326: Wrong poison
In the third quarter, Spoelstra's unbelief cost him dearly. If it weren't for LeBron. James hit a three-pointer from a Thunderbolt in the final moments, and the Heat are now trailing the Pacers by double digits.
Basketball games, like wars, require morale in addition to skills and tactics. Horford and West's no-man's-man's land offense in the third quarter undoubtedly greatly boosted the morale of the Pacers' players. On the Heat side, they were beaten to a bit depressed.
Spoelstra was well aware that James could close the score in the last second of the third quarter, just because he could definitely equalize in the last second before the end of the game. Can't wait any longer, even knowing that this is most likely what Henson wants, Spoelstra has to try.
So, the Heat quickly made their adjustments.
The Filipino coach picked up the tactics board and wrote and drew on it. While writing, he kept shouting to his players: "Bag, resolute bag!" Once the opponent gets the ball inside, the bag must be immediately followed, and there can be no hesitation! β
In the end, Spoelstra relented. The game is already in complete control with Henson, and you can only choose to go the way he lets you go.
As for whether the Heat have a chance to win the game, it depends on whether the players can break through the shackles on the road given by Henson.
On the other side, on the bench of the Pacers, Henson in a black Armani suit. Joe, however, was calm, in stark contrast to the yelling Spoelstra.
Henson is well aware that the bag is the only option for Filipinos. West and Horford were both in good scoring form today, and if they didn't wrap up, the Pacers could really crush the Heat by two points.
But if the bag is clamped, congratulations, the Heat can hasten their death!
The Miami Heat, with a full lineup, are not invincible!
"At the start of the fourth quarter, Coach Henson's halftime adjustments gave the Pacers an eight-point lead. It has to be said that the Pacers have a strong ability to adapt on the spot, and they always have a way to turn the situation back. Now let's see if the Miami Heat also have the ability to turn decay into magic! β
In the first attack at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Wade used a smart breakthrough to express the Heat's determination to win.
I have to admit that Wade was very, very good today, and it was one of Wade's best games since Henson and the Heat played each other so many times.
His breakthroughs, his finishes under the basket, have some shadows of his heyday.
But Henson is not afraid to let the Heat score at all, the Pacers can't prevent the Heat, and the Heat can defend themselves?
"It's still a low-post attack!" See Horford and Bosh wrestling for positions, Mike. Brin yelled at the three-second zone.
Henson doesn't care if the game is boring or not, and the Pacers will play whatever way they can win. So, as soon as the fourth quarter came up, the Pacers were ready to settle the battle with a low-post offense.
But this time, the Heat didn't sit still. Just as Horford received the ball, James suddenly came over, raised his arms high, and leaned towards Horford.
It's on the bag!
"Good chance!" Henson's heart was secretly happy, he wished that the Heat would be wrapped up sooner!
Horford swept James with his peripheral vision, but he didn't act rashly and didn't expose the advantage that he had long observed the position of his teammates.
The moment when James' bag clip is completed! Horford suddenly threw the basketball out with a hook move!
"Damn it!" James immediately turned back and rushed back, he knew that Danny. Green is unmarked in the bottom corner at this time!
LeBron jumped hard, and it must be said that the speed and height with which James pounced was really intimidating. But even so, Green calmly made a three-point shot and was not intimidated by James.
In the desperate eyes of the Heat generals, the orange Spalding basketball rolled and fell into the net, the referee raised his arm, and the three points were effective!
βBangοΌβ Mike. Brin uttered his trademark shout, "Finally, the Heat are still packed." But again, the Pacers finally got their chance to make a three-point shot! Trust me, Henson. Coach Joe has been waiting for this opportunity for a long time! β
Three-point shot, which meant Spoelstra was outweighed and trailed by 11 points. From the very beginning, his bag clip did not work.
If you start to fear a player and do whatever it takes to limit him. Well, the team has actually lost more than half of it.
This truth is embodied today in both Henson and Spoelstra.
In the first half of the game, when James was slaughtering, Henson was not afraid, but tried to solve the problems caused by James from other aspects.
In the second half, when Horford and West were bombarding the Heat's inside, Spoelstra was scared. As a result, the Filipino-American coach tried to wrap up despite breaking his impregnable perimeter defense.
As a result, it's a thankless task. With an 11-point deficit on the Heat's head, Henson took another big step toward the edge of the cliff.
