Zaza Pachulia is a player who can't play well, but has a high level of waste, he has hurt opponents with dirty movements many times in the game, he is best at stepping feet, as a "foot pad master", he even has a famous saying "jump high, you will eventually land", many stars have been tragically put on his feet, Leonard is the most representative victim.
However, when he met Yao Ming, who was 2 meters 11 meters tall and weighed 125 kilograms, he did not dare to step in front of the little giant, not to mention that Yao Ming could easily beat him, perfectly explaining what is called "hitting you without jumping".
Yao Ming was the 2002 champion and Pachulia was selected with the 42nd pick in the second round in 2003, and their time in the NBA was only one year apart, but the number of encounters was not much, until Yao Ming retired, and the two of them only played each other 7 times.
When they first met, Yao Ming had 16 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block to help the team beat the Magic by 10 points, and Pachulia did not score, did not grab rebounds, did not deliver assists, only 1 turnover and 1 foul.
In the second meeting, Yao Ming shot 15 of 23, cut 37 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks, shooting 65.2% from the field, leading the team to a big victory over the Magic, while Pachulia only had 6 points and 6 rebounds, shooting 1 of 4, shooting only 25% from the field.
In his third confrontation, Pachulia was already a member of the Bucks, and in that game he shot 3-of-9 and had 8 points, 12 rebounds and 3 steals to help the Bucks beat the Rockets by 25 points. That game was pulled away early due to the score, Yao Ming only played 22 minutes, 10 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block on 3-of-6 shooting, shooting 50% from the field.
In his fourth game, Pachulia had moved to the Eagles, where he shot 4-of-11 and had 13 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 block, shooting 36.4 percent from the field. Yao Ming shot 10 of 17 and scored 25 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks, shooting 58.8% from the field, helping the team beat the Eagles.
In the fifth meeting, Yao Ming shot 12 of 17, cut 28 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, shooting 70.6%, leading the team to a 108-89 victory over the Eagles. Pachulia shot 5-of-12 and had 11 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, shooting just 41.7 percent from the field.
In the sixth meeting, Yao Ming shot 11 of 20, cut 24 points, 19 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 blocks, shooting 55% from the field, helping the Rockets beat the Hawks 92-84. Pachulia shot 1-of-5 and had 5 points, 8 rebounds and 1 block, shooting just 20 percent from the field.
The seventh counterpoint is also the last contrapuntal. Yao Ming shot 7-of-12 and had 16 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, shooting 58.3 percent from the field. Pachulia made 4-of-4 shooting and had 10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal to help the Hawks beat the Rockets by 3 points.
In these 7 games, Yao Ming averaged 22.3 points, 11.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.7 steals and 1.4 blocks per game, shooting 56.6% from the field and 84.8% from the free throws, leading the team to a record of 5 wins and 2 losses.
Pachulia averaged 7.6 points, 6.9 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.3 blocks per game, shooting 38.3 percent from the field and 70.8 percent from the free throws, helping his team achieve a 2-5 record.
In an average of 31 minutes per game, averaging 22+11 double-doubles per game, and 56.6% shooting percentage, Yao Ming easily exploded Pachulia on the offensive end, Pachulia is shorter than Yao Ming, weighs lighter than Yao Ming, moves slowly, is not as strong as Yao Ming, and he has no advantage in front of Yao Ming.
Yao Ming also had an excellent performance on the defensive end, making Pachuria's shooting rate less than 40%, which is unacceptable for a center forward, enough to reflect Yao Ming's deterrent power on the defensive end.
Pachulia and Yao Ming are not players of the same level at all, when the two meet, Yao Ming's performance at both ends of the attack and defense is completely better than Pachulia, he does not even have to jump, Pachulia does not even have the opportunity to pad his feet, it is pure ridicule!