The Basketball Court Swordsman

April 17, 2013 was also the final battle of this season's NBA regular season. The Philadelphia 76ers are fortunate to be the only team that has beaten the Pacers twice this season.

With 72 wins already won, Henson's plan for the regular season this season has been completed. Therefore, in this last regular season, Henson also completely released himself.

He sent a full bench lineup to form a starting lineup and greatly increased the playing time of Jimmy Butler and others. The main rotation players almost only play soy sauce for a few minutes and then rest, and so on. Moreover, Henson didn't plan any tactics at all in this game. The one thing he said the most to the players was: "Enjoy the game as much as possible."

The Philadelphia 76ers were also rude to this, and won 105-95 victory. At this point, all 82 games of the Pacers this season are over. Unlike the last game of last season, the Chicago Bulls still have to compete for the first place in the East. This season, the Pacers have established the first place in the Eastern Conference... Even the Miami Heat, which has won 27 consecutive victories, cannot match the Pacers in terms of record.

It's not other opponents that compete with them, but 72 wins. So with a record of 72 wins, the Pacers have no desires.

After the game, the reporter also asked Henson if he did not win 73 because he considered the playoffs.

And Henson's answer shocked the reporters again.

"No, it has nothing to do with the playoffs. Just like a movie, the director can't put the most exciting part first. The same is true for us. If we win 73 wins this year, how can we give the fans next season? What about a wonderful performance? So, save 73 wins for later. Let the great record of 72 wins and stick to it for a while."

Leaving a shocked reporter, Henson turned and left the court. This may be the first coach in league history to play 70 wins in a single season.

Walking in the player aisle, Henson hummed a little song in a very good mood. After the regular season ended, Henson got another opportunity to choose rewards twice. The first is to achieve 72 wins, and the second is that after defeating the 76ers, Henson's experience accumulator once again accumulated experience. Although this means that there will be more accumulated experience needed to obtain rewards, but anyway, he can gain something now.

This time, Henson first upgraded the "Quick Recovery" badge, which increased the recovery speed of the players after injury by 20%. Subsequently, the "Summer Training Camp" badge was upgraded. From now on, Henson will be able to designate two players to upgrade specific attributes before the start of each season. Henson has not forgotten that Paul George was able to become the team's scoring leader this season, precisely because Henson used this badge to improve George's dribbling ability in the summer. As a result, this young No. 24 has become an all-around scorer.

He tied the record, won the first place in the regular season, and has an optional reward. Can Henson be unhappy? Of course, happy to be happy, Henson also knows that he can't be too happy. After all, the real fight for the championship has not yet arrived.

The defending champion with a neat lineup will not be satisfied with a temporary victory in the regular season. Chris Paul said bluntly at the press conference: "72 wins without a championship ring are meaningless."

?? Where is the best stage to become famous? Not the regular season, nor is it the first place in the Eastern Conference. It's the fiercest fight, and everyone will try their best to win the playoffs!

However, the Pacers have been "paddling" since they defeated the Thunder in early April. People can't help but put a big question mark on their ability to fight tough battles.

How long has it been since the defending champion has played a game of two to eight hundred?

This is also a concern for Henson, so after the regular season, Henson did not relax. He didn't even give the players a holiday. After all, Henson was on a holiday throughout April. Now there will be no problems with the players' physical fitness, and there is no need for a holiday.

Everyone thought that the 72-win Pacers would be proud, but in fact, they worked as hard as any other team.

This season, the situation in the East is not chaotic. Unlike last season, Henson didn't have any opponents he wanted to avoid.

Yes, even with the Miami Heat, Henson this season will not be afraid. What's more, if the Heat and Pacers will meet again this season, it must be the Eastern Conference finals.

In the first round of this season's playoffs, the Pacers will face the eighth Milwaukee Bucks in the East. Although the Bucks reached the playoffs, their strength is average. The record of 38 wins and 44 losses is not good, this result should be placed in the West, even the top ten can not enter. The Bucks can make the playoffs, but also the weak light of the Eastern Conference. So this round of competition, Henson will not worry too much.

In the second round, the Pacers will face the winner of the Bulls and Nets. The Bulls will not be able to welcome Rose back next season, and the Nets are not a super strong team.

