The Basketball Court Swordsman

Chapter 680: : Crazy arms race

When Cousins ​​came back and filled the data sheet with his outstanding performance, the whole world believed that the NBA was about to end.

Five All-Stars, five starts, four victories...all of these things make fans of other teams desperate.

But on January 28, the strong Indiana Pacers said that what the end of the season is, but it is not necessarily.

Henson used Rajon Rondo and P.J. Tucker, two guys who didn't make a lot of appearances this season, to successfully block the Warriors with the league's most luxurious lineup. There is no doubt that this will become one of Henson's classic battles.

Of course, Henson does not recognize the title of the Warriors' "League's Most Luxurious Team". In his own words, the Warriors lineup can only be regarded as the second most luxurious, and the first luxurious is his Pacers.

This sentence sounds a bit arrogant, but no matter how arrogant Henson is now, no reporter will jump out to challenge him.

Victory is hard currency in this alliance where the king is defeated. As long as you can win, you can boast whatever you want.

Before the game, 80% of the media said that Henson and the Pacers were going to die. But after the game was won, 80% of the media seemed to disappear.

After all, this time, Henson won not just any stinky fish, but a five-star warrior!

In addition, Durant scored 26 points and Cousins ​​scored a new season high of 22 points, winning the game.

Henson's perfect suppression of the Warriors made reporters unable to fault.

After this game is over, it also means that the devilish January schedule is basically over. The pressure on Henson was also much less in an instant.

Before the start of January, Henson had some doubts about his abilities. But now, he is full of confidence in winning the championship.

Against the Raptors, Celtics and Warriors, Henson only lost one game. The loss to the Raptors is completely avoidable, and the Pacers are not as bad as the Raptors in terms of hard power.

If you can maintain this momentum in the playoffs, rush out of the East or even win the championship, it will not be difficult.

With this momentum, the Pacers, who had just defeated the Warriors in the last two games in January, naturally made great strides.

In Washington, the Pacers dominated the Wizards 107 to 88. This is the second time the Pacers have slaughtered this team from the capital this season.

In Orlando, Vucevic and Aaron Gordon did their best to stop the doom. George and Antetokounmpo scored 63 points together! Let the Magic see the huge gap in talent between the two sides.

At this point, the Pacers' January Devil schedule is over. The Pacers lost only two games in January, which made their current record an unbeatable 45 wins and 4 losses.

For comparison, the Warriors' record at this time is 36 wins and 15 losses. The Houston Rockets were even worse, 29 wins and 20 losses. The Eastern Conference teams such as the Raptors, 76ers and Celtics cannot match the Pacers in terms of record.

When Wade and Dirk have no desire for victory, Henson, who is also the last season of his career, is still ruling the league.

There is no doubt that his last season will be remembered by all fans for a lifetime.

After the January schedule, Henson was relieved, but the other teams in the East were suddenly under great pressure.

Originally, it was thought that many teams this season had the ability to compete with the Pacers for the Eastern Championship. But in January, the Pacers became the "strong team terminator."

Whether it's the Raptors, 76ers, Celtics or the Five-Star Warriors, they all found their fantasy too good. If you want to smash the Pacers in the playoffs, you must continue to strengthen it.

As a result, in early January, all Eastern teams began their reinforcement plans. A replenishment revolution to deal with Henson has officially begun.

Although the biggest rumors of the trade in the middle of this year appeared in Los Angeles, the Lakers were just thunder and rain. So far, the cooperation between the Lakers and Anthony Davis still exists only in theory.

The Eastern teams have already begun to silently reinforce them to fight Henson.

On February 6, the Pacers just defeated the Heat, Pelicans and Lakers three teams that are not rivals. And it was precisely on this day that the Philadelphia 76ers, the true competitor of the Pacers, broke a very hot news.

Woj broke the news on social media that the Philadelphia 76ers reached a deal with the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers will send Tobias Harris, Boban Majanovich, and Mike Scott in exchange for the 76ers one. Grade rookies Randy Shamet, Wilson Chandler, and space four Mike Muscala.

