The Pacers' four-point defeat to the Bucks has gradually subsided after a few days of fermentation. Because the Miami Heat lost to the Jazz by two points and let Paul. Millsap's 46-point slash attracted the "saliva" of the media for the Pacers.

Seeing the newspaper that the Heat triumvirate was devalued by the media, Henson couldn't help but feel some sympathy. Thankfully, their Indiana Pacers don't get that much attention. Otherwise, if you lose to the Bucks, you will definitely be caught talking about it for a whole month.

But that's okay, after the Heat's loss to the Jazz, the media is no longer enthusiastic about the Pacers, and it just creates very good training conditions for young players.

Practicing in the gym without being disturbed is exactly what Henson would like to see.

For the Pacers' next opponent, the Denver Nuggets, Henson is happy and can't help but be a little worried.

Worried because the Nuggets have always been a force to be reckoned with in the West. Although they have yet to reach the Finals, even teams like the Lakers and Spurs dare not take that team lightly.

is happy because this season's Nuggets can be described as internal and external troubles. "Little Melon" Anthony's "Road Home" is so exciting that it can be watched as a TV series, and what the Nets and Knicks do every day is to find a way to get Cameron. Anthony. And Anthony and George. The conflict between Karl has also been made public, and the atmosphere in the team's dressing room is very bad. And this is also the place where Henson can take advantage.

But no matter how much trouble the Nuggets make, their hard power is still there. Cameron. Anthony is one of the best scorers in the league, and J.R. Smith could step up and take the game away at any time. Chauncey. Billups, the former FMVP, is in control of this team, which means the Nuggets are never going to mess with themselves. Plus George. Karl's encouragement to the players, Henson believes that today's game at the Consec Arena will not be easy.

"Henson, are you sure you want to change the starting line-up for tonight's game?" While Henson was imagining what would happen in today's game, Frank . Vogel interrupted him by suddenly walking out.

"Well, Dunleavy has been hot in the last few days, and I think it's a good opportunity for him to express himself. Today, let's put George on the bench for the time being, on the defensive end, with Granger and Matthews to defend Anthony. Anthony is our defensive center of gravity, and he's sure to take the majority of the Nuggets' shots. Even George. Karl wasn't happy about it, and Anthony certainly did. Henson nodded affirmatively and let Dunleavy start, a decision that Henson announced in training yesterday.

There are only two ways to defeat the Nuggets, defense and three-pointers. Just keep the Nuggets' bandit offense at bay on the defensive end and then shoot as many three-pointers as they can, and the Pacers will be able to control the pace of the game. After all, the Nuggets' meat grinder-style defense is very tightly protected from the three-second zone. Instead of attacking the opponent's defensive strengths, it is better to find another way to try a long shot.

So, Henson is in great need of a pure shooter like Dunleavy. As it happens, Dunleavy has had a horribly high shooting percentage in training in recent days. During yesterday's confrontational practice, Dunleavy even hit 8 three-pointers on George's head! And to do all this, Dunleavy only took 10 shots!

Although Henson has been very encouraging since he took charge, he has been very encouraging to let young players play more. But that doesn't mean that the obedient veteran has lost Henson's trust.

Of course, Henson won't be looking for a quick finish in this game. He told everyone to keep them running fast and quick to get out of the ball when they transitioned, but to cancel the quick shots and replace them with patient conduction and then take the shot when they got their chances.

With such adjustments, the team may not be able to solve the offense in five or six seconds like in the previous four games, but the consistency on the offensive end will definitely be greatly improved.

Offensive consistency is especially important against a team like the Nuggets who is a wave of games that go crazy. As long as you can't score for a while, the Nuggets have already pulled the deficit away.

After the lunch break, Henson took all the players directly to the game site to start practice. Of course, the training has been carried out so far, and it is mainly some warm-up exercises. After all, no one would be stupid enough to rehearse tactics in front of so many journalists.

Henson sat on the sidelines exchanging tactics with Vogel, and there were more and more fans in the stands behind him. It was unfortunate that there was a light rain in Indianapolis today, but the rain did not dampen the enthusiasm of the fans as the ticket office and queue at the Conseco Arena were indoors.

