525: Amplify the shortcomings
Henson must admit that the current Philadelphia 76ers do have some talent. At least this year, the 76ers are no longer as useless as they used to be.
The team's starting point guard, Sergio. Rodriguez is known as the "Spanish Magician", and although his scoring ability is mediocre, he is very creative in his passing thinking. It's always possible to get the ball to the point where the opportunity arises in a way that people don't expect.
The team's starting No. 2 is Gerrard. Henderson is an athletic two-way guard, and his sturdy body not only allows him to attack the basket regularly, but also allows him to make a difference on the defensive end.
Starting No. 3 Robert. Covington, continued Wesley. Matthews was another undrafted pick that achieved a counterattack through hard work and perseverance. Originally unnoticed, he established himself in the 76ers with his excellent three-point shooting, tough defense and height enough to play two positions at the No. 3 and No. 4 positions.
Position 4 Dario. Saric is similar to Covington in that he is undoubtedly one of the most sought-after players in the league right now.
Of course, the most terrifying thing about the 76ers right now is Joel, who has conquered all the fans in the league despite the limited playing time. Embiid!
The return of this guy directly led to the 76ers' attention increasing several times compared to last season. The 76ers gambled on a bunch of high-pick rookies and finally got the rewards they expected.
Looking at the five enemies in front of him, Henson didn't think they were easy to deal with.
But in the same way, this group of guys is not as difficult to deal with as the outside world renders. The strengths and weaknesses of this group of people on the 76ers are very obvious. As long as Henson narrows down their strengths and magnizes their weaknesses, it's easy to win the game!
"Both players are in their assigned positions and the game is about to start! Joel. Embiid won the basketball for the 76ers, and it is clear that Embiid is a few notches better than Lopez in terms of reach and speed! ”
As soon as he opened, Embiid showed off his athletic talent. Compared to Lopez, the "floor flow" center. Embiid's speed is simply astonishingly fast.
Just after halftime, Spanish guard Rodriguez used a bold ground-hitting pass through the Pacers' defense and sent the ball directly to Embiid!
Embiid got the ball and turned his back quickly and passed Lopez like a stake. Lopez's pace is too slow, and the gap between him, a center "left over" from the previous era, and Embiid's "center of the new era", is very obvious.
Embiid didn't disappoint the home fans, as he took a big step past Lopez and then leaped high and stretched out his long arms to score a beautiful one-handed frame.
After the goal, with the cheers of the fans, Embiid rushed to the side stands to flex his arm muscles.
Of course, Mike. Brin is well aware that Embiid's celebration is not for the fans, but for Henson on the sidelines.
If it had been four or five years ago, Henson would have gone straight to Embi's derby middle finger. But now, Henson just has his hands around his chest. But his eyes kept on Embiid.
Henson is undoubtedly sending a message: "Don't think I'm scared of you, little bastard!" ”
After Embiid ended his celebration in a big way, Henson yelled at Paul and flicked his fist lightly.
He didn't want to test it anymore, the general manager and head coach of the Pacers was tired of Embiid's triumphant face!
Paul organized the attack with a good understanding, and it seemed that today, the boss wanted to take the initiative in the game earlier.
The Pacers players followed Paul's command and ran around. George is the most aggressive one.
All the 76ers players focused on George, but Paul made a big deal and passed the ball to Antetokounmpo, who cut inside!
The Croatian striker has always had limited athleticism and has not been able to keep up with Antetokounmpo.
So when Antetokounmpo received the basketball, he had already thrown Saric away. Antetokounmpo is not right at all for most teams!
Embiid wanted to get back to the basket, but Lopez pinned him to the outside of the three-point line. After going through these games, people know that the current Brooke. Lopez is also a spatial insider. So, no fool would dare to let him shoot a three-pointer.
In this way, Antetokounmpo returned a one-handed dunk to the 76ers without any hindrance. You will, we'll all do.
The athleticism is not good enough, and that's Saric is a shortcoming. Henson took advantage of this shortcoming to teach the 76ers a lesson, and the further he went, the more vivid Henson's "lesson" became.
After that, Rodriguez and Embiid played a pick-and-roll in an attempt to break through the ball.
After all, Embiid's scoring range can extend beyond the three-point line. As long as the Pacers' defense shrinks, Rodriguez can get the chance into Embiid's hands with his ghostly pass.
