Before the start of the game, Henson asked Becky. Harmon kept his head awake at all times. And as it turned out, Henson's worries were not unfounded.

"Al. Horford for Isaiah. Thomas set up an off-ball screen, Thomas cut in empty-handed, and he received a pass from Avery! Want to go to the basket? No, Thomas chose to break the score, Al. Horford shoots from mid-range and hits! Haha, nice offense, a typical Stevens-style offense. The Celtics used their team strength to take the lead again, and I don't remember how many times the two sides took the lead in this game. But it's clear that the Pacers are in big trouble! ”

On the commentary stage, Mike. Brin cheered for the Celtics' brilliant offense. After all, he's rarely seen a team play such a fluid offense against the Pacers.

I think that even the Spurs led by Vicky back then would have been difficult to play such a smooth offense. Stevens' Celtics, on the other hand, did.

"Coach Stevens' timeout had an immediate effect again, and he, like Henson, has one of the highest 'timeout success rates' in the league. His timeout allowed the Celtics to score right away. His tactical arrangements are always so subtle. "Mike. Brin's side, Jeff. Van Gundy also vigorously applied the flattering words to Stevens.

At this point, the high-profile home game had reached the final five minutes of the fourth quarter. On the court, the Boston Celtics led the Pacers by two points. So far this season, except for the 76ers' three-point game, no team has been able to play the Pacers for so long.

Stevens' excellent adjustment played a key role in this. Whenever the Pacers were about to take control, it was Stevens' timely timeout that interrupted the Pacers' momentum.

Actually, it's easy to stop the Pacers from playing with momentum. A timely and effective pause is sufficient. As long as the attack after the timeout can be completed, the morale of the players will be immediately high. And if the attack after the timeout doesn't work, the players will be burdened with a huge psychological burden.

It's just a shame that most teams are in the latter situation when facing Henson's Pacers. But Stevens can fight with Henson.

I saw the fifth position El who was once the most important. Horford hit a three-pointer, and Henson had no choice but to shake his head. At first, he thought that Horford might not be able to stay, but who knew that he actually ran to the Celtics.

With a smart coach like Stevens, Horford can undoubtedly make the most of his work. What's more, the two had the experience of working together when they were with the Pacers. Therefore, Horford is almost plug-and-play with the Celtics, and there is no run-in process at all.

And that shot just now was actually a tactic that Henson used to use when he was with the Pacers. Horford dragged back, the No. 1 drew attention and the No. 2 passed. Finally, the No. 1 position will give the No. 5 position a shot to end the offense.

One of the most important skills Stevens taught Henson was to "copy" the tactics of other coaches and refine them. And there is no doubt that this time, Henson finally experienced what it was like to be stolen tactics by someone else.

"As I said, Coach Stevens is a lot more professional than Henson. As you can see, the Celtics' offense today was very subtle, and Stevens was always able to dismember Henson's defense to pieces. Now, the Celtics will gradually take the initiative. ”

Far away in the ESPN studio, Jim. O'Brien also gave his own interpretation of the offense just now. It's not so much an offensive interpretation as it is another excuse for him to complain about Henson.

In the next few attacks, the Celtics did play very well. Stevens' timeout didn't last just one round, as the Celtics went on a run for several rounds and extended the deficit to four points with four minutes remaining.

At this point, it was time for Henson to call a halt to the game. After 44 minutes of battle, Henson has basically figured out what makes this Celtic team so magical. So this timeout was also considered by Henson to be a timeout to end the game.

If this timeout still doesn't allow the Pacers to solve the problem, then whether they can win today will depend on the players, not him, the coach.

Henson called a timeout, but it just didn't help in my opinion. Coach Stevens must have predicted Henson's thoughts a long time ago. "Jim. O'Brien spat again, and in his eyes, Henson still seemed to be the nerdy scout who didn't know anything and was just a little clever.

