189: There's an opponent in mind

"Torment King Henson", since the game against the Knicks, Mike. The nickname that Brin casually said was wildly sought after by fans.

But it's true that the description of "torture king" is really very apt.

Throughout the game, Jeremy Lin was tormented by Henson's substitutions and only got seven shots, hitting only three of them. He only scored 12 points in the whole game, which is undoubtedly very different from the performance of "Lin Crazy" period.

Not to mention Anthony, his desperate look after being substituted in the fourth quarter became a classic picture of the game. Danny. The torment of Green and Leonard made the "social melon" no longer laugh.

At full time, Anthony, Jeremy Lin and Stoudemire scored just 13, 12 and 8 points respectively. This nerve knife, of course, the 16 points scored by these two people are actually not much higher than Anthony.

115-100, the Pacers still won the Knicks without Paul. Among them, George's 23 points and 5 rebounds, "Birdman" Anderson's 13 points, 14 rebounds and 4 blocks, and Stephenson's performance of 14 points and 6 assists in the half are an important foundation for the Pacers to win.

After the game, Stephenson, who didn't play a minute in the first half and revitalized the Pacers' offense as soon as he came up in the second half, undoubtedly became the darling of the media.

But today, what Stephenson said in an interview with reporters seemed to make reporters think that this guy's brain burned out.

"I'm sorry for what happened yesterday, my inappropriate behaviour has undoubtedly harmed the interests of the team and is a sign of irresponsibility to myself. But I'm glad that Coach Henson was able to give me this opportunity to play a part in the victory. ”

Seeing that the "New York villain" who was already notorious when he was a minor now made such an official statement, many reporters looked at the guy in front of them in surprise, I'm afraid that Stephenson was captured by aliens last night to brainwash, right?

"So tomorrow, the team will fly to New York to continue the game against the Knicks, do you think you can still play like that?" With skeptical eyes, the reporters asked another question.

"There's no doubt that I'll get boos from New Yorkers at Madison Square Garden tomorrow. But I don't care, the only thing I care about is how to kick their ass! ”

It wasn't until Stephenson said that the reporters breathed a sigh of relief. This guy hasn't been brainwashed, and he hasn't changed at all. But I always feel ...... It seems that something is different again.

Only Henson knew that Stephenson was far from mature, and no one could mature overnight. It's just that Stephenson is now more accustomed to thinking in a man's way than before.

Rock Park is "born ready", and it's time to grow up.

The next day in New York, as Stephenson said, he received an overwhelming boo from the New York fans. In fact, it's not just Stephenson. It can be said that the entire Indiana Pacers are now the sworn enemies of the New Yorkers.

All Knicks fans will be hoping to press the Pacers' players with their huge boos to avenge yesterday's humiliating loss at Conseco.

It's just a shame that Chris. Paul returned on time after taking care of his family affairs and completed the reunion with the team in New York.

Although Paul barely trained in the past two days, he still showed his strong ability to control the court to the fullest.

Chris. With Paul back, Henson no longer needs the crappy point guards of Hinrich and Stephenson, who have limited creativity, to control the tempo. In this way, Henson's task is also much lighter. Many troubles, Henson doesn't even need to call a timeout, Paul will call everyone on the court to solve it directly.

The title of coach on the court is really appropriate for a point guard like Paul.

With Paul not sidelined, the Pacers' offense was smooth sailing from the start of the game. At the same time, the defense deployed by "Torment" Henson still did not allow Anthony, Studemire and Jeremy Lin to take advantage of it.

In the end, the Knicks still couldn't complete their revenge at home. 102-88, Chris. As soon as Paul returned, he recorded a double-double of 19 points and 12 assists, and did not give his good brother Anthony any face. Just like last season, the Pacers beat the Knicks again!

So, it was wise for Henson to give Paul a day off. Rather than forcibly leaving Paul behind, it is better to give him some respite.

And just as Henson thought, even if Paul is given a holiday, he has the confidence to win!

Four minutes before the game, less than half of the fans were left in Madison Square Garden. After all, no one wants to see their team slaughtered at home.

"It's a good feeling to be back and I'm happy with everyone's condition. We're on track and trust me, we're going to be a blockbuster this season. "Facing the cameras of the reporters, Chris . . . Paul smiled very happily. As soon as they returned, the team had another wave of back-to-back two consecutive wins. Counting the previous wins, it has accumulated to four consecutive wins.

When he first came to Indianapolis, Paul was actually quite worried. Although the Pacers reached the Eastern Conference semifinals last season, most people still don't have the impression that the Pacers are that strong.

However, at this time, Paul was very satisfied with the Pacers' results and form. Because even he didn't think before the start of the season that the team would be able to compete for the first place in the East!

The team's hard work, tenacity and potential are unmatched by previous Hornets. As Henson said when he first met him: "We're different, we have a heart of champions!" ”

Do you want to stay here when your contract expires in 2013? Paul seemed to have the answer in mind.

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Back-to-back key battles with the Knicks, ending in a two-game winning streak with a perfect ending. The only thing Henson can complain about is that these two games combined only accumulated 100 experience points for his experience accumulator. Because both of these games seem to be a bit ...... to win Some are too simple.

Indeed, while the Knicks have two smash hit players, Jeremy Lin and Anthony. But the Knicks' own strength hovering around the top eight in the East isn't enough to cause problems for the Pacers.

This year is different from last season, but it's not just any team that can make Henson anxious. Perhaps, this is the courage that the first in the east should have!

And the rest of the games in March also allowed Paul's words to be fulfilled. The Pacers are on track and hit the ground running.

March 20, Pacers vs. Clippers. Clippers champion Blake. Griffin proved with a 23+10 performance that he is indeed qualified to be a helper by Paul's side.

But this game will not make Paul regret his choice last offseason, because it was the Indiana Pacers who won in the end. 102 to 89, the difference is not small.

After a day of rest, the Pacers will have the third set of back-to-back schedules of this shrunken season on the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th days. This time, though, the intensity wasn't too high, as the Pacers' three opponents were the Wizards, Suns, and Bucks. In addition to the Suns with Nash, the other two opponents Henson are not too worried.

So, during the flight to Washington, D.C., the sharp-eyed Vogel found that Henson was actually holding the computer to watch the video of the Heat's game!

"You're busy man, our next stop is Washington, not Miami." Vogel patted Henson on the shoulder, and although Henson was a fool on the surface, he always liked to get into trouble from time to time. But I don't have to say how serious the work is, and it is estimated that recently, he has been playing back-to-back games at every turn, which has made him busy and dizzy.

"I know, the next game is against the Wizards. As long as Paul can see the Wizards' top point guard, we're not a threat. Henson replied without looking back, still staring at the screen.

At this time, the screen is replaying the picture of the 10th of this month, the Pacers and the Heat fought for an overtime, and were finally killed by Wade with a three-point shot. Seeing this, Vogel noticed that Henson's knuckles were white from the clenching.

"Started working on the Heat so early?" Only then did Vogel react that Henson had already begun to prepare for the game against the Heat after back-to-backs!

The pain of being killed in the last game, Henson has not forgotten it!

On March 26, that would be the Pacers' last regular season meeting with the Heat. In order to gain experience in the playoffs, Henson must find a way to beat the Heat with a full roster in that game.

Before the two teams meet in the playoffs, that will be Henson's last chance!

Vogel smiled, and Henson seemed to have automatically "filtered" the next back-to-back games. Also, the strength of the Pacers this season has allowed Henson not to have to be nervous in every game.

It's just that I don't know if this time, the "torture king" Henson can succeed in front of the Big Three......