The Basketball Court Swordsman

The Russian Thunder failed to win the game.

During the timeout, they were all shocked when the scene found that Henson was actually asking Becky Harmon to arrange tactics.

Although the Pacers led by 13 points in an instant, Westbrook is in good shape after all, and the game is still very suspenseful.

Since then, except for the Pacers fans, almost everyone has been eager for the Pacers to rollover on the spot. If the Pacers lose, they can teach this arrogant coach a lesson.

However, after the game, there was no suspense at all. The Thunder strained the entire game, but in the end, the tight string suddenly broke.

Westbrook made 6 of 11 3-pointers and scored 36 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in a triple-double. It seems that his three-pointers seem to be superb.

But before the Pacers led by 13 points, Westbrook had already made 6 three-pointers. In other words, at the critical moment of the game, Westbrook was crazy outside the three-point line, but didn't even make a three-pointer.

At that time, Becky Harmon really admired Henson. He couldn't go against Westbrook, but Westbrook's three-pointer really missed it by himself.

What does that sentence say? In the face of absolute strength gap, luck cannot control the game.

Westbrook's sudden misfire outside the three-point line at a critical moment caused the Thunder to lose the capital to chase points. As a result, the expected rollover scene did not appear.

In the end, the defending champion beat the Oklahoma City Thunder by 15 points at home, giving them a good start for the next series of games.

As for the news that Henson had let go of it early, the commentators could only give one pass, "How do you say? This is Henson Joe's consistent style."

After the game, Billy Donovan's expression all revealed fatigue. At the critical moment of the game, he could do nothing about Henson's response. "We failed to persevere. Coach Henson ended us. I set some traps, but Coach Henson's calmness made my arrangement all invalid. I have to say, He is a great coach, really."

Of course, Donovan is not the worst, and the worst is undoubtedly Westbrook.

If you don't watch the last 7 minutes of this game, Westbrook's performance is perfect. But his performance in the last 7 minutes completely wasted his previous efforts.

In the press conference after the game, the No. 0 defender, who scored nearly 40 points + triple-doubles, became the target of reporters.

"Russell, can you talk about what happened in the last few minutes of the game? Why did all your three-point shots miss the goal!?"

"Are you a little impulsive at the last moment? Without those rash three-pointers, do you think the Thunder still have a chance to win the game?"

"Getting a triple-double but losing the game, victory and personal data, what do you think is important?"

Westbrook faced the reporters expressionlessly, covering his head with his hands in annoyance. He tried his best, but pushed himself into the fire pit.

If possible, Westbrook is thinking about going back a few days ago. When facing the camera, he shouldn't say that sentence.

"We can become the second team in a row to defeat the Pacers."

It's a good time to let your words go, but if they can't be delivered, they will become endless troubles.

On the second day after the end of the battle with Thunder, Henson became a topical character with delight.

With Westbrook playing so well, the Pacers can still win the game with a 15-point difference, which makes many reporters start to praise Henson's coaching ability.

After all, the turning point of the game started with Henson's substitution in the last 7 minutes.

"Coach Henson's coaching ability is beyond doubt, Billy Donovan is too immature compared to him."

"Westbrook's performance did not make Henson the slightest impatient, but Henson made Westbrook become impatient. That guy's sudden loss of gear at the last moment was the result of Henson's change of game speed."

"People say that a good coach is equivalent to adding an All-Star to a team. But let me say that Coach Henson is a superstar for the Pacers!"

Wicked Westbrook finally played a good game, but he became Henson's springboard.

For the praise of the media, Henson was very calm. It's not that Henson pretended to be forced, but that he was really used to being praised over the years.

For him, in addition to the championship, these praises are not painful at all.

On the other hand, Henson has left the Oklahoma City Thunder behind. Unless the Thunder reaches the finals, he won't be able to meet the Thunder in the playoffs.

But can the Thunder beat the Warriors? Henson believes that let alone the Warriors, with the Thunder and Westbrook in the state, in the strong team of the West, thank God for being able to pass the first round.

For a team that will never meet again, Henson is really not interested.

Now, he has put all his attention on his next opponent-the Denver Nuggets ranked No. 1 in the West!

With 45 wins and 22 losses, the Nuggets currently have one more win than the Warriors, temporarily ranking first in the Western Conference.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Nuggets are the biggest dark horse this season. After all, last season, the Nuggets didn't even play in the playoffs. However, without major changes in the lineup, this year has already competed with the Warriors for the first place in the Western Conference.

The biggest reason for this is undoubtedly because the young players of the Nuggets have grown very rapidly.

Jamal Murray, the No. 7 rookie in 2016, was also very optimistic about Henson at the beginning, but it was a pity that Henson had no chips at the time, so he could not be traded.

After averaging 9.9 points and 2.7 assists per game after his rookie season, he is now a top guard who can average 18.2 points, 4.8 assists and 4.2 rebounds per game.

Gary Harris, who has been known for the past few seasons. Due to Harris' rise this season, playing time and statistics have declined. But there is no doubt that his strength has not declined.

The outstanding performance of role players such as Millsap, Button and Plumley is also the reason why the Nuggets have emerged this year.

But, those guys mentioned above are not what Henson cares about most. Because the biggest factor for the Nuggets to rise is the fat center from Serbia Nikola. The essence of human pork belly. Jokic!

This all-round center has undoubtedly entered the ranks of the greatest second-round picks in history. Without him, the Denver Nuggets would be at best a marginal playoff team. But Jokic's appearance made it an instantaneously top Western team.

Although if you play the series, the Nuggets may not have played the Warriors. But it must be admitted that the team that can temporarily rank first in the West at this time is certainly not easy to mess with.

While Henson was wondering how the fat boy grew up step by step, Becky Harmon walked into Henson's office and informed him of the departure time of the flight tomorrow.

"By the way, this time I have prepared some emergency medication for you, so you don't have to worry about your body then."

Becky Harmon is really a woman, and he takes care of Henson very carefully.

"Emergency medication?" Henson looked at Becky Harmon in confusion, but quickly remembered his painful experience when he went to Denver to play away games in the past two seasons.

Well, he almost forgot. The Pepsi Center is 1,606 kilometers above sea level, which is the highest among all NBA game arenas.

For a person with a huge heart load, the thin air of the Denver Plateau is not very friendly to Henson.

It seems that besides the greasy "pork belly", there are many things Henson needs to worry about.