basketball player

Chapter 98 097: We also have all-stars
The players of the Trail Blazers are obviously not as good as the players of the Pacers to adapt to the play style of one big and four small, and Cunlingham's performance at the fourth position is not satisfactory.

McMillan gave Cunningham a lot of playing time today, but Cunningham has not played the desired effect.

One big and four small, not everyone can play.

In the second half of the game, the rhythm was completely controlled by the Pacers.The extremely fast offensive and defensive conversion speed makes the pioneers who like to play positional warfare at a loss.

McMillan also tried the traditional two-man lineup again, but the result of that was that Horford played smoothly in the low post.

Unless the Portland "veterinary team" can cure Roy or Marcus Camby immediately, McMillan will not be able to play any tricks today.

After three quarters, the Pacers led by 10 points.However, even so, Henson did not relax, and he still told the players not to take it lightly.

In the first two games, Henson lost because of all kinds of incredible things.Griffin's sudden outburst and Monta Ellis' last unreasonable lore made Henson still have lingering fears.

Now it is hard to lead by 10 points, and Henson wants the players to try their best to prevent such unthinkable things from happening again.

Facts have proved that Henson is not so unlucky. Although Aldridge and Batum resisted tenaciously in the fourth quarter, their performance is still in line with the routine.

On the contrary, Wesley Matthews' four three-pointers in a single quarter and Al Horford's icing on the cake made it difficult for the Blazers to parry.

This is the case with Matthews. He usually looks tepid, but when he really becomes popular, he will be "killed".

In the end, the Indiana Pacers completed the reversal in the Rose Garden, fixing the score at 105 to 96.If Henson hadn't replaced all the main players in the last minute, it would have been impossible for McMillan to narrow the point difference to single digits.

"The game is over! Coach Henson Joe's excellent employment strategy made the Trail Blazers full of injuries stretched! Wesley Matthews scored a season-high 24 points. It is unimaginable that he was still playing in the Development League last season. This season, he is already an excellent NBA starter!"

Kenny Smith excitedly announced the Pacers' victory in the studio, and then he watched Charles Barkley expectantly.

Barkley was expressionless and his eyes were dull.He couldn't believe that the Pacers, who lost to the Clippers and the Warriors, could defeat the tenacious Blazers in the Rose Garden!
Sure enough, I am not suitable for betting with any yellow-skinned guy!
The ratings of T.NT TV soared all the way, and all the fans turned to the channel one after another, waiting for Barkley to fulfill his promise.

Henson and the players also rushed into the locker room to watch Barkley's "wonderful" live broadcast through the TV in the locker room.

The door of the locker room was full of cameras, and the reporters were all waiting to film the reaction of the Pacers players when they saw Barkley running naked!

"Charles?" Kenny Smith called Buckley again. Buckley looked at his partner in despair, then stood up abruptly and began to take off his coat!

There was a strange noise in the Pacers locker room, and the players started booing one after another.Henson sat among everyone, surrounded by his players.

The players put their arms around each other's shoulders and stood excitedly to the left and right of their manager.At this time, Henson really looked like the boss of a gang.

Kristen was the sideline reporter for the game, and now she is naturally at the door of the Pacers locker room.The current appearance of the Pacers seems to remind her of the bunch of playful boys in college.

This kind of good team atmosphere is rarely seen elsewhere by Christine.

In the end, Barkley took off only a colorful boxer shorts and appeared in front of the camera.

Kenny Smith was already rocking back with laughter, while Barkley ran around the studio in his floral shorts.

The fat on the former "Flying Pig" hit the audience's eyes like waves.The Pacers' locker room exploded, and all the players shouted exaggeratedly, "applauding" for Barkley.

"Henson Joe, you caught me this time!" After running, Barkley immediately picked up his clothes and rushed to the locker room.

Barkley should thank Henson, because from then on, the name of "Sir Flying Pig" will become known to everyone in the world basketball circle!
At the press conference afterwards, Henson responded to the incident like this.

"Charles should thank me, because of me, his historical status has been improved a lot."

After Henson finished speaking, he lit a cigar in front of all the reporters.

