When Henson woke up the next day, the room was already illuminated by the blinding sunlight through the curtains. He immediately looked at the alarm clock on the bedside table, it was already half past eight in the morning.

After dinner yesterday, Henson, who had a good chat, went to the bar with Christine for a few more drinks. Finally, the female reporter was sent downstairs to the hotel, and Henson left.

So by the time Henson got back to his house, it was already two o'clock in the morning. Luckily, since we just finished the game yesterday, we didn't have to train this morning.

The manager can be the last to arrive at the training session every day, but he must not be late. If even the manager is late for no reason, what will the players who get up early and stay up late think?

However, there was no training in the morning today, so Henson didn't have to worry about being late. He put his hands under his head and remembered the pleasant time he spent with Christine last night.

It can only be said that Christine is actually not as shy as Henson was when he first met her. On the contrary, the girl was very good at chatting and didn't mind making innocuous jokes with Henson. So both of them talked very well both during the meal and later at the bar.

Henson even thinks she even has the potential to become a basketball show host if she wants to. Nowadays, many basketball programs don't need a beautiful host to attract attention? Then there is no doubt that Christine is a perfect candidate.

Beautiful, well-versed and humorous, Christine meets all three of these conditions at the same time. Well...... Speaking of which, An Jiali is also quite qualified, but I am afraid that Vivek will be very uneasy to buy shares directly when she sees her daughter going to work in the TV station......

Of course, Henson and Christine also set the time for the interview last night. They agreed that on April 26, the final day of the NBA regular season, Christine would take the photographer to Indian-Presspolis for an exclusive interview with Henson.

Since the Pacers' last regular season game was played on April 25, an exclusive interview was conducted on the 26th, just in time for the heat of the playoffs and not disturbing Henson's game. Therefore, both parties are very satisfied with this time.

At this point, Henson's cell phone next to his pillow screamed. He picked it up and saw that it was Christine who had sent him a text message.

"Did you wake up? I've left Indians and pressed polis, and hopefully by the time of the next interview, the Pacers will be No. 1 in the East~"

Henson smiled, then immediately lifted the quilt and got up to get out of bed.

Yes, the short good times are over. Next, it's time to move on to the goal of being number one in the East!

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The intensity of the shortened season may be addictive to fans and capitalists. But it was undoubtedly a very painful season for the team.

If nothing else, just by looking at the long list of injuries, you can see how much the coaches hate the damn regular season schedule.

Henson's team was no exception, and as soon as he stepped onto the training ground, Henson was immediately wrapped up in his busy work and instantly forgot about the rare leisure time of last night. Fortunately, with the blessing of the badge, the Pacers miraculously did not encounter any injury problems throughout the season. Otherwise, the first place in the east is simply a fool's dream.

Henson really hoped that there would never be such a thing as a shutdown again, although it was the Union and the capitalists who lost money. But in the end, it is the players and coaches themselves who are tired of making up for those losses.

With just one day off after the game against the Heat, the Pacers have to have a three-game schedule in four days. That's all good for Henson, after all, the Pacers have gone through three back-to-back games this season. 4 days and 3 battles, it is already the alliance's great mercy.

But what puzzled Henson was why the league always liked to arrange this kind of arena to fight in different cities in a row. In this regard, Henson couldn't help but "greet" the president of the alliance David again. Stern's name. However, Henson really wronged Mr. Stern this time, because the NBA's schedule every season is arranged by Matt. Winnick is done, and Stern really has nothing to do with it.

And this complicated and tiring work has to be done by Winnick alone! I don't know if Winnick was joking or stating the facts, but at least one thing is certain. When the league told him to play 66 games in such a short period of time, Winnick was also MMP in mind. Therefore, he vented his dissatisfaction on the schedule......

On the 28th and 29th, the Pacers will play against the Nets in India, and then immediately fly to Washington, D.C. to face the Wizards. After a day of rest, the Pacers will fly to San Antonio to play the Spurs.

Of course, the matter is far from over. In the last four days of March, the Pacers did play three games in four days. But if you count April, the Pacers will have 4 games in 5 days!

Because on the last day of March, after the Pacers played that away game in San Antonio, they had to immediately turn around and go straight to Houston to face the Rockets on the first day of April!

Two wheels back-to-back, with only one day's respite in between. Among them, the last two games are against two strong Western teams! Although San Antonio and Houston are both in Texas, the two places are not far apart. But even so, the schedule is grinding enough.

The road to the first place in the east is really full of thorns.

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On the 28th, the Pacers beat the Nets 100-85 at home, and there was no gutter overturning. On the 29th, corn yellow ravaged Washington, D.C., and the Pacers defeated the Wizards 103-89.

Although it was a back-to-back game, the Pacers didn't let the surprises happen against two teams that didn't rank in the East. If you want to catch up with the Chicago Bulls, who were invincible in the regular season, Henson must not lose this kind of game that should be won.

However, due to the low quality of the opponents in these two games, the two games combined allowed Henson to gain 100 experience points...... You know, in a game against the Heat, Henson gained 150 experience points.

Seeing that the amount of experience required for the next upgrade had risen to 1500, Henson suddenly felt that he had nothing to love. Originally, I wanted to collect as many rewards as possible before the playoffs began, but now it seems that it will be difficult for me to level up again before the playoffs begin.

On the last day of March, the Pacers flew to San Antonio to face the Spurs for the first time this season. Henson had hoped that the strong opponent would give him experience, but the Pacers lost by nine points, ending a four-game winning streak......

I have to say that the first place in the west is really not so easy to mess with. Parker, Duncan and Ginobili combined to score 59 points, leaving the Pacers overwhelmed.

Led by "The Vicky Thief" and "Big Fundamentals," it was the first time Henson found it so difficult to control the tempo of the game.

The Spurs are like that, they look tepid, but after they actually play each other, they know how good they are. However, losing to a strong opponent like the Spurs, Henson is not unacceptable. While the Pacers are now aiming for first place in the East, Henson never imagined that he could play the last game in the regular season with a winning record.

At this point, all the games in March are over, and there is less than a month of fierce fighting left in the regular season. In the final moments, both teams struggling on the brink of the playoffs and teams trying to work their way up the rankings will undoubtedly be very hard. Because I missed the last dozen games, I have to wait until next season.

At times like these, teams that are teetering on the brink of the playoffs will burst out stronger. Anyway, his goal is to make the playoffs, so he doesn't care about fitness. As long as you can do your best to finish in the top eight, you will be considered to have achieved your goal! As for how to play after the playoffs, they don't think about it at all.

It's like in football, at the end of the season, the teams that want to be relegated will play better and harder. A higher-ranked team has more to think about, and this kind of team just needs to think about how to play the game.

Therefore, this kind of team that is bound to play hard in the final month is undoubtedly the most fearful of a team like Henson, who is eager to rise steadily.

But unfortunately, the Pacers' next opponent, the Houston Rockets, is a difficult opponent who is hovering on the edge of the playoffs and ready to play with everyone at any time.

Thinking of this, Henson, who was sitting on the plane, couldn't help but hold his head in distress. This trip to Texas has already started with a failure, and I'm afraid that the rest of the trip will not be too easy.