Before the game was played, people opened and closed their mouths to be the Rockets champion, and even Henson, who is now trying to make himself gentle, will be annoyed.

A true champion who doesn't get the respect he deserves. And the Rockets, a team that didn't even win the Western Conference championship last season, have instead become the "real" champions. It's as if the Pacers are the challengers.

Reporters should ask if the Rockets have confidence to threaten championship status, not if Henson will be threatened.

Therefore, this regular season, which was already very special, made Henson pay more attention to it.

Before the start of the game, Henson's roar was unexpectedly loud.

"Listen to us all and guard our three-point line! You can't let the Rockets shoot from beyond the three-point line, and I want you to focus on perimeter defense all the time. As for the inside, if Capela wants to dunk, let him dunk, let's resolutely not shrink! Because as soon as it shrinks, the rocket side will get a chance. Do you get it!? Whoever shrinks, I'm going to watch the game! When you understand it, go up and play! ”

Both Rose and Rondo nodded earnestly, the first time the two newcomers to the Pacers had seen Henson so serious before the game.

After setting up his play, Paul walked towards the Pacers' bench. Obviously, he's here to hug his teammates.

"Boss, I didn't expect to see you again, we would become rivals." Paul smiled, although he left the Pacers, he was still happy to be able to get a contract that he didn't have for 160 million.

You must know that the contract signed by the Pacers and George after the 90s is only $137 million. And Paul can still win 160 million at the age of 34, which is undoubtedly a successful operation.

In the offseason, it was predicted that Paul would earn up to $25 million a year. However, the annual salary that Paul can get with the Rockets is 40 million!

For a player of Paul's age, choosing money or honor seems to be a dilemma. But Paul has often had both fish and bear's paws, and in the Rockets, he can not only get a high salary, but also still have a chance to hit the championship.

"Be careful today, Chris." Henson and Paul hugged, but he didn't take the initiative to let go just because the other party was good friends with him.

"You've got to be careful, sir. That guy isn't easy to mess with. Paul turned sideways and pointed at Harden, who has been deeply aware of how strong Harden has been for a few months with the Rockets.

It is no exaggeration to say that George and Antetokounmpo are probably a little more tender than him.

Paul still remembers that his first championship ring was on the head of the Thunder. At that time, Harden's performance in the Finals was nothing short of a car accident scene.

But now, James. Harden has been very different.

"I'll worry about my business, and you'd better worry about your own business. By the way, I don't want you to clash with Rondo. I told him not to do anything to you, but trash talk is inevitable. ”

"Hahaha," Paul shook his head, "to be honest, I really don't want to see that bastard. ”

The drama of this game seems to be getting stronger.

After the greetings, under the arrangement of the referee, the starters of both sides stepped into the designated position.

Henson looked at it, and the Rockets' starters had not changed, the same as before.

Paul and Harden continued to partner together, while the interior went to Capela and undrafted Gary. Clarke. Small forward by James. Ennis is in charge, and the advantages and disadvantages of this lineup are very obvious.

The guard line is the most luxurious part of the Rockets, while the forward line is the soft underbelly of the Rockets. Clarke and Ennis are on other teams, and eighty percent of them can't start. But with the Rockets, they have a chance to start.

Of course, Cameron. Anthony and Gerald. Nine fingers. Green can come off the bench at any time to play as a forward. Therefore, D'Antoni started two little-known guys for the sake of bench depth.

On the Pacers' side, Henson was less polite. Following Oladipo's injury, he changed his starting line-up again.

Brogdon, George and Antetokounmpo play on the perimeter. There's no doubt that this will put a lot of offensive pressure on the Rockets' perimeter. On the inside, Henson brought P.J. Tucker up and partnered him with Lopez.

The Rockets' power forward position is not a traditional No. 4 position, so Henson is also relieved to let Tucker play. As a result, the Pacers actually have a strong ability to switch defenses in all four positions.

From the start, Henson didn't want the Rockets to shoot a shot.

Of course, this is not the strongest squad he would ideally envision. If this lineup doesn't work, he has a more extreme back-up move......

"Coach Henson has changed the lineup, and in terms of positioning, Antetoquin, who is 2.11 meters, will play small forward, while Tucker, who is 1.98 meters, will play big forward. Of course, I don't know if Antetokounmpo is a point guard or a small forward...... "Reggie Murphy is a point guard. Miller said as he found himself dazed.

"In short, the Pacers' lineup is that the division between the various positions is not obvious. There is no doubt that this is very close to Pat. The perfect lineup in Riley's mind. ”

Before the game began, Henson remembered the interviews with the reporters. Now, there must be a lot of damn guys waiting for the Rockets to threaten the defending champions!

