The Basketball Court Swordsman

David West scored 28 points, Gasol and Randolph combined 25 points...A 32-year-old forward actually scored more than the total score of the "Black and White Bears". This result was not before the start of the game. One can expect it.

At the press conference after the game, the reporters were undoubtedly disappointed. They did not see Henson's helpless face as they wanted, but only listened to Henson's performance of the "17-foot assassin" over and over again below.

"I like West, I love him to death! People say that he is a former All-Star player, I just think he is a real All-Star! From then on, we are no longer afraid to fight on the inside with any team!"

The curse of "unable to win against the Grizzlies" was broken, and Henson was of course very excited.

In fact, he doesn't care about 2 losses and 0 wins, and what spells. He is excited because the Pacers proved that they have overcome their biggest weakness in this game!

When encountering a team with high-level twin towers, the Pacers are no longer helpless. This is why he is happy. As for the things that break the curse, they are just accessories.

The fewer weaknesses the team has, the more likely it is to go further.

Henson, in a good mood, whistled and prepared to return to the locker room after finishing the press conference, but at this moment, his cell phone rang, and the caller ID was Larry Bird.

"Bird?" Henson curled his lips. Bird usually chooses to call when he is away. It must mean something very important has happened. Because if the situation is not urgent, Bird will wait for Henson to return to Indianapolis before talking in person.

But what emergency can the Pacers have now? Henson couldn't think of it.

Player deals? No, it's impossible. Henson believes in his position in the Pacers. This team can't tell him until the deal is completed without telling him.

Staff changes in the coaching staff? It is impossible. After the recruitment of Silas and Frazier, the team's coaching staff has also become full and no longer need to supplement manpower.

Changes in higher-level management? Na Bird didn't even need to call himself, because then Henson could not manage it.

The few conjectures that flashed through his mind quickly failed, and Henson had to answer the phone first.

He doesn't like to talk to each other unpreparedly, but this time he can only react accordingly.

"Congratulations, Henson, the game was great." After the call was connected, Bird took the lead in complimenting Henson's performance tonight.

"It's not your style, Bird. Usually you can let me know what I should do with just one sentence." Henson knew exactly who Bird was, so he was straightforward.

"Uh... what I'm going to talk about next, if it doesn't deserve to congratulate you on your victory, it would seem very strange."

"Oh? So, what the **** is going on, Bird."

"In the 2012 NBA All-Star Game, Henson, the league decided to let you coach the Eastern All-Star team. Congratulations, man."

"All-star?" Henson was stunned, ah, what an unexpected gain.

Generally speaking, the coach of the All-Star Game is the coach of the two best teams in the East and West so far. Of course, this is just "usually speaking".

In fact, there are countless examples of breaking this rule. Take last season as an example. In the All-Star Game last season, the Celtics ranked third behind the Bulls and Heat in the East. But Doug Rivers is still the head coach of the Eastern Stars.

The league originally stipulated that a head coach could not be re-elected for two consecutive All-Star games, but there are also many examples of breaking this rule.

Therefore, the rules for coaches to be selected as All-Stars are not as strict as those for players. The important thing is not the record, who can attract the most attention and make fans buy tickets obediently, Stern will use whoever.

To say which coach has the strongest ability in the entire Eastern Conference, Henson may not dare to be the first.

After all, the old Philips Sanders who is coaching the Wizards hasn't spoken yet. Henson even feels that his assistant Frank Vogel is better than himself in terms of tactical training.

But if you want to say which head coach in the entire Eastern Conference is the most eye-catching and the lead is worthy of being selected for the All-Star, then Henson deserves it!

Just look at how many reporters are waiting to see Henson get embarrassed today, and you know how topical this guy is. Moreover, the last time Henson said "nonsense" made Stern so happy, the old man estimated that he had a good impression of Henson, so he made the decision.

"All-Stars!?" Vogel cried out in surprise. The assistant coach never thought that he could actually be on the stage of the All-Star Game.

The head coach of a team is selected for the All-Star, which means that his team is also selected. And Vogel, the chief assistant coach, undoubtedly won the title of "Assistant Coach of the Eastern Star Team".

"Don't get excited, Frank. Sit down and blow, normal operation." Henson looked calm, as if being an All-Star is as simple as eating and sleeping.

"Great! It seems that this year's All-Star Weekend will be very lively!" Paul is very happy. Being able to continue working with Henson in the All-Star Game is undoubtedly the result he wants to see most.

Although the official and complete list of the All-Star Game will not be announced tomorrow, the starting roster for the All-Star Game has long been made public. As the best point guard in the league, Paul was naturally selected to the Eastern Conference All-Star starting lineup and will partner with Derrick Rose on the guard line.

Such a special combination naturally makes fans look forward to it. What makes Paul excited is that he can continue to play under Henson's command.

