"Cheer up, boys, you did a good first half! In the second half, what we need is to be more consistent, not to play too big! Back in the locker room, Jim O'Brien had a smile on his face.

For him, if this game can win against the Eagles on the road, it will be the happiest thing in the world.

Although Americans are not like Chinese, they like to start smoothly, and they also like slow heat, but after all, no one likes to lose.

Jim O'Brien clearly knows that the gap between the Pacers and the Hawks right now, the Hawks are already a playoff-caliber team, and the Pacers are still hovering outside the playoffs, and he has also heard from the team's top management that the owner has not been happy lately.

"Zhang Kong, are you tired?" Jim O'Brien looked at Zhang Kong next to him and asked in a low voice, his question like this made Zhang Kong a little surprised, and then shook his head, his physical strength is full value, even if he runs the whole field, he will not be tired.

"It's good not to be tired, hehe, then Zhang Kong, you continue to play the second position, Earl, you come to play the first position!" Hearing Jim O'Brien's words, Earl Watson jumped up from his chair and nodded vigorously.

And TJ Ford and Brandon Rush, who were sitting next to him, did not look good, and Dunleavy, who was sitting next to him in a suit, was also looking at Zhang Kong, and he felt a breath from Zhang Kong's body, a dangerous aura.

"In this case, then let's open it directly in the second half, I can see that your passing is good, then the next main organization of the offensive work, will be handed over to you, Earl's scoring ability is good, but the organizational ability has not been too good, our team's forward position still has some advantages compared to the other party, so you can play these two points!" With the squad for the second half arranged, Jim O'Brien began to draw the tactical setup for the rest of the game on that board.

The next game layout is very simple, although Zhang Kong plays the second position, Earl Watson plays the first position, but in fact, the positions of these two people are reversed, Zhang Kong controls the ball to organize the offense, and Watson begins to act as a scoring guard.

The two biggest strengths on the Pacers' side are Granger and Murphy, and the Hawks are not masters without defense, Josh Smith, although this guy doesn't block as many times as Zhang Kong, but he is also a master of blocking, and he jumps quite high.

In addition to a good projection ability, it is also the only defensive one among the five people on the Hawks court now.

But if he defends Granger, then there will be no one on Murphy's side, and if he defends Murphy, then Granger's side will only face the colandering spoon of Marvin Williams, so no matter how he plays, the Pacers have a strong point.

And the strongest offensive point on the Hawks' side is their Hawk King, Joe Johnson, but now everyone in the league knows that although last year's best defensive player was Dwight Howard, even Howard didn't dare to say that he could brush up on empty defense.

If it weren't for the fact that Zhang Kong played too few games, then this best defensive player must be Zhang Kong's, this year Zhang Kong has no restrictions on playing, and his goal award is not just the best defensive player.

After the halftime, both sides returned to the court, as the referee handed the ball to Hibbert's hands, the third quarter of the game officially began, Hibbert received the ball and handed the ball to Watson's hands, Watson can still remember the coach's words just now, after dribbling after half court, he directly handed the ball to Zhang Kong at the top of the three-point arc, Zhang Kong held the ball, he faced no one else, it was Joe Johnson, if you talk about Joe Johnson's defense, attitude, is no problem at all, organized more than half of the team's offense, but he still did his best to defend every time, especially when he knew that Zhang Kong would also attack, but Zhang Kong was obviously not ready to show his shooting in front of Joe Johnson, it was not time.

Now he still relies more on vacant positions or breakthroughs, so he is still ready to break through his opponents this time!

Joe Johnson's defense can be said to be very tough, he can defend from the No. 1 position to the No. 4 position, his feet are not too fast, but his height of nearly six feet eight inches (he is more than two meters), and his accurate judgment can definitely lock the breakthrough route of most opponents, and can also cause a certain amount of pressure and deterrence to the outside pitchers.

Although his pace is not slow, his height is there, equipped with a perfect card, and his height reaches 195 cm.

Even if he knew that the opponent had a trick to defend himself, Zhang Kong was still ready to break him! It's not about speed, it's about power!

