The Basketball Court Swordsman

Regarding Kirilenko joining the Nets, the league is still controversial until now. After all, the league explicitly prohibited the "yin and yang contract" from appearing. The last time the Timberwolves engaged in a yin and yang contract was investigated and how miserable it was after being investigated, everyone has not forgotten.

Although the Russian local tyrant boss and Kirilenko are compatriots, the $7 million salary cut is still too exaggerated.

But in any case, at least the league and the media have no evidence that Kirilenko and the Nets signed a "yin and yang contract". Therefore, Kirilenko's joining is completely reasonable.

And he and Terry, it is Kidd's two most terrifying weapons in the rotation lineup!

After coming back from the timeout, Kidd had a good idea. But of course, seeing Antetokounmpo step onto the court, the old Kidd instantly became nervous again.

"Yunis Antetokounmpo, Coach Henson brought up this likable young man again. Obviously, Coach Henson brought him up to match Kirilenko!" Barkley After rubbing his hands, Henson really likes to prescribe the right medicine.

"Damn it!" Kidd cursed secretly, and he sent Kirilenko up, mainly to make him confront Yi Jianlian.

He believes that Yi Jianlian will become helpless in the face of Kirilenko, who is more mobile. Well now, Henson replaced him with a player who was taller and more mobile than Kirilenko. Kidd's desire for the advantage in the fourth position turned into a disadvantage!

As for Terry...Look at the two fierce backcourts of Stephenson and Jimmy Butler, the Jets may not have any good fruit today.

"Now that the Nets are 10 points behind, Kirilenko and Terry's performance will directly determine the Nets' fate in this game. If the Nets can't get the score close before the end of the first quarter, then it will be It's completely under Henson's control."

At this time on the court is the unsuccessful player Alan Anderson who has been drifting outside for many years. Anderson averaged 10.7 points per game with the Raptors last season. So, the book lineup of the Nets bench players is very good. But a few games before the regular season have proved that the actual strength of the Nets' rotation lineup is not too strong.

Anderson, like Stephenson, is not a pure point guard. So the Nets' offense is not smooth. Just after halftime, Alan Anderson experienced the pressure of the Pacers on the defensive end.

"Come on, what are you waiting for? Attack me, break through me! How? Do you still want to be a supporting role among a bunch of old men!?" Stephenson didn't let Alan Anderson off, as he defended. The other party spouted trash talking.

Last season, even LeBron James couldn't stand Stephenson's mouth, let alone a role player like Alan Anderson.

Anderson did not, or did not dare to entangle with Stephenson much. He passed the ball into Terry's hands, but Jimmy Butler's defense was equally difficult to deal with.

Under Butler's strong close-fitting pressure, Old Terry didn't even talk about shooting, even trying to control the ball is difficult.

The "Jet" did not dare to stick the ball and passed it to Kirilenko. The audience burst into violent cheers, and the Nets' tens of millions of benches are about to start showing off!

Kirilenko is still experienced, and after holding the ball, he showed that he made several three-threat moves. But "AK47" was surprised to find that when Antetokounmpo opened his arms, he seemed to be facing a high wall!

At one time, Kirilenko himself was a typical third position with height and arm length. In many cases, he played matchups as easily as dislocations. He is not as mobile as he is better, and he cannot keep up with him if he is taller.

But the one in front of Kirilenko is taller and faster than him!

Seeing Antetokounmpo was unmoved by his three threats, "AK47" decided to force a breakthrough along the bottom line!

Ordinary big players can't keep up with Kirilenko. But Antetokounmpo's reaction was very quick, not even half of his body was left for Kirilenko!

"Andre too underestimated Antetokounmpo, he was forced into a blind spot."

"AK47" had just run two steps before being forced to stop. At this moment, Antetokounmpo is in front of him, and his side is the bottom line of stepping out. In desperation, Kirilenko was forced to stop the ball in a very embarrassing position!

"Cut the ball! Kirilenko stopped the ball in such a deadly position!"

After stopping the ball, Kirilenko could not even find his teammates to pass the ball. Antetokounmpo's body and long arms completely blocked the Russians' vision!

Henson smiled, the tens of millions of substitutes are all New York fans and Kim Terry himself. In contrast, Antetokounmpo's annual salary is only 2.15 million. The basketball court is not a shopping mall, not that the more expensive the players, the better.

Under the pressure of Antetokounmpo, the referee blew the whistle before Kirilenko passed the ball. The reason is simple. Kirilenko walked by himself in the press.

The rotation made mistakes as soon as the lineup came up, and the Nets' morale fell to the bottom.

