The Basketball Court Swordsman

On March 12, after Henson lost to the Philadelphia 76ers, the Pacers immediately defeated the New York Knicks and successfully avoided a losing streak.

This means that the Pacers are also the only team that has not tried a losing streak so far this season.

But the victory over the Knicks did not reduce Henson's pressure much. After all, the real devil schedule begins after the Knicks.

Sure enough, the pressure came on the night the Pacers defeated the Knicks.

"Before today, the Indiana Pacers had fallen in Philadelphia. And we will be the second team in a row to defeat the Pacers."

As soon as Henson returned to the hotel room after playing the game, he saw the whole network talking about Westbrook news.

As always, he scored another major triple-double, and the Pacers ran into a very competitive opponent.

Henson originally thought that as long as Westbrook continued to pump his brain, it would not be difficult to win the Oklahoma City Thunder. After all, the current Thunder is no longer the one that can reach the finals.

But never expected that Westbrook would be so interested in defeating himself.

The outside world is saying that Westbrook is not, but Henson doesn't think Westbrook is a good player. He thinks that Westbrook is fine, just too stubborn.

He likes to lead the team in his own way, he likes to make a big deal to highlight his core position, and he likes to bravely hit the basket, although this can sometimes be a bit reckless.

But there is no doubt that he is indeed working hard for victory. Henson does not rule out the suspicion of Westbrook deliberately brushing stats, but most of the time, the original intention of the zero guard is to win.

He is just too stubborn, but not weak. Once this stubborn guy wanted to kill an opponent, Henson believed that Westbrook was also not easy to mess with.

Henson would rather overestimate an opponent than underestimate the opponent. Because of the latter kind of psychology, one person often pays the price.

"Huh... the feeling of being a big villain is really tiring."

Thinking of this, Henson turned off the phone screen, then rubbed his face with his hands.

Everyone is proud of defeating themselves, but they just don't understand a fact.

The Pacers will not be defeated!

Westbrook has always been a controversial player. Since Durant left Oklahoma, Westbrook has been pushed to the forefront.

The Thunder does not have the most luxurious configuration, but people always compare this team with top teams such as the Warriors. As long as the Thunder do not reach the Western Conference Finals or defeat the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals, it is a failure.

But in the West, with the Thunder staffing, it is not easy to reach the Western Conference Finals.

This is the conflict between the media and the fans. On the one hand, they don't like the way Westbrook plays. But on the other hand, they have inexplicable expectations for Thunder.

For example, many Oklahoma City media believe that "Oklahoma City Thunder will open the horrible Western Tour of the Pacers."

Some experts also believe that although the Thunder currently ranks sixth in the West, their 42 wins and 26 losses record is equivalent to the fourth Celtics in the East. Therefore, the Thunder can be considered a top team in the East. Therefore, they will definitely cause great trouble to the walkers.

I don’t know if these reports have further increased Westbrook’s confidence. Today, when the No. 0 guard stepped into the Bankers’ Life Arena and was interviewed by reporters, he bluntly said: “I will let the defending champion take a good look. The strength of the West, they can reach the Finals for two consecutive years, simply because they can't meet the Oklahoma City Thunder in the playoffs."

This sentence quickly reached Henson's ear, and at first, Henson was very surprised.

He doesn't know if Westbrook wants to use that sentence to boost the morale of his teammates, or if he is really that kind of muscle.

In the playoffs last year, Lillard also said the Blazers could sweep the Warriors. The results of it? Is it possible that all guards in the West are so reckless?

But later, Henson's expression gradually returned to calm. Facing the camera, he just said lightly, "The reason why he has this idea is because he hasn't met us in the playoffs for a long time. By the way, the Thunder last game in the playoffs. When I met us, the ending didn't seem to be very good."

Henson is not a head coach who is afraid to cause trouble. If you speak out, don't blame me for exposing your scars.

In this way, the game was full of gunpowder before it started. Westbrook, who refused to admit defeat, wanted to overthrow the power, while Henson needed more victories to get him to 70.

In this context, the referee threw the ball into the air. Steven Yika had a "white wave", and a crisp sound came into Henson's ears.

He stared at the basketball on the ground and Westbrook who was celebrating. He just scored the ball! ?

"The ball is in!" Kevin Harlan shouted excitedly on the commentary stage.

"Defend, continue to defend!" On the court, Westbrook also strongly commanded his teammates. There is no doubt that the just three-pointer must have boosted the Thunder's morale.

Henson curled his lips. He found that Westbrook today does not seem to be defeated so easily...