plumnovel Chapter 178
Chapter 178
Chapter 178
As soon as he heard that he could be the leader of the team, Artest was excited and jumped on the court.
As for O'Neal, he looked at Carlisle with resentment, and Coach Carlisle said speechlessly.
"What I said is temporary, Jermaine, you can understand, right?"
……
Artest excitedly stood in front of Chen Mo and said proudly.
"As the boss of the Pacers, Chen, I announce to you that we will definitely win this game."
I have to say that Artest's ability is indeed not covered. He just came up and immediately showed his strength.
Like a bulldozer, pushing Rasul to the inside, Rasul couldn't resist at all.
Haslem made up the defense in time, but it's a pity that Artest's body is really no worse than Haslem.
Pulling and dragging Artest down, but such an obvious foul, the referee will naturally not turn a blind eye.
One of two free throws, but caused Haslem's foul, Artest's attack is very effective this time.
As for the defense, coach Carlisle also made corresponding arrangements. Instead of letting Artest continue to face Chen Mo, he used help defense.
With the moving speed of a small forward and the body of a power forward, Artest's defense is very effective.
Every time Chen Mo breaks through the pick-and-roll, Artest will appear on his breakthrough route in time.
Chen Mo had no choice but to pass the ball as much as possible, or simply shoot directly after the pick-and-roll.
Needless to say, the Heat are in a good state today, Eddie Jones is not, but there is Mo Williams.
Mo Williams scored two three-pointers in a row, plus Chen Mo's three-pointer, he maintained the lead in a daze.
After Jermaine O'Neal played, Brad Miller also played, and the two also matched.
Although O'Neal is the starting power forward, he has to play at the center position more often, and Foster is just a pseudo-starter.
O'Neal started at center, Harrington at power forward, Artest at small forward, Reggie Miller at shooting guard, and point guard Jamal.
This lineup, both offensive and defensive, can be regarded as the best consistent team in the league today.
It can be said that whether it is against the Timberwolves or the opponent Spurs, the Pacers will not fall behind.
That is to say, the Lakers can overwhelm them.
No way, the Lakers with the Super Big Four are definitely the only one.
At the end of the halftime game, the Heat still ended the second half with a 54:48 lead of 6 points.
"Well done, Chen, come on in the second half!"
"Eddie, we can win this game, don't lose heart."
"Xiao Mo, you did a good job. Everyone, work harder. We won this game. I'm going to treat you."
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Chen Mo, who is the core of the team, did not speak, and neither did Stan Van Gundy, the head coach.
On the contrary, Brad Miller was very energetic and kept cheering everyone up.
"Brad, is that all you want to win Indiana?"
"Of course, to put it bluntly, I wouldn't want to leave Indiana if I could.
But Larry Bird is a stingy guy, he is only willing to give me 400 million gold a year.
He said that I was only worth this price, but that trash in Austin, he can have 700 million a year.
I'm just very upset. Even if it's my life today, I want to win. I want to prove that Larry is wrong. "
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It can be seen that Brad Miller is still very resentful about being forced to leave Indiana.
For a player who has played his peak career and made it to the All-Star, it is really shocking to have to leave.
"OK, no problem, I will help you."
Chen Mo then said to everyone: "I'm really looking forward to Brad's big meal. Whether I have this opportunity to have a big meal depends on the performance in the second half."
"Brad, really? Don't let us make you poor."
"Recently, I just wanted to have a big meal. I didn't expect someone to treat me. It's really great."
"It's just a walker, I'm determined to eat this meal."
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Even though Chen Mo and Brad Miller joined the Heat for the first time, their identities are completely different.
Brad Miller has just arrived in the Heat. To put it bluntly, even if he is an All-Star, he is still just an outsider.
Perhaps, it will take a year, or two years, before the Heat and Heat fans can fully accept him.
There must be a premise, that is, Brad Miller performed well and played at the level he should have.
But Chen Mo was different. Although he had just joined the Heat, he came from the draft.
The rookies brought out from the draft do not have any team's imprint on them. This is the real son of a team.
Of course, there is also a prerequisite for this, that is, Chen Mo's performance is good enough, and he has the value of being cultivated.
If Milicic is replaced, although many Pistons fans still remember him, most of them have already forgotten.
This is still the current average performance of the Pistons. After the Pistons win the championship next year, Milicic will be completely forgotten.
What's more, today's Chen Mo is regarded as the core of the Heat's future, and what he says is naturally different from Brad Miller.
What's more, this is for everyone to win, not for everyone to lose. There is nothing to say, kill the Pacers.
The second half of the game started, and Brad Miller was the same as the first half, as if he had been beaten.
As for the others, they have also become more active. Grant actually blocked Artest's layup toughly.
As for Brad Miller, he even played his All-Star net worth, playing back and forth with O'Neal.
Eddie Jones also gradually recovered, bullying Reggie Miller's old arms and legs, and scored points again and again.
Of course, Chen Mo was not idle either. After he pulled Artest out, he kept creating opportunities for his teammates through pick-and-rolls.
In the second half of the third quarter, Chen Mo directly led the Heat to play a wave, and it rained three-pointers on the court.
Chen Mo, Eddie Jones, and Mo Williams hit three-pointers one after another, and even Brad Miller tested the waters and succeeded.
In 4 minutes, the Heat directly played a wave of 15:4, and the point difference instantly opened to more than 15 points.
At the end of the third quarter, the Heat led by 86 points 70:16, initially establishing a momentum.
The Pacers were naturally unwilling to lose like this. In the fourth quarter, O'Neal and Artest began to grab points.
Even Reggie Miller hit a three-pointer, but unfortunately, the Heat are in better shape.
Brad Miller scored points on Jermaine O'Neal one after another, and Chen Mo also took the opportunity to hit a three-pointer in transition.
After the last wave of counterattack was extinguished, the Indiana Pacers chose to admit defeat and surrender.
This is just a regular season, even if you admit defeat, it's no big deal.
For the Pacers, their goal is the playoffs and even the finals.
In the regular season, if you lose, you lose.
(End of this chapter)