The Basketball Court Swordsman

"If you lose this game again, the Chicago Bulls will lose to the Pacers for the third time in a row this season! The game is still two minutes away. We don't know if Jimmy Butler can turn corruption into magic! "

Chicago, United Center Arena. On the commentary stage, Jeff Van Gundy was nervous because of the anxiety of the game.

After the Christmas War, the Pacers and the Bulls met again after only five days. And this is also the third time the two sides have met after the opening match and the Christmas battle.

After the Christmas game, the Pacers cleanly killed the Wizards, and then went to Chicago to participate in their last game of 2016.

Before this game began, the determination of the Bulls was very strong.

"Vengeance at home." This is what Jimmy Butler told reporters in an interview.

Judging from the game itself, the Bulls did indeed resist desperately today. At least until now, the game is still full of suspense.

With two minutes left in the game, the Pacers only led by 4 points.

At this time, Jimmy Butler received a pass from Rondo and he will face his former colleague Paul George.

In Butler's heart, he still wants to win the game. But in this place of Chicago, Henson, who wears a floral suit to pay tribute to Sage, will not let him succeed.

Henson could accept failure, but he could not accept failure "in front of Sager."

Jimmy Butler has the ball to do it alone. After all, Wade's singles ability has been extremely atrophied. As for Rondo, the performance he has not scored so far today is enough to explain everything. So at a critical moment, Jimmy Butler is the Bulls' first single RBI.

Butler's singles can defeat most players in the league, but this does not include George.

He really knows Jimmy Butler too well.

Butler jumped halfway, suddenly carried George, and then stopped immediately.

If it's an ordinary person, it must be too late to react. But George knew very well that Jimmy Butler was going to make a retreat shot!

Without even thinking about it, Paul George immediately raised his arm and jumped on it. Sure enough, Jimmy Butler stepped back and shot!

Before the game started, Henson told George a lot about Butler's notes. Henson’s reminder, coupled with George’s own knowledge of Butler, allowed him to always predict the next move to Butler.

George's long arm was sealed to Butler's fingertips. This interference shot out of the box, and the Bulls lost their best chance of a comeback!

After Butler missed a shot, Paul immediately hit the ball to Bogdanovic. The Croatian shooter known as "Little Peja" has been shining since his battle with the Warriors and has played more and more times.

This time, he did not live up to Paul's expectations. After receiving the basketball in the front court, Bogdanovic made a decisive shot. Wade? Wade didn't even have time to go back.

The Croatian's three-pointer hit the front of the basket and bounced high, but eventually fell into the net. The goal that should be scored will go in even if it goes through ups and downs.

So far, the Bulls trailed the Pacers by 8 points in the last minute and a half. Henson, wearing a suit of Armani, sat back on the bench. With the Bulls' current ability, they could not have won this game.

Now, he has to start thinking about going to Fort Wayne to watch the game tomorrow night.

Regarding the game tomorrow night, Bird has already greeted the general manager of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, George Jordan. Henson will not be discovered tomorrow, because he will only appear in the luxurious box.

Yes, although the stadiums used by NBDL teams cannot be compared with the stadiums used by NBA teams, the facilities are actually very complete. There are everything from luxury boxes.

According to Henson, the Allen County War Memorial Stadium, home of the Mad Ants, can hold 13,000 people. The home court of a CBA team can only accommodate a few thousand people. It can be seen that although it is only a development league, the supporting facilities of the NBDL team are still very luxurious.

After a while, the electronic buzzer sounded. Henson looked up at the big screen at the scene, 101 to 91, no accidents occurred. The Pacers beat the Bulls at the United Center Arena, and this is the third time the Pacers have won the Bulls' head so far this season.

Jimmy Butler, who was extremely arrogant last season, has instantly become a younger brother in front of Henson's Pacers this season. Butler's performance in this game was pretty good, with 20 points and 6 rebounds.

But George's 30 points, 5 assists and 8 rebounds clearly overwhelmed Butler. In people's eyes, this may be the difference between playing under Henson and playing under other coaches.

After the game, Henson just hurriedly shook hands with Thibodeau’s successor, Hoiberg, and walked into the player channel.

The 2016 game has all ended, and the Pacers are proud of the league with a record of 30 wins and 3 losses.

But Henson is very clear that this is not his end and goal. The success of 2017 must start from Fort Wayne!

Fort Wayne, the second largest city in Indiana, after Polis.

From Indianapolis to Fort Wayne, the two places are only 195 kilometers apart. It takes only two hours to drive.

The city of Fort Wayne gives people the first impression that it is full of greenery. Because this city with a population of only 285,000, there are not many buildings, and large green spaces can be seen everywhere.

Even in winter, the city looks very pleasant. It is in sharp contrast to the bustling and busy New York and Los Angeles.

For this reason, Fort Wayne is also known as one of the ten most suitable cities in the United States for retirement. Genbold said that for a month of comfortable living in Fort Wayne, including housing and other expenses, only $800 is enough.

When Henson and Bird arrived in the luxurious box at the home stadium of the Mad Ants, the general manager of the Mad Ants, George Jordan, gave them a warm welcome. This guy must have thought that Henson and Bird were here to investigate the Crazy Ants players. As everyone knows, the drunkard does not mean wine.

"I thought the arena would be overcrowded." Sitting in the luxurious box, Henson sighed as he looked at the stands that had less than half of the seats.

Also, a city with a total population of only about 250,000, naturally cannot fill a gymnasium that can accommodate 13,000 people.

"This is the Development League, Henson. The players here obviously have the opportunity to go to foreign gold panning, but most of them are willing to stay here for an NBA dream. Did you know? The Development League's salary cap this season is only 17.4 Ten thousand. In other words, the wages of these players are not even comparable to the national average. They are really using love to generate electricity."

Bird curled his lips. Behind the glamour of the NBA, there are thousands of players like them who can hardly support their families. Be a big star? Driving a sports car? Live in a mansion? Playing with women? Where is so easy.

"You said, the purpose of your coming today is to fancy a player of the Raptors 905?" Bird did not continue such a heavy topic, so he talked to Henson on the subject.

"Well, he is the rookie that the Raptors won with the 27th overall pick this summer. I saw him during the joint trial and I think he has some potential."

"The 27th overall pick this year..." Byrd scratched his head, but couldn't remember who the 27th overall pick this year was.

"You don't know that he is normal, because he hardly got any playing time. And recently, he was sent to the Development League. But not all young players can be as lucky as our Brogdon." Henson glanced at it. Seeing Bird's dilemma.

"You mean, your so-called backup plan is a last rookie in the first round who can only play in the development league while watching the water fountain in the Raptors?" Bird's eyes widened. This kind of player really Can help the Pacers complete the reinforcement?

"Don't forget, Bird. Jokic is still a second-round pick. Anyway, let's just watch his game."

After a while, players from both sides came out to warm up. I have to admit that Henson, a player of the Crazy Ants, doesn't know anyone. And through the data analysis module, their abilities are indeed far from the standards of playing NBA.

On the Raptors 905 side, Henson was delighted to find the guy he had observed. Henson remembered correctly, the potential of this guy is as high as A. Had it not been for no bargaining chips in the draft, Henson would have wanted to trade a first-round pick for him.

Although the player's abilities are still very eye-catching, after Jokic became a non-sale item, Henson felt that this was the only player he was worth trying.

"The guy you are talking about, who is he?"

"Now," Henson pointed to the court. "Did you see that strong guy? His name is Pascal Siakam. Just stare at him in this game."