The Basketball Court Swordsman

Hard work, this is basically the trait of all the Pacers players. In this division of champions, no lazy player can survive. Even their head coach, Henson Joe, is a workaholic who has worked so hard to get himself into the hospital.

And Henson's attitude towards the game and work also subtly affects his players. When the environment of a team is like this, those who want to be lazy will also be embarrassed to be lazy.

Everyone comes to train in advance, but you are late. Are you embarrassed?

Everyone stays to practice, and you leave early alone, so I'm not embarrassed.

Therefore, to use diligence to describe a Pacers player is completely nonsense. Because you can apply this word to anyone on the Pacers.

Among them, Jimmy Butler is naturally included.

When Henson traded Dengtai Jones for the 30th overall pick for the Bulls, he was just in the mindset of a casual gamble. After all, Jimmy Butler's potential lies in front of Henson, and Duntai Jones has no place in the Pacers.

But at the time, Henson didn't think about what Jimmy Butler could grow up like. Jimmy Butler was originally not within the scope of his plan. But in the past three years, seeing Jimmy Butler's effort on the court and seeing him renting a house near the arena in order to have more training time, Henson gradually had some expectations for this kid.

And it turns out that Jimmy Butler did not live up to Henson.

Last season, Jimmy Butler was just a desperate guy. Tireless running, tough defense and desperate attack. His scores are all obtained by his own hard work.

And this season, Jimmy Butler's progress made Henson happy. He gradually learned to run smarter without the ball, to break through with the ball more confidently, to have a more stable mid-range, and to make fouls in back singles!

What does this mean? This means that Jimmy Butler has transformed from a rough backcourt engineer into a core player!

Of course, don’t forget that Jimmy Butler’s excellent defense on which to survive can be said to have reached the league’s top level if Henson is required to evaluate it!

Now, it's time for Jimmy Butler to show off his success in exchange for sweat and hardship.

"The timeout is over. If I'm not mistaken, Coach Henson didn't even take the tactical board just now. Guess what he set up for the players?" After the timeout, Webber's conversation box opened instantly.

"I can't guess, even Popovich can't guess what Henson is thinking, let alone me? But I believe that Coach Henson will never waste any timeout."

"There are exceptions to everything, Reggie, there are exceptions to everything. What's more, it's a coach who just left the hospital."

While talking, CP3 had already passed the half-court possession. Lillard is actively in front of Paul, even if Paul can score, he must pay a great price as a price. Stotts recognized this, so he still resolutely matched Lillard and Paul, who had average defensive capabilities.

Paul reached out and called for a cover, and it seemed that he still wanted to solve the problem by himself. The Blazers' defense is the same as before. They would rather allow Paul to break through than shrink the basket. George, Butler and Horford are all seen to death. Not giving the open three-pointer, this is a strategy that Stotts has emphasized countless times.

So this time, when Paul broke through, he still had no pass targets. Trailblazers starting small forward Nicholas Batum thought that this offense would end in this way, but as everyone knows, Jimmy Butler, who has never done anything, suddenly accelerated!

Batum only felt a flash of afterimages, Jimmy Butler's sudden inward cut caught the French by surprise!

Since the Blazers' defense did not shrink, Paul's breakthrough attracted the defense again, so Jimmy Butler saw an open space after he cut in!

Now, it depends on whether Paul can get the ball into Butler's hand under Lillard's defense. However, this is not a problem for Paul at all. As long as you have the opportunity, don't worry that Paul will not see it.

In the process of marching, Paul used a back pass to deliver the "ammunition" to Jimmy Butler's hands. At this point, the Frenchman Nicolas Batum has been left behind by Butler. After receiving the basketball, Butler can accelerate!

Seeing the strong guard rushing towards the basket, Aldridge, who was prepared to help defend Paul, immediately turned the target and rushed towards Jimmy Butler.

However, Jimmy Butler didn't mean to slow down at all. He took off against Aldridge, and under the fierce physical confrontation, he leaned on Aldridge and got the ball in! A mere Aldridge may not achieve the effect of a good frame protection!

"Pretty! Jimmy's sudden cut hit the Blazers by surprise. What a tough guy, he's like a bulldog!"

Reggie Miller’s analogy is very appropriate. Seeing Jimmy Butler playing, perhaps lacks agility and elegance, but is full of toughness and masculinity.

"Tsk!" Terry Stotts was stunned, he didn't expect Jimmy Butler, who had been silent for so long, would come to do this. But he doesn't think there is a problem with his tactics. In the final analysis, isn't the Pacers doing a two-pointer?

