I am Really an Insider

Five minutes into the second quarter, the Pacers had gradually taken control of the situation.

The All-Star starting forward is really difficult to guard.

At least for Dampier, Wayne is much more difficult to defend than those traditional centers.

He would rather rub hands with O'Neal in the penalty area than be teased by Wayne outside the three-point line.

Therefore, Dirk wanted to ask: "Do I just want to play with Wayne outside the three-point line? Why send me to guard him?"

There is no doubt about Dirk's offensive ability. Although many people say that jump shots will not win the championship, he can indeed get good data.

Moreover, in Wayne's previous life, Dirk also proved that jump shots can really win championships.

There shouldn't be much objection to saying that Dirk's offensive ability is top-notch.

But let's put it this way about Dirk's defense. No one has ever cared about Dirk's defense.

Because his defense is really nothing worth talking about.

Dirk's defense is that type, not so bad that it would be a hindrance, but it's certainly not a good type.

During this period, Dirk's speed deteriorated due to weight gain, but he was still flexible.

Coupled with his height and wingspan, he is still very threatening to defend someone like Wayne.

That's why Nelson decided to let Dirk try it.

If the Pacers' rookie is not contained, it will be really difficult to come back in this game.

After returning from the timeout, the Mavericks attacked first.

This time, Dirk played in the low post and used his Golden Rooster independent step back.

Although Dirk's golden rooster independent retreat step has not yet been completed at this time, it can be regarded as a unique skill. The basketball went hollow into the net, and it seemed that the driver had regained some offensive feeling.

The score difference returned to single digits, and the Mavericks were ready to smooth out the gap in one go.

Whether it can be done depends on the next matchup between Dirk and Wayne.

Wayne was happily preparing to go up and continue training Dampier, but this time after crossing the midfield line, he found that the heartless man had abandoned him.

"Leave? Where did you go!" Wayne looked at Dampier who was fighting with O'Neill in the low position at this time, and felt quite uncomfortable.

With you gone, how can I still show my strength as an All-Star forward?

Soon, a huge figure appeared in front of Wayne.

Looking at Dirk in front of him, Wayne curled his lips.

Finally, the hot man appeared in front of him.

It seems that there is no way to hide.

Today, I am destined to have a battle with the old driver!

Dirk is actually a bit reluctant, so it's not surprising that Ma Dan has the highest tactical status on the offensive end.

Damn it, today I specifically asked myself to defend the opponent's arrow figure. This is a bit nonsense.

I, Dirk, am the one who does this kind of thing?

Spending so much money to sign a Dampier, it's all for nothing!

Old Nelson was also helpless. At the moment, only Dirk could compete with Wayne.

Wayne and Payton continued to play pick-and-roll, but this time, it was not so easy for Wayne to get rid of Dirk by running without the ball.

The Dirk now is not the Dirk after 2011, he can still run.

Faster than Dampier and his ilk, I don’t know where to go.

On the basis that the speed is not too much, Dirk stretches his long arms again, and it is not easy for Wayne to catch the ball.

So in this round, Payton handed the ball to Zintai.

Artest broke through Josh Howard and broke into the penalty area, but Dampier stood under the basket in time and raised his arms to help defend.

Returning to the basket, Dampier instantly felt like a fish in water, and the defense was no longer so unbearable.

With the efforts of Dampier and Josh Howard, Tai missed a layup.

"Ron missed a layup, and Dampier finally played his role. It seems that Coach Nelson's adjustment was very timely."

The Mavericks successfully prevented the Pacers from scoring, and they got a chance to narrow the score!

On the defensive end, Wayne continued to face Dampier, and O'Neal still faced Dirk.

Dirk, who found his touch, took a mid-range shot this time under the interference of O'Brien. Although O'Brien's interference was very strict, the basketball still fell into the net hollowly.

Old Nelson laughed. As long as Dirk can shoot away, the Mavericks' offense will be unstoppable!

"Damn it!" Xiao Ao shook his head helplessly. He was really fed up with the exchange of blows with Dirk.

Can't you beat him once and for all?

