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Chapter 443 Chapter 441: The First Step

This year's NBA All-Star Weekend was not very lively, although Xiao Hua reorganized the All-Star Weekend after he came to power, making individual events such as the Skills Challenge, the Three-Point Contest and the Slam Dunk Contest into a form of confrontation between East and West.But while there are plenty of gimmicks, the viewing of the game is very ordinary.

The slam dunk contest makes people sleepy, and they can't even find a memorable shot.Even if the confrontation elements of the East and West are added to the three-point contest and the skill challenge, it is difficult to play any tricks.

The biggest highlight of this year's All-Star Weekend is probably the league's first use of short-sleeved jerseys in the All-Star Game.However, a basketball game is not a fashion show, and this kind of bright spot can't stimulate the "G spot" of fans at all.

Of course, there is another reason Xiao Hua couldn't think of that there is not enough attention on this year's All-Star Weekend-Henson Joe is preparing to come back.

It stands to reason that Henson's comeback and the All-Star Weekend are two unrelated things and should not affect each other.But it turns out that when fans expect more from Henson than from the All-Star break, the fallout comes.

Right now, the hottest topic in the basketball world is not the All-Stars, nor the star players with bright stars, let alone short-sleeved jerseys, but Henson Joe!
Everyone is eager to know what kind of performance Henson will bring to everyone after three months away from the game.Therefore, the All-Star weekend is not over yet, but fans are already looking forward to the Pacers' first game after the All-Star.

On February 2, the Pacers will play at home against the Portland Trail Blazers, who have performed well this season and have achieved a record of 18 wins and 36 losses so far!The average price of tickets for this game has been fired to 17 US dollars a piece. Note that this is still the average price!In other words, the price of the front seat is much higher than this figure!
The All-Star weekend is not over yet, and the tickets for this regular season have already been pre-ordered.Among them, even the VIP boxes are full!
Indeed, the Blazers are a powerful force that cannot be ignored in the West this year.The rise of Damian Lillard, Aldridge's calmness as always, coupled with the excellent performance of Batum and Pacers veteran Matthews, made the Blazers a very competitive team.

Don't look at the Trail Blazers who can only rank No.5 in the West, but that's because the competition in the West is very strong this year.If the Trail Blazers are thrown into the East, they can rank third in the East with their record!
That's right, third in the East, second only to the Pacers and Heat!It is known that the combat effectiveness of the Trail Blazers is stronger than their rankings show!

However, even if this is a strong dialogue and a focused matchup, the game should not be so hot.Trail Blazers VS Pacers is just a bonus item, the real reason for making this game so hot is Henson!

After all, this is Henson's first game after three months, and people are beginning to miss the glory of coach Henson.Everyone wants to see what kind of performance the Pacers can show after Henson comes back.

"Steal the limelight of the entire All-Star Weekend with one person, I have never seen such an amazing coach before!"

"The return of Henson Joe will definitely make many people nervous. Among them, the most unhappy must be the Miami Heat. They just said that they are going to regain the No. [-] in the Eastern Conference, but Henson came back."

"I don't know if Coach Henson's head has become sluggish after three months of rest. But I'm sure that even if he sits on the sideline without saying anything, he can make the Pacers players excited one by one!"

The media are also looking forward to Henson's return. Of course, more people are looking forward to Henson's embarrassment.

"9 wins when the season is more than halfway through and the team has lost nine games? Did Coach Henson read too many fairy tales while he was in the hospital?"

"Henson is still as arrogant as ever. The Pacers won 70 wins last season, which is really nothing to say. But this season, the Pacers don't have the conditions to win 70 wins. Excessive self-confidence is stupid!"

"Henson just wanted to scare people. 70 wins? Thank goodness for the Pacers not to be overtaken by the Heat."

Henson's remarks at the press conference undoubtedly aroused great controversy.And these controversies have also created Henson's popularity.

With so much controversy and anticipation, the All-Star Weekend has become less interesting.

And Henson himself didn't make any response, he was hurrying up to prepare for his first game after returning.

"Henson, about the game video."

"It's okay, I can hold on. Don't worry, I won't make fun of my own life." In the head coach's office in the No. 1 training hall of the Bankers Life Arena, Henson was studying the videos of the Blazers' recent games.

Vogel said he would study the video and report directly to Henson, but Henson insisted on doing it himself.

It's not that Henson couldn't trust Vogel. If he couldn't trust Vogel, Vogel would have gone out with Jim O'Brien long ago.It's just that Henson prefers to do it himself. No matter how well someone else's report is done, it is someone else's understanding after all.To really control the game, you have to really know your opponent.

"Then you have to pay attention to rest. If you have another heart problem, I will be wanted by the whole of Indianapolis." Vogel shook his head helplessly. Henson is very stubborn.Once he decides to do something, even ten cows will not be able to pull him back.

"Don't worry, you simply don't know how strict my life is now. As soon as I get home, Mr. Johnny Mars will check whether my heartbeat is normal. Then, I will eat a nutritious meal regularly and quantitatively. After that, I can't work, but have to rest in the living room. When it is serious, he will force me to watch "SpongeBob SquarePants."

"What!? "SpongeBob SquarePants"?" Vogel looked confused.

"It's not over yet. At eight o'clock, I can finally start working. But at 10:30 at most, the doctor will urge me to finish work as soon as he brings me the medicine. Then I have to go to bed before eleven o'clock. If I don't listen to him, how dare I. After all, I'm afraid of death."

Vogel was almost amused by Henson, this guy is always so optimistic.Talking about my illness is like telling a joke.

"So don't worry about me, I don't even have the chance to overwork if I wanted to. My life is stuck, Frank, and they won't even let me smoke cigars!"

Hearing this, Spike Lee, who was filming on the sidelines, couldn't help but laugh.The rebellious Henson Joe will also be "tamed" one day.

While Henson was recovering from his injuries, Spike Lee occasionally went to film Henson's daily life.Of course, due to the principle of not disturbing Henson's rest, Spike Lee's filming is not so frequent.It wasn't until Henson returned that Spike Lee and his team resumed follow-up filming.

Although there were some minor accidents on Henson's side, Spike Lee didn't think it would make the documentary flawed.

Instead, he believes that this season will become more legendary because of it!
Looking at Spike Lee's camera, Henson's smile gradually disappeared.Fortunately, he promised to let Spike Lee make a documentary for himself.Otherwise, who would record my last season?
"Frank."

"Ok?"

"You've worked so hard this time."

"Don't say that, I'm quite guilty. The team's record this year is far from the same period last year." Vogel waved his hand embarrassingly.

"You did your best and that's the most important thing. It's okay, we still have two months to get everything back on track. Now, we're going to start the first step of getting back on track!"

"Re-establish the training plan?"

"No, we have to go to the hospital first. I have to see how that kid Leonard is doing."

A once-in-40-year injury?Displaced fracture of finger?An indefinite truce?
Henson believes that after his return, under the effect of the badge, these will not be a problem!

(End of this chapter)