Two hours before the start of the game, Henson was delighted with the players' presence on the training pitch. Although the Pacers have gone through two tough battles in the past two days, the physical condition of the players at this time is not as bad as expected.

This is mainly due to two points, firstly, as the season progresses, the players' bodies have begun to adapt to the high intensity of the game, and the physical reserve has improved a lot at the beginning of the season. The second point is much simpler, Henson has a badge that reduces cumulative fatigue.

Therefore, for tonight's game, Henson is still very confident. As long as the Pacers don't miss key shots in the final minute of the fourth quarter, even the Hawks don't want to soar on Indianapolis soil.

Of course, Henson didn't let his players train too hard before the game began. After a few tactical runs, Henson called off all training.

"Save all your strength for beating your opponents!" The Chinese coach in a fancy suit said.

At half past seven o'clock in the evening of February 16, the Consec Arena was already crowded. Although the players and coaches are not yet on the field, the reporters are already busy.

Behind the Pacers' bench, Coach Henson's college girlfriend was spotted. Dressed in a leather jacket and leather pants, she not only shows off her proud legs, but also makes her look youthful and energetic.

Just as the reporters were focusing their cameras on An Jiali, who was online, the Pacers players appeared.

This group of tall and strong men immediately stole An Jiali's limelight, after all, on the basketball court, basketball is the first theme.

But just a few seconds later, the cameras of the photographers on the scene were reversed again.

I saw Coach Henson be the last to walk out of the players' tunnel, his face extremely serious. Most importantly, he wore a very dazzling flower suit. Countless people suddenly remembered that Coach Henson was only 32 years old!

"Hahaha, hat!?" On the commentary stage, O'Neill was directly amused by Henson's dress.

"What kind of outfit is this, does Coach Henson think it's All-Star Weekend?" Kenny. Smith's eyes widened as well, because not to mention the head coach, even the commentators don't wear suits like this.

Ignoring the exclamations from the stands and the fans who had silently pulled out their phones, Henson walked over to the bench and greeted Angari.

"Hey, you're so cool tonight!" Across the bench, Angeli reached out to help Henson straighten his collar.

"Oh, ho ho ho! Oh my God, this is so showy! O'Neal laughed and covered his eyes, showing affection for the coach who came to the court, and Henson was probably the first.

"Come on, everybody's watching you."

"Don't worry, I can't let my old friend Drew down." After saying that, Henson turned around, only to find that many players on the court were staring at him. Seeing that he turned around, he immediately turned his head to practice.

"Coach Henson's pre-game play, I don't know how many singles have been given a critical blow. Eh, the Eagles are out. ”

Kenny. Smith was talking, Larry. Drew warmed up with his players.

Although there were sporadic boos from the stands when the Eagles entered the field, the elder Larry Sr. Drew is still very confident. The coach, who is a full 22 years older than Henson, has already beaten the Pacers once, and as long as he can contain those few off-ball runs on the offensive end, it won't be difficult to win against the Pacers.

Of course, the old coach didn't know that the reason why he was not booed by the Pacers fans was not because of how terrible his team was, but because the fans' eyes were attracted to the fancy Henson, and the visiting team who had not paid attention at all had appeared on the court.

It wasn't until Drew turned his head to look at the other half that he noticed Henson's eye-catching attire.

"What a clown!" Drew muttered to himself, looking forward to a quick start to the game.

After half an hour of a simple warm-up, the Consec Arena was already bustling with people. In the final game of the back-to-back schedule, after a hard-fought battle against the Heat, everyone hoped that the Pacers would hold on and get the win.

But Larry. Drew appeared very confident in an interview on the sidelines: "This is the fifth game for the Pacers in a week, five games in seven days, even a team that plays hard, will feel tired. For the sake of victory, I don't mind taking advantage of that. ”

Drew didn't smile, he already looked like he was winning. Henson just has a lot of ideas, and it can't solve the team's physical problems.

What the Hawks had to do today was simple, stabilize the score in the first three quarters and not let the Pacers play a quick counterattack. In the final quarter, give the Pacers a fatal blow when they are at their tiredest!

To defeat Henson. Joe, it's that simple!

