The Basketball Court Swordsman

"Coach Henson, what do you think of Kobe Bryant? Who do you think is better than Michael Jordan."

"You almost came to me, but I won't be fooled. I don't know who is better than Kobe or Jordan. I can only say that Kobe Bryant is a great player."

"How do you feel coaching LeBron James?"

"I haven't felt it so far, because the game hasn't started. But tonight, I will call Spoelstra for LeBron's instructions."

"Coach, do you think Brook Lopez..."

On the afternoon of February 17, before the start of the 2013 NBA All-Star Weekend, Henson was sitting patiently in the media reception room, keeping a smile, answering journalists’ boring questions one after another.

Yesterday, the All-Star individual event ended. Henson and Becky Harmon also went to the scene after dinner, because George participated in this year's three-point contest. However, after the kid lost to the Jazz in the dunk contest last year, Henson discovered that he had no life to win in the individual events.

The fact is also true, Henson has forgotten who the winner of the three-point contest is, it is not George anyway.

Today, the All-Star Game is about to begin. As usual, there will be a pre-match interview before the game starts. From the head coach to the players, everyone must answer reporters’ questions.

If it was in the Bankers' Life Arena, Henson probably turned around and left. But as the coach of the All-Star team, Henson cannot be so headstrong. You can only answer the reporter's questions mechanically, and then try not to let yourself fall asleep in front of the camera.

"Okay, thank you, Coach Henson, the interview is over."

It was not until the female press officer in charge of the press conference walked in that Henson was finally relieved.

He hurriedly avoided all the cameras, walked outside the gymnasium, lit a cigar, and became foggy.

Outside the Toyota Center, Henson looked up at this year's All-Star poster. There is no doubt that the C position in the east is occupied by LeBron James, and the west side is Kobe.

23VS24, even if the 23rd in Cleveland no longer exists, this is still the most talked-about topic.

Look at George and Paul again? Hmm... In the star-studded All-Star Game, Paul and George didn't seem to be mentioned that many times.

It seems that the reputation of the Pacers suddenly disappeared in the All-Star Game. Yes, is there any mistake, who is the number one in the league?

Chris Paul is unsmiling today, which is not much the same as when he participated in the All-Star Game several times before. Of course, this is not because he and his competitors are sitting in the same dressing room. For the All-Star Game, all players will temporarily put aside the regular season fights and kills, and enjoy this star-studded night.

But this year, what Paul thought in his mind seemed to be more than just enjoyment.

"Okay guys, I don't think you want to listen to my nagging tactics. Enjoy this night that belongs to you, I won't disturb your interest. Tonight, the stage is yours." In the locker room, Henson As the head coach of the Eastern Stars team, he just simply said this.

In the All-Star Game, the head coach is never the protagonist. Moreover, Henson is not the respected coach of Popovich. As a young marshal, he has hatred with most of the players in the locker room.

The Big Three, Anthony, and Lor Deng...this group of people have suffered from Henson. So if you want Henson to mingle with them, he also feels uncomfortable. So Henson simply said something casually, coped with it, and then disappeared consciously.

Disappear, this seems to be the fate of the Pacers in the All-Star Game. And this is why Chris Paul is not laughing today!

"Let's welcome, LeBron~~~~~~~James!!!"

The Eastern Stars played, and when LeBron James was introduced to the game by the last one, the audience blew up. And Chris Paul, he was the first to be introduced.

Don't think that the order in which NBA teams introduce players is based on position. In fact, generally speaking, the later players are introduced, the more important to the team. In the West, Kobe is the last to play. On the east side, James. As the championship point guard, Paul was the first.

After the game started, the duel between Kobe and James also attracted the attention of a large number of fans.

First, James broke through Kobe's one-handed buckle, and then Kobe turned over a jumper to score points on James' head.

The two superstars played well, and the atmosphere of the All-Star Game gradually heated up. After the first half, all the major stars performed. But only Paul, George and Henson seemed to have become transparent.

Henson found something wrong with Paul. The All-Star Game, everyone played very well, and Paul's interpersonal relationship in the league was not bad. But why, he just had a bad time?

In the second half, Henson got the answer!

"Welcome back, in the last game, Bryant blocked LeBron's picture, it will definitely become a classic in the All-Star Game! Haha, I can't wait to see, who will have the last laugh today!" Barkley said just now. , The Eastern Stars scored.

But it was not James who scored, but Paul George, who was selected for the All-Star Game for the first time in his career! His teammate Chris Paul used a board pass and assisted him to complete an empty dunk.

"Oh my god, look at George's athleticism. But to be honest, if it weren't for this dunk, I almost forgot to have Pacers players participating in today's All-Star Game." O'Neal smiled, he still doesn't know. Pacers players will rule this All-Star!

After that, Paul singles Kobe outside! Although Kobe is holding the nature of playing, but the defense can not be said to be completely absent. As a result, Paul suddenly pulled up after dribbling the crotch to find the rhythm, and made a jumper outside the three-point line!

Kobe tried to block, but he was still a step slower. The arc of the basketball is very high. After flying for a certain distance in the air, it drops accurately, exploding a white "spray"!

"It's Chris Paul, the championship point guard is going to work hard!"

After that, Paul completely controlled the offensive of the Eastern forces! The Big Three? Then you have to lay hands on him! It is not that Paul dominates the ball, but on the offensive end, everyone scores under his command!

Henson, who was originally sitting on the bench, gradually stood up. The guy Chris was holding his breath!

Passing, defense, elegant fake moves and layups... Paul's performance began to overtake Kobe and James, and began to remind people that there were two Pacers on the court.

By the end, in the minutes when the All-Star Game started, Paul still had no mercy!

An abruptly stopped Kobe and Kobe made a successful throw, and a pass from behind assisted George's tomahawk-style buckle.

Paul's needle threading ignited the audience, and in the end, the East team also defeated the West team, bringing an end to the All-Star Game.

After the game, when David Stern presented the All-Star Game MVP trophy to Paul, who scored 20 points and 15 assists, he was a little surprised. The original league arrangement was to give this trophy to LeBron or Kobe...

Henson found a detail, Paul still didn't smile when he borrowed the All-Star Game MVP trophy.

"Congratulations, Chris, thank you for the wonderful performance for the fans." Although the result was beyond Stern's expectations, he still had to laugh all the way.

"It is an honor for me to win this trophy and to play with these great players," Paul said. "I just need to pass the ball to them. Everything is very simple."

At the beginning, Paul's answer was quite satisfactory and very humble. But he won the MVP today, not to tell people that I am humble.

"But I know, I can't be satisfied with this. My team has won 25 consecutive victories, we scored 49 wins and 4 losses, and my teammates and I were selected to the All-Star team! This is just a prelude, but I hope that at the end of this season, I can lift the O'Brien Cup above my head like I am now!"

Chris Paul, in front of all the fans around the world, issued the "Ultimatum"!

The "yellow terror" that finally dissipated, suddenly spread in the Toyota Center.

Henson smiled. Indeed, the All-Star MVP is just the beginning of the Pacers' glory. In the second half of the season, are you ready to continue to be tortured by the Pacers?

I hope you are all ready, because we are very bloodthirsty.