Henson's substitution indirectly caused Durant to fall into a bitter battle. When Antetokounmpo doesn't have to worry about threats from beyond the three-point line, he and George can team up to fend off the enemy. The Warriors had to look elsewhere, and Kerr now desperately needs Thompson and Curry to step up.

However, at this time, Oladipo, who was defending Thompson, had entered "kraft candy" mode. Rondo, who was in good shape, also chased Curry all over the court, making this No. 30 consume a lot of physical strength.

Curry and Thompson didn't keep a clean sheet, but their shooting percentages weren't that high. There were two rounds where the Warriors even had to hit the ball into Green's hands.

Green was dropped outside the three-point line, and when he received the ball, he was treated the same way as Rondo. No one would go forward to stop him.

Where can Green stand this kind of anger, he said so many cruel words before the game, he can't just say it and not do it!

So, on two consecutive chances, Green chose to shoot directly from a distance. However, these two three-point shots only added two rebounds to the Pacers.

The Warriors' scorching offense lasted for eight minutes, and after eight minutes, the Warriors went from a five-point lead to a four-point deficit.

I have to say that the Warriors are still quite strong. If other teams encounter the Pacers' offense, they will never be able to fall behind by that point.

And now, when the situation is bad enough, Kerr has a new problem — he has to change his roster.

In the first game of the series, Kerr also plans to try his rotation form. So, he pretended to be calm and played a long rotation, wanting more players to try it out.

After that timeout in the eighth minute of the first quarter, Kerr replaced Green with Cousins, McKinney for Iguodala, Jerebko for Durant and Livingston for Curry.

The starting lineup, leaving only Anta spokesperson Thompson.

Among them, Cousins, McKinney and Jerebuko barely played much in the playoffs. And under normal circumstances, Cole wouldn't use this long rotation.

Seeing Cole's substitution, Henson couldn't be more than happy. He originally wanted to open the score in the second half, but looking at it now, maybe he can take the initiative in the first quarter of the game!

Henson also made a substitution, with Brogdon back on the pitch and Bogdanovic playing in the second position. Kuzma and Siakam partnered up front, with P.J. Tucker playing as usual in the No.5 position.

In this lineup, Brogdon is the only starter. In other words, the remaining four people all get the bonus of the badge!

Henson can assure him that Cole will pay for his pretense of composure!

"The Pacers are finished."

When most of the commentators saw Henson's substitution, they thought so.

The reason is simple, no one thinks P.J. Tucker can hold Cousins back from injury.

Kerr is also in a good mood, and he was worried that Cousins, who is not yet in the best physical condition, will have trouble coping with Lopez or Antetokounmpo. But now it's good that Cousins can practice with P.J. Tucker.

Tucker's defense is great, and he's the kind of guy who can go from the No. 1 to the No. 5 position. However, in front of Cousins, a former league-leading center, no one thought Tucker had a chance of winning.

But Henson wasn't nervous at all, and if Cousins had the guts, he could have given it a try.

In other words, a year or two ago, Henson would never have allowed a guy less than 2 meters tall to defend Cousins, which would be tantamount to suicide.

But today's Cousins is not the Cousins of the past.

"The game is back, Clay. Thompson remained on the court. What sparks can be created between him and Cousins? It's really exciting! ”

On the first offense after returning from a timeout, Cousins was very aggressive. However, due to injuries, Cousins has not returned to his best physical and competitive condition. So, when P.J. Tucker bit him like a mad dog, Cousinton felt very uncomfortable.

Livingston controlled the ball from the outside and waited for Cousins to settle down. Surprisingly, however, it has been very difficult for Cousins, an orthodox center, to get a good position on Tucker, a cameo center.

Tucker is known to be an aggressive fighter who is not afraid of confrontation. His tough defense is unbearable for most of the top stars. What's more, Tucker is still in great shape today because of the badge.

Cousins simply nudged Tucker and dropped outside the three-point line to catch the ball.

Livingston immediately gave away the ball, and Cousins did not hesitate after receiving the ball and broke through directly! His breakthrough doesn't have any bells and whistles, this guy just wants to use the fiercest confrontation to directly push Tucker.

But confrontation is exactly what Tucker does best!