"Jim. Coach O'Brien, I'm curious. If Coach Henson is really as bad as you say, how did he lead the team to build a dynasty? At this point, even the presenters in the ESPN studio couldn't listen to it.

"You know, every coach is different in what he excels in. Coach Henson is very good at seeing people and dealing with dressing room relationships, I admit that. Therefore, the Pacers' draft has been successful, and the Pacers have not had any conflicts during Henson's tenure. But in terms of tactical cultivation alone, I think Henson. Joe wasn't much better. ”

O'Brien said, clenching his fists hard. He was still vigorously demolishing Henson's stage, but Henson didn't have the heart to think about what stupid things O'Brien said at this time.

The magic of the Celtics, to put it bluntly, is actually similar to Curry's magic. Thomas Jr. was criticized for being too sticky at the beginning of his career, and it wasn't until he met Stevens that he made a qualitative change.

The Youngster's use of Thomas is partly similar to Kerr's use of Curry, which is to use the other ball-handlers on the team to free up the point guard who has both shooting skills and flexibility to go without the ball. That's why the Celtics' offense is so flexible. And Thomas, who is only 1.75 meters tall, will play smoothly in Boston.

That's why Stevens will equip Thomas Jr. with two-way guards like Bradley and Smart. Of course, it was Horford who really helped Thomas Jr. liberate.

His passing, his range, his basketball IQ...... The role of this "ball blind examiner" in the Celtics can be said to be on a par with Thomas Jr.

So, to stop the Celtics from playing a fluid offense. First of all, it is necessary to make Thomas Jr. unable to attack without the ball as he wants. And to do that, Henson would have to strangle his former beloved general, Al. Horford.

In the 44-minute battle, Henson used Lopez and Rooney to play against Horford. Lopez is really bulky and always plays awkwardly with Horford on the outside.

Looney's athleticism is enough, but to be honest, the basketball IQ is still not as good as Horford's, and it can't stop Horford from calmly responding.

QIAN Ning. Fry? Forget it, Henson better stop torturing the old shooter. After thinking about it, Henson found that only Antetokounmpo met the requirements of defending Horford.

With a combination of athleticism, height, reach, and basketball IQ, Antetokounmpo is undoubtedly the best man to defend Horford. And Horford is not the kind of "big man under the basket" type of center, so Antetokounmpo is not afraid of Horford playing low.

Tackling Horford reduced the Celtics' offensive fluency by at least half. At this time, combined with Oladipo's breakthrough ability...... Henson believes that in the last four minutes, he will be able to kill the game!

That's when Henson called the timeout and began to implement his substitution plan.

After the pause, a more "strange" lineup appeared in front of the fans.

Antetokounmpo topped the No. 5 position, Channing. Frye went up to the number four. On the outside, George and Danny. Green was still on the field, but Oladipo replaced Chris at such a crucial moment. Paul!

Once again, Henson's substitution was not very understandable.

"What kind of bizarre substitution strategy is this? At the critical moment, Coach Henson actually took down Chris. Paul? Moreover, he actually used Antetokounmpo to play center? "Jim. O'Brien smiled and shook his head, "What do I mean, Coach Henson's tactical literacy is really amateurish. ”

Looking at such a slightly strange lineup in front of him, Henson only wrote an Arabic numeral "4" on the tactical board.

'Four minutes later we were going to win. Strictly enforce my arrangement, and no one is allowed to make any extraneous branches, understand!? ”

With that, Henson threw the players onto the pitch. The duel with Stevens is indeed brain-burning, but no matter how brain-burning it is, there will be a day when it will be seen through.

At the end of the timeout, when Stevens saw Antetokounmpo appear on the court as the number five, Stevens' heart "chuckled".

Henson, shouldn't have found a way to deal with the Celtics so quickly......

The perspective of a really powerful person and O'Brien's kind of strong person is also completely different.

The reason why O'Brien thinks Henson's substitution is nonsense is simply because his level is not enough to interpret the matchup between Henson and Stevens.

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