The Basketball Court Swordsman

one day ago......

"Boom boom boom."

Henson, who was watching the video of the game in his office, heard a knock on the door.

"Please come in." Henson didn't lift his head, so he shouted at the door.

Henson can guess that now that training is over, most of the coaches who come to him are members of the coaching staff. The purpose of finding oneself should be to report the team's training situation today.

After all, the All-Star Weekend has just ended, and Henson really needs to know the players' status in real time.

"Boss, are you busy?"

However, when the visitor spoke, Henson immediately raised his head in surprise. Because this voice does not belong to anyone in the coaching staff, but belongs to one of his players-Victor Oladipo.

"Not busy," Henson immediately paused the video when he saw that the visitor was different from what he had imagined. "What can I do? Victor."

"I want...um...to talk to you."

"Of course it's good, what are you talking about?" Henson showed a kind smile. He knew very well that there are players who come to talk to you in private, and its importance is no less than directing the game.

At the beginning, Henson also worried that Oladipo was dissatisfied with the current role of the substitute. If this is the case, Henson will have a very headache. Because now he does not intend to put Oladipo in the starting lineup, nor does he have any words to calm the players' emotions.

But after Oladipo spoke, Henson let out a big breath. He came today, not for the starting point.

"I feel a little frustrated...this year's Eastern Conference All-Star substitute, they chose Millsap instead of me. I don't know...I only want to be an All-Star once. I think I have this. Ability, but others just can’t see it.”

Oladipo began to pour bitterness at Henson, but Henson did not feel bored, but listened patiently. When a player is willing to pour bitterness on the coach, it actually proves that he has completely trusted you.

Henson knew Oladipo, he was always underestimated from beginning to end. In the draft, the Cavaliers would rather pick Bennett than Oladipo because he is already a junior.

In the Magic, Oladipo was not appreciated by the management and even played as a substitute. You know, playing on the bench for the Magic and the Pacers are two completely different concepts. In the Pacers, Oladipo is a tactical substitute. But in Magic, he did a real substitute because of management's dissatisfaction.

I thought Oladipo would be able to find himself after returning to the brilliant Indianapolis in college. But I didn't expect Oladipo to struggle very much under Vogel last season.

After last season, Oladipo was also questioned by all parties. Among them, it even includes some of the local media in India that had maintained him incomparably.

So as Henson said, Oladipo has been underestimated.

"I know, this is actually very unfair to you. I am sure that you have the strength of the All-Star level. And this season, you are really good. But most people still don't want to admit it. "

Oladipo nodded, and Henson's words simply said that he was heartbroken.

"But I have never underestimated you. I have always regarded you as the most important member of the team. Moreover, I also know very well what you have. What you have to do now is to let others know what you have. Then let those who didn't select you into the All-Stars regret it!"

"Then... how can I let others know me." Oladipo looked at Henson eagerly.

In fact, Millsap's All-Star selection this year is not too much. It can be said that Millsap is the absolute core of the Hawks this year. And his 18.1 points per game is also a career high.

But Henson certainly couldn't tell the truth, he didn't have a complete set of "children" like Oladipo.

"The next game will have an opportunity for everyone to remember you."

"Next game?" Oladipo's eyes beamed. "In the next game, our opponent will be the Cleveland Cavaliers?"

"Yes, it's the Cleveland Cavaliers." Henson smiled, his eyes unconsciously glanced at Korver whose motion was frozen on the computer screen.

This time, you have a tough opponent, man.

Cleveland Cavaliers Quicken Loans Arena, this is Henson's second visit here this season.

In the three years before the establishment of the dynasty, Henson had no impression of Quicken Loans Arena. After all, the Cavaliers back then were still a big team led by Irving.

But now, Cleveland has become very different. This small city finally has a professional sports league champion that belongs to them, of course, they also have terrible competitiveness.

It can even be said that the existence of James has stretched the growth of Cleveland's gDP. The Cavaliers are undoubtedly a typical case of the small ball going against the big market.

Henson stood on the sidelines, looked around and found that half of the fans were wearing James' No. 23 jersey. And just now on the streets of Cleveland, Henson can also see huge James posters everywhere.

