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Chapter 94 093: The Unfortunate Journey to the West

As Jeff Van Gundy said, Thibodeau's Bulls still failed to recover until the electronic buzzer sounded for the entire game.Rose hit all three three-pointers at the critical moment, ruining the Bulls' last chance.

So, in the Conseco Arena, the young Pacers surprisingly and unbelievably defeated the Bulls who had won them by 19 points!

After this game, the Bulls, who originally hoped to get rid of the Pacers, were overtaken by the Pacers instead.The Pacers returned to the top three in the Eastern Conference, while the Chicago Bulls dropped to fourth.

Although the regular season is still a long time away, the current ranking does not determine anything.However, the Pacers' ability to defeat the Chicago Bulls in the game, an opponent that may be encountered in the playoffs, still makes Indianapolis fans who have been living in failure for four years very happy.

93 to 85, the score of the two teams is not too high, because both sides are almost fighting for defense throughout the game.The only difference is that the Pacers' offense played smoothly at the last moment, while the Bulls' offense did not explode because of Thibodeau's weakness.

"At the end of the game, the Indiana Pacers succeeded in revenge. They defeated the Bulls at home and won four consecutive victories!"

"Jeff, how do you comment on this peculiar game? The process of this game is drowsy to watch, but the fans are excited at the critical moment." Reggie Miller threw the question to Van Gundy. He could see that Van Gundy was holding back something to say.

"Yes, this is indeed a strange game. The defensive battle in the middle seems to bring the fans back to the era when defense was paramount. But the game between the two sides at the end of the fourth quarter turned the game into an ups and downs. Both teams played well in this game. They defended each other. It was only at the last moment that Coach Henson's on-the-spot scheduling was obviously better, which is why the Pacers were able to become the final winner."

As a former NBA head coach, Van Gundy sees it clearly.At the last moment, whether it was the offensive arrangement or the defensive arrangement, Henson just strangled the Bulls.Thibodeau's inaction on the offensive end caused the Bulls to misfire again at a critical moment.

This Asian, who has become a coach in just three years from a scout, may be as amazing as the big yellow-skinned man Van Gundy is most familiar with.

At the end of the game, when Thibodeau and Henson shook hands, their expressions were not very good.After all, after losing this game, Thibodeau will definitely be overwhelmed by the media's saliva.

So Thibodeau didn't want to talk, and after shaking hands, he just wanted to leave quickly.

"The 19-point loss will be returned to you, and we will even!" However, Henson did not choose to remain silent. He knew very well that as long as he is still in the East, as long as Thibodeau is still in the Bulls, the affairs of the two of them will never be over!
Thibodeau paused, but did not refute.In the face of a defeat, any refutation is futile.

After shaking hands with Thibodeau, Henson saw old Sager walking towards him with a smile.It seems that the protagonist of today's sideline interview is himself again.

"Coach Henson, congratulations, this is really a wonderful victory! We have all seen it. Your rotation strategy and last-minute scheduling are very wonderful. Can you tell us about the Pacers' restriction of Rose's defense at the last moment of the game? What is your thinking?"

Sager smiled. He didn't expect Henson to answer his question seriously. Instead, he looked forward to hearing what hilarious things Henson would say again.

Of course, Henson would not disclose the settings of those defensive traps, after all, these things will be used to deal with others in the future.

So Henson hooked up with Sager familiarly, and then put his mouth next to the microphone: "I didn't have any ideas. The only thing I said to them during the timeout was, if you mess up, you have to face Sager's stupid questions after the game! You choose!"

"The players asked me again if Sager was that weird old guy who always wore colorful suits. I nodded yes, and then you saw how they behaved."

Henson smiled and patted Sager on the shoulder, his answer was not disrespectful, just joking with Sager.

Sager also grinned, not minding the jokes from the coaches and players.After all, no matter how poisonous Henson's mouth is, it cannot be as poisonous as Popovich.
In this happy atmosphere, Henson led the Pacers' little guys to another four-game winning streak, and brought the Pacers' iron-blooded defense back to life.

After this game, Thibodeau was indeed spat by the reporters.

"This Bulls didn't attack at all, that's why the Bulls lost this game," the famous NBA reporter Stephen A. Smith said, "He is an amazing and good coach, but in this game, he exposed his own problems."

