"Change formation!?" Larry. Drew watched Henson make a substitution so quickly, and he was a little confused.

Henson. Joe, what is this going on? Do you fight to the end with yourself? In the second quarter, the game only played two and a half minutes before the substitution, this guy was caught in the head by the door, right?

"Heh, a coach who likes to be vindictive will die in his own hands sooner or later." Of course, Drew knows what Henson wants to do with such a lineup, but fighting with himself is the situation that Drew wants to see.

Fourth quarter, no, maybe the second half! The players of the Pacers will collapse in one fell swoop with the collapse of their physical fitness!

"Ho, Coach Henson is really kind! I'm already looking forward to the next races, Kenny. O'Nealmo punched his hands, and the Pacers' style of play, which was dominated by opening up space, undoubtedly greatly reduced the proportion of physical confrontation.

So, the Pacers' offense looks flashy and beautiful most of the time, but it's a little less bloody.

Today, however, after the timeout came back to open the first offense, David Brown. West, the "17-foot assassin", told Josh. Smith, what does it mean to be really tough!

Before receiving the ball, West gave Josh an elbow when he was in a position with his back. David. West is definitely the "elbow king" of the Pacers, not only elbow, to be exact, this guy is very good at his whole punch and kick.

During the day, West may look like a literate scholar, but at night, he's caught up in the violent and bloody sports of boxing.

Henson thought at first that West just liked to watch boxing, but later learned that West had also practiced, and the last time West showed Henson his punching speed in the locker room, it really scared Henson.

So with a slight elbow lift, Josh was deflated. And West is very experienced, and he is not easy to spot when he uses elbows. Unless it's played back in slow motion, you can't tell what's going on at the moment when the two sides are physically apart.

As soon as he came up, he was elbowed, and it was David. West, a notoriously irascible old man, Josh was somewhat jealous.

Of course, in addition to elbow strikes, West is also a veritable "king of elbows". Seeing that Josh didn't stick up hard, West made a direct turnaround jumper in the right elbow area.

Basketball is solid into the net, and that's West's style of play. As soon as the change of formation returned, the Pacers managed to score points. This has to make people once again praise Coach Henson's on-the-spot command.

"Why are you staying away from him!? Stick it up! "Larry. Drew shouted at Josh from the sidelines and spread his hands.

Josh looked helpless, why don't you come up and taste what his elbow tastes like?

Of course, there is no way Josh could have spoken to the manager like that. The referee didn't blow it, and the head coach blamed him, so he could only stand silently.

Changing the Hawks offense, Teague was just over halftime when he was pressed by Paul's tight defense. Of course, Paul was also a man who couldn't do too much. Under Paul's entanglement, Teague instantly lost his rhythm of possession.

Stumbling, Teague was able to pass the ball to Joe without a hitch. Johnson's hands. Johnson received the ball and turned to the frame, only to see the notorious Stephenson in front of him, but he did play a lot of good games this season.

Stephenson is a firefighter on Henson's team. Therefore, Stephenson's average playing time per game is actually not much. But if there is a special task that requires him, Henson will also trust the guy who once filled himself as an emergency contact.

Although that incident made Henson always think that Stephenson was a bastard.

Joe. Johnson's singles ability is unquestionable, but this guy's offensive consistency has been lacking. Sometimes he can beat the other person to death, and sometimes he can beat himself to death.

In the face of Johnson's singles, Stephenson did not make a steal. This was specifically instructed to him by Henson, for Henson knew very well that Joe. Johnson's dribbling consistency is much better than offensive stability. It is no exaggeration to say that Johnson is one of the most consistent dribbling players in the entire league of players over 2 meters tall.

Of course, Johnson has his faults. For example, offense is more reliant on shooting, and the breakthrough is a little less meaningful. Therefore, Stephenson's defensive strategy is also very clear, pressing closely, blocking shots, and allowing you to break through!

Without a steal, Johnson couldn't get Stephenson out of position. Pressing closely, Johnson couldn't use the dribble he was good at to suddenly make that move. Pass? Oh no, my teammates seem to have been seen to death. As soon as he remembered that Drew asked them to control the mistake and prevent the opponent from counterattacking, Johnson also broke the idea of passing.

Finally, Joe. Johnson still chose to break through. Although Johnson's breakthrough was not a strong point, when Stephenson was so close, the "Eagle King" still came in and jumped to the basket!

