Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 91 Maximum CJB
The Pacers became more positive after Suwan said, "Indiana, never be a slave." - Just kidding, with the enthusiasm of Indiana people now, anyone who dares to hold the team back would probably not dare to go out alone.

In the following period, the Pacers successfully won three consecutive games. For them, who had dropped to fifth place in the Eastern Conference, this three-game winning streak came at a very timely moment, and they returned to fourth place in the Eastern Conference.

In this "three-game winning streak", they defeated the Dallas Mavericks, currently ranked third in the Western Conference, and completed their revenge.

Rick Carlisle said: "This is a very good sign. As long as our schedule is not as bad as shit, we have the ability to defeat many strong teams in the league. We can also look forward to Reggie's return to increase our firepower on the bench!"

On the one hand, the record has improved, and on the other hand, the Pacers have also achieved a breakthrough in tactics.

As mentioned before, O'Neal Jr. really likes to get into the damn low post after the pick-and-roll.

Well, it’s not his fault!

In the current tactical concept of the league, low-post threats are still the most indispensable on the court. Compared with the court space, they pay more attention to the ability of the team's core to attract double-teaming in the high and low positions.

This is a trend that has swept the league since the OK combination won three consecutive championships. Just like the "Golden State Five" won the championship later, the league immediately had many fast-paced "small lineups".

When a team's goal is to win the championship, it is inevitable to imitate the lineups of those teams that have already won the championship.

But "copying" is also a taboo.

O'Neal Jr. will never become Shaquille O'Neal. In this case, it doesn't make much sense for him to play in the low post. Instead, the "space-type four position" designed by the "Smiling Assassin" for him is more suitable for his characteristics.

Rick Carlisle seems to have finally figured it out lately.

Or maybe he realized that Su Wan's breakthrough ability could be taken to a higher level with the support of tactics.

In short, he began to ask O'Neal Jr. to move to the high post or elbow area on both sides after the pick-and-roll.

O'Neal was still reluctant. What he saw in the conflict between the "OK combination" was a fight between two people for the low post. Therefore, in his opinion, holding the ball in the low post was a symbol of status. Now Rick Carlisle doesn't let him continue to go to the low post after the pick-and-roll. Does this mean...

He didn't dare to think!

In fact, if he actually asked Rick Carlisle.

This "representative of the academic head coach" would touch his bald head, show a kind smile, and tell him: "Silly boy, I didn't mean to make you play low for this purpose!"

Rick Carlisle isn't sensitive to that.

He considers the issue entirely from the perspective of tactics and player characteristics.

If the team can get better, he can even put Suwan on the bench. - Of course, it is one thing for him to have this idea, and it is another thing for Larry Bird to scold him or not.

With Rick Carlisle's involvement and Reggie Miller standing on the sidelines watching, O'Neal had no choice but to agree to change his movement after the pick-and-roll. After several rehearsals, not only Rick Carlisle and Suwan were satisfied, but O'Neal also found that this tactic was indeed effective.

Not only has Suwan's breakthrough ability become stronger, but O'Neal's mid-range shooting skills have also not been lost. Many times he can get a good open position and then complete an easy goal.

When he discovered this, he was immediately less resistant to this tactic.

On February 2, the Pacers played at home and faced a focus battle.

This game has attracted great attention not only from American football fans but also from the Chinese media.

Ever since Suwan confirmed his entry into the league, domestic fans have been looking forward to the "China Derby" - Pacers vs. Rockets.

The "China Derby" should have come a long time ago. If Suwan had not been traded by the Cavaliers, Suwan and Yao Ming would have met on the NBA court in early December. David Stern also gave that game the treatment of "national live broadcast".

At that time, media resources were not so developed, and "National Live" was a "big cake". Every "National Live" was a resource that could not be wasted. Take the Cavaliers as an example. There were a total of 15 "National Live" games in the new season, two of which were between the Cavaliers and the Rockets.

Unexpectedly, the Cavaliers traded Suwan in late November, and the "China Derby" was postponed until February.

However, good things are worth waiting for.

