Death is five small, and people can't remember who coined the word in the first place. But one thing one can be sure of, the appearance of this word is extremely apt.

The five usually don't play long and tend to only play a few minutes together. However, it was these few minutes that were enough for the five-man squad to end the game. Henson. Joe's presence completely broke the league's established rules, and he showed the world that it was possible to win games without any interior player.

Popovich's gaze was a little glazed, after all, this was not the first time he had been defeated by the Death Five. When the Pacers were fully up to the tempo, the Spurs' defense simply couldn't resist that pace.

Antetokounmpo can get past Duncan in one step, George and Paul can shoot threes at high speed, and Leonard and Jimmy. Butler can break through as hard as James. Five points, each of which is a strong point. Popovich's system collapsed with an absolute speed disadvantage, and the Spurs held on for a full half, only to collapse in the final two minutes.

Looking at the cheering Pacers fans in the stands, Popovich shook his head helplessly. At halftime, he told himself that the Spurs were far from winning. Sure enough, he wasn't wrong......

When Paul broke through and assisted George for a half-volley, the margin had become 12 points. There were only 48.5 seconds left until the end of the race. Popovich is a wise and experienced manager, so he doesn't believe in miracles too much. Just like now, he doesn't quite believe the Spurs can level the score with less than a minute in the end.

If they could, they would have done it a long time ago.

So after George scored, Popovich called a timeout. It's garbage time, and the old man is going to replace all the main forces......

"It's over, it's over, it's over! The gritty Spurs held out almost the entire game, but couldn't hold out for the final two minutes. With the appearance of the Death Five, Henson further accelerated, causing the Spurs' defense to completely collapse. The timeout ended, and sure enough, Coach Popovich switched to an all-bench lineup. He threw in the towel, and the defending champion Pacers got off to a great start to the Finals at home! And this ......"

Mike. Brin stood up excitedly and changed his tone, "And this is the 13th consecutive win of the playoffs for the Pacers!" With 13 wins and 0 losses, the Pacers are still undefeated in the playoffs! ”

According to Mike. Brin's elaboration, ESPN's lens was very well matched to Henson.

As before, he still sat firmly on the bench, looking like he was "in control". One can guarantee that Henson may be the only coach in the league who has played against Popovich and is still so calm.

To the praise of commentators from all over the world, a violent electronic beep sounded in the Banker's Life Arena. 112-101, the Pacers eventually defeated Popovich's Spurs by 11 points at home. Moreover, it was still 8 points down at halftime to complete the reversal.

After the game, a lot of media poured into the stadium. Since it was the finals, the number of on-site media was several times that of usual. Therefore, whether it is a loser or a winner, there are many reporters around him.

Popovich was stopped by a Chinese media outlet who saw the letters CCTV on the camera. Despite the loss, Popovich politely stopped and gave an interview.

"Coach Popovich, what do you think of the loss in this game? What do you think was the key point for the opponent to complete the comeback in the second half of the game? ”

An old man who was also old raised the microphone and stretched it out in front of Popovich, who recognized it, this guy was called Zhang Weiping. Of course, Popovich didn't know that he also had an English name - Wei Ping. Bryant.

'In the first half, we controlled the tempo of the game. So, we were able to take a near-double-digit lead at half-time. In the second half, Coach Henson made a bold adjustment in a timely manner. I have to admit that his command ability is as superb as ever. In the second half, the Pacers completely took on the momentum and we didn't lose unjustly. ”

Popovich spread his hands and did not smile officially. It seems that Old Man Vicky is really not in a good mood.

He promised to give Henson a banging Finals, but he didn't promise to give up the victory.

"So what do you think the Spurs should be more careful about in the next game?" Zhang Weiping asked again.

"We have to be careful in everything and Coach Henson will change his strategy at any time depending on the situation. So even I don't know what kind of trouble we're going to have in the next game. Therefore, I cannot answer this question to you. Perhaps, this is why Coach Henson's team is invincible. ”

After Popovich finished speaking, he nodded slightly, Zhang Weiping knew that this meant the end of the interview, so he politely made way for Popovich.