Just when Johnson thought he had succeeded in his singles, the "big birdie" in the Pacers' restricted area spread his wings and fluttered! Don't get me wrong, the "big bird" here is not Bird, who is already wrinkled, but Anderson, who is full of color!

Flying, waving his arms vigorously, and landing in style, Chris. Anderson's cap is as ornamental as ever! If the ball is Horford defending, he could have raised his arms high to get in a good position, interfere with a layup or draw an offensive foul. Horford's defense is one of those who is very effective, but not quiet.

However, Anderson was much more straightforward and fanned the ball out!

"Nice complement, Chris. Anderson has been outstanding in Indiana this season! He and Horford are simply a complement of ice and fire! ”

Henson nodded in satisfaction, this is the kind of bench interior he wants.

One block, no doubt, was enough for the Pacers to hit the back burner. Paul jumped up in the air to scramble for the ball that was fanned out by Anderson, and in the meantime, the Eagles had begun to quickly return to defense.

It looks like it's the Hawks who are struggling on the court, not the Pacers, who are back-to-back for the third game in a row.

If Paul waits for the ball to hit the ground before getting on the ball, it will definitely be too late. So, Paul was in the air, and the moment he received the basketball, he passed the ball!

"Direct pass in the air!" Kenny. Smith stood up, and Paul's various passing performances today were just amazing!

Stephenson rushed to the front and received this wonderful biography from Paul. Johnson followed closely behind Stephenson, but Stephenson did not dodge, but took the initiative to give a physical confrontation in the back, which will forcefully bounce Johnson away! It's a trick Paul taught him, and sometimes defenders can get space when they take the initiative to find counterparts when attacking.

After carrying Johnson, Finson grabbed the ball with one hand and attacked the frame directly, looking like he was going to make a layup, but in fact he threw the ball back of his head with a one-handed layup.

At this point, Johnson and Josh, who was quick to retreat, were both deceived by Stephenson's fake layup and flew off the line. George, who came later, caught the basketball in the air and directly dunked it and ate another cake!

George participated in the All-Star Game slam dunk contest this year, the first time the Pacers have competed in a slam dunk contest since 2003. And George's empty dunk undoubtedly made fans look forward to the performance of this little guy in the dunk contest.

"The aerial relay between the two outside lines, the 10-point difference, Coach Henson's adjustment played again, again, again!"

Accompanied by Kenny. Smith's voice, Larry. Drew was momentarily stunned. What's going on? How can the Pacers play tougher than the Hawks!?

What's going on? Planning to overdraw your stamina before half-time?

What Drew didn't notice was that the physical fitness of his players was being consumed a lot.

After all, the Hawks basically rely on physical positional battles to attack, while the Pacers usually score easily and quickly. Besides, this group of people also has a badge bonus. They were able to recover faster in back-to-back games than the average player.

Tough defense and offense, ubiquitous small moves, and superb fake takedowns by Paul and West put the Hawks struggling again. Stephenson, of course, faked a fall, but the clumsy performance made Henson cover his old face with shame.

Overall, though, Stephenson's performance was flawed. At the very least, he made the "singles king" Johnson lose his scoring rhythm.

Ultimately, it seems that the Hawks will have to rely on Josh. Smith scored points for his superiority in footwork and range. However, Josh and West exploded on the offensive end, making his scoring meaningless.

In the final moments of the second quarter, the Hawks fielded Tracy, who is very familiar to Chinese fans. McGrady, who also scored five straight points in one minute, allowed the Hawks to finally stabilize the margin in single digits.

However, Henson didn't care, if this Maddie was the same Maddie from six or seven years ago, he might still be a threat. But now this "old" Maddie, even if he scores 5 points in a minute, it will only be a flash in the pan, and he has long lost the ability to kill the game in 35 seconds.

You know, Maddy's average points per game this season is only 5.3 points.

And just like that, the Pacers went into halftime with a nine-point advantage. And what made Drew even more upset was that Pachulia had already committed four fouls in the second quarter of hand-to-hand combat. If Pachulia is sent off, Drew Sr. will face a situation where there is no center to use.

So, back in the dressing room, the first thing Henson said to his players was: "In the second half, I don't want to see Georgians on the pitch again!" Storm the inside and pull the score away before the start of the fourth quarter! ”