"Don't be in a hurry, be sure to control your mistakes! But if the opponent makes a mistake or can't retreat, look for a counterattack as soon as possible! Before the start of the game, Henson also emphasized the precautions one last time.

He would probably be able to predict what Drew was up to, so he wouldn't let him get his wish. Strive to gain an advantage in the first three quarters of the game, and the last quarter will make the Hawks exhausted!

In this way, the two coaches, who had been fighting each other for a long time before the game, finally started their fighting style.

The referee blew the whistle, and the duel between the two rivals officially began!

Since Horford's move to the Pacers, Georgian center Zaza. Pachulia became Atlanta's starting five.

Pachulia is averaging 7.8 points and 7.9 rebounds per game this season and looks like he's just passing. However, the Georgian's greatest characteristic is not his stats, but his toughness. Or in Henson's comments: "Isn't that dirty?" ”

In the last big battle between the two sides, Stephenson and Pachulia had some verbal altercations. But fortunately, Henson's timely warning did not expand, and it did not have an impact.

At the beginning of the game, this seemingly elegant but dirty white center won the first attack for the Hawks.

Hawks young guard Jeff. Teague pushed forward slowly and turned on Larry. Drew's first offense.

Speaking of Jeff. Teague, when he was drafted, Henson was very optimistic about him. At one time, the young man was also one of Henson's key targets.

And after the Pacers got Hinrich, Teague's playing time also went up. This season, he has become the Hawks' undisputed starter, averaging 12.6 points and 5 assists per game.

Speaking of which, Drew Sr. has to thank Henson. If Henson hadn't taken Hinrich, how could Teague, a potential newcomer, emerge.

Although Teague has played some good performances this season, he has played three consecutive games to score 20+ points. But with Paul watching him, Henson wasn't worried at all.

Sure enough, under Paul's entanglement, Teague didn't hold the ball much. As soon as he was close to the three-point line, Teague handed the ball to the Hawks' leading scorer, "Hawk King" Joe. In Johnson's hands.

When the Hawks gave up Horford, it was for Joe. Johnson's big contract. Johnson has also lived up to expectations and has been the Eagles' highest scoring player per game.

Today, Johnson's desire to attack was very strong. After receiving the ball, he was followed by a butterfly walk, a sudden change of direction to break through George, and then a mid-range pull-up jumper.

"Joe. Johnson, the iconic singles! ”

"Smack!"

Kenny. As soon as Smith finished speaking, a crisp sound was heard on the court. It turned out that it was aggressive George who used the arm length to block Joe from behind. Johnson's shot!

It just hurt Horford, and George's block made the basketball hit Horford in the face solidly. Horford inexplicably "passed" the ball to Paul with his face.

Paul didn't have the heart to observe how sad Horford's face was, and he turned around to launch a counterattack!

"But if the opponent makes a mistake or can't retreat, look for a counterattack as soon as possible!" Henson's words Paul has always kept in mind, catch the counterattack, catch the counterattack......

The Hawks' retreat was not unpleasant, and as Henson's old rival, Drew couldn't have turned a blind eye to the Pacers' quick counterattack.

Although the block came very suddenly, by the time Paul wanted to pass the ball, there were already three Hawks players in front of him.

But in the midst of the cracks, Paul caught a glimpse of George, who immediately stepped forward after the cap. So Paul jumped up and hit it hard! The basketball made its way through the crowd at a very fast speed and went straight to George's hands!

"Pass beautifully! But...... How did the ball pass!? Kenny who commented on the game. Smith only saw the basketball trailing in the afterimage of the moment it appeared in George's hands, who easily completed the Pacers' first offense with a one-handed slam dunk.

Even the cameras couldn't capture the route Paul used to get the basketball through the three-man to George. The ball was too fast, and the angles were too tricky.

"What's the situation!?" Drew's eyes widened and he looked up at the big screen, ready to watch the replay of the ball.

However, there was no replay on the big screen, and the camera was given to Henson. What Drew saw was the fancy young marshal's smug applause.

There are two Pauls here, and it's not easy to catch you fighting back?

Grove Street Brothers said

Come on, come and slowly get used to it, maybe you can continue to add hey, hey, hey (laughed obscenely on the street)