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Chapter 13 Who is Better
Tim Hardaway's knee is fine, and Pat Riley is also relieved, but this hidden danger also makes him consider whether the team's tactics need to be slightly changed.

Now the Heat's perimeter relies too much on Hardaway, a veteran, and he doesn't think much of Mashburn. Now that Zhang Chen appears, he thinks he has some ideas.

The first attempt is to stagger the playing time of Hardaway and Zhang Chen, so that both of them have more opportunities to attack with the ball.

I have to say that Terry Porter guessed right, but he didn't expect that before Mashburn came back, his possession of the ball would be reduced again, but at his age, he wouldn't care much about this kind of thing, if He will be very happy to be able to become a champion along with him.

This change was implemented in the game against the New Jersey Nets at home on the 16th. The Nets are also a team with very young core players. The second-year rookie Keith Van Horn is a big man with good skills and can shoot. Fell out with Kevin Garnett, who just came to the Nets, Stephen Marbury.

The Nets played well last season, but after the introduction of Marbury, there was no chemical reaction at all. Looking at the situation at the beginning of the season, they plan to go straight to the belly.

After a good rest, the Heat killed them like chopping melons and vegetables, 98 to 72, and the scene was completely one-sided. Zhang Chen scored 25 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists under Pat Riley's attempt. Get a double-double for the first time in the NBA.

The increase in rebounds may be related to his use of an intermediate training to increase his defensive ability, but the increase in opportunities to attack with the ball definitely greatly demonstrated his ability, and also strengthened the determination of head coach Pat Riley to adjust his style of play.

If Zhang Chen plays from the outside, the Heat will basically have no obvious weaknesses.

After playing the Nets, the Heat immediately flew to Indiana to challenge the Pacers away.

The Pacers are also a jump shooting team, but they are very tactical jump shots. Their core Reggie Miller is a master of shooting masters. Whether it is Jalen Rose, one of the "Five Tigers of Michigan", Still a little older "God's left hand" Chris Mullin is a good player.

There is also the playmaker Mark Jackson who distributes the ball for them, basically everyone can score.

It is said that Reggie Miller in the playoffs and Reggie Miller in the regular season are not alone, and Miller's performance in this game can only be said to be mediocre.

Zhang Chen is facing the stronger Jaylen Rose. Facing a pitcher, as long as it is not the type of Reggie Miller who keeps running on the court, he still has experience. After the tight defense consumes his physical strength, the hit rate cannot be guaranteed all the time.

In this game, he scored a double-double again, with 21 points and 13 rebounds. The team also defeated the Pacers 89 to 78.

Next, they challenged the Detroit Pistons non-stop away. Like them, the Pistons also played the third consecutive game. The difference is that the Heat won the first two games, but they lost both.

During this period, the Pistons were not in good shape. The Heat made another victory 91 to 80. Zhang Chen scored 18 points and 15 rebounds and got a double-double again. Among the 15 rebounds, there were 7 offensive rebounds. Pat Riley once again valued a few points.

In the absence of Mashburn, the team started almost perfectly, ranking first in the East with 7 wins and 1 loss.

After three back-to-back games, the Heat returned home to play against the visiting Houston Rockets.

The Rockets this season are ambitious, and the lineup has changed a lot. In the draft, they selected four in one go. After playing a few games, two became the starters. One of them was a second-round pick like Zhang Chen. , During the lockout period, they took advantage of the disintegration of the Bulls and brought in Scottie Pippen, and the starting position changed three people at once.

When Jordan retired for the first time, the Rockets relied on "Big Dream" Hakeem Olajuwon to complete a two-peat championship. Now that Jordan has retired again, the Rockets certainly have another idea.

Look at their starting lineup. In addition to two rookies, the small forward is "Batman" Scottie Pippen, the power forward "Flying Pig" Charles Barkley, and the center "Big Dream" Hakeem Olajuwon , which one is not famous.

Uh, they are a little older, but these guys are still good enough to bully many people in the same position in the league.

Media reporters like to interview Barkley very much, because he can't control his mouth, and keeping him from making explosive remarks is worse than killing him.

"Zhang Chen? The best rookie? Forget it, statistics don't mean anything. The little guys always enjoy doing things like scoring statistics on weak teams... The Heat picked up the baby? Come on, Michael Dick of our team Sen and Cuttino-Mobley are better than him, they are real players, Cuttino is also a second-round pick, it's okay."

"Alonzo Mourning, the six major centers? Did I get it wrong? I only know that there are three major centers, and one of them is my teammate. When did the league become the six major centers? This name is not casual. You can just scream."

