The starting lineup fielded by the Pacers is:

The point guard is TJ Ford: Before he was injured, he was the only strongman in the NBA who could use his speed to explode AI, and as early as his rookie season, TJ Ford made the AI sigh after the game, "Maybe this is the only person in the league who is faster than me". He used to be second to none in the league in speed, and he could disrupt the opponent's defense with his excellent speed and explosion, control the tempo of the game well, pass or shoot, and organize the team's offense in an orderly manner. Unfortunately, this qiē is gone with the injury in 2006.

Shooting guard is Brandon Rush: Rush, who started 64 games last season, is an excellent shooter on the offensive end with a 41-point shooting percentage. 1%, but his scoring ability is unstable, and his defense is more stable, but his efficiency is mediocre.

The small forward is Danny Granger: this is the heart of the team, the only All-Star, who averages 24 points per game. With 8 points, he's tough defensively and smart offensively, and if he can stay healthy, he'll be the savior of the current bad team Pacers.

Power Forward is Murphy: Murphy is also linked to the Warriors, having been drafted by the Golden State Warriors with the 14th pick in the first round in the 2001 draft and averaging 11 per game this season. 8 points and 8. 5 rebounds and 39 three-point shooting. 1%, which is a rare figure for a big player.

The center forward is the former rookie Roy Hibbert: Hibbert should not be overlooked, he has been improving for the past two years. Although it was a slow heat, he was already averaging 16 points and 8 rebounds. In addition, Hibbert is the team's main offensive threat in the low post.

However, today is destined to be a day of decline for him, because his opponent is Oxlade-Chamberlain, whom the center forwards are most reluctant to meet.

The Warriors' starting lineup was changed: Chamberlain + Ibaka + Blair + West + Curry.

Old Nelson arranged this way to let the veterans rest, and there is still half a month before the playoffs, and the era of real bayonets is about to begin, and the veterans can take a rest and count it as a game.

In addition, in the old Nelson's mind, it is enough to deal with such an opponent with this roster lineup.

Chamberlain and Hibbert jumped the ball, the two stood face to face, Hibbert's face was not very good-looking, the two were about the same size, but Chamberlain was like a brave cheetah, and Hibbert was like a fat cat.

What creates this gap is the fighting spirit and confidence between the two sides.

Looking at the body, Hibbert is not bad, he has a height of 2.18 meters, and he is undoubtedly a pillar of optimus on the inside, so as to limit the opponent's breakthrough very well, Hibbert's storage will undoubtedly make the opposing players have scruples when breaking through.

On the offensive end, Hibbert has the ability to open the bow left and right, can complete the hook with both left and right hands, and has a nimble foot and a cool head. Under normal circumstances, it is difficult to limit him in one-on-one defense, but as long as he is trapped, he can quickly pass the ball to the outside. Hibbert is undoubtedly the best of the center today, and can cause a lot of problems for opponents both offensively and defensively.

But Chamberlain didn't take him seriously, because he knew that this opponent had limited athleticism, lacked speed and explosiveness on the court, and would get into trouble against a tall, athletic center, and Chamberlain was such a center.

In addition, despite his height, Hibbert will not use his body, and his stiff movements and slow transition between attack and defense are his Achilles' heels, and with these shortcomings, Chamberlain can easily play with him.

However, in the eyes of Pacers fans, Hibbert is a versatile potential star, who can play in the low post or in the high post, is agile and level-headed, is a smart athlete who is bound to become a first-class star.

Even, they hoped that Hibbert would gain weight, maybe he would be able to restrain Chamberlain.

As soon as the game started, Chamberlain gave them a blow, Hibbert had not yet jumped, and Chamberlain had already picked the ball to Curry - Hibbert's movements were too slow, especially the speed and explosiveness of the vertical jump, which was simply outrageous.

That's why Hibbert has very few vertical take-off blocks.

After Curry caught the ball, in the face of Ford's defense, he adjusted his posture and threatened: "Man, you stay away from me, I'm afraid I'll accidentally break your spine!" ”

Ford was born with congenital cervical stenosis, which meant that he was born with an area of the neck of the spine that was too narrow to accommodate his spinal cord well enough to avoid the threat of injury, a condition that caused abnormal contact between the spinal cord and the cervical spine.

This contact can cause pinching of the spinal cord and can cause loss of sensation in some cases, especially at the ends of the limbs such as arms, legs, hands, fingers, etc. If squeezed too tightly, the spinal cord will be severed, causing paralysis and death. If the squeeze is not as strict as the above.

On February 24, 2004, in the game between the Bucks and the Timberwolves, Ford was fouled by "Vicious Dog" Madsen from the air, and the director suffered a contusion to his neck spinal cord, and the direct result was that the former spent more than a year of paid vacation. It wasn't until the 05-06 season that it broke out, and since then it has ceased to be brave, and the supercar that made Iverson feel 'faster than me' has disappeared.

Curry's trash talk infuriated Ford, and he snapped a step forward with a loud shout and waved to steal the ball from Curry's hand.

Curry is also a speedy player, Ford took a step forward, his body twisted his feet against the floor and took a big step, the ball in his left hand jumped on the floor and handed it to his right hand, staggered the position between him and Ford, and rushed forward.

As soon as Ford was out of position, Curry had already rushed forward, and he was surprised, he didn't expect this kid to have such speed!

