In the end, Stevens couldn't hold on.

Henson's five-man lineup directly disrupted Stevens' game deployment, and the terrifying attack power of that lineup also completely widened the point difference of the game that had been scorched for three quarters.

On top of that, Stevens didn't have a five-man squad to contain them. The Celtics don't have an interior behemoth and can't pose a threat to the small lineup directly in the low post.

And the Pacers players are very good at perimeter defense, and it is not easy for the Celtics to break through. As a result, it is also not possible to execute the command to impact the basket efficiently.

As for the defensive end, the Celtics were helpless against the Pacers' quick onslaught. After all, the likes of Humphries, Bass and Salinger are not excellent rim-protecting players.

Poor Celtics fans could only watch their team's hopes of victory dashed, and in the first three quarters of the game, they all believed their team was the "Henson Killer". However, in the fourth quarter of the game, Henson reminded all Celtics fans of one thing.

Now, you're rebuilding the team! A rebuilding team, what capital do I have and raise the bar?

In the end, the score was fixed at 107-98, and the Celtics lost the crucial "battle of resistance" by nine points at home. After continuing the Pacers' five-game winning streak in February, it was off to a good start to the following March.

After the game, Stephenson and Henson became the people the reporters cared about the most. Needless to say, Henson's reason for attracting attention is that his unexpected change of formation once again had an immediate effect.

And Reims. The reason why Stephenson attracted so much attention was very funny, and the reporters stretched out their microphones one after another and asked a question that made everyone laugh, "Lance, obviously you are not included in this five-small lineup, so why were you so excited to break the news yesterday?" ”

Faced with this question, Stephenson scratched his head dumbfounded, "I'm just excited, what's the matter?" ”

Sure enough, you can never figure out what's going on in Stephenson's head. His world, others can't figure it out.

But to be honest, Finson also gave Henson a divine assist. Because of Finson's remarks yesterday, Stevens has always been mistaken into thinking that Henson's new tactics are related to Finson. So in Stevens' expectations, he has been guessing what tactics will use Stephenson. This led to the fact that from the very beginning, he was thinking wrongly.

As it turned out, Henson's new tactics had nothing to do with Stephenson's half-dime. Just as Stephenson helped the team contain James with trash talk and "blowing big laws" last season, today, this guy helped Henson confuse Stevens with his brainless teammates' remarks.

On the other hand, Stevens also highly praised the feasibility and practicality of the five-small lineup in an interview.

"To be honest, I was beaten by Coach Henson. I had a lot of expectations before the game, but I didn't expect Coach Henson to send an all-outside lineup. There is no doubt that this game will have more and more teams trying out the five-man lineup. It's as if back then, more and more teams were playing one big and four small following Henson's example. He was always at the forefront of the league, and he always dared to do things that no one else dared to think of. That's why he succeeded. ”

Listening to Stevens, the Celtics' queen commentator Sean. Grande must be uncomfortable. Even the Celtics coach has acknowledged Henson's excellence, so what else can he justify with this commentary?

At the end of the live broadcast of the game, Sean, who was on his toes for the whole game. Grande had to sigh, then desperately approached the microphone and summed up the game with one sentence: "We have to admit that after Coach Henson's return, the Pacers' forward pace is unstoppable!" ”

With six straight wins and a 48-9 record, the Pacers are undefeated since Henson's return......

Now, there are more and more people who don't dare to laugh at Henson with such a thing as 70 wins. Because it looks as if they really have the hope of working miracles......

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The day after the competition, the new term "Death Five" began to appear in the news of major media outlets.

ESPN experts believe that "Coach Henson's five-small lineup will attract a new frenzy, and modern basketball will officially enter the era of small ball!" ”

Basketball guests said in a program, "The fuzzy division of position, the fast-paced and large-space way of playing." It has to be said that Coach Henson is changing the way basketball is played. ”

Of course, there are those who oppose it. For example, the more traditional Tom. Thibodeau is very optimistic about the so-called "five small deaths" style of play.

"Whether the death of the five small causes the death of the other party or leads to the death of oneself depends entirely on whether the other party has a strong inner line. This style of play may be able to deal with some teams that don't have a tall interior line, but overall it's just opportunistic. As for the so-called trend-setting, it is still far from it. ”

However, unlike in the past, the voice of criticism was quickly drowned out by praise, and most people still boasted about the "five little deaths".

According to the previous inertia, what should have been praise was quickly drowned out by criticism. But this time, the situation is the opposite.

Not many coaches and media dared to continue to fight Henson, to put it more bluntly - they were all convinced!

In the three months since Henson's departure, the Pacers have continued to have a good record, but the defending champions seem to have lost their absolute dominance. They are more likely to fail and are no longer invincible.

This has also led to the media and fans always believing that the Pacers are not that strong anymore.

But when Henson returned, he immediately corrected their delusion. The Pacers are strong and still strong. Moreover, it can also be changed to be strong!

After finishing the battle with the Celtics, the Pacers returned to Indianapolis early the next morning. Because on March 2, the Pacers will play back-to-back games at home, against the Utah Jazz, who are currently at the bottom of the West.

Although the opponent is the bottom of the West, the more this kind of opponent, the more the Pacers cannot afford to lose. Think about it, how unworthy it would be to ruin your 70-win plan because of the bottom team in the West. Therefore, the Pacers' preparations for the game still cannot be relaxed.

If it had been the previous one, Henson would have chosen to rush back overnight. But now, Henson is well aware of the dangers that staying up late can bring to the body. So in order to protect himself and others, Henson would rather sacrifice some training time than rush overnight.

Early the next morning, as soon as he landed in Indianapolis, Henson did not go directly to the training gym or go home, but went straight to the hospital.

Today is the day for Leonard to re-examine after choosing conservative treatment.

Whether that guy's injury has improved because of the effect of his badge is about to be revealed.

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"Boss, it was so beautiful to win yesterday's game!" As soon as Henson saw Leonard in the hospital, the guy excitedly greeted him.

"It's like there's a game I've been winning since I came back that wasn't pretty. When will the results of the film come out? ”

"Come on, there's still ten minutes. I think my injury is much better, and if I put it in a bandage, I should be able to compete. ”

"Don't worry, I won't let you rest for long, Kawaii, I still need you to charge for me. So, don't worry. When the time is right, I'll naturally take you off the list of injuries. ”

"So I...... Will I be able to make it to the playoffs? I'm not a fool, I know my situation is complicated. What do they say? Once in 40 years......"

Looking at Leonard's frightened expression, Henson patted the guy firmly on the shoulder, "Don't worry, you'll definitely be back." ”

Just then, the door to the doctor's office was opened.

"Incredible, incredible!"

As soon as the door opened, Henson heard the doctor's shouting.

"Incredible, Kawaii! This is simply amazing, and we would have expected conservative treatment to be much less effective. But in reality, your fingers recover very quickly! We've just speculated that if this continues. Leonard, you'll be back on the court in a little over a month! ”

Leonard's eyes widened with excitement, and it was rare to see excitement on the face of this "facial paralyzed man".

Henson, on the other hand, just smiled lightly. It's incredible, because the effect of those badges is incredible! The Pacers welcomed back Henson, which also means that they welcomed back the magic!

"What am I talking about? You're definitely going to make it to the playoffs. The Chinese coach smiled mysteriously.

That night, before the start of the Pacers-Jazz game, the official website of the Pacers officially updated their injury list.

The "indefinite truce" behind Leonard's name has unwittingly become "30 days".

From coach to player, what can a perfectly groomed Pacer look like in the playoffs?

There are few people who dare to think about it......