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456 Chapter 454: It's just incredible

In the end, Stevens couldn't make it through.

Henson's five-small lineup directly disrupted Stevens' game deployment, and the terrifying offensive power of that lineup also completely opened up the point difference in the anxious three-quarter game.

Most importantly, Stevens didn't have players who could contain the small five.The Celtics don't have a behemoth inside and can't directly threaten small lineups in the low post.

The Pacers players' outside single defense ability is very good, and it is not easy for the Celtics to break through.Therefore, the command to hit the basket cannot be efficiently executed.

As for the defensive end, the Celtics were helpless against the Pacers' quick impact.After all, Humphries, Bass, and Salinger are not good frame protectors.

The poor Celtics fans could only watch helplessly as the team's hope of winning was shattered. In the first three quarters, they all believed that their team was the "Henson Killer".However, in the fourth quarter, Henson reminded all Celtics fans of one thing.

You guys are rebuilding the team now!A rebuilding team, what capital do I have to argue with?

In the end, the score was fixed at 107 to 98, and the Celtics lost this crucial "blocking battle" at home by 9 points.After allowing the Pacers to continue their five-game winning streak in February, they made a good start for the next March.

After the game, Stephenson and Henson became the most concerned people of the reporters.Needless to say, the reason why Henson has attracted much attention is that his unexpected change once again had an immediate effect.

The reason for Lance Stephenson's attention is very funny. The reporters stretched out their microphones and asked a question that made everyone laugh, "Lance, you are obviously not included in the five small lineups, so why did you break the news so excitedly yesterday?"

Facing this question, Stephenson scratched his head blankly, "I'm just excited, why?"

Sure enough, you could never fathom what was going on in Stephenson's head.His world, other people can't figure it out at all.

But to be honest, Finsen can be regarded as sending a divine assist to Hensen.Because of Finsen's remarks yesterday, Stevens has always misunderstood that Henson's new tactics are related to Finsen.So in Stevens' vision, he has been guessing what tactics will use Stephenson.This caused his thinking to be wrong from the very beginning.

Facts have proved that Henson's new tactics have nothing to do with Stephenson.Just as Stephenson helped the team contain James with trash talking and "blowing" last season, today, this guy helped Henson confuse Stevens with nonsensical teammate remarks.

On the other hand, in an interview, Stevens also highly praised the feasibility and practicality of the five small lineups.

"To be honest, I was picked up by Coach Henson. I made a lot of predictions before the game, but I didn't expect that Coach Henson would actually send out an all-out lineup. There is no doubt that this game will allow more and more teams to try the five small lineups. Just like back then, more and more teams imitated Henson's play of one major and four minors. He is always at the forefront of the league, and he always dares to do things that others can't even imagine. It is because of this that he can succeed."

Hearing what Stevens said, Sean Grande, the Celtics' queen commentator, must be very uncomfortable.Even the coach of the Celtics has acknowledged Henson's excellence, so what is there to justify his commentary?

At the end of the live broadcast of the game, Sean Grande, who had been arrogant throughout the game, had to sigh, then approached the microphone in despair, and summed up the game in one sentence: "We must admit that after Coach Henson returns, the Pacers' progress is simply unstoppable!"

6 consecutive victories, 48 ​​wins and 9 losses, the Pacers have not yet lost since Henson returned
Now, there are more and more people who dare not laugh at Henson with such things as 70 wins.Because it looks like they really have hope of miracles.
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On the second day after the game, the brand-new vocabulary of "Five Juniors of Death" began to appear in the news of major media.

ESPN experts believe, "Coach Henson's five-small lineup will lead to a new frenzy, and modern basketball will officially enter the small-ball era!"

A T.NT basketball guest said in a program, "Fuzzy position division, fast-paced and large-space game. It has to be said that Coach Henson is changing the game of basketball."

Of course, there are also voices of opposition.For example, the more traditional Tom Thibodeau is very unfavorable to the so-called "death five" style of play.

"Whether the dead five lead to the death of the opponent or lead to their own death depends entirely on whether the other side has a strong insider. This style of play may be able to deal with some teams that do not have a tall insider, but in general it is just opportunistic. As for the so-called leading the trend, it is far from it."

However, unlike in the past, the voice of criticism was quickly drowned out by praise, and most people still exaggerated the "five dead".

According to the previous inertia, the voice of praise should be quickly drowned out by the voice of criticism.But this time, the situation is exactly the other way around.

Few coaches and the media dared to continue to confront Henson. To put it more bluntly-they were all convinced!

During the three months when Henson left, although the Pacers' record was still very good, the defending champion seemed to have lost its absolute dominance.They are more prone to defeat and no longer invincible.

This has also led to the media and fans always thinking that the Pacers are not that strong anymore.

But when Henson came back, he immediately corrected their illusion.The Pacers are strong and still strong.Moreover, you can also change the way to be strong!

After the battle with the Celtics, the Pacers returned to Indianapolis early the next morning.Because the Pacers will play a back-to-back at home on March 3, and the opponent is the Utah Jazz, who is currently at the bottom of the Western Conference.

Although the opponent is the bottom one in the West, the more this kind of opponent is, the more the Pacers can't afford to lose.Think about it, if the 70-win plan was ruined because of the bottom team in the West, how uneconomical it is.Therefore, the Pacers' preparations still cannot be relaxed.

If it was the past, Henson would definitely choose to rush back overnight.But now, Henson is well aware of the harm that staying up late can do to his body.So in order to protect himself and others, Henson would rather sacrifice some training time than rushing to travel overnight.

Early the next morning, as soon as he landed in Indianapolis, Henson didn't go directly to the training hall or go home, but went straight to the hospital.

Today is the day for a re-examination after Leonard chose conservative treatment.

Whether that guy's injury has improved due to the effect of his badge, the answer will be revealed soon.

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"Boss, yesterday's game was great!" Henson greeted Leonard excitedly as soon as he saw Leonard in the hospital.

"It's as if it's not good to win a game after I come back. When will the results of the film come out?"

"It's almost there, there are still 10 minutes. I think my injury is much better. If I wrap it in a bandage and fix it, I should be able to play."

"Don't worry, I won't let you rest for too long, Kawhi, I still need you to charge for me. So, don't worry. When the time is right, I will naturally take you out of the injured list."

"So can I make the playoffs? I'm not stupid, I know my situation is complicated. What do they say? Once in 40 years."

Seeing Leonard's frightened expression, Henson patted the guy on the shoulder firmly, "Don't worry, you will definitely be back."

Just then, the door to the doctor's office was opened.

"Unbelievable, incredible!"

As soon as he opened the door, Henson heard the doctor's shout.

"Unbelievable, Kawhi! This is simply amazing. We expected that the effect of conservative treatment would be much worse. But in fact, your finger recovered very quickly! We just speculated that if you continue to develop like this. Leonard, you have more than a month before you can return to the court healthy and healthy!"

Leonard's eyes widened with excitement. On the face of this "facially paralyzed man", such emotion is rarely seen.

Henson, on the other hand, just smiled easily.It's right to be incredible, because the effect of those badges is incredible!The Pacers welcome back Henson, which also means they welcome back the magic!
"What did I say? You will definitely be able to catch up with the playoffs." The Chinese coach smiled mysteriously.

That night, before the game between the Pacers and the Jazz, the Pacers official website officially updated their injury list.

The "indefinite truce" behind Leonard's name has unknowingly become "30 days".

From coach to player, what can a completely tidy Pacers do in the playoffs?

Not many people dare to think about it.
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