The Phoenix Suns have an in-team award called Dan. Marley Tough Player Award. Cinnabar. Marley averaged 11.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game in his 14-year career, and he was one of the greatest shooters of the '90s. Of course, what impressed him the most was his tenacity on the defensive end. As a result, the Suns also see him as one of the greatest players in franchise history.

After Marley's retirement in 2002, the Suns soon announced the retirement of their No. 9 jersey and established Dan Brown in line with his desperate spirit of playing. Marley Prize.

Each year, the Suns will vote through fan votes and coaching staff votes, and the final vote will be used to determine Dan. The winners of the Marley Prize are then presented by Marley himself.

And since Tucker moved to Phoenix, he has monopolized the award, becoming a Dan for four seasons in a row. Winner of the Marley Tough Player Award.

From this point, it is not difficult to see what kind of player P.J. Tucker is.

Tough, passionate, do not bow to fate, work hard, pay...... Without these qualities, Tucker would not have been able to return to the NBA after years of wandering in Europe.

When Henson announced the signing of Tucker and held a press conference that year, Tucker joked with reporters that "the Pacers got a mad dog."

The word mad dog does not mean to curse in English, but to describe a person with a tenacious style and amazing will.

And today, P.J. Tucker, the "mad dog", made Kevin . Durant has experienced what it means to be a tough player!

In the tenth minute of the fourth quarter, Kevin . Durant had the ball, and the Warriors trailed the Pacers by four points.

The Warriors have been chasing points since the first quarter. At most, they outscored the Pacers by seven points. But the pace of the game was in Henson's hands from start to finish, so the Pacers often came back quickly.

The whole game came to this pace so far, and Durant knew that in the final two minutes, every round of offense was crucial, and every round of offense would make the difference between winning and losing.

So, he needs to score, he needs to step up, he needs to be the hero who saves the Warriors.

But P.J. Tucker clearly doesn't want Durant to be a hero.

As soon as Durant received the basketball, Tucker went up against it. This guy is tough on the defensive end, Durant experienced it last year, but I didn't expect it to be even better this year than last year.

If Durant were to be judged, if it weren't for Tucker's poor ball-handling ability, he could simply be regarded as the Pacers' Draymond. Green!

With Tucker's tough defense, Durant felt like he couldn't move an inch. In the first three quarters, Durant was able to use his super scoring ability to force a score on Tucker's head.

But after four quarters of the game and Tucker fought so hard, Durant was already exhausted. Although this year people are saying that Durant can completely replace James as the first active player, at the end of the day, he is also human. As long as you are human, you will inevitably feel tired.

Durant wanted to pass the ball, but found that Curry and Thompson didn't run out of the way. So, he attacked Tucker with the ball, but Tucker's block made Durant's advance difficult.

Finding that he couldn't hit the basket hard, Durant had to choose to shoot dry.

However, Tucker's reaction was not slow at all, and he interfered in time, and his palm almost sealed Durant's fingertips.

In this way, the shooting of the new league No. 1 ended in iron. Henson applauded vigorously from the sidelines, and it was clear that his strategy was finally working!

Durant's physical fitness has been almost squeezed out by Tucker.

When he used to play NBA2K games, Henson remembered one of the kinkiest skills called "Aggressive". The effect is probably that it can speed up the physical exertion of the opposing player. Originally, this skill was very useful and was required for almost all players.

And today, Tucker is undoubtedly Henson's "aggressive"! Durant's huge physical consumption has made his offense no longer solid.

Durant shot the iron, Antetokounmpo jumped high, grabbed the board with one hand, and then put his hands in his arms, and the basketball made a "bang" sound.

Subsequently, the Greeks began to advance with a dragon that they were good at. Henson, though, prefers to call it a marathon push.

From his own basket to the opponent's basket, Antetokounmpo ran like an indomitable runner in a marathon.

Cousins saw Antetokounmpo burst in, so he stepped forward to block it. But Antetokounmpo was not afraid of colliding with Cousins, he jumped up against Cousins, and in the air, with his body staggering, Antetokounmpo flicked his wrist and still scored the ball.

After landing, Antetokounmpo spread his hands and signaled to the referee that it was just a 2 1.

This offense and defense allowed the Pacers to take a six-point lead at a critical moment. Antetokounmpo and Durant showed diametrically opposed states, all of which Henson arranged from the first second of the game.

The reason why he went to Tucker today is to let him wear down Durant as much as possible on the offensive end. No matter what level of star they are, as long as they are not fit, the offensive stability will definitely suffer.

Why not use Antetokounmpo to defend Durant himself? Because that would also increase Antetokounmpo's own physical exertion.

So, Henson simply used Tucker to do the tiresome work and liberate Antetokounmpo completely.

And starting with Rondo is to give others a chance to score easily. Pacers players don't have to fight with their bodies on every ball like Warriors players do.

Henson's change of formation has always had his own thinking.

So right now, Durant and the rest of the Warriors are out of breath from exhaustion. Antetokounmpo, on the other hand, was so energetic that he could even get past Cousins for a layup.

