The Pacers' game against the Bulls ended with a score of 105-86.

At the end of the match, O'Neal's eyes widened exaggeratedly, looking very funny. However, in fact, this was not a deliberate expression on O'Neill's face, he was really frightened.

"With a margin of almost 20 points, the entire fourth quarter was pretty much garbage time...... Is this really a battle for the first place in the East? It took a long time for O'Neill to come back from his shock and say something, and the three commentators were not asleep.

Throughout the game, the Pacers rubbed them against the wooden floor with the defense that the Bulls are most proud of. Just look at the stats to see how the Bulls spent this game.

Rose had 10 points on 3-of-11 shooting and shot 27.3 percent. Bulls' second leading scorer, Lowe. Dunbirose made one more shot, 4-of-11 from the field, shooting 36.4 percent from the field. Thibodeau's two most reliable scoring points combined for 7-of-22 shooting and scoring just 19 points. And today Stephenson alone has 22 points in the account!

That's right, it's not Paul, it's not George, it's not Horford it's not Matthews. Today, Stephenson played a long time because his offensive form was really unexpected. Therefore, Henson simply let this guy play on the field for a little longer.

As a result, Stephenson did not live up to Henson's expectations, not only defending Hamilton from 2-of-10 shooting, but also scoring a season-high 22 points himself.

This even made Hamilton start to think seriously about one thing: "Is his career coming to an end?" ”

"Of course, I have to say that the Bulls weren't in great shape today. It can be seen that the Bulls players are a little too tired. Even in the final game of the regular season, they didn't get a respite. So, today's Bulls didn't perform at their best as expected. But...... The Pacers' defense is really eye-catching. Henson. Joe was telling the whole league, look, we're going to do this in the playoffs! "Kenny. Smith looked numb at the sight, the youngest MVP couldn't do anything with the Pacers' defense, and Henson undoubtedly gave all teams a dismount.

"Anyway, congratulations to the Pacers. At the last minute of the regular season, they managed to sit on the first place in the East! In this way, we can really look forward to whether the Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers will meet in the Eastern Conference Finals. Barkley rubbed his hands together and saw that on the pitch Saag had already started a sideline interview with Henson.

I can't wait to see what this Chinese coach's second trip to the playoffs will look like.

"Sage, you're here?" Standing on the side of the court, Henson smiled and greeted Sag in a pink suit. After two seasons of getting along, the two have long known each other.

Henson was wearing a plain black suit today, although Angeli was still happy to buy a lot of fancy flower suits for Henson. But Henson also seems to realize that it is not good to be so sassy every day. So, this guy will only choose to appear in a fancy suit when he's in a good mood.

"Coach Henson, congratulations! Finishing first in the East at the last minute of the regular season, tell us how you feel! Sag didn't talk nonsense with Hensondo either, and went straight to the point as soon as he came up.

"Wonderful, Sag, just as wonderful as you like to wear fancy suits! We've been working hard for a season and now we're finally getting success. Of course, this is far from the end of the road. The playoffs are coming, and my players haven't started to play yet. ”

It seems that Henson was really happy today, because he was answering the questions in a serious way!

"Can you tell us about your defensive strategy? How did you manage to outscore the Bulls by 19 points on defense? ”

"The defensive strategy was developed by Frank and I don't know anything about it. After all, I'm just a half-ass. The only thing I could do was stand on the sidelines yelling like a clown and occasionally smash some lockers. Henson smiled at the camera and asked me how I felt, and asked me about the game strategy. Sag, this old man, is very bad! So, Henson turned on the mouth cannon mode again, and he was talking about it. By the way, he also satirized the media that often attacked him.

"So what are your plans and arrangements for the next two days of free time? After all, the playoffs are already imminent. Sag shook his head, it seemed that he still couldn't dig anything useful out of Henson's mouth today.

In the past, it was enough to have a boundless Popovich in the west, and now there is a Henson in the east. Joe. But how did Sag think it was more interesting?

'I'll give the players a day off and give them a break. After all, this shrinking season is really grinding. I don't even know how many back-to-backs we've played. Henson actually said this to Thibodeau, and I hope that guy will hear it.

The Bulls are no longer a fitness issue, and Henson even thinks that Thibodeau's continued play could lead to injury problems.

It's not that Henson sympathizes with Thibodeau, or that Henson is eager for the Bulls to help him solve the Heat in the second half. It's that in the face of injuries, all managers are on the same line.

As for whether Thibodeau will hear or not, Henson doesn't care.

"Okay, thank you very much, Henson. Coach Joe. Hopefully, your team will continue to do well in the playoffs. Here's Craig. Sag, the report from the Consec Arena! ”

Although in front of the camera, Henson always runs the train with his mouth full of mouth, looking like a hanger. But when the camera was turned off, Henson would very politely shake Sager's hand each time before leaving.

Henson stopped abruptly at the entrance to the tunnel, crossed his hands on his hips, and looked up at the restless stands.

The atmosphere at Conseco Arena is lively, after all, fans here haven't tried the taste of being first in the East for many years. Yes, when Bird brought in such a "scouting coach", people were talking about Henson's dismissal in a few games, not whether the Pacers could get back to first place in the East.

Crossing his waist, looking at the slogan with the words "No. 1 in the East" on the big screen at the scene, and looking at all this he created, a sense of accomplishment arose.

The lives of the two unlucky guys seem to have changed by their own hands. The first place in the East has arrived, and next, it is time for the fans to fight for the Eastern Conference championship, or even ...... Even the championship and cheered!

Amid the cheers of the fans, Henson turned and walked back to the players' tunnel. His basketball empire has begun to take shape.

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"The playoffs are about to begin, guys! Forget about the damn East No. 1, East No. 1 is not our goal, it's a necessity to get us far in the playoffs! So, don't get carried away! Tomorrow, everyone! ”

As soon as Henson returned to the dressing room, he immediately signaled the excited players to quiet down and speak. At this point, there was silence in the dressing room, with all the players waiting for Henson to announce tomorrow's training time.

As everyone knows, Henson, who was extremely serious just now and asked them not to get carried away, suddenly smiled slightly, and his tone softened, "Tomorrow everyone, have a day off." Enjoy your regular season victories, guys. ”

"Yay!!!!!!!" At that moment, the excited cheers of the players erupted from within. I don't know, I thought the Pacers had won the championship.

Looking at the noisy players, Henson couldn't help but shake his head. So, it's not that hard to get along with these guys. Sometimes, they're just as innocent as high school boys.

Hearing Henson announce a day off, the players naturally began to discuss how to spend the precious vacation ahead of the playoffs.

Paul has gathered a number of teammates to his home to gamble, and Horford excitedly talks to his wife on the phone and promises to accompany her tomorrow for shopping.

"Boss, are you coming tomorrow?" At this point, Paul came up and invited Henson.

In addition to women and alcohol, gambling is also a popular entertainment activity among NBA players. Back then, "Joe Gang Leader" was an out-and-out gambler, and he wouldn't even let go of the time to take a plane to gather a few studs from his teammates.

However, Henson didn't have much interest in gambling since he was a child. And he does have his own activities to do tomorrow.

Tomorrow is April 26th, and the interview time I made with Christine last month has arrived in the blink of an eye.