The Basketball Court Swordsman

Chapter 360: : Just one step away

The classic battle between Thunder and Pacers was still talked about until the second day after the game.

No one would have imagined that the Oklahoma City Thunder would be so tenacious, and no one would have imagined that the Pacers would be so strong. Of course, it is impossible for anyone to think that the game will end in such a way.

Kevin Durant had an offensive foul, and the buzzer was declared invalid. The Indiana Pacers won the game without any risk!

Even the most complicated and unexpected script, it is impossible to perform such an ups and downs game.

Of course, the Oklahoma media did not approve of such a result. The "Oklahoma Evening Post" even claimed: This is an ugly game controlled by the league and sacrificed for the myth of 72 wins!

In this regard, Henson also gave his own response, "As far as I know, our reporter regarded the Oklahoma City Thunder as the only hope for the league to prevent the Pacers from achieving 72 wins before the game. To this day, is it on the opposite side of the league? My players have been violated. This is a real fact. And I’m sure that the league cannot be happy to see the Pacers win 72 wins."

Adam Xiaohua secretly helped the Pacers win 72? Unless that guy's head is pretty funny. There are indeed many teams in the league, but Henson dare to use his relationship with Xiao Hua to ensure that the Pacers will not be one of them.

The reporter of the "Oklahoma Evening Post" was overwhelmed by Henson, and the matter was gone. After a huge controversy, the fans now only want to wait for one thing-when will the Pacers get their 72nd victory!

"Leonard's inspection report came out. He had some minor concussions. He needs to rest for a few days and then undergo the league's strict concussion test. After the test passes, the kid can reappear."

On April 6, after the Pacers defeated the Thunder, before the start of the back-to-back away game to challenge the Washington Wizards, Henson received Silas' notice.

Because of this, Henson did not bring Leonard to Washington in this game. Although the kid kept yelling, "I promise, there is nothing wrong with my head."

But Henson can do nothing about this.

The NBA has strict protection procedures for concussion players. Once a player is diagnosed with a concussion, the team has no right to decide when he comes back. Players can only be allowed to return to the game after passing the league's concussion detection procedures. The concussion detection procedures of the Alliance are notoriously strict.

The test content includes fixed bicycle exercises, jogging, agility tests, and team training without confrontation. After these tests are completed, it is necessary to ensure that the symptoms of concussion do not appear repeatedly.

After completing this series of tests, the NBA will also seek their neurological medical experts in charge of concussions, and after the experts' permission, the players can play again.

According to a team doctor, it is not easy for a healthy player to complete these tests, let alone a player who has just recovered from a concussion. This is so rigorous that some harsh tests have even attracted dissatisfaction from some coaches and players. For example, on February 6 this year, Mavericks center Chris Kaman publicly stated that this cumbersome test was "the dumbest test in history."

So now, Leonard's absence from the injury list is also very exaggerated.

It says, "Absent indefinitely."

"Understand, and report to me at any time." Henson just replied such a text message to Silas lightly. The league can test Leonard as long as it takes. As long as the playoffs are not delayed, how long they want to test. Just test as long.

Of course, this is not because Henson is indifferent to Leonard. But after defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder, Henson's 72-win plan officially entered the rotation phase!

The rotation is different from the previous average rotation. Although everyone does not play much time, the average rotation is after all to play. The rest is different, which means that Henson will pick some players to rest the entire 48 minutes in each game, even if the team's **** is kicked, they will not be replaced.

Therefore, Leonard was injured, which just allowed him to take a few rounds off, which did not affect Henson's plan at all.

Faced with a record of 72 wins, players who are still able to take their turn off...The craziest part of Henson's plan has officially begun!

"If the Washington Wizards play normally, it is impossible to beat the Pacers. They have only won 28 games this season, which is a total of 38 games less than the Pacers! But as we all know, the Pacers are pursuing a tie. Breaking the Bulls’ record of 72 wins! So I think that the defending champion of this game will still play in the main lineup!"

Before the game started, the old man Bill Wharton patted his chest to ensure that the defending champion would appear in the whole lineup. As a result, when the Pacers' starting lineup came out, he almost didn't make him angry.

Livingston, Stephenson, Green, West and Horford, the Pacers did not play Paul, and Bill Walton did not discuss the Pacers starting issue. The other party is also a famous star, shameless... ....

At first, everyone thought that Henson let Livingston and Stephenson start in order to reduce the playing time of the two Pauls. As the game progressed, it was discovered that Henson didn't seem to have any plans for Paul and George to play!

Without Paul's limit, the Wizards champion John Wall made 25 crazy shots, hit 16 goals and scored a game-high 37 points!

However, the Wizards lost the game 109 to 103. The huge power gap between the two teams cannot be filled by Wall alone. Henson won the 68th win of the season without Paul and George playing for a minute, and Leonard didn't even rush away with the team!

"Coach Henson actually started a rotation? Most importantly, he still won. People have been discussing whether the Pacers are going to win 72 or the playoffs. But I think now, we have the answer. Very much. Obviously, Coach Henson doesn't like choices, he wants them all!"

Yes, Henson doesn't like choice. He will catch all the honors in one go!

In this way, on April 9th, the Pacers beat the Cavaliers 99-94 at home. This game was a truce between Danny Green and David West, but even so, the Cavaliers could not win. In other words, the Cavaliers didn't want to win at all. They are getting closer and closer to the No. 1 pick, and the Cavaliers after losing James don't want to waste this opportunity to compete for the No. Even in the 13th year of the draft, it is a recognized draft year.

So although the Cavaliers lost the ball, in fact this game is a "win-win" competition. The Cavaliers got their wish and lost one more game, and the Pacers won 69! With 72 wins away, there are only 3 games left!

In the next game, although Horford and Paul's Pacers lost to the good Nets, the Pacers still had a chance with 69 wins and 9 losses. And the loss to the Nets was a loss in Henson's plan. He won't try his best to fight with the Nets. If you lose, you lose. Even if you lose, the plan is still going on smoothly!

After a battle with the Nets, the Pacers played home against the Timberwolves and the Suns, two underdogs in the West. Like the strategy for half a month, the Pacers still haven't sent a full lineup. But the two fish belly of the Timberwolves and the Sun, even if they do not use their full strength, the Pacers can easily defeat them.

Everyone in the world is impressed by the depth of the Pacers' bench. Livingston, who was criticized at the beginning, is now being blown up. After all, under Henson's rotation strategy, most players have a chance to perform, and Livingston is no exception. In the game against the Timberwolves, Livingston scored 19 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds in the starting field.

For a "waste" in a large population, such data is already very dazzling. Every player of the Pacers can stand up and fight, and all the people are soldiers. This is how the defending champion has felt for others in the past half month.

So far, the Pacers have only two games left to play in the regular season of the season, against the New York Knicks and the Philadelphia 76ers. In one of these two games, the Pacers will most likely win 72 wins in the horrifying regular season!

"While taking turns, I won 72 wins. I have to say that such an experience is really extravagant."

Michael Jordan, the basketball **** who created the myth of 72 wins, used the term "extremely extravagant" to describe the Pacers in an interview with reporters.

God knows how the whole basketball world trembles when the miracle really happens...

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