The Dallas Mavericks are definitely one of the most positional offensive teams in the league, and their superb mid-range shooting and strong tactical execution, combined with Carlisle's clever command, are the reasons why the Mavericks made history last season.

So from the very beginning, Henson wanted to play a little bit faster. Falling into position with a calf is just as stupid as falling into a position with a spur. Even if the Pacers now have Paul, the master of the game, it is best not to grind with the Mavericks like this. After all, being as strong as the "Queen Bee" is not a panacea. Otherwise, the Hornets should have won the championship.

After the timeout, as always, Henson's substitution decision caused a lot of controversy. Paul, Matthews, George, Leonard and Horford, the Pacers actually sent a lineup of one big and four small!

Henson has rarely played in a squad of four this season, because in his opinion, Leonard is not playing as well as Granger last season. Leonard's back-to-back skills in college also allowed him to score points frequently on the interior as a No. 4, but his back-to-back offense doesn't seem to work so well in the NBA.

"Keep going inside and attack! Attack their interior and storm the basket! Seeing this, Carlisle immediately reminded his players loudly.

If the Pacers' tall perimeter team were to play at a fast pace, the game would be very passive. Carlisle now needs to use his height advantage on the interior to continue to drag the tempo and force Henson to switch back to the traditional two-post lineup.

It's a game between two head coaches, but who wins this game depends on who can play their own basketball rhythm. Both coaches wanted to force each other to change lineups, and it was only the first quarter of the game, and neither Henson nor Carlisle wanted to try again.

Seeing George and Matthews on the stage at the same time, ESPN's on-site photographers couldn't help but give a close-up of the two of them. All the TV announcers were instantly agitated, eager to see what kind of chemistry the two people who had recently fallen into the rumors could have.

In the first offense after returning from a timeout, Paul was no longer slowly passing the half. Carlisle, in order to contain Paul's quick push, let Boobis press Paul all over the court.

However, Bourbois's defence was not enough pressure for Paul, who shook off the Frenchman and safely crossed the halfway line with a few crotch changes.

As soon as he crossed the halfway line, Paul passed the ball. The pass was not to the three perimeter, but to Horford, who was mentioned in the high post.

Horford, as he did last season, played the role of high battery and conning tower in the one big four small lineup.

As soon as Horford received the ball, he immediately passed the ball over the head of Brandon Hywood, who was 2.13 meters. The camera moved quickly to keep up with the orange-red afterimage, only to see that Leonard cut in from the baseline and caught the basketball steadily!

"Damn it!" Carlisle gritted his teeth, what he feared most was coming. Leonard cuts into the basket with speed, and the aging Dirk has nothing to do!

Leonard caught the ball and made a rebound, and Henson's first offensive after a timeout was on the Pacers' sideout. Nowitzki was very helpless, he reacted in time, but his legs and feet could not keep up with the other party.

"Classic Pacers-style tactics, Horford plays high and others cut inside to score. Coach Henson seems to have pulled us back to last season, but I'm curious to see how they're going to defend the Mavericks' interior bombardment! ”

Van Gundy is right, inside, this is the most dominant point for the Mavericks at the moment. Dirk and Haywood are both over 2.13 meters tall, while Horford and Leonard of the Pacers are 2.08 meters tall and the other is only 2.03 meters.

After receiving the baseline ball from Dirk, Boubo wanted to suppress the rhythm, but Paul also pressed up, and the whole court was pressing, which was the task that Henson specially assigned to Paul.

It stands to reason that pressing the defense will force the opponent's tempo to slow down. But with the Mavericks, it could be a different story entirely.

As a point guard who is far from being a starter in the NBA, Boubovis is a little difficult to get up to when he encounters one of the best defensive spots on the planet.

He wanted to use his speed to force the charge, but Paul's rough physical confrontation prevented Boubo from even getting up to speed. He tried to make way with a quick change of direction, but Paul didn't eat his set at all.

Boibis can't stay with Paul at the back, and his only option is to play long balls quickly and get the ball to the front court first. As long as Boubwa makes a long pass, the Pacers have a chance to fight back!

Carter Sr. and Marion saw that the French little brother was in trouble, and both mentioned close to the halfway line to respond. At the same time, George and Matthews also quietly approached.

Boibis was forced into a bit of a panic by Paul, so he hastily passed the ball to Carter. However, the basketball had only just been taken off, and Boubois knew that something was wrong.

As soon as Carter made a catch-up motion, he felt a huge sense of pressure behind him. He knew it was Matthews who posted it!

Matthews reached out from Carter's side, and their hands touched the basketball at the same time, but neither grabbed it.