"Tim Hardaway, he's too old, what? He's younger than me. I saw him dribbling on the court, and I thought he had retired for several years."

Facing Barkley's nonsense, the core of the Heat, Mourning, said disdainfully, "Barkley? I will let him see what the six centers are in the game."

In fact, the six major centers in the 90s, the early Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson, and Patrick Ewing all declined year by year due to age problems, but Shaquille O'Neal, Alonzo Mourning , Dikembe-Mutombo is in the wind and rain, Mourning is confident.

Tim Hardaway has a bad temper and swears at the reporter, "I'm going to blow his big ass."

Zhang Chen looked much more delicate, "Charles Barkley, I respect him very much. He is an old man in the NBA. Respecting the old and loving the young are my virtues... He has played for so many years, and he is looking forward to the championship with his thighs in his arms. It's also human nature, you can't deprive others of their right to fantasize, haha."

When Barkley found out, he yelled in anger. Mourning and Hardaway are fine. Spraying each other will not affect their relationship, but a rookie dares to directly expose his scars. Does the NBA still respect the old and love the young? Bah Bah bah, he is not old, he averages a double-double per game without any pressure, and it is easy to slash and pick if he works hard casually.

So before the fight started, the two ambitious eastern and western teams started a war of words.

On February 2, at the Heat's home court, the battle between the two teams officially started.

The Heat's starting lineup is still Tim Hardaway, Zhang Chen, Dan Marley, P-J-Brown and Alonzo Mourning, and the Rockets' starting lineup is exactly the same as their last game. Brie, Michael Dixon, Scottie Pippen, Charles Barkley, Hakeem Olajuwon.

According to the team's lineup, Zhang Chen first faced this year's No. 14 pick Michael Dixon, a member of the 1997 NCAA champion.

The jump ball was won by the Rockets, and Olajuwon seemed a little excited when facing Mourning.

As a rookie player, it is naturally impossible for Dixon to get the first chance to attack. He stood in front of Zhang Chen and yelled: "Dude, Charles is right. You are just lucky. If I had as many offensive opportunities as you , will definitely be better than you, I was better than you in college."

"Really, you should stay in college, maybe you can be a core player, and maybe you can be a coach in a few years."

"You're pissing me off, man, I'm not afraid of you."

While talking, it was already the Heat's turn to attack. Tim Hardaway dribbled the ball across half court and called it directly into Zhang Chen's hands.

"Boy, show them some color. If you can't figure it out, don't even think about me passing the ball to you."

"Tim, you know, I have no problem with this level."

In fact, Dixon's physical fitness and skills are not bad, but sadly, he happens to be a little shorter than Zhang Chen, with a little shorter wingspan and a little lighter weight.

As soon as Zhang Chen turned around with the ball, his butt arched over, and Dixon was arched near the three-second zone in a few strokes. With a turnaround jump shot, he scored 2 points steadily.

"How about it, buddy, did you irritate you, you won't change."

With a smile in the opponent's ear, Zhang Chen ran back to his own half.

Dixon's face was turning green. He had been bullied by Barkley in training like this. He didn't expect to be bullied by a rookie in the same way on the field today.

He gritted his teeth with hatred, and looked at Mobley, who was also a rookie this year, like a rescue, "Cutino, call me one, you want to teach this kid a lesson."

Mobley does not have such an idea. He cherishes the opportunity to play as a starter more than fighting against others. This year's Rockets' four rookies are the lowest in the draft. To gain the trust of the coach, he must perform well .

But his teammates said so, and the bosses in the team didn't stop him, he was still willing to do it once.

But when he dribbled the ball into the half court, he immediately found that under Zhang Chen's personal care, Dixon had no chance to catch the ball at all, and he could only do nothing to help him.

Facing players who are slightly worse than him in all aspects, it is not difficult for Zhang Chen to lock him down.

Compared with players like Pierce and Carter, this player who has won the NCAA championship like him is too easy to deal with.

Just keep squeezing him, pushing him out of his familiar position, and hitting the opponent in a position where it is difficult to catch the ball, and the opponent is basically useless.

Dixon is not reconciled, he has good outside offensive skills, but if he can't get the ball, no matter how good his skills are, it's useless.

"Despicable..." He felt that Zhang Chen's defense against him was the behavior of a villain.

"We must not let him succeed." Dixon almost desperately, finally received a pass.

He eagerly began to show his offensive power, changing direction to break through, making a stop and jump shot, all in one go.

It's just that the hand-to-hand fight with Zhang Chen consumed too much of his physical strength, and his legs were a little weak when he took off this time. So, a big hat that smashed the sky directly slapped the basketball in his hand into the auditorium.

(End of this chapter)