Well, my favorite thing is to let you down!

As soon as the game began, Capela of the Rockets won the basketball by a landslide. After all, he and Lopez's athleticism is not at the same level at all.

Don't underestimate Capella, people joke that he is the "King of Cakes". But if you don't have some ability in the NBA, you can't even eat bread.

The most typical counter-example is the Pistons' "Zhuang God" Drummond, whose extremely poor finishing ability makes him unable to even eat cakes.

So, on the first ball after the start of the game, Capela, who was extremely excited, received Paul's air relay pass, and then smashed it with both hands!

This goal made the Rockets' bench boil. At the same time, it must have strengthened the determination of Rockets fans to overturn the defending champions!

Capela gave Paul an intimate high-five, and with Harden feeding the ball last season, Capela was cool enough. There is another Paul this season, and Capela can eat this cake until he gets his hair back.

"You can see that the Rockets' offense is fierce. Their goal is to break the Pacers' monopoly on championships! ”

However, when the other party was extremely happy, Henson did not react at all.

He just stood quietly on the sidelines, not even speaking. After all, Capela can score, and it is Henson who allows it.

It's kind of a kind of Rocket, you let Capela end the game with a dunk. No? So what do I have to be afraid of?

The next offense, the Pacers didn't have anything new, which was to use Antetokounmpo to break through the ball. To put it bluntly, Antetokounmpo is still a point guard.

For the first time, the Rockets didn't have a pack, and D'Antoni was a little overconfident in Capela's ability to protect the rim. Capela did defend this ball well, and if it was an ordinary small forward, he would definitely be risked.

But Antetokounmpo's height of 2.11 meters and terrifying reach are not so easy to come down. The Greek's layup in the confrontation ensured that the movement was not deformed, which was equivalent to ensuring the accuracy.

Although knocked to the ground by Capela, Antetokounmpo still scored. 2-2, the defending champions were not disrupted by the Rockets' dunk.

Subsequently, Paul and Harden started singles mode. First came Harden, who held the ball and shot George's defense with a nice drop-back from the outside. This ball is extremely difficult, but it is hollow into the net.

Harden was so excited that he was no longer the little imp he was at a loss during the Finals.

Paul then scored in front of Brogdon with his league-leading mid-range shot. Brogdon has the advantage of arm length, but Paul has a better control of the tempo.

With Harden and Paul scoring as well, it looks like the defending champions' defense is really underwhelming.

"The Rockets' guard line is truly horrible, and every step up is enough to kill the game. Not to mention, get the two together. ”

"Terrible? The game has just begun. "Reggie. Miller was dismissive of the Rockets' performance because he found that both of the Rockets' goals were scored in interference.

So the question is, when Harden and Paul have their physical strength declining, do they still have such a strong ability to resist interference?

Henson thought the same thing, so he was still not nervous and still stood calmly on the sidelines. When the Rockets start to be iron, it's time for the Pacers to take advantage of the victory and chase after it.

So the first quarter of the game was almost spent in the rotation of scoring by Harden, Paul and Capela.

Harden's unreasonable three-pointers and body whistle, Paul's mid-range and Capela's dunk are the Rockets' main sources of scoring. Anthony? Anthony didn't score in the first quarter and missed all 2 shots. But not everyone is Ross who can stage a good show of Nirvana rebirth.

At the end of the first quarter, the Rockets led the Pacers by five points at 28-23. Judging from the scene, the Rockets also seem to have suppressed the defending champions.

As a result, the media cheered. The era that belonged to the Warriors and Pacers was finally about to be broken by the Houston Rockets!

Henson wasn't angry, and the outcome of the first quarter was what he expected. There are two main reasons why the Pacers fell behind in the first quarter, one is that the Rockets' shooting percentage has not been affected. Second, the Pacers didn't take advantage of their own three-point opportunity.

Tucker, Brogdon and Lopez didn't seem to have a good hand today, and many of Antetokounmpo's brilliant passes didn't form a score.

Figuring out why we are falling behind makes the problem much simpler.

If the Rockets' Harden and Paul are dumbfounded, D'Antoni will be at a loss. But the three players on the Pacers' side are dumb, and Henson still has someone to change.

"Siakam, Kuzma and Bogdanovic, in the second quarter, I want you to start!"

Henson waved his hand, and three people were replaced at once. And this substitution, Henson has been planning for a long time. He was sure that his substitution would cause a lot of sensation. But he doesn't care, he just wants to try every possible way to win.

And D'Antoni, on the other hand, is still cautious, or rigidly using 9 people to rotate.

The three players named by Henson all glanced at each other, and they all had one thing in common - they all seemed to be about the same height.

If Pat. Riley was there, so he would have opened his mouth wide in surprise.

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