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Chapter 94 091: The Pacers Are A Little Strong (please subscribe and ask for a monthly pass)

When Wayne was on the bus listening to his teammates talking about Gund Stadium, he looked dazed.

Did you get on the wrong bus?

We are here in Cleveland, isn't the Cavaliers' home court 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 called the Quicken Loans Arena, but the Gund Stadium is its name at this time.

The team bus drives down the streets of Cleveland, which honestly doesn't look like the cornfields in Indianapolis.

Although it is the second largest city in Ohio, although there are many high-rise buildings, it is just tasteless.

The whole city exuded an aura of decay.

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

You can clearly feel how proud Cleveland is of him.

After all, the city has too many scars.

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

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

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

For example, Michael. I have me on every list. Jordan's "The Shot" was completed on the head of the Cavaliers.

Well, thinking about it this way, it is not difficult to understand why James has attracted so much attention in Kecheng.

His arrival brought hope to this sad city.

The grievances accumulated for decades were all directed at Mousse.

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

Of course, in addition to this, there is also the fact that James has brought something tangible to the city-Dao Le.

Just like today, when Wayne's bus arrived at the gate of the Gund Gymnasium, the surrounding area was already crowded with people.

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

Without James, the Cavaliers' game would never be so sensational.

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

Wayne felt sorry for the enemy Mousse for three seconds.

Wayne still felt a little uncomfortable when he entered the Gund Gym to warm up.

The arena floor pattern of the Cavaliers 1.0 period looks so retro

When the players of the Cavaliers entered the field, Wayne just wanted to shout: "Ye Qinghui!"

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

His face is young and his eyes are bright.

Physically strong and amazingly talented.

With such a mousse, how can he not be worthy of a 75-year-old Ilgauskas?

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

From a handsome young man, watching him become a thirty-year-old man with a gray beard.

As a result, from a gray beard, he turned into a handsome young man again

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

Wayne really didn't know whether to call Mousse young or to call himself old.

Seniority is all messed up!

Beside Wayne, Gangtai's eyes on James also changed.

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

Well, the hatred started to implant again.

Playing a ball is like killing someone else.

No wonder Auburn Hills was so excited that day.

After the warm-up, Gund Gymnasium is already full of people.

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

Before the game started, James took a look at Wayne, and then walked towards Wayne very knowingly.

He knew that the eyes of the whole world were on them. If he didn't take the opportunity to show off at this time, when would he wait?

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

Although the two didn't say anything, Mousse still put on a friendly look.

No way, fans love to watch this kind of picture.

Mousse deserves to be a leading star, and he can control the fans to death.

After the hug, Wayne felt a little cold behind him.

Turning his head to look... Artest looked at himself resentfully.

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

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

Don't tell me, Artest is really a bit like Cousins' tough guy now.

During the Kings period, Thomas Jr. wanted to high-five Paul after a game against the Clippers, but he was dragged away by Cousins, who hated Paul so much, and prevented him from high-fiving Paul.

The world is stupid and stubborn.

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

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

Now the roles have 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 in the NBA, he had to play as a substitute, and even worse, he was directly sent to guard the drinking fountains.

Not everyone can quickly adjust to this huge gap.

But Wayne was not worried, because he saw the smile of NBA Kim Kelly as soon as he sat down.

"Be ready anytime."

"Okay, coach."

Well, based on Wayne's performance in the preseason, Wayne should easily be able to play more than 20 minutes today.

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

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

Center Jeff Foster, power forward Jermaine O'Neal, small forward Gangtai, shooting guard Miller, point guard Anthony Johnson.

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

On the Cavaliers side, the 1.0 lineup reminded Wayne of the time he spent waiting to watch "Sports World" every night.

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

This lineup, to be honest, is indeed very competitive.

Besides Xiao Zhan, the strongest is Big Z.

However, at this time, Big Z has already experienced major injuries, and even if he dies, he is still at the level of an entry-level All-Star.

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

The referee threw the ball up, and the game began soon. This high-profile 04-05 season opener officially kicked off.

At the beginning, Gangtai showed his great strength as the DPOY of last season.

