December 25, 2011, Christmas Eve, Conseco Arena, Indianapolis.

After a long offseason, there is no place for the restless hearts of the fans. Before the game even started, Henson had to shout at his throat to communicate with the players because it was so noisy.

"Hold your rhythm and don't panic! I repeat, we must not only win, but also win beautifully! Go, go! Henson yelled one last time, and then sat down on the bench in peace.

If it had been the same Pacers team last season, Henson would probably have emphasized a few more times to steady the tempo. But this season is much easier, with Chris. Paul is here, and Henson probably doesn't have to worry about the rhythm collapsing.

Since it was the first game of the new season, before the start of the game, the Consec Arena held a ceremony to introduce the starters.

The first thing to introduce was the players of the Pistons, and when the Pistons were introduced, the scene suddenly fell silent. There was no background music in the arena, and the live DJ was just pale and feeble as the names were read.

"Starting center Greg . Monroe, starting power forward Jonas. Jerebko, starting small forward Tyshawn. Prince, starting point guard Ben. Gordon, starting point guard Ronnie. Starkey. ”

It felt like it was just a few perfunctory words, and the live DJ finished shouting the names of the Pistons starters. The Pistons' starting five could only applaud themselves without music and fan cheers, and the atmosphere was slightly awkward.

After that, the lights suddenly dimmed, and the roar of racing engines resounded in the Consec arena. Henson smiled slightly, the Pacers who led the race track are about to appear!

"Now, let's welcome the Indiana ~~~~~~~ Pacers!" The live DJ dragged out the sound and the cheers of the fans poured out.

"Starting center, from the Dominican Republic, Al ~~~~~~ Horford!"

Horford stood up from the bench and gestured to the stands. The center, who is about to start his second season in Indianapolis, has already become a favorite among Indiana fans.

"Starting power forward, David ~~~~ West!"

West staggered onto the court, he didn't come to Indianapolis for retirement.

"Starting small forward, Danny ~~~~ Green!"

"Starting Shooting Guard, PG, Paul ~~~~ George!"

After introducing the first four people, Henson couldn't help but clench his fists as fireworks erupted from the basketball hoops at both ends of the court, and he could even feel the arena tremble slightly from the shouts of the fans.

The roar of the arena turned into an alarm, and a big "3" appeared on all sides of the big screen on the scene.

The fans know that the most important guy is coming.

"Next, starting point guard, Chris ~~~ Paul!"

As soon as Paul came on the court, the lights of the stadium instantly turned on again, as if Paul had dispelled the darkness of Indianapolis in recent years!

The number 3 came on the field and high-fived everyone and brought everyone together to say something.

Subsequently, the starting five Tigers dispersed. When they stood in their assigned positions, they all had become hideous, as if they were eager to tear the players of the opposite Pistons to shreds.

"It was a great opening ceremony, and after an offseason, we finally got to see Chris. Paul wears a Pacers jersey and lands with both feet in Indianapolis! "Reggie. Miller is naturally very excited, and the Pacers' actions this offseason are all directed towards one goal, they are no longer satisfied with last season's fourth place in the East and Eastern Conference semifinals!

"The Pacers and Pistons already had some grudges, even though that was many years ago. But I think the fans in the stadium would love to see the Pacers get the Pistons off the ground! "Reggie. Next to Miller, Kevin. Harlan helped his glasses, "But this is the NBA, and it's hard to say." ”

At the beginning of the game, Horford took the lead in winning the ball for the Pacers. After all, Pistons' starting center Monroe is only 2.11 meters tall, which is not much taller than Horford.

Paul received the basketball, raised his left hand to direct the offense, and then leaned unhurriedly towards the half court.

Henson's plan has been made clear before, and now there are two main points of attack, one is West on the inside, and the other is George, who has a height advantage.

Paul passed the ball unhurriedly, and after a few tactics ran down, the Pistons' interior line was already empty. Seeing this, West simply sat on Jerebko's lap, stuck his position, and then opened his hand to ask for the ball!

"West is going to sit inside and play Jerebko, this is a low-post single! Last season, we rarely saw the Pacers opt for a low-post single! Miller is excited about the changes that have taken place in the Pacers, and after bringing in West, an All-Star forward, the Pacers' interior configuration is a true All-Star level.

West recoiled hard, and the Swede Jerebko, who played on the outside, couldn't parry it at all. He's working very hard, but West seems to have been born with the iron-blooded mark of a walker.

Paul hung lightly, West familiarly received the ball and turned his back directly to catch the hook, West's inside skills are not flashy, but they are very exquisite.

Easily, the Pacers scored their first point of the new season in the low post. Paul and West high-fived each other, and a new chapter in the old pair's careers began!

"A typical Paul West-style goal, and of course, a typical Pacers-style offense. Coach Henson's players were able to pull the interior and give West a huge 1-on-1 space. It can be said that Coach Henson has perfectly combined the characteristics of the Pacers with the abilities of the new recruits. ”

First offense, Reggie. Miller was relieved about the Pacers' run-in form. It seems that after not playing a small lineup and a fast-paced attack, Henson still did not mess with himself.

