The Basketball Court Swordsman

"I heard that you gave him your old Jaguar?" Pritchard was standing in front of the French window of the president's office with a cup of coffee. As time entered April, the weather got better and better, and people became more energetic.

It seems that for the Pacers, the four-year cold winter is about to pass.

"If every Retro Jaguar can win 55 games for the Pacers, I'm willing to sell ten." Byrd waved his hand and didn't care too much.

That Jaguar cost nothing to Bird, and there are more precious ones in his collection. Most importantly, Bird is willing to let his car be driven away by others. This is his reward to Henson. If Henson doesn't accept it, Bird will feel sorry for it.

"55 wins, I can't even think about it before the start of the season! How many games did we win last season? 32 games! Henson has only come to the team for one year. He just brought in Horford as an All-Star. Our record has improved by 23 games! He is an incredible guy, isn't he?"

In the beginning, Pritchard didn't trust Henson very much, after all, his previous resume was a blank sheet of paper. But now, Pritchard and Bird love their Chinese coach.

"Even I didn't expect him to be so successful. I thought at first that he would be grateful if he could make us eighth in the east. So, no one knows what life will become." Byrd turned on the computer and checked the latest NBA news.

"By the way, Bird, last time Vivek said about Chris Paul..."

"We also want to have a chance to participate in this deal, but my idea is that we have to call Henson for a meeting. But all of this, wait for the end of the season to talk about. Now, let him be in the season wholeheartedly Show yourself in the playoffs."

It stands to reason that for things like trading players, Bird, the president, can make the decision. Even if many coaches are dissatisfied with the team's trade, it will not help.

But Henson's situation is different. His success this season has forced the management to ask his opinion. This shows how much Bird values ​​Henson.

At the same time, in the training field of the Conseco Arena, Henson has led everyone to prepare for the playoffs.

"The Magic won at home in the last game. Maybe they thought they could easily kill us in the playoffs! Fuck!"

Henson became excited and said the last sentence in Chinese again. However, the players have become accustomed to Henson's scolding of "tomatoes" whenever he gets angry.

"Uh... I mean, we didn't even show half of our strength in the last game. We will be here two days later, in Indianapolis, in Conseco Arena. I want all of you Get twelve points and teach the Magic a lesson! Do you understand everything!?"

"Understood, boss!" The players responded uniformly, like an army about to go.

Even though the last game was slaughtered by the Magic, the morale of the players was not hit. Instead, they held their breath and were ready to vent.

All the players know that the last game was due to a rotation, so they lost to the Magic. But the media did not look at it that way. They believed that the powerful Howard would completely destroy the Pacers' three-second zone. Therefore, in the major media's playoff preview, almost everyone is very optimistic about Magic.

"4 to 0, maybe 4 to 1. But there is no doubt that the Orlando Magic will be promoted. The Pacers may be amazing enough in the regular season, but the regular season and the playoffs are different after all. The Pacers Neither the coach nor the players have any playoff experience. I believe that the final carnage of the regular season will be the epitome of the entire next series."

"The Pacers left a very deep impression on us during the regular season, but the playoffs are completely different battlefields. I expect Coach Henson to lead the team to an outstanding performance, but I have to admit that the Magic have advanced. More likely."

"Dwight Howard, he ranks third in the eSPN MVP rankings, second only to LeBron and Rose. Such a powerful insider superstar will penetrate the Pacers' defense!"

The overwhelming remarks in the media are not only visible to Henson, but also to the players.

It's just that it's unbearable for young people to be so despised because they didn't show their strength. So even without Henson boosting morale, the media has helped him arouse the vigor of all players.

Look at Stephenson, even this ill-advised guy was extremely engaged in training today, not to mention the others.

Now, the players don't care about regular season awards or who can win the championship. They only care about one thing, kill Orlando Magic!

In the afternoon, after the players went home after training, Henson and Vogel still stayed to study the Magic game video.

The playoffs are not the same as the regular season. You have to beat the same opponent 4 times to count as a real victory. Therefore, the research on the enemy must be four times that of the regular season.

"To be honest, Henson. I think playing against the Magic is not much easier than the Celtics or the Bulls." Vogel couldn't help sighing as he watched Howard ravaged the rim again and again on the screen.

Henson did not refute, he knew that Vogel was not pouring cold water on himself, but merely expounding the facts.

The Magic just played in the finals two years ago, and they even defeated the powerful Celtics and LeBron-led Cavaliers. And Howard, who led the Magic to do all of this, was still in the Magic circle at this time.

A team that has just played in the finals and still has the core, no one will find them easy to deal with.

"That's right, I never said that this series will be easy. I just think that we are more likely to advance from the Magic than the Celtics, Bulls and Heat. The core of the Magic, Howard. It’s hard to stop. Even Al’s doing their best can hardly stop him. After Yao Ming and O’Neal gave up the thrones, it’s not an exaggeration to say Howard is the league’s first center. Since the Magic’s core is so strong, then we will start from other players. Find a breakthrough."

Henson watched the video, with a smile on his face again.

"Other players?" Vogel didn't know what trick Henson was going to play.

"Yes, other players, as it happens, the Magic's role players are full of loopholes!"

"The first thing to say is that the Magic lost two important generals this season, Rashard Lewis and "Polish Hammer" Gortat," Henson watched the video and began to explain his thoughts with Vogel. .

"Lewis, as a tall shooter with a height of nearly 2.10 meters, is the most important part of the team's ability to give Howardella enough space, and it is also the second scoring point of the Magic. And the center Gortat trained by the Magic himself Although he is not eye-catching in terms of data, his excellent frame protection ability can also buy Howard a lot of rest time. But now, the Magic do not have these two points, and this has a huge impact on them!"

"The departure of Gortat made the Magic even not have a suitable inside substitute. Once Howard needs a rest, they can only use the 2.03 meter Brandon Bass to top the center. If the Magic want to dominate the inside. , Howard would have to play more than 40 minutes per game! Without Lewis, Howard would have to bear more scoring pressure. Even if the physical fitness is as strong as Howard, I am afraid that such high intensity will make him overwhelmed."

"What do you mean?" Vogel seemed to have some eyebrows.

"Yes, we can't slap Howard to death, but we can kill him! When Howard collapses, believe me, the entire Magic will collapse! Although the Magic retained the core of Howard, they let go of other important players. They actually don't have the strength of the finals level! Role players, but they are also very important."

Henson finished speaking, rubbing his hands in anticipation, "And don't forget, the Magic can't get the care of the league whistle every time."