April 17, 2013 was also the final game of the NBA regular season this season. The Philadelphia 76ers have the honor of being the only team to have beaten the Pacers twice this season.

With 72 wins already on his belt, Henson's plans for the regular season this season are complete. Therefore, in this last regular season, Henson also completely let himself go.

He fielded an all-bench lineup to make up a starter and greatly increased Jimmy. Butler et al.'s playing time. The main rotation players almost always just play for a few minutes and then go off the court to rest, and so on. Moreover, Henson did not set up any tactics at all in this game, and the most he said to the players was: "Enjoy the game as much as possible." ”

The Philadelphia 76ers were unceremonious about this, winning 105-95. With that, all 82 games of the Pacers season have come to an end. Unlike last season, which still had to compete with the Chicago Bulls for the first place in the East, this season, the Pacers established the first place in the East early and the first place in the league. Even the Miami Heat, who have won 27 in a row, can't match the Pacers in terms of record.

They are not competing against other opponents, but with a record of 72 wins. So with a 72-win record, the Pacers have no desire.

After the game, the reporter also asked Henson if he didn't strive for 73 wins because of the playoffs.

And Henson's answer shocked the reporters again.

"No, it's not about the playoffs. It's like a movie, the director can't put the best parts at the front. We're the same, if we win 73 this year, how are we going to put on a great show for the fans next season? So, save the 73 wins for later. Let the great record of 72 wins hold on a little longer. ”

Leaving a stunned crowd of reporters, Henson turned and walked off the pitch. This may be the first coach in league history to talk about 70 wins in a single season as if it were a joke.

Walking in the players' tunnel, Henson hummed a little tune and was in a pretty good mood. At the end of the regular season, Henson was rewarded with two more picks in one go. The first is a 72-win achievement, and the second is that after the victory over the 76ers, Henson's experience accumulation system is once again full of experience. While this meant that he needed more experience to earn the reward in the future, he was able to gain something now.

This time, Henson first upgraded the "Quick Recovery" badge, which allows players to recover from injuries faster by 20%. Subsequently, the "Summer Camp" badge was upgraded, and from now on, Henson will be able to designate two players to improve certain stats before the start of each season. Henson hasn't forgotten that this season Paul. George was able to become the team's leading scorer because Henson used the badge to improve George's dribbling ability in the summer. Thus, turning the young No. 24 into an all-round scorer.

With another tie, another regular season top, and a reward to choose from, can Henson not be happy? Of course, happiness is happiness, and Henson also knows that he can't be too happy. After all, the real battle for the championship is yet to come.

The defending champions, with a full squad, will not be satisfied with a temporary victory in the regular season. Chris. Paul bluntly said at a press conference: "72 wins without a championship ring are meaningless. ”

?? Where is the best stage to make a name for yourself? It's not the regular season, and it's not the first place in the East. It's the playoffs where the fight is the most intense and everyone will go all out to win!

But the Pacers have been paddling since they crushed the Thunder in early April, which can't help but put a big question mark over their ability to play hard.

How long has it been since the defending champion has played a match at 2800?

This was also a concern for Henson, so after the regular season, Henson did not relax. He didn't even give the players a holiday, after all, Henson had been on rotation throughout April, and now the players will not have any fitness problems, so there is no need to take a holiday.

Everyone thought the 72-win Pacers would be triumphant, but in fact, they worked just as hard as any other team.

This season, the situation in the East has not been chaotic. Unlike last season, Henson doesn't have any particular opponents he wants to avoid.

That's right, even if it meets the Miami Heat, Henson won't be afraid this season. What's more, if the Heat and Pacers meet again this season, it will have to be the Eastern Conference Finals.

In the first round of this season's playoffs, the Pacers will face the Milwaukee Bucks, who are eighth in the East. Although the Bucks made the playoffs, their strength was really average. The 38-44 record is not good, and this result should be placed in the west, and it will not even be in the top ten. The Bucks can enter the playoffs, which is also stained with the relatively weak light in the East. So in this round, Henson won't worry too much.

In the second round, the Pacers will face the winner of the Bulls and Nets. The Bulls won't be able to bring back Rose until next season, and the Nets aren't a super-class team.