The ball was handed over to his right hand, Zhang Kong rushed directly towards Joe Johnson with the ball, Joe Johnson saw Zhang Kong rushing over sideways like this, and he was angry in his heart, thinking that Zhang Kong looked down on him, so he hit Zhang Kong on his chest and hit Zhang Kong's shoulder, of course, Zhang Kong will not be dull, the two are just very normal contact, but it is this kind of normal contact, which is not something that Joe Johnson can withstand, others hit Zhang Kong, it is like hitting a wall and knocking himself down, not to mention Zhang Kong hitting others! There was simply any chance for Joe Johnson, as soon as Zhang Kong exerted his strength, Joe Johnson had already given way to the position, and directly let Zhang Kong squeeze away, and as soon as Joe Johnson broke here, the entire Hawks' defensive lineup collapsed.

And Zhang Kong took advantage of this opportunity to directly enter the inside line, and as soon as Al Horford of the inside line ran out to make up for the defense, Zhang Kong threw the ball directly over his head, because he knew that the coach had arranged a seven-foot-long man there!

When Al Hoford saw the basketball fly over his head, he was also a little dumbfounded and was about to turn around.

Second-year rookie Roy Hibbert, like a divine soldier descending from the sky, flew high behind him, received the basketball in the air, smashed it with both hands, and smashed the basketball into the basket, the basketball hoop pulled by the huge force even shook a little, seeing this ball, everyone couldn't help but clap their hands, this ball is so beautiful.

Even at Atalanta's home stadium, the big screen at the scene couldn't help but replay the ball just now.

Zhang Kong held the ball, broke through, and finally passed the ball, during which he didn't even look at Hibbert, but he just knew that this guy was there, and the commentator on the scene didn't know what to say now, this goal was so beautiful.

"Give the ball to Zhang Kong, that's right!" Looking at the situation on the field, Jim O'Brien's off-court laughter is called a happy one! Looking at Woodson in the distance, the old guy's face changed color at this time, and he didn't want to lose when he opened the door.

Especially losing to a team that didn't even make the playoffs last year is a shame! But Zhang Kong didn't think so, at least Zhang Kong believes that the Pacers are not a particularly bad team because he wants to take them to the playoffs.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Pacers brought huge pressure to the Hawks, and the momentum of the Hawks, which was finally up, had some meaning to fall back, and Wood saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart.

He couldn't call a timeout at the beginning of the third quarter, so he walked to the sidelines and put his hands flat, which meant to make everyone on the court stable, Zhang Kong's defense is only suitable for chaotic battles, not for positional offense, and the Pacers' defense is obviously very poor, although the Hawks can be beaten on the offensive end, but the Hawks cannot be limited on the defensive end.

Seeing Woodson's gesture, Mike Bibby dribbled past half court and slowly pressed down the tempo of the attack.

After a few passes on the outside, he found Al Horford on the inside, who pressed Roy Hibbert behind him, and then easily hooked the basketball into the basket, albeit silently, but also two points.

Zhang Kong glanced at Horford, he felt that this person was playing very well! Although there is no so-called leadership temperament on this person's body, but after a few years of training, it may not be impossible to become a general, Zhang Kong remembered that he should have been selected as an All-Star this year, which can be described as promising, there is such a person on the court, this kind of person will not leave a particularly deep impression on you whether it is offensive or defensive, like what is dry, emergency stop, tricky buckles, extremely arrogant hats, these things are almost insulated from him.

But he can always score points before you know it, Al Horford has some of this temperament, such a player, he must not be the boss, he is the boss, and he is also the one who is traded by the team! But they can be an important piece of the team's puzzle.

The current boss of the Pacers, Danny Granger, is also such a person in the sky, he is a bit like Martin, when it comes to offensive ability, they are quite powerful, the only difference is that he is much stronger than Martin, and he is not easily injured.

The Hawks are playing as a whole, and the Pacers are relying on Zhang Kong's strings, Zhang Kong is really suitable for being an offensive playmaker, halfway through the third quarter, Zhang Kong sent three more assists, and the number of assists reached six, which is already the highest number of assists on the team, and he also played quite well on the defensive end, and also contributed 2 blocks, as well as an inside throw, at this time Zhang Kong's data is 7 points, 6 assists, 5 blocks and 1 rebound, although when it comes to scoring, many people are taller than him, but the blame is strange, Whenever Zhang Kong gets the ball, he always attracts the attention of others, no, Zhang Kong is here again!

(To be continued)