The Basketball Court Swordsman

In the beginning, everyone expected the Raptors to stop the Pacers' winning streak. But after the game, it was discovered that the gap between the Raptors and the Pacers was bigger than expected.

Van Fleet's downturn, Anunobi's embarrassment, and the weakness of the Raptors' bench are all their fatal weaknesses. These weaknesses may not be so obvious when dealing with other teams. But when dealing with the Pacers, it was all enlarged by Henson.

On the second day after the game, the media was overwhelmed with news about the Raptors coach Nick Nas. Of course, if Nas saw himself so famous, he would not be happy.

Because the way he became famous is very strange.

"The whole game, I was dominated by Coach Henson. We lost, which is a pity."

With the help of the media, Nas’s soft words were spread all over the world. And his sad expression at the press conference was also made into emoticons by Chinese fans.

Nass is famous, but Henson is the fire.

The Indiana Post’s summary is very apt, "Henson Joe still scared the world at the end of his career."

The word "end of career" is the key, and there is no doubt that this is what everyone talks about most.

In the last season of Kobe's career, he completely released himself. Only 17 points per game are accounted for, and the average field goal percentage is only 35.8%, which is far from great. The entire Lakers are enjoying basketball with Kobe.

In the last season of Dirk and Wade, no one would ask them to play well. As long as they can see these two guys playing, the fans will be satisfied.

If you compare them to the head coaches, Jerry Sloan and George Carr were also very embarrassed in the last season, because they were both tortured by illnesses and couldn't participate in the game at all, let alone pursue victory.

In the last season of these guys, they only got respect from people. What they left is only the glory of the past.

Everyone will say: "They used to be great."

"They have done everything they can and can enjoy the game."

"We shouldn't use victory to measure their final season, as long as they can finish the game in peace, it is considered a victory."

Only Henson, his last season is not like others. He still has requirements for his record, and the outside world still has requirements for his results.

As everyone knows, this is a man who will retire less than a year later and almost died because of basketball.

People's expectations for the final season of Henson Joe are more demanding than the expectations of others for the final season. As if he could not win the championship, the final season would not be considered a success.

However, what is even more unusual is that Henson Joe did so perfectly under such harsh conditions.

After defeating the Raptors, Henson couldn't help but conquered his opponent as a "quasi-retired coach", which allowed the Pacers to win another five-game winning streak.

So far, the regular season has played 30 games, and one third of the season has passed. The Pacers lost only 2 games!

70 wins, championship... people have never had so many expectations of a person who is about to retire before. Henson's particularity in NBA history is absolutely unique.

So, although Nass was reported by the media, he was extremely troubled.

Because, he just became a stepping stone.

"Hahahahaha, I didn't expect that kid would say such things. Henson, it's a shame that you are retiring. Look, even if you are an old man, it is still a shadow in most people's hearts!"

Bird sat in the office, holding the newspaper and laughed. Opposite him, sitting there is the absolute protagonist of this incident-Henson Joe.

"It's a pity that you are retiring, Bird. To be honest, you don't have to abdicate with me."

"No, think about it, if the two of us established a second dynasty, then waved and turned and left. Oh my god, the whole league will be fascinated by our back!"

Bird seems to be looking forward to the scene when he is successful in acting. It has to be said that the gene of acting has penetrated into Bird's bones.

"But no one likes the backs of two bloated old men, Bird. By the way, I'm here to tell you. I don't plan to let Antetokounmpo play in the last week. If you agree, I can Just discussed with Yang Nis."

"One week? Why? As far as I know, Antetokounmpo's fever subsided the day after the match, right?"

"Yes, he is already healed. But I want him to rest for a week and adjust his physical condition. Also, our opponents are not very strong in the last few games. I want to see how Siakam's upper limit is Where. If he can handle the heavy responsibilities, I will also increase his usage in the playoffs."

After hearing Henson's words, Bird's playful smile disappeared instantly.

Even Popovich, dare not engage in such a willful rotation! Start testing the depth of the lineup four months in advance, and maybe only Henson will do so.

But having said that, Henson had a lot of crazy plans, but he never missed it.

