Chris. Paul, Danny. Green, Jimmy. Butler, Paul. George and Antetokounmpo, there's no doubt that it's an unreasonable lineup.

Once upon a time, the current head coach of the Lakers, Mike . D'Antoni has also experimented with small-lineup play with the Suns. After all, at that time, the Suns were following a fast-paced offense.

However, the purely small lineup approach proved to be a failure in the experiments of the time. No matter how bad it is, the Suns need an interior like Stoudemire who can run, jump and protect the rim.

But now, Henson's small lineup is very small. Because of this lineup at this time, there is no serious interior player at all. That's why, when Henson came up with the idea, Becky. Harmon, Vogel, and Fraser were all amazed.

Now, even Stevens has his mouth wide open. He had anticipated a lot of possible problems, but he didn't expect Henson to bring such a line-up to the court.

"Coach Henson is crazy, I said he was digging his own grave! Maybe he thought a 4-point advantage was safe? Look, the Celtics will make this Chinese coach pay! Grande was a little furious, and he thought that switching to this lineup meant that he was despising the Celtics.

But in fact, it's a sign of Henson's desire to change the situation. He doesn't want to get tangled with Celtic anymore, he's hungry to pull away, he's hungry to break the balance on the pitch.

These are the reasons why he changed to a five-small lineup!

But no matter how bizarre Henson's lineup is, the game still has to go on. In the fourth quarter, the Celtics took the lead. Needless to say, Rondo and his teammates know it. If the opponent doesn't have any inside line, then there is no doubt that resolutely breaking through the basket is the best way to score!

So in the first attack of the fourth quarter of the game, Rondo personally asked for a cover, and then broke through with the ball!

Rondo's speed is still very fast, and the breakthrough route is very clear. It's just that Paul has been pestering around Rondo, so he has been somewhat affected.

But in the process, Rondo shook Paul off with a backdribble and hit the basket!

"Nice change of hands behind the back, Rajan. Rondo played Paul with it! "Sean. Grande shook his fist excitedly, and he thought the swaying man was a precursor to Rondo's beautiful goal.

However, when Rondo broke through for a layup, Antetokounmpo's interference height caught Rondo off guard. He even thinks that Antetokounmpo is taller than Al. Horford is even worse!

Antetokounmpo's long arm obscured the sun, and Rondo had to turn up the arc of the ball. As a result, the basketball hit the neck of the basket and missed!

"Hey, I'm a little unlucky!" Grande thought Rondo's layup wouldn't miss, so he put the shot down to luck.

But maybe not that would have been said if he had the chance to face Antetokounmpo's heights in person.

Antetokounmpo immediately jumped twice and grabbed a defensive rebound before Humphries. When it comes to speed, Humphries is no match for Antetokounmpo.

After grabbing the rebound, Rondo hurriedly grabbed Paul's jersey and stuck it with him. Cut off the passing route, which was arranged by Stevenste. He knows too well what the Pacers can do, and if the Pacers are allowed to play with speed, then the Celtics will not be able to win even if they have great ability.

Therefore, Stevens deliberately arranged training to prevent the opponent from counterattacking quickly in these few days of training. And today, the Celtics did a good job of preventing the Pacers from hitting the counter-attack.

Because of this, the score has not been pulled away.

But this time, he was surprised to find out when Rondo roughed Paul and cut off Antetokounmpo's passing lane. The Greek, who was taller than Horford, actually held the ball directly by himself and began to advance quickly!

Antetokounmpo went straight to the attack, and he strode through the crowd! Who can go up and stop him!? "Sean. Grande watched in horror as the slender monster advanced with the ball.

But who can stop him? Humphries and Buzz have both been left far behind, and Jerry. Bayless was the first to post it, but Bayless's height was like a joke in front of Antetokounmpo......

didn't care about Bayless beside him, Antetokounmpo directly picked up his long arm and forced a violent buckle under Bayless's defense!

At that moment, the entire North Shore Garden fell silent. Antetokounmpo's goal just now is equivalent to a No. 5 player grabbing an offensive rebound and then hitting a dunk......

There is no doubt that this is an unbelievable thing!

The Celtics were beaten into a quick counterattack by the Pacers in an unbelievable way!

"Antetokounmpo's mobility is too strong! Humphries couldn't keep up with him at all. And the people who can keep up with him can't stop him from hitting the basket! It's not for nothing that Coach Henson sent this lineup, and he opened the score with a positive view! ”

Sean. Next to Grande, Kevin, who didn't talk much for the whole game. Harlan smiled. You think Henson is messing around, but he's killing the game!

The Pacers' roster looks small, but is it really small?

Antetokounmpo is close to 2.10m, and George also has 2.06m. As for Paul, Green, and Jimmy. The Butler trio did not suffer on the outside.

This lineup is incomparable to the failed small lineup of the Suns back then.

On the next Celtics offense, Rondo hoisted the ball straight to Humphries, hoping that the white man could take Antetokounmpo in the low post.

