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Chapter 309 307: Timely Rain
Although the Christmas battle has become a thing of the past, until December 12th, the players still have a lot to say about the series of battles last night.

In the game between the Lakers and the Knicks, the hurricane of the two major scorers Kobe and Anthony made people feel the wildness of the two big ball markets.

The wonderful confrontation between the Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder has made countless people fantasize about the finals of this season.Of course, the premise is that the Miami people can overcome the Pacers' hurdle.

The showdown between the Clippers and the Nuggets undoubtedly told all the strong teams in the West, don't think that your ranking is safe.These two biggest "shit-stirring sticks" in the West are bound to mess up the rankings in the West.

The game between the defending champion Pacers and the rising star Rockets is the biggest difference in all games in the Christmas game.This game taught all the head coaches in the league a truth - don't try to show off in front of Henson Joe.

"Coach Henson Joe's on-the-spot scheduling can make a gap of more than 20 points in an already anxious game!"

"McHale may be good in the locker room, but on the court, he has to learn from Henson."

"The coaching staff of the Pacers is full of wisdom. Henson, Stevens and Vogel can each stand alone. Everyone has seen the power of these three together."

For other teams, after the Christmas game, it is often the players who are hot.But the Pacers were just the opposite. After the Christmas game, their head coach Henson Joe became very popular.

Four of the Pacers scored 20 points, and five of them scored in double figures. It is hard to pick out which one of them played the best.But everyone has witnessed Henson's ability to turn decay into magic.

Early the next morning, various sports portals and TV stations invited experts from all walks of life to study Henson's strategy yesterday, trying to figure out how he went from losing control to being in control.

During the media opening hours of the Rockets that day, McHale finally admitted in the face of reporters' questioning: "In the last game, I couldn't keep up with Coach Henson's rhythm."

"Is he finally unable to pretend?" Sitting on the sofa at home, Henson smiled and pointed at McHale on the TV.

Henson was naturally in a good mood. The team won an important game, and he locked down the opponent through on-the-spot scheduling, which gave Henson a sense of accomplishment.

Of course, the main reason why Henson was in a good mood was that after defeating the Rockets, his experience accumulator like a bottomless pit was finally filled with 2000 experience points, which gave Henson the right to choose the badge again after many days.

When the three badges popped up, Henson wanted to upgrade his "Skilled Deal" badge.In this way, when dealing with other teams in the future, Henson will not have to rack his brains so much.

But looking at the time, the game has now reached the end of December.So Henson made a new plan, and instead upgraded the "Fatigue Reduction" badge to level 12, which reduced the player's fatigue accumulation speed by 2%.

You must know that after this upgrade, the experience required for the next upgrade of the experience accumulator will increase again.If the achievement is not unlocked, God knows how long it will take Henson to get another reward.So every time you choose, you must be cautious, and you have to choose the badge that is most useful to you.

And at this node at the end of December, when he encountered the badge of "reduced fatigue", Henson felt that he was really blessed by God.

Henson believes that this badge will have an immediate effect!

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After the Christmas game, the Pacers have only two games left in December, against the Suns and the Eagles.

After losing Nash, the Suns have completely entered the rebuilding phase.Although the Eagles are a playoff-level team in the Eastern Conference, that's all.Therefore, these two teams are inferior to the Pacers in terms of hard power.The Pacers, who are in good condition, took advantage of the east wind of the Christmas game and successfully won two consecutive victories, ending all the December schedule.

The time has entered 2013. In the new year, everyone, every player, and every team hope that this year will go smoothly.However, past experience tells Henson that the beginning of the new year will not be smooth for most of the league.

Sure enough, a few days after the start of the new year, tragedies began to happen one after another.

On January 1, in the Boston Celtics' home game against the Memphis Grizzlies, the Celtics' point guard Rajon Rondo retired from injury.The post-match inspection results showed that Rondo tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and will miss the game for 2-9 months!

In other words, the guard, who had just set a record of assists in double figures in 37 consecutive games at the beginning of the season, will bid farewell to this season in advance!Fans will have to wait until the pre-season training camp for the new season at the earliest when they see Rondo again!
A day later, before the game between the Denver Nuggets and the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Timberwolves officially announced that their head forward Kevin Love was accidentally injured during training.After an MRI examination, it was confirmed that the third metacarpal bone of the right hand had broken again!But although this injury will not directly reimburse "Eros", at least one month's rest will be required.

Obviously, the Timberwolves have a record of 14 wins and 14 losses, and they still hope to hit the playoffs.But when Love returns after missing 15 games, God knows what will become of the Timberwolves. Sometimes, just a month of injury is enough to dash a team's hopes for an entire season.

After that, various minor injuries also swept through.Lakers Paul Gasol shoulder injury recurrence, absent two weeks.The Spurs said Duncan "Stone Buddha" was out for 15 days with a strained groin.
As Henson predicted, when the season entered the new year, the accumulated physical fatigue of the players would lead to a wave of massive injuries in the league.And that's why Henson feels the "reduced fatigue" badge is just right.

When most teams in the league are troubled by injuries, the Pacers are like outsiders, silently carrying an extremely complete lineup and continuing to reap victories.

On January 1, against the Washington Wizards at home, George's 2 points brought Washington one step closer to the No. 29 pick. On January 1th, the Pacers played away against the Celtics. Facing the Celtics without Rondo, Ray Allen came off the bench and scored 4 points efficiently in 23 minutes. No. 19 back-to-back home games against the Bucks, many experts believe that this hasty back-to-back will be the last straw that crushes the Pacers.

However, the Pacers players are still not entangled in injuries.Horford scored 20 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists, sent off back-to-back games with a quasi-triple double, and the Pacers are still healthy!
It is worth noting that in the Heat's home game against the Wizards that day, although the Miamis won the game with a brutal score of 99 to 71.But the exhausted Wade accidentally sprained his fragile knee on a layup in the third quarter.

For the Heat, this is bad news. After all, they did not escape the attack of this injury frenzy.But for the Pacers, this is good news, because two days later, the Pacers will go to Miami to fight the Heat.

As a result, in the game that day, although James scored a large double-double with 30 points and 12 rebounds.But in the case of an uneven lineup, the Heat finally swallowed the consequences at the American Airlines Center with a score of 77 to 87.

"Injuries have hit us hard. Many teams in the league have encountered similar problems. This is undoubtedly a difficult period." At the end of the game, James who was interviewed by reporters seemed very helpless.Obviously he had been looking forward to this game for a long time, but in the end it ended hastily because of the lack of lineup.

"Why didn't my team experience any injuries? I can't answer this question. You should find a job as a priest and ask God." Henson seemed very uninterested in this question, but when he turned around, he began to chuckle to himself.

Why?Isn't it because the badge came in time!When the players of other teams are suffering from injuries due to exhaustion, the Pacers players have not felt it at all!
Coupled with Henson's reasonable rotation and close observation, the Pacers' players are as healthy as strong bulls!

When the entire league was in the shadow of injuries, few people noticed that the Pacers had quietly won 10 consecutive victories.

God knows how long this winning streak will continue to grow before it stops
(End of this chapter)