Rose withdrew from the playoffs with an injury, which undoubtedly cast a small pebble into Henson's calm heart. However, although the pebbles will make waves on the surface of the water, they will soon disappear completely.

As a result, Henson was only shocked and quickly regained his composure.

Regarding Rose's injury, he felt it was a pity. But now is not the time to feel sorry for others, because my team's games haven't been played yet

At 58-33 at halftime, the score went a little more smoothly than Henson had imagined. The 76ers didn't put together any effective counter-attack, and even their vaunted second team was overpowered.

It seems that this year, the hard power gap between the first in the East and the eighth in the East is still quite large. The plan to fight for the first place in the East is indeed true. Looking at how hard the Bulls, who are second in the East, and the Knicks, who are seventh, are fighting, Henson is really a little complacent.

Without Rose, and with the Knicks. Not to mention that the Bulls met the Heat, it would be good if they didn't get blacked seven......

'We did a good job in the first half and we just had to keep it up in the second half. No, it's the next three games, and it's going to be like that. Take them cleanly, okay? ”

"Understood, Chief!"

Henson didn't say much to the players at half-time because there really wasn't much to say. The players have done a great job and any more nagging will only backfire.

Sure enough, in the second half of the game, the Pacers still didn't give the 76ers any chance to fight back. Iguodala and Luis. Williams' goal was only a small fight, far from creating an attacking wave.

On the contrary, it was Paul who led the team to play wave after wave of scoring, so that the suspense was lost just after the third quarter of the game.

Clocking out in the third quarter, this may be the only time this season that Henson has won a game that has been easier than he had ever imagined.

113-90, the Pacers won by 23 points at home. After the game, Doug . Collins even forgot to shake hands with Henson and instead walked straight to the players' tunnel.

After all, Collins is an old man, how could he expect to lose like this in front of a junior, and his face still can't be hung up!

And you know, Henson has enough respect for Collins in this game. Because throughout the fourth quarter, Henson did not play the main lineup again. Otherwise, the difference is not just 23 points.

"It's a real ...... It's not a good win. It's not that the Pacers didn't play well, it's that they played too well! But no one-sided game can be exciting. "Kenny. Smith shook his head, I'm afraid that the ratings will be very worrying for the next whole series.

"Well, it's not exciting. Now, the team that finished first in the regular season no longer gets a first-round bye. But for the Pacers, it's just an extra sweep. Barkley played harder, only this time, he was blowing Henson, not Henson's opponent.

For this game, Henson also has no feelings. The only thing I feel is that the 76ers and Pacers are not a team at all. But myself and Doug. Collins didn't have any personal vendettas, so Henson only dealt with a few casual words during the interview.

"We played well."

"They're out of luck."

'The players are in good shape.

"Their players haven't adapted to the playoffs yet."

Perfunctory words like this Henson talked all the way back to the locker room before finally getting rid of the "pursuit" of the reporters. I really don't understand, those reporters say that they are villains and mad dogs that bite people indiscriminately, but on the other hand, they love to listen to their own scolding. When you suddenly stop scolding one day, they are still uncomfortable......

Although the first game of the series, the Pacers played almost perfectly. But there are still some Philadelphia fans who believe that there is still hope for the team. In the so-called series, if you don't win four games, anything can still happen.

So the second game of the series, 120-95...... Paul had 28 points and 8 assists, George had 23 points and 6 rebounds, and Horford had 20 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

The Pacers brought 76ers fans back to reality with a practical action: "Win? At Consec Arena, you win if you lose by less than 20 points. ”

After this game, the ratings of the Pacers' game against the 76ers plummeted, and Henson also clearly felt that there were fewer reporters covering him every game.

In competitive sports, competition is the focus. When the competition turns into a one-sided slaughter, naturally few people like to watch it.

On May 4, the third battle, the two sides came to Philadelphia. This time, Henson and his team were undoubtedly attacked by the Philadelphia media.

In the playoffs, the local media will undoubtedly side with the local team, and they will instantly become the most loyal supporters and cheer for the team.

I have to admit that the "enthusiasm" of the Philadelphia media is even higher than that of the 76ers themselves. But if the media's ability to talk can represent the strength of a city team, the 76ers are not expected to rank eighth in the East.

This time, after all, it was a home game, and the 76ers still made some resistance in the first half. Doug. Collins gave Louis. Williams had the opportunity to start, and he did not live up to the coach's expectations, and he hit four three-pointers with a hot hand, scoring 15 points in a single quarter and helping the 76ers take the lead in the first quarter!

??????? However, when Williams couldn't get pumped, the 76ers' offense became a backwater again. In the face of a huge disparity in strength, the role of luck is undoubtedly minimized.

In the second half, the Pacers didn't give the 76ers any chance to resist, and after falling behind in the first quarter, the Pacers won three consecutive quarters and finally defeated the 76ers on the road with a 101-91, 10-point advantage.

With a 10-point difference, this is already the least game the 76ers have lost in this series. However, no one would argue that a 10-point difference is close enough to victory.

At this point, the series aggregate score has become 3-0. As we all know, there has never been a precedent in the history of the NBA that can be turned back from 0-3.

Although Henson believes that sooner or later this spell will be broken, sooner or later there will be a magical team to complete the miracle of 0-3 reversal.

But Henson is more convinced that this team cannot be the Philadelphia 76ers it is today.

Not to mention Henson, even the Philadelphia media, which was still clamoring before, has not moved now. Everyone knows that this series is over.

So in the fourth game on May 6, Henson was surprised to find that there were large vacant seats in the stands of the Wells Fargo Center Arena in Philadelphia. You know, it's a playoff game!

"Old man Stern must have hated me to death, and God knows how many dollars I cost him." Henson stared at the empty stands and shook his head, no one even bought tickets to watch the playoffs, and the 76ers were really cold.

In that case, let's end the pain of Philadelphia fans sooner rather than later.

108 to 85...... Henson still won by 23 points despite the team's lack of full effort. Perhaps, this season's 76ers don't have the strength to play in the playoffs at all. It's just that there are too few teams in the East that can play, so the 76ers have stubbornly made it to the top 8......

4 to 0, clean. As Barkley said, the Pacers just need one more sweep.

"There's a big difference in strength between us and it's not a fair fight. But competitive sports are never fair. When you face an opponent who is much stronger than you, you just can't beat it. "After the game, the old guy Doug. Collins said dejectedly.

None of the 76ers in the entire series have been able to close the margin to single digits, and Collins is likely to have been beaten to self-doubt.

Henson walked back to the tunnel very calmly, and the 4-0 was actually the result he expected. When I think about it, just a year ago, I was still struggling to make it through the first round of the playoffs. But now, just a year later, Henson doesn't seem to be excited to win the first round of the playoffs.

Human desires can never be satisfied.

At this time, Henson's cell phone suddenly rang, it was Bird.

Henson knows Bird's habits, and when he calls away from home, he usually has to explain.

The last time Henson received a call from Bird on the road, he became the head coach of the Eastern Conference All-Star team. I don't know what happened this time?