I am Really an Insider

Wayne was still a little confused when he saw Sharapova standing behind him.

Fortunately, there was no direct elbow just now, otherwise the explanation would not be clear.

"Wayne, later"

Reggie Miller was about to talk to Wayne about what happened during the game, but when he turned his head, he found that he was holding a girl's hand.

"That's okay."

"It's not what you think, Reggie."

Wayne quickly let go of Bova's hand and devoted himself to the game again.

Today is your starting debut, Wayne, you can't screw it up!

Therefore, without even bothering to say hello to Sharapova, Wayne simply ignored her.

Really a straight man of steel.

"Wei, today you have to take more shots from outside the three-point line and pull Brand out of the penalty area. Only if you hit the ball first can it act as a deterrent. Do you understand?"

"I understand, OK." Wayne nodded quickly, then stood up and stepped onto the court.

The Clippers have not played in the playoffs for who knows how many seasons.

During this period, can you see the Clippers in the playoffs?

I can't see it, but with Baylor here, the Lakers' status in Los Angeles is very stable.

The last time the Clippers made the playoffs was 1997.

But at that time, the alliance was basically in a period when the west was weak and the east was strong.

Fans of that period often joked: In the Western Conference, you only need to win 36 games to make the playoffs.

The origin of this statement is because of the Clippers, because they are the team that won 36 games and entered the playoffs.

Last season, the Clippers' record was only 28 wins and 54 losses, ranking last in the Western Conference.

Ordinarily, the Clippers should have accumulated many high-potential rookies in the past two years.

But this team is cursed.

Kaman, the white center selected with the sixth overall pick last year, will be temporarily absent at the beginning of the season due to injury.

Livingston, a high school talent in the same class as Wayne this year, kneeled after playing only three games and will not return until next week.

Not only is it miserable, it's as miserable as grandma's house.

So, this is why Wayne needs to pull Brand out today.

Because the Clippers have no center!

Do you know how Ben scored 15 points in the last game the Pistons beat the Clippers?

It's because after Rasheed pulled Brand away, the Clippers were empty inside.

The Clippers now have Chris Wilcox at center.

But this brutal power forward with few skills weighs only two kilograms more than Wayne.

Let him play center, and you can see the effect.

The Clippers really have no choice, because the centers on their bench are not even as good as Wilcox.

Wayne was secretly proud. Today, he was ordered to gain points!

The game is about to begin. The Clippers' starting lineup is Bobby Simmons, Mark Jaric, Maggette, Brand and Wilcox.

Wayne stood near the center circle, looking at the stocky Brand.

When it comes to the No. 1 pick, Brand is always the one most overlooked.

In the NBA, whether a No. 1 pick is too strong or too weak, he will be remembered.

The biggest fear is that someone like Brand who is neither good nor bad will be easily ignored.

There is no doubt about Brand's strength. He averaged 20+10 points per game in his rookie season. But if you want to say that he is a top star, he is not a top player.

The most regrettable thing is that the teams he is on are basically weak teams and have not achieved any results, so he has never had a sense of presence.

The only thing that people talk about about Brand is that he once helped the team recruit the first-generation bearded Baron Davis.

As a result, when Davis was lured to the Clippers, he slipped to the 76ers on his own.

Other than that, Brand has almost no memory points.

At the start of the game, Foster fought for the ball. Wayne had just stepped outside the three-point line when he was entangled by Brand.

Brand and Wayne looked at each other, and then they both cursed in their minds: "Sure enough, he is another person who falsely reported his height!"

Wayne's official height is 2.06 meters, but no one has believed it for a long time. It is generally believed that Wayne's height should be around 2.08 meters.

But today Brand's visual inspection revealed that it was probably more than that.

This is ridiculous, one really dares to retaliate and the other really dares to pretend.

Brand's official height is 2.06 meters, but his actual height is 2.03 meters, which is the height of a small forward.

But Brand's wingspan reached an exaggerated 2.23 meters!

Yao Ming shed tears after watching it, and Griffin watched it. Well, there is nothing wrong with Griffin now.

Relying on his exaggerated wingspan, Brand played smoothly in the fourth position.

Seeing Brand being pulled away, Artest hit Maggette as soon as he came up.

