In the final 1 minute and 23 seconds of the game, the Rockets possessed the ball, and the Pacers led the Rockets by 13 points.

Dragic possessed the ball past halftime and Paul didn't press him closely. It's not that Paul has let his guard down again, but Henson's strategy is to defend in the half-court. The reason why there is no full-court pressing is because Dragic's passing ability is indeed relatively good, and full-court pressing can easily lead to the defensive formation being pulled apart, and the formation is pulled apart, and it is easier for point guards with excellent passing ability to find teammates in opportunities.

As the clock ticked by, if the Rockets could hold the deficit to 10 points with one minute left in the game, they could still theoretically win. That said, this attack is their last chance. If this offense doesn't work out, the Rockets can give up the game early.

Dragic stopped two steps from the three-point line, and in front of him was the "queen bee" Paul, who had already broken three goals in the second half.

Dragic didn't dare to attack without permission, he was waiting, waiting for his teammates to settle down.

However, the Pacers' pressure on off-ball players is also very high. Contney. Li and a few people ran down, but they still couldn't shake off Paul. George. Chandler. Parsons was stared at by Green and couldn't catch the ball.

The Rockets' tactics couldn't run out for a while, and they were undoubtedly in a hurry. Fortunately, Dragic is calm enough, and other teams may have already made mistakes because they were in a hurry.

Finally, Parsons and Contney. Lee made a cross-run in an attempt to disrupt the Pacers' follow-up. However, this kind of small trick is not difficult for the Pacers outside at all.

George and Green just looked at each other, and they directly changed their guards!

Infinite rotation has become the Pacers' label on the defensive end. The key is not how subtle the tactic of infinite change of defense is, the key is that even if the Pacers change defense indefinitely, it is rare for them to be misplaced. Henson's lineup is not only strong on the outside, but also very average.

Parsons slotted to the right side of the pitch and Dragic's pass was delivered. Without hesitation, this white forward who had already scored 14 points today, and had previously shot 2 of 3 from three-point rangers!

However, to Parsons' surprise, he and Contney. Lee's interspersed runs didn't delay the opposition's defense. I saw George raise his arms high and seal towards him, at this time Parsons's shooting action has been formed, even if he forcibly changes the shot into a pass, it is very likely to make a mistake. So Parsons gritted his teeth and simply continued to cast!

"Chandler. Parsons, this shot will decide the fate of the Rockets! Can this first-year rookie continue his magic? ”

Mike. As soon as Bryn's words fell, George waved his arm sharply. Like a whip, it whipped hard at the basketball that had just been shot by Parsons.

In the end, basketball still couldn't get past Paul. George's fingertips. As long as it plays normally, the Pacers' outside defensive chain is not something that a team of the Rockets' level can easily break.

"Beautiful defense, in this case, there is almost no suspense in the game!" Mike. Brin's heartbeat calmed, and he looked more excited than Coach Henson.

Yes, I don't know since when Coach Henson has been sitting firmly in the Diaoyutai. Brin smiled, Henson this season...... How so? It seems to have matured a lot.

This block gave the Pacers a chance to counterattack, and the Rockets players, who had lost their energy, simply gave up the chase and watched Paul pick up the blocked basketball and score a fast-break layup.

The gap became 15 points, and there was only one minute left in the game. What else to chase? No matter how fast you run, you can't catch up. In the second half, after resisting for 23 minutes, the Rockets finally gave up resistance.

After Paul scored, McHale called a timeout. Everyone knows that garbage time is up.

In fact, it didn't take long for the Pacers to stretch the margin to double digits shortly after the start of the second half. And from the beginning to the end, the Rockets never pressed the score again. When the score difference is the smallest, there are also 10 points.

However, it is precisely because the score is not close and does not continue to be pulled away that it will give the Rockets an illusion that there is still hope to get it back.

Well, Henson calls it an illusion. Although the margin was not further widened, the rhythm was firmly controlled by the Pacers throughout the second half. In other words, from the beginning, Henson didn't think the Rockets could still close the score.

"The first half and the second half of the game were as if they were separated. In the first half, the two sides were evenly matched. But in the second half of the game, the Pacers seemed to wake up from their sleep. They used their steadiness to suppress the madness of Team Rocket. Really want to know what Coach Henson was doing in the away locker room at the Toyota Center. The game itself has lost its suspense, and Brin's focus has shifted from the game to the coach.

In the first half of the game, Henson sat in the position of the fan in a frustration. But in the second half of the game, Henson was as steady as a mountain, even when he stood on the sidelines, he did not yell, but just applauded and gave a thumbs up to the players.

Henson seemed to have changed in the first and second halves, and the Pacers also changed their state.

Indiana Pacers, what an interesting team.

"Beep ~~~~~" the electronic beep recalled, and McHale covered his head in chagrin. The Rockets coach has just gotten the desperate news that the Jazz have won.

In other words, the loss of this game made the Rockets fall to eighth in the West, and the situation is quite dangerous! If the Suns win tomorrow, the Rockets will fall to ninth in the West! You see, that's why Team Rocket is working so hard. Because just one loss in one match could put them two places in a row on the leaderboard!

But what's even more desperate is that even the crazy rocket can't do anything about the Pacers.

It's not that the brothers don't work hard, but the other party has a "Gundam".

After the game, Henson saw the players hugging and high-five each other very happily. They redeemed themselves, they got the game back on their own, and they didn't have to be ridiculed by the media and the fans. They want to win themselves!

Henson is undoubtedly very pleased with this. When you don't have to spur your players to win with your roar, it means that these guys are really on the right track.

In this game, Dragic scored 18 points and 7 assists. Lee had 17 points, Parsons had 14 and Scola "Diamond" had 13 points on the books. Is Team Rocket crazy? It still seems crazy.

However, Paul's 24 points and 11 assists, George's 20 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks, and Horford and West's 15 points made the Rockets' madness insignificant.

108-93, the Pacers managed to win a game in this back-to-back trip to Texas. After the game, ESPN's sideline reporters went straight past Paul and George, and actually stopped in front of Henson.

Perhaps, Henson is one of the few head coaches in NBA history who can even overshadow his players.

"Chris. Paul was over there, and he had a double-double of 24 points and 11 assists today! Seeing the reporter coming, Henson also reminded him very "kindly", "Chris is the protagonist today." ”

Henson certainly wants reporters to interview his players, and that's the attention players deserve. Of course, the most important point is that Henson is too lazy to bother, and who wouldn't want to be like Vogel, who can rest in the locker room as soon as the game is over?

"I know, Coach Henson. Chris. Paul is the protagonist tonight, but who says we have to interview the protagonist? The reporter smiled and motioned for the photographer to turn on.

"We've all seen it, Coach Henson. In the first half of the game, although the Pacers led by 2 points, they played in a mess and even made a lot of unnecessary mistakes. But in the second half, the situation was completely reversed. The Rockets are still the same Rockets, but the Pacers are no longer the same Pacers in the first half. Can you tell us what you said to the players at half-time? ”

The reporter threw out a question that everyone who follows this game would very well know, but it was also clear to everyone that they could not get an answer. But what is even stranger is that even though they know that they can't get an answer, they are extremely eager for Henson's answer.

The way Coach Henson has accumulated popularity is indeed bizarre......

"Say what? It is useless to say yes. But if you can smash 10 lockers in one go, the players will obey. Henson said, throwing his fist viciously at the camera, before turning away.

The reporter was stunned, if this kind of thing was put on other coaches, then he would definitely just laugh it off.

But put it on Henson. Joe, he had to think hard about whether that guy was joking. After all, it's not like Henson hasn't done this kind of thing before......