basketball player

Chapter 671 669: Fiery desire to win

Jimmy Butler looked at the familiar and unfamiliar street scenes around him, feeling very complicated in his heart.

Indianapolis, the city that made him.In this city, he went from a small transparent who was only selected late in the first round to a hot star in the league.In this city, he won 3 championship rings and became an important member of a dynastic team.

It is no exaggeration to say that Indianapolis was the turning point in Jimmy Butler's life.

But again, Indianapolis, the city held him back.

"He won the championship just because he was lucky, because he happened to be on a good team."

"Jimmy Butler would be nothing without Henson Joe."

"Jimmy Butler wants to be alone? No kidding, he is only suitable to be the best sixth man in the Pacers."

These voices became a lingering nightmare in Jimmy Butler's heart.

Therefore, Jimmy Butler also has mixed emotions when dealing with the Pacers.

On the one hand, he thanked Henson, whom he respected like a father.He likes his former teammates because they have gone through the uproar together.He loves the fans here because he knows the fans in this city love him too.

But on the other hand, Jimmy Butler is eager to beat Henson, eager to beat his former teammates, eager to break the good wishes of his former fans.Because only by doing so, those voices of doubt lingering in his ears will disappear.

But it is a pity that since Henson returned, Jimmy Butler has basically not tasted any sweetness on the Pacers.

"Jimmy, do you feel the energy in your body stirring!"

Just as Jimmy Butler was experiencing the complicated emotions in his heart, someone patted him on the shoulder vigorously and let out a loud roar.

Jimmy Butler doesn't need to look back to know that the only person in the 76ers who will do this is Joel Embiid!
"Well, I feel it." Butler smiled. He liked Embiid very much.Especially, after working with Karl-Anthony Towns and comparing the two.Butler simply felt that Embiid was his ideal teammate.

In the Timberwolves before, Downs' talent made Butler drool when he saw it.

Soft touch, excellent low-post skills, and top-level athletic ability. These things appear in a player who is 2 meters tall at the same time, which is enough to support his status as the No. 11 pick.

However, Towns is not a person with a particularly strong desire to win.Many times he appears too soft on the court. In fact, it's not that he can't resist, but that he doesn't have the drive of "I must kill this guy" in his heart to support him to be tough.

On the basketball court, Towns' effort is far from enough in Butler's view.He has all the top talents, but he doesn't know how to make the most of them.

But Embiid is different, he is bloodthirsty, crazy, and fearless of power.In his rookie season, Embiid dared to challenge the reporters publicly.He dares to challenge anyone and really will do everything in his power to win.

Embiid is also a genius. He didn't touch basketball until he was 16 years old, but he can have NBA-level strength after a few years.However, Butler was very moved by the efforts of this genius underneath.

When he loses, he trains like crazy, trying to punch everyone in the face in the next game.When he was aggrieved, he would still train crazily, imagining himself as Kobe, and responding to everyone's doubts with actions.

Embiid's ability to recover from a serious injury and become famous in one fell swoop is enough to prove how terrible his perseverance and desire to win are.

And Downs?After losing the ball, he hardly reacted.After all, in the Timberwolves, he lost most of the time, and he was used to losing.
The stark contrast between the two made Jimmy Butler have a good impression of Embiid on the first day he joined the team.So in the team, the relationship between Jimmy Butler and Embiid is also the best.

"Hey, it was great to win in Philly two days ago. Wish we had another big win like that today. They say you never win at Bankers Life, but that's the past, man. Starting today, that's not going to happen."

Jimmy Butler looked at the confident Embiid and immediately felt very comfortable.

In the Bulls before, he was surrounded by Wade and Rondo who were no longer at their peak.In the Timberwolves, he is surrounded by two top picks who have a serious lack of desire to win.

Only in the 76ers, he has a group of teammates who, like him, can give everything for victory.

It's as if this is bringing him back to the Pacers!

While talking, the bus of the 76ers has already arrived at the gate of the Bankers Life Arena.Although the game has not yet started, the fans who came to wait for the ticket inspection are already overcrowded.

Butler remembered that several years ago, when he was still wearing a corn yellow jersey, the Pacers always had this formation in important games.

And every time, he doesn't mess up important games.

Today, he also didn't want to mess up!Embiid is right, the days of being suppressed by Henson Joe are over!

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Henson was very serious today because he wanted to win this game for a long time.So from the moment he went out, Henson made meticulous preparations for this game.

He straightened his suit in front of the mirror, and then combed his hair neatly.The beard is well trimmed so that it doesn't look sloppy.

Looking at his energetic self in the mirror, Henson's condition has also improved a lot.

Facing a bloodthirsty 76ers, Henson naturally had to show his best state to deal with it.

When he arrived at the arena, Henson was equally unsmiling.From the start, Henson had to convey that tension to the players.

Facing some opponents, the team needs to relax.But some opponents really need the players to tighten their nerves.

Henson's seriousness soon infected the players.Now, everyone knows that this is not an easy game.You have to do your best to beat the opponent.

Without saying a word, Henson successfully aroused the desire of his players to win only by conveying his emotions.

Now, players on both sides have a strong desire to win.Then the key to determining the outcome is the performance of the two teams and the strategy of the head coach.

The performance of the players is out of Henson's control, to be precise, out of his control at the moment.Because at present, what Henson said does not have any words and badges to change the player's status.

But tactically, Henson has his own way.In the past two days, he watched a lot of 76ers game videos.As he commented, the 76ers are very bloody, but they do not constitute a perfect system.

Tactically, Henson was full of confidence.

Influenced by Henson, the players conducted very serious tactical drills and warm-ups today.Henson is very happy that the players can have this state, because the Philadelphia 76ers must also come to win.

In the evening, when players from both sides were warming up on the sidelines, Henson finally saw Jimmy Butler in a 76ers uniform.

Of course, the big man following Butler was also spotted.These two guys are the two "top thugs" of the 76ers.

There is no doubt that this is a game full of topics.After all, before the game started, both Henson and Jimmy Butler let go of harsh words.Moreover, the relationship between Henson and Butler has always been delicate from the outside world.Not to mention, the 76ers only slaughtered the Timberwolves with more than 40 points in the last game. People are eager to see if the state of the 76ers can continue.

Therefore, before the start of the game, a large number of reporters poured into the stadium and interviewed Henson and Jimmy Butler respectively.

However, Henson and Butler were very calm before the game.After all, right now the two just want to focus on winning.

Instead, the "outsider" Joel Embiid became the most controversial person in the pre-match interview.

"Yes, Henson has always been able to deal with Jimmy before. But now, Jimmy has Joel Embiid next to him. Starting today, Henson's rule over Jimmy ends here."

Both Embiid and Jimmy Butler cast their fiery eyes on Henson, but Henson on the sidelines didn't care about these two guys.

The Chinese coach folded his hands, and all his attention fell on the handsome guy named Ben Simmons.The first step in defeating the 76ers has to start with him.
(End of this chapter)