Maggette looks like a bodybuilder, so strong that it feels like his neck is almost gone.

But his defense is actually not as good as it looks due to his size.

Artest squeezed Maggette away, broke into the paint and faced Wilcox, and forced a layup.

How could Wilcox withstand it? He was directly knocked away by the iron elbow.

"Dududu."

The referee's whistle blew, Artest hit a two-pointer, and there was an extra penalty.

"Yeah" Wayne wanted to say something: "Just Zhejiang?"

Before the game, the media exaggerated how difficult this game was. Are they kidding?

So what if I let a Xiaoao? Just win.

Although Artest missed the extra free throw, his layup was still impressive.

O'Brien is unable to play, and this is a good opportunity for Artest to prove himself.

The game continued and the Clippers started to attack.

Sure enough, the Clippers found Brand in the first round.

Brand leaned against Wayne, then suddenly turned his back and broke through!

Worthy of being the representative of the nimble fat man during this period, Brand was able to throw away half of Wayne's body and raised his hand for a layup!

Then

"Snapped!"

Brand:? ? ?

"Hoho, he is indeed the man who knocked down the MVP in the last game. The game just started, and Wayne blocked Brand!"

Brand: I am 2.03 meters tall and have a wingspan of 2.23 meters. Will I be caught?

Wayne: Sorry, I am 2.11 meters tall and have a wingspan of 2.30 meters. When it comes to static talent, I am not targeting anyone, no one here is watching!

Covering Brand, Wayne picked up the basketball and advanced.

"I'm empty, I'm empty Wayne, pass it!" Artest, who was running at the front, raised his hand and shouted at Wayne.

Maggette, who was close to Artest, wanted to kick Artest away.

Where is Kong Nima!

Who are you looking down on! ?

After Wayne dribbled the ball near the midfield line, he passed the ball to the ground and assisted Artest for a layup.

"Hahaha, golden partners, we are simply golden partners on the front line!" After scoring, Artest shouted excitedly to his bench.

On the bench, the corner of Xiao'ao's mouth twitched in a suit and tie.

You must have told me on purpose.

Artest is seeking hatred equally regardless of whether he is in or outside the team.

Maggette was a little angry, you just made a layup, why are you so arrogant?

Although you are the best defensive player, I may not be able to beat you hard.

But I have a trick!

This time Maggette took the ball and rushed inside, ready for a collision.

That's right, despite Maggette's exaggerated muscles, he is actually one of the earliest "Kings of Ten Thousand Porcelains" in the league.

Very good at drawing fouls.

After the HC rules changed this year, Maggette went further and further on the road to failure.

As a result, Artest did not block Maggette too much and did not give him a chance to display his performance talents.

Maggette was halfway through, but Artest suddenly got out of the way!

Behind Artest, there was Wayne waiting inside.

What does it mean to have someone behind you? Let me show you how powerful my little brother is.

"Pah!" Maggette wanted to give it away so persistently that Wayne couldn't refuse.

Second risk in a row, effortless.

Then, there was another shouting on the court: "Wayne, come on, come on, I'm empty, I'm empty!"

At the end of the first quarter, the Pacers had a 7-point lead.

Although Brand scored 6 points in the paint, his efficiency was very average, with a shooting rate of less than 45%.

Faced with an opponent who was taller, had a longer wingspan, and was equally agile, Brand really struggled to play.

His advantages were all offset by Wayne.

Apart from weight, Brand couldn't find any breakthrough.

After the first quarter, Wayne had 4 assists and 2 blocks.

Although he only scored 2 points, his performance was still worthy of the starting position.

After the start of the second quarter, Brand began to be wary of Artest, who kept breaking through.

Then, Wayne seized the opportunity and started brushing up.

In the second quarter, Wayne made 3 of 5 three-pointers, which made Brand lose his temper.

In just halftime, Wayne scored 13 points, and the Pacers also led by 14 points.

Looking at the score on the big screen, Wayne felt a little sad.

If this continues, I won’t be able to spend garbage time on my own.

Brand, please work hard!

Where has the momentum of the No. 1 pick gone?

It's hard to shoot a three-pointer like this, you can't just kill me like this!

