The Pacers beat the Hawks by a big margin, and Coach Henson's bizarre tactics combined with the bizarre group of players under his command made Larry . Drew failed to fulfill his promise that he would "have to teach Henson a lesson." Fortunately, the joy of victory made Henson forget about what Drew said about himself, otherwise he would definitely not complain about Sager's flower suit in the post-game interview, but about Larry. Drew's rigid employment strategy.

The lovely Drew lost in front of his most hated "layman" and had to leave with the team in disgrace. The Indiana Pacers, on the other hand, have won their second four-game winning streak of the season and are on the verge of their fifth winning streak!

Looking at the Pacers' next opponent, Henson doesn't think it will be difficult to win five in a row. After all, the Los Angeles Clippers' poor record has threatened the Timberwolves' status as the top pick. 1 win, 11 losses, '09 champion Blake. Griffin's comeback didn't completely turn the "Los Angeles Second Team" around. While Griffin's dunks are always talked about, it's clear that the champion needs more improvement if he wants to get the Clippers on track.

On Nov. 18, the Clippers lost 80-107 in Indianapolis. The victory was expected by Henson, as the Clippers made 81 shots and hit just 27 of them. Eric, the Clippers' top scorer. Gordon, the shooting rate is less than 30%.

On the Pacers' side, the fast-paced and big-space offense gave everyone a lot of opportunities. Six of the team's players scored in double figures. George has shown his offensive talent at the sixth-man position. He scored 14 points on 60 percent shooting in 21 minutes. Henson believes that next season, George will have a more prominent position in the team.

After the game, it wasn't just the score that surprised the media, but also Blake. Griffin and DeAndrew. Jordan's stats for these two strong insiders.

Before the game began, experts expected the Pacers with a small lineup to score a lot of points for the Clippers' twin towers. As a result, Jordan Jr. shot 0 of 7, and Griffin's shooting rate was only 46%. For a player whose primary scoring area is in the three-second zone, a 46 percent shooting percentage isn't great at all.

The Pacers' interior defense was astonishing, and with no one on the floor being over 2.10m tall, Horford, Granger and McRoberts were stunned to block the opposition's interior impact, which was even more surprising than the huge margin of the game.

But this game also made Henson see the shortcomings of the team's lineup, and although the Pacers did a good job of defending the interior today, Henson still felt that the team still needed a meat shield center. Griffin and Jordan Jr. were always too immature, and the Clippers didn't have any good point guards to feed the ball to the two insiders. If you match the Clippers with a Chris today. Paul, perhaps the consequences will be dire.

Most teams in the league don't have too strong interior lines right now, which is why Henson dares to play short lineups. But if the Pacers want to go further, they need to revamp their roster to avoid being caught by their opponents. After all, there are still one or two teams with an interior configuration that can make people feel like they are back in the game a decade ago, when big men dominated the game.

But the addition of the lineup, that is not something that can be done in a day or two. Henson needs to make a plan, a long-term plan.

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After five consecutive wins, in addition to improving the team's record by leaps and bounds, Henson was also very pleased to have achieved a badge that he desperately needed: fewer injuries.

Of the three optional rewards for achieving the achievement of five wins in a row, Henson was instantly rewarded with the badge. Because he knows very well how terrible an injury can be for a team.

If Oden and Roy hadn't been harmed, the Trail Blazers might have been a powerhouse in the West by now. If it weren't for the damn injury, the Rockets wouldn't have rebuilt, and Yao's career could have been even greater.

Injury is a demon that no one can control. Even the greatest players can't afford injuries. But now, Henson has the ability to control injuries! In his opinion, this is more valuable than any tactic!

The Injury Reduction Badge Level 1 has the effect of reducing the chance of a player getting injured by 10%. In other words, this is an upgradeable badge that can be upgraded up to level 3 and reduces the chance of injury by 30%. Although 30% may not seem like a high number, for Henson, as long as he can control the injury, even if it is 1%, he will fight for it! I believe that the managers of all other teams have this feeling. It's just that Henson is the only one who has the opportunity to take the initiative to control the injury.

At first, Henson was concerned that the badge would only work on one player. Thankfully, when Henson picks and equips this badge, the whole team benefits.

It seems that there are still many lucrative rewards in the data analysis module that I have not yet touched. If the previous rewards were only support for Henson, then this badge to reduce injuries is already a bit against the sky in Henson's opinion.

