No sooner had Henson and his players entered the target centre than they were surrounded by a large number of reporters. It has to be said that whenever he faces these reporters, Henson misses those three months of leisure.

He just wants to lead the team to play well, but he is very disgusted with dealing with the media. If the world weren't in the world without these reporters, Henson felt that basketball coaching would be the happiest career in the world. But the media and competitive sports are never separated.

"Coach Henson, what do you think of Kevin. Lefou's performance in February, does he have a chance to win Player of the Month? ”

"I'll only judge my own players."

"So, you don't want to admit that Lefu is powerful?"

Henson didn't answer, but glared at the reporter. Perhaps, this is why Henson hates journalists so much. Their ability to make things out of nothing and distort the meaning of words is too powerful.

"Coach Henson, can the Pacers get out of the target center? If not, how do you win 70 in the next half season? ”

"Will you pay for your lies? It's not that hard to admit that your team can't get 70 wins, is it? ”

Journalists were unceremonious to Henson, and if he hadn't told himself not to get excited, he would have been able to "theorize" with journalists in the dirtiest words in the world.

Of course, it's not just the media that is not optimistic about Henson's 70 wins, but also the respected Rick. Adelman.

"In my experience, this is an impossible thing to do. But that's Henson. Joe, what he says is usually very exaggerated. Adelman didn't shy away from the question in an interview on the sidelines, and is it realistic to lose only three games in half a season without a starting small forward?

Of course, when the experienced Adelman said this, there may be some meaning of psychological warfare in it.

Soon, Adelman's remarks reached Henson's ears as well. The reporters who didn't think it was a big deal wanted to start a war of words, but Henson's attitude was unexpected.

"Rick. Coach Adelman's experience is something that anyone should listen to, and to be honest, he's something I'm trying to learn from. I dare say that the coaches of the other 29 teams in the league have borrowed more or less from Coach Adelman's offensive system. Henson's tone was gentle, so gentle that reporters were a little unaccustomed to it.

"You mean, you're admitting that the Pacers can't get 70 wins?"

"I mean," Henson squinted at the camera with a look of contempt, "Coach Adelman's experience is only applicable to the game, not the 70-win thing. Because Coach Adelman doesn't even know what it's like to win 70 wins. If you want to talk about 70 wins in a single season, I think I have more say than Coach Adelman. ”

Before the game even started, the smell of gunpowder had already spread.

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"As we all know, Kevin. Love and the Timberwolves have been outstanding for almost a month. Although in terms of record, the Timberwolves cannot be compared to the Pacers for the time being. But I believe they definitely have what it takes to pull the defending champions off the horse now. Kevin. Lefu will not be relentless, whether it is for five consecutive wins or Player of the Month, he will do his best! ”

On the commentary stage, Mike. Brin's voice trembled a little. It's not that Minneapolis is too cold, but it's that after three months, Mike. Brin saw Henson for the first time on the pitch. Joe.

He's a little thinner than before, but there's almost no change in other areas. In an Armani suit, he remained calm and composed. And the game 24 hours ago also proved that the three-month break did not rust Henson's head.

Today, though, Henson's opponent is not easy. As one of the league's most prestigious and dedicated coaches, Adelman and Terry. Stotts is not a coach of any level.

Henson could easily turn Stotts into his marionette, but Adelman wouldn't be so easy to deal with.

Henson is right that Adelman's contribution to the offensive system of the entire league cannot be ignored. So today, the challenge for the defending champions is really not small.

Before the game began, Henson noticed that Love was shooting quite scary when he warmed up outside the three-point line. It seems that the white striker, who plays defender, is still on fire today.

It's not easy to defend against the Timberwolves, who usually play more under Adelman's system.

So, Henson has also decided to focus on the offensive end today! Attack after attack, this is Henson's strategy!

"Don't give Lefous any space to shoot and make it incredibly difficult for him to score every time. I don't want to see him get any easy scores, no matter what the circumstances, Lefu is the number one defensive target! Before the start of the game, Henson repeatedly stressed the importance of restricting the Lefou.

On the other hand, Adelman is constantly giving the "Spanish Golden Boy" Ricky. Rubio explains how to crack the Pacers' defense.

"Tear their defence apart with the pass and get the ball running for me! I don't allow any strong play because the Pacers are stronger defensively than you think! ”

Adelman's offense has a strong emphasis on sharing the ball, which is why the Timberwolves have recently won four in a row. With Rubio as a master passer, it's not difficult for the Timberwolves to share the ball well. But considering that Rubio's opponent today is Chris. Paul, Adelman still can't help but be a little worried.

Finally, at half past eight p.m. local time, the game, which the media called "the battle to expose Henson's lies", officially began.