"If J.R. Smith didn't shoot well on his first five shots today, then we wouldn't have wasted much energy on him on the defensive end. The first five shots most likely decided whether J.R. could draw today. When the time comes, we will focus on taking care of Anthony, and the more he can't shoot, the more he loves to shoot, forcing him to drag the Nuggets into the abyss step by step. Henson was discussing with Vogel with a tactical board, but a pair of high heels appeared in Henson's field of vision. Henson looked up to see a young blonde girl looking nervously at him with a microphone.

Henson...... Coach Henson, may I ask ...... Can I excuse you a little bit and borrow some of your time? The young girl was so stumbling that she immediately covered her face when she finished speaking, because even she felt that she was very embarrassed to be incoherent!

"Don't be nervous, Christine!" The uncle carrying the camera quietly reminded her, and the young girl finally squeezed out an extremely professional smile.

If it weren't for the fact that he saw a photographer following behind, Henson couldn't believe that this girl who was even trembling to speak was actually a reporter on the spot.

"Trainee reporter for T.NT? Don't worry, I'm sure the rumors out there about my hot temper are all false. Henson was amused by the reporter, and he responded with humor, which made the little girl less embarrassed.

"How do you know I'm a trainee journalist?" People say that Henson has a unique vision and is very accurate in seeing people, but Christine didn't expect that this Chinese coach could even look at reporters so accurately.

Henson pointed to Christine's chest, Christine's figure was undoubtedly her most confident point. Even if you wear a white shirt, the buttons on your chest seem to burst at any moment. She looked at Henson, then at her breasts, and blushed slightly. What does this Chinese coach want to do? Playing hooligan in public?

"Only intern journalists hide their work badges with the word 'intern' written on them in their breast pockets. But in fact, the more this disguise, the more attention-grabbing it becomes. It's okay, you don't have to be nervous because I'm a rookie too. ”

After listening to Henson's explanation, Christine's face turned even redder. What the hell is wrong with you? There would be such an unrealistic idea.

Frank. Vogel sat on the bench and couldn't help but snicker, Henson may be the only head coach in the league who can make a female reporter blush.

"Mr. Henson, may I ask ...... What do you think is noteworthy about the team against the Nuggets today? Christine struggled to keep her composure, but her blushing face made her remembered at a glance by the fans watching the live TV broadcast.

"There's so much to note, the Nuggets are a very strong team, ferocious pinch shots, quick shifts, dynamic offense, multi-point threes, blitzkrieg...... To put it simply, it's a slowed down version of us. After all, our players are younger and we can play faster! But I can't juggle so many things, everything has to have a focus. So the most noteworthy thing about this game is that we have to play faster offense than the Nuggets! Contain the offense with offense! "Henson faces the camera, a serious nonsense. In fact, his strategy was to slow down the tempo and defend solidly.

But in the last game, the Pacers' rapid offense was clearly encountered; Issue. After seeing Henson become serious, Christine quickly got into the groove.

"That's because the Bucks were lucky, in fact, even if they were lucky, they just beat us by four points. As for the Nuggets and George. Mr. Carr...... I've heard they've had enough trouble lately, and they haven't had much luck in the meantime. ”

Kristen was amazed at the confidence Henson had shown, even though his team had just lost a game.

"Thank you, Mr. Henson...... This is T.NT TV, which brings you a report from the front. At the end of the interview, Christine motioned to the photographer's uncle to stop filming as well. But instead of leaving immediately, Christine said thank you to Henson again.

"Didn't you just say that?"

"That was the closing remark of the interview, and now this is my personal expression of gratitude to you. I don't know what to do without you to resolve the embarrassment. "Kristen was glad that her first interview subject was Henson, and if it had been another serious manager, she might have really messed up.

"You're welcome, rookies should help each other. You're going to have to interview George later. Carl, that's a weird old man. If you say the wrong thing, you're likely to get scolded. But I have a suggestion that will make it easy for you to get past George. Karl that level. ”

"What advice!?" Christine asked eagerly, George. Carl was notoriously rude. For an intern reporter like himself, Carl Sr. will definitely not be polite. Henson, on the other hand, seems to be a very good conversationalist.

"You just repeat everything I just said, and then ask him what he thinks, it's as simple as that." Henson spread his hand, smiling so charmingly and confidently.

Vogel on the side was a little confused, which one does Henson want to play?