The Pacers' first game in the new season started at home.

Opponent - Orlando Magic.

The meaning of this game is not in the game, but outside the game.

Before the opening, the Pacers raised the sixth championship flag.

The champion team of last season was all present and claimed the rings one by one.

Jermaine O'Neal looks very in good spirits and his retirement life is very comfortable.

He played for the Pacers for thirteen years, spent the Miller era, and created the Pacers dynasty with Sherhou, several selections for the All-Series and All-Stars. His jersey retirement ceremony will be held at the end of November.

He got the sixth ring and said with a good manner: "If I had known that Yao would be injured, I would have beaten it for another year."

The important reason why he chose to retire was that he had no place in the team. Yao Zhuo was a fixed main force. If he was a substitute, the management wanted to be younger.

If O'Neal Jr. wants to play for one more year, the management will not refuse.

It was a decision he made after weighing the trade-offs.

Hearing his words, Yao Gui's expression twisted into the word "囧".

Xie Houxiaoxiao didn't say anything, waiting for the ceremony to end and the competition officially began.

Magic is one of the many bad guys in the league, and they are not opponents of the Pacers.

The Pacers have set up a new starting lineup, Yao Guo is not here, Xie Hou needs to bear more firepower output.

In order to ensure victory, Xie Hou scored a game-high 37 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

As a result, the Pacers beat Magic 109 to 79.

Several new players who have joined the team have performed well.

Among them, Xiao Feng performed his best. He only ran for four years after playing in college. He was a rare instant combat power. He made his debut as a substitute for 22 minutes in his career, scoring 9 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

Tim Hardaway II Jr. and Mason Plumley both have to adapt to the rhythm and intensity of the game.

What Xie Hou felt most deeply was that the aging of the team was irreversible.

Compared to last season with the suspension season, they are older.

The veterans in the team have lost the fireworks to chase the championship.

It is said that you should not underestimate the heart of a champion, but the premise is that you still have that heart.

Two days later, the Pacers fought against the old enemy Knights.

The Cavaliers have been fighting against the Pacers for many years. Ten seasons have passed since the 2003-2004 season. They have never beaten the Pacers in the playoffs.

It's been ten years, but I haven't won once.

It is as sad as Elgin Baylor, who has never won the championship in his life, and his legend of invincibility against the Celtics is roughly like this.

Wade and the Cavaliers are undoubtedly even more tragic.

No one will deny Wade.

He is the second best shooting guard in Kobe's era. He finally got old, but his own health was wrong.

Kobe is about to be 36 years old. Before Wade can take over, the younger generation of James Harden has risen.

So fate is really a strange thing.

Wade and the Knights chased fate. When the elites of the 03 generation formed an army, he was left behind. He guarded Cleveland alone.

Xie Hou's "watching" was exchanged for two consecutive championships, and the story was as perfect as a fairy tale.

Wade's story is in the real world.

In the future, someone will use his story to stimulate young people who are alone and huddling together.

Lobbyists will keep reminding young people: At best, you are Dwyane Wade 2.0 in this broken place!

Today, Wade won with the Cavaliers.

The pacers with obvious aging are difficult to resist the Knight's shells.

The first defeat of the season came so quickly.

"We are adapting to the problems caused by incompatibility, which takes time," Xie Hou told the media.

In the third battle, they easily defeated the Hornets.

Shehou had a triple-double, Garnett had a double-double, Ray Allen and Steve Nash performed well.

The old men brought victory.

In the fourth battle, facing the weak Pistons, they had lost Anthony and could not find a way out, just like a dilapidated Motor City, urgently needed the arrival of the chosen son.

There are not many sons of God's choice.

They looked at Xie Hou who was staying in Indiana and couldn't help but miss when Anthony was there.

Anthony has left, and the Pistons' anti-step plot is still strong.

A group of new recruits and veterans were in a stalemate with the Pacers.

Halfway through the third quarter, Vogel waved his hand to Xiao Feng, Hardaway II, Plumley, Jay Claude and Grevis Vasquez.

In this lineup, 196 cm Claude played the fourth position, it seems to be a lineup with extremely loopholes.

It is precisely this lineup that has brought the Pacers, who are old-fashioned, to regain their vitality.

Originally, they only had 4 points ahead, but they burst out a 14-2 attack wave as soon as they came up.

The score difference immediately reached 16 points, securing the victory in one fell swoop.

The "boss team" debuted deeply impressed the fans. This battle is just their debut in the future with their youthful vitality.

Winning three games in four games, the Pacers seem to be rejuvenated.

Just as people breathed a sigh of relief, the Pacers ushered in a terrible five-day and four-game race.

Even though they took the rest of Ray Allen and Nash, someone would inevitably be injured.

Garnett injured his thigh during a defense, and he was carried off.

Garnett's injury left the Pacers unaware of their own. They lost Yao and Garnett. Although they would come back, it was not now. Who can they count on now?

A strange starting lineup has appeared.

Sherlock, Vasquith, Casby, Claude and Plumley.

That's right, Claude continues to play power forward--and again, he's only 196 cm!

The Pacers lost three times in four games.

Vogel was in a panic. Their biggest problem was that there were no pure power forwards in the lineup, they were all swingers. When Garnett was there, the problem was not obvious. Suddenly, he and Yao Xu both got sick at the same time, and the problem of missing inside became serious.

Seeing that something was going to happen, Xie Hou rang Vogel's office: "I can play power forward."

Vogel asked: "When was the last time you played power forward?"

Xie Hou ignored his question and said, "I can also play center when necessary, as long as you need it."

After saying that, he praised Vogel's office decoration and assistant's hairstyle, and then left.

On November 15, the Pacers fought against the Bulls, and Xie Hou made his debut as the fourth position.

At the age of 33, 100 kilograms, the last generation of the big ball era, the league still has many long people and many muscle sticks that fight for the sake of confrontation.

He was forced to serve as a power forward.

Facing the Bulls who were full of hearts to win the Andrew Wiggins Cup, Xie Hou scored 24 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists, and the Pacers won.

The next day, it was a civil war in the central division, and the Pacers fought back to back.

Xie Hou scored 30 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists, and at the critical moment he singled out four Bucks and passed the ball to the ground, allowing rookie Plumley to score the final goal.

"Arthur is the best player we can think of, with outstanding professionalism and omnipotent comprehensiveness! He can play in five positions!"

Two more days passed, the Pacers faced the New York Knicks, the number one in the East, and Xie Hou proved that he was really comprehensive.

In the first quarter, he played point guard.

In the second quarter, he played as the center.

In the third quarter, he attacked the point guard and defended the power forward.

In the fourth quarter, he played almost every position.

Xie Jun looked too tender in front of him, and he saw Xie Hou's strength for the first time.

The Knicks, who leads the Pacers in all positions, played 45 minutes against Xie Hou, played 47 points in a single game (the highest in the game), 17 rebounds (the highest in the game), 9 assists (the highest in the game), 4 steals and 5 blocks (the highest in the game!), and lost 1 point.

Xie Hou led the team to win four consecutive victories, stabilizing the turbulent situation.

"Arthur, you look tired."

"No, I'm very happy that my second child's due date is just these few days. This game is my gift to him." Xie Hou smiled, "I hope he likes it."

On the eve of Thanksgiving, Xuewei gave birth in the hospital.
To be continued...