The biggest protagonist of this deal is undoubtedly Tobias Harris. This season, Tobias Harris averaged 20.9 points per game. He is the Clippers' leading scoring team and an undoubted star.

However, the Clippers gave Harris to the 76ers for their team building policy! There is no doubt that for the 76ers who have already established a foothold in the East, Tobias Harris will bring their strength to the next level!

Tobias Harris defensively, tall and long arms, can play two forward positions, all advantages! Now, it is no exaggeration to say that the 76ers have formed a Big Four lineup.

Just two hours after Woj broke the news, the NBA officially announced the deal. Henson shook his head, and other teams in the East were used to arms races in the summer. But he never expected that those guys would start an arms race in the middle of the season in order to defeat him.

It seems that all Eastern teams have been suppressed by Henson for too long. Even if one more year, they can't wait.

Also taking action is the Toronto Raptors. With Leonard, the Raptors' goal this season is naturally a championship.

Since I can't beat the Pacers now, continue playing after strengthening!

On February 7, the Pacers lightly won the Clippers, which had just lost Tobias Harris, winning seven straight. And before Henson had time to be happy, on February 8, the Toronto Raptors gave Henson another blow.

On February 8, before the NBA trade deadline, woj broke the news again. The Raptors have sent C.J. Miles, Yunus Valanciunas and Deron Wright in an attempt to trade Mark Gasol!

This heavy news came and shocked everyone at once. The news about Gasol’s departure before the trade deadline is very clear. Just yesterday, when most of the media, including Gasol himself, thought he would go to the Hornets, the plot had a big reversal. .

If nothing else, he will go to the Raptors ranked second in the East! There is no doubt that this is a blockbuster.

After the 76ers got Harris two days ago, some media predicted that this would be a fatal blow to the Raptors. That's right, although the 76ers are strengthening to defeat the Pacers, after the 76ers become stronger, they will naturally threaten the Raptors. After all, there are only those two places in the Eastern Conference Finals.

And just now the Bucks also completed reinforcements, Mirotic joined Milwaukee, so the Raptors also had to look for reinforcements.

So they focused on Gasol. There was news that the Raptors were willing to send Kyle Lowry and Valanciunas to get Conley and Gasol, but the Grizzlies asked Conley for a higher price, so this bargaining chip In the end it was not reached.

In the end, both sides took a step back. The Raptors took one less Conley, and the Grizzlies took one Lowry less, completing the trade with Gasol.

For the Raptors, this deal is simply a gift in the snow. It is definitely a value-for-money operation to exchange for Gasol without a major exchange. In the next game, Gasol will partner with Ibaka inside! Just thinking about it, you can feel how solid the Raptors' defense is.

Although little Gasol has passed his peak, he is also older. But so far this season, he can still average 15.7 points, 4.7 assists and 8.6 rebounds per game. He can pass and shoot three-pointers, which fits the Raptors' system very well.

Harris joining the 76ers and Gasol joining the Raptors undoubtedly made the Pacers' two rivals another level in an instant.

But people never expected that the two operations of the 76ers and the Raptors actually made Henson inexplicably fired.

"He may be the first coach in league history to cause such a sensation."

"The Raptors and the 76ers had only one purpose: to defeat Henson Joe."

"There are two strong Eastern teams willing to continue to strengthen in order to defeat the Pacers. To be honest, this proves the strength of the Pacers."

Yes, the Raptors and the 76ers are trading so aggressively, isn't it because they can't beat the Pacers.

Looking at the trading news on the phone, Henson suddenly felt a bit big head. The intervention of the two western fighters, Tobias Harris and Jr. Gasol, will indeed make the situation in the east more complicated.

But so what? In Henson's view, this is just adding a little bit of difficulty to his road to victory.

Since you guys want to play so much, I'll accompany you to the end! You are just doing this to add some gold to the Pacers' champion.

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