"That old man Stern, I really don't leave a way for other coaches." Henson is in a good mood, but not because he was selected for the All-Star team, but because he is about to unlock a large number of achievements, and he will be rewarded immediately. La......

In the early morning of February 11, the NBA officially announced the complete list of players for this year's NBA All-Star Game.

Dwight Howard once again became the All-Star ticket king, but this is largely because this year's All-Star venue is Orlando, and "Warcraft" has the home court advantage. Otherwise, based on Howard's performance and team achievements this season, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to be as well-deserved as in previous years.

And Chris Paul, who joined the Eastern Conference in the first year, was very cleanly selected into the starting lineup. In this regard, the Heat fans must be very dissatisfied. After all, it would be a humiliation to have Wade play the All-Star substitute.

But on the other hand, it doesn't seem appropriate to let Paul play the All-Star substitute.

It can only be said that the competition among the eastern guards has also become fierce because of Paul.

Al Horford's name is also on the list. This is the second consecutive year he has been selected to the All-Star team after joining the Pacers. And halfway through the season, Horford's best defensive player voting ranking actually squeezed into the top five!

"Congratulations Horford, lying in the All-Stars again."

"Horford was selected as an All-Star for the second year in a row? It's incredible."

"Why can he become an All-Star? Just because the league gives Chris Paul face? Then they should choose David West."

In this regard, many fans have expressed incomprehension.

Horford is indeed not a player with such gorgeous statistics, but there is no doubt that he is a player that almost any coach likes. The comprehensive ability and extremely high ball quotient make Horford easily adapt to various tactical systems. The main goal of the Eagles was at the basket. Later, in order to open up the space, the Pacers developed a good three-pointer with a good shooting rate. Most importantly, he is one of the best defenders in the league. This is how the best defensive player ranked fifth.

The All-Star substitute is selected by the coach, so it is not uncommon for Horford, who is loved by the coach, to be selected.

Seeing the comments on the Internet that questioned Horford's selection, Henson just smiled disdainfully.

"What am I talking about? Al Horford is a walking ball blind appraiser."

Of course, compared to Horford, Henson's selection to the All-Star Game is more controversial. It's just that Henson, who has been questioned since becoming the head coach until today, has long been accustomed to people's discussions about him.

So Henson was not distressed, but enjoyed it very much. No matter how you yell at me that I am not qualified, the position of the all-star coach of Lao Tzu is also secured! The feeling that other people hate me and can't get rid of me makes Henson feel refreshed.

That night, the Pacers played back to back against the Nuggets at home. The reporters also found that Coach Henson seemed to be in a good mood today, which should be related to his selection to the All-Star.

However, in fact, Henson was happy because after the league announced the full list of the All-Star Game, he took four more rewards! Unlocking four rewards at once is undoubtedly the coolest ever for Henson!

Horford was selected as an All-Star and became the All-Star coach himself, allowing Henson to unlock two achievements. It turns out that the achievement of players being selected to the All-Star team is currently the only one that can be unlocked repeatedly. After all, Horford was selected to the All-Star team last season, but there are rewards for being selected to Henson this season, which is undoubtedly a huge surprise for Henson.

But even bigger surprises are yet to come. Henson didn't expect that the players of this team who were selected as the All-Star starters would actually get the option of two rewards! In other words, Paul became the starting point guard for the Eastern Stars, allowing Henson to get two rewards for one achievement!

I haven't unlocked the achievements for most of the season, and now there will be four, which undoubtedly made Henson secretly refreshed.

Choose 4 from 12, and the more rewards you can choose, it naturally means that Henson is more likely to encounter the "sky-defying" reward!

First of all, Henson once again chose the "Injury Reduction" badge. Since this is the third time Henson chose this badge, the badge effect has also been upgraded to level 3. It seems that this season, Henson shouldn't have to worry about serious injuries to players!

Subsequently, Henson chose another language technique. Since the reward for speech is a one-time use, Henson chose less. But Henson thought it was very worthwhile, especially now that the summer is getting closer and closer.

Words: Thinking trick: Convince players that there is no need to test the free agent market.

Even if it can only be used once, Henson believes that this speech technique can bring him great benefits.

The third reward, Henson chose the fatigue reduction badge, the effect is to reduce the player's fatigue accumulation speed by 10%. Henson has not forgotten the embarrassment of his three-game losing streak when he played back-to-back last time because of physical fitness, so Henson also began to face the problems that physical fitness brought to the team.

For the last reward, Henson took a badge that he had met before but was of little use to him at that time-a trader.

The function of this badge is to increase the trust of the other general manager by 10% during the transaction. Of course, like other badges, this is upgradeable.

In the past, Henson only wanted to stabilize the present, so he couldn't use trading things. But there is no doubt that Henson needs this type of reward.

If this badge can be upgraded slowly in the future, maybe all kinds of robbery transactions will come easily!

Thinking of this, Henson smiled unconsciously, showing a good mood.

All-stars, it's such a good thing.