After the win over the Timberwolves, the Bucks rested for two days at home before heading to Indiana on the road.

The Pacers set a league-only record last season.

They were the only team to have three kills to the Bucks last season.

Every time Jermaine O'Neal hits the Bucks, he looks like Ultraman with a red light.

Therefore, the Pacers and the Mavericks are also known as the two nemesis of the Bucks.

However, the nemesis was eliminated before the Bucks in the playoffs, which was a big regret last season. For the Bucks' haters, it's a fact that if the Bucks meet the Pacers in the playoffs, they will most likely be taken down.

So why don't the Pacers even have the qualifications to stand in front of the Bucks?

Larry Bird, the new president of the Pacers, said with action: It's all Isaiah Thomas's fault.

Thomas believed Bird was biased against himself, as he had made the remark that a big bird, if it was a blackbird, not a white bird, it was just an ordinary good bird.

"Larry and I didn't get a chance to work together. I'm disappointed that he didn't give it a chance. Thomas told ESPN's writer David Aldridge, "I know he has a grudge against what happened, but that's in the past, and I'm disappointed that he didn't give himself a chance to get to know me, and I think if he got to know me, he might like me." ”

Bird completely ignored the suggestion that the sacking of Thomas was entirely based on personal vendettas, and he moved out of the classic "three-year theory": "I said that a team needs a new coach after three years. ”

Interestingly, when Thomas was on the verge of being fired, Jermaine O'Neal, who was playing for the U.S. team, issued a warning to management as a free agent.

"If it weren't for Isaiah Thomas, I wouldn't be here. He was not only my coach, but also my second father. I don't care who you find to coach the team. If you can't find a coach who makes us work hard every night, I don't think there's a reason for me to stay. ”

Soon after, the Pacers announced that Thomas was out of class.

As if on purpose, Bird just said earlier that he thinks a coach can coach a team for a maximum of three years, which does make sense for him. He took the Pacers to the Finals in three years and then stopped coaching. Now that the team has been in place under Thomas for three consecutive years, it is a very natural choice to change the manager.

However, Bird sought out his friend Rick Carlisle and signed him to a four-year contract.

It's tantamount to saying: yes, I just fucking hate Thomas, and all that bullshit three-year theory is an excuse!

At the time of the incident, it was believed that O'Neill Jr. would leave the team in anger for the sake of his second father, as he had previously stated.

However, Jermaine O'Neal wasted not a second grieving the loss of Isaiah Thomas and signed a seven-year, $120 million contract extension with the Pacers very straightforwardly.

What about what you've said? Little O'Neill doesn't remember.

He now says: "Larry made me understand that we have to fight for the team, we have to fight for the championship, not for ourselves, and when we get rid of our self-awareness, we are close to success. ”

And what about Thomas?

"He's really a great coach." O'Neill Jr. said, "I wish him all the best for the future!" ”

Carlisle infused the Pacers with the idea of discipline and egalitarianism.

In Carlisle's eyes, there is no privileged class, and everything about the team is at the service of the system.

As a result, in the first game of the season, they relied on defense to defeat the steely Pistons.

Now, facing the defending champions at home, the Pacers are determined to prove that they have been reborn from the chaotic, demoralized and in-form nerves of last season.

For the Bucks, they also have a desire to beat the Pacers.

A loss tonight would extend their losing streak against the Pacers, which is not a good thing.

Although the Pacers beat the Bucks three times last season, Yu Fei did not feel that the two sides had a problem with their style of play. If there is any restraint, it is that O'Neal Jr. beats the bucks as fiercely as collecting debts.

The Pacers under Thomas gave Yu Fei the impression of chaos.

It was clear that Thomas was trying hard to get the team motivated, but he couldn't control the team.

If the Bucks can't be controlled by the coaching staff only by Yu Fei, then everyone on the Pacers is not controlled by Thomas.

Thomas is just a coach with a name on it, and he has limited significance to the Pacers. Maybe the players feel free to play for him, but as long as they are taught by a well-behaved coach like Carlisle, they know that Thomas doesn't do anything at all.

Carlisle turned the Pacers into a better team, and he didn't rely on O'Neal Jr.'s offense like Thomas did. He instilled in O'Neal Jr. the idea of defensiveness.

O'Neal Jr., who is willing to defend and plays well on the basket, with Ron Artest, who is about to enter his prime, and Reggie Miller, who is getting older, make the Pacers a better team.

Yu Fei looked at the Pacers with an inherent impression, and he didn't take O'Neal Jr. seriously when he entered the interior several times, and ended up eating hats.

The Bucks' overall strategy for the Pacers is also based on impressions from last season.

Karl was worried that O'Neal Jr. would explode again, so he developed a strict defensive and aggressive trapping tactics.

However, the Pacers' offensive firepower is concentrated on the perimeter.

Miller doesn't look like a veteran on the verge of retirement at all, with a three-point shot from the outside.

The Bucks started the game with a 13-point deficit to end the first quarter.

Originally, the Bucks wanted to win, but they were knocked out again at the beginning, and seeing that they were about to run for a four-game losing streak against the Pacers, Yu Fei directly asked Carl not to replace him.

