In February, before the All-Star break, the Pacers' record made Larry Brown. Bird and Indianapolis fans couldn't be more than happy.

Henson first led the team to defeat the Cavaliers, the Trail Blazers, and the Nets. Counting the victory over the Raptors on the last day of January, the Pacers ushered in a four-game winning streak. So far, the Pacers have a 30-16 record. After 82 games last season, the Pacers only won 32 games.

The changes Henson has brought to the team are completely visible to the naked eye.

It's just a pity that on the five-game winning streak, Henson was blocked by the Miami Heat.

After the struggles of the early season, the Heat have gradually found their senses, and the tacit understanding of the Big Three has begun to grow rapidly.

However, the Pacers did not lose badly in this game, even though James scored a terrifying 41 points, the Pacers still bit the game to the end and lost by 5 points.

James also admitted in an interview after the game: "We shouldn't have let the Pacers cause us such a huge problem!" ”

The implication is that the Heat won, but not well enough. Perhaps, in James's understanding, a championship-contending team like the Heat, should be easy to beat the Pacers.

But after being defeated by the Heat, the Pacers still didn't stop their high-flying pace. On Feb. 11 and 12, the Pacers defeated the Timberwolves and Bucks back-to-back to make it two wins in a row.

The game against the Bucks was very exciting, because the Pacers had lost twice to the Bucks, who were not too strong. All the players held back their energy and completely vented it in Milwaukee.

Granger and Holiday combined for 55 points, while Jennings and Selmons combined for just 19 points. The Pacers finally got their revenge and handed the Bucks a three-game losing streak.

But at this moment, the Miami Heat reappeared. At Consec Arena, the Pacers once again cornered the Heat. James has found that he has been underestimating the team that has beaten him all along. Because every time the Heat play the Pacers this season, it is destined to be a bloody battle.

In this game, Henson implemented a defensive strategy of bag and clamp + wheel battle against James, allowing James to score "only" 22 points in the whole game.

But today, Wade stepped up.

"The Flash" hasn't forgotten the humiliation he suffered at Conseco Arena, where the night of 1-of-13 shooting kept Wade up and down for days.

So today, Wade went berserk. He shot 16-of-29 from the field and had a big double-double of 41 points and 12 rebounds. At the last critical moment of the game, the Heat relied on Wade's consecutive singles to seal the victory.

113-107, the Miami Heat beat the Pacers by 6 points in Consecco, interrupting the Pacers' winning streak again.

Even so, the Pacers players have been appreciated by fans. They've been able to play against the mighty Big Three every time, and they've been very, very good.

"Spoelstra has three players who can score 40 points at any time, and that's why he can win. My players are good enough to be able to win and lose in the final game. "After the game, Henson didn't get angry.

Having experienced James and Wade's 40+ nights twice in a row, Henson has long since run out of temper. This is the Miami Heat, they win everything with their stars!

In the final regular season game before the All-Star break, the Pacers beat the Pistons 115-109, making up for two consecutive losses to the Miamins.

Although they lost to the Heat twice, the Pacers' record of 7 wins in 9 games before the start of the All-Star break was enough to satisfy everyone.

During the All-Star break, Henson didn't have much to do, and he rarely had time to spare.

However, Henson has no regrets, and he would prefer his players to be All-Stars rather than himself.

Failing to become the coach of the Eastern Conference Stars, Henson has more time to do his own thing.

Before the All-Star break began, Henson carefully studied the footage of the game against the Heat. The continuous defeat of the Heat really made Henson a little unwilling.

But after research, Henson found that he had very few loopholes in his tactical arrangement. If you want to talk about the real reason for the loss...... Henson certainly wouldn't say that to the players, and that is that the Pacers lack a true superstar.

The lack of a superstar is a common problem for the Pacers.

There is no doubt about the strength of the two All-Stars, Granger and Horford, but there is still a gap between them and the real superstars.

Holiday will continue to grow in the future, but Henson estimates that Holiday is at most an All-Star starter, and it is difficult to become a superstar-level player.

