The Basketball Court Swordsman

"Hey! Don't lie on my sofa, don't you have a nest yourself?!" He woke up in the morning when Henson saw the Erha named Kona comfortably tearing the sofa with his dirty claws. Sen really wanted to kick this guy out.

But Henson didn't do it, of course it wasn't because he was caring. But if he does that, it is estimated that he himself will be kicked out by An Jiali.

So Henson had no choice but to push the big dog to the ground, but Kona didn't seem to resent Henson, and he licked Henson's hands very passionately.

"Ah, hell!"

Today, it is already February 23. An Jiali left Indianapolis early yesterday morning and flew to New York. When the two meet each other next time, it should already be during the playoffs.

On the 23rd, the Pacers will also have their second game day since the All-Star Game. Before that, the Pacers had two major events.

The first is the buzzer deal about D.J. Augustine. The second one did not cause much discussion in the alliance. Because people have become very accustomed to seeing the player Sean Livingston, drifting.

With a one-year salary, the defending champion Pacers signed Livingston, who has been idle for two months after losing D.J. Augustine. Livingston will play for the Pacers until the end of the season. Some reporters joked: "At least Livingston doesn't have to worry about finding a job."

At this point, the Pacers mid-season staff changes are all over. Replacing Augustine with Livingston did not harm the team's existing staff structure, understanding and state, but also made the Pacers' bench deeper.

Of course, Henson said Livingston will not make his debut too soon. First, Livingston still has some old injuries that need to be recovered. Second, Livingston has bid farewell to the game for two months, and he needs to get back to his form in training.

In this regard, Livingston agreed. For Livingston's prospects in the Pacers, Henson is very optimistic.

His injuries, his abilities, and the Pacers’ unique badge bonus, will no longer be a problem!

After solving the silly looking dog and explaining to him that he was not allowed to move the furniture, Henson was able to go out.

The rare few days of warm time are over, and the season is still going on, so you must not lose the chain.

"Kona, don't lose the chain."

"David West hits a hook! Haha, he has to eat and drink on Greg Monroe! 8 of 11 shots and 18 points. David West played very efficiently today. Luo's defense simply cannot pose a threat to him."

"Strictly speaking, Miller. It is the defense of the entire Pistons team, and none of them poses a threat to the defending champion."

At ten o'clock in the evening on the 23rd, there were not many fans in the Banker's Life Arena. Under normal circumstances, only when the game enters the garbage time, will the phenomenon of fans leave early.

The Detroit Pistons, who have never been connected to the top eight in the East this season, naturally cannot take advantage of the Pacers. The current situation is that the Pacers lead the Pistons by 25 points, and there are only 2 minutes before the end of the game...

"This victory was so easy for the Pacers. Coach Henson's **** never even left the bench. With 51 wins, the Pacers are only left with their 51st victory of the season. It's less than two minutes." Jeff Van Gundy shook his head. Once upon a time, the confrontation between the Pistons and the Pacers was also a beautiful scenery for the league.

And now? When the Pistons face up to the Pacers, all that awaits them is massacre.

"51 wins? I think we can already celebrate the Pacers' five-game winning streak and win 52. Because of tomorrow's back-to-back game, the Pacers' opponent will still be the Detroit Pistons, but the battlefield is replaced by Detroit." Ji Miller spread his hands, and each regular season league will arrange such a group of games, that is, let the two teams play two consecutive home and away games.

And this kind of similar game, the Pacers have never lost. The picture of Henson leading the team to double-kill the Knicks last season is still vivid. What kind of hindrance is a mere Detroit Pistons?

So on February 24th, in Detroit, the city of automobiles, as Reggie Miller said, the Pacers' performance in this back-to-back game was still strong.

In a 114-82 game and a 90-72 game, the Pacers easily completed a double play against the Detroit Pistons. At this point, the Pacers officially won their 52nd game, and they have won three straight after the All-Star Game.

The victory over the Detroit Pistons itself is not worth discussing, after all, the strength of the Pistons lies there. But the Pacers' victory over the Pistons has triggered another high-profile topic-whether the Indiana Pacers can break the myth of 72 wins created by the Chicago Bulls!

"By the end of February, the Pacers had won 52 games! The Chicago Bulls back then had similar records to the Pacers now! I think they have a good chance to hit this historical record!"

"No, it's impossible. Coach Henson is very sophisticated. He will not overload the players for this illusory record. I bet that after the game is played in March, Coach Henson will start big It’s a round break. Their goal is the championship."

"What, someone actually said that 72 wins in a single season is a illusory record? You should stop watching basketball and go home."

Experts from all walks of life analyzed fiercely, and even started to force each other, but Henson himself did not express any opinions on the 72 wins.

Say he doesn't care about 72 wins? That's impossible. After all, who doesn't want to break the greatest win record in history. But Henson really didn't want to consume a lot of physical energy from the players in the regular season. If you lose the championship for 72 wins, it's not worth the loss.

