Siakam's shining appearance allowed the Pacers to show off their championship lineup ahead of schedule. Compared to the Warriors, although the Pacers' starters don't seem to be as impressive. But they have a very balanced balance of players in every position, and the strength of the bench should not be underestimated.

At the beginning of the season, there were those who thought the Pacers weren't any Warriors challenger at all. But now, no one will deny it. Aside from the Pacers, there is no team in the league that is more qualified to match the Warriors.

Whether in terms of record or roster depth, the Pacers are no worse than the Warriors.

Henson used the long regular season to complete the transformation of the Pacers, and also made the perfect roster in his mind complete. And now, until the playoffs, Henson is only one thing away, even if he is fully prepared.

That's right, in addition to the roster, Henson needs something that no one else has to put a double on his playoff journey.

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Since the Heat's game, the Pacers' winning streak hasn't stopped. The Pacers have two remaining games in February, and they will face the Spurs and Rockets, two Western powerhouses. The Pacers were predicted to lose at least one of them. But the prediction turned out to be the opposite.

Against the Spurs, Leonard scored 32 points in the game. This guy's individual ability is already extremely strong, and now he is not only defensive, but also kaleidoscopic on the offensive end. And this season, shooting is no longer Leonard's weakness. If you let him shoot, you're going to pay for it.

But with the exception of Leonard, the rest of the Spurs struggled very hard.

Aldridge scored 19 points and looked like he was doing well. However, he took 22 shots for these 19 points! With a shooting rate of only 31.8%, no matter how high the score is, there is no gold content at all.

Aldridge's performance was mainly due to Antetokounmpo and Siakam's defense against him. When other teams can no longer catch Channing. After a hard beating by Frye, they found it harder than ever to win against the Pacers.

In the end, Spurs lost the game by five points on the road. After the game, instead of praising Leonard, Popovich said that this guy played very selfishly today.

However, everyone is accustomed to such statements by Popovich. He didn't really think Leonard was selfish, he just felt bad when he lost.

On Feb. 27, Henson and his players traveled away to Houston.

For this game, James. Harden prepared quite seriously. When he first came to Houston, Harden was still a little boy who liked to go to nightclubs and was fascinated by Kardashian.

But now, Harden knows exactly what he wants. His MVP-level performance this season is enough to prove how strong a serious Harden is.

But helplessly, the Pacers seem to be born Harden's nemesis. The last time the Rockets played the Pacers, Harden was out of sorts. And this time, this bearded player, who has become an MVP-level player, still hasn't escaped the curse of the Pacers.

Harden scored 25 points in the game, but he only scored five goals in the field. Among them, he shot 1 of 9 three-pointers, and the overall shooting rate was only 29.4%. From the free throw alone, Harden scored 14 points.

For Harden's foul-making behavior, Henson is really helpless. You have to say that Harden is cheating, he really has the ability, and this method can really make the Rockets win.

But if basketball games are all about fouls at the touch of a touch, then what's the confrontation to speak of?

If Henson loses this game by Harden's "free throw", Henson will definitely be cranky. Thankfully, the Pacers won the game with a better performance. As it turns out, you can't win a game with free throws alone.

At this point, the Pacers' February schedule is over. This also means that there is only a month and a half left until the start of the playoffs. And a month and a half to prepare the last line of insurance is more than enough for Henson.

No, not even a month and a half. With just one more win, Henson is ready for the playoffs!

On March 1, the regular season continued. On this day, Henson and the players traveled to Atlanta, where he used to play golf with the Hawks owner.

At one time, the Hawks were also one of the Pacers' fierce rivals. Henson and Larry. The feud between Drew was also very hot at that time.

But right now, the Hawks can hardly be called a match for the Pacers. Judging from the lineup, the gap between the two sides is already clear at a glance.

In this game, Oladipo played very well. He finished with 28 points, plus 12 rebounds and six assists. The guy proved that his outburst was not short-lived. Henson is always ready to step up and score whenever he needs to.

In fact, the reason Oladipo was so excited about this game was not just because Henson needed it, but also because he finally ran into Millsap.

In last month's All-Star Game, it was Millsap who was named to the All-Star bench ahead of Oladipo. So today, Oladipo desperately wants people to see that he is no worse than Millsap.

Millsap wasn't bad today, recording a double-double of 23 points and 10 rebounds. But compared to Oladipo, it is still slightly inferior.

At the end of the game, the Eagles resisted to the death, but after all, they failed to defeat the huge difference in strength between the two sides! 105-90, the Pacers won by 15 points on the road! And after this game, the Pacers have won 10 in a bout! This is also the second time this season that the Pacers have won 10 in a row! ”

While the commentators were still cheering loudly from the commentary stand, Henson did not celebrate, but walked into the tunnel alone.

The second 10-game winning streak is 55-6...... These numbers may seem impressive, but for Henson, who has won 73 and 30 in a row in the regular season, he doesn't care much about his regular season record at all.

After all, he has already won all the best records he can get.

Although 73 wins have been tied by the Warriors, in the circle, the Warriors' 73-win overall runner-up and the Pacers' 73-win championship status are completely different. And his 30-game winning streak in the regular season is unmatched.

As a result, Henson didn't celebrate much for the win in this match. He walked briskly back to the locker room, where Henson was now focused on preparing for the playoffs.

After today's game, Henson's experience accumulator was finally filled. With the head coach position up to now, it has been difficult for Henson to unlock new achievements, as he has already earned most of them.

And as the experience accumulation device is upgraded again and again, the number of experience required to upgrade is also more and more terrifying. So, every opportunity to earn a reward now is incomparably precious to Henson.

The chance to pick a reward as the playoffs approach is Henson's last insurance policy for the playoffs.

Back in the locker room, Henson studied the three rewards in front of him.

The first reward is a Speech that boosts the player's morale to 90 for two matches.

If it had been a few years ago, Henson might have chosen this technique. But this year, Henson's side didn't need morale-boosting rhetoric. Because he didn't win the championship after two years, he still faced an opponent like the Warriors. Even if Henson does nothing, the morale of the players will be very high.

The second random reward is called "Future Coach", which has the effect of promising a player a head coach position when he retires.

Henson pursed his lips, he didn't need this technique for the time being. Because, I have to work until I am at least 40 years old. When he turns 40, it seems that no player on the Pacers should retire.

So, Henson didn't hesitate to choose the third reward that was randomized.

Speech: Class Mastery: Greatly increases a player's stat for one match.

Although this rhetoric can only improve a certain attribute of the player, the word "greatly improved" still attracts Henson's eyeballs. Does that mean he can turn Antetokounmpo into a three-point shooter in a game and catch the Warriors off guard?

Thinking of this, Henson laughed evilly again. When the time comes, I really don't know Steve. What would Cole's face look like?

After choosing his reward, Henson finally felt a glimmer of joy.

Now, Henson is fully prepared for the fierce battle, and all he has to do is wait for the playoffs to begin.