Now that Suwan has become more mature, the team's combat effectiveness is more than one level stronger than that of the Cavaliers. On the Rockets side, the running-in of the "new OK combination" of Yao Ming and McGrady has also begun to show results. This "China Derby" is bound to be more exciting than before.

Since the Rockets had not played any games for two days before this game and had been resting in Houston, in order to save travel expenses, the team did not come to Polis a day in advance, so Suwan did not have the chance to invite Yao Ming to dinner even though he originally wanted to.

When the two met, they were already at the edge of the court.

As soon as Su Wan met Yao Ming, he gave him a "Harden-style" bear hug. Fortunately, Yao Ming was not yet the female Zhao Riyue at that time, and Su Wan was not yet a 2-pound fat man. He jumped on him and caught it easily.

It's a pity that Su Qun in the CCTV-5 studio didn't see this scene, otherwise he would have told the little story between Yao Ming and Su Wan that he had heard.

The sidelines tonight were packed with media. In the original live broadcast schedule, this game was not "broadcast nationwide", but with Suwan's arrival, the game was naturally promoted by David Stern.

The Pacers have very few "national live" games this season, only 10 in total.

This is the disadvantage of not having a "superstar" in the team.

But now the Indiana media believes that next season, their number of "national live" games will definitely increase because they have Suwan.

O'Neal's expression was more serious than usual.

Before the game started, no one knew what information Rick Carlisle heard from Suwan, but he actually asked him to switch defense on Yao Ming.

It’s not like he hasn’t faced off against the “Little Giant of the East” before. The guy’s lower limbs, which were as strong as the roots of an old tree, made him feel helpless, as if he was pushing against a thick wall.

Who wants to bang their head against the wall for fun?
That's called "self-mutilation"!
Rick Carlisle saw that he was not confident, so he said: "Su will tell you the details. You must have confidence. You will be the secret weapon in this game!"

Upon hearing the word "secret weapon", O'Neal's eyes lit up, and he immediately changed from a somewhat embarrassed expression to a full of fighting spirit: "Don't worry, coach, I guarantee to complete the task!"

"???"

Rick Carlisle immediately showed his "Nick Young" face. No, does it really work?
Su Wan is really good at winning people's hearts!
Well, it was Suwan's idea to let O'Neal Jr. defend Yao Ming. After listening to Suwan's idea, Rick Carlisle agreed with his suggestion, but he was worried that O'Neal Jr. was unwilling to defend Yao Ming. As a result, Suwan taught him this.

He didn't feel anything when he heard it, but he didn't expect that this sentence would cause such a big reaction on O'Neal Jr.

I went from feeling listless to feeling extremely excited, it was even better than taking drugs!

"Su, tell me, how do you want me to defend your fellow countryman?" O'Neal took the initiative to find Su Wan. Su Wan said: "It's very simple, go around and defend!"

With the arrival of Jeff Van Gundy, Yao Ming's first phase of weight gain has begun to show results. When Su Wan met Yao Ming today, he found that he has become much stronger. But as far as Su Wan knows, this is not Yao Ming's final form, and he will continue to gain weight this summer.

Then his weakness of slow pace was exposed.

Jerry Sloan immediately arranged a "circle the front" package for him.

The Jazz has also become a hurdle that the Rockets can never overcome and has become a nightmare in the eyes of Rockets fans over the years.

"That's it?" O'Neal was stunned.

Su Wan nodded: "That's it!"

O'Neal, who was originally extremely confident, now had a flickering look in his eyes, but thinking about the "secret weapon" that Rick Carlisle mentioned, he could only secretly cheer himself up: Rick said so, there must be a reason for it, I am better than I thought, this way of defense will definitely succeed, I must succeed!
The starting lineups of both sides were soon displayed on the big screen.

There was no change in the Pacers' starting lineup.

The Rockets' starting lineup is: "Mickey Mouse" David Wesley at No. 1, Bob Sura at No. 2, McGrady at No. 3, Juwan Howard at No. 4, and Yao Ming at No. 5;

Looking at the forward line alone, this is a good starting lineup.

But if we add the "defensive free duo" on the back line, then the entire forward lineup must be in its peak period.

However, the 32-year-old Juwan Howard's physical condition has deteriorated significantly.

