Since the Pacers went on a 7-0 run, McHale's ass hasn't touched the bench again. After battling the Pacers for a quarter and a half, the Houston Rockets began to fall as if they were running out of fuel.

By the end of the half, the Rockets had gone from being evenly matched at the beginning to trailing by 11 points. Harden broke into Henson's defensive trap again and again, while the Pacers took advantage of the opponent's missed shots to make several beautiful counterattacks.

At halftime, Saag found McHale. In fact, he wanted to talk to Henson, but it didn't seem good to interview Henson throughout the game. Therefore, Sag walked in front of Sag "reluctantly".

Facing the camera, McHale, a former Celtic celebrity, still held on, looking still calm. But in fact, the "refrigerator" was already panicked at this time.

'We had some problems in attack and some unnecessary mistakes. But it can't last the whole game, and in the second half, we will come back. McHale nodded slightly, looking composed, not knowing that he thought it was the Rockets who were leading by 11 points.

"That said, you think the team still has a chance to win, right?" Sag asked.

'Of course, we just took a nap and when we woke up, it was time to get back on track. McHale finished speaking, and hurriedly turned to leave. His impatient pace had betrayed his heart.

Bird, who was sitting in the luxurious box, listened to McHale's answer and laughed.

"McHale used to be a pretend, but do you know the difference between me and him?" Bird picked up a cigar and turned to look at Pritchard.

"What's the difference?"

"The difference is that I can always get my pretending to be forced to act back, and he can't!"

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Back in the dressing room, Henson didn't talk too much nonsense, waiting for the players to rest for a few minutes before arranging the strategy for the second half. The process of going from 0 to 1 may be difficult, but as long as you find a breakthrough, it is very fast to go from 1 to 2 and from 2 to 3.

After finding a way to defend Harden, Henson was able to quickly make a multitude of variations based on that method. And these are enough for the Rockets to drink a pot in the second half.

McHale underestimated Henson a little too much from start to finish, and he thought that no one could handle Harden with all his firepower. But he seems to have forgotten that the Chinese coach is a role that convinces Bird, the "king of force".

At the start of the second half, McHale stood on the sidelines from the start, and the composure of the first half was completely gone.

Facing the front of the flat river, Harden's breakthrough was a little hesitant. Seeing this scene, Henson didn't talk too hard! The opponent's star hesitated on the offensive end, indicating that he lacked confidence in this attack!

Now it's George who lets Harden burst out, and he doesn't dare to break out anymore!

As a result, Harden "dumped" Jeremy Lin, and Jeremy Lin and Asik played a block and a layup.

But David. West's timely frame protection made Jeremy Lin, who was slightly weaker in confrontation, miss a layup, and a layup in the confrontation has always been a relatively weak link in Jeremy Lin's ability.

After that, the Pacers' offensive strategy also changed. Henson recaptured Leonard and now to David. West's "Assassination Time" is up.

As soon as West came up, he hung up a cover for Paul and forced the dislocation to form. Everyone thought that Paul was going to attack Morris in a small fight, but they didn't know that Paul was hanging lightly, Henson's real purpose was to let West beat Harden!

"Accurately find the misalignment, hit him in the back, consume him!" That's what Henson said to his players in the dressing room five minutes ago.

So, West leaned on Harden and jerked it twice. The Rockets didn't dare to wrap it up at all, after all, West's passing ability was not weak at all.

How can this stand, Harden is losing and retreating, allowing West to easily arch into the three-second zone, and end the battle with a small hook.

West played with ease, but Harden used up a lot of energy in this defense. Bird shook his head, McHale was really finished.

When Harden could no longer find fouls, could not easily break through and could no longer get an opportunity from beyond the three-point line, McHale exposed their tactical one-size-fits-all.

After the star was locked up, the Rockets fell into a state of confusion.

It's not just about defending Harden, Henson is also using McHale's brains in the rotation. Isn't Team Rockets an 8-man rotation? Then Henson will take George in advance, and when Harden is off the court, he will send George and Ray. Aaron and the two, beat the rocket substitutes!

Throughout the second half, the Houston Rockets seemed to be in their original form. They can go toe-to-toe with the defending champions for half a game, but only for half a game. That's why the Pacers are now 25-3 while the Rockets are 14-12.

At the end of the third quarter, Chandler. Parsons suddenly became powerful and won consecutive singles. But helplessly, the Rockets have gone. After three quarters, they still trailed by 12 points.

In the fourth quarter, Harden was exhausted. Exhausted by defensive traps on the offensive end and West on the defensive end, he began to look for easy scoring opportunities outside the three-point line, but fatigue also caused Harden's shooting percentage to plummet.

From time to time, the camera swept over McHale, and the "refrigerator" most of the time covered his head with his hands. Maybe this guy is wondering how to deal with the reporters' questions later.

McHale says the Rockets just took a nap, but Henson put the Houstonians to sleep permanently!

With half a quarter to go to the end of the game, the Rockets looked deflated. Their offense was lazy and their defense was full of holes. In the dead-ball stage, the TV station selected George, who had 25 points and 6 rebounds, as the best player of the game. But everyone knows that the best player in the game today is Henson, who is very timely in the field.

"James. Harden felt like he was back half a year ago, and he was completely lost. He didn't know whether to break or shoot, and he didn't know whether to shoot or pass after a break. James had nine turnovers in the game, all thanks to Coach Henson's defensive traps. At least 10 times, Harden broke through and didn't know how to pass the ball. "Kenny. Smith shook his head, giving the league a headache for James. Harden, except in Indianapolis, couldn't put up a decent performance.

Pacers fans were already singing for Henson from the stands, from the confusion of the first quarter to the failure of the bag to finding the breakthrough at the end and slamming it out. Henson's on-the-spot scheduling ability is vividly demonstrated through this Christmas war.

In the end, the Rockets won 97-120 in Indianapolis...... That's right, 97 to 120!

The Rockets' weak defense allowed the Pacers to score 120 points in 48 minutes. The Pacers' defense allowed the Rockets, who are good at offense, to not even score in triple digits.

Harden finished the game with 24 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds, and it didn't look like he was any different. But as long as you watch the game, it is clear that the difference is huge.

Harden made just one three-pointer in the game, shooting 1-of-6 from three-point range. In addition to this, there were 9 turnovers. The number of turnovers he made alone was already the same as that of the entire Pacers.

On the other hand, the Pacers scored 20 points from 4 players and 5 scored double-doubles. On this Christmas Eve, Henson played a career masterpiece.

The Pacers are like a rock, no matter how the Rockets bombard indiscriminately, no matter how Harden touches the porcelain, there is no way to knock a crack in this stone.

At the end of the game, McHale walked away briskly with a black face. He knew very well that if he stayed, he would only be surrounded by embarrassing questions. Again, McHale failed to push himself back.

On the other hand, Henson has become the star of the limelight.

"Dozing? Did McHale really say that at half-time? No, of course it can't be, Team Rocket can't take a nap, I took off their bottoms, how can they sleep in such cold weather. ”

Henson finished laughing, took Anjiali's hand, and walked into the players' tunnel. Victory and beauty, Henson has it all.

Sag smiled and shook his head, and Henson had once again succeeded in saving the day. As the Pacers defend their title, Sag doesn't seem to see anyone who can really stop them, except for themselves......