The vindictiveness of Henson and Barkley kept the ratings of this game high. Because whether the Pacers win or lose, fans have a good show to watch.

They don't mind looking at Coach Henson's figure under his suit or Barkley's fat body. T.NT's soaring ratings are where Barkley's value lies.

Of course, Henson wasn't thinking about the bet he was angry about. Looking at the Trail Blazers Australian point guard Patrick. Mills came in possession of the ball, and Henson's expression was extremely serious.

The Trail Blazers' starting point guard, the experienced Andre Brown. Miller went off injured just three minutes into the game. However, this does not seem to have affected the fighting power of the Trail Blazers. Mills, a second-year point guard, did an excellent job of replacing the void left by Miller Sr.

It seems that Trail Blazers coach Nate. McMillan's thinking is still to hit Aldridge's point. If the Pacers are in the pack, then Aldridge's excellent playmaking ability can give his teammates a chance from beyond the three-point line. In the first quarter of the game, the Trail Blazers took a 12-point lead.

But this time, when Aldridge held the ball in the waist position again, he was no longer facing Granger, who was only 2.03 meters tall, but young All-Star center Al Brown, who had been playing in the No. 5 position this season. Horford.

Horford's defense hasn't been bad, it's just that he's not frighteningly tall and the blood-pounding blocks of the jumping guys, so he's been underrated.

Henson's "ball blind examiner" is more powerful than it seems.

Aldridge was about to push with his back, but after a few steps back, he found that the defense behind him was much tougher than he had in the first quarter. Although Horford still does not have an advantage in height against Aldridge, Horford is always a serious insider, and he is not inferior in strength and tonnage.

"Al. Horford's tough defense made Aldridge take advantage of it, and Aldridge turned over and made a jumper! Horford's interference was very timely, Aldridge missed the shot, and the Pacers completed an excellent defense as soon as they came up! Kevin. Haraland's voice gradually ignited the enthusiasm of the Pacers fans.

Henson's opponent for Aldridge seems to have played a huge role.

McRoberts, as Henson explained, struggled to grab rebounds in the backcourt and didn't give Trail Blazers center Potzbilla any chance.

Since Oden's departure, the Trail Blazers' reserves at the No. 5 spot have been stretched, and the mediocre Pulzbilla has been ducked off the shelf. He doesn't have a lot of rebounding ability, which is why Henson is relieved to push McRoberts into the No. 5 spot.

While the Pacers now have two interior players on the court, their counter-attack is still not slow. McRoberts' passing ability is not weak, and it is not difficult for him to launch a fast break with a long pass from the back.

When you have two good passers on the court, the Pacers' offensive pace doesn't drop too much.

Holiday held the ball and went forward, but "Spaniard Flyer" Rudy. Fernandez's defense was very quick. Although Fernandez is a foreign player, his ability to fly away is not weak in the United States.

The Spaniard's aggressive retreat seemed to stop the Pacers' fast break, but Holiday struck the ball between the legs of the West Tooth on the right wing of the court.

At this time, Al. Horford followed, cut in from the middle, and after receiving the ground-hitting pass, jumped straight to the frame!

Only then did people realize that the Pacers' three outside lines had helped Horford empty the three-second zone. The only thing Horford needs to do now is dunk the ball into an empty basket!

A one-handed violent dunk, the introverted Horford couldn't help but look up to the sky and roar after the dunk landed this time. After being pressed by the Trail Blazers for a full quarter, they finally played a smooth offensive coordination!

"Good shot! I have to admit that Al. Horford's running and jumping ability is a perfect fit for Coach Henson's system. Only a big man like him can keep up with the pace of the Pacers' offense! ”

In Indianapolis, countless Pacers fans cheered at home. But at the Rose Garden, Trail Blazers fans didn't react much to the offense.

Just two points away, and they will soon be able to pull the score away again.

However, the easy scoring of the first quarter of the game still did not reappear. This time, Aldridge was still held back by Horford. Seeing that he didn't get a good chance, Aldridge opted for a pass.

