After the timeout, Howard saw that the Trail Blazers had replaced Mourning with James Posey, and the Happy Beast was even happier.

After waiting for so long, Brother Wei, you are finally here!

I almost fell asleep after beating Mourning.

Still a good matchup with Wei Ge.

Mourning sat on the bench, silent. He is so old and still needs to be humiliated like this.

It's really not easy.

I thought that when I came to Portland, I would be waving a towel, drinking drinks, making money easily, and if I was lucky, I could even get a ring.

But he didn't expect that what awaited him was surprise after surprise.

Facts have proved that the West is really not something that can be messed up casually.

Dear guys who play in the Eastern Conference, I’m going to leave first. I just want to say: “Don’t come here if you can!”

Oh, the Magic are an Eastern Conference team... Damn it, you can't stay here anymore when you get old?

Of course, Wayne would definitely not agree with this view.

The west is much more exciting than the east!

The game restarted, and Howard finally faced Wayne, the man he dreamed of.

But as soon as Wayne came up in this round, he immediately made Howard lose his temper.

"Brother Wei, how about we come in and talk further?"

"No, I won't enter. If you want to enter, you can enter by yourself."

"Uh... come on, it's more fun in the three-second zone."

"If you don't go, I won't go." Wayne stopped outside the three-point line with the ball, and Howard had to follow Wayne and stand out.

This made Howard feel uncomfortable.

Although Howard can't defend from beyond the three-point line, the Magic need him to protect the frame more.

Popovich: Protecting the rim? Don’t think about it. If this worldwide problem could be solved, I would have won the championship in 2005.

When Howard and Wayne faced off, this guy with abnormal defensive ability could only press closely at the three-point line.

It was inside the no-fly zone just now, but it was suddenly empty.

Asking Howard to defend beyond the three-point line feels like a waste of resources.

Now, it depends on whether Wayne can successfully hand the ball to his teammate who cuts in.

Of course, fans who are familiar with Wayne know that this has never been a problem.

Have you seen any serious power forward who can give out four or five assists every game, and occasionally even get double assists?

Seeing Posey get rid of Tony Barty and cut to the basket, Wayne immediately hit the ground and passed.

This pass directly penetrated the Magic's defense, and Posey easily made an empty layup after receiving the ball.

Seeing this, Mourning became even more autistic.

Damn it, you also came here from the Heat to make money, why are you treated differently from me?

If you put this kind of ball just now, you will definitely have to take a risk.

Oh, it turns into a layup when it comes to you?

How could such a good thing happen to you alone!

After Posey scored, he happily pointed at Wayne to express his gratitude.

The difference between the two sides is only 4 points, and Wayne is very likely to equalize or take the lead before the end of the first quarter.

But soon, Wayne felt Howard's vitality.

He is really an athletic boy, and his offense relies purely on his athletic ability.

Howard first set up a screen with Nelson, but Wayne did not delay Nelson, but continued to defend the Happy Beast.

Seeing this situation, Nelson of course chose to shoot his own jumper.

But this time, Paoer actively bypassed the screen and successfully interfered with Nelson's shot.

There was no other way. It was rare that an opponent was as tall as himself, so Pao'er had to be more active.

Just like that, the basketball missed the frame and the Magic missed!

But just when Wayne was about to close his position, Howard ran up from the side!

Wayne has never seen anyone so active in grabbing offensive rebounds.

Most centers don't dare to fight for the frontcourt like this, because if they fail to fight and don't retreat to the basket immediately, it will easily give the opponent a chance to counterattack.

But Howard has no such worries at all. Even if he can't get offensive rebounds, he can quickly rush back to defend.

If you are really in good physical condition, you can do whatever you want.

Wayne is now the highest point on the court for the Trail Blazers. If he fails to block Howard, then no one inside can snatch the rebound away from the monster.

James Posey ran to the basket and just stood firm when Howard, who rushed forward, made a two-handed dunk across him.

"Everyone else dunks, Dwight's destructive power is too strong!"

The entire Amway Center was cheering for Howard, and his performance today was simply a joy to watch.

At this time, Wayne and Pao'er looked at each other.

Two people who were both eager to win knew what the other was thinking without saying a word - we couldn't let this guy continue fighting unscrupulously!

Wayne decided that he would really defend Howard 360 degrees without blind spots.

If you keep doing this, my lucky draw bag will be gone!

After that, Wayne continued to pull Howard outside the three-second zone, and then played a hand-to-hand screen with Pao'er.

This time Howard had to switch defense in front of Pao'er, so Pao'er hit the ground and passed the ball to Wayne.

After receiving the ball, Wayne only took one step and went straight to the penalty area to prepare for a dunk.

At this time, Howard flew towards Wayne as if he had escaped gravity.

Fortunately, Wayne paused under the basket, otherwise he would have been missed by you again.

Howard flew away, and Wayne easily hit a layup.

so close!

Don't enter this three-second zone easily.

Although Wayne successfully scored, the Magic still took the initiative.

After a few rounds, both Howard and Wayne were taken off the court to rest.

It can be said that the two of them just tested each other out in the first quarter and have not yet started a real confrontation.

At the end of the first quarter, the Trail Blazers were 5 points behind.

However, in the few minutes he faced off against Howard, Wayne also saw a solution to the problem.

On the offensive end, he plays pick-and-roll with Paoer.

On the defensive end, fighting with Howard, it is best to make him unable to catch the ball.

Only in this way can Howard be restricted without a strong center.

After the second quarter started, when Howard thought he was going to waste time on Mourning again.

However, the Trail Blazers still fielded the inside combination of Wayne + James Posey.

This means that the duel between Wayne and Howard at the No. 5 position will continue!

"Wei still faced off against Dwight, continuing their inconclusive battle in the first half.

Let’s see who can beat the other two teams’ stars!”

When the Trail Blazers came up, Wayne directly looked for the ball-carrying cannon.

When Pao'er saw that Mr. Wei trusted me as a little security guard so much, I had to do my best!

Howard is almost bored to death. Brother Wei, can you honestly say that you are not good at playing under the basket?

Find faults!

After the pick-and-roll, Howard decisively switched defense in front of Pao Luo.

I am a big center with strong athletic ability. Do you dare to hit me?

No, you don't dare. You will definitely break through and pass the ball to Wayne.

As soon as you pass the ball, I will rush over immediately and not give Wayne any space to shoot.

There is no other way, my brother just runs fast and jumps high.

Well, Howard's strategy is very clear and reasonable.
To be continued...