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Chapter 145 Fighting the Pacers Huaxia Derby
Two days later, on December 12th, the Cavaliers ushered in a tough battle.

The opponent is the Pacers, which ranks first in the league with a record of 18 wins and 6 losses.

In contrast, the 10-13 Cavaliers are not a class team at all.

In fact, at this time, the Lakers who own the fantasy F4 are regarded as the only opponent of the Pacers.

The other two powerful Pistons and Nets in the East have been left far behind by the Pacers.

"Please call me O'Neal in the East, not O'Neal!"

This is the slogan that Pacers fans played for the head star O'Neal.

This season, Jermaine O'Neal's growth is shared with everyone. He can even explode with Duncan and Garnett, and both offense and defense are top-notch.

O'Neal, Duncan, Garnett, and the injured Chris Webber have become the four most dominant power forwards in the league.

Nowitzki, who is still growing rapidly, cannot be compared with these four now.

So in the eyes of Pacers fans, they even call Jermaine O'Neal the O'Neal of the East, which means that Jermaine O'Neal has been able to keep pace with the ruler of the West "Shark" O'Neal.

This is of course impossible, but it also shows the strength of O'Neal.

In addition, the team's second-in-command Ron Artest is also an all-around pioneer, making great contributions on both offense and defense.

Especially on the defensive end, he can limit the existence of peak McGrady and Kobe.

Opponents are averaging less than 8.1 points per game, and that says it all.

Team spiritual leader Thunder Miller.

When O'Neal and Artest are unreliable, the 38-year-old veteran will stand up and decide the outcome of the game.

An old house where a treasure.

Thunderbolt Miller is the perfect interpretation.

Al Harrington, the top attacker on the bench, has 13.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1 steal. He can serve as the starting power forward for any team.

In addition, they have a series of bench champions and rotation players.

To describe it in two sentences, the most reasonable starting configuration, plus the deepest bench.

There are superstars, veterans, defensive leaders, pitchers, and bench depth
Therefore, there is no suspense in the match between the two teams.

The Cavaliers fell behind from the first quarter, and failed to reverse the score until the fourth quarter.

95:85, the Pacers won easily, with a record of 19 wins and 6 losses.

On the Cavaliers side, a 2-game losing streak, the record has become 10 wins and 14 losses.

In this campaign, O'Neal had 24 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks, making him the best player of the night without any doubt.

阿泰斯特16分4篮板7助攻3抢断，安德森10分2篮板3助攻，老米勒8分3助攻，福斯特3分5篮板。

This is the result of the Pacers' starting five tigers, and it doesn't look very good.

但是艾尔·哈灵顿12分11篮板，安东尼·约翰逊13分6助攻，弗雷德·琼斯7分3助攻，斯科特·波拉德2分2篮板，克洛希尔3篮板
This group of bench gangsters can easily compete with the starters.

For the Cavaliers, James is still strong, with 27 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks.

Strange to say, every time he meets Artest, James explodes.This also shows that Artest is really not good at defending a strong small forward like James.

Of course, James still has 6 turnovers, which is also the tuition he must pay to face Artest, a super defender.

Boozer scored 13 points and Ilgauskas scored 8 points. This pair of insiders who looked pretty good were blown out by Jermaine O'Neal.

Ye Feng had 22 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks.

Kenny Anderson, who was 183 centimeters across, couldn't guard against Ye Feng at all, and the old Reggie Miller couldn't keep up.

The outbreak of Ye Feng and James is also the key to the fact that the Cavaliers did not enter the garbage time until the fourth quarter.

But that's all, winning is still impossible.

As for the Cavaliers' bench, well, let's not talk about it
Ye Feng usually thinks it's pretty good, but compared with the Pacers' bench, it's just hurting.

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Entering mid-December, the streets of the United States have begun to be filled with a festive atmosphere.

Christmas is the most important festival in the United States, basically equivalent to the Spring Festival in China, so you can imagine what kind of atmosphere it is.