At this time in Detroit, Rashid, who had just returned home, turned on the TV and tuned to T.N.T, only to find that an advertisement was already playing.

He thought the game between the Clippers and Pacers was over, but at this time, the players' data was scrolling at the bottom of the screen.

Seeing that Wayne scored 13 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks, Rashid said that he was in danger.

This almost turned over!

He actually scored 13 points on Brand. It seems that Wayne does have something.

Fortunately, Wayne's score was just stuck at 13 points.

Next, watch how I mock that boy!

At this point, the commercial ends and the game screen reappears on the TV.

Rashid took a look and realized that the game was not over yet. He asked me how much time was left.

If there were only one or two minutes left, Wayne would have no chance to score more than 15 points.

Then Rasheed got messy.

The game is not a matter of one or two minutes left, but two full quarters left!

The second half had just begun, and Wayne scored 13 points!

"Brand, you were not like this the last time you guarded me." Rashid was dumbfounded.

Sure enough, not everyone in this world is like Bird and can pretend to be so perfect.

Rashid found the wrong person to raise the flag randomly.

In the end, Wayne and Artest still couldn't escape the fate of taking an early break.

Because after three quarters, the Pacers had a 23-point lead.

In just three quarters, Wayne scored 19 points and 10 assists, scoring a double-double for the first time in his career!

The main reason for the high scoring is that Wayne shot very smoothly from three-point range today. Following the last game of 1-for-4, Wayne rebounded this time and shot 5-for-8.

In this era, having a fourth position shoot eight three-pointers from beyond the arc is simply bizarre.

But it was this strange style of play that caused Brand's defense to collapse.

Brand can use his wingspan to block shots in the three-second zone, and he can even block the center with no problem.

But if you ask him to chase and defend his opponent from a high position, it is really difficult.

And throughout the third quarter, Wayne's points all came from outside the three-point line, not even entering the three-second zone.

All the breakthrough matters are left to Artest.

Of Wayne's 19 points in the game, 15 came from beyond the three-point line.

In addition, he also sent out 10 assists. Wayne really doesn't regard himself as an insider.

Carlisle couldn't help but applaud Wayne's ability to execute tactics, while Wayne happily counted the growth points gained today.

Three-pointers and assists, these are the most valuable data obtained today!

It's a pity that because the Clippers' overall strength is not strong, the difficulty bonus is not high.

But it doesn't matter, the water flows slowly.

Please give me a try on this tactic of shooting from outside the three-point line in the future!

In the end, the Pacers easily defeated the Clippers, who were last in the Western Conference last season, on the road.

Brand scored a huge double-double with 19 points and 15 rebounds, but it was useless.

Most of his rebounds came in garbage time.

Now Wayne can understand why Brand is so invisible.

Brand's statistics may seem beautiful, but they have little impact on the outcome of the game.

At the end of the game, Artest stood proudly in front of the camera.

The reporter didn't want to look for him at first, but Artest took the initiative to come to his door and couldn't even hide away.

This guy has been eager to say a few words to those guys from the Pistons.

"I don't even know what to say," Artest's opening remarks gave reporters the urge to slap someone.

I don’t know what to say, why are you here to steal the spotlight?

"In the last game, the Pistons and Clippers actually played until the last moment to decide the winner. And we won a whole quarter earlier than the Pistons! This shows that our strength is far superior to the defending champion!"

"Rashid was even more funny. He said that even if Wayne exploded, he would not be able to score more than 15 points. As a result, Wayne scored 19 points in three quarters.

By the way, Rasheed only scored 18 points against the Clippers in the last game. This shows that Wayne's strength is far superior to Rashid. "

This is well-founded and logical, making it impossible to refute.

As soon as Artest's formula came out, he happily humiliated the Pistons.

On the Pistons side, their fists were really clenched.

On the 19th, no one should run away, especially the loudest one, No. 91!

Clippers: Two big brothers, do you still think I exist? The meaning of my existence is to create momentum for you.

Indeed, after both the Pistons and Pacers defeated the Clippers, the level of hatred between the two sides skyrocketed.

Wayne has always wanted to prevent the Palace of Auburn Hills incident from happening, but

This historical palace of Auburn Hills is probably going to become even more lively.