Cousins and Tucker slammed into each other, but Cousins was surprised to find that he hadn't taken advantage of the "little man" in the slightest.

But this thorny center will definitely not give up, he forced Tucker to go to the basket, and then forced a layup! Unfortunately, under Tucker's inspired resistance, Cousins' layup failed because he couldn't keep his movements in the air at all.

Kerr and the rest of the Warriors fans were wide-eyed, and one of their most powerful offensive points on the bench was just guarded down!?

"Cousins' physical condition may take a long time to recover." Henson muttered to himself, the Warriors' 5 million is not so easy to pick up without signing a superstar.

After Cousins missed a layup, the Pacers immediately counterattacked. The athleticism of the Warriors' rotation lineup is very tight, and Livingston, Thompson, Jerebko and Cousins, who have just returned, are not good at running or jumping.

McKinney, who is slightly better, is not a purely athletic player. Therefore, the ability of the Warriors to defend against quick counterattacks is very low.

Siakam held the ball and made a quick push and just crossed the halfway line to the bottom right corner. There, "Little Peja" Bogdanovic is already in place.

This season, Bogdanovic shot a career-high 42.5 percent from three-point range in the regular season. Although in the last round, Bogdanovic, who was not in good shape, dropped to 31% from three-point range. But now, thanks to the badge, his feel is all back.

Catch, adjust, breathe, jump, shoot.

The European shooter shot in one go, and by the time McKinney rushed over to interfere, the basketball was already flying into the air. In the next second, the hollow enters the net!

"Three points on the counter-attack, that's the rhythm of Bogdanovic. Although in the Eastern Conference Finals, Bogdanovic's performance was not satisfactory. But even so, giving so much space to a shooter is a suicidal act. ”

The margin came to 7 points, and Kerr panicked a little. He didn't want to be stretched to double digits by Henson in the first quarter.

And Kerr also found that the Pacers' bench players seemed to be in too good shape today. From Rondo and Siakam at the beginning, to Tucker's defense and Bogdanovic's three-pointer.

He suddenly realized that he might have made a mistake by switching to a long rotation, and Henson might just be planning to use his squad depth to control the game today!

Just as Kerr was doubting his decision, the Warriors' advance failed again. This time it's Clay. Thompson, his three-point shot Bogdanovic hit the iron under interference.

Due to the particularly tight defense, Clay still seems to have found his crosshairs. At a time when the Warriors are in dire need of scoring, this is undoubtedly very deadly.

Thompson's hit resulted in a long rebound, and the long rebound was more helpful for the Pacers to fight back.

This time, it was Kyle who picked up the basketball. Kuzma. Brogdon made a quick push across the half and passed the ball to Kuzma on his side.

Jerebko thought that the young and frivolous Kuzma would choose to break through in one go, so he let his young No. 0 striker take a few steps.

Seeing this, Kuzma jumped directly from the three-point line half a step away! The surprised Jerebko didn't react to this, and when he came back to his senses, the difference had become 10 points!

"Kyle. Kuzma, chasing is a three-pointer, and he scored! Incredibly, the Pacers' three-point shot in the first quarter of the game was too smooth. Since Rajon Rondo's three-pointer, the Pacers' three-point shooting percentage has been very consistent! There was a timeout, and Coach Kerr was stopped again. His team trailed by 10 points before the end of the first quarter, which he couldn't allow. ”

Cole's timeout was quite decisive, even though he had just called a timeout. He regretted using the long rotation, and he saw the huge gap between the Warriors' rotation and the Pacers' rotation.

"Kevin, Draymond, keep playing!" Kerr shouted Durant and Green, who had just rested for a short time, again, and from now on, Kerr only dared to use short rotations.

Pretending to be calm and using a long rotation is 10 points behind!

Kerr only dared to use short rotations, which meant that the physical exertion of the Warriors' starters would be great. The physical exertion meant that the Warriors' offense was likely to be inconsistent in the fourth quarter. And in the fourth quarter, Henson will gather all his strength and give the Warriors a fatal blow!

Before he knew it, Cole had once again fallen into Henson's trap.

Cousins walked off the court in a lonely way. Cole's face was also full of anxiety.

Playing the Warriors with rotation players, the Pacers may be the only ones in the league who can be so rampant.