"God put on the number 42 jersey today."

"Not to mention Adelman's experience, even God can't stop us from winning 70 games!"

These two sentences became the front page headlines of major newspapers and news websites the day after the competition. The first sentence, without a doubt, was a tribute to Love's 42 points, 16 rebounds, and 5-of-10 three-point shooting.

The second sentence has become one of Henson's classic quotations.

When everyone was waiting to see Henson lose, when everyone thought the Timberwolves could teach the defending champions a hard lesson, when everyone thought that no team could stop Love from winning the Player of the Month decision. It was Henson, who used his superb arrangement and the excellent tactical execution of the players to complete the comeback after falling behind by double digits in the first quarter!

After the game, Timberwolves veteran coach Adelman also shook his head helplessly, "I must admit that Coach Henson has taken me to the army." But I still stand by my opinion, I don't think they can get 70 wins. ”

It's just that now, this sentence is hard to convince. After all, the Timberwolves are the only team that has the potential to crush the Pacers in the rest of February. And the Pacers' remaining opponents in February are simply here to give away heads.

The Bucks, who have only won 10 games so far this season, and the Los Angeles Lakers, who have lost Kobe Bryant and are currently struggling to be supported by a group of mercenaries......

Even the media, which hates Henson no more, will not have any hope for these two teams.

If nothing else, Henson, who has been away from the field for three months, will announce his strong return with a beautiful five-game winning streak!

The February game has been played, which means that the regular season will enter the countdown to the last month and a half. Lose no more than 3 games in a month and a half? If it were any other team, it wouldn't have been. But after looking at the Pacers' form in their last two games, everyone must admit a terrible fact.

Henson. Joe's guy didn't brag, he was really aiming for 70 wins!

The Chinese sect leader is right, even the super-god Lefu can't stop the walkers. Not to mention the so-called experience of a coach who has never won 70 games.

Adelman's best time was in the '90-91 season, when he was still the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers.

With his superb offensive system and Drexler + Terry. Porter's backcourt double, Adelman led the Pacers to 63 wins that season. However, this is already the highlight of Adelman's coaching career.

Even the flamboyant king, who made Princeton famous, never won another 60 wins. In the past five years, Adelman's team has not won even 50 wins.

Adelman is indeed one of the best coaches in the league, but when it comes to 70 wins, Henson thinks Adelman really doesn't qualify.

At the very least, you need to know what it's like to win 70 wins.

So, quite surprisingly, despite Henson's post-match remarks, no one came out to contradict him.

No doubt people have been reminded of the Walkers, controlled by Henson, how terrible!

After the Timberwolves, the Pacers also won the remaining three games of February, as expected.

The Pacers beat the Bucks on Feb. 22 in Milwaukee, which is also icy and snowy. In the game, George scored 33 points and David. West's 30-point performance made the game lose suspense early.

And West, like last season, always has a small burst after the All-Star break.

On Feb. 25, at the Bankers Living Arena, the Pacers disgraced the Los Angeles Lakers by 20 points.

In this game, the Pacers scored 7 double-doubles, and the Lakers' defense was as fragile as paper. Without Kobe, the Lakers seem to have no soul. Even though Lakers second-year guard Kent . Bazemore's talent is awe-inspiring, even though Spaniard Gasol is still strong. But without Kobe, the Lakers just can't form a fighting force.

98-118, Henson won four consecutive victories after his return!

And in the last game of February, the Pacers' opponent was still the Bucks. Only this time, the battlefield returned to Indianapolis.

While Bucks general manager John . Hammond and Henson had a good personal relationship, and Hammond also visited Henson during his illness. But a personal relationship is a personal relationship, and a game is a game.

Henson still didn't give the Bucks any chance to fight back, 106-95, Henson won his first five-game winning streak since his return! The Pacers, on the other hand, handed the Bucks their 45th loss of the season.

After the game, Henson joked with Hammond in the tunnel, "You should thank me, after all, I have made your team's chances of getting the top pick." ”

Hammond couldn't laugh a little, Henson, sometimes you really don't know if he's an angel or a demon. Indeed, the Bucks are looking for a higher pick. But Henson's taking advantage of it and selling it out is not a good deed.

With that, the Pacers have ended all of their February schedule. With the loss of Leonard, they used a five-game winning streak to spread the corn-yellow panic atmosphere to every corner of the league.

Now, the league needs a hero to step up. This hero doesn't need to be competitive, or even have a very lucrative resume. Because Adelman's defeat has proven that resume doesn't play much of a role against Henson.

In short, whoever can stand up and stop the Pacers' "expansion" now is a hero!

Coincidentally, Henson's "old friend" Brad . Stevens has become the next "hero candidate" in the mouth of the media.

On March 1, the Indiana Pacers, who have won five in a row, will travel to Boston to face the "Green Shirts" Celtics. And this match, for both Henson and Stevens, is not just an ordinary game.

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Feb. 28 was the day after the Pacers' victory over the Bucks and the day before the Pacers played the Celtics.

Today, Henson arrived at the training gym early, much to the surprise of the players.

As we all know, over the years, Henson's habit has been to be the last one to come to the training gym. Even if he arrives early, he will stay in the car and pass the time.

Because Henson has always wanted to convey a message to the players: "The manager is not here early in the morning to help you out. ”

But today, Henson arrived early. When he arrived, there were less than five people in the training hall.

"Henson, did you look at the wrong time when you went out today?" Fraser, who was helping the players with their training supplies, was equally surprised, as a shooting coach who needed to be on the court to coach the players himself, Fraser was the first on the coaching staff every day.

However, he had never seen Henson come so early. Henson this guy is like a robot, he is never late. Of course, it won't be early.

"My watch is on point, Frazier. Now the doctor doesn't allow me to stay up late, so I can only make up for the time I stay up late to watch the video until the morning. Henson smiled and waved his hand, he hadn't forgotten that the last time the Pacers ran into the Celtics, Henson fainted from staying up late watching the video.

So, he spent three months without basketball.

This time against the Celtics, Henson didn't want a repeat of the tragedy. Back in Boston, Henson didn't want to lie down in Maguire's Hospital.

Although life there is very comfortable, there are no annoying journalists. But let's be honest, Henson is not a man who is willing to be calm.

Therefore, Henson was really obedient and didn't dare to stay up late. So he chose to wake up early and make up for his evening hours as much as possible.

"It's just the Boston Celtics, Henson." Fraser shook his head, the Celtics' 20-39 record so far this season is not stellar. In his opinion, the mighty Pacers don't care about an Eastern Conference team that can't even make the playoffs.

"You should say it's the Boston Celtics, Frazier." Henson disagrees with Fraser's views.

If the Pacers' goal this season is only to make the playoffs or finish in the East, there's no doubt that Henson doesn't care about the Celtics at all.

But this season, the Pacers are aiming for 70+ wins. In this kind of situation where every loss is extremely deadly, a team like the Celtics, who often overturn strong teams, is very noteworthy.

What's more, the head coach of the Celtics is still a real master!

"By the way, Frazier, wait for Becky. Harmon and Frank. When Vogel arrived, I told them to come to my office as soon as possible. If you are interested, you can also come. I came up with an unconventional tactical idea last night, and I need to hear from you. ”

Henson said, the corners of his mouth curled strangely.

Fraser scratched his head, God knows what strange tricks this guy came up with.