Although his scoring efficiency has not declined much, his average field goal percentage is still 45%, which is almost the same as last season in the Magic. However, his scoring methods have become single.

He could play facing the basket or behind the basket, and had excellent organizational skills. He could play from three to five. Pat Riley called him an "all-around forward." It was this ability that made him the first "billion-dollar man" in the NBA.

Otherwise, do you really think that NBA bosses’ money comes from the wind?

Now, he has lost his ability to play with his back to the basket and has almost no chance to organize the game with the ball. His talent is gradually fading away.

The only thing left on offense was shooting.

His defensive ability plummeted, which was not much to begin with, and now it is all gone. Otherwise, how could Morris Taylor take away his 23 minutes per game?
With one starting lineup and three "weak links in defense", one can imagine how much pressure the "new OK combination" is under on the court.

It’s really not easy for the Rockets to rank fifth in the Western Conference!

What, you said the teammates around the Lakers' "OK combination" are also bad?

But no matter how bad it is, they at least know to follow the lead of the "OK combination". Looking at the Rockets' backcourt, they wish they could handle all the ball themselves.

Bob Sura takes 8.3 shots per game, David Wesley takes 9.8 shots per game, and Yao Ming only takes 12.2 shots per game, which is 2.4 more than David Wesley.

They really don't have Yao Ming in their eyes!

This is the consequence of having too good a personality... If you try to show some kindness to Big Black, he will immediately become arrogant and act like the boss of the team.

Of course, Yao Ming has more things to bear than Su Wan, so he naturally cannot be as unscrupulous as Su Wan.

Everyone knows that before he entered the NBA, Yao Ming had a lot of bad words, such as his comment on Tyson Chandler: "I can really beat him up. If he can enter the NBA, so can I!"

The youthful spirit is fully expressed.

This is also the current situation of the Rockets. Su Wan is very clear that as long as Yao Ming can be locked in, winning this "China Derby" will not be a problem.

Some people may say that the Rockets still have McGrady, the "scoring champion" for two consecutive years!

how to say!

Su Wan really can't tell who is the bigger CJB, McGrady, who won the league's "scoring title" but whose team is aiming for the "No. 27 pick", or a certain Huang, who averaged 7+7+ per game, had a top All-Star inside partner next to him but couldn't make it to the Eastern Conference playoffs.

When the game requires McGrady to step up and save the team, he will never let his opponent down.

Don't talk about 35 points in 13 seconds. As Edwards said, it's an irony that this is the only game he can show off in his 14-year professional career.

Of course, this game did have a great impact on McGrady.

He was traded from the Magic to the Rockets. With this game, he convinced his teammates and secured his position as the team leader. At least in terms of shooting rights, this is the case. He averaged 21.3 shots per game.

If we talk about the most clueless and arrogant star among the many transferred players in the NBA, McGrady can definitely be ranked in the "top three in history". Others, including LeBron, at least had to "release the power of the army by 8 points" and shout "Brother, save me" by the way, and then they could successfully take the position.

And McGrady simply ignored Yao Ming and naturally regarded himself as the boss of the Rockets.

I heard that he later instigated his teammates to isolate Yao Ming.

As a result, he became the one isolated by the whole team.

35 points in 13 seconds made him really think of himself as "God".

It can be seen from his increasing obsession with "pull-up jump shots", as if as long as he finds the feel, he can solve all problems. However, his "pull-up jump shots" hurt the team far more often than they save the team.

This was also perfectly reflected in this game.

Facing Stephen Jackson, he didn't think about how to use his speed advantage to attack the inside, but instead kept showing off his outside "pull-up" skills.

There is a reason why his highest average field goal percentage in his career did not exceed 46%!
In addition, his shooting condition was worse than usual tonight. At the end of the first half, his shooting percentage was a dismal 11 of 3.

Yao Ming was in very good shape, making 5 of 4 shots and 3 of 3 free throws, scoring 11 points in the first half.

Unfortunately, he couldn't get the ball and could only stand on the court anxiously, watching the team's score gap getting bigger and bigger.

When the halftime whistle sounded, the Rockets were trailing by 41 points, 52 to 11.

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