However, to Rodriguez's surprise, the Pacers were indifferent to his breakaway. None of the Pacers players reacted to his breakaway except Paul.
Unable to attract defensive attention, the rest of the 76ers naturally won't get their chances. Without a chance, Rodriguez's ghostly pass could not be used.
"Well done!" Seeing that the players maintained their defensive formation, Henson smiled slightly. Rodriguez's scoring ability is weak and Henson is clear, so he specifically told the players to ignore his breakthrough, and Paul can handle him alone.
The seemingly simple tactic of breaking through the ball is very demanding on the scoring ability of point guards. After all, if you're not good enough to score, why should others be attracted to you?
Henson's decision proved to be wise. Because Rodriguez's layup eventually came out of the frame with Paul's interference, he couldn't score points under the basket at all.
The 76ers failed to attack, and the Pacers had a chance to overtake the score!
Embiid is not stupid, the reason why he can succeed is not only because of his perfect physical condition, but also because of his extremely high basketball IQ.
So, this time, Embiid has put more of his defensive attention on Antetokounmpo. Once that kid attacks, nine times out of ten he will choose to attack the basket. Embiid wants to let Henson's proudest player taste what air supremacy is!
Embiid's little abacus in his heart was "crackling", but what he could think of, Henson naturally had already considered.
So today, Antetokounmpo is just a feint. When he succeeded in attracting attention, Paul . George struck bravely.
This summer, Henson once again strengthened George's dribbling ability. So the current George is not a shortcoming with the ball, but with the ball and catching and shooting are his strengths!
He played a cover with Lopez, and Embiid was still watching out for Antetokounmpo, so he didn't pay much attention to George's delay.
And George took advantage of this time difference to dribble through the middle of Covington and Embiid, who came up late!
Dribbling through the middle of the two, it's the result of George's hard work this summer. This move has become his killer weapon when covering the attack!
"Good...... Fast! The moment George broke through, Embiid was completely stunned. It was the first time he had seen a 2.06-meter-tall swingman who could dribble so skillfully. And there's no slowing down.
Compared to Covington, who is also 2.06 meters tall, George's speed is indeed worth surprising Embiid.
After the break, George didn't hit the basket. Instead, he suddenly stopped, jumped high, and shot softly.
With the melodious tumbling sound of the Nets, Henson closed his eyes slightly. Now that he's in the lead, it's a real deal!
Embiid wanted to save face for the 76ers in the next round, but in Brooke. With Lopez's tough and aggressive defense, Embiid couldn't even get a good position.
In this way, Rodriguez gave the ball to his partner in the back line, Gerrard. Henderson, hopefully he'll use his impact to cause problems for the Pacers.
The Pacers lost to the 76ers in the last game, mainly because the 76ers players' three-point goals were amazing. Henderson's three-point shooting percentage is actually inconsistent, but he didn't shoot how he shot in the last game.
Today, see Danny. Green just let himself go, Gerald. As soon as Henderson thought of his three-point performance against the Pacers in the last game, he directly chose a three-point shot.
Henson smiled slightly, and took the bait again!
Sure enough, this three-point shot hit the front of the basket directly and missed. Henderson's three-point shooting has always been average, and it can be said that he was induced by Henson to shoot.
The 76ers' magic three points can't be magical every time, right?
"Ahh Embiid let out an impatient growl, and the 76ers have been playing very hard since that dunk at the start of the game.
He was aggrieved, but there was nothing he could do. This feeling is the most torturous.
Subsequently, Chris. Paul drew a foul on Rodriguez and made two free throws. After the 76ers attacked, Saric was stealed by Antetokounmpo.
This time the counterattack, Danny. Green's layup gave the Pacers a straight 8-0 run! Seeing this, Brett. Brin decisively called a halt to the game.
He knows how dangerous it would be for the Pacers to play with momentum.
The 76ers players frowned one by one, because in front of Henson's eyes, they seemed to suddenly become transparent. Everyone on the Pacers team has always been able to find their shortcomings "quickly and accurately".
In just a few minutes of play, Henson has already left a small shadow on the 76ers' starters.
Except, of course, Embiid. He was still very active and ready to go on the pitch to help equalise.
If Henson had known what Embiid was thinking at this point, he would have responded like this.
"Don't worry, the next one to be targeted is you!"