But even so, Spoelstra told his players to stick to the bag. On the one hand, because he doesn't have any defenders who can get a foothold on the interior right now. On the other hand, Spoelstra believes that the Pacers' outside line has been blocked in this game, and it is impossible to feel so hot every time. I'd rather bet on the Pacers' three-pointers than let Horford and West get close to the basket.
On the offensive end, the Heat Big Three remain strong. Wade broke through and moved the ball widely, and very thrillingly stuffed the ball into the hands of James in the bottom right corner.
James carried Green and rushed in, and Green has been broken through by James countless times today.
Henson shook his head, it's not that Green's guy doesn't work hard, it's that the physical disadvantage is there. So he walked up to Leonard and knocked on the head of the "man with facial paralysis".
"Two missions, defense, three-pointer." Without much nonsense, Henson waved his hand and asked Leonard to go to the technical desk to prepare.
At the same time, the referee's whistle blew. James' breakaway didn't go straight to the goal, but it still crushed Green and got a foul.
The deadball appeared, and Henson was just about to make a substitution when he got the deadball opportunity. Seeing Leonard on the court, the cheers in the Bankers' Living Arena rose an octave higher. James turned his head to look at the boy with the corn hair, and the bad memories of last season's Eastern Conference Finals instantly came to his mind.
Henson: This is killing people, and killing people is also punishing hearts.
"The fourth quarter was more than three minutes into the game, and the score was still hovering between single and double digits. Coach Henson didn't give the Heat much of a chance, and he replaced Leonard early to prevent James from scoring. If that continues, it's only a matter of time before the Pacers get their 22nd straight win of the season! β
Mike. Brin wiped his sweat as he watched the time. It's getting closer, Henson. Joe's team is getting closer and closer to making history!
Well, it looks like it's only a matter of time before you win the game. But Henson doesn't think so, and he doesn't allow his players to think so.
So after James hit both free throws, Henson clapped his hands vigorously, "Cheer up, don't relax until the last moment!" β
The overturning of the boat in the gutter is something that Henson will never accept.
We're going to beat the Heat, and we're about to tie our 22-game winning streak
What a tempting prospect these are, as if Medusa's enchanting countenance. But as soon as you take a look at Medusa's face, you lose everything.
And what Henson has to do is to remind the players not to look at "Medusa" in the face!
Leonard didn't look at "Medusa" in the face, the guy was staring at the basket.
Or James, when the Pacers sit in the low post on the inside, James is always the first to pinch the point.
For one, James' body allows him to withstand the onslaught of interior players. Second, everyone saw it just now, and after James was trapped, he could quickly defend it back.
Of course, Henson's concern is that for James to play like this, he needs to consume twice as much physical strength on the defensive end!
This time, West sent the opportunity through the gap between James and Haslem with a ground-hitting pass to Leonard.
Leonard didn't have much scoring ability last season, which is why James dared to be decisive.
Just let that kid vote, what can he do?
Leonard doesn't score, it seems to have become a stereotype. It's like when people mention Kidd and say he can't shoot.
But in fact, since the beginning of the 04-05 season, Kidd's three-point shooting percentage has stabilized. In the 09-10 season in Dallas, Kidd even shot 42% from the field while averaging 5.2 three-pointers per game!
It's just that because of the "stereotype", people still think that Kidd can't shoot, and he is given one chance after another.
It's as if right now, people still think Leonard won't score. But when James remembered that Leonard had already shown his scoring talent more than once this season, it was too late
Originally, James's outside pounce was not very aggressive, he wanted to let Leonard shoot, and then stay close to the basket to fight for rebounds.
But halfway through the thought, James suddenly rushed out! He knew he had made a big mistake!
And Leonard's three-point shot in the bottom left corner did not give James a chance to make up for his mistake!
The corners of Henson's mouth curled slightly, Spoelstra, you have chosen the wrong poison!
"In! Kawaii. Leonard, he made James's snubbing pay the price! Haha, look at LeBron's look of remorse! I'm sure he's back to last year's nightmare Eastern Conference Finals! β
Can James not be annoyed? The Pacers hit two three-pointers in a row, both from him. But the first person in the league is really no way, he can't be separated, and it is impossible to take care of outside the three-point line while sandwiching the inside.
And this three-pointer not only gave the Pacers a 12-point advantage, but also extinguished the last bit of passion in the hearts of the Heat.
They held on for almost the entire game, but the final quarter collapsed.
Inside the Bankers Living Arena, Pacers fans screamed. Henson raised his arms aloft two fingers in each hand.
22 wins in a row, and they have already started to celebrate this historic 22 consecutive wins.