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The only way to make a fool of yourself is to go to jail.

If Han Yi's words are still a little subtle, then the Celtics fans' criticism is very naked!

"In Phoenix, you, Charles Barkley, are the flying pig and the patron saint of the Sun City. In the Rockets, what are you, a professional mercenary?"

"You are so proud of yourself for joining the team? The Rockets' boss, Olajuwon, hasn't said anything yet, what are you talking about?"

In theory, Charles Barkley can come out to defend himself, because Barkley's choice from the Suns to the Rockets was more passive.

It's not that Barkley wants to leave the Suns on his own initiative, but the Rockets have actually taken out the chips that the Suns are excited about.

In order to get the 33-year-old Barkley, the Rockets exchanged Sam Cassell, Robert Horry, Chucky Brown, and Mark Bryant, four main players with more than 25 minutes of playing time.

In fact, it was already considered a normal team transaction.

Even when they formed a team, Barkley and Olajuwon were already 33 years old, and Drexler was already 32 years old, which was older than the top three giants in later generations when they disintegrated.

Even when they formed a team, these three not only couldn't make the best team, but also couldn't make the All-Star team.

But the superstars in the 1990s were still a little thin-skinned. No matter what the reason was, no matter how old they were, as long as they formed a team, they knew how to blush.

Just like when Barkley faced doubts about teaming up, he directly laughed at himself: "Yes, I chose to join the Rockets because I couldn't beat the Rockets."

Later, after retiring, Barkley was even more frank:

"I went to the Rockets to team up with Drexler and Olajuwon, not to team up, but to have a place where I could display my abilities."

"Even if I won a championship with the Rockets, it would not be a real championship."

But Han Yi sneered at this. Barkley believed that it was not a real championship because he did not win that championship. If he had won that championship, even the championship in the shortened season would have become the most valuable championship in history.

But talk is talk, and talk is talk. In a real fight, the Rockets are much more difficult than the Spurs they defeated before!

Starting lineups of both teams:

Boston Celtics:

PG: Dana Barros, SG: Greg Miner, SF: Tracy McGrady, PF: Ben Wallace, C: Han Yi!

Houston Rockets:

PG: Matt Maloney, SG: Clyde Drexler, SF: Eddie Johnson, PF: Kevin Willis, C: Hakeem Olajuwon!

Han Yi fulfilled his promise. After repeated tests, Celtics head coach Rick Pidino finally confirmed that Ben Wallace and Han Yi are a better match than putting a pseudo-space point!

Olajuwon, Drexler, and Barkley are more than one level lower than their peak period, but when Barkley becomes the Rockets' super sixth man, it is undoubtedly a dimensionality reduction blow to the Celtics who have no substitutes!

Just like playing against the Spurs, Han Yi also had the upper hand when facing the old Olajuwon, but Olajuwon and David Robinson are completely different types.

Although he is old, Olajuwon's feeling for inside offense is indeed unique in the NBA. On the defensive end, Olajuwon was bullied by Han Yi, but on the offensive end, Olajuwon returned more than half of Han Yi's points!

Coupled with Drexler's absolute suppression of McGrady on the outside, the Boston Celtics were already 15 points behind at the end of the half!

Although the biggest reason why the Houston Rockets were able to take the lead in the first half was because Olajuwon and Han Yi were fighting each other, the Rockets' highest scorer was still Charles Barkley who played as a substitute!

Barkley's body, coupled with a delicate shooting, although he did not have the explosive power of the year, as the sixth man against Walter McCarty, who was originally a defensive rookie, he could come up with 10,000 ways to score!

Back-to-back crushing spiral layup!

Face-to-face dunk!

Sticking his big butt out and doing a series of turnaround jump shots!

That's really how you play, that's how you win!

Witnessed by the Houston Rockets fans, Charles Barkley roared repeatedly, attracting fans to applaud and cheer!

Watching this, Barkley seemed to be back in Phoenix, as if he had become the Sun God that everyone was looking forward to.

But Barkley's mood just got better, and Han Yi would definitely not forget to make up for it.

The convention of the third quarter is that both sides will play with the starting lineup at the beginning, so Charles Barkley, as the sixth man, was naturally pressed on the bench.

Charles Barkley was originally sitting on the bench and cheering for his teammates. After Han Yi dunked a ball, he floated past Barkley and said lightly:

"You can't even play on the court. You are a cheerleader, what are you barking about?"

Charles Barkley stood up in a flash: "Who said I can't play? Where's my knife?"

The general under his account asked for a fight, and Rockets head coach Danny Ainge naturally had no reason to refuse.

Soon, during the next timeout, Charles Barkley applied to play, and when Barkley played smoothly, the situation on the court began to gradually favor the Celtics!

The first thing NBA players lose when they get old is athletic ability, and in addition to athletic ability, the first thing to decline is defense!

In their prime, Olajuwon and Barkley were both good at both offense and defense in their respective positions, but now that they are old, the two old brothers can still rely on experience and skills to play on the offensive end, but on the defensive end, they are really not good!

Although the meat shield that the Rockets came up to cooperate with Olajuwon just now seemed to be of little use under the ravages of Han Yi, but if the meat shield is removed and a meat ball that does not defend the hand is put on, the effect will only be worse!

Of course, there is another important operation step. When Barkley came up, Rick Pidino also sent Big Ben up!

Here, Charles Barkley showed off his operation at the free throw line. It seemed that Big Ben was shaken to the ground, but as soon as he shot, Big Ben was clean!

After the successful block, Ben Wallace also imitated Han Yi's murderous and heartbreaking words:

"Senior, the technique is good...but the action is too slow, it is more difficult for my old grandma to drink porridge!"

"You!!"

Barkley was furious.

"What do you mean?" Han Yi chimed in: "Senior, you are not just good at talking nonsense, right? Do you have the ability to fight back from the offensive end?"

51:60!

"Hey? I really don't believe it. I can't beat Han Yi, and I really can't handle you, a black man?"

Ben Wallace and Han Yi's double provocation method is childish, but effective!

Barkley got angry and decided to give Ben Wallace a good beating today!

So the question is, is Ben Wallace really that easy to deal with?