Henson won his first game since his return, but was surprisingly not unanimously accepted. After all, there are far more people in the basketball world waiting to see Henson make a difference than there are people who want to see him succeed.

In the press conference after the game against the Trail Blazers, Henson once again expressed his desire to get 70+ wins for two consecutive seasons. At the press conference at that time, no one dared to argue with Henson. However, after the game, reporters were active again in the news.

"Winning a game doesn't mean anything."

"I know Coach Henson has great ability, but 70 wins in a single season is no joke. No, it's half a season. ”

"Allow me to be vulgar, Henson. Joe is a clown who will do anything to attract attention. He doesn't care if he can get 70+ wins, as long as you and I are still talking about him, Henson. Joe is considered a success! ”

These reports all reflect the reporters' "missing" of Henson. After three months, the journalists finally have someone else to attack. There is no doubt that the news of scolding Henson is the most eye-catching. As a result, few media outlets will let go of such an opportunity.

Of course, even these reporters have to admit that the Pacers' win over the Trail Blazers was a beautiful one. Whether it is in terms of personnel adjustments or tactical arrangements, Henson has crushed Stotts in all aspects.

But the reason why they are still so confident is because the opponents of the Pacers' next back-to-back games are quite difficult to deal with! And the media unanimously believes that the Pacers don't have much chance of winning their next game.

If the Pacers do lose the next game, the Pacers' losing tally this season will be 10. As a result, Henson's 70+ win plan will become more and more difficult to achieve! So, the media can attack with impunity

"There's no way the Pacers can beat the Timberwolves in back-to-back games. Loafer will not allow that to happen. ”

"The Western Conference Player of the Week is on his way to his first Player of the Month award, and the Pacers are undoubtedly a stumbling block on the way to the award. Do you think Lefou's will trip or kick the stone aside? ”

"In the competitive West, the Timberwolves still have a chance to compete for the playoffs this season. And Lefou, undoubtedly eager to get rid of the title of data brush. There is no doubt that Minnesotans will continue their good form. ”

Sitting on a plane to Minnesota and looking at the newspaper praise for the Timberwolves, Henson wasn't surprised. After all, in February, the performance of the Timberwolves and Love was indeed very scary.

Lefou, in particular, is a data maniac. Since being named to the All-Star team as a starter this season, Love has been on a hot streak.

On February 5, the Timberwolves defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 109-99 at home, and Love scored a big double-double of 31 points and 17 rebounds in this game, scoring 30+15 for the 25th time in his career, breaking the Timberwolves all-time record held by Garnett. And after that, a series of terrible performances of Lefu continued,

On Feb. 7, Love had 26 points and 19 rebounds, and he didn't lose to Anthony. Davis's stats, leading the Timberwolves to victory over the Pelicans,

On February 10, Lefu scored 31 points and 11 rebounds, and then cut a big double-double. With Harden shooting just 28 percent from the field, the Timberwolves won again. And after this game, Love was also named the best player in the West Conference this week.

In the last game, on February 12, before the start of the All-Star break, the Timberwolves played against the Nuggets, and Love played a near-triple-double.

32 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, including 6-of-11 three-point shooting, put the Timberwolves on a four-game winning streak and heading into All-Star weekend.

The next game against the Pacers will be the first game between Love and the Timberwolves after All-Star Weekend. Therefore, everyone is looking forward to the Timberwolves, who are in good shape, to teach the arrogant Henson a good lesson.

Henson must admit that it was a challenge. Love is a double-double machine, and as a guard, he is a veritable All-Star starting forward with a knack for ball control, shooting and playmaking.

But he didn't think that his team was facing Rick. Adelman's Timberwolves had no chance of winning at all. Love and the Timberwolves have been in good form lately, but let's not forget that the defending champions are just as high morale right now.

As for back-to-back battles, Henson doesn't think it's a disadvantage.

The Timberwolves haven't played a competitive game for six days, which means the Pacers will certainly be able to get into the groove faster. And All-Star Weekend has just passed, and the players are well rested. Coupled with the badge bonus that Henson carried back to carry, it made this back-to-back battle without any physical pressure.

What did the media think the Timberwolves were their lifesaver? A few hours later at the target center, Henson would prove just how ridiculous their fantasies were.

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Kevin. Lefou, sweating profusely, completed his shooting training task. Although before the All-Star Weekend, he was in excellent form. But Love knows that even athletes of Kobe Bryant's and Jordan's caliber can't stay in good shape for all 82 games. There is always a game that interrupts an athlete's good form.

And what Lefu has to do now is to prolong the time when he is in hot condition as much as possible. Judging from the results of the shooting training just now, Lefou's hand is still good. He believes he won't squander an easy shot from beyond the three-point line today.

"Kevin, take a break." At this time, the famous coach Rick, who is very familiar to Chinese fans. Adelman was on the pitch.

Since leaving the Rockets, Adelman has coached the Timberwolves for three seasons. In the first two seasons, the Timberwolves did not have good results, after all, the Timberwolves' plan at that time was to rebuild.

But this season, the Timberwolves don't want to wait any longer. They assembled the already maturing Ricky. Rubio, willing to fight hard, Cory. Brewer, Jose who was able to make a huge contribution on the bench. Barria.

And, of course, there's Kevin, whose data is getting more and more terrifying. Lefou!

This season, the Timberwolves are aiming for the playoffs. So, even against the mighty defending champion Pacers, Adelman will do everything in his power to get a win.

Seeing the silver-haired coach appear, Lefu smiled slightly. If there were female fans in attendance right now, they would have been fascinated by Lefou's smile. I have to admit that Lefu is indeed one of the best-looking players in this league.

"I'm not tired, coach! If we don't prepare, we won't be able to win tonight! ”

"You know, it's definitely a lot of cost to play against the Pacers. You've experienced how tough their defense is before. So if you really want to put in a good performance in the games you have later, don't waste too much energy. Adelman finished and threw a towel to Lefou.

Adelman knows exactly what Love wants to do, don't look at this guy who has contributed terrifying stats countless times, made an All-Star starter, and won the best of the week. However, so far in Lefou's career, he has not even won the Player of the Month award.

In previous seasons, Love's stats have been good enough, but the Timberwolves' record is not so good. And this season, especially this month, there is nothing wrong with Love's stats and the Timberwolves' record. So there is no doubt that this is also the best chance for Love to win the Player of the Month.

The UCLA-educated white forward won't let that opportunity pass, so he'll be going to give it his all tonight. Adelman smiled, maybe tonight, he could really wrestle with the defending champions!

"Kevin."

"Huh?"

"Let's win."

Lefu, who was wiping his sweat, was stunned for a moment, and then tilted his head, "Are we here to lose the game in the target center?" ”

Meanwhile, at Minneapolis' St. Paul International Airport, Henson and his players landed on time. Although Minneapolis only had heavy snow yesterday, at least the weather conditions are not bad today.

As soon as he stepped off the plane, Henson couldn't help but shudder. The climate in Minneapolis is anything but friendly. The icy city could snow at any moment, but the biting cold wind made Henson feel a lot more energetic.

"Henson, how did you feel about playing back-to-back for the first time since you came back?" Vogel walked up from behind and asked with concern.

"Too good to be true, Frank. Didn't stay up late or overworked, hopefully we were well prepared. ”

"It doesn't matter, even if we don't stay up late, we can win."

Henson smiled and said the same thing as someone.

"Did we come to the target center to lose?"