因为一般从12月20号，米国人就要放假，足足到2周后的1月6日才恢复上班。

So from now on, everyone is preparing for the festival.

Christmas trees, Christmas hats, Christmas stockings, Christmas stories, and Christmas gifts for children are all indispensable.

In China, foreign festivals have not yet become popular at this time, so everyone doesn't care.

But another incident has attracted widespread attention from the domestic basketball community, and it has also made Huaxia fans look forward to it.

On December 12, US time, the Cavaliers will face the incoming Houston Rockets at Quicken Loans Arena.

In the eyes of Huaxia fans, this is a Huaxia Derby, a festival that belongs to Huaxia fans.

In fact, this is not the first time that China Derby has been played.

Before Ye Feng, Xue Yuyang (the second round pick in 2003, the same as Ye Feng), Wang Zhizhi, Battelle, Yao Ming, Song Tao, and Hu Weidong all had the opportunity to enter the NBA.

However, Xue Yuyang, Song Tao, and Hu Weidong failed to make the trip due to various reasons, and Wang Zhizhi and Battelle had a rough time, playing very little time.

Yao Ming is the only one who has really made achievements in the NBA.

In the past, there were Yao Ming vs. King, King vs. Bus, and Bus vs. Yao Ming, but the time the two sides can be together is really almost negligible.

But this time is different.

Yao Ming is the main center of the Rockets, and Ye Feng is also the main guard of the Cavaliers. Both of them play a lot of time.

Although the positions are different, this can also satisfy the fans.

In the world's top arena, watching two Chinese people fight is enough.

Ye Feng also has some small expectations in his heart, seeing fellow villagers is also a great blessing in life.

But in any case, the necessary preparations before the game are still indispensable.

The first item, of course, is to browse the opponent player reports prepared by the coaching staff.

Rockets:
Center: Yao Ming, 23 years old, barefoot 226 cm, weight 140.6 kg.

(When Yao Ming first entered the NBA, he weighed 132 kilograms. He returned to China after 8 months and weighed 140 kilograms, but his body fat dropped from 10% to 8%. Think about how powerful the NBA training system is and how hard Yao Ming is.)
Power Forward: Kevin Cato.

Cato was originally the unshakable starting center of the Rockets, but after Yao Ming came, he changed to power forward.

However, his ability to adapt is relatively poor, and he has never adapted to this transformation, and he is a little at a loss.

Small Forward: Jim Jackson.

In the No. 1992 pick in 4, the top three were O'Neal, Mourning, and Laettner (the only college player on the Dream Team). These three were all inside, which means that Jim was the best outside player that year.

He is indeed a very capable 33-year-old veteran, but there are many things in the locker room.

At the beginning of his career, he and Kidd were jealous because of women, and were directly abandoned by the Mavericks.

In 2004, he fought for the ball with McGrady and was directly sent away by the Rockets.

Shooting guard: "Old Cat" Cuttino Mobley.

He can shoot suddenly and is strong, but his height of 193 centimeters dooms him to not being able to reach the peak in the position of shooting guard.

Point guard: "The Boss" Steve Francis, 191 cm, 88 kg.

It's definitely not because of Yao Ming's influence that Falcon can become the starter for three consecutive NBA All-Stars.

At least in the 2001-2002 season, when Yao Ming hadn't even logged into the NBA, Ferguson was already the All-Star starting guard in the Western Conference.

If Iverson and Marbury created the position of combo guard, then Boss Vernon played this position to its peak.

Boss Fu's physical fitness is invincible. You can refer to the modern Westbrook. As long as you hold the ball and rush in, it is like holding a bomb, which is terrible.

It's a pity that the professional attitude of Boss Fu can't be compared with Westbrook at all. He doesn't train, doesn't abide by the team's regulations, is arrogant, and is seriously emotional. Only Tomjanovich can bear him.

After Tang Shuai left the team due to illness, Jeff Van Gundy took office. He couldn't understand a player like Francis who wasted talent.That is, this season, Frederick's data dropped sharply, and he was switched to the Magic next season, and his career went downhill.

(End of this chapter)