"The players are not supermen. Thibodeau's over-reliance on the main players will harm himself!" "Chicago Sports News" commented.

"Coach Thibodeau is coaching a championship-oriented team, and such a team is not allowed to have such a big shortcoming." A Chicago fan commented indignantly.

Thibodeau is bound to spend the past few days distracted, and it is Henson, the young coach who suddenly appeared in people's sights, who dedicated these things to him.

Starting today, the long-term war between Thibodeau and Henson can be regarded as officially started
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Although Henson led the team to solve the big problem of the Bulls, but the January schedule made Henson unable to help but want to scold her.

From today until January 1, the Pacers will start a long four-game Western road trip.

It doesn't matter if they play consecutive away games, the key is to play the teams in the Western Conference consecutively, which undoubtedly makes this four-game trip extremely difficult.

On January 1, the Pacers started the first leg of their western road trip.

In Los Angeles, Staples, Henson immediately experienced the magic of the Western Conference.

In this game, the Pacers played well, Granger scored 32 points, and Holiday also scored a season-high 30 points.I thought it was inevitable to win the Clippers, but I didn't know that in the second half, the situation changed suddenly.

Clippers No. 7 pick Blake Griffin played an astonishing second half. In the third quarter, he was proficient in mid-range shots and hooks. He scored 5 points in a single quarter on 13 of 7 shots.In the fourth quarter, he made all 15 shots, scored 28 points in a single quarter, and scored [-] points in the half.

Griffin scored a career-high 47 points in the game, and the "White Monster"'s mid-range shot was so accurate that Henson wondered if Duncan's soul had possessed Griffin.

"I don't know how he did it. What happened tonight is really amazing." Henson faced the camera and waved his hands impatiently. It seemed that even God didn't want the Pacers to win tonight.

114 to 110, the Pacers lost to the Clippers, and the excellent data of Granger and Holiday also became empty cuts.

On January 1, the Pacers played against the Warriors in the Bay Area.Many fans in this game believed that Henson could avoid a losing streak. After all, the situation of the Warriors this year was not as expected. With a record of 19 wins and 17 losses, the Warriors were kicked out of the top eight in the Western Conference early.

Before the start of the game, reporters also snapped photos of Coach Henson dating a mysterious woman.Of course, the players all knew that the so-called mysterious woman was Henson's girlfriend.Now that they are all in Auckland, it is impossible for Henson not to meet An Jiali.

However, there was another surprise in the game that night.

The Warriors are like crazy today, no matter how they shoot.Originally, the Pacers had been leading, but the Warriors made 6 of 6 shots in the third quarter, which completely reversed the situation.

However, under the command of Henson, the Pacers still stabilized the rhythm and drew 18 with the Warriors in the last 105 seconds of the game.

Then, something miraculous happened again.

Under Holiday's inseparable defense, the Warriors' head guard Monta Ellis was stunned against Holiday's tight defense, and forced a shot two steps away from the three-point line, killing the game!
At that moment, the entire Oracle Arena fell into a frenzy. Monta Ellis's key goal made him, who was originally criticized, get the cheers of the fans in the audience.

"What the hell is going on!"

An Jiali looked at the roaring Henson among the cheering crowd, and couldn't help but worry about his mental state.In the last loss to the Clippers, Griffin broke out inexplicably.This time they lost to the Warriors, and the Warriors team was inexplicably smooth, and there was also an unreasonable magical lore
The Pacers did not lose in tactics or in strength, as Henson said in an interview in the last game.

No one knows what happened.

The Pacers lost both of the first two games with the easiest four-game streak in the West.Afterwards, they will have to face the tough Blazers and the Nuggets who want revenge. People can't help but sweat for Henson.

On the second day after the game, Henson in the hotel room picked up the newspaper delivered by the waiter through the crack of the door and flipped through it casually.

To his surprise, the photo of himself and An Jiali hanging out on the UCB campus holding hands became the headline of the sports section of the newspaper.

"Get the beauty, but lose the game." This big headline made Henson extremely angry.

He crumpled up the newspaper and threw it into the trash can.Now he understands a little bit why the head coaches are so angry.

(End of this chapter)