It is no exaggeration to say that LeBron James is the Emperor of Cleveland.

But today, Henson believes that LeBron James will not become the protagonist. Henson gave Oladipo a stage, and on this stage, he wanted to be the protagonist!

"Victor, how are you preparing for the game?" Henson beckoned Oladipo to his side during the warm-up period. His scene also attracted the attention of the commentators.

"What is Coach Henson doing? Is it possible that today, he will push Oladipo into the starting line?" On the commentary stage, Mike Brin craned his neck curiously.

"I...I'm very excited, boss." Oladipo nodded beside Henson.

Of course, others didn't know what they said.

"Well, keep this excitement. Then, remember what I said to you before the game. Today, when you are on the court, your first task is to defend first. You have to watch Korver first. I don't want to see him before shooting. What a 9-for-8 three-pointer. After you guard him, I will naturally give you the right to shoot, and then you will torture his nerves. And prove to everyone that you are a **** All-Star Level player!"

Even if he was just whispering in his ear, Henson's tone was full of confidence.

Oladipo nodded slightly, and since then, his eyes have never left Korver.

Half an hour later, amidst the cheers of Cleveland fans, the game officially began.

During the jump ball stage, Henson saw that the Cavaliers' starting lineup remained unchanged. Irving and Shumpert partnered the back line, Tristan Thompson and James partnered the forward. Kevin Love went up to the fifth position and continued to open up space and grab rebounds.

Since the two teams have only met half a month ago, they know each other very well. The game just started, James and Antetokounmpo gave the fans two beautiful dunks respectively.

James used his body hard to open George, then force Huashan, one-handed dunk score.

After passing, Antetokounmpo passed Tristan Thompson with a beautiful front change, and then dunked under the weak seal of Love.

James is eager to break through the shadow of those three years, but don't forget, Antetokounmpo has always been angry with the Cavaliers. He hasn't forgotten how frustrated he was in losing the last game.

The dunks of James and Antetokounmpo are almost the epitome of this game.

After that, the Cavaliers and Pacers fought back and forth. Paul had just thrown a shot, and Kelly Irving used a butterfly step to make a layup.

Love received a breakthrough point from James and made a long shot, and George used his favorite ball to break through the screen and hit a jumper.

The three stars of both sides have played their worth, but because of this, the scores of the two teams have been rising alternately.

This situation continued until the seventh minute of the first quarter. When James used a direct long shot after a dribble to make the score again beyond three points, Henson suspended the game.

"Good job, everyone did a good job! The Cavaliers played well today, but we still bit the score. But believe me, this anxious situation won't last long. Victor!"

Accompanied by Henson's yelling, Oladipo stood up immediately and took off his training uniform, "Boss! I'm here!"

"The rotation time is up, and the Cavaliers will definitely switch to Korver. Remember the mission I gave you? Start with defense. Stare at him and make him afraid of you. Then, use your offense to completely open the score. . Let those who underestimate you go to hell!"

Korver has been looking forward to this game for a long time. After all, half a month ago, he made 8 of 9 shots and made his regular season three-pointers surpass Kidd and rose to seventh in NBA history. That night was a milestone night for Korver.

Tonight, I met the Pacers again, and Korver believed he would still be favored. After all, with James, Irving and Love attracting defenses for him, he can get a lot of easy shots. And when he just warmed up, Korver really felt that he felt pretty good.

When the timeout was over, when Korver played, he also received enthusiastic cheers from the Cleveland fans. Everyone is looking forward to it, expecting this white shooter to perform magical performance again.

But as soon as he played today, Korver felt cold on his back. He couldn't help turning his head to look at his opponent Oladipo, only to find that he was like a black panther, staring at him with bloodthirsty eyes.

"Wait and watch, the show is on."

Seeing Korver swallowing because of Oladipo's eyes, Henson smiled and sat back on the bench.

Don't use the Pacers as a cash machine. Today may indeed be another career night. But this career night will not belong to Korver, but Victor Oladipo.

Henson would not allow himself to fail twice in the same place!