The common problem of small lineups is the weakness of interior defense. But in this day and age, the center who can really achieve an overwhelming advantage on the inside has almost disappeared. If a center like O'Neal or Yao Ming were allowed to play Antetokounmpo alone, there would be no doubt that Henson could be beaten by two points and two points.

But Humphries? He's not the stuff for attacking the inside. Even without being a pure interior player, Henson believes he can be guarded!

Sure enough, under the long arms raised by Antetokounmpo, the "big spider", Humphries's strong attack under the basket did not work. Brandon. Bass also wanted to fight for an offensive rebound, but he found himself as an interior player who actually lost to George in height!

Paul. George grabbed the rebound, and Rondo immediately stuck to Paul again to prevent him from receiving the ball.

However, George dribbled the ball and ran away, and the ball didn't have to go through the hands of the No. 1 position at all! Fast and powerful attack, that's why Henson needs a five-man lineup! Chris. Paul has completely become a decoy to attract defense, and once the Pacers don't use passes on the counterattack, there is no point in cutting off the passing route.

The Pacers moved the pace of the game to a blink of an eye, switching between offense and defense. With Antetokounmpo's dunk just now, this time, the Celtics' defense shrank straight to the basket.

However, George is not Anthony, and although he has been explosive in scoring this season, he is still averaging close to 4 assists per game.

Breaking through the ball, Paul passed the ball to Danny, who followed up. Green. Green's open three-pointers were unexpected, and Stevens remembers how amazing Green's long-range shot was in last season's Finals.

"Brush!"

Three points into the net, the Pacers only used two attacks to widen the difference to 9 points in one go! Sean on the commentary stage. Grande didn't know what was going on, and the Celtics were on the verge of falling behind by double digits!

"It's too fast, the Pacers' small lineup is playing well. If the Celtics can't get an edge on the inside, then their post players will only become a liability! Because we saw these two attacks, the Celtics' defense couldn't retreat at all! Humphries and Bass, neither of them can afford to retreat even to their own half! ”

Kevin. Harlan couldn't help but want to applaud because Henson's arrangement was so exquisite!

"With just two missed shots, the Celtics will soon find their rhythm." Sean. Grande was not convinced, and still had expectations for the situation.

After that, Brandon. Bass decided to single George. But the moment Bass received the ball, Antetokounmpo caught it!

As for Bath, Henson made it clear to his players before the game began. Once this guy receives the ball, he rarely passes it out again, and is nicknamed "No-pass bass".

He's a finisher, he's a scoring point. And Bath's performance in today's game also proved Henson's speculation.

So, Antetokounmpo boldly wrapped it up. He believes that Bath will not choose to pass the ball in the first place!

And so the bag clip was done. Bass, who is 2.03 meters tall, is sandwiched between George at 2.06 meters and Antetokounmpo, who is close to 2.10 meters, so to speak, and nothing can be seen.

Even if he wanted to pass now, he couldn't find a passing target.

In the midst of the chaos, Bass was forced to make a mistake. The Celtics' offense failed again, and the Pacers could potentially stretch the margin to double digits!

But this time, the Pacers had to serve in the backcourt. That is, they will no longer have the opportunity to launch a quick attack.

"Look, they can't even fight with such a small lineup! Once the offense falls into positional battles, the Pacers can't score! Grande comforted himself and the local Boston fans.

But in reality, the Pacers' offense doesn't need to block at all. George holds the ball in the horn position and the others all pull away to the weak side.

And just like that, George got the heads-up Brandon. Opportunity in Bath. And an efficient tactic was formed in this way.

Although Bass has a tenacious style, his defensive ability is very average. He's fast enough for a number four, but not a striker like George. What's more, Bass's reach is not dominant, and he can't effectively increase the defensive cross-sectional area.

So, George just used a normal triple threat move, and then suddenly accelerated, and passed Buzz lightly.

In the words of NBA legend "The Glove" Payton, "Crossing you is like crossing the road in the early morning, and your defense is not as tight as the woman I found last night..."

Almost in one step, George shook off Bass. Humphries immediately rushed to the basket, but to no avail. George had already "taken off" at this time, and with Humphries' physical fitness and height, it was impossible for him to stop George.

In this way, Humphries, who was tired of being thrown off by Kardashian, could only watch George complete the dunk on his head.

At the moment when the dunk ended, the referee's whistle sounded like a siren. The margin became 11 points, and it was as if the Celtics had suddenly collapsed. At this point, Stevens had to call a halt to the game.

However, what is even more desperate is that Stevens has not yet figured out how to deal with Henson's five-man lineup......

"Coach Henson helped the Pacers take a 10-point advantage at the beginning of the fourth quarter of the final game! That's Henson's secret weapon, and as it turns out, he's not lying! ”

Kevin. Harlan couldn't help but raise his arms and cheer, and the arrogance of Shaun for a whole game. Grande was speechless.

In fact, Henson was also greatly relieved. Because even he doesn't know if this subversive small lineup can succeed. Thankfully, the players' performance did not disappoint Henson.

It seems that from now on, the Pacers will have another lineup combination that can kill the game.

Since it can end the game like "Death Defense", it is better to call it ...... "Death Five"!