Maybe doing so would get Henson a warning from the league, but so what?

Now, he just wants to enjoy the victory.

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A day after the game, a photo of Henson lighting a cigar at a press conference made the headlines of major newspapers and news sites.

Of course, the hottest person today is not Henson, but Charles Barkley, a former great superstar.

The funny picture of Barkley running around the studio in floral shorts has become the most viewed video on Youtube in recent days.People even heard that a male underwear brand took advantage of this incident to find Buckley to endorse its underwear.
"I won't bet with anyone anymore, I'm going to turn my back on the dark." Facing the reporters' interviews, Barkley also waved his hand with a helpless smile.

Even Yao Ming, who was still recovering from his injuries, expressed his views on this matter in a rare way: "Maybe Charles Barkley has a bad memory, he said the same thing last time."

In fact, Barkley didn't really want to punish Henson, this guy just likes to play and make trouble.It's a pity that "Sir Flying Pig" found the wrong playmate this time.

Seeing that Barkley didn't continue to beep, Henson stopped making trouble.The bet between him and Barkley is over. I believe that in the future, Barkley will not dare to make trouble for himself and the team.

With the morale boosted by this reversal in the Rose Garden, the Pacers played the rest of January in a satisfactory manner, and did not completely collapse as predicted.

In the last 1 games in January, the Pacers achieved a record of 4 wins and 2 losses.Although this record cannot be called excellent, it is not bad either.

The two games the Pacers lost were to the Magic and the Bulls, two strong teams in the Eastern Conference, and against the Raptors and the Nuggets, both internal and external, the Pacers won steadily.

The furious George Karl, the famous Qiansheng coach, was double-killed by Henson this season.What's more interesting is that "Birdman" Anderson only played 15 minutes in this game.As Vivek said, this summer, Anderson, who has lost trust, has a high probability of being amnesty by the Nuggets.

Since Mr. Carl doesn't use it, I'll accept it with a smile.

And something happened in January, allowing Henson to get two achievements in one go.

At the end of January, the NBA officially announced the complete roster for the All-Star Game.Before the season, people considered the Pacers to be underwhelming, but two people were selected.

Al Horford and Daniel Granger have been selected for the East Star team's bench lineup, which is undoubtedly a very exciting thing for the two.

Henson changed Al Horford's perimeter game and didn't knock him out of the All-Star rotation.After Granger changed to the fourth position, he became an All-Star player again after a year.

In addition, Zhu Holiday, Matthews and Paul George were also selected for the All-Star rookie game.

It's just a pity that players seem to have achievements only if Henson is selected for the All-Star Game.Otherwise, Henson would have won five achievements in one breath!
Picking two of the six rewards will make Henson dizzy.

He first ruled out badges that boost attendance and fan favorites, two things Henson doesn't care much about just yet.

He then ruled out badges that allow viewing a manager's trust rating.Because even if the specific number is not known, Henson is sure that Bird must trust him very much now.

Finally, there are three rewards left, namely,
Speaking technique: Teamwork, the effect is to increase the team's tacit understanding by 15% at one time.

Emblem: Goodbye Friends: The effect is that the chemical reaction damage caused by the lineup change is reduced by 50%.

Emblem: Fast Recovery Level 1: The effect is that injured players recover from injuries 10% faster.

After weighing the advantages and disadvantages, Henson chose the last two badges instead of increasing the team's tacit words.Because Henson has self-confidence, even if he doesn't have "talk skills", he can stabilize the team's tacit understanding.

As for the effect of the latter two badges, Henson cannot do it by himself, so he has to rely on the help of the data analysis module.

He is not a doctor, and it is impossible for him to speed up the recovery of players by himself.He is not God, and it is impossible for all players to like each other.

If the Pacers' lineup changes due to a trade, he doesn't want the team atmosphere to become smoky after the trade.

Moreover, speaking skills are one-time consumables, and the last two badges are permanently effective after being equipped.Even if you don't need it now, it's okay to prepare it first.

After reaping two badges happily, Henson also ended all his games in January.

In less than three months, the regular season will end.The Pacers are getting closer to their playoff goal.

(End of this chapter)