"Fry, it's just a regular season game, you have to rest."

"Nope." Yu Fei said, "Not all regular season games can be lost. ”

If you lose this game, it's just a regular season game on the surface, but who cares if it's a regular season game or not? People will only say that the Pacers are the Bucks' nemesis, because they can beat the Bucks last season and this season, regardless of whether they coach Thomas or Carlisle.

To break this narrative, the Pacers must be defeated.

The more games in a losing streak accumulate, the more psychologically advantageous the Pacers will be.

Once that advantage accumulates to a certain amount, what if we end up beating the Pacers in the regular season? If the two sides meet in the playoffs, the Pacers will remember that the Bucks are a team that often loses to them.

In order to reverse this mentality, Yu Fei played 20 minutes in the first half, and the Bucks once trailed by 13 points, but under his roll call tactics, he successively played Artest's foul crisis and pointed out O'Neal Jr.'s shortcomings of strong basket protection but weak single defense.

The Bucks also trailed by 10 points in the second quarter and trailed their opponents by just three points at the end of the first half.

"Frye won't let us lose this game."

George Carr told ABC's reporters at halftime.

On the other hand, as a guest commentator, Lakers celebrity Magic Johnson was full of emotion about the maturity of flying.

"Frye Yu is only two months away from turning 21 in his third year, but he's already one of the best players in the league." "I think Frye's greatest strength is that he can always calmly analyze his situation and make the best solution for the situation. I would call Jermaine O'Neal an inside pillar and I would praise Reggie Miller's professionalism, however, Frye is the epitome of all the positives. Yes, friend, Frye is everything!"

The magician's TV friends have become accustomed to hearing him tout Yu Fei.

This is not the first time, nor will it be the last.

Everyone knows why magicians like Yu Fei.

Because Yu Fei is like the "reincarnation" of a magician, he is the incarnation of his old man on the court in the contemporary era.

This avatar is much more competitive than Lamar Odom and the like.

As a result, ABC commentator Brad Nessler playfully asked, "If Frye is put on the Lakers, can he settle the differences between OK?"

"Oh no......," said the magician, exaggeratedly, "this will lead to World War III!"

Exaggeration is a magician's style, but it's not an exaggeration when you think about it.

Yu Fei and O'Neill's grievances are well known.

It can be said that in addition to Jordan, O'Neal is Yu Fei's most hated player. If they were put on one team, Yu Fei would be even more rebellious than Kobe.

What about Yu Fei and Kobe? No one knows what will happen, although the two of them have not had any conflicts, but Kobe Bryant is also recognized as having low emotional intelligence and is difficult to get along with and communicate, so it is difficult to get along with a person with a strong personality like Yu Fei.

The topic of Yu Fei and OK ended after the second half.

In the second half, Yu Fei tied the score with a three-point shot.

After that, the Pacers lost the initiative in the game.

Because the bucks suddenly moved their real character.

In the fourth minute of the third quarter, Karl used Ray Allen, Devin George, Michael Reed and Robert Horry to start the X offense with Yu Fei.

On Yu Fei's side, Reed didn't dare to make a mistake, and Ray Allen started a big show of 100% three-point shooting in the second half.

It looks like the Pacers, who have both offense and defense, and are more restrained than last season, the Pacers are suddenly suppressed.

After seven minutes, the Bucks took a 16-point lead through mercury attacks and sealed the victory in one fell swoop.

Oddly enough, when the Bucks beat the Pacers on the road and broke their opponent's winning streak against themselves, the post-game media kept asking questions about the Lakers.

As Bryant's legal case went to trial, it turned into a protracted battle. The NBA will not react until Kobe Bryant is found guilty, so Kobe can play the new season for the Lakers.

As a result, the Lakers with F4 are the team that has pushed the season to the finale.

And as the absolute heart of this team, Shaquille O'Neal will not forgive those who have offended him repeatedly in the past.

The first meeting of the season between the Bucks and Lakers will be on Nov. 4.

It's only four days away.

O'Neill warmed up for this in Los Angeles in a unique way: "I know everybody is talking about number 44 now, saying he's the new king, he's the receiver of the royal power, but I told you that he's nothing, that he won the emperor's new clothes, and if you think that's going to put him on the throne, then I'll tell you this season it's shit!" Yes, it's shit! ”

Journalists are always qualified, and they will not tell Yu Fei exactly like a shrew who tells right and wrong.

Here's what they said to Fly: "What do you think of Shaquille O'Neal saying you're shit?" ”

"I don't think even a piece of has value as a fertilizer, and O'Neill doesn't have any value in my eyes." "He can ditch Orlando for the spotlight and flowers in Los Angeles, which shows that he has no loyalty and a sense of belonging, and Kobe Bryant said that he did something that O'Neal also did, which shows that he is not only morally corrupt, but also a player who can make a positive impact on young people, and last year, he showed himself to be a shameful racist." ”

"Such a disloyal, unrighteous and unethical scum of the earth, no matter what he says, it is as disgusting to me as a festering corpse, so don't mention this scum again."

"Any questions?"

(End of chapter)