The feud between the Pacers and James has been going on for a long time, and now James' move to the West is still a heavy blow to the Pacers. In the mid-season championship, James and the Lakers eliminated the young Pacers, although the vast majority of people think that the Pacers can get this far, but in the face of the end of the loss, no one will gladly accept it, the Pacers pointed all these grievances at James.
The feud between James and the Pacers has indeed existed for a long time, and it can even be said that the Pacers have rebuilt several times in recent times because of James, destroying the Pacers again and again, but there will be hope in Haliburton.
The core of the Pacers' generation against James was Granger, a brilliant small forward who was supposed to be James' main rival, but the arrival of injuries completely ruined Granger, and the talented forward himself did not pose any threat to James.
The core of the second generation of the Pacers is George, who was brought to the position by Grant injury, George caused a lot of trouble for James in the playoffs, but due to the change of rules and problems within the Pacers, George soon left the Pacers. George, who joined the Clippers, is still causing trouble for James, but it is obvious that the gap between the two is getting farther and farther away, and a player like George who dares to be the second oldest can no longer be James' opponent.
The core of the third generation of the Pacers came from the trade of George, and the addition of Oladipo gave the Pacers hope of rising for a while, and they fought James in the playoffs, but in the end they fell on top of injuries. Injuries devastated Oladipo and ultimately the Pacers, forcing the Pacers to rebuild, and this time the Pacers chose a younger Haliburton, and the defeat in the mid-season tournament was only the beginning of a rise for Haliburton.
The Lakers may have seen the hope of winning the championship after winning the midseason championship, but the Pacers also saw the hope of rising, with Haliburton's young lineup has reached this height, defeating the Green Army and the Bucks in the midseason, although losing to the Lakers, but the future may belong to this team. The Pacers will next have to continue to strengthen Haliburton's roster and build a championship-contending squad.
The Pacers of the four generations were abused by James, but this generation is indeed different, on the one hand, James is indeed old, although he is an evergreen, but can he really play for another five or six years?Even if he has been playing for so long, Haliburton has just reached his peak, so the James era will end in Haliburton's generation, but it is obviously not a direct victory over James, but this is enough, the league generation of newcomers has been replaced, and this time it may really be Haliburton's turn to come.