Henson's long line is finally about to start closing the net!

Indeed, if you want to defeat a team like the Warriors with a mature system and championship DNA, it is impossible to defeat the enemy in one move.

But as long as a long-term plan is made, then the Golden State Warriors are not so invincible.

"With 1 minute and 30 seconds left in the game, the Warriors are six points behind! This is the toughest game the five-star warriors have experienced since they were combined! The Pacers used their tough performance to announce that the NBA finale is far from coming! ”

Kerr was in a hurry, and he chose to let Cousins score inside. The actual purpose is to attract the Pacers' players. As long as the bag is clamped, the Warriors will use an easy three-point opportunity!

But alas, Henson didn't eat it at all. Cousins wants to score? Okay, you go score and I'll win!

So, Cousins smacked on the inside and finally turned past Lopez with a back to complete the score. So far, Cousins has scored 22 points, which is a new high in a single game since his return.

Cousins thought about himself scoring 20 points again, and he felt it was supposed to be a glorious day.

But now, Cousins, who has scored a new season's highest score, is not happy. Because if you lose the game, what's the point of scoring a new high?

Cousins' goal narrowed the gap to four points, with just over a minute left in the game. Cole nervously commanded from the sidelines, while Henson sat firmly on the Diaoyu Tai.

At the last minute, he believed his players, he knew that the bunch knew what to do.

Rondo's face was expressionless, he had seen countless big scenes, and a mere regular season could not scare him.

From his expression, it is not difficult to see that Rondo is now complacent, he has not played such an enjoyable game for a long time.

As a veteran, he has been more of a mentor to the youngsters this season with the Pacers. But today, he's once again the starting point guard who swayed the game!

After Rondo went beyond the three-point line and covered Antetokounmpo, the Warriors' lineup immediately shrank, because whether Rondo played by himself or he passed the ball to Antetokounmpo who cut in, the only choice for these two guys was to go to the basket!

Rondo is halfway through, but suddenly passes the ball behind him!

The pass was very sudden, because Rondo didn't even give a look. But the basketball got into George's hands with precision, and he had a great opportunity from beyond the three-point line!

Rondo passes the ball with his brain, not his eyes. He had already memorized Henson's tactics, so he didn't have to look to know where his teammates would be in the next second.

"Rondo's unseen back pass is very beautiful, Clay tried to block, but it was still a beat slower, and George made a shot! Can you get in!? ”

George's shooting is much more stable than Durant's, not because his hard power is much stronger than Durant's, but because George is still full of energy. Therefore, the shot is very steady.

"Brush!"

Clay. Before Thompson could turn around, he heard the Nets tumbling sideways. This represents Paul. George's three-pointer went into the net to give the Pacers a seven-point lead over the Warriors with less than a minute left in the game!

And this assist is Rondo's 15th assist of the game! That's almost half of the Pacers' total assists.

8 points, 15 assists and 9 rebounds. Rondo kills the game in the most graceful and clever way!

Kerr anxiously called a timeout, but Henson was confident that his timeout wouldn't have much effect. It is impossible for this Chinese coach to give up the victory in hand.

After the pause came back though, Stephen. Curry hit a long-range three-pointer. But even so, there are still four points in the difference. In the next few tens of seconds, Rondo controlled the rhythm steadily, and each attack dragged on for 24 seconds.

And the solid shooting percentages of George and Antetokounmpo made the Warriors gradually lose confidence.

In the last 8.2 seconds, Antetokounmbo made a layup, and the difference was still 4 points. Subsequently, Curry also wanted to shoot from beyond the three-point line, but was interfered with by Rondo in time. The shot allowed the Pacers to maintain a four-point advantage in the final 3.3 seconds of the game.

At this point, the Warriors had to use foul tactics. Paul. George, a Pacers legend, ended the game with two solid free throws.

At the end of the game, the Warriors players were all standing on the court in disbelief. They look at me, I look at you, and they don't seem to want to admit the fact of defeat yet.

They are five-star warriors, and they are the most luxurious team in the league! But at this point, they lost!

They thought their time was coming, but the outcome was the same as it had been for the past two years. In the banker's life arena, only they are lonely.

Cousins looked at Rondo, who was hugging his teammates in celebration of the victory, and then at Henson, who was still calm after winning the game.

In Cousins' opinion, Rondo is already the smartest basketball man in the world. And the coach who can make Rondo fit has to be smarter than him.

A smarter coach than Rondo?

Cousins shook his head, he really didn't know what the Warriors had to do to fight these two guys.

Hopefully, before the finals, they'll find out.

After winning this game, Henson was calmer than he had imagined. In fact, he has a backup plan for this game, and if Rondo and Tucker don't work, he will switch to the ultimate lineup and fight to the death with the Warriors.

But before he could use his killing moves, the Warriors were already knocked to the ground.

Henson couldn't help but smile slightly, defeating the five-star Warriors to win the championship this year is no longer just a fantasy!

This yellow-skinned "bandit leader", even in the final season, will not let go of any reapable honors......