Confident and steady, the game was over, the score was fixed at 108-100, and the Indiana Pacers suppressed the Bulls from the first second to the end.

And Henson also found that the young Pacers, who were still very young last season, are now worthy of the adjectives of confidence and steady.

They defeated the Chicago Bulls and exploded in the third quarter of the game with Rose. Brewer scored 15 points off the bench to win over the Chicago Bulls.

There are no thrilling lores and no suffocating key balls. Yes, it's just the team's tough and solid defense, and the offense that always maintains firepower and never stops. In this way, the Pacers pushed Henson's biggest nightmare into the abyss of defeat.

The cheers from the stands, the wanton celebration of the players on the pitch and the shouting of the commentators from the commentary stand all seemed to have nothing to do with Henson. The Chinese coach just sat quietly on the bench, with a faint smile on his face, looking at everything around him.

Maybe even Henson himself didn't expect that when he won this game of "survival or destruction" by himself, his emotions would be so calm.

He didn't take off his suit and run around the pitch like he did last season, nor did he run onto the pitch and yell with the players.

He was no longer ecstatic, he just felt happy, happy to win the game. What does it feel like? Well, a feeling of confidence and poisedness!

This inner change can be clearly felt by Henson. Since taking over this team, the Pacers have been getting stronger and stronger.

They went from being a fish belly to a playoff team, from making the playoffs to reaching the Eastern Conference semifinals. And now, when the Pacers beat the Bulls in such solid fashion, Henson realizes that this team has become very strong. So strong that he doesn't have to be ecstatic about winning such a game. Because of a win like today's, the Pacers have already experienced countless times this season!

From the very beginning of the game, the Pacers were playing according to the situation on the court, rather than following the score, completely missing the feeling of exhaustion when they faced the Bulls in the Eastern Conference semifinals last season.

Reasonable tactical allocation, smart offensive choices, brave defense, plus more blossoming and a little stronger offense. These things allow the Pacers to still be comfortable even in the face of Thibodeau and Rose.

This is the Indiana Pacers, the Indiana Walkers that Henson imagined in his head.

This game has undoubtedly proved that the current Pacers have the right direction for the traits they possess.

From the very beginning of his time as a scout, Henson used all his means, even to trick him, into gathering the most suitable players he could get his hands on in the corn-yellow city, and worked tirelessly to create the most suitable tactics and training methods for them.

And today, Henson can already glimpse what the final form of this Pacers team will look like.

"Hey, what's wrong? Uncomfortable in the butt again? It wasn't until Vogel tapped Henson on the shoulder that Henson came back to his senses.

"Uh...... No, thinking about things. It was a beautiful win and we kept Ross at bay. How many points did he score today? 15 points, shooting only 31.3%. And How many points did Chris get? 36 points! Can you imagine Frank, we can completely blow up the No. 1 spot on the Bulls! Henson, still without looking at any data, "derives" a detailed list of everyone's data.

When Henson showed off his "skill" last season, Vogel was taken aback. But now, he is accustomed to Henson's powerful numerical computing ability.

If he knew that Henson didn't have to calculate at all, but could get the data with just the naked eye, he would probably be surprised again.

"It was a beautiful win indeed, and it's fair to say that the pre-match plans were all implemented in the game. If we meet the Bulls again in the playoffs this year, we don't have to be afraid. ”

"That's right, Frank. Chicago Bulls, won't sweep us away again! ”

With that, Henson got up. It's time to shake Thibodeau's hand.

"You played a good game, coach." Thibodeau's hand touched Henson's slightly, and to Henson's surprise, Thibodeau had no sarcasm or ferocity in his tone. It's plain, as if the two don't know each other.

"You're off on luck." Henson had prepared a lot of words to counter Thibodeau, but in the end they didn't work.

Although Henson's mouth is always open-mouthed, it is easy to overlook: almost everything Henson sprays or taunts, the other party takes the initiative to provoke him and form a bond. For example, the media is not optimistic about the Pacers, the opponent is dismissive of him, or the commentator is not kind to the Pacers.

And this sloppy coach has hardly taken the initiative to attack anyone, so after Thibodeau no longer gritted his teeth and called himself a "half-asser", Henson did not have nothing to do to continue to attack others.

Watching Thibodeau leave in despair, Henson was inexplicably a little lost. It seems that from now on, I will lose a very interesting opponent.

Henson's feud with Thibodeau seemed to end there, and both sides were calm from pre-game to post-game, with no more verbal battles.

Perhaps now, even Thibodeau must admit. The guy who crossed from scout to head coach is by no means a "half-ass", but really powerful.

Rather than exchanging ideas with an already strong manager, Thibodeau prefers to focus on how to get the team to go further. To put it bluntly, Henson's performance this season has convinced Thibodeau.

At the post-game press conference, Paul, who scored 36 points and 12 assists and defended Rose from 1-of-9 shooting in the first half and scored only 15 points in the game, became the focus of reporters' questions.

Reporters had expected Henson to make some sarcastic remarks about Thibodeau, and most of the media were looking forward to seeing the excitement.

However, until the end of the press conference, Henson did not say a word. The reporters can't hold back, Henson doesn't make some big news now, and the reporters are still a little unaccustomed to it.

"Coach Henson, how do you evaluate Coach Thibodeau's hiring strategy today? People say he's very reliant on his main players, but is that directly related to Rose's frequent injuries this season? ”

After the reporter asked, everyone turned their cameras at Henson. They believe that the Chinese coach's witty words will make a perfect and exciting ending to the game.

Henson, however, just looked at the reporters with a confused expression, as if the questions they had just asked were very unconscionable.

"Are you mistaken? The Bulls' press conference is next door. If I could have known why Rose was injured, I would be a very well-known medical expert now, not a team coach who is scolded by the media all day long and ends up being a villain. ”

Henson finished speaking, and there was silence in the media reception room. Journalists know that Henson is not mocking Thibodeau, but unabashedly scolding them as the media!

The reporters looked at each other one by one, how did Coach Henson feel weird today? So, everyone didn't dare to joke about Henson anymore, but asked a question that also attracted much attention, but was much more serious.

"Coach Henson, as we all know, Asian player Jeremy. Lin caused a wave of 'Lin to go crazy' in the United States in February! Not only did he win the Weekly Awards, but he even jumped to the top of the MVP rankings at No. 10! What would you say about this player who has the same skin color as you? ”

"Lin is crazy?" Henson suddenly remembered the incident, but in February Henson was busy dealing with other teams, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

Speaking of which, it seems that the team is going to have a game against the Knicks in the near future. And it's the same as last season, two games in a row.