It wasn't until George fouled Johnson that the game went into a dead ball state that the big screen finally found time to replay Paul's wonderful pass just now.

Paul seemed to have spotted the route to get the ball to George in the middle of a three, but Paul had to jump up and smash the ball to the ground because it needed to be a long pass straight from the backfield and had to be fast. Of course, the main purpose of jumping is not to add strength, but to make the opponent mistakenly think that Paul is going to pass a high ball.

As a result, the basketball quickly moved through the Eagles' defense by hitting the ground and rebounding. And Paul's passing is very thief, and others have to lower their waists immediately if they want to touch it. But when it bounced to George's place, the height was just right.

A simple ground-hitting pass, but Paul played it more than the dunk later. Perhaps, that's the beauty of a top point guard.

After the replay, the game has also restarted. Since George's foul was not a shooting foul, the Hawks could only get a shot on the sideline, not a free throw.

However, to Drew's surprise, each of the Pacers players wrapped their defenders very tightly and didn't let the Hawks catch the ball well.

"These guys are crazy, aren't they? Are they going to run out of energy in the first quarter? ”

Drew is not the only one who feels this way, the Pacers really don't look like a team that has just finished a back-to-back!

In this way, Pachulia could only rush the ball out before the penalty time limit was up. However, this is credited to Joe. Johnson's hasty pass was once again destroyed by George, who was tall and long-armed!

George made a steal and ran to the frontcourt. Johnson had to make a foul to prevent the opponent from hitting back.

There was a burst of boos from the audience, and Johnson's foul directly destroyed the birth of a brilliant shot.

Although Johnson's experienced handling did not allow the Pacers to play a fast break, the offensive ball still belongs to the Pacers. Drew's team is once again facing another defensive test.

"Watch your alignment, just like you did in training!" Drew shouted from the sidelines, while Henson, in a fancy suit, was much quieter on the other side. Paul and Teague are not point guards of the same level, and there are some things that he doesn't shout, and Paul knows what to do.

Positional warfare, compared to a quick counterattack, will undoubtedly consume the players' physical energy and energy more. So even if it's a positional offense, Henson's demand today is a quick one. Don't play too complicated tactics, don't set up too frequent runs without the ball. Just use cover and impact to open up the space!

Although this trick is simple, it does work. Paul and his old partner West played quite tacitly with each other, and since West had just finished a bloody game against Randolph, Josh. Smith didn't dare to change his guard easily and remained by West's side. In this way, Paul was given room to do so.

Pachulia lunged at Paul with a vicious look, but the experienced star point guard was clearly not intimidated by the Georgian's tricks.

In the face of Pachuria's defense, Paul only threw the ball lightly into the air?

"Throw!?" Kenny. Smith shouted.

It wasn't until Horford leaped high behind Pachuria, caught the basketball with both hands in the air and dunked it into the basket with one hand, that people realized it was an aerial relay!

"Nice pass, Chris. Paul completely toyed with the Hawks' defense! With two brilliant attacks in a row, Chris's timing of the pass was too accurate. And no matter what the situation, he knows where his teammates are! ”

Paul's performance sent a wave of praise from the commentary stand, and Drew gritted his teeth as he watched. The Pacers are full of energy, full of energy that should have been theirs!

Why? Why did the team that had just played back-to-back games look like they were so nonchalance?

Henson, who was wearing a fancy suit on the sidelines, smiled and applauded the players.

In the following game, the Pacers used their energy to completely control the initiative on the court. The Eagles' offense was as uncomfortable as constipation, because they had to be on guard at all times not to make mistakes. With just one mistake, no matter how fast you drop back, the little defender in the No. 3 shirt can get the ball to the right place and help the team score.

In the first quarter of the game, the Pacers scored 10 points just by relying on the opponent's mistakes! And the more you can fight back quickly, the more stamina the Pacers will actually be able to save!

Drew's imaginary weakness of opposing players didn't materialize, and the Hawks couldn't easily control the situation on the court as they had hoped.

At the end of the first quarter, the score became 28-20 and the Hawks trailed the back-to-back Pacers by 8 points! If it weren't for Matthews' three-point miss in the last ball, it is estimated that Drew's team would have fallen behind by double digits by now.

"What did I say!? Don't let the Pacers play a quick counterattack, don't let them play a quick counterattack easily!? The result!? Almost a third of the points you dropped in the first half were due to the opposition's quick counter-attack! Be cautious, okay!? The other party is not a stinky fish and shrimp, they are Indiana walkers! Second in the East, behind the Chicago Bulls' Indiana Pacers! ”

During the interval, Drew appeared very irritable. Because of his arrangement before the game, almost none of them were reflected in the game.

The Pacers are far more energetic than the Hawks players could have imagined, and they thought they would easily take down a team that was still battling the Heat in Miami 24 hours ago. As everyone knows, after a gust of "wind" blows, they are already 8 points behind.

"Go up and fight them with your fiercest scramble!" Finally, Drew clapped his hands, and it seemed that he still thought the Hawks played too "gently" in the first quarter.

Drew's train of thought is still the same word - consumption!

So as soon as the game came up in the second quarter, it was obvious to Henson that the Hawks' defensive intensity had become different.

Rough physical contact, even at the risk of wandering on the edge of a foul. The Hawks players seemed to have been beaten and showed a completely different state than they did in the first quarter.

"Looks like Drew wants to speed up our consumption, old fox." Vogel reminded him uneasily, and Henson just nodded, not answering.

When the intensity of a regular season game suddenly becomes a playoff game, things can get a little tricky. In the Eagles, the most energetic player now is undoubtedly Georgian Pachuria.

This guy's small actions are no longer in the category of toughness, but very dangerous!

But what about Horford? He is the kind of inside line with a more "elegant" style of play, and he did not give Pachulia a corresponding response.

In the first few rounds of the match, both sides did not score under the high-intensity mutual intimidation. It wasn't until two and a half minutes after the start of the second quarter that Josh. It took Smith's half-volley to finally break the scoring drought between the two teams.

“Time，time！” Henson didn't hesitate and immediately called a timeout. Although on the surface Henson is a big bossy coach, as long as the slightest sign is wrong, the cautious Henson will immediately call for a halt to the game.

Many well-known coaches, such as Carlisle, whom Henson likes very much, or old rival Spoelstra, have the problem of often calling a stoppage after the opponent has already picked up.

Henson, on the other hand, likes to stifle the momentum of the opponent's counteroffensive in the cradle.

When the Pacers players came off the court, they were all sweating profusely. It seems that old Drew's strategy did have some effect. However, this damage is mutual. If the Hawks keep playing like this, they won't be able to fight back in the fourth quarter!

Now it is still yourself who is leading, and it is still yourself who takes the initiative. You're going to play hard with me? Come on!

"Chris, Stephenson, get ready to play! Those guys thought we'd be scared of their muscles!? Tell them what a real physical confrontation is! ”

So after the timeout, the fans saw Henson send such a lineup.

Paul, who has always been known for his fierce defense, Stephenson, a villain in Harlem, George, a fierce defender, West, who is experienced and elbow-skilled, and Anderson, who has always been tough.

Kenny on the commentary stage. Smith couldn't help but be amazed: "The next game may be quite exciting." ”