At half past nine p.m. on July 19, it had been a month since Henson became the head coach of the Indiana Pacers. At this time, he was sitting on the bench, his eyes fixed on the court. In the Las Vegas Summer League Finals, the Pacers got here with that bizarre big four. But the finals are clearly not Henson's goal, and he has already told Bird: If you don't win the championship in Las Vegas, you have to make a substitution.

He also said this to reporters, but no one believed this rookie coach. The Las Vegas Summer League is no better than the Orlando Summer League, and if you want to win the championship here, you can't just say it.

Countless reporters have been waiting to see Henson look like this, but for now, the Pacers have the advantage. With eight minutes left in the game, the Pacers took an eight-point lead. Throughout the summer league, the Pacers ranked first in the league in three-point shooting, first in the league in three-point shooting, and second in fast-break scoring. Wall's Washington Wizards.

The usual game scene is like this: Hibbert grabs a defensive rebound and a long pass, which is a defensive counterattack. And the Pacers' four outside lines are usually a three-point rain, and the game has already been spent. Defensively, as Henson said, other teams didn't take advantage of the Pacers on the outside. And Hibbert's average of 3.2 blocks per game in the summer league also makes his interior a veritable no-fly zone.

In the semifinals, the San Antonio Spurs tried to control the tempo and block the shooting space. As a result, the Pacers surprisingly played well in positional battles. Hibbert can shoot and use him to initiate pick-and-rolls, and Henson has a myriad of tactical options. The Pacers have no offensive weaknesses, and Holiday , Matthews, George, Green, Hibbert or Stephenson all have strong scoring threats!

The only thing that made Henson feel a little uncomfortable was that George wasn't comfortable playing in the number four position. He wanted to make George an all-round striker, but now it seems that George doesn't have Daniel. Granger's ability to swing freely in the number three or four. George's style of play tends to be more outside, after all, he has never done anything in the fourth or fifth position since he was a child. Therefore, after the new season officially begins, Henson will not let George go inside again. Maybe it would be wiser to let Granger go to the top four.

But it's good that I tried to do it in the summer league, and it was at least better than finding out it didn't fit in the regular season.

At this point, there was a burst of laughter from behind Henson, and Stephenson made a three-shot shot under the opponent's tight defense. Henson sighed, it was already Stephenson's fifth three-to-shoot in Summer League.

"What is this kid doing!? After he went up, he had already attacked twice in a row, and he shot indiscriminately! Vogel sat next to Henson and scolded that if he was the manager, he would have been standing on the sidelines and yelling.

After Stephenson threw this three-no-touch, there was also a hint of uneasiness in his eyes. He unconsciously squinted his eyes to the team's bench, but Henson sat on the bench with a calm expression.

Henson noticed Stephenson's eyes, and first clapped at Stephenson, then pressed his hands down to signal him to steady his rhythm.

Henson's movements and expressions always calm people down quickly, and during Summer League, Henson mostly showed a cold face. But every time this guy arranges, it can bring immediate results. These young people were afraid of his indifference, but at the same time they trusted him very much. So when Stephenson was about to be scolded, Henson just told him to calm down, which undoubtedly really worked, rather than adding fuel to the fire.

Stephenson is a person like him, he is not afraid of you scolding him at all, the more you scold him, the more anxious he becomes, if you don't scold him, he will be uncomfortable, but he will realize that he has done wrong......

"He's just too excited, give him some time, it's not the first time." Henson spread his hands, his ass still not leaving the bench.

After the Raptors attacked, they didn't get a chance on the outside of the line for several passes. Because Henson sent such a small four-man lineup, their infinite change of defense made it impossible for the opponent to crack it at all. Four outside lines, each of which is not weak in single defense.

In the end, the Raptors had no choice but to let Ed . Davis came to cover, ready to misplace Hibbert, a slow center.

However, Ed. Davis's cover wasn't tough, to be exact, Stephenson's defense was too tough. He squeezed in front of the cover without letting the dislocation form.

Although this block didn't work, Ed. Davis immediately went down, ready to use his greater mobility to catch Hibbert off guard.

The Raptors guard immediately stuffed the ball straight in, and Davis was about to dunk hard, but the basketball was pressed by a huge force and nailed to the rebound.

"Blocking and demolition sucks." Henson complained coldly, and Hibbert staged the pegboard hat again!

Seeing this, Stephenson immediately rushed forward and Hibbert took advantage of his vision to make a long pass. By the time the Raptors players reacted, Stephenson had already run past halftime.

With a light one-handed slam dunk, Stephenson couldn't help but smile at the bench after landing on the ground.

Henson also smiled and applauded Stephenson, "What am I talking about?" He just needs time. ”

With the next shot, the Pacers didn't play fast, but stabilized and played a one-round position. Hibbert holds the ball and chisels inside, and Ed, who is only 2.08 meters tall. Davis has been abused by Hibbert today and is unable to take care of himself. So far in the game, Hibbert has scored 18 points, including 10 from the three-second zone, four from mid-range shooting, and four from free throws.

Hibbert's huge offensive threat today forced the Raptors to get on the pack early. Sure enough, "Hei Yao Ming" had just taken a step back, and the Raptors came.

"Pass, pass......" Henson said silently, he knew that Hibbert was not the kind of stupid big man, this guy had a good basketball IQ, and I hope he could see George in the open seat.

Sure enough, seeing that the bag was clamped up, Hibbert used a hook gesture to pass the ball to the right wing George's hand.

The Raptors' power forward immediately swooped back, but George took advantage of the moment when the opponent's center of gravity was all forward to accelerate and break through, and then made a quick stop jump shot in the mid-range position, and the basketball hollowed into the net!

Tall and long-armed, soft-touched, and sharp-eyed, Henson didn't look away, to be exact, the data analysis module didn't look away. George is a natural scorer, and he could even hope to be the team's top scorer in the future. While he wasn't the brightest in Summer League, Henson knew that he couldn't get fat in one bite. George deserves to be cultivated, and Henson even wants to use the medal for speeding up the development of potential on George.

But Henson didn't do that, because he felt that George wasn't the best guy. Just like Holiday last year, Henson always felt that they were still a breath off.

Stephenson's fast-break and George's pull-up jumper allowed the Pacers to stretch the margin to 12 points, and the game was only three minutes away.

It was only by this time that Henson took his ass off the bench for the first time since the second half.

"I can't stand it, my ass hurts." Henson slapped his ass and walked to the sideline and shouted.

"There are three minutes left, all of them will stabilize the point difference for me, and if anyone messes things up, don't play in the preseason!"

Hearing Henson's voice, everyone cheered up again. Because they know very well that Henson will definitely do what he says. If he says he won't let you play preseason, it's certainly not scary.

As a result, Stephenson and Hibbert's meat grinder-like defense, combined with the pair of Holiday and George's double shots, and Green and Matthews' cold long-range shots, the Pacers forced the margin to expand to 20 points! Instead of giving up at the last moment, they became more and more courageous.

The Raptors' defense was like a rag full of holes in front of the Pacers, and they couldn't stand it at all. Raptors Summer League core Ed. Davis, too, made a background to Stephenson's violent dunk.

At the end of the game, everyone on the Pacers jumped into excitement. After four losing seasons, the Pacers desperately needed that kind of morale-boosting victory.

Vogel happily hugged the players, after all, the Las Vegas Summer League championship is much more valuable than last year's Orlando Summer League championship.

In the crowd, Vogel glanced at Henson, only to find that Henson was still standing quietly on the sidelines.

Maybe for him, all this is not something to be excited about, it is just expected......