Malcolm. Brogdon, this guy is now the darling of Indianapolis basketball fans.

At the time of the draft, no one knew him. In the first dozen games of the Pacers, people only have some impressions of the old-looking rookie. But now, even the league's first man LeBron. James, too, can pronounce Malcolm smoothly. The name Brogdon.

"Rookie? He's played like this, and you still think he's a rookie? He's a very strong player and he's very good at the big picture. After years of college league experience, he is already a veteran. Don't look at Malcolm like a rookie, man. ”

This sentence is not Henson's boast, but LeBron. James said in an interview after the game.

Brogdon's performance in this game did deserve such praise, although his 18-point stats didn't look as impressive. After all, George, Antetokounmpo, James and Irving all scored 20 points.

But you have to know that eight of Brogdon's 18 points came in the final three minutes.

Among them, including the three-point shot that completely killed the Cavaliers' confidence.

Therefore, every goal he scored was extremely deadly.

After this game, the outside world can't wait to announce it. Henson. In the first year of Joe's return, he once again set a record of low-ranking Taobao success.

Of course, in addition, Henson's coaching ability is once again talked about.

"In the last three minutes of the game, your team is four points behind. In such a situation, if you were coaching, would you dare to send a second-round pick and set up offensive tactics with him as the core? Coach Henson dared. And he also won. ”

"Henson. Joe has always been known for his boldness, and he has once again proven his ability. After two years away from the field, Coach Henson's personality has been much gentler. But don't think that his threat to the championship has diminished. ”

"Taryn. Lou and Henson. Joe must have been embarrassed when he shook hands, because it was a real head coach standing across from Lue, not a puppet of one of the team's leading stars. ”

The victory of a game made reporters want to blow Henson as the league's No. 1 coach. After all, the meaning and gold content of this game is indeed very high.

The Pacers didn't defeat a cat or a dog, but the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers!

Before that, no matter how good the Pacers were, people wouldn't recognize them as a top team. After all, there are many factors that affect the regular season record.

In the two years of Henson's absence, Budenholzer's Hawks also won first place in the East with a 60-win record in the regular season. But are they the league's top teams? I'm afraid few people would agree.

As it was, the Hawks were easily swept away by the Cavaliers 4-0 in the Eastern Conference semifinals that year. 4-0, that's enough to illustrate the gap between the Eagles and the top teams.

But now, people are willing to admit that the Pacers are a top team. After all, they won the defending champions with an excellent record of 11 wins and 1 loss.

And in this game, the Pacers and the defending champions played back and forth, not by luck.

Therefore, the gold content of the victory in this game was so high that Henson and the Pacers were instantly lifted to the sky.

"This season in the NBA has become more and more interesting, and the situation in the East has become less clear. I really want to see who can completely break each other between the Cavaliers and the Pacers, LeBron and Henson. ESPN commentator Mike Brown. A quote posted by Brin on social media made a perfect summary of the game.

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After the battle with the Cavaliers, Henson had been thinking about a problem. If not yourself, LeBron. Will James become greater than he is now?

After all, Henson had only been away for two years, and James seized the opportunity to claim a championship trophy. So if Henson had never appeared, wouldn't LeBron have to win the championship?

Soon, though, Henson stopped thinking about it. That's what competitive sports are, there aren't so many ifs. "Postman" Carl. Marlin's world is not "if it weren't for Jordan", Grant. Hill's career also hasn't been "if it weren't for injuries."

Besides, Henson's biggest enemy this season isn't LeBron's Cavaliers. He couldn't help but glance at the schedule, and it seemed that the game against the Golden State Warriors was getting closer and closer......

On Nov. 21, the Pacers will meet the Warriors for the first time at home.

Steve. Cole, Stephen. Curry, Klay. Thompson, Kevin. Durant...... Just thinking about these names makes Henson feel the thief excited.

However, before playing the Warriors, the Pacers still have two Western Conference teams to play, namely the Suns and Thunder.

But as a team that has only just beaten the defending champions, the Pacers are now in high spirits. The rebuilding Suns and the Westbrook Thunder, a data-brushing tool, were not taken seriously by Henson.

Against the Suns on Nov. 18, the Pacers won effortlessly. And with Nash back in Phoenix as a member of the Pacers' coaching staff, the atmosphere was even surprisingly friendly.

Before the game began, all Phoenix fans stood up in honor of Nash. On the big screen in the arena of the American Airlines Center, a video saluting Nash was played.

The video clearly inspired the Suns' young players, each of whom wanted to be a Phoenix story. So in the next game, this group of young people played very hard!

However, no matter how hard you work, you can't escape Henson's control.

In the Suns, the player who made Henson's most eye-catching is not Devin. Booker is none other than that. Not surprisingly, this guy will be the cornerstone of the Suns' future team.

But today, the cornerstone of this team is extremely young. Moreover, the staffing of the Suns is also outrageously rotten. Suns head coach Earl. Watson, a few years ago, was playing against Henson as a player. Now as a manager against Henson, he is still a little too immature.

In the end, the Pacers used 7 players to score double-double performances, beating the Suns and couldn't find the north.

Suns fans expected Henson to end the game amicably, but Henson didn't give Nash face at all. He will not be soft on any opponent.

116-96, the Pacers slaughtered others by 20 points on their own turf. After the game, Nash could only shake his head helplessly in an interview: "Henson is such a person who is full of desire to win. ”

Two days later in Oklahoma, the Pacers let the same thing happen to the Thunder repeatedly.

Unlike the Phoenix game, the atmosphere of the game was unfriendly from the start. As soon as Henson and his players took the field, they were surrounded by boos from Oklahoma fans.

In their opinion, it was the Pacers who caused the Thunder to lose that championship possibility. If the Thunder could win the championship that year, maybe Harden and later Durant would not leave.

During the game, Westbrook also expressed his anger with practical actions.

With 31 points, 11 rebounds and 15 assists, Westbrook scored another triple-double! Westbrook has been in a state of great anger since Durant left. He's eager to prove himself and prove that without Durant, he can take the Thunder very far.

But as it turns out, anger alone is not enough. Westbrook's triple-double, Henson didn't look down on it at all. Why? Because his triple-doubles are not "authentic" enough.

The ball was all in Westbrook's hands, and he certainly could easily have 15 assists. It's all in Westbrook's hands, and heaping slowly can always cut thirty points.

What's more, Westbrook also has a "one-card eight" Stephen by his side. Adams.

People say that the Thunder's rebounder used to be called Ibaka, and now the Thunder's rebounder is called "One Card Eight". Because Adams usually jams eight people on one person, Westbrook can easily pick up the rebound.

Westbrook's no-technical triple-double can't cause problems for the Pacers. The same was true of the ending, 115-108, with the Pacers beating the Thunder on the road.

Among them, George scored 20 points and Antetokounmpo scored 30 points. On top of that, the Pacers have four other players who are also in double figures.

There is a big difference between the carnival of one person and the collective strength of a team.

Westbrook must admit that the Thunder without Durant was not a team of the same grade at all.

After the game, Henson was in a good mood, "We've been in great form lately and I can't wait to start tomorrow's fight against the Warriors." Back to back? No, back-to-back races have never been a problem for us. ”

In an interview, Henson smiled, already fantasizing about the world's praise for him and the Pacers after tomorrow's win over the Warriors.

The Chinese coach doesn't know what a huge disaster tomorrow's game will be for him.

Just because a kid defeats a bunch of ants doesn't mean he'll be able to challenge a giant.