At this time, Carlisle also frowned.

Seeing that Dirk was about to gain momentum, he couldn't let the Mavericks catch up so easily.

In this round of the Pacers' offense, the ball still failed to find Wayne.

Stephen Jackson's jumper from beyond the three-point line was a hit, and the Pacers' offense suddenly stopped.

After the Mavericks counterattacked, Dirk made a fake shot and got two more points with a leisurely three-step layup after getting rid of O'Brien.

Suddenly, the point difference was only 5 points. Dirk hit three consecutive shots and immediately closed the point difference.

As expected of an experienced driver, he speeds as soon as he steps on the accelerator!

Carlisle quickly paused at this time, he needed to maintain this final advantage.

Everyone thought Carlisle would make adjustments on the defensive end, but as soon as it came up, Carlisle emphasized offense.

"Wei, hold the ball more and break through more, and beat Dirk more."

"Oh!?" Wayne looked up in surprise, would he hit Dirk more?

Do you think too highly of me or do you think too little of that German?

Didn't you see that I struggled to catch the ball just now?

"Wear him down and try to create damage. We have to distract him on the defensive end so that he's not as efficient on the offensive end."

"Oh, that's it." Wayne replied silently in his heart. If he said that, then he would just kill Deke.

It doesn’t matter whether you get in or not?

"Jermaine, you should also fight more on the defensive end. Even if he commits a foul, don't let him get an easy layup. As long as he has physical problems, his shooting percentage will definitely fluctuate."

Carlisle's tactic, to put it bluntly, is to let Wayne and O'Brien fight Dirk hand-to-hand.

Didn't you say last year that such physical combat would make the game boring? Don’t you hope the alliance can rectify it?

Does it smell really good now?

In any case, Wayne must carry out Carlisle's arrangement.

Just attack Dirk forcefully, but I don't know if I will get down first before Dirk gets down.

After returning from the timeout, Wayne stopped going around with Dirk. He held the ball directly to the right of the three-point line, and then the entire lineup stretched.

"The Pacers actually arranged a singles tactic for Wayne! Coach Carlisle is very bold. Does he want Wayne to beat Dirk hard?"

Dirk has also played small forward before, so he is no stranger to perimeter defense.

Opening his arms and lowering his center of gravity, Dirk's movements were quite formal.

Wayne took two tentative steps with the ball, but Dirk's center of gravity did not waver at all.

At this time, Wayne accelerated and took a step towards Dirk's right side.

As expected, Dirk caught up quickly, but still allowed Wayne to gain about a third of the position advantage!

Just like that, Dirk followed Wayne and ran to the basket.

Dampier repeated his old trick and walked to the basket with his arms raised, ready to avenge his past humiliation.

But Wayne was not a coward. He saw Ou in the middle distance and passed the ball before being flanked.

By the time Dampier hurriedly pounced on Xiao Ao again, it was too late.

"brush!"

O'Neal Jr. hit a mid-range shot to break the scoring drought. Wayne's breakthrough worked, and he has become a weapon for Carlisle to attack.

Dirk also found that he had encountered a tough situation today, and it was not that easy to contain Wayne.

He had just followed Wayne in a mad sprint, and now he had to immediately join the attack.

Dirk felt his breathing quicken.

When the Pacers made a comeback again, Dirk, who wanted to take a breath, found in despair that Wayne was holding the ball again!

"Oh no, you are looking down on me, No!" Dirk lowered his center of gravity and lifted his trouser legs.

Today he wanted to see what Wayne, who was specifically looking for him to fight, was capable of!

Before Dirk could finish his thoughts, Wayne used a quick change of direction in front of his body to break through again.

The protagonist's opponents often die because they talk too much.

Dirk didn't react immediately this time and was directly surpassed by one position.

Looking at the back of No. 99, Dirk sighed: "Oh, there are really two brushes."

Then, the German tank stepped on the accelerator into the fuel tank again and took off after Wayne.

Dirk's palm was only a few centimeters away from the basketball, and he failed to prevent the layup!

Dirk was already starting to breathe a little. With Wayne's style of play, Dirk felt like he was guarding against mismatches every round!