So no matter who advances to these two teams, Henson is sure.

The hardest thing in the East is undoubtedly the third round, which is the conference finals. If all goes well, the Pacers are likely to run into the old rival Heat here.

The declining Celtics, the Knicks who relied on Anthony for transition, and the Eagles who are hard to protect themselves, Henson does not think that these three teams can compete with the Heat, which has achieved 27 consecutive victories. Henson himself has experienced 25 consecutive victories, so he knows how terrifying a team that can achieve this kind of performance is.

Although the Pacers are No. 1 in the league this year, the Heat's 66 wins in any other season are not to be underestimated. The last time a team could win 66 in the regular season was the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 08-09 season.

Well, that is also a team led by James.

The team led by James, no matter how many times they have defeated them, must not be taken lightly. As the defending champion, Henson doesn't want to be swept out before the finals.

Therefore, starting from the first round of the playoffs, it is necessary to play the strength, so that the players out of the "paddling" state as soon as possible.

For the Milwaukee Bucks, Henson needs more than just victory, he needs a complete victory, 4-0! If the Bucks, a team that can't even make the top ten in the Western Conference, can cause trouble for the Pacers, what can the Pacers do to defend the championship?

Henson's serious attitude on the training field these days has also made the players afraid to relax. Even if the opponents in the first round do not seem to be strong, the players are still conscientiously preparing for the match.

Finally, on April 21st, Henson got the kind of game he wanted.

In the fourth quarter of the game, when Brandon Jennings could not get a chance, and the rest of the Bucks couldn't stand up and help the team score at all, Reggie Miller, who explained the game, couldn't help but shook his head. .

"Although Milwaukee fans may not like to hear this, I must say that the difference in strength between the two sides is visible to the naked eye."

Miller's words are not pleasant, but they are true. The game has reached the fourth quarter, and the Bucks still have only two scoring double figures. These two people are Milwaukee's "backcourt" Jennings and Ellis. As for the rest of the Bucks, they don't seem to be ready for the playoffs at all. In other words, there is no strength to play the playoffs at all.

The lineup of Pacers went all out, as if to make the Bucks feel that they were playing a fake NBA. The intensity of the playoffs and the intensity of the regular season are basically two different things.

On the other hand, the Pacers have already scored in double figures by 5 people at this time. Paul George lived up to expectations and showed his strength with 27 points after a rowing April. And Paul used 16 points, 12 assists and a mere turnover, allowing Jennings and Ellis to see the gap between them and the league's top point guards.

?? Jennings and Ellis desperately wanted to score, but they had no rules. Facing the Pacers, the second best defensive efficiency team in the league, the Bucks' offense is hardly a threat.

???? In fact, the Bucks players may ask themselves in their minds when attacking: to win the 72-win defending champion? We can't do it!

???? So, they really can't do it...

? In the last five minutes of the game, the 20-point difference made the strong smell of gun smoke disappear suddenly, and Alice and Jennings seemed to have lost their spirits.

???? In the stands, Pacers fans have already started celebrating the victory early. Will the defending champion fight a tough battle? No one knows the answer. Because the game against the Bucks is far from being a "hard battle" for the Pacers.

???? Television footage began to be given to Henson frequently, and his close-up shots appeared on the big screen again and again. It was this man who created all of this in front of him, and the Pacers’ revival officially began from the day he took the position of head coach. After the defending champion swept the regular season, he remained unstoppable in the playoffs.

In the end, the electronic buzzer at the end of the game rescued the Bucks. This brutal massacre is finally over. 87 to 110, the Bucks couldn't even touch the edge of victory.

???? "The game is over! The Pacers won easily. Let's connect with reporters on the sidelines and do an interview with Coach Henson."

After Miller finished speaking, the picture cut to Henson who was being interviewed. The reporter’s question is simple, how do you look at the first game and this round of the series.

Henson's answer is simple and rude, and quite classic.

"How do you look at this game? There is nothing to look at, because I have already begun to think about the next round of opponents." The Chinese coach shrugged. Since when did the Pacers even look down on the first round of the playoffs. ......

Maybe this is the arrogance that a real super team has.