The Pacers' defeat of the Heat, and the defeat of the Heat in a big reversal, was undoubtedly an unexpected result for most fans.

Charles. Barkley was looking forward to seeing Henson's lost soul, but he could only watch Henson hook up with Sager's shoulder again, revealing that unstoppable expression.

"This one doesn't say anything because Dwayne. Wade's injury has taken the Heat into a big hit. When I say that, does it make people who are expecting me to lose feel better? ”

"No, Coach Henson, I guess even if you say that, they're going to use that to interpret the game." After listening to Henson's answer, Sag didn't know why he felt so enjoyed.

Probably because he had been led astray by Popovich, any regular pattern of answering could no longer stimulate Sag's nerves. Sag's favorite thing to do right now is to listen to Popovich and Henson. Joe talks nonsense, and this seems to have become one of his few minor habits.

Although Henson is particularly arrogant in front of the camera, in private, he still knows very well why he won this game. So after returning to the locker room, Henson didn't say a word and gave Fraser a warm hug.

"I don't know what I would have done without you!"

Can Henson, a shooting coach with a gray beard and hair, indirectly bring him a game win just his second day on the team?

"It's the players who understand it well, and it's not always a trick that works. In order to prevent this from happening again, the most important thing is to keep the players feeling good in training. Don't worry, I will take over the shooting training of the players in the future, and I guarantee that your players will have fire in their hands when they play in the future. ”

Henson tapped Fraser the shoulder, even though fans didn't know about these minor changes in the coaching staff. But the fact is that whether a team can succeed or not has a lot to do with all these people who are working silently behind the scenes. Henson knew this when he was a scout and assistant coach.

At the press conference that followed, Henson was almost unfazed by the reporters' questions. In this game, the Pacers once again played a performance of all the soldiers, so the reporters' questions rarely focused on one player, but radiated to everyone.

One second, Henson was still answering the question "How to evaluate Paul's 18+9 performance in the whole game", and the next second, people asked him about him may become "Will it be given to Chris. How much does Anderson score for his performance? ”

Although it made Henson's head a little confused, he had to think about every player today's performance over and over again. Overall, though, Henson is immensely proud of being surrounded by these issues.

Because it means that there is no one in the lineup he has painstakingly built is superfluous.

Chris. Paul's overall control, George's growing scoring ability, Anderson's wildness to the Pacers' restricted area, Matthews' solid three-point output, and Leonard's stunning defensive ability......

Although the run-in of this team is not yet fully formed, there are already some things that Henson imagined.

The victory over the Miami Heat was just the beginning of this magical season.......

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The day after the game, Henson was at his hotel in Miami. Since the Pacers will continue to fight on the road in the next game, Henson simply decided not to return to Indianapolis, but to fly directly to Boston at noon today, to reduce the number of flights the players have as much as possible and maximize physical energy.

As soon as he woke up, Henson turned on the TV. Listening to sports news every morning has become a small habit in his life.

Sure enough, as soon as he turned on the TV, Henson heard a sports reporter in Miami say, "We lost the game because we had one less Dwayne!" ”......

Henson shook his head, these guys are so uncreative to even make excuses right now.

After tidying up, Henson went down to the dining room for breakfast. At this time, many players and coaches were already there, including his assistant, Frank. Vogel.

Vogel ate a plate of cereal while watching the Celtics game on his tablet. That's Frank. Vogel, a defensive guru who even wins a match, will immediately become extremely nervous as the next game approaches.

"Frank, can't you just let yourself relax? With less than 8 hours left before the end of the last game, you're back to work. ”

Staring at the video on Vogel's tablet a few times, Henson felt his head wide.

"I want to relax, too, but our opponent is the Boston Celtics! The league arranged for us to play against the eastern giants in a row, which is really worthy of us. Vogel didn't take his eyes off the screen even when he was talking to Henson.

Henson put two poached eggs and a sausage on his plate and sat down next to Vogel, "What's wrong with the Celtics, we didn't beat them last season." Hey, you know why, isn't our game with the Celtics broadcast live across the United States? ”

"Huh?" Vogel looked at Henson in confusion, "Is there something to do with the national live broadcast and the game?" The Celtics have won four in a row recently! ”

"Of course it is! It's not a national live broadcast, which means that this game is no longer the focus of the battle. Why not the Battle of Focus? Because the Boston Celtics no longer have the dominance they had back then! Their four-game winning streak doesn't say anything, with the Celtics playing a good start every year before slipping as the season progresses. The reason is simple - this team is too old! Henson spread his hand, then picked up a slice of fried egg and took a bite.

"Last season, Celtic was old enough. Who knows that this season, the Celtics have hardly made any adjustments and are still entering the game with an old lineup. This season-long schedule will be a huge challenge for the old guys, so don't expect the Celtics to deliver a pretty good record in the regular season. They are no longer the unbeatable Celts, and the Greenshirts' dominance in the east has come to an end. And we, we're younger, we're more impactful, we're the new masters of the East. Now racking his brains to think about how to deal with the game, it should be Rivers' championship coach. ”

Looking at Henson's leisurely appearance of eating eggs, Vogel was still not at ease. After all, the concept of "Celtic is strong" has been ingrained in most people's minds. Even if it's not true, people are subconsciously willing to believe it. It's like the previous "Texas Big Three", the Rockets are strong, the Spurs are old, and the Mavericks are weak.

But Henson doesn't care about any past accolades, and he doesn't let his thinking be blinded by habitual thinking, he only focuses on the present. And at the moment, this Celtic team is probably already a strong outsider.

"Anyway, Frank. Don't always be so nervous, you should relax with the players when the team is training this afternoon. Don't worry, I won't underestimate the enemy, but I won't put pressure on the team for some reason. ”

After enlightening his assistant, Henson continued to work his "nourishing" breakfast. It seems that this Henson is really no longer afraid of an old giant like the Celtics.

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"Nervous? Why the nervousness? Because of the heavy snow in Boston? When the Pacers arrived at Boston's Logan International Airport the afternoon before the game, Henson gave reporters a relaxed look on their faces.

And as Henson said, on the other side, on the Celtics' training ground, Doug . . . Rivers, the champion coach who once looked down on Henson at all, was nervous. Because for the Celtics today, the Pacers are indeed a very difficult opponent.

"He's not nervous? Don't listen to him! Henson. Joe is a scumbag villain, and he even said last season that he was going to take a rotational break! The result is all unscrupulous lies for the sake of victory! At the mention of Henson, Rivers instantly flooded his mind with a bunch of not-so-good memories.

The very different forms of the two coaches reflect their attitude towards this game. Henson is not a light enemy, but he wants to face it with a normal heart. Rivers, on the other hand, is obviously a little "too forceful".

Boston media said that "arrogant Chinese coaches will regain the cost of bleeding in Boston". The rationale for this is that the Pacers can't contain the play of three giants at the same time.

"They can put heavy troops in Ray. Allen, but in that case, Pierce would torture the Pacers' defense with his superb scoring skills and vice versa. Now there are two bottles of poison in front of Coach Henson, and it's up to him which one he chooses to drink. ”

Henson also saw the report, and the metaphor of "two bottles of poison" made him very interesting.

So after reading this report, Henson put Paul. George and Leonard, two young men, pulled into the video analysis room. No one knows what the three of them were discussing in the room that afternoon......