The opening game crushed the Spurs, and people insisted that Henson borrowed the east wind of the players' hands. But when the Pacers defeated the Bobcats and 76ers in a row, that argument seemed a little untenable.

Even the most incomprehensible of basketball will be fascinated by the Pacers' fluid and fast offense. And this kind of smooth and fast attack is not something that can be played just by feeling good.

First of all, the coach's arrangement must be clear enough, and the cooperation of the players must also be tacit. As it happens, you can see both of those things with the Pacers.

And a major indicator to test a team's tactical accomplishment is undoubtedly defense. Don't look at the Pacers' relatively short lineup, Horford's starting peak is only 2.08 meters. But after three games, the Pacers' defensive efficiency ranks sixth in the league, among the best!

Although the new season has only just begun, the data is not rich enough, and the calculated defensive efficiency ranking is not accurate enough. But it is not easy for a new coach who has just taken office and a new team that has almost been renovated to achieve three consecutive wins.

After all, four of the Pacers' starting five this season are different from last season. The fact that such a big change can lead to such a consistent result is undoubtedly something to cheer for local Indianapolis fans.

After the time came on November 3, the Pacers traveled to Philadelphia to play the 76ers again. Since the 76ers lost to the Pacers on the road only a few days ago, today, the whole 76ers are waiting for revenge at home.

It's just that what the 76ers didn't expect was that what they were waiting for was not revenge, but another more inhumane bloody massacre.

In this game, in the face of the boos of the 76ers fans, the Pacers became more and more courageous, playing the most satisfactory defense of the season so far.

The Pacers' infinite rotation has left the 76ers with no space to shoot at all, and their star Andre Iguodala is not a pure scorer. The 76ers were dumb as a team, with only 75 players in the fourth quarter. In this era when three-point shooting is becoming more and more important, it is very unbelievable to score only 75 points in 48 minutes. Even ten years ago, 75 was a very low score.

On the other hand, the Pacers, in addition to playing their best defense this season, also played an equally good offense with six double-doubles. Daniel. Granger had 25 points, Horford 16, Holiday 12, and Matthews, Green and George each had 11 points.

The Pacers have a lot of offensive points, and the 76ers can't defend at all. And one of the things Henson does best is that there are many offensive points without chaos. At the critical moment, Daniel. Granger remains the Pacers' top scoring option, which avoids a situation where whoever gets the ball will throw it around. Without that, the Pacers' offense would be almost non-existent.

101-75, after the game, there was silence in the Phu Quoc Center Arena, because only about a quarter of the fans in the stands were still there. The Pacers won four in a row and gaged everyone!

After a summer of training camp, the Pacers' fast offense has actually reached an unbelievable level, with excellent shooting ability and frequent pick-and-rolls that allow players to minimize distractions on the defensive end. So while the Pacers' offensive ability is actually underestimated by most people.

Building on a four-game winning streak, Henson asked the team to continue to pick up the tempo and try to increase the number of offensive rounds, after all, a carnage that had just been experienced gave Henson a refreshing experience of a tidal wave of attacks.

However, just when the team was in a good situation, on November 5, in front of all the expectant home fans at the Conseco Arena, the Pacers lost by 4 points to the Milwaukee Bucks, who had a previous record of only 1-4.

Bucks backcourt double-gun John. Salmons and Jennings combined for 40 points on a quick counter-attack to give the Bucks a four-point lead in the crucial final 40 seconds. At 40 seconds and 4 minutes, the game was still to be played, but the overly impatient offense of the Pacers players ruined it all. In the end, the four-point gap was maintained to the end.

"Damn, our offense seems to have gone a little too fast today." After the game, Henson couldn't help but pat himself on the head in the face of the disappointed home fans in the stands.

"We only shot 25 percent from three-point range today because a lot of times it's just a guy who pushes the ball up and just passes it with one hand. It's all my fault, I shouldn't have encouraged them to keep speeding up. ”

Seeing Henson talking to himself on the sidelines, Frank. Vogel looked at the stats in his hand in surprise. In the column of three-point shooting percentage, it was indeed written 25%. But the problem is, Henson hasn't even looked at the watch.......

Vogel shook his head, anyway, it wasn't the first time Henson had mentally estimated the data. Maybe for a math student like him, that's not a problem.

A four-point defeat to the Bucks at home, a loss in the regular season, this is an ordinary thing. But seeing the Pacers shoot 6-of-24 from three-point range and shoot less than 40 percent overall, the media exploded again. There is no doubt that they finally caught Henson's "pigtails".

"Throughout the game, the Pacers players were following one thing, shooting. Even though they've started playing like crazy from beyond the three-point line, Coach Henson hasn't made any adjustments and hasn't let the players try to play inside. This undoubtedly proves that the Pacers are a team that wins by feel! ”

"Henson. The good fortune of Coach Joe and the Pacers is coming to an end, and a team can't get to the end by shooting and touching, which is tantamount to a person making a fortune by fantasizing about buying lottery tickets without going to work. I know Henson may have a good pick at the draft, but basketball is not gambling, you need more than just luck, but real material. A four-game winning streak at the beginning of the season has made Pacers fans a little flustered. This defeat was just right for them to take a good look at their own style of play. ”

If the Pacers had lost a game last season, the media might not have reacted at all, because the Pacers have been losing almost all season.

But this season, after the Pacers' massive makeover, after an incredible four-game winning streak, everyone was hoping they lost! Because the Pacers won the game, and most media perceptions and predictions are very different. Only a loss for the Pacers will prove them right.

So it's rare to see that the Pacers lost the game, but instead became the big stars of the league. And once the team loses, the manager is always the first to take the round.

But in the face of overwhelming criticism from the outside world, Henson didn't have time to pay attention to it. What you have to do after losing is not to complain, not to moan painlessly, not to complain about the pressure of being a manager when you catch someone, but to summarize the reasons for the loss and improve it.

The next day, after reviewing the footage of the game against the Bucks with the rest of the coaching staff, Henson roughly summed up the reasons for the defeat.

"The first thought that pops into our minds is often what our opponents can imagine. After four straight wins, especially after slaughtering the 76ers, our first thought was to pick up the speed. So yesterday, the Bucks took advantage of our quick three-point shot and didn't retreat in time to make a lot of easy counterattacks. In the next game against the Denver Nuggets, who are also known for their offense, their first thought must be to attack...... So, let's step up our defense! In today's training, let's focus on defense, and we use the opponent's shot to counterattack! ”

Henson slapped the table and decided on the focus of training ahead of the next fight. He now understands that one idea and tactic can't be used all the way to the end of the 82-game regular season, and the reason why he was able to easily win four consecutive games before was because the opponent didn't know enough about the current Pacers, and this factor was especially important in the game against the Spurs. If the Spurs knew the Pacers were going to play fast, they would have choked the rhythm at the beginning.

Be sure to think carefully about what kind of strategy you use to prepare for the next opponent, rather than just a one-time trick from the book.

After the meeting, Henson walked to the training ground to watch the team work. After the defeat in the previous game, the players' hand has bottomed out. After all, Henson has put a lot of emphasis on shooting training since he became head coach, and the players' poor hand is not too bad.

At noon, Henson took the coaching staff to study the Nuggets game footage. With the help of experts such as Silas and Vogel, the video analysis went very smoothly.

Warmed hand, defensive strategy and a penchant for offensive basketball for the Denver Nuggets...... Henson struggled to put it all together, looking for a little idea that would give the team an edge.