Cousins will never forget January 22, 2016, even though it was three years since then.

On that day, the Kings were challenged by the Atlanta Hawks at home. With 1.9 seconds left in the game, the Kings led by three points and the Hawks had one last chance to attack.

Previously, the Kings had lost 15 in a row. They desperately need a win to stop the game, and they can't afford the Eagles to successfully drag the game into overtime.

After returning from a timeout, Rondo began to command the defense as the Kings' on-court commander. He yelled at Cousins to go to the bottom left corner to get ready to defend.

Cousins looked confused because there was no one in the bottom left corner. But seeing Rondo's resolute attitude, Cousins reluctantly went. He thought to himself that if the defense went awry this time, he would have to dismantle Rondo after the game. After all, he was never a good boy.

The referee blew the whistle and the Eagles began to execute the final attack. As soon as the referee's whistle blew, Millsap ran like crazy towards the bottom left corner, where there was no one there. Cousins' expression gradually changed from anger to surprise and then from surprise to excitement.

Rajan. Rondo actually predicted the Eagles' tactics correctly, so he came to the empty left bottom corner in advance to prepare!

Due to Cousins' early positioning, the Hawks' tactics didn't play out. In the end, due to unclear tactics, the Eagles missed the opportunity to drag the game into overtime and unfortunately lost. And this key defense also allowed the Kings to end their 15-game losing streak.

After the game, Cousins looked happily at Rondo, who had just let him stand in the bottom corner, and couldn't help but shout in his heart: "What a fragrance!" ”

Since then, Rajan. Rondo became one of the few players Cousins had the most respect in his heart.

So today, seeing the Pacers start Rondo, Cousins didn't think there was a problem at all. Others may not know, but Cousins knows the value of a player like Rondo.

As it turned out, Cousins' conjecture was incomparably correct. Because the game has been played until now, Rajan. Rondo's performances were perfect.

At this point, the game had reached the eighth minute of the first quarter of the game, and the Pacers attacked.

As always, Rondo was pointing from beyond the three-point line, and the Warriors were on edge. Today's no.9 defender's elusive pass has caused them to lose too many points.

Rondo exchanged hands with George, who ran out to pick him up, and George made a breakthrough, but passed the ball back to Rondo on the way. Rondo was on the ball again almost as soon as he received the basketball, and he made the ball so fast that when Tucker received the basketball, Green didn't even react.

By the time "Big Mouth" Green was in a hurry to go up and block, Tucker had already made a three-point shot, and the basketball was hollow into the net.

Another three-pointer was made, and that was Rondo's fourth assist of the day. Four assists in a single quarter, which is not a statistic that a random point guard can get.

"The three-point re-hit, still from Rajan. Rondo's offense, I have to admit that Rondo combed the team's offense very comfortably today. It's as if we're back to the team that has Chris. Paul's Walker. ”

Kenny. Smith said and looked at the big screen above his head, the Pacers were already 6 points ahead of the five-star Warriors!

Although the margin was not large, the way the Pacers took the lead was very smart. If the Warriors want to score, they have to peel off a layer of skin. On the Pacers' side, because of Rondo, the players got too many opportunities to shoot easily.

Rondo has only four assists, but that doesn't mean he has only created four chances. After all, not every good pass can lead to an assist.

It is clear that the energy invested by the two sides on the offensive end is simply not equal.

In this way, which team will be more energetic at the end of the game, or at the critical moment? Kenny. Smith believes that this question is not difficult to answer.

Henson. Joe, this bastard, is fishing for big fish with a long line as always!

After Tucker hit a three-point shot, Steve. Cole called a halt to the game. At the eighth minute, it's time for both teams to rotate.

But the rotation lineup is a big weakness of the Warriors this year. Basically, Kerr didn't dare to make a long rotation because the Warriors' bench wasn't as thick as it used to be.

Iguodala, Livingston and Pacers veteran Kevin Brown. Wayne Rooney is Kerr's three main rotation players.

On Henson's side, there are so many people he can use. At the timeout, Henson called Rose, Oladipo, Kuzma and Siakam to his side, and he asked for only one of them.

"Riveting enough to attack me!"

As a result, in the last minutes of the first quarter, the Warriors were suppressed badly. The onslaught of Rose and Oladipo, combined with the cold arrows of Kuzma and Siakam, made the Warriors' second team extremely embarrassed.

In the end, Kerr still had to be replaced by Clay early. Thompson finally managed to hold the situation.

At the end of the 12-minute game in the first quarter, the Pacers led the Warriors by 8 points! 33 to 25, the whole world was shocked. The Pacers' offense is actually more powerful than the firepower of the five-star warriors!

"The result was really unexpected, and at the start of the game, Coach Henson started Rondo and Tucker, and everyone thought they were fake starters. As a result, Rondo and Tucker performed very well, and this lineup change also allowed the Pacers to play a different game than before. In the end, the five-star warriors fell behind so much! ”

"Coach Henson must have been preparing for this game for a long time, so he was extremely decisive in every decision. But the game is not over yet, and who will be able to walk out of the court standing in the end is not certain. ”

The Pacers led the Warriors by 8 points in the first quarter, giving Henson unanimous praise. As everyone knows, just before the first quarter of the game, most people were still shouting that the Pacers couldn't withstand it.

Steve. Kerr became the busiest man of the break, and he changed some of his tactics based on the way Henson played in the first quarter.

If someone had told Kerr before the game that the two role players of Rondo and Tucker would be the biggest obstacle to stopping the five-star Warriors, Kerr would have laughed.

But that's what basketball is all about, and sometimes it's crazier than you think!

In the second quarter, Rondo continued to lead the team to attack! Tucker, I need you to step up your defense. As soon as Durant gets close, you're going to put me up against me. Even if he wants to score, he has to pay the price. Consume him, torture him! Let him know whose territory this is! ”

Henson's side hasn't changed much, after all, it's himself who is leading now. The Chinese-American coach just emphasized that Tucker should continue to consume Durant, and if Tucker can succeed, then the Warriors will lose one of the most stable scoring points at critical moments!

After the second quarter came up, Kerr's side mainly increased the diversity of the offense, and no longer let Curry and Durant fight with Rondo and Tucker.

In this way, Thompson and Cousins naturally got more opportunities.

"Tang Shen" feels average today, after all, Paul. George's defense wasn't easy for him.

Cousins, on the other hand, seized the opportunity to kill on the inside, and I have to admit that Lopez still struggled to defend Cousins in one-on-one.

The last time he played the 76ers, Henson could contain Embiid in a pack-and-pack manner. But in this game, he obviously can't use the same method against Cousins again.

After all, the Warriors' ability to open up space is not at the same level as the 76ers' ability to open up space. Jacket Cousins, the Warriors can really shoot you to death.

Cousins played with great excitement and scored frequently on Lopez's head. Fans are speculating that if it continues like this, Cousins will not be able to get his first 20+ points after his comeback.

But no matter how good Cousins is, he can only go two points and two points, and the biggest problem for the Warriors right now is that they can't play the kind of game they like best.

A couple of three-pointers opened up the gap, which is the Warriors' favorite rhythm. Now, however, the Warriors are playing like a team from the '90s.

They relied on breakouts and inside offense to score, which really made it very uncomfortable for all Warriors players.

Although with Cousins' efforts, the Warriors gradually narrowed the gap. However, Henson was extremely comfortable, because the Warriors attacked like this, which is proof that they have no better way!

Now, the tempo is firmly in Henson's hands. Everything depends on whether your arrangement will work at the last moment.