"Attack, attack, only two points behind, don't be discouraged!" On the other side, Pistons new coach Lawrence. Frank waved his hand and yelled at the players.

Lawrence, born in the 70s. Frank became the Nets head coach at the age of 34, just like Henson now, when Frank was undoubtedly the youngest head coach in the entire league.

After becoming the head coach of the Nets, Lawrence started with a dream 13-game winning streak, setting a record for any rookie head coach in the four major professional sports leagues in North America.

This shows how hot Lawrence was at that time. Yet the wonderful thing that led to Lawrence. Frank was left two seasons ago, when he went on a 16-game losing streak with the Nets.

In the first 16 games, the Nets still didn't win a game, which was the opposite of his famous 13-game winning streak. 16 consecutive defeats, which undoubtedly brought his Nets career to an end.

Amid a wave of skepticism, the former "genius coach" was labeled incompetent, and Lawrence took a year off until he was spotted by the Pistons this season.

And his purpose in joining the Pistons is also very clear, that is, to prove himself again!

So while on the lineup, there are some gaps between the Pistons and the Pacers. But from start to finish, Lawrence's goal was to win! He doesn't allow his players to slack off, so he simply pushes his players on the sidelines for every attack!

After Starkey possessed the ball for half time, Paul immediately went to the physical confrontation. This is Henson's arrangement, and if you want to win beautifully, you have to give the opponent a pressing defense.

Starkey is not a playmaking defender, and when Paul crudely struck him like this, he chose to pass the ball without thinking about it.

Root. Gordon borrowed Jerebko's cover pocket to the bottom right corner to receive the basketball, but as soon as he faced the basket, he saw Paul who was tall and long-armed. George! George, who is 2.06 meters, stands in front of Gordon, who is 1.91 meters, and he can't even see the basket! This tall No. 2 position will not let anyone take advantage.

Helplessly, Gordon had to continue to reverse the ball, and this time it was Jerebko who caught the ball.

However, Henson had already greeted West and told him to stare at the Swedish battery. As a result, West didn't make the mistake of most of the interior habitual shrinks, but ate the Pistons' spatial No. 4 position to death.

The ball was passed around, and the Pistons didn't get any chances! Regardless of Lawrence. Is Frank willing to admit that the Pacers' defensive ability is so strong that he can't break it with a few casual yells!

With 24 seconds left to attack, Starkey had to hold the ball and attack it himself. But Paul didn't even give him a chance to get inside, and Paul made a steady slap during Starkey's breakaway, cutting off the basketball in Starkey's hand.

At the moment when Starkey got out of his hands on the basketball, George and Danny. Green immediately thrust forward as if he were clockwork! The thinking of quick counterattack has gone deep into their bone marrow!

Paul made a long-range ground-hitting pass that sent the ball into George's palm.

"Here it is, the Pacers' signature counterattack!" Reggie. Miller yelled, then held his breath.

On the court, George jumped high one step inside the free throw line, glided gracefully through the air for a considerable distance, and then scored with a Tomahawk smash! Every dunk of this Indiana No. 24 is pleasing to the eye!

"A steal and an assist from Paul, and finally PG dunked the ball in. Cheers, Indianapolis fans, this will be a picture you'll see a lot this season! "Reggie. Miller raised his arms as he was surrounded by thousands of fans doing the same.

Shotime show, only this time, the stage is not in Los Angeles!

"Tut-tut, Zhenxiu, fight back with a long pass." Henson, who was sitting on the bench, shook his head, and if he continued to fight like this, his ass would probably suffer today.

After a beautiful counterattack, the Pistons were ready to open up the game with Monroe's inside attack. Monroe, a sophomore, has had high hopes for the Detroit this season, with the No. 7 rookie expected to play his worth.

However, in fact, without an absolute advantage in height, Monroe simply could not cope with Horford's defense.

Horford didn't ask for blocks or steals, he just raised his arms high and clinged to the confrontation. In this way, Monroe could not make technical moves comfortably.

Turning over and hitting the jumper, Monroe's offense didn't go well.

Just when everyone thought that Paul was going to control the ball himself through the half, Horford made a long pass directly and sent the ball to George, who had already run past the halfway line.

Everyone has the ability to play the ball first, and that's the basis for Henson's ability to play quick counter-attacks.

After George received the basketball, he made a shot, but actually scored the ball to the side and sent it to Paul, who was inserted.

Paul took advantage of the situation to burst in, and at this time, Jerebko and Monroe had not had time to rush back, and the Pistons' interior line was empty.

Paul's eyes were on Green in ambush in the bottom corner, and he played Starkey beautifully on a fake fax and scored an easy layup.

6-0, Henson's ass didn't even leave the bench, and the Pacers were already in control.

"The ratings for this game are certainly not too high." The bored Henson even made small talk with Vogel.

"Why? We're playing well. ”

"It's not a question of whether you play well or not, it's because no one wants to watch a one-sided game, not even me." Henson leaned back, his legs crossed.