NBA: Start the water cooler and reach the Hall of Fame

Hearing what Arenas said, the reporters quickly recorded for fear of missing a punctuation mark.

And Li Kaiming, who is another party involved, naturally couldn't escape the reporter's questioning.

"Lee, is the conflict between you and Gilbert because of your conflict in team status?"

Li Kaiming always kept a smiling expression when facing reporters, "I can tell you very clearly, no. I never deliberately pursue the so-called team status. Respect is earned on the court, not I believe that whoever makes the most contribution to the team should get more respect. This is what should be done. If the status of basketball is compared by seniority, then the God shouldn't be Michael Jordan, it should be Abdul-Jabbar, or Karl Malone."

Li Kaiming's tit-for-tat words were obviously satirizing Arenas. After the reporters at the scene heard these words, the flashes kept clicking!

The reporters who came to the scene tonight can be said to have made a lot of money!

Arenas at the other end of the table, after hearing Li Kaiming's words, his face darkened instantly!

Tonight's MCI Center, the number of people who came to watch the game is no less than the last home debut, which shows that Arenas' popularity in Washington is not weak at all!

During the warm-up session, Li Kaiming still came to the auditorium to sign autographs and take photos with the young fans. On the other side, Arenas, who was warming up and shooting a three-pointer, curled his lips in disdain after seeing this scene!

Just like a monkey who has never seen the world!

Half an hour before the game, it was still the familiar pre-game links. When it came time to introduce the players, what everyone didn't expect was that the Wizards' first appearance was actually Li Kaiming!

Seeing the figure standing in the center of the court waving at the audience, many people began to mutter in their hearts.

Could it be that the Wizards really chose Arenas?

As for Li Kaiming himself, he was indifferent to the first appearance.

After all, Arenas is currently the leader of the team on the bright side, and this is his first game of the season, so why not give him some face.

After all the other starters came out, it was finally Arenas' turn, and the DJ's voice was obviously louder!

"Let's welcome, All-Star, All-NBA Player, Gilbert, Arenas!"

The entire mci center immediately began to shout Arenas' name neatly!

With a vigorous smile on his face, Arenas ran out from the player tunnel, high-fived the starting players except Li Kaiming, and then stood in the middle of the court.

On the big screen in the arena, the starting lineups of both sides of the game were also presented on it.

Washington Wizards, point guard Gilbert Arenas, shooting guard Nick Young, small forward Al Thornton, power forward Li Kaiming, center Andrey Blatche.

Cleveland Cavaliers, point guard Mo Williams, shooting guard Anthony Parker, small forward Jamali Moon, power forward JJ Hickson, center Anderson Varejao.

When ready, the referee blew his whistle and threw the ball into the air.

Andre Brac took the lead and took the first chance to attack, and the ball was taken by Li Kaiming.

Although there was a conflict with Arenas off the court, Li Kaiming was still used to playing according to the team's tactics after he came on the court, so he threw the ball to Arenas directly, and then ran to the frontcourt.

Even Arenas was taken aback because of this, because after he found out that the ball was snatched by Li Kaiming, he still had a headache on how to get the ball into his hands, but he didn't expect to get it without any effort.

Arenas dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, faced Mo Williams who was half shorter than him, and after a big disguise, he pulled up from outside the three-point line and threw it!

Arenas is the craziest outside shooter in the NBA in this era. In addition to the famous three-pointer and turning to celebrate, he is also very good at shooting all kinds of ultra-long three-pointers and difficult three-pointers.

This shot is also a reflection of his playing style. If he was healthy, he would have a high chance of scoring 40 points against a shorter opponent. But today is Arenas who hastily made a comeback. The ball was obviously thrown too big, and the rebound was protected by Varejao and given to Mo Williams.

Mo Williams played very smartly. He would not force Arenas, but called Varejao to come up to cover. Arenas had no way to squeeze through the screen, so he had to let Blatche do the delay. Mo Williams With a mid-range shot, the Cavaliers scored the first point of the game.

0 is better than 2!

Arenas continued to dribble across the half court. This time he didn't make a strong shot, but he didn't pass the ball to others either. Instead, he hung up a Brac's screen and went directly to the penalty area in one step.

Varejao's speed is much slower than that of Arenas, so he can only use some small tricks to cover Arenas' eyes with his hands. This kind of dirty trick is nothing to Arenas before, but now Arenas hasn't played for half a month, so his layup is naturally not as skilled as before. The ball hit the backboard, bounced to the other side, and was picked up by Cavaliers power forward JJ Hickson.

The Cavaliers attacked, and Mo Williams continued to call the inside screen. After breaking through a step in, a ball was thrown straight into the hands of Varejao, who was going down. At the basket, because Bracci was stuck in his position, he was afraid of Varejao's acting skills and didn't dare to defend, so he was scored by the latter!

0 is better than 4!

The Wizards were overwhelmed by the Cavaliers as soon as they came up, which no one expected.

It's a bit strange for a general to come back, but his strength is not as good as before.

But anyone who has watched the Wizards' previous games can see why they are behind now, not to mention the defensive end. Li Kaiming, who averaged 30+ per game before, played for two rounds and couldn't even touch the ball. It's strange to be able to score!

Today's commentator also discovered this problem, "Gilbert has just returned to the game, and he still needs to adapt for a while. It may be a better choice to give the ball to Li Kaiming now."

But Arenas on the field didn't think so. The worse he felt, the more he wanted to prove himself.

This time he came to the frontcourt with the ball, took a step in under the cover, suddenly blasted the ball vigorously, followed by a step back, and then hit a three-pointer against Mo Williams' defense!

Seeing that the home team finally scored, the fans in the MCI center immediately started cheering.

Another commentator smiled and said to his companion, "You just said that Gilbert didn't feel good tonight, but he hit a ball right away."

The commentator who said that Arenas just said smiled and replied, "It's not a question of whether to score or not. Now after three rounds, the rest of the Wizards haven't even touched the ball. I think it's an unhealthy thing." The tactics are contrary to the principles of team basketball."

The commentator who spoke for Arenas also nodded.

The game continued, and the Cavaliers' offense ended with JJ Hickson catching the ball in the middle distance, and Li Kaiming got the rebound.

After going through the first three rounds, Li Kaiming has discovered that Arenas is completely crazy today.

He doesn't care whether the team wins or not, he just wants to get back his touch.

In this case, he would never pass the ball to the latter.

So he dribbled directly from the backcourt, ignoring Arenas who opened his hand.

JJ Hickson is a traditional power forward, his speed can't match Li Kaiming at all, trying to steal was directly passed by Li Kaiming.

When Li Kaiming picked up his speed, almost no one on the court could stop him. In desperation, Varejao, who defended from the other side, directly pulled Li Kaiming down for fouling.

Li Kaiming stood on the sideline and took the basketball from the referee.

The rest of the Wizards had already started running. Not surprisingly, Arenas once again came outside the three-point line and started asking for the ball.

But Li Kaiming gave the ball to Nick Young without hesitation!

After seeing this scene, the mci center was in an uproar.