The basketball fell forward, and Carter was just about to reach out to pick it up, but found that Matthews behind him fell directly to the ground and pounced on the ball!

"Wesley Matthews, he's always been very positive when it comes to the floorball! Boibis missed, and the Pacers got the offensive ball! ”

At Van Gundy's shouting, Matthews lay on the ground and passed the ball. Of course, his pass was not to Paul, but to George, who had already cut through the middle!

George rushed up to get Matthews' pass and went straight to the basket! Marion chased after George, but in despair he found that the distance between him and George was getting farther and farther!

Marion, the "hacker" who used to be quite athletic, and the Phoenix City striker who used to be able to run and jump, also fell in the strangulation of the years at this time.

George remembered the gossip between him and Matthews, and the remarks that said he didn't deserve to be a starter at all. But instead of being angry, he felt empowered!

George then leaped forward, grabbed the basketball tightly with both hands, and held it behind his head. In the stunned eyes of everyone, this seemingly emaciated No. 24 guard smashed the frame with both hands vigorously!

"o~~~~~ ho ho, what a wonderful dunk! Speed, height and power, George's dunk contains all the ingredients for a brilliant dunk! Van Gundy's voice was just a representation, because he wasn't the only one in the frenzy at the Conseco Arena at this time!

After George landed, he raised his head to the sky and roared, this guy is usually low-key and introverted, but that buckle seemed to make him shout out all the dissatisfaction and grievances in his heart!

George then ran back to his own half and gave Matthews, who had fallen to save the ball and assisted himself, with a soft high-five.

"Smack!" The hands of the two lightly touched each other, breaking the ridiculous remarks that made people suspicious in one fell swoop!

"If George and Matthews are all problems, then the entire league can't find a team that gets along well!"

The corners of Zach Lowe's mouth couldn't help twitching twice, and just now George and Matthews' palms seemed to hit him in the face! A journalist is more afraid of inaccurate reporting than not reporting at all.

Zacrowe couldn't do Wojnarowski and others in reporting on player transfers, but George and Matthews' performances seem to be coming to an end for his team's insider coverage.

Of course, it wasn't just Zach who was feeling uncomfortable at this time, Carlisle was also nervously moving on the sidelines. The scene is gradually spiraling out of control, and that guy from Henson is prepared! At this time, Carlisle missed old Kidd very much. With Kidd on the floor, it won't be difficult for the Mavericks to control the tempo. At the very least, Kidd Sr. can carry the ball safely across half court.

Unfortunately, injuries are a side effect that this aging calf has to endure.

Boibis then stumbled past half-time and hoisted the ball to Dirk. But Dirk was caught in the double bag of Horford and Leonard! Leonard interfered with the ball, and Horford topped the ball and blocked the shooting space. The two have a clear division of labor, so they don't understand each other.

In the midst of the frustration, Dirk handed the ball to Brandon Haywood, but Haywood was always a "brutalist" center, and his powerful dunks on the inside were pleasing to the eye, but the work on his hands was a little rough.

Leonard immediately made up for the defense, and Haywood had no choice but to throw a shot from close range. If you force it through Leonard, it's an offensive foul! Separate people from the buckle? It used to be his forte, but now Brandon Haywood can't do that.

But it was clear that Heywood's stiff hand couldn't do the job. The basketball stumbled out of the frame, and the Mavericks' height advantage didn't work!

Paul received a pass from Horford and immediately pushed back on the counter, and the Mavericks had to follow the group of pacers all over the court. Once you run to defense, the Mavericks are simply full of loopholes!

Paul was like a bullet into the Mavericks' box, but the clever "Queen Bee" didn't take it herself, but distributed the ball to Matthews, who was ambushed in the bottom corner.

The three-pointer on the counter-attack, that's Matthews' favorite rhythm. He didn't waste Paul's brilliant pass, and he was quite decisive. By the time old Carter came up, the basketball had already flown into the air.

Without any surprise, Matthews' three-pointer crashed into the net, and the three-pointer in the quick counter-attack raised the cheers in the Conseco arena another octave.

Henson waved his arms excitedly off the court, and although the Pacers were only 3-point ahead now, more importantly, the rhythm was on his side!

Carlisle immediately called for a halt to the game, he was really afraid of something, he had to interrupt the momentum of the Pacers. He doesn't want to be like Spoelstra, waiting to be beaten before he thinks of stopping the game.

The moment the referee blew the whistle to stop the game, George and Matthews jumped high facing each other and bumped shoulders in the air.

"They put an end to the rumors in the most perfect way!" Van Gundy clapped and laughed.

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