However, there are always problems with the team's status, and there is no way to change it.

After a four-game winning streak, the Heat finally ushered in a strong rival, the Indiana Pacers.

As a regular playoff player in these seasons, Indiana's strength cannot be underestimated.

Especially this season, with Artest's return, the Pacers have regained their former championship strength.

That's right, Artest has finally returned since the Battle of Auburn Hills Palace.

This season, the Pacers started with a record of 3 wins and 1 loss, and Artest averaged nearly 20 points per game.

The idleness for more than half a season did not rust his body, but was full of fighting spirit.

But maybe he didn't know why he was so comfortable to play during this period.

After all, the team's tactics revolve around him, can you feel uncomfortable?

As for why?

Of course, it is because only by making a higher value can you have higher transaction value.

After all, the incident at Auburn Mountain Palace is too bad. If he does not perform well enough, he will inevitably suffer a big loss in trading.

I have to say that people like Artest live comfortably and have a simple mind, so you don’t have to worry about too much.

It is estimated that he still wants to become the boss of the team at this time and lead the team to glory.

So, when I heard that I was being sought for a deal, Artest was really confused.

Later, he voluntarily applied to leave the team and was hidden by the team due to injury, which was because he knew about this.

He couldn't understand. He trained hard, played hard, and fought for the team. Not only did he fail to become the boss of the team, but he was going to be traded?

Artest is still playing seriously now, so the Heat suffered a hardship today.

Facing O'Neal Jr., Artest, and Stephen Jackson, the Heat still lost.

102:105

The Heat lost three points, but in fact, it was obviously too late to chase points in the last moment.

In this game, Artest's defense against Chen Mo was still very effective, especially in the low post defense, and Chen Mo could not beat him at all.

26 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, the seemingly good data is much worse than the previous games.

On the Pacers, O'Neal Jr. scored 27 points, Jackson scored 18 points, and Artest also scored 17 points.

On the Heat, except Chen Mo, only Mo Williams scored 13 points and Mo Ning scored 11 points, and the three scored in double digits.

The winning streak ended and the Heat's alarm bell was finally sounded.

Everyone, including Brad Miller, became more active in training.

That's right, they don't want to lose. If possible, who is willing to lose?

Of course, Chen Mo suspected that these guys were clearly scared by Pat Riley.

Because Pat Riley's rare outbreak after the game, this did not match his elegant temperament at all.

If an honest person gets angry, he is really scared.

Sure enough, in the next game, Antoine Walker and others, the bigger they are, the better they are, and their condition is recovering.

They are not over 30 years old, and they are in their battle years, so their condition will soon be adjusted back.

Once the game enters the normal track, it will be pretty good for the Heat.

Chen Mo gradually recovered from his state, but Yao Ming on the other side was about to collapse.

After winning the first game, McGrady was injured directly, and the Mosaic directly suffered a 5-game losing streak.

The start of 1 win and 5 losses was definitely the most miserable day Yao Ming has ever experienced.

Not only that, because McGrady lost the game after being injured, and some media are looking for trouble again.

"Sure enough, Yao couldn't lead the team to win without Tracy."

Yao Ming was speechless about this. Since the new season, he has averaged 21.4 points and 10.5 rebounds per game.

Such data is definitely the top performance of inside players. Isn’t it okay?

Compared with the Heat's lineup, the Mosaic's lineup can be said to be miserable.

In the entire team, except for the combination of Yao Ming and McGrady, the biggest brand is Raf Alstom.

But the problem is that Alstom is only a qualified role player.

Fortunately, McGrady was only injured and could come back in the last few games, otherwise Yao Ming would really collapse.

There is also Yi Jianlian. After the start of the new season, the Warriors achieved a record of 3 wins and 2 losses, barely squeezing into the playoffs.

However, in the fiercely competitive West, it is not that easy to make it to the playoffs.

In a blink of an eye, November passed and the Heat made rapid progress and led the Eastern Conference.

Throughout November, the Heat had a total of 15 games, and the Heat achieved a record of 11 wins and 4 losses.

To be honest, this result is not that satisfying, because the Heat's schedule for November is relatively easy.

The main reason is that the opponent is good after all, and the strongest ones are the Pacers and the Mavericks.

Well, the Heat lost both games.

It is indeed not necessary to encounter strong challenges but fail to achieve better results.

The one who leads the entire league is not Nash's Suns, but the Spurs led by Popovich.

So far this season, the Spurs have only lost 2 games, with a winning rate of 86%.

It is obvious that in order to recover last year's losses, Popovich was determined to win back this year.

This season, in order to go further and to face the Heat in the playoffs.

The Spurs further adjusted their lineup, introducing Michael Finley and Nick Van Exel.

The Spurs' lineup became even thicker, especially Popovich made frequent moves, and even tried to let Ginobili play as a substitute.

In the original time and space, Ginobili also started playing as a substitute this year, but it was just a trial.

Unexpectedly, what happened in the finals of last season made Popovich make up his mind in advance.

After all, a large part of the reason why the Spurs lost in the finals was the substitute problem.

Faced with the Heat's strong offensive firepower, the Spurs will not be able to defend themselves even if they maintain the score.

The reason for saying so much is that with the arrival of December, the Spurs and the Heat met again.

On December 7, the Heat will face the challenge of the Spurs at home.

"The finals are on stage again!"

As the game is approaching, major media have directly put forward such titles.

But it is not just to attract attention, but the performance of the Spurs and the Heat, which has such momentum.

The Pistons are still so tepid. If you don’t pay special attention, you won’t know that he has won a 7-game winning streak.

There is also the Suns, as Si was injured, they were likely to be reimbursed for the season and their momentum plummeted.

After repeated comparisons, the Spurs and the Heat have more championships, and they may meet for the second time in the finals.

The Spurs didn't pay any attention to such a gimmick, and their attention was all focused on the game.

And the purpose of the competition is only one, revenge!
Chapter completed!