But soon, the Pacers plunged the Nets into a deeper despair. Stephenson pretended to organize on the outside, but Henson could see that the gestures made by the guy could not represent anything.

Just when Alan Anderson thought Stephenson was going to pass, he suddenly changed hands to accelerate the breakthrough. Alan Anderson's defense was just like paper, it was easily broken.

Seeing this, Kirilenko, who played in the fourth position, rushed to the basket. Don’t forget, the Russians averaged a terrifying 1.5 blocks per game last season! For players who play outside the line, it is incredible to average 1.5 blocks per game.

The Russians were about to give this unpredictable "teasing guard" a little bit of color, but found that Stephenson suddenly and casually toss the ball into the air!

The reason why Kirilenko dared to defend so boldly is precisely because his wingspan is enough for him to steal or interfere with this kind of pass, and he is not afraid of his matchup being emptied. Don't forget, in addition to 1.5 blocks, the "AK47" also had 1.2 steals last season. He is a veritable all-round fighter.

But this ball was thrown high and far by Stephenson, Kirilenko couldn't reach it at all. It stands to reason that even a ball that he can't reach can't be reached by an ordinary third player.

But behind Kirilenko, the terrifying "Greek monster" caught the basketball that was destined to go out of bounds in the air, and then pushed it into the frame!

Bounce, strength, and physical stretch make this dunk by Antetokounmpo perfect! With beautiful one offense and one defense, Antetokounmpo makes "AK47" dull!

"The terrible air relay. This is why Coach Henson asked Stephenson to play the number one position. You never know what this guy is thinking, just like no one can guess that he will send such an outrageous Air relay. But this kind of outrageous pass is just right for Antetokounmpo!"

"It's so beautiful!" Not to mention Barkley, even Becky Harmon shook his fist with excitement. After all, in the wNBA, this kind of scene is very, very rare.

Henson is now completely using Antetokounmpo as a "jumpman", although his positioning of Antetokounmpo is not a sporty fourth position. But I have to admit that Antetokounmpo is indeed able to do a good job in the sporty position 4.

Antetokounmpo can do the big risk after a hundred moves through Yang, difficult pie dunks and so on. Moreover, he has better physical conditions than most athletic fourth positions.

For example, on the arm span, it would be enough for Griffin to go back and cry for days and nights.

In both rounds, at both ends of the offense and defense, Antetokounmpo ate Kirilenko to death. At this time, the Nets not only failed to close the score, they also widened the point difference to 12 points.

Stephenson was excited and high-five Antetokounmpo. Young and energetic, the Pacers reflected these qualities in this game.

Antetokounmpo's empty dunk seems to have opened a valve, causing the Pacers' offense to begin to drain like a flood. Once the valve is opened, it is not easy to close.

Twenty seconds later, Jimmy Butler made Terry feel the ruthlessness of the years. I saw that the little guard who looked a bit like Jordan abruptly overtook the car with speed, and then forced a layup under the basket against the Nets backup center Andrey Blatche.

In the next round, Alan Anderson took advantage of the screen to break through Stephenson and was about to make a layup. But just when he was about to shoot, Antetokounmpo didn't know when he jumped out and gave Anderson a note of "justice from heaven" from behind.

Stephenson received a long pass from the backcourt after receiving the basketball. At this time, people discovered that Danny Green had already run halftime!

The defender, who tied the record for the most three-pointers in a single game in the Finals last season, did not hesitate. He suddenly stopped outside the three-point line and came to chase three-pointers!

Henson does not support players to shoot three-pointers in the fast break, but only two people have the privilege of chasing three-pointers. One is Ray Allen, and the other is Green!

The fear of losing control of the game spreads in Kidd's heart. As a point guard, he knows how much damage to the team once the rhythm of the game is out of control.

For example, now...

"Swipe!" Green made an accurate three-pointer. Although Green's starting position was given to Leonard this season, Green's brilliance could not be concealed on the bench.

Even Ray Allen took the initiative to revoke the requirement to play at least 20 minutes in each game.

"Leave the opportunity to that kid." Ray Allen told Henson before the start of the season.

If Green is not good enough and hard enough, he will definitely not be able to impress Ray Allen.

Three points into the net, which means that the first quarter is not over, the Pacers have led the Nets by 15 points. At this moment, Billy King was expressionless because he didn't know how he would deal with the media later.

The Chinese coach relentlessly tore off the last fig leaf of the "Big Five" and continued to suppress the Nets with a series of child labor contract players to defeat the so-called tens of millions of substitutes.

Can you win the championship with just a few dollars? Henson undoubtedly taught the Nets owner a lesson. Never think of basketball so simple!