He doesn't believe that the Pacers can be more efficient than Aldridge's "Central Investment Machine".

Since Aldridge has shown an extremely good competitive form before, there is no reason for the Pacers to stop feeding Aldridge.

Lillard was not greedy for merit, he once again hit the ball to Aldridge. Handing the ball to Aldridge singles, this is Stotts' tactic.

Aldridge felt West's defense after holding the ball, and then observed his position. But just as he was doing these preparations, Jimmy Butler clawed over with his teeth!

"There is a double team, Jimmy Butler's double team is very resolute, so this must be arranged by Coach Henson in advance."

Seeing the double team came up, Aldridge didn't even think about it, he just started to pass the ball! As mentioned earlier, Aldridge is very demanding on offensive conditions. With two people shooting, Aldridge can't do it.

And Aldridge's pass object is undoubtedly the Frenchman Batum.

Batum, as the Blazers' unbeatable starting position in the past six years, would definitely not be able to sit so securely without some strength.

His three-pointer is very solid and his defense is also very good. The three-pointer and defensive chain built by him and Wesley Matthews is an important weapon for the Trail Blazers.

So when he saw Jimmy Butler going up to double-team Aldridge, Terry Stotts was not nervous, but wanted to laugh. Batum's three-pointer will cost Henson's arrangement!

Maybe the Chinese coach has really been away from the arena for too long! He didn't know that the current pioneers were not easy to mess with!

But almost at the moment Aldridge passed the ball, Jimmy Butler retreated to Batum! He already knew Aldridge would pass the ball, and he was ready to throw back!

When Jimmy Butler is free, what will accompany him? It's a video of the game! In this regard, he is very similar to Kobe. Only when he is familiar with the habits of each opponent can he seize their flaws in the game. He doesn't believe in the things that are on paper, let alone do it. So, Jimmy Butler's defense is good, there is a reason!

In the video of the game, Henson emphasized Aldridge's reaction to double-teaming more than once. For these, Jimmy Butler is keeping in mind.

So when Batum took the shot directly after receiving the basketball, he did not get the vacancy as expected, but was seriously disturbed by Jimmy Butler!

Under Butler's interference, the French almost made a three-shot. Fortunately, the basketball slightly rubbed to the front of the basket, which avoided embarrassment.

"Butler came back in time, his defense is not leaking!"

After interfering with Batum's shot, Jimmy Butler went straight forward and started running! Get up to speed and fight back when you have the opportunity! These things have penetrated into the bones of every Pacers player. After all, their name is Pacers!

After Al Horford got the rebound, he looked at Butler and started a long pass in the backcourt with a rugby posture!

"Fuck..."

Stotts couldn't help swearing an swear word, but before he was finished, Butler received a pass from Horford and ended the attack with a two-handed dunk.

After returning from a timeout, the Pacers scored 4 points in a row. With a 6-point difference, there was only one goal left in an instant.

The coach who said Stephenson could get a triple-double, but Stephenson really got a triple-double, as always used the timeout to change the situation of the game!

In the next few rounds, the Pacers did not let Aldridge score easily. Aldridge's cautious offensive choices are both advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that he is highly efficient and will not act randomly. But the disadvantage is that when the team needs him to score points in tough games, he often disappears suddenly.

For example, now, when Stotts urgently needs Aldridge to stabilize the situation for the team, Aldridge can't score. In the most exaggerated one, Lillard fed Aldridge three consecutive times in a round, but Aldridge chose to pass back three times. The reason is that he feels that his opportunities are not good enough...

How can a team's head star not even make a shot to help the team score?

Henson undoubtedly caught Aldridge's fuss, and then fought back several times.

After eight minutes of the first quarter, the Pacers had overtaken the Blazers by 6 points! Stotts wanted to use more efficient mid-range scoring to drag the defending champion, but the Pacers instead played an efficient offense.

With a two-pointer, the Blazers don't seem to be the opponent of the defending champion.

When Stotts had to suspend the game again, Reggie Miller couldn't help but smile.

"You said this time out, does Coach Henson need a tactical board?"

Weber didn't speak, just shook his head. He admitted that he was wrong. Even after three months, Henson was still the same.

A wolf, no matter how long it takes, the wildness will never disappear! The situation of the game will never escape Henson's control.

The coach who panicked the entire league announced his return in less than one quarter. At least now, Stotts has experienced the horror of being dominated by Henson.

And Jimmy Butler is just the tip of the iceberg among his many methods.