"Coach Henson, it's been a long time." Christine walked up to greet Henson very generously, and now she naturally no longer feels nervous about interviewing the team's manager.

"It's been a long time, and I didn't recognize you just now." Henson had to admit that he couldn't help but glance at Christine twice. But Christine is not shy about this, and seems to be quite proud.

"Congratulations, the Pacers have had a great season. And I want to thank you, Coach Henson. If it weren't for your humorous efforts to resolve the embarrassment again and again, I might not have survived the internship period. Christine reached out and shook Henson's hand gently. If it weren't for Coach Henson's repeated photos of traveling with his girlfriend, this reporter would really want to ask if he could have a private date with this coach.

"It's too early to congratulate, after all, the playoffs haven't started yet. I can't talk about thank you, because I didn't really do anything. Look at you now, and look at me now. I don't think we're all rookies anymore. Henson quipped.

"Yes, time flies. Let's talk again after the game, and now I have to interview you. After Christine finished speaking, she turned around and nodded at the photographer. The conversation between the two just now was just a personal greeting, and the real interview will start now.

"Hello, Henson. Coach Joe. For this match, you must have been preparing for it for a long time. We saw that just now you on the sidelines seemed to be with Chris. Anderson and Al. What did Horford confess. Will your communication affect the course of the game? Christine held up the microphone and reached to Henson's mouth.

Henson couldn't help but smile, and had to admit that this little girl looked much more professional now than she did then.

"Possibly, probably not. Who can guarantee that the whispers between me and the two of them are not a bluff? After all, I do that a lot. Henson spread his hands lightly, his answer as non-substantive as ever, but the fans liked to hear it.

"So do you think the Pacers will be able to seize the winning shot in the last minute of this game?" Kristen is very good at asking questions now, and she undoubtedly grabbed the topic of the Pacers being killed by Wade in the last game!

"I'm just going to try to make sure that the game doesn't have to be decided by one ball."

"Thank you very much, Coach Henson, and I wish you all the best." With that, Christine winked at Henson.

Henson nodded lightly, if every reporter was as beautiful and gentle as Christine, I guess Henson's temper would not be so short-tempered......

After a long period of foreshadowing, finally, this high-profile national live broadcast game officially kicked off at 8 p.m. local time!

Both players looked in anticipation, while coaches Henson and Spoelstra stood on the sidelines with their hands on their chests before the game began.

On the Heat's side, the starting lineup is the same as before. Chalmers, Wade, James, Bosh and Joe. Anthony served as the starting five. Here in the Pacers, although Henson had a head-to-head conversation with "Birdman" and Horford before the game, people thought that Henson would start Horford and "Birdman" at the same time.

However, at this time, David. West is still on the court, and the Pacers' starting lineup hasn't changed.

Both sides have a complete squad and are in excellent form. The Heat had just run a four-game winning streak before yesterday's loss to the Thunder, and the Pacers have won seven of their last eight games.

The referee blew the whistle, and everyone tensed up. It's started, and the most watchable game of this year's regular season has officially begun!

Horford from Joe. Anthony won the first offensive possession for the Pacers, and on the defensive end, the Heat were prepared. Wade personally defended Paul, and James marked George. And Chalmers, the point guard, was "lost" to Danny. Green in front of him.

As soon as he came up, he changed his defense, Henson pouted, it seems that Spoelstra's kid has done a lot of arrangements.

However, in the first round of offense, the Pacers did not seek to score from the outside, but directly hit the ball inside.

Horford scored a small inside jump and easily scored the first point for the Pacers. Joe. Anthony is a player, as Henson commented: "If it weren't for the fact that the Heat didn't have a center, he wouldn't have gotten a chance to start." In the other 29 teams in the league, Joe. Anthony is unlikely to start. ”

Such a mediocre center with a height of only 2.06 meters will definitely not be able to bring any pressure to Horford.

"The Pacers' strategy today is to force the interior?" Chris. Webb guessed based on the pre-game footage of Henson whispering to his two centers.

However, being scored first by the Pacers did not dampen the Heat's confidence, and Chalmers passed the ball to James just after halftime. At the same time, Wade's counter-run of a chicken thief shook off the inexperienced George and successfully cut inside. James didn't hesitate and sent the ball to Wade vigorously!

James' pass was powerful and heavy, and he was called a "bullet assist". This season, James' playmaking skills have improved dramatically, so he didn't waste Wade's opportunity to cut to the basket.

But Wade had just received the basketball and was about to attack the frame, only to find that Al. Horford is already waiting for him with his arms raised!

"How is it so fast!?" Wade was shocked, knowing that Horford was one of the best co-defenders in the league. But this time it's too fast! His cut and James' pass were very sudden, and Horford couldn't have prepared in advance.

But in the extremely small space, Wade has no possibility of passing. He now only has two options, either shoot or stop the ball!

There is no doubt that stopping the ball in such a position is a fatal blow to the team's attack. The experienced Wade wouldn't do that, so he leaned on Horford and forced a layup!

This season, Wade's physical condition is not as good as before. It's a miracle that this meniscus guard in college has achieved such success in the NBA. It's just that now, time is beginning to expose Wade's physical problems one by one.

This time, Wade couldn't jump up under the interference, and naturally he didn't get up accurately. A successful defense! Henson secretly clenched his fist off the court!

But the others didn't seem to notice anything, it was just another very ordinary defense......

The Pacers attacked on the second round, and the Heat players were on the move, seemingly eager to wrap up the interior players of the basketball at any time. However, this time, the Pacers' interior didn't shoot at all.

Horford mentioned that he was holding the ball in the high post, and he had just become a scoring point by this time he had become a tower of continuing. Paul came toward Horford from the flank, looking like he was going to make a hand-to-hand hand.

However, just as Paul was about to catch the ball, Horford lifted the ball, dodged Paul, and passed it to George!

Paul and Horford's cooperation is fake, George's point is real! It's just that the duo's pretending hand-to-hand behavior attracts the attention of most of the Heat's defense. So, even James' eyes are always on his good brother Paul.

By the time he reacted to block George, the Indiana No. 24 had already shot from distance. George's height and reach make his shot point also not low. If you miss the first opportunity to interfere with the shot, there is no room to make up for it.

"Brush!" Three-point hit, the Pacers scored two consecutive offenses! People thought the Pacers were trying to punch the inside, but soon Henson told Spoelstra: "You'd better think about it." ”

5-0, the Pacers got off to a very good start, and the cheers in the Consec arena grew louder.

Seeing this, James knew he had to score. After two simple combinations with Wade, he got the chance to single-handedly play Green with the ball.

Green is naturally not afraid to fight James, but the point is that you can't win without being afraid.

After James continued his "bullet assist", he used "tank crushing" to lean on Green to enter the three-second zone. Green's confrontation ability is not weak, but James's impact is indeed too perverted.

But just as James ran inside and prepared for the layup, Horford waited under the basket with his arms raised as he had just done.

"What?" James was also stunned, will Horford teleport or what? Why is he in the three-second zone every time?

You know, under the rule of three-second defense, Horford can't stay in the restricted area all the time.

Before James could figure it out, he had already crashed into Horford in the air. Although James is a strong finisher, even James can't score again and again in such a big obstacle.

So for the second time in this game, the Pacers relied on the interior defense to successfully deflate the Heat again.

Step away. Brin's eyes suddenly lit up, and he seemed to know what the Pacers' little trick of making Horford "teleport" was......

"This guy ......," Brin laughed and shook his head.