"Continue Wei, be more determined!"

At this time, Carlisle shouted happily from the sidelines.

Nothing makes a head coach happier than making adjustments that work immediately.

After hearing Carlisle's call, Wayne nodded silently, and then complained in his heart: "Do you think I'm not tired?"

Wayne's breakthrough did have an effect, because after the Mavericks' offense, it was obvious that Dirk was not as active as before.

It's not that I don't want to be active, it's just that I'm a little tired and want to rest for a few rounds first.

In this way, O'Neal can easily stick to Dirk.

As a result, the Mavericks also slowed down their pursuit of points, and Dirk's streak of scoring was officially interrupted.

Nelson really didn't expect that Wayne would use this method to challenge Dirk's defense.

Let's take a gamble and bet on who can persevere until the end without falling down from exhaustion.

For the third time, Wayne once again took the ball and hit the basket. At this time, Dirk felt that his steps had begun to slow down.

Therefore, the pursuit and defense were delayed by half a beat.

When Wayne took off for a layup, Dirk impatiently jumped up to block it.

However, due to physical issues, he was unable to fully exert his strength, so his take-off height was a little off. He pulled Wayne's forearm and was called for a defensive foul.

"Dudududu!"

The whistle sounded and Wayne was knocked off the baseline by Dirk. He felt that if he forced himself to rush a few more times, his physical energy would probably be exhausted.

"Wait?" Wayne, who was panting, raised his head.

Breakthrough, foul, this

Isn't this the free throw technique used by AI and Bosh in the first two games?

Yes, as long as you can win free throws, you can still be efficient even if you are physically exhausted.

At the same time, it can also bring down Dirk as much as possible.

Wayne felt as if he had accidentally discovered a way to gain points.

I, the Eastern Conference All-Star forward, will show off my shame today!

Wayne stood on the free throw line, took a few deep breaths, and waited for his body to recover before taking the free throw.

At this time, no one will interfere, and there is no need to rush.

Wait until it is adjusted to the best condition before betting to ensure the success rate.

Sure enough, the basketball hit the net hollowly. This way of scoring is easier than passing Dampier!

Soon, Wayne made a second free throw and still found the net.

Two free throws were made, and the Pacers were about to pull the point difference to double digits again!

Wayne had mastered the essence of this breakthrough tactic, so at the end of the second quarter, it started to rain on the court!

"Dirk fouled again, and Wayne stood on the free throw line again. How many free throws has he made today? But there is no way, Dirk will always be half a beat slow."

"Another foul, Dirk will be replaced if he doesn't want to be sent off early."

In the eighth minute of the second quarter, Wayne pushed Dirk down!

Stackhouse appeared again to fill the scoring gap.

At the same time, the crooked mouth spray god came online in time and continued to stimulate Stackhouse's nerves.

The Mavericks' offense was in chaos. Dirk and Stackhouse were restrained by Payton and Wayne respectively.

The weirdest thing is that Wayne's way of controlling Dirk is not defensive, but offensive!

Time entered the third quarter, and "Rain God" Wayne continued to rain!

It's a breakthrough, it's a free throw!

Dirk has been exhausted by Wayne. Wayne's efficiency is not actually that high, but he can still score!

After half the third quarter, Carlisle still wanted to kill people.

He told everyone: "Once you have the opportunity, fight back immediately!"

This was the death of the German tank, and the engine almost exploded.

Because too much energy was invested in the defensive end, Dirk's offensive efficiency in the second half was also very poor.

At this time, Ma Ji, who had just entered the commentary industry, couldn't stand it anymore: "Dirk's performance in the second half was not good, especially in the third quarter."

After saying that, Ma Ji was stunned for a moment.

Nothing seems wrong, but it doesn't seem quite right?

As Dirk's physical fitness declined, his pace became much slower than before.

Wayne then took advantage of this to break through more crazily and draw fouls again and again.

Finally, he experienced the pleasure of making it rain on the court.

This is simply better than shooting a three-pointer!

