Little O'Neal has been happy and a little embarrassed recently.

because

In the two games without him, the Pacers actually beat two Western Conference teams.

Well, no one is embarrassed.

You see, the Suns are without Nash. Although they lost miserably, this just shows how important Nash is to the Suns.

After these three consecutive losses, Phoenix fans wanted to kill Barbosa, which actually enhanced Nash's status in Phoenix.

As for the Pacers, being able to win without O'Neill is a bit of a stretch.

Therefore, Xiao Ao also began to actively resume training to prepare for his comeback.

During this period of absence, I almost praised myself to the heavens.

"I just grab rebounds. As a team leader, I am willing to sacrifice for my teammates."

"Yes, Wei played two great games. I am willing to give opportunities to young people, they need space to show their talents."

"I am willing to play such a role. Only when the team is good is it really good."

Xiao Ao looked at these interviews and really wanted to slap him.

Wayne played well, but you alone took all the benefits?

Therefore, before Captain Tai's addiction was over, he was stopped by a basin of cold water.

During regular training after defeating the Suns, when reporters discovered that O'Neal had resumed training, he immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"I won't be back against the Hornets, but I expect to be back against the Miami Heat."

"I feel good now, very healthy and I'm ready to fight."

"Well, I participated in confrontation training today. To be honest, I was almost beaten to death by Wei. Hahahahahaha, just kidding."

Zitai looked at Xiao Ao who was surrounded by everyone and was extremely envious.

Now, he is no longer the captain.

But the deputy captain!

"A bunch of guys who love the new and hate the old, huh!" Tai shook his head, preparing to go to a nightclub tonight to soothe his hurt heart.

But at this moment, a Chinese reporter approached Artest and asked him if he had time for an interview.

"Of course, I can be interviewed!" Zitai smiled happily, like a child about to steal away to a nightclub.

"Ron, the team has been in very good shape in the last two games. Do you think Wayne's performance played a key role in the absence of O'Neal Jr.?"

"Of course, we wouldn't have won so easily without Wei. He is a great player and an indispensable member." Artest still knows how to evaluate Wei.

This is different from most people who like to say good things about Chinese players. Artest is purely afraid of Wayne's elbow and purely appreciates Wayne's performance.

"Wayne just said that you played a very important role in these two games. He felt that your guidance was of great help to him. Specifically, how did you guide Wayne?"

After hearing this question, Tai Tai's eyes widened immediately: "Wei, did he really say that?"

"yes."

"This" Tai Tai suddenly felt a sore nose. It turns out that someone recognizes me as the captain!

"I actually didn't do anything. Really, I just told him not to worry, I have everything under my control!"

"Eh? What's going on?" At this time, Wayne, who was resting in the locker room, found that the bond between him and Tai Tai had actually grown a lot.

But I obviously didn't do anything.

It's just that a Chinese reporter asked about Artest during an interview just now.

Wayne then said a few nice words casually.

Things like "he has great leadership" and "plays with great passion".

However, Artest probably didn't hear it.

Ten minutes later, Tai returned to the locker room and looked at Wayne with a different look.

"Wei! Do you want me to practice extra with you today?"

"Ah?" Wayne was confused. Damn it, you actually asked me to practice more?

Are you trying to prank me again?

"Don't go!"

"Are you sure? It's okay, I'm not tired."

"What's wrong with you Ron?"

"Nothing, just asking. If you need anything, call me anytime. From now on, your business is my business, Wei!" Tai patted Wayne on the shoulder seriously.

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In the end what happened?

The next day, in the final game of the Western Conference Battle against the Hornets, Wayne discovered that Artest really liked passing the ball to him today!

And it’s the kind that you can pass on regardless of the chance!

The most terrible thing is that there are many passes at the buzzer.

Are you wearing the diamond blame king badge?

Thanks to Artest's enthusiastic "assist", Wayne only shot 43% today.

Because many of the balls he received at the last moment, Wayne had to shoot against the defense.

It's a good thing that the Hornets were messing around, otherwise with the way they were messing around today, they would probably have overturned.

90 to 81, the Pacers defeated the Hornets on the road, winning their longest six-game winning streak of the season.

Although Wayne took a lot of shots, his efficiency was low, so he only scored 18 points.

Well, Wayne didn't bother to study what happened to Tai Tai.

This guy is like this, his brain will crash every once in a while.

After the game, O'Neal Jr. also officially returned.

Originally, the Pacers star was planning to make a heart-stirring comeback to overpower Cointelegraph.

As a result, the most embarrassing thing happened.

In O'Neal's first game back, the Pacers' winning streak was ended

On January 22, the Pacers faced the Heat in an away game after acquiring O'Fatty.

Before the game, O'Brien gave Wayne a very high evaluation: "He is the same as Yao. If you underestimate them, you will be finished. Shaq will not underestimate Wei. My brother Wei and I will go all out."

Then, Shaq really did it.

But it’s not Wayne who’s suffering, it’s Xiao Ao!

Because today, he is facing Shaq.

Today, Carlisle continued to use Wayne, who was in hot form, and Ou, who returned from injury, was pushed to the fifth position.

Then, he was tortured by the Big Mac with the same surname as himself.

O'Neal Jr. still suffers a lot when defending such a giant No. 5 position.

The best way to defend such a giant 5th position is still to use Foster to top it off and add 4th position to help defend.

Directly asking O'Brien to fight against the Big Mac will not only consume too much on the defensive end, but also fail to obtain a very good defensive effect.

So today, O'Neal Jr. didn't play well on both offense and defense.

On the defensive end, the 33-year-old Shaq scored 24 points and 10 rebounds.

On the offensive end, the exhausted O'Brien only made 8 of 23 shots.

Coupled with Wade's 30 points, the Heat ended the Pacers' winning streak at home.

O'Neal Jr.: I'm so embarrassed!

After the game, Shark proudly said: "Wei Wei on our side should be more amazing!"

Well, Wayne only scored 16 points today because Ou's return took up most of the shots.

Judging from the data, the Pacers' No. 99 Wei is indeed not as good as the Heat's No. 3 Wei.

At the same time, this game also taught Carlisle a lesson.

When the Pacers encounter a strong five position, letting Wayne and O'O play at the same time is really not the best choice.

Of course, except when encountering an almost transparent opponent in position 4 like the red team.

Fortunately, Ou's embarrassment did not last long. After three games against the Wizards, Celtics and Pistons, the Pacers won three consecutive victories.

That's right, there are pistons again.

Although this time the Pistons had a complete lineup and Ben was back, the Pacers still won the game.
To be continued...