It seems that the greatest power of the purple "offensive kaleidoscope" can only be seen in the playoffs.

That night, Wayne was so excited that he couldn't sleep.

He has always wondered whether he would become an all-around scorer like Anthony.

Also, if the Pacers and Spurs really do reach the finals, what can you do when you face the Dudleys?

The last time the two sides fought, Wayne knocked Bowen out of his head and knocked out Vicki's teeth.

But when faced with Dudu, Wayne was actually at a disadvantage.

To put it bluntly, I still can’t do it!

There is still a gap in strength, and it is not small.

Forget it if you can't defend them. The key is that it's very difficult to stand still on the offensive end. You can't even explode each other.

But now with the Purple Badge…

As he thought about it, Wayne felt like he was in a daze until dawn, and he didn't even sleep for a few hours.

The next day, with big dark circles under his eyes, Wayne simply washed up and went to the training gym.

Then in this afternoon's confrontation training...Wayne became a dog!

"What the hell? Are you growing up to become a superstar?" Wayne was shocked. I'm afraid I upgraded to a fake badge, so why do I feel like I'm not as good as before!?

"Wei, did you not have any rest last night?" After a round of confrontation training, Carlisle, who noticed something strange, also came up to ask about Wayne's situation.

"Uh...didn't sleep well," Wayne said truthfully.

Indeed, today I feel like I'm all groggy and not in the right state.

It seems that this badge is not invincible. When you are in a bad state, even the purple badge cannot save you.

If Wayne's strength today is 70 points, then with the badge bonus, Wayne's strength will reach 90 points.

But if Wayne's strength today is only 30, even if he adds a badge and it becomes 50 points, he is still very weak.

The amplification effect in the badge should be based on Wayne's own status and ability values, rather than suddenly increasing to a certain value.

Thinking about it this way, it's not surprising that I'm a tough guy today.

It seems that in the future, I will still be a good young man who goes to bed early and gets up early.

"Didn't you sleep well? This... Wayne, I also know that you young people are full of energy.

But... ahem, you still have to pay attention to your health, Wei. Excessive use of anything is bad. The playoffs are about to start, so please exercise some restraint during this period." Carlisle said, meaning.

He patted Wayne on the shoulder politely.

Wayne:???

Wait, did you misunderstand something...

"Well, I just have insomnia, Rick."

"Yeah, you don't have to explain anything. I understand everything, Wayne." Carlisle smiled slightly, putting on the image of a caring and good coach.

Wayne is messy, no, what do you know?

Can we still get along well with each other?

Amidst this misunderstanding, Wayne ended the day's training.

The next day, in the home game against the New York Knicks, Carlisle really began to rest.

Last season, the Pacers won 61 games, ranking first in the league in the regular season.

But the ending of the playoffs made Carlisle understand a truth: "The regular season record is nothing."

Therefore, this year, Carlisle no longer pursues first place in the regular season, but serves the playoffs wholeheartedly.

In this game, Jamal Crawford suddenly started to smoke, as if he was possessed by Jordan, scoring as easily as chopping melons and vegetables.

I thought that even if I took a lot of rest, I could win this game easily. Who knew, all this would be ruined by Crawford.

In the end, Carlisle wanted to return to his main players, but on second thought, it was not worthwhile to take risks for a team like the Knicks.

So, he continued to implement his rotation plan.

In this game, important players such as Wayne, O'Brien, Miller, Wu Sheng and Payton all played for about 25 minutes.

Healthy basketball has been arranged.

In today's game, not only did he not have much playing time, Wayne's matchup was not strong enough.

The Knicks' starting fourth position today is second-year forward Michael Sweetney.

This man is only 2.03 meters tall, but his figure is extremely bloated.

To put it bluntly, he is short and slow, and has no advantage on the defensive end. Even if Wayne does not have the purple offensive kaleidoscope, it is completely effortless to beat him, and there is no effect at all.

Although the Knicks won in the end, Carlisle was not sad at all.

In his opinion, the team has entered playoff mode.

After the game, Artest was released after serving his sentence... No, his suspension expired.

So in the next two games against the Raptors and Nets, even if the main players only played about 25 minutes, the Pacers won very easily.

Wayne couldn't have imagined that the Raptors would dare to lose just like this!

Bosh only made 7 of 18 shots in the game. He had no idea what he was doing. His condition was in a bad state.

The best opportunity to take off the label of killer of the 2003 class just passed by Wayne.

The next day, Chinese media said: "Wayne only played 24 minutes and still defeated Bosh. He has no opponent in the 2003 class! Invincible!"

Well, I'd better wear this hat properly. I will definitely have to wear this title this season.

At this point, the Pacers have four games left to play, and Carlisle's rest rotation has entered an even more frenzied stage.

"In the last four games, except for the last one, I will rest two players in every game. Way, Ron, Jermaine, Reggie, Stephen and Gary, you are the six lucky ones."

Carlisle is indeed a coach who pays great attention to rest, and he regards this as part of the strategy.

In Wayne's previous life, when Carlisle was with the Mavericks, he would gradually reduce his main playing time starting from the end of March.

When interviewed by reporters, Carlisle once said bluntly: "I understand the fans' strong protest against the rotation of stars, but sometimes a night's rest can make a big difference in a strategic sense."

Now, Wayne has experienced Carlisle's enthusiasm for rest.

Wayne really wanted to applaud Carlisle. In order not to be suspected by the alliance, he decided to take a truce in several games. Xiu'er.

What's even more impressive is that Wayne and O'Brien were given a rest in the game against the Heat.

Carlisle's explanation was: "Playing against the Heat consumes the most inside players."

There is really no way to try this badge.

So after facing the 76ers, Heat and Magic, the Pacers, who had already recovered their magic, lost three games in a row, and finally secured the second place in the Eastern Conference.

At this point, the Pacers have only one last opponent left in the 2004-05 regular season - the Chicago Bulls.

But before that, Wayne still had to fly to New York.
Chapter completed!