After the breakthrough, Curry was like a bolt of lightning and unstoppable.

Faster, it was West, who was attacking from the flank, one of the two went straight into the penalty area in the middle, and the other smashed Huanglong from the flank, and the two lines were suddenly connected.

Chamberlain jammed Hibbert, Curry drew Murphy to the defense, and then threw the ball over West's head with a flick of his hand.

West jumped up frantically, grabbed the ball, and then took three steps, rushed to the restricted area, shrank slightly, and then roared and rushed up like stepping on a spring, grabbed the ball with both hands, shook his arms, and slammed the dunk.

"Mad Dog, MVP!" The fans screamed.

West bared his teeth, looking like Lao Tzu was a fierce beast, Chamberlain went up and rubbed his head, West was dissatisfied, and shouted: "Don't touch my head with a hand that has touched the mother's way!" ”

"Slut!" Chamberlain scolded viciously.

Ford took over possession with a calm face, Curry touched his nose and waited for him at the halfway line, and when Ford controlled the ball and crossed the halfway line, he pressed closely.

Curry's speed is not inferior to Ford's, his body is taller and stronger, so Ford is a little tight, and that spine injury has had too much impact on his career.

Seeing that Ford was being pressed, Granger went up to meet him, but Blair stuck to him, and even if he could run out, he would follow closely to him, so that he had no chance to catch the ball at all.

Granger is still like this, and the others are naturally not much better, this team is not good offensively, there is no one who can finish with the ball, so after being pressed, it is naturally easy to have problems.

Man-to-man defense is one of the most important systems in basketball defensive tactics, focusing on man-to-man, taking into account the ball position, so that each defender actively marks his opponent and cooperates with his teammates to defend the whole team.

In the NBA, this is the most basic and commonly used defensive tactic after joint defense.

In the process of the evolution and development of basketball, the man-to-man defensive tactic is the earliest and relatively destructive defensive system, and in modern basketball games, all teams use it as an important tactical method and means.

The tactical coordination and method of man-to-man defense can effectively give full play to the advantages of individual defensive ability and collective defensive strength of athletes, and constantly deploy defensive forces and defensive positions of players at any time according to the position of people and the ball and the movement of opponents, so as to control the connection between people and the ball and people in the offensive team.

Fast break through the joint defense, long shot to break the pressing, everyone knows these truths, the old Nelson dared to arrange his players to use this set of tactics, because the Pacers lack shooters, their strongest shooter Dunleavy Jr., is now wearing a suit and sitting in the audience.

Compared to Hibbert, Murphy is more sophisticated, he does not run straight out, but runs a few steps and suddenly runs back, and suddenly throws off Ibaka suddenly.

Ford was pressed, not really to concede the ball, but because he couldn't attack, so if a teammate can have a good chance to attack, it is equivalent to helping him clear.

Seeing Murphy shake off Ibaka, his eyes lit up and he threw the ball inside.

Murphy received the ball and quickly stepped to shoot, as soon as the ball flew up, a figure flew up from the flank, and with a muffled 'snap', the ball was fanned away.

What is left for Pacers fans is a huge '0'.

The ball was hatted out of the court, Murphy looked bitter, and after landing, he didn't even dare to make a provocation, and went out of bounds to serve sullenly.

"Z, be careful, don't ruin someone's feast!" Iverson chuckled on the bench, and Billups shook his head and said, "No wonder Murphy has played 700 regular season games and hasn't been able to make a playoff game." ”

Today's game does have special significance for Murphy, as it was his 700th game in the NBA and his 700th regular season game because he didn't play a single playoff game.

The Pacers continued to attack, and the Warriors were still pressing, this time sticking to their opponents from the start of the serve, making the Pacers' players very uncomfortable.

There are several advantages of close pressing, the first is that the defensive division of the players is clear, which is conducive to giving full play to the enthusiasm of the players in defense and improving the sense of responsibility; The second is that the defense is highly mobile, and it is easier to adjust the defensive deployment in time according to the opponent's offensive situation, and effectively control the opponent's offensive focus and peripheral shooting; The third is that the team with weak individual ability and good at playing coordination is easy to be broken by the attacking team after being divided.

The strength of the Pacers is the chemistry between the players, so the defense is useless against them, they can keep passing the ball and then find open opportunities. But when they are pressed, they are out of luck because their personal abilities are too poor.

Seeing the team in a bitter battle from the start, Pacers head coach Jim O'Brien was anxious, and he stealthily glanced at the team's general manager Larry Bird in the audience, who had a gloomy face and dark eyes, and his irrepressible resentment could be seen from both the front and the back.

O'Brien can't help it, he scolded in his heart, Nima, you should find me a guy who can play alone, other teams are ******worried that there are too many guys with strong singles ability in the team to build a team, and he lacks a singles player who can take out his hand.

Thinking so, O'Brien's eyes were fixed on the chasing Rush like a duck on the shelf, and the latter's fierce individual combat ability really made him salivate.

Granger pushed Blair away to get the ball, and with little time, he took advantage of Murphy's cover to attack from the flank and end the game with a mid-range shot.

Chamberlain rose into the air, grabbed the rebound, and shouted in mid-air: "Attack!" ”

Neither Murphy nor Hibbert were fast enough, so Chamberlain and Ibaka had an advantage in athletic battles!