. This time, he used the way of breaking the ball to hand the ball to Anthony Davis. Davis slapped a shot and then used his advantage to dribble to break through West.

Regarding Anthony Davis, Henson admitted that he was a super-giant child with an amazing talent. But now Davis is not completely physical, and it is not difficult to restrict him.

Davis had just broken through West, only to find that Horford had already raised his arms and waited for him to get caught. In order to avoid an offensive foul, Anthony Davis had to slow down. But as soon as it slowed down, David West wrapped up again. Davis "enjoyed" the treatment of being doubled the first time he held the ball.

"It seems that Coach Henson's strategy is very clear. He hopes to double-team Anthony Davis as soon as the game opens. The two old partners, Horford and West, also very smoothly turned Henson's strategy into reality."

Mike Brin could speak lightly on the commentary stage, but Anthony Davis, who was caught in a double team at this time, was a little impatient.

Davis has always played only 64 games in the NBA. Even a talented person will inevitably pay for the missing experience.

Under the double-team of the two senior men, Davis was anxious and caught a glimpse of Eric Gordon, who was running out of a gap, and passed the ball hastily.

But this ball actually does not have the conditions to pass the ball. After all, Paul George, who is 2 meters 06, has a much larger defensive range than the ordinary second position!

Davis's pass ultimately failed to reach Gordon, but only contributed a steal for George.

After getting the basketball, George found that Leonard had begun to run wildly to the front court. Where is Aminu? Embarrassing, he seems unable to catch up with Leonard.

Al-Farouq Aminu is indeed an embarrassing player. As an insider, he is a little short and has no tonnage. As an outside player, he is a bit slow and he can't shoot long distance... The reason why he can survive in the NBA is entirely because his defense is pretty good and his attitude is correct.

But if you want Aminu to chase Leonard, who is rushing at high speed, this is indeed a bit difficult.

With a long pass, George assisted Leonard and dunked with both hands. After two consecutive dunks, the morale of the Pelicans has fallen to the bottom of the game just at the beginning.

Facing the Pacers' quick counterattack, the Pelicans have no means of containment at all.

"Be careful not to make mistakes, don't be impatient! Let's play slowly, the game time is still long!" Pelicans coach Monty Williams yelled anxiously from the sidelines, but he obviously did not have Henson's kind of just going to the sidelines. Standing, the ability to give players peace of mind. Because of the next round, the Pelicans made a mistake again!

The cover that Aminu gave to Holiday was not that Holiday did not get rid of Paul, but that Holiday was entangled by Leonard.

Just when Holiday was still hesitating whether to pass the ball to Aminu to make a misplacement or break by himself, Leonard's fast hand came out involuntarily.

Last season, Leonard played a lively point guard scene more than once. This season, Holiday became the first victim of this perverted defender.

Leonan stabbed his long arm and Holledi lost control of the basketball. Before Holiday could react, Leonard dropped directly to the ball.

On the floor, Leonard handed the ball to Paul. This time, Eric Gordon reacted quickly and was stuck on Paul's right side, not allowing him to easily go to the basket.

However, Paul took the basketball around his waist and moved the ball to his left hand, making a layup easily. Such defense can't cause trouble to Paul.

"6-0, from the start of the game to the present, the Pelicans don’t even talk about successful defense. They can’t even drag the defending champion into battle! Holiday must play smart. The Pelicans’ offense is simply It's a mess!"

It doesn't need Mike Brin to say, Henson can also see Holledi's struggle. In fact, when Holiday was still playing for the Pacers, Henson discovered that the guy was actually more suitable for the second position. It's just that the Pacers didn't have a suitable number one candidate at the time, so Henson let Holledi top the number one.

Today's game clearly exposed the problem of Holiday in the first position. Even at the best stage, Holiday still has two great shortcomings. One is that turnovers increase with the number of assists. Last season, his turnover rate was 23rd among 82 point guards. Second, as an organizer, the ability to score points through high cost performance is limited.

If Holiday is paired with a defender partner like Rondo or Rubio, Holiday will definitely play well. Because he doesn't have to take care of the organization, he only needs to study how to get points. But let Holiday partner Eric Gordon... well, it seems that these two are both combo guards. But in fact, it is difficult to get a result of 1+1=2 for two combo guards.

If Henson is still coaching Holiday, he will try to get Holiday to play the second position. But Monty Williams does not seem to have such an idea.

After the game, Holiday still struggled with Paul's defense and the Pacers' superb defense. It seems that Holiday's "journey home" this time did not seem very pleasant.

The Pelicans have been unable to play a smooth offense because of the organization point being contained. And the mistakes in the previous rounds made them fearful.

In this way, the game lasted for 8 minutes. During this period, Monty Williams called a timeout and made adjustments, but it didn't work. On Henson's side, he still didn't even leave the bench. He even learned from Popovich and asked Becky Harmon, an assistant coach, to arrange tactics during the timeout...

Many foreign reporters really want to beat this arrogant guy, but there is no way, he really has arrogant capital.

This feeling of hating you and not being able to kill you is the most boring.

It was not until this timeout in the 8th minute of the first quarter that Henson finally took his own hands. Because of this timeout, he needs to arrange some rotation players to play. Henson always has the final say on how the Pacers' lineup rotates.

After the timeout, Tyreke Evans, who once played a highlight in the Kings, made his debut. This season, his role is considered to be an important sixth man for the Pelicans and an important bench scoring point for the Pelicans.

As for the Pacers...Stevenson, Jimmy Butler and Danny Green have also appeared. Compared with them, the Pelicans' rotation seems a little pitiful.

And don't forget, on the Pacers bench, there are two leading players, Ray Allen and Livingston. As long as Henson thinks, he has countless ways of collocation to transition the rotation time. Oh, yes, there is also a young Antetokounmpo. The Pacers' bench lineup... really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Monty Williams had planned to use Evans as the sixth man to regain some of the situation, but Evans's first offense was defeated in a heads-up with Jimmy Butler.

Jimmy Butler was a water dispenser manager during his rookie season and was well-known last season. This season, Henson believes that Jimmy Butler will take off.

Sure enough, after a perfect defense, Jimmy Butler raised his hand for the ball like a star.

Stephenson was not selfish, and after taking the ball through half the court, Jimmy Butler got the chance to play singles with the ball as he wished.

Butler flicked a shot with a three-threat step, and then suddenly accelerated the dribble! In the confrontation with Evans, Jimmy Butler did not let go. This strong defender broke into the basket and made a counter basket.

Two consecutive heads-ups, one defense and one offense, Jimmy Butler won. The Pelicans' most important rotation score was defeated as soon as they came up.

Jimmy Butler's goal put the Pelicans behind by double digits. Spike Lee shook his head. Although the 12-minute game in the first quarter has not been finished yet, the difference in strength between the two sides is already very obvious.

People say that the Pelicans this season are brilliant, but that's all. Being talented does not mean that you can win.

Do you think anyone would use talent to describe walkers? No. Because the Pacers do not need such adjectives to reflect their strength. As for the Pelicans, it feels like a little bit outside the team.

"Becky, come and rest for a while." At this moment, Henson beckoned Becky Harmon, who was standing on the sidelines, to come and sit for a while.

"Don't use Henson, I'm not tired." Becky Harmon hasn't had enough addiction to the coach, so where is he willing to go back.

"No, I know you are not tired. It's me, my **** is a little bit painful when sitting."

After the game, when Spike Lee returned to the hotel to sort out the recordings and heard Henson's words, the black director almost didn't laugh at his dinner.

In the end, the black director decided not to put this sentence in the movie. Otherwise, it would be too shameful for other coaches...