When Wayne listened to his teammates on the bus talking about Gund Stadium, he looked confused.

Did you get on the wrong bus?

We are in Cleveland. Isn’t the home of the Cavaliers the famous Quicken Loans Center?

After making sure he heard correctly, Wayne checked the information.

Only then did I realize that the home court of the Cavaliers is not yet called Quicken Loans Center. Gund Stadium is its name at this time.

The team bus drove down the streets of Cleveland, which honestly looked worse than the cornfields of Indianapolis.

Although it is the second largest city in Ohio, and although there are many high-rise buildings,... it just doesn't have any flavor.

The whole city exudes an aura of decay.

The most common in this city is the poster of LeBron James.

You can obviously feel how proud Clevelanders are of him.

After all, this city does have too many scars.

Although it is not a bustling metropolis, Cleveland has four professional teams in baseball, football, basketball and soccer.

But in the decades of professional sports history, Cleveland's professional sports have not achieved any dazzling results.

What's even more tragic is that most of those classic moments in sports history were born with the Cleveland team as the backdrop.

For example, Michael. I’m on every list. Jordan’s “The Shot” back then was completed on top of the Cavaliers.

Well, if you think about it this way, it's not difficult to understand why James attracts so much attention in Croatia.

His arrival gave this miserable city hope.

All the resentment accumulated over decades was directed at Mousse.

Whether this city can turn around or not depends on Mousse.

Of course, in addition to this, there is also something real that James has brought to this city - knife music.

For example, today, when Wayne's bus arrived at the entrance of Gund Stadium, there were already crowds of people around.

On game day, the parking spaces, restaurants, etc. around the arena will all be full!

Without James, the Cavaliers' game would never have been as sensational.

"Come on, we're going to have a big fight here tonight!" Gangtai stood up and waved his iron elbow.

Wayne's heart aches for the enemy mousse for three seconds.

When he entered Gund Stadium to warm up, Wayne still felt a little uncomfortable.

This Cavaliers 1.0 arena floor pattern looks so retro...

When the Cavaliers players entered the arena, Wayne just wanted to shout: "Young man is back!"

Many people said they wanted to see James when he was young. Today, he is here!

He has a green face and bright eyes.

Strong body and amazing talent.

How could he not be worthy of a 1975-year-old Ilgauskas beside such Mousse?

Don't ask about the landing price, because the mousse without making a decision is priceless.

From a handsome young man, he turned into a thirty-year-old man with a gray beard.

As a result, his beard turned gray and he turned into a handsome young man...

Speaking of which, James is not as big as Wayne now...

Wayne really didn't know whether to say that Mousse was young or that he was old.

The seniority is all messed up!

Beside Wayne, the way Gangtai looked at James also changed.

Artest, who was usually crazy, now had murderous eyes in his eyes, as if he had turned into a wild beast.

Yes, this hatred started to implant again.

Hitting a ball is like killing someone else.

No wonder Mount Auburn was so excited that day.

After the warm-up, the Gund Stadium was already full of people.

But this time it was the home court of the Cavaliers, so no one held up a Batman mask sign and shook it.

Before the game started, James glanced at Wayne and then walked towards Wayne very matter-of-factly.

He knew that the eyes of the whole world were on them. If he didn't take the opportunity to show off now, how could he wait?

Then, under the gaze of countless cameras and reporters, Wayne hugged James.

Although the two of them didn't say anything, Mousse still acted very friendly.

There is no way, fans love to see this kind of scene.

Mousse is worthy of being a star player and has the fans in his corner.

After the hug, Wayne felt a little cold on his back.

Turning around, Artest looked at him with a look of resentment.

"Just this once, you are not allowed to hug him when the game is over!"

"Okay, okay, you're the only one who has a lot of trouble." Wayne replied angrily, how much hatred have you implanted, you can't even give it a hug?

Don't tell me, Artest really looks a bit like Cousins ​​now.

Thomas Jr. during the Kings era wanted to high-five Paul after a game against the Clippers, but he was dragged away by Cousins ​​who hated Paul so much that he was not allowed to high-five Paul.

The world is as stubborn as fools.

After complaining about Artest, Wayne sat back on the bench in his training clothes. Speaking of which, this was his first time sitting on the bench.

Last year, from the beginning of the NCAA regular season, to the summer league and then to the preseason, Wayne was the starter.

Now the role has suddenly changed.

In fact, this is also the reason why many college geniuses have a mental breakdown.

Who was not a core player in college, but ended up playing as a substitute in the NBA, or even worse, being sent to guard the water cooler.

Not everyone can adjust to this huge gap quickly.

But Wayne wasn't worried because as soon as he sat down, he saw NBA Jim Kelly's smile.

"Always be prepared."

"Okay, coach."

Well, based on Wayne's performance in the preseason, Wayne's playing time should easily exceed 20 minutes today.

If Harrington's performance continues to be so good, Wayne will have the third-most playing time on the team last season.

Although there is no Wayne, the starting lineup sent by the Pacers is not weak at all.

Center Jeff Foster, power forward Ou, small forward Gangtai, shooting guard Miller, point guard Anthony Johnson.

"Wu Sheng" and Wayne will appear later as the backbone of the bench.

On the Cavaliers' side, the lineup in the 1.0 period reminded Wayne of the time when he waited to watch "World of Sports" every night.

Point guard Jeff McGinnis, shooting guard "Flying King" Ira Newbell, small forward James, power forward Drew Gooden, center "Big Z" Ilgauskas.

To be honest, this lineup is indeed very average in competitiveness.

Besides Youzhan, the strongest one is Da Z.

However, at this time, Big Z had already experienced major injuries, and he was still at the entry-level All-Star level.

If Wayne remembers correctly, the Cavaliers had never made the playoffs before the bespectacled guy next to him went to Cleveland to work as a nanny.

The referee threw the ball up and the game started quickly. This highly anticipated opening game of the 2004-05 season officially began.

From the beginning, Gangtai showed his strong ability as the DPOY last season.

Facing Youzhan's impact, Artest was stunned to bear it!

In the end, James' forced layup ended in a blackout due to Artest's interference.

"Hiss!" Wayne gasped, this is a man who can harden James!

During this period, Artest's defense was really no joke.

Again, anyone who can win the DPOY trophy as an outside player is not a good player.

After Artest's defense, O'Brien, who was third in last season's MVP rankings, also started to take action.

Facing Gooden in the mid-range, he suddenly used a beautiful crotch switch to shake the opponent away, went straight into the penalty area, and dunked hard before Big Z arrived.

That's right, face-up dribbling past the opponent.
To be continued...