"Another foul, and the referee's whistle never seemed to stop in this game. This is the fifth team-wide foul for the Pacers, and Nelson will be at the free-throw line. "Reggie. Before Miller could finish his sentence, he noticed what seemed to be happening on the sidelines.

It turned out that at the moment when the referee blew for a foul on Holiday , Henson kicked a water bottle next to his bench. After enduring the whole game, Henson's emotions had completely exploded. In his opinion, Holiday just now was a beautiful defense, and that good boy blocked the possibility of the Magic team playing a fast break!

However, it was such a good and tough defense that was inexplicably whistled for a foul. And this kind of inexplicable foul blowing has happened countless times in this game!

Frank. Vogel glared at the staff behind him, the staff was also very innocent, how did he know that the head coach asked him for a water bottle not to drink, but to "play football".

The water bottle smashed into the venue, everyone stood in place, and even the referee was stunned for a second. After so many years of blowing NBA games, Henson may be the first head coach to dare to do so.

"Coach Henson, you'd better give me a reasonable explanation and pay attention to your behavior in the next game!" The referee, perhaps aware of his mistake, did not immediately give Henson a technical foul, but only a verbal warning.

Henson was about to squirt when he was pulled back by Vogel.

"I'm sorry sir, I promise it won't happen again!" Frank. Vogel has a lot of good words, Henson is still young, and he is just as easily angry as the players. But Vogel was different, and he was no stranger to this kind of unbalanced whistle.

In fact, it doesn't have much to do with whether Henson is young or not, and even the wise Popovich often eats T's for insulting the referee? If a manager has the same desire to win as his players, he will inevitably get emotional about unfair decisions.

"Let go of me, Frank. Let this idiot explain to me why that shot was a foul! Instead of obediently, Henson pointed at the referee's nose and yelled behind Vogel.

The referee's face was red with anger, he didn't expect a young coach to dare to defy his authority! So the referee crossed his hands very seriously, and the two arms formed a letter "T", a technical foul!

"Oh, that's the only thing you can do, right? Fouls, endless fouls, this game is ruined by you! Henson was clearly not happy with the penalty, and this time Vogel didn't soften with Henson, and pressed him directly to the bench.

Although Vogel is older than Henson, he is not yet 40 years old. And he used to be the captain of the basketball team in college, so it was not too easy to deal with Henson, a former "nerd".

"Okay Henson, the team can't afford to lose important people!" Vogel grabbed Henson's shoulder and said this, and Henson calmed down.

In Vogel's view, what this Pacers must be indispensable for is not the star Granger, not the young All-Star Horford, nor Holiday who has emerged in the league, not himself, but Henson, the head coach!

"It seems that Coach Henson was very unhappy with the referee's decision. To be honest, the referee's whistle today was a bit strange. For the Pacers, the scale seems a little too tight. "Reggie. Miller, as a narrator, naturally can't tell the truth. In order to praise Howard and the Magic, the league must hope that they can sit in the first place in the East. This happens not only in the playoffs, but also in the regular season.

It's just that Miller can't be too straightforward, and can only say a few words. Howard is the most popular superstar among fans, and his ability to attract money is unmatched by the entire Pacers. So Howard's team is privileged, and it's not a day or two.

Inside the Consec Arena, the boos of the fans almost burst the referee's eardrums. But the referee ignored it and signaled for the game to continue.

In the last 33 seconds of the game, Jamil. A 2+1 from Nelson and two free throws from Carter Sr. gave the Pacers four points to end their five-game winning streak. The Orlando Magic, on the other hand, took the game away in Indianapolis without any danger.

90-86, although the game was won, Magic coach Big Van Gundy was actually very dissatisfied with the team's performance. After all, he didn't expect that the Magic, which is aiming for a championship, would play so hard in front of the Pacers. If it weren't for Howard's 19 free throws today, the Magic might have really capsized in the gutter.

11 of 19 free throws were hit. Howard used those 19 free throws to cut down a beautiful 25 points and 12 rebounds. And his free throws alone are one more than the Pacers' entire team combined. Such an unbalanced number of free throws is enough to say a lot.

Granger scored just 13 points in the game, his lowest personal scoring record this season. Granger was violated in the box again and again, but only had one chance to get to the free throw line in the whole game. This is the reason why his shooting percentage and scoring are not satisfactory.

After the game, instead of yelling at the players, Henson sat down in front of the tactical whiteboard and buried his face deep between his hands.

He calculated Big Van Gundy's reaction, and he didn't let the Magic's shooter shoot. He restrained Howard, if not counting those inexplicable free throws. His attacking tactics are still effective and his players are brave. The Pacers, as always, had five players in double figures, and they played at a decent level to nearly pull the Magic down!

But Henson never expected that the "unexpected factor" of the referee would fall on his head today.

Losing for this reason made Henson a little frustrated. He and his players worked so hard and didn't get a well-deserved victory.

Look at Horford's body, his chest is blue from Howard's elbows. Howard, however, became the guy with 19 free throws......

However, as soon as the players came out of the shower, Henson straightened up again. In front of this group of young people, he must not show the slightest weakness. If they were all soft, wouldn't this group of little ones be even more hurt.

"Al, what are you doing with your head down? You've done enough, just lucky that kid Howard! Keep your head up! We're still number one in the East. Henson patted Horford on the shoulder, then looked at the other players who were not in high spirits.

"Frank, the locker room is up to you, I've got to go to the press conference." Henson finished speaking and walked out of the locker room door

Vogel was initially happy with Henson's maturity, but soon he realized that something was wrong.

"Press conference? Damn it! Vogel cursed.

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"Coach Henson, who do you think were the best players for both teams in this game?" The press conference went on as normal, and many reporters gathered in the media reception room of the Consec Arena, because the game was very exciting, and the reporters also had a lot of questions in their stomachs.

"We're doing well as a team, Magic...... It didn't make me feel like a player who was outstanding. Henson replied without hesitation, without saving the Magic any face.

"Didn't have a player who made you feel like you were outstanding? But this game was won by the Magic, coach. The reporters smiled to themselves, is Henson stupid to lose?

Henson didn't smile, he sat down on the stage with a serious face, and pointed at the reporters.

"You, you, you, and you, are you all blind? Did the Magic win? No, it was the damn referee who won! My players played well and I'm very proud of them. As for the referees, they should be ashamed! ”

When the word "shame" was spoken, Henson slapped the table hard.

The reporters were stunned, how dare he publicly accuse the referee at a press conference?

It seems that this Coach Henson is indeed not a fuel-efficient lamp.