172: An opponent who does not deserve respect
For David. West was sent off in a row, and Henson was very angry. He's not angry with West, he's angry with the referee.
"That's clearly a self-defense move!" Until the game had restarted, Henson was still nagging in the referee's ear.
"Whether it's self-defense or not, a violation is a violation. If I let a player swing his elbow uncontrollably, the game will get out of hand. In the face of Henson's entanglement, all the referee can do is explain patiently.
Who made Henson not explode? If this coach is rude, the referee really wants to punish him together.
"Out of control!? Then why didn't you send him off when Pachulia stretched his foot, and when the situation was out of control, you started to try to control the game. Fuck out of control! ”
Henson waved his hand and returned to his bench. Because of the phrase "fuck it", Henson ate a T. But it doesn't matter, a T isn't enough to get Henson back in the locker room. But then Henson also thought that if he scolded him with "tomatoes", he probably wouldn't have to eat T.
At this point, a minute had passed since the clash had subsided, and it was Hinrich who was in possession on the field.
Although Paul said that he was fine, Henson still asked the team doctor to accompany him to the gray locker room for some simple examinations for safety.
"If the body is really fine, you come back." This is what Henson said to Paul at the time.
At this time, the Hawks did not have a serious center, and the interior line had been beaten by the Pacers. Drew's plan fell through, and he wanted to stabilize the situation and then crush the Pacers, who were exhausted by the time, in the fourth quarter.
But so far in the game, the Pacers have shown not the slightest sign of physical exhaustion. And after Pachulia was sent off, the Eagles couldn't stabilize the situation at all.
At this time, it can only be seen whether Josh can carry the team to close the score. Johnson's shooting percentage today was not ideal, and Marvin Brown was not ideal. Williams and Teague have very limited attack power. All of Drew's hopes fell on Josh.
Although there was such a small episode, Josh. Smith's game felt uninterrupted. Against West today, Josh played perhaps the best offense of the season.
He tormented West in the mid-range, leaving the 32-year-old tired of running around on the outside.
At this point, Henson had already called Leonard, intending to ask him to restrain Josh. Anyway, Josh's height of 2.06 meters will not make Leonard suffer too much.
Seeing Josh score again and again, Drew seemed to see the dawn of hope.
When the third quarter was halfway through, the difference between the two sides returned to 9 points. There was a commotion in the stands at the Consec Arena, and the camera from the live camera immediately cut off the field and turned to the players' tunnel.
It turned out that it was Chris. Paul is back!
Seeing Paul's safe and sound return, Old Drew was shocked! That number 3 was like a huge shadow, completely obscuring the one that belonged to Larry. Drew and the Hawks' Dawn!
If a Pachulia can be exchanged for a West and a Paul, then Drew will undoubtedly make a fortune. It's a pity that from the very beginning of this match, everything turned out to be the opposite of what he expected.
"Coming back!? What did the team doctor say!? Henson immediately greeted him.
"It's fine!" Paul waved his hand, "How's the score going now?" ”
"With a 9-point lead, Drew is out of play." Seeing that Paul was okay, Henson breathed a sigh of relief.
"I want to play." Paul didn't talk nonsense with Henson, and said it categorically.
It seems that the "Queen Bee" is ready to go up and sting.
"Wait for the next dead ball, stay safe." Henson knew that if he held down Paul now, he would put himself in conflict with Paul.
With a reminder, he granted Paul's request to go to war.
Half a minute later, amid the frantic shouts of all the Pacers fans, the new owner of Indianapolis, Chris. Paul is back on the field!
At that moment, the whole arena, the whole Indianapolis, was filled with cheers for Paul.
"Chris. Paul, the hero returns! ”
Pachuria's dirty move just now put almost everyone on the side of the Pacers and Paul. Therefore, seeing him return to the arena, not only the Pacers fans, but also many commentators applauded.
Drew lost hope in the tidal cheers, it was over, and everything was irretrievable.
Sure enough, Paul returned and took revenge on Pachulia with a basketball. Do you want me to end? Then I will kill you in the roughest way possible!
Paul burst into shots, attacked and passed, and steals and steals, strangling the Hawks' just rising signs in the cradle.
The margin was quickly widened, and Henson said he had never seen Paul so eager to score.
Paul is a point guard who "passes the ball", but that doesn't mean that Paul is gentle when he gets points.
In the end, after three quarters, the Pacers led the Hawks by 18 points, 80-62.
With an 18-point difference, it is possible to catch up in one quarter of the game. However, since the Hawks have no inside line at this time, almost most fans have already pronounced the death of the Hawks.
"Pick up the pace and shoot when you get the chance! Equalize early! Drew was still unwilling and still wanted to carry out the plan in his heart.
As a result, in the fourth quarter, he was surprised to find that his players were exhausted and couldn't play any decent counterattacks. And the players of the Pacers are still red-eyed, ready to dismantle the Hawks.
So, in the last 12 minutes of the whole game, the Pacers fans finally enjoyed a hearty slaughter feast.
"Chris. Paul, he shook Teague and then faced Josh's aerial defense for a pull-up layup! Beautiful, 30th point in this game! ”
"Chris. Birdman. Anderson! Haha, pegboard hat! Clever Collins, the NBA may not be suitable for him anymore. ”
"What would Stephenson do? He pushed Johnson hard and made a very domineering layup. See? Stephenson rushed Hawks coach Larry. Drew shook his finger. ”
With Stephenson's provocation, the camera was given to Old Drew.
At this time, Drew was no longer energetic, and he did not stand on the sidelines and shout loudly. He just sat on the bench, his eyes blank, as if he had lost his soul.
When a coach's pre-match plan doesn't work from the beginning to the last minute, he is bound to fall into deep self-doubt.
Drew looked up in despair, 101-73. Defeated, completely defeated!
In the end, it was the electronic beep that saved Drew and saved the Eagles players.
Drew stood up in a dejected position and walked to the tech desk, ready to shake Henson's hand.
However, he waited for a long time, only to find that Henson did not come at all.
"Henson, you forgot to shake Drew's hand." Vogel interrupted Henson, who was high-five the players.
Henson looked at the technical desk and walked straight over. Neither of them spoke, and the Hawks lost the game, and Drew felt embarrassed. And Henson, naturally, will not agree with the actions of the Eagles and Pachuria.
"Smack!" Henson almost slapped Drew's hand before turning away.
Some opponents may really not be worthy of respect.
At the post-match press conference, the farce that almost caused a brawl between the players on both sides was undoubtedly the most concerned topic for reporters.
"We emphasize solidarity every day, so at that time, I have to step up and protect my brother! If any Pacers player were attacked like that, I would do it. West said to the camera, "Pachuria's actions should be punished more severely by the league!" ”
Henson agreed, "I don't blame David, even though he was sent off for it, he was doing what he had to do. But here, I still have to say sorry to the Eagles. I'm sorry, but your dirty plans are in vain at the Consec Arena! ”
After saying that, West and Henson, the two "big guys", excused themselves to go to the toilet, and then disappeared forever on the way to the toilet.
The next day, multiple media reporters broke the news that Pacers players had teamed up to block the Hawks' locker room after the game......
Whether it is true or false will never be known.