When Popovich finished the interview and was about to shake hands with Henson, he found that Henson was still besieged by reporters. The old man shook his head, he didn't know, he thought it was Henson. Joe scored 30 points tonight. This guy is really a big star......

After Henson returned to the dressing room after the interview, the players were still excitedly discussing the game that had just ended. Henson didn't stand in the way, and they deserved to enjoy this moment of glory.

In this game, the performance of the Pacers players was indeed outstanding. George and Leonard both scored 20 points, while Paul had a double-double. Antetokounmpo, who came off the bench, also had eight points and four rebounds.

The Spurs' performance was actually good, Duncan scored 21 points and shot 73% from the field! Parker had 19 points and eight assists, and although there were four turnovers, the flaws were not hidden. Ginobili came off the bench to score a double-double of 16 points and 11 assists, and his creative passing made Henson want to applaud when he saw it.

But even if the Spurs played like this, they still lost the game. This shows how good the Pacers are playing.

After the players were almost in a fight, Henson clapped his hands vigorously. Just by clapping his hands, Henson silenced the locker room. Even Stephenson, who took off his jersey and danced wildly in the locker room, obediently sat in his seat.

"In this game, everyone did a good job. Vegas, Barkley, and ESPN...... This time, everybody thought we could win the grand final. This time, no one dares to despise us. So, keep up the good work and let them know. Supporting the Indiana Pacers was the best decision they've ever made in their lives! ”

"Roar!" The players collectively yelled in response. As a result, the wreak havoc of the Pacers in the Finals has officially begun!

June 8, the second game of the finals. Popovich stressed before the game that he must control his mistakes today. After all, in the last game, the Spurs made a full 23 turnovers. If the Spurs had halved their turnovers, the outcome could have been very different.

As it turned out, the Spurs did play more with the Pacers after controlling their mistakes. Throughout the game, the Spurs controlled the number of turnovers well. But at the critical moment in the last 28 seconds, Ginobili, who had not made a mistake before, made the biggest mistake of the game!

He chose to send the opportunity to Duncan with a riotous ground-hitting pass on the outside, but Leonard suddenly used a goalkeeper on the football field to save the position, and the basketball was crushed under him!

Leonard has shown his peculiar steals and terrifying reaction speed more than once, but every time he looks at it, everyone is scared into a cold sweat.

This offense allowed the Pacers to play a quick counterattack. Paul. George hit an easy layup to stretch the deficit to five points in the final 9.4 seconds.

The Spurs' last offense, although Ginobili hit a 3-pointer to make up for it, it was too late. Ultimately. The score was fixed at 98-96, and the Pacers won the second leg of the series by 2 points!

In this way, the Spurs will return to San Antonio with the embarrassing situation of falling behind 0-2!

times, even the rock-solid Tim. Duncan admitted in an interview, "It's very bad for us, and we have to do everything we can to win the next game." Otherwise, we'll have to watch the Pacers lift the O'Brien Cup at the ATT Center for the second year in a row. ”

'It's hard, we've had a lot of tough moments, but this one was the hardest of them all. I don't know, I can only do my best. Popovich's face was gloomy, and the reporters hadn't seen Popovich laugh since the entire series was played so far.

When the Pacers traveled to San Antonio with a 2-0 scoreline, a hotly debated issue suddenly surfaced.

"Is it possible for the Pacers to win the O'Brien Cup with a playoff winning record?"

Looking at the discussion of this matter in the major sports media, Spike. Lee is undoubtedly the most proud. Because, he put Henson. Joe's legendary season has been completely recorded.

After this season, when the legend disappeared from the league, Spike. Lee will bring you a real Henson. Joe.

He believes it will be one of the greatest works of his career. And the drama is that all of this turned out to come from the beginning and Henson. Joe's gamble......

Of course, Henson himself didn't think that much about it at this time. The only thing he thinks about now is that his career, most likely, only has two games left.

He's happy because the team is going to win the championship. But at the same time, he was also a little melancholy, because he was leaving.

What will you leave behind when you leave? Maybe a back, well, a legendary back.