"you are serious?"

"Seriously." Henson nodded.

"Then what do you have to ask me for, this is basketball affairs. We said yes, I will not interfere with the basketball affairs of the Pacers. Although I am the chairman of basketball affairs, it is just a name."

"You know, after all, this involves the interests of the team and the league. Antetokounmpo is a star. He is the box office guarantee for the league and the team..."

"Let's do it, Henson. As long as Antetokounmpo agrees, I'll take care of anything." Before Henson could finish, Bird patted his chest.

He wanted to pretend to be crisp in front of Henson, but he didn't know that Henson was not surprised by his simpleness.

"Actually," the Chinese coach cocked his mouth slightly, "Antetokounmpo has agreed. This time I am here, it is actually a notice."

The old King of Indianapolis found that he never seemed to be able to find the pleasure of pretending to be in front of this Asian.

As Henson said, in the next week, the Pacers' opponents will not be considered strong.

The Nets, Wizards and Eagles have nothing to do with the league's top teams.

Externally, the Pacers claimed that Antetokounmpo's flu was very serious and therefore absent from the game. For this matter, the league has also called Bird countless times to confirm Antetokounmpo's injury.

However, Bird also kept his promise and helped Henson fight the incident, insisting that Antetokounmpo's cold was not good.

In this way, the league just wants to punish and there is no reason for punishment. Although he knows that Henson is deliberately taking turns off the main force, but it seems that people are recovering from illness. If the league fines Henson's money, it will definitely be criticized.

Henson learned this trick from Leonard. Anyway, I was injured, I just refused to play, you love it.

Xiao Hua had nothing to do with the "rogue team" of the Pacers. In the end, he could only turn one eye and close one eye. Anyway, it is impossible for the Pacers to take Antetokounmpo's long rotation.

So, the following week, the Pacers will not have Antetokounmpo. People thought that the Pacers' winning streak would be broken. However, Pascal Siakam used a whole week of outstanding performance to make Henson's experiment a great success.

On December 21st, against the Nets, Siakam scored 28 points and 12 rebounds, including 5 of 7 3-pointers, leaving Hollis Jefferson faceless.

On December 23, the Pacers played against the Wizards at home. Wall and Bill's double shots in the backcourt are in extremely bad condition, they just missed the bankers' life arena basket.

Wall shot 1 of 7 in the game, Bradley Beal only 2 of 11 shots. The two scored 14 points, leaving the Wizards humiliated and defeated.

In stark contrast to the Wizards' double guns, Siakam continues to serve as the starter.

25 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, plus 2 steals and 2 blocks. This guy's almighty performance made all experts exclaimed that he would become the next Leonard, the next Paul George and even the next Draymond Green.

But Siakam said well in the interview: "I am me, I am not the shadow of anyone."

On the 26th, the Pacers finally ushered in the last game before Antetokounmpo's return. Today, the team will go to Atlanta against the Hawks.

The Hawks are an out-and-out team this season. The goal of the team is to train Trey Young while getting a high draft pick.

As a result, the game played without suspense. 128 to 111, Atlanta's Phillips Arena left less than half of the fans before the third quarter.

Siakam continued to be hot, he once again scored a double-double of 24 points and 11 rebounds, and today's overall shooting rate is as high as 64.5%. This guy's back-to-back singles under the basket made the Eagles only watch.

Henson scored three consecutive victories without Antetokounmpo, which surprised most people. Of course, three-game winning streak is not Henson's ultimate goal, but only one of his means to achieve his goal.

At two o'clock in the afternoon the next day after the battle with the Eagles, the NBA officially announced the results of the best player of the week in the East and the West.

In the west, C.J. McCollum of the Trail Blazers was successfully elected. On the eastern side, people found a name that didn't appear very often.

"Pascal Siakam became the best player of the Eastern Week for the first time in his career! The bench can also be the best of the week. How strong are the Pacers!?"

After seeing the selection result, Henson smiled satisfied. The substitute players are also at the best level of the week. Such strength should be enough to challenge the five-star warriors...

Crazy experiment, great success!