The Basketball Court Swordsman

The Houston Rockets fought the Golden State Warriors in the tiebreaker last season. Although they were ultimately defeated, they were able to fight the Warriors to the end, which is enough to prove their strength.

You know, the Pacers also defeated the Warriors to get the O'Brien Cup last season through a tie-break. Therefore, it is not unreasonable to say that the Rockets and the Pacers have only one win gap.

Therefore, people agree that the Rockets with James Harden will be the team most likely to shake the dominance of the Warriors in the West. What's more, this year's Rockets also added Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony.

You know, last season's Rockets can almost be regarded as a single-core team. In today's era when superstars have become more and more common, it is a miracle that single-core teams can reach the Western Conference Finals.

Although it is a single-core team, Rockets center Clint Capela averages close to 14+11 per game and stable rim protection ability almost makes him one of the giant players.

Of course, Eric Gordon's election as the best sixth man also makes the depth of the Rockets' lineup more intuitive.

In this case, Paul and Anthony have been reaped. Houston fans' expectations of the Rockets are much more reliable than Boston fans' expectations of the Celtics.

Although the Rockets started badly, their current record of 3 wins and 5 losses is worrying. But everyone, including Henson, also believes that the Rockets this season is more than that!

On the premise that the Rockets are stronger than last season, the Pacers lost Paul this year, and now Oladipo can only appear on the sidelines in a suit. Therefore, people who are optimistic about the Rockets winning this game accounted for the majority.

This time, Henson did not jump out and fight the reporters like before. He clearly knows how difficult the Houston Rockets are to deal with, and now he just wants to consider how to win this difficult game.

He is not trying to win the regular season, but to prepare for the possible finals!

Therefore, Henson has devoted himself to work since returning to Indianapolis. Reporters say the Pacers are going to lose? Let them talk about it. Anyway, they said nothing.

"...Finally, their family lived happily together." Henson sat in front of Emily's bedside table and closed the fairy tale book in his hands.

As long as Henson is at home, he will tell Emily a bedtime story. No matter how busy the work is, the thunder cannot move. Unless it is because of going out and playing away, after all, there is really no way.

"Are you finished?" Emily glared at her big eyes with an expression that was still not enough.

"It's over, Emily, you should go to bed too."

"Well, Dad. Can I sleep with the light on? At night, I'm always a little scared."

"You don't have to be afraid, Emily. Remember, in the dark, the monster can't find you."

"Um...good night, dad."

"Good night, Emily." Henson kissed his daughter's forehead, turned off the light, and walked out of the room.

An Jiali smiled and waited for Henson outside the room, taking care of family and work. He did what he said.

"When you were playing away, she missed you very much, Henson."

"I miss you too, but I think I will be free in less than a year, so I will be more motivated." Henson rubbed his eyes. It is nine o'clock now. After training, he will be with his family. Went out for a stroll, and then went home to have a meal together.

After the meal, Henson took the initiative to wash all the dishes and watched TV with his wife and daughter. Then, put her daughter to bed. After all this was over, it was nine o'clock.

If it were put in several years ago, Henson's life should have left the arena at night, casually dealt with a few takeaways, and then studied the other side's video until the early morning.

Although the previous life was more free, if Henson had to choose, he would rather choose the current way of living.

"So, you are going back to the basketball court?" An Jiali saw Henson look at his watch and knew what he wanted to do next.

"Yeah, tomorrow's game...you know, it is very important to us. Don't worry, I will definitely go to bed before 12 o'clock."

Henson kissed his wife's forehead, then walked into the empty study.

This study used to be just a utility room, but after having children, Henson needed a quieter working environment. So, the utility room was transformed into a study room.

The room is very comfortable, with projector and lazy sofa. In other words, Henson does not have to sit in front of the computer, and he can study the video of the game like a movie.

Of course, the study is also soundproofed. His family will not disturb him, nor will he disturb his wife and daughter.

Just outside, Henson still felt that life was very good. But as soon as he entered the study, Henson felt the pressure suddenly increased.

Many people may envy Henson's work environment, watching football every day like watching a movie. But when you turn your interest into a career and face this thing almost 365 days a year, anyone will get bored.

But boredom is useless, Henson must find a way to contain the rocket. Again, he prepared these not only for tomorrow's regular season, but also for the possible finals.

If the Pacers didn't win the championship because of the Rockets this last season, Henson would hate himself to death.

What Henson is watching at this time is the video of the Western Conference finals last season. Although the Rockets did not have Paul and Anthony last season, Henson believes that the Rockets' play style will not change much. Studying how the Warriors won the Rockets last season is actually equivalent to finding a way to beat the Rockets.

Even if the Pacers lineup is not complete.

And only a few minutes after watching the video of the tiebreaker game last season, Henson started to fast forward. It's not because he thinks the video is boring, but this game just exposed the Rockets' biggest weakness.

In the game, the Rockets made only 7 of 44 three-pointers. For a while, the Rockets even made 27 consecutive shots from outside the three-point line.

Moreover, D'Antoni did not change his strategy because the Rockets missed a three-pointer. He still believes that the Rockets can reverse the situation with a three-pointer. In other words, Moustache wants to change his play, but there is no other way.

In this way, the Rockets abruptly threw themselves to death in the crucial tiebreaker. To Henson's evaluation, the Rockets lost this game inexplicably.

D'Antoni's on-the-spot response and the Rockets' scoring methods have not yet reached the requirements of a championship team.

Later, Henson looked at the Rockets' losses this season. Most of them are lost because they are not accurate enough.

Henson took out his tablet and checked the data prepared for him by other people in the coaching staff.

This season, the Rockets averaged 87.4 shots per game, but the number of shots from outside the three-point line was as high as an exaggerated 45.4 per game! It's more than half of the total shots!

For comparison, the Warriors averaged 89.4 shots per game, but they are known for their three-pointers but only 34.4 shots per game.

The Rockets' reliance on three-pointers is very obvious. If the Rockets' three-pointers were misfired, wouldn't it be equivalent to killing them?

"It's done!" Henson happily turned off the game video, making the Rockets three-pointer misfire everyone understands, but there are not many that can be done.

However, Henson is very confident in his team's perimeter defense ability. It is not difficult to strangle the Rockets from the three-point line. It is nothing more than changing defenses quickly and not giving them a chance to misplace.

The Chinese coach touched his chin and had a bold idea in his heart.

The next day, due to the level of attention of the game, countless reporters came to the scene. Henson had already been interviewed by several reporters just when he was warming up.

Moreover, what makes Henson most impatient is that their problems are the same.

"Do you think the Houston Rockets pose a threat to the Pacers' title defense?"

At the beginning, Henson answered one by one tirelessly. After all, he kept telling himself to be a gentle person.

But when the last reporter asked this question, Henson was a little annoyed.

"Stop asking me such stupid questions, really. Don’t you think that this kind of question is very levelless? I tell you, before the champion falls, he is always the champion! The background of the champion, the dignity of the champion, the champion Experience, the heart of the champion. These things are not available in other teams! If possible, I want to prepare for the game!"

After Henson finished answering, he turned and returned to the bench, ready to make the final deployment.

Threatening the championship at every turn, is the championship worthy if it is so easy to be threatened?

Henson will let the world see what a true championship-level team looks like.