"beep!"

The whistle sounded and the game officially began.

Yao walked into the midfield circle and jumped with Indiana Pacers starting center player Scott Pollard.

After the referee threw the basketball high, Scott Pollard took the lead in grabbing the basketball.

The Indiana Pacers got their first offensive chance.

The Indiana Pacers' starting point guard this game was Anthony Johnson.

Anthony Johnson is not a very capable player.

In this season, if it weren't for the Indiana Pacers' original starting point guard Jamal Tinsley who missed the game due to injury, he wouldn't have had the opportunity to start in the second half of the regular season.

So, although the players and fans of this Indiana Pacers team feel that the Knicks are not in line now, they have a great hope of completing the legendary feat of Black Eighth.

But he subconsciously forgot that his team lineup is not complete.

Of course.

Jamal Tinsley's absence and Cote Thomas' absence cannot be equal.

The importance of these two players in their respective teams is completely different.

There is also a big gap in the power that can be exerted. At the same time, the degree of impact of absence from the game on the two teams is also different.

Therefore, it is understandable that Indiana Pacers players and fans will feel that they have the hope of completing the psychological activities of the Black Eighth feat.

After Anthony Johnson dribbled in the frontcourt, he passed the basketball in his hand to Reggie Miller.

As the current Indiana Pacers' lineup, the biggest star on the card.

It is unquestionable to let Reggie Miller take the lead in the attack.

After receiving the basketball, Reggie Miller looked up at Kyle Korver, who was responsible for defending himself.

Then start the shot directly.

"Swish!"

Three points!

Be clean and neat!

The Indiana Pacers took the lead in scoring 3 points.

This ball seemed to suddenly slap the Knicks fans in the face.

This goal was clean and neat.

It looks like they are saying that it is easy for the Indiana Pacers to score on the Knicks' head.

Thinking of the current predicament of the Knicks, many Knicks fans were suddenly panicked.

However, when they set their eyes on Han Ning, their originally nervous mood disappeared.

joke.

Han Ning is now chatting with Cote Thomas, who is sitting next to the Knicks' bench!

In this state, does it have to do with the word "tense"?!

Do they need to worry about anything else?!

You know, the person most trusted by the Knicks fans is not the stars in the team.

Nor is the team's boss James Dolan.

But Han Ning!

They all understand that Han Ning has brought the Knicks to what they are today!

Han Ning was not nervous, why did they panic?!

Too fart!

At this time, Han Ning was comforting Cote Thomas.

Cott Thomas has played with him for so long, and he still knows himself quite well.

Besides, Cott Thomas is also a person who cannot hide his worries.

Everything was revealed on my face when I was thinking.

If Han Ning still couldn't see the psychological changes of Cote Thomas, then he had no way to say what kind of psychology he was.

"Kote, stop thinking about it. You have to trust your teammates and believe me." Han Ning said at Kote Thomas with a serious look on his face.

"This is just the first round of the playoffs, and you don't need to take action."

"Your strength is needed when it's the second round of the playoffs, or the Eastern Conference Finals."

After hearing Han Ning's words, Cote Thomas lowered his head embarrassedly.

But then he raised his head and said, "Boss, I know. But I am always worried..."

What exactly is worried about, Cote Thomas didn't say.

But Han Ning understood.

It was simply because of his injury that affected the team's previous performance in the final stage of the regular season.

While feeling guilty, I was worried that the team would be eliminated in the playoffs.

Of course, this does not mean that Cott Thomas does not believe in the strength of his teammates.

It was purely because of my guilt that I had already won the championship last season, and I felt a little burden in my heart.

Simply put, I feel that I have won the championship once, and if I can't defend the title, it will be a complete failure.

Such a somewhat outrageous but quite reasonable mental state.

Han Ning smiled, looked at the players of the two teams on the court, and continued: "Kote."

"Are you overthinking?!"

"Do you think your teammates and I are not capable?!"

"It's still too overestimating the strength of the Indiana Pacers?!"

"How can a mere Indiana Pacers beat us?!"

"Believe that after entering the playoffs, they will show all their strength to win every game!"

"Of course, there may be some difficulties in this. But you should know your teammates."

"They can definitely do it!"

"If you feel embarrassed or dragged everyone down, then wait until you can return to the court and take out all your strength and win the next opponent!"

Speaking of this, Han Ning gently patted Cote Thomas on the shoulder.

He stood up slowly and said softly: "I'll wait for the moment when you come back and kill all the people!"

After hearing Han Ning's words, Cote Thomas suddenly woke up.

yes!

What exactly is he worried about?!

He thinks he is really capable.

But it's not that great, the Knicks will die without him, Cote Thomas, right?

Then he is too popular, right?!

Without him, the Knicks will indeed lose strength.

But this does not mean that any team can beat their Knicks!

His teammates and his boss are not vegetarians!

In the playoffs, his teammates will use all their strength to win every game.

He has no reason not to trust his teammates!

Cote Thomas would not doubt whether Han Ning's words just said were true or false.

After all, if it is really a lie.

Han Ning would not have done some special tactical arrangements before the game.

Everyone knows that Han Ning, the person with the strongest desire for victory and loss in the Knicks.

If Han Ning is really worried that he will not win the game, how could he not make some new tactical arrangements?!

So, the worries he just now are meaningless!

Thinking of this, Cote Thomas's eyes finally brightened.
Chapter completed!