Facing the impact of Xiao Zhan, Artest was stunned to bear it down!

In the end, James' forced layup ended in a strike under Artest's interference.

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

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

Still the same sentence, it is not good to be able to take away the DPOY trophy as an outside player.

After Artest's defense, Jermaine O, who was third in the MVP rankings last season, also began to attack.

Facing Gooden in the middle distance, he froze with a beautiful crotch change and shook the opponent away, straight into the penalty area, and dunked before the big Z arrived.

That's right, face-up dribbles past matchups.

Easily, the Pacers lead 2-0.

Last season, the league's first opponent, the fringe team in the playoffs, thought it was a joke with you.

"This shit is a bit strong." Wayne, as a "comer", knew that Artest and Xiao Ao would not be able to become super giants in the future.

Therefore, in the intuitive impression, they are still somewhat underestimated.

But should I say it or not, their current strength is indeed very fierce.

After the Cavaliers hit, Ilgauskas' turnaround jumper knocked out of the frame.

Although Big Z has the advantage of height, but after all, it is tofu bouncing.After Jeff Foster straightened his arms, he still made Big Z very uncomfortable.

The Cavaliers missed again, this time, Artest elbowed the lane, rushed in and grabbed the rebound.

Wayne actually appreciates that ruthlessness.

Artest, who got the rebound, took possession of the ball for half court, but instead of a mindless single, he handed the ball to Miller in the right corner.

Indeed, no matter how difficult Artest is with his teammates in the locker room, he still knows what is more important on the court.

Miller caught and shot, and the historic [-]-pointer added to his tally of [-]-pointers.

"Big shot! Reggie Miller also scored a three-pointer, and the Pacers started off very well." In the CCTV studio, teacher Sun Zhengping yelled with his signature "big shot".

"This shot, we said it was played very smartly. We all thought that Artest was going to rush, but he slapped it to the bottom corner, and the Cavaliers couldn't react at all." Director Zhang beside him also said.

Zhengping and Weiping teamed up to explain the game for the fans, so the game would definitely not be boring.

The Pacers beat the Cavaliers 5-0 in the opening game.

Rounding it off, Wayne overwhelmed James!

The Cavaliers really wanted to break the scoring drought, but Big Z hit the iron again, and he was really annoyed by the aggressive Fortes.

The current Pacers rely on muscle strangulation to contain the opponent, and everyone who stands up is a tough defensive master.

The Pacers counterattacked, and Artest made a light jumper from the mid-range and scored on James' head first.

Artest averaged a career-high 18.3 points per game last season. Although the three-pointer stretched his hips a bit, he was still very accurate in the middle distance.

7 to 0, only 2 minutes into the game, the Cavaliers were stopped.

Everyone in Wayne looked dumbfounded. Is this the number one strength in the Eastern Conference last season?

This game won't be spent in the first quarter, right?

How embarrassing that is.

Fortunately, James didn't let the game end so hastily.

After returning from the timeout, Mousse immediately started the "pick up the explosives and charge" mode, continuously causing damage to the basket, and relying on free throws to close the score.

Big Z also found his touch and scored two consecutive goals in the low post.

Sure enough, the team with James is not so easy to play.

The NBA is not like the NCAA, which can play a one-sided situation casually.

In many cases, the score gap between the weak team and the strong team is not that big.

And in a basketball game, there are only five people on the field, so the impact of a single individual on the game can really make up for the lack of a team sometimes.

Especially someone like James.

After the opening 7-0, the game fell into a state of anxiety.

Finally, after 6 minutes in the first quarter, Big Z's free throw made the score 14 to 12. The Pacers only led by 2 points, and Kim Kelly timed out.

Now, he needs to temporarily replace O'Neal to take a rest.But for the Cavaliers, James will definitely continue to play.

After all, his average playing time is around 40 minutes per game.

So Wayne's task is simple: "Go to the court, replace Jermaine, and continue to suppress the Cavaliers with James!"

Wayne nodded, then quickly removed his training suit, revealing his number 99.

The dream is really about to start.

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