George may be able to grow into a superstar in the future, but that's later. George is still too immature now, and a newcomer in the NCAA Division II Conference can play like this in the NBA, which has proven George's talent, and Henson can't ask for too much.

As for Leonard, Henson doesn't even know if Leonard will wear a corn-yellow jersey in the future.

It's not the first time Henson has experienced this kind of thing, and he discovered this problem when he was overwhelmed by the individual abilities of Kobe and Westbrook.

The current Pacers are good enough, but in the NBA, it's often the superstars who dominate the game when it matters most.

Especially in the playoffs, the role of superstars will be infinitely magnified.

At this point, Henson had to think about what Vivek had told himself, Chris. The rumor that Paul wants to be traded...... As it stands, this is Henson's only chance to get a superstar quickly.

At first, Henson wasn't interested in the idea. Because if you want to trade for Paul, it means that the Pacers will have to pay a huge price. And Henson, on the other hand, is reluctant to let go of any Pacers player.

But the cruel truth makes Henson have to put aside his personal feelings to deal with the reinforcement.

If there is a chance to get Paul, Henson may have to make a move......

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During the All-Star Game, Angela and Henson went to Los Angeles together to experience the fun of the All-Star Game.

And in those days, Henson also buried the matter of reinforcement in his heart. Although there is nothing wrong with long-term planning, it is better to focus on the present now.

On the day of the All-Star Game, the wives of the stars became the most beautiful scenery outside the court. Anjiali's model friend Emily. Vega had become Horford's girlfriend by this time, and her delicate face made her one of the most brilliant new faces in the wife's group.

"They decided to get married at the end of the year?" Henson looked at Angelie in surprise, he really didn't expect Horford and Emily to progress so quickly.

"Emily told me, and Al seems to have promised her. You have to thank me, Coach Henson. After all, I've got one of your players to be able to put all their minds on the basketball court right now. Angeli winked mischievously at Henson.

Henson smiled, foreigners are really efficient enough when it comes to getting married.

But does that mean ...... Anjiali is also waiting for her to propose?

It's too fast, it's too fast.

As he chatted, Henson noticed that the camera was focused on him and Angeli again. The appearance of the two also appeared on the big screen at the scene. Suddenly, the audience was heckling again.

Well, the reason why Emily is "one of the most brilliant people" in the new faces of the wife's group. is because Anjiali has become another of the most high-profile new members of the wife group.

To be exact, Anjiali does not belong to the group of star wives, he is Henson. Coach Joe's girlfriend. And the head coach's girlfriend, few of them are so high-profile.

Because generally speaking, the head coaches are older, and their wives or girlfriends are also past the golden age of their beauty.

Moreover, the name of the coach is generally not as good as that of the player, so the exposure of the coach's partner is also much lower than that of the player's wife.

But Anjiali's appearance broke this routine and amazed the media and fans. Henson. Joe, the guy who looks like a child, how can He De find such a girlfriend who doesn't lose to the star's wife group?

So during the All-Star Game, as long as the game is dead, there is a high probability that the live camera will be aimed at Henson and Anjiali sitting in the audience. As long as it is aligned, the fans will follow suit.

Henson is not averse to this kind of thing, and Anjiali's appearance undoubtedly made Henson's face golden.

"Tut-tut, the boss is more popular than us tonight." Granger, who was sitting on the bench, looked behind him and shook his head at Horford helplessly.

Of course, fans and the media don't know Anjiali's identity yet, because Vivek has never publicly let her daughter show her face.

Presumably, when An Jiali's identity is revealed, the basketball world will immediately cause an uproar.

The team's rebounding daughter and the team's coach, this is the "Zen Master" and Jenny. A copy of Bath.

In this way, Henson and Angeli inexplicably became famous during the All-Star break, and Henson's momentum and popularity even far overshadowed Eastern Stars coach Doug. Rivers.

Sitting in the audience sucked away all the popularity, and it seems that the magic of Coach Henson is not limited to the small basketball court.