Watching the healthy growth of the lads on the training ground, Henson couldn't help but stand on the sidelines and smirk. Frank. Vogel shook his head, he was used to Henson's unannounced smirk.

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After achieving the achievement of five consecutive wins, Henson's goal is naturally to keep up the good work, preferably winning ten in a row, and try to get more rewards as soon as possible.

However, at this juncture, the Orlando Magic appeared in Indianapolis at a very inopportune time.

As a team that just played in the Finals two seasons ago, the Orlando Magic has long been considered a powerhouse in the East. After all, Dwight. Howard, the darling of the fans, has become the league's most terrifying three-second zone ruler when Yao Ming is reimbursed and O'Neal basically can't play much.

For Dwight. Howard, the physical pervert insider, Henson's only choice is to get on the bag. No matter how tough Horford and McRoberts are, it will be difficult for them to limit the play of "Warcraft" in one-on-one matches against opponents like Howard.

For this game, the Orlando Magic are also prepared. The Magic are currently 8-3 and second in the East. And the first place in the East is none other than the Indiana Pacers, who are 9-1! At a time when the Heat's Big Three haven't slowed down, and Boston and Chicago haven't started to make a difference, what the Magic want to do is undoubtedly to consolidate the rankings as much as possible. As everyone knows, the Pacers suddenly came out again, such a spoiler.

As a result, the intensity of the fight was something Henson had never experienced before. He's glad he chose a badge to reduce injuries, otherwise he would have been scared in today's game.

In the third minute of the first quarter, Howard made a kill inside and stood at the free throw line. When the referee's whistle blew, Henson glared at the referee viciously. Because the scale of the confrontation between Horford and Howard on the inside just now was not large at all, it was just a normal confrontation, but the referee blew a foul.

Horford was humble and less fiery, and didn't argue much with the referees. But Henson didn't want to suffer the dumb loss, but the referee didn't seem to care about the vicious eyes of his young manager.

Two minutes later, Daniel. Granger breaks through Lewis' defense and pounds the basket. Instead of fearing Howard, the brave Granger wanted to find a foul on Howard as well.

Howard violently knocked Granger off the baseline, and the basketball got out of his hands. But after all this happened, the referee's whistle was not sounded for a long time. Howard holds the ball and makes a long pass in the backcourt, and Lewis chases down with no one to mark is a three-pointer!

If Horford's confrontation just now is a foul, then Granger's confrontation should also be a foul! The referee can be strict and loose in the scale of a game, but there is a rule, and that is that the scale must be the same for both sides! And now, the Pacers are clearly being treated unfairly.

After all, Howard is the guarantee of the league's box office, and it seems natural that the league favors the Magic and Howard, the super center...... In 2007, former NBA referee Tim Brown, who was jailed for betting and manipulating games. When Donassie was in prison, he revealed that the league was indeed manipulating the game. Naturally, the NBA officials firmly denied it, and the fans were not fools back then......

Fortunately, the outstanding performances of Holiday and Matthews allowed the Pacers to bite the score all the way. At the end of the first quarter, Granger couldn't get to the free throw line because he was violated multiple times, resulting in a low shooting percentage. And Howard, with the help of the "body hair whistle", scored 8 points with an efficiency of just 2 of 6 shots. The reason is simple, in just one quarter of the game, Howard made 8 free throws for it!

What Henson didn't expect was that instead of reining in, the referee's double standard became more and more unscrupulous. In the fifth minute of the fourth quarter, the Pacers only trailed by one point, and one more goal would be in control of the game.

Stephenson borrowed Horford's cover to burst into the basket, and this kind of tough battle was not difficult for Finson, who grew up in Harlem.

Just as Stephenson jumped to the basket, Howard rushed up from behind and slapped the basketball in Stephenson's hand. The audience booed, because everyone saw that Howard obviously slapped Stephenson's palm first!

However, the referee still didn't do anything, but when the Magic team counterattacked, he gave Holiday a defensive foul that was preventing Nelson from breaking through!

"Another foul, and the referee's whistle never seemed to stop in this game. This is the fifth team-wide foul for the Pacers, and Nelson will be at the free-throw line. "Reggie, commentator of the game. Miller certainly knew what was going on, but the narrators knew it.

At this moment, a white bottle of mineral water suddenly flew into the air. Miller looked at it, and Frank. Vogel seems to be grabbing Henson. Joe's clothes.