The pass was made to none other than the Frenchman Nicolas, who threw in two three-pointers in the first quarter. Batum.

Since the man defending Aldridge in the first quarter was Granger, he knew exactly who Aldridge would pass the ball to! Granger, who anticipated the opponent's passing route in advance, straightened his arm and intercepted the basketball in the middle of the game!

"Mistake! Granger's prediction was very accurate! ”

Daniel. After Granger's steal, he ran all the way with the ball, and in the first quarter of the game, he was blown into slag by Aldridge, and he was holding his breath in his heart.

Batum chased after him and blocked Granger when he took off.

However, Granger took the confrontation with Batum and smashed the ball into the frame with his right hand from the Frenchman who was interfering with him on the side! At the same time, the referee's hurried whistle sounded, and Granger dunked 2+1!

"Tough counter-attack dunk, the Pacers take off again! It's a 2+1 opportunity, Daniel. Granger's performance has improved a lot since he returned to the number three position! Kevin. Harlan couldn't contain the excitement in his heart, and it didn't look like the Pacers were a team that was crushed by a 12-point difference.

Big Brother's dunk blew up the Pacers' bench, and Stephenson showed off his comical dance moves on the sidelines. George threw his arms out and fell on them in an exaggerated manner.

Henson, who was next to the players, just clenched his fist lightly and said nothing else.

He knew that the horn of the counterattack had just sounded!

With Granger's free throw, the Pacers instantly narrowed the deficit to seven points. There were a few waves in the rose garden, but not strongly. Henson looked sideways at the Trail Blazers' bench on the other end of the court, where McMillan was still sitting on the Diaoyu Tai and pretending to be a force.

So, Henson clapped his hands, then made his trademark gesture and pressed his hands down.

It's all for me, boys, don't get carried away!

After the offense, Aldridge's basketball IQ impressed Henson. Seeing Horford defending himself, Aldridge didn't shoot, but suddenly turned around and broke through, catching Horford off guard.

It's just that McRoberts actively fills in and interferes with Aldridge's inevitable layup. McRoberts didn't have anything else, but Henson could always see a fire in him.

Don't be fooled by McRoberts' appearance and complexion, as soon as he plays, this white striker will instantly turn into a vicious beast.

"Make every mongrel who tries to make trouble in the forbidden area pay!"

Henson's words still linger in McRoberts' ears.

This time, the scramble for rebounds was very fierce, and the four inside players clicked several times in the three-second zone, and in the end, no one could get the rebound, but it was Horford who cleverly slapped the rebound out to finally let Granger, who has a keen sense of rebounding, receive it.

Granger passes to Holiday and gets forward at the same time. The Trail Blazers immediately chased after the defense, and they didn't want the Pacers to get three dunks in a row.

Holiday slowed down on the right flank of the pitch and looked like he was trying to play with Granger in the middle. So Batum straightened his arm and prepared to steal one from the Pacers as well.

But Holiday passed a high ball, and the ball went straight over Granger's head and fell towards the left side of the court.

Was it a mistake? Apparently not. Wesley. Matthews, the shooting guard who was still in the development league last season and didn't know where he was going to play in the future a year and a half ago, fired as soon as he picked up the basketball.

Because the Trail Blazers' defense shrank too hard, Matthews had plenty of room to shoot. He didn't waste this near-empty opportunity, the basketball arc is high and the flight trajectory is positive!

Even if the Trail Blazers fans prayed to God, even God couldn't change the fact that the goal was going to be scored!

"Brush."

The sound of the Nets tumbling made Henson's eyes squint slightly, it was really enjoyable......

"4 points, Matthews' solid shot allowed the Pacers to narrow the gap to just 4 points! It seems that Coach Henson woke up the players at the break. Their offense and defense were so good that they didn't look like a team at all compared to the first quarter! ”

As soon as the second quarter began, the Pacers went on a 7-0 spurt.

McMillan could no longer sit on the bench and pretend to be pressing, and the black coach finally called a halt to the game.