Damion Lillard, the number 0 guard made an extremely impressive impression on Henson today!

He had lightning speed, and Westbrook's scalpel broke through. Of course, this No. 0 is a bit more reliable than Oklahoma's No. 0.

The rookie guard was picked by the Trail Blazers with the sixth pick this summer, and the reason why he fell to sixth is simple — he's an older rookie.

As a junior in the NBA draft, Lillard has a disadvantage since his age. Generally speaking, older rookies are considered to be players whose skill level has been set and there is not much potential to be tapped. However, Lillard's performance slapped the whole league in the face.

In his NBA debut, against the Los Angeles Lakers, Lillard scored a double-double of 23 points, 11 assists and 3 rebounds! This also makes Lillard the third player in history to cut 20+10 in his NBA debut after "Big O" Oscar Robertson and "Smiling Assassin" Isaiah Thomas!

And Lillard's excellent performance is not unique, so far this season, as a rookie, Lillard has averaged 198 points and 65 assists per game, which is undoubtedly a very impressive statistic. It can be said that the competition for this year's Best Rookie Award has lost its suspense.

It's such a talented little defender who gave Henson a headache today. His scoring threat forced the Pacers to shrink the box again and again, and with that do, Lillard could get the ball.

At the beginning of the game, Lillard used his energy and positivity to lead the Trail Blazers to a 14-3 offensive wave. Although the huge disadvantage was then overtaken by the Pacers' multi-point offense, Lillard's hot state has been maintained until now.

The same was true for this offense, with Lillard taking advantage of Aldridge's cover and lightning-fast speed to break through Paul and go straight to the box. As it turns out, Lillard is never afraid to attack the basket in a matchup. Therefore, a Horford can't stop him at all. As a result, the Pacers' defense contracted.

Seeing this, Lillard cleverly sent the ball to Wesley Matthews! On the field he is most familiar with, Matthews will not miss!

He shot decisively and threw the ball out before Paul George arrived. The basketball hollow fell to the net, and Henson sighed. This 8-10 team may be more difficult to play against than the teams ahead of him!

"Matthews, great offense, this is his third three-pointer of the game! The guard line he and Lillard formed caused the Pacers huge problems. ”

Matthews proudly raised his right hand after scoring and gestured three fingers. In his opinion, his performance is the greatest reward for Pacers and Henson.

At this point, the Trail Blazers trailed by just one point on the road, and the game was already playing into the final three minutes of the fourth quarter. As Henson expected, it was a tug-of-war. The Trail Blazers have always been able to hold out until the end, and the resilience of this team on both ends of the floor is terrifyingly strong.

After the Golden State Warriors, this is the second Western team Henson believes will rise rapidly in a short period of time.

The Trail Blazers dropped back quickly, after all, most of the team was young. The Pacers' inability to play a decent quick counterattack today is one of the reasons why they have been unable to pull the gap away.

Lillard is a typical new-age point guard, how typical is it? Offense is greater than defense, and it is far greater than defense.

In Henson's view, Lillard's defense is still so far from the passing line. It stands to reason that it shouldn't be a problem for Paul to win this rookie today.

But today, Paul's hand was very bad, and the game has wasted too many opportunities to shoot easily. In the 82 games of the regular season, almost no player can feel hot in 82 games, and Paul is no exception.

This time offensively, Paul's breakthrough was still easy, and he continued to choose to make a pull-up jump shot in the mid-range position that he is good at.

Under normal play, Paul's mid-range pullout is very, very stable. Many times, Henson even found it a pleasure to watch Paul control the pull-up jump shot at will.

But today, the basket seems to be deliberately not going to go with Paul. Lillard was cleared, but Paul's shots continued to stumble out of the box.

With three minutes left in the game, Paul missed his eighth shot. Although he scored 18 points today, he shot 5-of-13 from the field and only 385, which is clearly below average.

"Chris Paul's hand continues to be cold, and this is a chance for the Trail Blazers to overtake the score!"

This time, George paid extra attention to his former teammate Wesley Matthews' position. Paul, on the other hand, stuck to Lillard, stepped up the intensity of the confrontation, and did not let him make an easy shot.

But the Trail Blazers are different from other teams in that they have a lot of offensive points. Seeing that the outside line was locked, Lillard hoisted the ball directly into the restricted area and let Aldridge single West!

Aldridge is a low-key star, expensive in '06, and Ade's fame is tepid until now.

Of course, this is not because Aldridge's stats are poor. He's averaged over 21 points per game for three seasons in a row, and he's shot a solid 50 percentage.

Aldridge is tepid more because of his low-key and introverted personality. This guy seems more suitable to be a second-in-command than a big boss.

The character is low-key, but Aldridge has the strength. Leaning on West, Ade looked at his position, which was his preferred position!

So Aldridge sat back two steps, but suddenly turned and retreated!

Aldridge, who wore the black No. 12 jersey, had a high shot and a soft touch. The most important thing is that it has the advantage of height and arm length compared to West

West tried his best to block it, but there was nothing he could do. I could only watch Aldridge like a stable machine, hitting accurate shots and scoring his 18th point of the night.

"Beautiful low-post offense, the Trail Blazers' configuration is really comprehensive! With just over two minutes left in the game, the Trail Blazers are overpowering! Could it be that the home court of the Pacers is going to be buried in the hands of the Trail Blazers like this!? "Reggie Miller is nervous, that's how terrible the Trail Blazers are!

At the critical moment, no matter how strong you are. As long as you can't grasp the key ball, the Trail Blazers may counterattack!

This tenacious team has only lost two games so far this season by more than 10 points. This point is enough to explain the problem!

For two minutes, the Trail Blazers were highly focused. Tristots stood on the sidelines with a nonchalant expression, staring at his players. Looking at that guy's expression, Heng Shou couldn't help but shudder.

If any player is allowed to play under that gaze, he will not dare not work hard. Sometimes, indifference is more intimidating than viciousness.

As a result, there is Lillard's magical three-pointer under Paul's strict defense, and there is French forward Batum's critical corner shot. It wasn't until 54 seconds before the end of the game that a successful defense by the Pacers allowed the Trail Blazers to shoot before the 24-second offensive time ran out, which calmed Henson's heartbeat.

"103-105, the Pacers trailed by 2 points! With 54 seconds left in the game, their only chance was to hit a three-pointer! Reggie Miller grabbed the microphone, he never thought the Pacers would be forced to the point of lore today!

At this point, on the Pacers' bench, all the players looked at Henson and remembered the tactic they practiced for ten minutes this afternoon.

Henson picked up the tactics board and acted fairly composure. In fact, he has already panicked inside, 2 points behind in 54 seconds, who doesn't panic? But Henson can't panic, he panics, and the players panic even more.

"Come here!" Henson yelled and bit off the cap of the marker.

"No. 1 attacks with the ball in the high post, and No. 4 covers No. 5 off the ball near the left midfield! Al, after going around the screen, mentioned catching the ball in the high post" Henson drew as he spoke, and the more Vogel listened, the widening of his eyes.

"In this way, there is space for the No. 2 position to shoot. You only have one chance, and no one can go wrong! ”

After Henson finished speaking, the players nodded one by one. And Vogel's heart is racing, isn't this one

Henson Joe, what a madman!