There were obviously no goals in sports matches, but the scores kept rising and couldn't stop at all!

The game continued like this until the end of the fourth quarter. At this time, the Mavericks were already trailing by 13 points, and Wayne also scored 27 points through free throws - a game-high.

Now it's the Mavericks' offensive round. The exhausted Dirk wanted to break through O'Brien, but he couldn't run anymore.

So, he passed the ball to Dampier inside.

Dampier faced Wayne and came up with a big hook from the center.

Blacksmithing!

Wayne took off the rebound and advanced directly to the frontcourt.

Dirk took a look and quickly retreated. He faced Wayne and ran backwards half-court with his back to his own side.

But while running, Wayne suddenly accelerated, with no intention of passing the ball, and seemed to want to break through the defense on his own.

Dirk became anxious and accelerated too. But because he was running backwards, coupled with his physical exhaustion, the rhythm of his legs was messed up. Dirk suddenly lost his center of gravity in the process.

Thus, the famous scene of the old driver reversing the car was born.

I saw Dirk suddenly retreating uncontrollably, waving his hands helplessly in the air, trying to regain control of his center of gravity, but to no avail.

Just like this, like dancing, one step, two steps, three steps, after about nine steps back in a comical manner, Dirk finally lost all his center of gravity and sat down on the ground.

Old Nelson was stunned at the time. Was he pushed by the air?

Wayne was also stunned for a moment and passed the ball.

Do you think this should be supported or not?

No matter how you look at it, it looks like blackmailing someone.

Dirk, who was sitting on the ground, simply fell down and lay on the cold floor.

"Fuck the All-Star starting forward." Dirk cursed softly in a language only he could understand.

Playing against Wayne was so torturous!

This time Dirk lost his center of gravity and fell, indicating that his physical energy had been drained by Wayne and not a drop was left.

Nelson had no choice but to replace Dirk. This time, he lost the bet.

Without Dirk, the Mavericks' offense at critical moments was as chaotic as a headless fly.

The Pacers also maintained their advantage until the end.

97 to 89, with Wayne's 14 free throws, the Pacers finally avenged their last defeat.

Dirk made only 9 of 24 shots today. Although he scored 23 points, he basically relied on the number of shots he took.

Wayne scored 30+ points for the second time in his career today, tying his career high with 32 points!

In fact, Wayne's scoring in sports games is not an exaggeration, but 13 of 14 free throws benefited Wayne a lot.

In any case, Wayne's performance today was better than Dirk's.

Well, although it doesn’t seem to be based on hard power.

No matter what, it’s a real All-Star starter anyway!

In addition, this victory also gained Wayne the admiration of Devin Harris.

"Wei, you actually defeated Dirk!"

"Well it was me, Jermaine, who defeated Dirk together."

"With you here, I think we might really be able to defeat Generation 03!" Harris seemed to have automatically ignored some information.

"Then, prepare for that day, Devin, I need your help." Wayne smiled silently, this guy was really fooled and lame.

In this way, Wayne, the starting forward of the Eastern Conference All-Stars, played a battle to prove his strength in front of Dirk.

Of course, I also gained Harris, a little brother who is willing to do things with Wayne.

After the game, when interviewed by reporters, Wayne was a little embarrassed: "My performance today was really average, really."

However, Wayne's truthfulness was interpreted by reporters as humility.

He scored 32 points on Dirk and still said his performance was average. It’s really scary!

Free throws are really useful.

After returning to the locker room, Wayne thought carefully about the course of the game.

To be honest, being able to overwhelm Dirk in terms of statistics today is a bit of a "crooked approach".

But as long as you can win, then all means are justified!

Look at today, although the points were earned through free throws, didn't they also receive a lot of praise?

Wayne then wondered if he could use some of this unusual trick when he played against the 03 Stars in half a month.

After all, if you fight for hard power, the 2004 class will definitely not be able to win. Just like today, if you fight hard, Wayne will definitely be beaten.

Thinking of this, Wayne began to think about his way to win.

This year’s rookie game may become the most exciting rookie game in NBA history.

The third update comes with a total of 1.3W words today.