Chris Webber is sweating it out on the training ground. For a 32-year-old veteran, his efforts are worthy of admiration.

What does it mean to be abandoned by the Sacramento Kings?

Weber knows it better than anyone else.

If possible, he really hopes to have stronger knees.

Since last season, Webber's knee injury has been bothering him. People even think that the "King" of the Kings is no longer Webber, but Peja.

After losing to Garnett in the playoffs last season, Webb had a hunch: "My time with the Kings won't be too long."

"I hope to gain everyone's trust again, but I can no longer feel it here." He told reporters last year.

Then, this season, he was really abandoned.

He left Sacramento, which held memories of his peak, and came to Iverson's side, becoming a true deputy.

In fact, Webber didn't feel that humiliated when he was Iverson's deputy.

He is already 32 years old. As long as he can win, what's the point of being a deputy?

As a king, he has never defended his crown. This is so heart-wrenching.

Therefore, Weber's goal is to win the championship.

Even as a deputy, he hopes to have a championship ring of his own.

Charles Barkley is admired by everyone, but if you ask a player "Would he like to be an uncrowned king like Barkley?" most people will definitely give a negative answer.

Weber is now working hard on this last thought, he doesn't want to be a burden to the team.

That young No. 99 on the Pacers, Webber knew he was a hot player.

Although it is not comparable to KG last season, there are some similarities.

They are all equally in the limelight and have the same high popularity.

At the same time, the sword is still sharpening and a veteran who has been famous for a long time is needed to serve as a springboard.

No way, this is professional basketball.

The younger generation always has to step on the corpses of the older generation to climb up.

Although Webber has fallen out of the ranks of first-line stars, his reputation is still there.

Subconsciously, everyone still thinks Weber is a superstar.

Weber didn't want the tragedy of last season to happen again. He didn't want to see Wayne raising his arms in front of him.

Thinking of this, Weber felt that he was more motivated.

This can basically be said to be the final stubbornness of a veteran!

Known as the strongest player in the 2004 class, he faced the No. 1 pick from 11 years ago. Weber didn't want to fall in front of young people again.

Weber continued to sweat in the training gym, this was his last ditch effort to save his reputation.

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In the past two days of training, Wayne has gained more and more possession of the ball on the offensive end.

Against Philadelphia, Carlisle naturally placed great emphasis on defense.

Shrinking and flanking Iverson is the Pacers' main strategy in the next round.

But in addition to defense, Carlisle also needs to attack.

Therefore, Webb was taken out alone by Carlisle.

In Carlisle's words: "Webber is the 76ers' biggest defensive hole."

In his prime, Webber was not known for his defense. Now a slower and softer Webber can only make negative contributions on the defensive end.

Carlisle has confidence in Wayne. He believes that Wayne can produce a good enough scoring performance on Webber's head.

Therefore, in training, Carlisle tried many tactics to give Wayne the ball.

In the playoffs, use a rookie to lead the offense?

At that time, some people will definitely say that Carlisle is crazy.

But it doesn't matter, Carlisle doesn't care, all he cares about is the facts.

Weber's defense isn't good right now, that's a fact.

The playoffs are cruel, either kill others or be killed by others.

Since Weber is a weak point, he will definitely be targeted!

At this time, in the outside world, the topic of Wayne VS Weber was also hotly debated.

Whether it is the United States or China across the ocean, fans are looking forward to this matchup.

Webber was once the most gorgeous power forward, and Wayne has also shown his good versatility after playing this season.

When two forwards meet like this, there's no telling what the fight will be like.

Then you have to perform various postures for the fans in turn?

Coupled with the elegant Allen Iverson, in everyone's imagination, this series will definitely be gorgeous, exciting, and beautiful to watch.

However, the Pacers have no interest in "beautiful" games.

Carlisle: "I don't support excessive physical confrontation, because I can't beat the Pistons. But if it can benefit me, then I support it with both hands!"

After only two days of rest after the regular season, on April 23, the Pacers faced the challenge of the Philadelphia 76ers at Bankers Life Arena.

This is Wayne's first playoff game, and Pacers fans are looking forward to it.

Of course, there is also some worry.

After all, it is common for rookie players to overturn in the playoffs.

The most recent example is Guagua last season.

During the regular season, Guagua averaged 21 points per game, showing his strong scoring ability and unparalleled talent.

As a result, after entering the playoffs, Guagua was immediately confused.

I've never played such a miserable game in my life!

In the 4 games of the playoffs, Anthony's scoring suddenly dropped to 15 points per game, and his shooting percentage was only 32.8%, and his three-point shooting percentage was 18.2%.

Among them, the fourth game that was the most embarrassing, Anthony played 32 minutes, took 16 shots, but only scored 2 points!

That's right, he made 1 of 16 shots and didn't even get a chance to make a free throw. If there was a mistake in the middle, the score would exceed 2.

The performance in that game made Nuggets coach Jeff Bzdelik feel numb.

This young man really gets more energetic the more he strikes, and the more energetic he gets the more energetic he strikes!

Although the Timberwolves were one of the best teams in the Western Conference at the time, it has to be said that Guagua's performance was still far from what people imagined.

So, people are worried that the same thing will happen to Wayne.

"I don't know if Wei can adapt to the intensity of the playoffs. Although the 76ers are not a strong defensive team, they definitely want to advance. AI has let go and will take the team to a higher level at any cost.

What's more, Wei's opponent is the experienced Weber."

Before the game started, the on-site commentator of the game, former Grizzlies coach Hubie Brown, talked with everyone about the duel between Wayne and Webber.

"Indeed, but Wei can always surprise people. Let's wait and see for this game!"

Wayne was warming up at this time and didn't know that everyone was talking about him and comparing himself with last year's Guagua.

The defense that Guagua faced was indeed tight. But the defense that Wayne faced... was the weak point of the defense designated by Carlisle!

Can it be the same?

Anthony? Compare with me?

Who do you look down on?

After Weber entered the stadium, his eyes fell on No. 99.

Well, the hottest news about Wayne in the past two days is the romance between him and Sharapova.

Weber was also mentally and physically exhausted last season because of affairs with women.

This time, just think of it as me teaching you a lesson!

The name of this lesson is - Never have anything to do with women during the playoffs!

The game is about to begin, and both teams have their starting lineups in place.

The Pacers remained unchanged, while the 76ers sent out a lineup of Iverson, Korver, Iguodala, Webber and Dalembert.

Among them, Iguodala, like Wayne, is a first-year rookie.

The 76ers' lineup is indeed not luxurious. In fact, if the 76ers' record was placed in the Western Conference, it would be at a level where they would not even make it to the playoffs.

Therefore, although Philadelphia fans are YY their hero can lead the team to counterattack.

But realistically, this is almost impossible.
To be continued...