Henson wasn't on the bench this time, he stood on the sidelines with Adelman. After the start of the game, the two sides also inadvertently glanced at each other. It can be seen that neither coach wants to lose at the target center today!

In the jumping phase, Horford won a rare once. After all, Timberwolves' starting center Turiaf is not tall, only 2.08 meters like Horford.

In the first attack of the opening game, Paul was going to push the speed. But the Timberwolves were clearly prepared and didn't leave any room for Paul to break through.

Seeing that he didn't have what it took to complete the assault, Paul handed the ball to George. George confronts Ronnie. Brewer was still very cautious, he made a triple threat step and then broke straight through!

But George never expected that Rubio, the "Spanish Golden Boy", suddenly flashed out and snatched the basketball in George's hand!

Rubio's timing was just right, and what was even more terrifying was that he was quick and accurate, and he grabbed it very cleanly. After all, last season, Rubio was the second-most steals per game player in the league! And the number one is none other than CP3!

Rubio made a steal, he got on the ball quickly, and the assist for the aggressive Brewer to complete the fast break. The latter ended the offensive round with an understatement layup, 2-0, with the Timberwolves scoring first!

"The Timberwolves have been in really good form lately, and they have won four in a row, but it's not all on Love. Rubio's aggressiveness and Brewer's positivity speak for themselves! ”

Mike. As Brin spoke, the reporters on the sidelines were gloating. So, Henson can't be so lucky every time!

George's shot then hit the iron with Brewer's active interference, and the Pacers were yet to score. After the ball hit the other side, Lefu showed off his delicate wrist even more.

The Timberwolves were in a very fast position, and Rubio's pass was even quicker. He had just crossed the halfway line when he handed the ball to Lefou, who was in position in the bottom right corner.

Seeing that the entire defense of the Pacers was biased towards him, Lefu raised the basketball with one hand and passed lightly, hitting the ball to the ground to Zeiss, who cut inside. In the hands of Badinger.

Badinger slammed into the basket and completed a one-handed dunk before Horford returned. The white forward who can fly away from the sky will not give up any chance to dunk.

4-0, the Timberwolves' offense is really beautiful. From Rubio's quick lay-up to Love's stroke of genius to Battinger's dunk at the end, everything fell into place, and the once flashy Princeton tactics seemed to have been replicated at the center of the target.

Henson shook his head, Love is really an extremely smart player. He knows when he's responsible and what he's supposed to assist. This guy's thinking on the court is always clear, and the person who can frequently cut down terrible data, regardless of whether it is brushed or real, is enough to represent Lefou's ability.

It wasn't until the game went back and forth that the Pacers finally scored two points thanks to a jumper from George. At this time, the score has become 7-2. Lefou's back-to-back goals and Ricky. Rubio's back-to-back assists propped up the Timberwolves' offense.

Adelman smiled, as long as there is a Lefu who is in excellent form and Rubio who will not have stage fright, the defending champion is nothing more than that!

What 70 wins, it's just a fool's dream!

The Timberwolves opened the game with a 15-7 run against the Pacers, and seeing that the team was in trouble, Paul stepped up and hit a 3-pointer. But in the next two minutes, the Pacers missed three shots and added errors, and the Timberwolves seized the opportunity to play a wave of 8-0, and the difference was widened to 13 points!

At the end of the quarter, although George has been trying hard to chase points for the team, it is difficult to stand alone, and the Timberwolves have blossomed more, and at the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves led the Pacers 30-18!

Lefu scored 12 points in a single quarter, and shot 3 of 4 three-pointers! Rubio had eight assists in the first quarter. And the Timberwolves' total assists in the first quarter of the game were only 10!

"The Timberwolves had a perfect game! Rubio shines under Coach Adelman's system! 8 assists in a single quarter, even for Chris. Paul will also be overshadowed by this statistic! 30-18, the defending champions were bogged down. Let's see what kind of adjustments Coach Henson makes during the interval! ”

Henson must admit that Rubio and Love are in more form than he expected. He also admits that his idea of playing against the Timberwolves is not valid. Lefu shot 3 of 4 three-pointers in a single quarter, what do you use to attack others?

Back-to-back battles, combined with limited working hours, allowed Henson to misjudge the situation. But fortunately, he believes that he can turn the tide by commanding on the spot!

So when the players came off the pitch, Henson's first word was actually sorry.

"It was my mistakes that led to all this, and we were down by 12 points in the first quarter, which is very unfortunate. But luckily, we had plenty of time to correct the mistake. Listen, I'm going to rearrange the defense now. In the next second quarter of the game, let's focus on defense! ”

Henson tapped on the tactics board, and Rick. Adelman's perfect offense? No, there is no such thing as a perfect offense in this world, only a defense that is not good enough.