The Basketball Court Swordsman

In the last period of his life, Sag was still burning himself for his goals and love. In the end, everything he loved embraced him in turn.

Greg Sague, he went to the finals after all. He witnessed the determination of the Cleveland people to turn the Warriors into a "73 wins overall runner-up" when they were 1-3 behind.

After all, he waited for the man's comeback. On an ordinary hot afternoon, in the media reception room of the Banker's Life Arena, Larry Bird proudly announced the return of their legendary coach.

You see, as long as you don't give up, anything can happen. It's like now, with only the last three weeks left in Sarger's life, he can calmly say to Henson: "Remember our agreement."

Think about how you would react if you learned that you only have three weeks of life. In short, few people are as optimistic as Sager.

Therefore, when Henson heard the story of Sarger's confrontation with the disease, he felt extremely ashamed.

He has hands and feet well, and although he has heart disease, he is not life-threatening for the time being, nor will he hear scary words like "You can only live for 3-6 months" from a doctor.

After being slaughtered by the Warriors with 13 points, he began to doubt life and everything he loved and insisted on.

The experience of the past few days has made Henson feel ashamed, extremely ashamed.

On that day in New York, when Henson left the ward, the last thing he said to Sage was: "I will fulfill my promise."

Finals, championship, and Golden State Warriors. Compared with Sage, his difficulties are not difficult at all. He believes that everything he insists on and loves will embrace himself in turn.

Henson has a lot of badges that can allow players to rebirth from injuries and make players immediately confident. But he found that if he wanted to cheer himself up again, he had to go step by step on his own.

No one can help him this way! Only oneself must clenched his teeth and insist on the edge of the cliff. If you give up, then everything is over!

So, since a trip to New York, McMillan and Becky Harmon discovered that Henson Joe had changed again.

He has become normal, no, he has become more passionate than before losing to the Warriors.

"What are you doing!? Do you think your opponent will allow you to make such a mistake!? If this is in an official game, we will lose two points for it! If it is at the end of the game, we will lose the game because of it ! If this were in the tie-break of the finals, we would lose the championship!"

Henson's roar sounded again, and only Henson's roar could be heard in the spacious and bright training ground.

"My fault, boss." Oladipo, who had just made a pass mistake in the training ground, lowered his head and took the initiative to admit his mistake.

"Remember, never take it lightly, no matter which opponent you are facing." Henson patted Oladipo on the shoulder, and then signaled the adversarial training to continue.

Now, thanks to Henson, all the Pacers players are in a state of complete nervousness. Chris Paul enjoys this state very much, but this state has not appeared for several years.

Before the Pacers won their first championship, the atmosphere was actually like this. Henson's roar will appear from time to time, and every player is ready for fear of making a small mistake.

After all, the Pacers at that time were still "challengers." They have never won a championship, and they have no experience in the finals. Therefore, they dare not make any mistakes. They know very well that only by doing their best can they defeat their opponents.

But in the next two years, the team's atmosphere has relaxed a lot. As a result, the Pacers have won once. Secondly, the Pacers have indeed become too powerful. Think about it, at that time, both the Heat and the Spurs were actually suppressed by the Pacers.

When other teams became challengers, the Pacers did not have this tension.

After three consecutive championships, Henson retired, this kind of atmosphere is even more impossible.

But now, this kind of nervousness all the time, this feeling of wanting to tear the opponent to pieces all the time, is back again. Because in front of the Warriors, the Pacers have once again become challengers.

Again, they must be as careful as possible and must do their best to defeat their opponents.

Paul likes this atmosphere, so he also worked harder to create difficulties for Oladipo on the court. Don't think this is making things difficult. He does all this for the good of the team.

Henson still did not stay up late to work, but the intensity of his work hours has increased significantly. Tactical meetings are held every three to five, and Henson will often find Nash and Fraser to learn about the players' training status.

The whole team immediately entered a state of full alert. Everyone can feel that Henson is working hard and desperately moving towards his goal.

When a legendary coach comes out of his past glory and immediate failure, his determination is absolutely beyond most people's imagination.

And what is the result of Henson's doing this? Those brilliant opponents will answer this question.

On November 25, the Pacers played against the Nets at home, Henson's determination and tension were conveyed to the bones of his players. As a result, the Pacers scored in double figures and slaughtered the Nets 21 points.

Among them, Oladipo, who was scolded in training yesterday, came off the bench and scored 18 points on 7 of 10 shots, plus 4 assists and 0 turnovers.

In the garbage time at the end of the game, Stephenson made an unnecessary mistake while playing tricks, and Henson scolded him with black lines. Of course, everyone knows that the only coach in the league, Henson, can scold Stephenson.

At that time, Mike Brin said, "Henson Joe is going to start playing for real."

Henson Joe is about to start playing for real, Mike Brin is not alarmist. Two days after defeating the Nets, on November 27, the Pacers won the Clippers at home. The score difference was still 21 points, and Blake Griffin could only watch the five-game winning streak slip through his fingertips.

Two consecutive 21-point victories gave the Pacers a whole new look after losing to the Warriors. From coaches to players, you can't feel their passion and determination all the time.

After the game, Henson accepted an interview with reporters on the sidelines. He put away his usual hippie smile, and since returning from his New York trip, he has a serious face every time he faces the camera.

"Why are you playing so hard? Why do you urge players not to make mistakes when you waste time? No reason, we just want to be the best team in the league."

After answering, Henson turned and walked back to the player channel.

Hearing this, most fans smiled disapprovingly, and Henson Joe was just pretending to be forceful as always. That guy, sometimes just likes to pretend to be deep.

But when on November 30, the last day of November, the Pacers defeated the powerful Western Trail Blazers by 22 points, people didn't think so.

Within 48 minutes, the Pacers scored 131 points, crushing the Blazers' defense into scum. Antetokounmpo, George and Paul scored 70 points together, not to mention Oladipo's 16 points and Brogdon's 15 points.

At this time, people knew that Henson Joe said that the Pacers should be the best team in the league, and be a team better than the Warriors, not pretending to be forced.

People don't know what happened to Henson, they just think he and his team are revealing a fierceness, a fierceness of not admitting defeat.

"Our offense was great, but we won't be complacent. Because in today's game, we also let the Blazers score 109 points, which is not allowed."

Henson did not laugh after winning the victory, because today is the last day of November. In other words, Sag’s life only has two weeks left...

After the game, Henson took the lead back to the locker room, sitting beside the tactical whiteboard.

The dressing room was messy, with the players' clothes, protective gear and sneakers scattered all over the floor. In fact, the environment in the NBA locker room is far less tidy than outsiders imagine. After all, this is a pile of men, where can it be neat?

At this point, the players are either still being interviewed or on their way back to the locker room. Henson got the time to be alone with him for a while. He didn't talk to himself, and didn't want to say something later to praise his players.

He did nothing, just sat on the bench blankly, staring at the schedule in the dressing room.

There are two weeks left, and Sag has two weeks at most. But fortunately, there are still 5 days before the Pacers will meet the Warriors for the second time this season!

There is one more thing Henson can do before Sag leaves this world. He will give Sage a perfect preview of the finals, he will defeat the giant who once scared himself to look up, and give Sage the last gift!

Henson believed when he put all his enthusiasm into what he loved and pursued.

Five days later, all of this will embrace him in turn, and embrace Sag in turn.

Thinking of this, Henson pulled at the collar of his shirt.

The man who was almost 40 years old felt that his blood seemed to gradually boil.