That rookie really took over O'Neal's position of helping to defend against monsters perfectly.

This is something that Harrington couldn't do last season.

In fact, if Gooden had shot from outside the three-point line just now, Wayne might not be able to catch up.

But there was no way, he just wanted to shoot two points in one step inside the three-point line, and Wayne was able to interfere.

The Cavaliers originally wanted to take advantage of O'Neal's absence to take the lead, but instead ended up in a tough fight.

While Gooden was still fooling the fans with his Oscar-level performance, Wayne had already passed half court and started to cooperate with Artest again.

This time Artest's breakthrough attracted Gooden and James, and Artest followed James' example and passed the ball to Wayne.

Wayne held the ball with both hands outside the three-point line, and Gooden immediately ran back in panic.

Everyone knows that he can’t let go of this rookie!

In the preseason, Wayne's three-point shooting percentage was already very high, which shows that the NBA's three-point line is not a problem for him at all.

Of course, Gooden didn't stupidly jump up to interfere with Wayne, he just raised his arms high.

In this way, Wayne will have a chance to make amends even if he wants to betray Gooden.

But Wayne neither broke nor shot, but pushed hard with one hand and passed the ball to Jackson who was cutting into the penalty area!

The cooperation between Wayne and Artest attracted the defensive attention of all Cavaliers players.

So when Wayne's pass penetrated the Cavaliers' entire defense, they discovered that Jackson had cut in without saying a word.

Big Z saw Jackson receiving the ball facing an empty basket and hurried to the basket.

But Big Z's pace... it's not an exaggeration to say that he is one of the slowest players in the NBA.

"Good ball, very smart pass! As soon as Jackson moves, the ball comes to Wayne's side. Hey, this is how the ball should be played!"

Director Zhang was relieved. At first, he was worried that Wayne's debut would be as embarrassing as Yao Ming's, but it was obvious that Wayne and the Pacers had already gotten along well.

Although he still hasn't scored a point, Wayne has already caused a lot of trouble for the Cavaliers.

Wayne can play a role on both offense and defense.

With the assistance of Wayne, the powerful Pacers completely suppressed the Cavaliers led by Young Zhan. Wayne, the sixth man, also bought time for Xiao Ao to gather his anger.

At the end of the first quarter, O'Brien, who was full of energy, came back and directly blew up the Cavaliers inside.

O'Neal Jr.'s inside skills are quite solid, and he can sneak away a lot with small hooks from behind.

After the first quarter, the Pacers led the Cavaliers by 8 points.

Wayne scored 2 points on 1-of-1 shooting, but had 2 assists and several wonderful defensive plays.

It's just that I didn't get a block. It's really not easy to block these guys in the NBA.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Artest and Young Zhan, who had played the entire quarter, both took a break.

What Paul Silas didn't expect was that Wayne actually replaced Artest as the third player!

Because James plays about 40 minutes in every game for the Cavaliers, the substitute third position generally has little presence.

Robert Traylor is such a player with no sense of presence.

As the No. 6 pick in 1998, he was forgotten almost as soon as he entered the league.

Traylor looks fatter than James, and his excessive weight makes him extremely slow and in poor physical condition.

The most terrible thing is that his heart has never been very healthy.

For this reason, he changed four teams in seven years of his career.

Paul Silas really didn't expect Carlisle to play this trick. If Traylor was allowed to face Wayne... wouldn't it be a gift!

It was indeed a gift. As soon as the second quarter started, Wayne broke through Traylor with the ball outside the three-point line, and then went straight into the penalty area and caused the Cavaliers to foul.

Traylor is indeed too slow, which makes his strong body useless.

"Xiao Wei's impact is very fierce. We saw him bravely enter the penalty area more than once during the preseason!"

It's really fierce. With a "man of steel", is it possible to still avoid fighting?

Wayne was never afraid of running into the crowd with the ball.

Wayne made two free throws, extending the advantage to double digits!

Seeing that Traylor, who was 2.03 meters tall, could not reach Wayne at all, Silas was confused.

Letting Wayne play the third position is not bullying!

Later, Traylor planned to use his own weight to crush Wayne to regain face.

But this guy’s low-level skills are also very rough!

He can impress people with his light, but there is no way to end it after he conquers someone.

This is why Bird insisted on letting Wayne practice low-post offense. If you don't have good low-post skills, even if you have an advantage in weight or height, it will be in vain.

In the end, Traylor could only roughly force a layup under the basket, and then Wayne got his first block in the NBA.

"It was shot directly to the floor, haha, this is Wayne's height advantage! Small people have no chance in front of Wayne!"

Wayne's shot blocking gives people one feeling - tough!

This risk directly caused people to ignore how he was run over by Traylor just now...

"A'Jan, A'Jan! Oh no! They're cheating. They actually sent No. 99 to the third position!" Silas became anxious and called LeBron by his name.

Right now, only James can handle Wayne.

Right now, only James can handle the Pacers!

Youzhan, who had just taken a breath, shook his head. Is it so difficult for me to rest peacefully for two minutes?

This bench was not even warmed up by sitting on it, but it was blown up by others?

"You go on the field to replace Traylor and open up Dan Tuwei!" Silas patted Ajan's shoulder solemnly.

Then, James walked to the technical table and waited for the dead ball.

After several rounds of play, surprisingly, there was no dead ball situation.

In the past few rounds, Wayne pulled twice on Traylor's head, hitting both times.

I just throw myself in front of you, what can you do to me?

Traylor is already autistic, so he wouldn’t bully a senior like this!

Finally, during an offense, the Cavaliers caused a foul on the Pacers.

When a dead ball opportunity appeared, James quickly stood up, took off his training clothes, and prepared to go on the field to put out the fire.

"Wayne, just let me get to know you properly!" Ajan thought in his heart.

As a result, at this moment, a familiar figure appeared next to him.

Seeing that James was preparing to play again, Carlisle immediately asked Artest to play again.

Wayne has completed his task. He successfully allowed Artest to rest peacefully while helping the team maintain, no, expand its advantage!

Artest looked at James with a fierce look on his face, as if telling him: "Keep going!"

Mousse wanted to go out and torture him, but Carlisle gave him a tough meal.

"Wayne left the game and was replaced by Artest. It was only a few possessions into the second quarter, and Wayne had already scored 6 points. Wayne's role on the Pacers now is called Sixth Man.

What does sixth man mean? It means the sixth man, a sharp knife on the bench! You see, as soon as he comes on the court, he will definitely be able to play the role of a main player."

In the CCTV studio, Zhang’s small English class has started.

When Wayne came off the court to high-five Artest, he looked at a confused Mousse.

You Zhan was messy in the wind. I came, but you left me cruelly, leaving me a... iron-elbowed villain.

Wayne felt comfortable and left the game satisfied.

This hit-and-run, wretched development, is simply enjoyable!

And because his growth value is calculated based on the overall strength of the opponent's team, it doesn't matter whether he scores directly on the opponent's strongest player or not.

Only when facing a duel, the growth points are calculated based on the opponent's personal strength.

Due to the presence of Young Zhan, the system assesses that the overall strength of the Cavaliers is quite strong.

This is equivalent to trying to take advantage of James on Traylor!

Is there a better deal than this?

Wayne ended the game with great numbers, then sat back and watched James continue to suffer.

Alas, the life of the sixth person is so simple and unpretentious.
Chapter completed!