So whether or not to pursue this record, Henson is also very entangled. But the only thing he can do now is to play the current game well.

In the remaining two games in February, the Pacers played against the Warriors and the Clippers, and they both won.

Although the Warriors have caused trouble for the Pacers as always, Stephen Curry even shot 7 of 10 three-pointers! However, the Pacers relied on their tough defense and David West's 28 points to kill the Warriors by 9 points! As for the Los Angeles Clippers... Griffin's leadership still needs to be improved.

Against the Clippers, West scored 24 points on Griffin. Although Griffin is strong and strong, he has amazing bounce. But Na Keling's short arm and inaccurate judgment of the timing of defense made his defense extremely sparse.

David West, this veteran is in a hot state these days, as if he suddenly became the younger self. And because of West's fiery state, Henson also increased his playing time every game.

The unstoppable state of the Pacers and West continued until March. After defeating the Raptors and losing the Bulls of Rose, the Pacers have won 9 consecutive victories and their record has become 56 wins and 4 losses!

"72 wins are imminent!" Many Indianapolis media even publicized it.

However, just when everyone thought the Pacers would win the next 10-game winning streak, the trouble came again.

On March 6, the Indiana Pacers played at home against the old rival Boston Celtics.

Since the loss of Ray Allen, Pierce and Garnett are one year older, the Celtics have not been doing well this season.

At present, the Celtics record is 32 wins and 27 losses, temporarily ranked seventh in the East, just ahead of the Milwaukee Bucks.

In other words, let alone the Celtics now a championship, they even have to worry about whether their playoff spot is strong.

So in every game, the Celtics are very fierce. For this giant team, not being able to enter the playoffs is a shame!

Today, facing a must-achieved victory and an old opponent like the Pacers, the Celtics played very rough and had frequent physical contact. It is no exaggeration to say that the intensity of the game has reached the level of the playoffs!

Especially Kevin Garnett, this always passionate power forward is not soft on David West. West's hot state in recent games has greatly stimulated Garnett's fighting spirit.

As a result, the two No. 4 positions frequently staged a hand-to-hand battle, fighting back and forth! But today, Henson made a mistake.

At the end of the game, the scores of both sides were still anxious. Henson continued to let David West play, and at this time, the 33-year-old West had played 39 minutes! He was extremely exhausted and had to face Garnett's crazy impact.

Finally in a layup, an accident happened.

West was roughly overturned by Garnett for a layup, and West sprained his knee due to an unstable footing and was lifted off the court by his teammates.

Seeing West, who was sweating profusely and clutching his knees in pain, Henson suddenly felt very sorry. Let West play 39 minutes, what are you doing! ?

The continuous victory stunned the head of the champion coach.

However, the bad news is not over yet. In the last minute of the game, Ray Allen fired from the right bottom corner.

Rajon Rondo, who had been wrong with Ray Allen, sighed and roughly blocked it! The ball was not covered, but Ray Allen was knocked out of the field by Rajon Rondo! Ray Allen lost all weight, sprained his ankle after landing, and ended up regretfully.

"Two people were injured in a game! God, this is undoubtedly a huge blow to Coach Henson!"

"I said, Coach Henson should have a big rotation! I know that the Pacers players have maintained a high attendance rate this season, but no team can completely avoid injuries! Losing the regular season is better than losing the playoffs!"

West and Ray Allen retired due to successive injuries, which undoubtedly severely affected the morale of the players. In the end, the Celtics relied on their rough body collision and amazing willpower to narrowly beat the Pacers in the away game by 2 points!

56 wins and 5 losses, the Pacers reaped their fifth defeat of the game. But this is not the worst. The worst is that Henson lost two main players at once!

"I made a fatal mistake. I shouldn't have a bloodthirsty team like the Celtics... Damn it!" After the game, Henson covered his head with both hands.

Stevens patted Henson on the shoulder comfortingly, but said nothing.

"West 39 minutes, Ray Allen 28 minutes... but these two men were targeted by the Celtics again today. If it's not for being too greedy, if not for being so obsessed with victory... ...."

The lesson of a game, let Henson see the necessity of taking a break at the end of the regular season. Although he has various badges for avoiding injuries, he still can't completely eliminate injuries. At this point, Henson was too optimistic.

But in the face of a 72-win record close at hand, Henson was a bit unwilling. An opportunity to let this group of players go down in history, is this going to be given up?

"What do you do in the future? Will the rotation start from now? No one can get injured, Henson." Stevens knows very well that the health of the players is the biggest capital for the team to win.

Henson was silent for a few seconds, and the unwillingness and anger he had just disappeared, replaced by the peace he had always had.

"You're right, Brad, no one can get injured. We're going to take 72 wins in a rotation break!"

Stevens opened his mouth wide. Does this guy know what he's talking about?