So whoever advances from these two teams, Henson is sure.

The hardest part of the East is undoubtedly in the third round, which is the division final. If all goes well, there's a good chance the Pacers will meet their old rivals here.

The declining Celtics, the Knicks, who rely on Anthony and the Hawks, who are struggling to defend themselves, don't think these three teams can compete with the Heat, who have won 27 straight games. Henson himself has a 25-game winning streak, so he knows how terrifying a team can be to achieve this kind of results.

While the Pacers are the league's No. 1 this year, the Heat's 66 wins are a feat to be reckoned with in any other season. The last time a team could win 66 in the regular season was the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 08-09 season.

Well, that's also a team led by James.

James' team, no matter how many times they have beaten them, must not be taken lightly. As the defending champion, Henson doesn't want to be swept away before the finals.

Therefore, from the first round of the playoffs, it is necessary to play and let the players get out of that "paddling" state as soon as possible.

Against the Milwaukee Bucks, Henson needs more than just a win, he needs a complete win, 4-0! If a team like the Bucks, who can't even finish in the top 10 in the West, can cause problems for the Pacers, what will the Pacers do to defend their championship?

Henson's serious attitude on the training ground in the past few days has also made the players dare not relax. Even if the opponents in the first round didn't seem to be too strong, the players still prepared diligently.

Finally, on April 21, Henson got the kind of game he wanted.

In the fourth quarter of the game, when Brandon. When Jennings didn't get a chance and the rest of the Bucks couldn't step up to help the team score, Reggie was the commentator of the game. Miller couldn't help but shake his head.

"Although Milwaukee fans may not like to hear this, I have to say that the difference in quality between the two sides is visible to the naked eye."

Miller's words don't sound good, but they are true. The game has already reached the fourth quarter, and the Bucks still only have two players in double figures. These two people are none other than Milwaukee's "backcourt double guns" Jennings and Ellis. As for the rest of the Bucks, it seems like they're not ready for the playoffs at all. Or rather, they don't have the strength to play in the playoffs at all.

The Pacers, with a full lineup, went all out, as if to make the Bucks feel like they had played fake NBA before. The intensity of the playoffs and the intensity of the regular season are two different things.

On the other hand, the Pacers have five players scoring double-doubles at this time. George lived up to expectations, re-demonstrating his prowess with a 27-point performance after a stroke in April. Paul, on the other hand, had 16 points, 12 assists and a mere turnover, showing Jennings and Ellis the gap between them and the league's top point guards.

?? Jennings and Ellis tried desperately to score, but there was no order. Against a team like the Pacers, the second-most efficient team in the league, the Bucks' offense is unlikely to pose a threat.

???? In fact, the Bucks' players may be asking themselves in their minds when they attack: Win the defending champion with 72 wins? We can't do it!

???? So, they really can't do it......

In the last five minutes of the game, the 20-point difference made the strong smell of gunpowder suddenly disappear, and Ellis and Jennings seemed to have lost their hearts.

???? In the stands, Pacers fans had already started celebrating the victory early. Will the defending champions still fight hard? No one knows the answer. Because the game against the Bucks is far from being a "tough battle" for the Pacers.

???? Television footage began to give Henson frequently, and his close-ups appeared on the big screen again and again. It was this man who created what he was looking for, and the Pacers' resurgence began the day he took the head coaching position. The defending champions are still unstoppable in the playoffs after sweeping the regular season.

In the end, it was the electronic beep at the end of the game that saved the Bucks. This inhumane massacre is finally over. 87-110, the Bucks couldn't even touch the edge of victory.

????“ The game is over! The Pacers won easily, so let's connect with a reporter on the sidelines and do an interview with Coach Henson. ”

After Miller finished speaking, the scene cut to Henson, who was being interviewed. The question of the journalist is simple, what to think of the first game as well as this round of the series.

Henson's answer is even more simple and crude, and quite classic.

"What do you think of this game? There's nothing to look at because I'm already thinking about the next round opponent. The Chinese coach shrugged his shoulders, when did the Pacers not even look at the first round of the playoffs

Perhaps, this is the arrogance of a real super team.