113-95, Howard had 46 points and 19 rebounds. Looking at these two sets of data, people must have thought that it was the Magic who scored 113 points.

In reality, however, the Magic were on the losing side.

"It's over, listen to the shouts of the Pacers fans! Although the game went into garbage time early, Pacers fans chose to stay in action and celebrate their first playoff win in four years with the team! ”

Reggie. Miller shouted as loudly as he could, and if he didn't say it louder, his voice would quickly be drowned out by the cheers of the fans.

At the end of the game, the players next to Henson rushed onto the pitch to hug and celebrate.

It was the first playoff win for the youngsters, and they were against the Orlando Magic, who have always been favored.

Before the start of the game, those questioning voices and those contemptuous eyes undoubtedly made the boys extremely aggrieved. And now, with the arrival of the victory, all the grievances erupted into joy, making them excitedly embrace their victory on the court.

Once again, the Pacers left all those who were not optimistic about them speechless!

The camera shot the Pacers players celebrating wildly, and then focused on Henson.

Henson was very calm, standing on the sidelines with his hands on his chest, looking at his players with a faint smile, and not running around the field in a suit as he used to.

Of course, he wasn't unhappy, but Henson had two achievements at once after the game, and he was busy picking out the rewards.

Leading the team to the playoffs and winning their first playoff game, and once again facing a 2-of-6 reward, Henson couldn't have said much better.

This time, Henson upgraded his Quick Recovery Badge and Injury Reduction Badge to make both badges level 2 and get a 20% bonus.

As long as injuries can be avoided as much as possible, Henson is confident that the Pacers will be on the right track.

How many teams and players have been ruined because of injuries? And Henson is now at the chance to avoid all this from happening.

"It's a lot easier than I thought it would be, man." After Henson chose the reward, he smiled and hugged his assistant and friend Vogel, who was more nervous than Henson before the game began.

"Plan, you always have a plan, Henson." Vogel shook his head, opening up for the opposing star to bombard and win the game in the end, which is probably something that only the crazy Henson can do.

Henson's "wild way" sometimes makes Vogel find it difficult to accept, but well, as long as he can win, it doesn't matter how strange Henson's tactics are.

At the press conference after the match, Stan. Van Gundy claimed that the loss in this game was just an accident. The team will bounce back and try to get an away win and turn the tide at home.

Henson scoffed at the statement, "Any loss is an accident, the question is, can we correct the accident." ”

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In Game 2 of the series between the Magic and the Pacers on April 19, Van Gundy failed to correct the accident, while Henson created another surprise for the Magic.

In this game, the Magic team has regained some form, but the state is still average. The Magic's three-point shooting rate was still only 28.6% throughout the game, and the Pacers' infinite rotation on the outside made it impossible for the Magic shooters to shoot at all.

Turkoglu was 1-of-6 from three-point range, Nelson was 1-of-7 and Redick was 1-of-4...... It looked like the Magic were going to be sent to the grave again, but fortunately in the final moments of the game, "Ah Q" Quentin. Richardson hit three consecutive three-pointers to push the Magic to just one point.

However, in the final 5.4 seconds, Granger hit a cold-blooded long-range shot that completely killed the game. This star who is least like the star of the house has won the worship of all the fans on his home ground today.

94-90, the Pacers scored another game to secure both home wins.

Howard scored 21+15 in this game, but still fell short.

Two days later, the Magic finally pulled one back at home. After winning a game, Van Gundy impatiently told reporters: "We will definitely level the score in Orlando and then advance to the next round!" ”

What about Henson? He didn't seem annoyed by the loss: "Tigers also have naps. ”

As a result, in the fourth game of the series, the Tiger from Indianapolis woke up.

Granger and Holiday each scored 30 points, and the Magic's perimeter defense was a no-brainer. Under the positive breakthrough of the two, Howard could not care about Horford. As a result, Horford swam around the three-point line and scored 25 points on 5-of-7 shooting. The three's combined 85-point performance made the Magic's Arenas' 20 points worthless.

116-100, Van Gundy just said that the Magic team was going to be resurrected, and the Magic was killed by a huge 16-point deficit, and even Henson was embarrassed for him.

At the press conference, reporters asked Henson. "Will you have any special arrangements for Arenas in the next match?"

Henson looked at the reporter in amazement after hearing the question, which made the reporter think that he had said the wrong thing.

"The next game? Arenas? No, no, no, I'm not thinking about the next fight, I'm already thinking about the opponent for the next round! ”

Now, the reporters were surprised. How did you hear this sentence on whom before?

At this point, the series aggregate score had become 3-1. In the next game in Indianapolis, the Magic will face a "win or go home" matchup.

Even though the last time in NBA history there was a 1-3 comeback in the playoffs was in 2006, Magic fans who were outraged by Henson's remarks still believe that the all-powerful monster can help the team make history.

It stands to reason that in the face of this kind of life-and-death situation, the stars in charge will generally work hard. In the first game of the series, Howard scored a terrifying statistic of 46+19, so people are expecting Howard to show a more exaggerated performance in the life and death game.

Fans are waiting to see Howard clean up that outrageous Henson, and they are all waiting to see Henson, who is already thinking about the next round opponent, make a mess. And what about Howard himself? He's tired, he's almost single-handedly in four games, he's tired.

In the first game of the series, Howard was able to score 46+19 because he only wanted to lead the team to advance. And now, Howard thinks more about where he belongs next.

So in this high-profile battle of life and death, "Warcraft" Howard only made 5 shots in the whole game and only hit one goal. With only 8 points and 8 rebounds in the whole game, his sleepwalking performance made the game lose suspense after only half of the game.

"Dwight's sudden disappearance was something that no one expected, and after completely dominating the box for the first four games of the series, he didn't seem to be in high spirits today. Perhaps, it was the 1-3 situation that had caused Howard to give up hope? ”

Reggie. Miller was right, even Henson didn't expect Howard to play like this today. Could it be that his mouth is too poisonous and makes Howard lose confidence?

Thinking about the next round of opponents, it should be more poisonous to yourself.

So this life-and-death battle, which would have been fierce, ended with a ridiculous score of 101-76. Howard became a lone hero, and the Magic's management didn't know that this playoff loss also caused their center forward to lose all patience.

4-1, Henson, who played the playoffs for the first time, led the Pacers to defeat the Orlando Magic, an old powerhouse in the East, and easily advanced to the second round!

Indianapolis is in a state of madness, and in the second round of the playoffs, before the start of the season, who would have believed that the Pacers would make it through the playoffs?

Of course, it's not just Indianapolis who are cheering at this time.

At this time, in Philadelphia, the Chicago Bulls, who took a 3-1 lead, had also booked their next place in the promotion.

Tom. Thibodeau, the coach who formed a relationship with Henson during the regular season, is also already thinking about the next round opponent.

"I'm looking forward to playing against Coach Henson and taking the win away from him." Thibodeau couldn't help but clench his fists at the thought of his next opponent being Henson.

It's really a narrow road.