Chapter 131 Is this the DPOY?

The big screen at the scene also turned the camera to Big Bird.

But the fans are destined to be disappointed!

Big Bird was sitting in the audience at this time, with no change in expression on his face.

No matter whether O'Neal was successfully back-passed by Lin Yu or Lin Yu scored a goal, it seemed that he didn't care.

In fact, Big Bird was not surprised by Lin Yu and O'Neal at this time.

As the general manager of the Pacers, it is impossible for him to know nothing about Lin Yu.

Bird watched the video of the last game against the Pistons.

He knew very well how strong Lin Yu was in his post-up play.

It was also within his expectations that O'Neal Jr. could not defend Lin Yu in a one-on-one match.

What's more, O'Neal's strongest point is his assisting defense.

The game on the field continues.

Although both teams had their stars play singles at the beginning, it was just a formality at the beginning.

It would be great if the stars really played one-on-one throughout the game.

Carlisle and Rivers were both fired by the team management the next day.

What's the point of having a coach if you're just standing there and playing singles?!
Rivers: I can drink chicken soup!

"Ron Artest made a successful three-pointer with the help of his teammates' cover!"

"Artest's three-point shooting is really accurate this season! He's over 40% accurate now."

"Last season, he was very bad at shooting. He always missed the target every time he took a shot. This season, he has made great progress."

"Tyronn Lue used his speed advantage to successfully break through Gary Payton. Payton is indeed old. Look at this lateral movement, it is obviously much slower than his peak."

"O'Neal's defensive backup was timely. Tyronn Lue shouldn't have shot. He should have passed the ball to Dayu. Sure enough, he was blocked!"

"This is because Tyronn Lue is not smart enough. Wouldn't it be better to just give the ball to Dayu?"

Coach Zhang looked regretful and began to blame Coach Lu for not giving the ball to Lin Yu.

Coach Lu: I understand! When I become the head coach in the future, I will directly give the ball to the strongest player.

After playing against the Pacers, Lin Yu finally understood why Rivers said that the Pacers had problems with key balls.

Lin Yu felt that the word Rivers was not accurate.

If he were to say, this Pacers team is just lacking a real core!

As an outstanding power forward player, if Lin Yu were to describe him, O'Neal would be a weakened version of Garnett.

Although his assist defense and blocking skills are top-notch, and he can also shoot, his own flaws are too obvious.

The playoffs are full of high-confrontation, high-intensity defense.

Many times, you really need to rely on your physical strength to create opportunities to shoot.

A weight of 103 kg meant that O'Neal could not use his body to gain an advantage when facing many inside players.

This is why O'Neal Jr. is called a regular season superstar by many fans.

According to the original history, O'Neal Jr. averaged only 16 points and 8 rebounds per game in the playoffs this season, with a shooting percentage of 36.5%.

Compared to the regular season, O'Neal's statistics and shooting percentage have declined across the board.

Although Artest can also play one-on-one with the ball, his offensive level is not even half of his defensive level.

Artest, who was at his peak in the 2005-06 season, helped the Kings reach the playoffs.

季后赛场均可以拿到17.4分3助攻5篮板，投篮命中率38.3%，三分命中率33.3%。

Neither Artest nor O'Neal Jr. are very good at attacking with the ball.

In terms of their technical characteristics, both of them are more suitable to be the auxiliary of the second in command.

Rather than becoming the core of the team.

Now the two were pushed forward to become the core of the team, and when the team fell into a stagnation of offense, they were given the opportunity to hold the ball and play singles. In this case, it was normal for the key ball to be poor.

The key ball was good, but that was actually not right!
It is also because of this that Rick Carlisle, the future championship coach who will lead the Mavericks to win the championship, designed various screens and pick-and-rolls as tactics for the Pacers.

The Pacers' offense rarely involves one-on-one situations.

In this situation, Lin Yu, the help defense monster, became the player who most restrained the Pacers.

"Reggie Miller just ran out of the open space! Dayu's help defense arrived and successfully interfered with Reggie Miller's shot!"

"It's Dayu again! Artest tried to play mismatched with the help of the pick-and-roll, and Dayu's help defense arrived."

"Artest made a mistake in passing the ball and was intercepted by Dayu! Dayu made a successful fast break dunk!"

"The score difference in a single quarter has reached 4 points, and Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle called a timeout!"

Coach Zhang began to cheer for Lin Yu's performance.

Seeing the Pacers being stopped, Big Bird on the sidelines had a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Before the game started, although he knew that Lin Yu and the Celtics were strong, the Pacers were a strong team contending for the championship after all.

Being able to put the Pacers at a disadvantage from the very beginning is enough to explain a lot of problems.

"I thought Lin Yu was just an All-Star, but now it seems like he's more than that!"

"But it all depends on how Rick adjusts next."

Carlisle also began to make adjustments at this time. Jamal Tinsley, "Martial Saint" Stephen Jackson, and power forward Austin Croshere were replaced by Carlisle to match Artest and O'Neal Jr.

Payton and Miller are old after all.

Although the two are starters, their actual playing time is not as much as that of "Martial Saint" Stephen Jackson and Jamal Tinsley.

Austin Croshere is a typical 3D power forward with a career three-point shooting percentage of 34%. Although he is not a defensive stalwart, his defensive level is also qualified.

Carlisle replaced Austin Croshere to help the team open up offensive space.

Rivers also made a direct substitution, Kurt Thomas, Dio and West were substituted, and Pierce, Dio and Coach Lu were substituted.

The game starts again.

Artest looked at Dio, who was a little too fat in front of him.

His eyes froze, and his voice was filled with doubt: "Fatty, are you sure you are number three?"

Dio was indeed a little fat at this time, weighing 112KG.

You should know that O'Neal weighs only 103KG and is 2 meters tall.

Dio is only 2 meters tall.

This makes Dio look a little fat.

"What's wrong with me playing the third position? Do you have any objection?"

Looking at Dio in front of him, Artest's mouth twitched slightly.

This is crazy...

It’s not that he can’t defend Dio, it’s that Dio is obviously difficult to defend.

The weight and strength of the inside player are also at the inside level.

Although Artest is an excellent defender, he is ultimately just an outside player.

"Humph! Fatty, wait and see how I defeat you!"

“I have a name, don’t keep calling me fat.

The more Dio looked at Artest, the more unhappy he felt.

Then Dio reached out to West for the ball. West looked at Lin Yu and Lin Yu nodded. Then West passed the ball to Dio.

After receiving the ball, Dio directly chose to single out Artest.

(End of this chapter)