On December 12, Wayne called Yao Ming as soon as he arrived at his hotel in Orlando for a tactical meeting.

"Brother Yao, teach me how to fight World of Warcraft."

"Playing World of Warcraft? Okay! Which zone are you playing in!? What profession are you going to play!?" Yao Ming was excited. If you want to play this, we will start all night today.

Wayne: "..."

"I'm talking about Howard."

"Oh, that World of Warcraft... I told you earlier, it made me so excited." On the phone, Yao Ming's voice was obviously not so excited.

"There's nothing to teach me about playing World of Warcraft. Except for the three minutes of flying in the sky, he was shorter than me in the whole game.

He can't push me but can't, he can't make a shot, and he can't let go of his face and go around to defend me...

I feel that fighting World of Warcraft is easier than fighting most people, it’s nothing special.”

When Wayne heard this, he thought, this is impossible to learn.

It's like asking Kobe how he scores, it's a waste of time.

He told you that scoring is a big open shot with two people in front of you. Can you make the shot?

If Wayne had Yao Ming's league-leading strength and abnormal height, coupled with his superb skills at the basket, there would really be no need to learn.

"What? The coach wants you to face Howard tomorrow?"

"Yeah, isn't Gasol injured?" Wayne nodded. In the tactical meeting just now, McMillan had decided that Wayne would participate in the defense against Howard tomorrow.

Tomorrow's starting center will be Mourning, but his playing time will not exceed 25 minutes.

The rest of the time, McMillan hopes Wayne can take over as the five.

It was for nothing that Przybilla faced Howard like that. Therefore, Wayne was entrusted with an important task.

The Trail Blazers have many swingmen at the third and fourth positions, so when Wayne goes to the fifth position, the rotation of the fourth position is not a problem at all.

MacMillan is determined to create a civil war in 2004.

Wayne had already been mentally prepared, so he readily accepted this tactical arrangement.

Just accept it, accept it, there is currently no strategy for defending sparks.

In terms of strength, although Wayne's strength has been upgraded to 80, the Sparks rely on this to make a living, and they will definitely not be able to hold up like Yao Ming.

In terms of flexibility, the Sparks are probably slightly better. After all, he was positioned as a brutal power forward in the first two seasons.

Moreover, this is his third year in the league. His physical fitness is even more abnormal than the previous two years.

After all, he was only a high school student when he first entered the league, and his physical fitness must have gotten better in the past two years.

Although he can't shoot, Wayne only needs to defend the three-second zone.

but......

Anyone who has done this before has died miserably, because you may not be able to stop him even if you are just guarding the basket.

He's the kind of guy who jumps up from nowhere and dunks a few times.

Of course, the strongest point of Sparks has never been the offense, but the defense.

In Wayne's previous life, the Sparks led Lewis, Nelson, Turkoglu and other people with average defensive abilities, and they forced the Magic to achieve the top three defensive efficiency in the league.

It's really just one person who supports a defensive system.

Alas, I stopped blowing, I almost lost my confidence in blowing.

Anyway, in the next game, old Mourning will help me test the waters first.

Mourning: I earned this money... all in tears...

That night, Wayne had a good sleep to recharge his energy for the second hand-to-hand battle.

When I woke up the next morning, I found a text message from Howard.

"Hey Wei, have fun in Orlando today~"

If someone else had sent this kind of text message to Wayne, it would probably be a provocation.

But Howard told Wayne to have fun, literally.

Although the Magic's record is better this year, Howard has also become stronger.

But a happy beast is still a happy beast.

This guy has been playing happy basketball throughout his Magic career.

In his rookie year, Wayne led the 2004 class to defeat the 2003 class in the All-Star Game, and he was the first championship + FMVP winner in the 2004 class.

Moreover, because of the lukewarm attitude of Okafor and others, Wayne has always been the image of a good big brother in the minds of the players in the 2004 class.

Most of the rookies in the 2004 class, especially those who played in the rookie game that year, still have great respect for Wayne.

Even Howard, who is the No. 1 pick, is the same.

Howard saw that his good brother was coming to Orlando, so he must be more enthusiastic, so he sent such a text message.

Warcraft also knows that Wayne doesn't like multi-person sports parties, otherwise he would have made an appointment with Wei Ge last night to save the souls of the girls in Orlando.

Wayne looked at the text message and shook his head, Happy Hammer!

Just because of you, I'm not in a good mood now!

Before the game started in the evening, when Wayne was warming up, as soon as the Magic players entered the court, Howard walked towards Wayne with a smile.

"Wei! Hahahaha, we finally meet, I miss me so much!" Howard showed two rows of big white teeth, opened his arms and gave Wayne a bear hug.

"Okay, okay, I don't want to at all...I mean, I miss you too, Dwight." Wayne lost his temper instantly when he saw Howard's smile.

It’s been three years and I’m still laughing and joking. I’m in such a good mood.

You, Brother Wei, and I are already working hard for our second championship ring. As the number one pick, can you please do something better?

You take care of all the terrible opponents in the east, and then I'll take care of you. That's the end of the job.

You can win many Eastern Conference championships, and I can win many championships. It's a win-win situation.

So, come on, Xiao Huo!

I like you!

"Wei, Gasol won't be playing today, right? Then... you and I will have a chance to play against each other?" Howard glanced at Gasol who was wearing a suit off the court, and immediately rubbed his hands.

"You, you, you, what do you want to do?"

"Nothing, I thought I wouldn't be able to face you after switching to center this season. But it seems we still have a chance to face you today!

The best of the month in the Eastern Conference vs. the best in the Western Conference! It's so fun, Wei Ge, I won't show mercy!" Howard didn't really want to defeat Wayne, he just regarded it as a game.

"Tch, I'm not going to play against you today. Your opponent is Mourning."

"Oh, then I can fight you after I tire him out, right? After all, there's no one on your side who can take up the fifth position."

Wayne was shocked. Howard's IQ also improved?

You know too much!

"Well... I think that shouldn't take too long." After saying that, Howard smiled and left.

Old Mourning, who was warming up, felt something was wrong. Damn it, the more he warmed up, the colder the air around him got.

What is this feeling that sends chills down the spine?

Pao'er looked at Wayne and Happy Beast who were behaving intimately, and suddenly felt a little sour.

"Hmph! Don't think that if you please Wei Ge before the game, I will forget my mission! If you dare to plot something against him, I won't hesitate for even half a second with my cannon punch!"

Before the game started, Wayne and his sister-in-law were supposed to have a signature boxing and chest-beating opening.

As a result, Pao'er ran over at this time: "Gasol is not feeling well today, otherwise I will cooperate with you!"

Wayne looked at Paul, the guy had such an expectant look on his face that he couldn't bear to refuse.

"Oh, okay......"

Therefore, under the close-up of the camera, Wayne opened his arms, Paoer raised his fist and punched Wayne's chest five times, and then the two hugged.

Different from Gasol's version, Pao'er and Wayne's version...

How does it look like a father-son interaction...

Of course, Pao'er at the scene wouldn't think so. He even thought he was handsome.

I have long wanted to play this opening move with Wayne, and I finally got around to it this time!

The starting five of both sides are in their respective positions. On the Trail Blazers' side, except for Gasol being replaced by Mourning, the rest are still the same.

As for the Magic, they already have the prototype of their future Finals lineup.

Point guard Nelson Jr., shooting guard Grant Hill, junior forward Turkoglu, power forward Tony Barty and center Happy Beast.

This season, the reason why the Sparks began to realize their talents is not only that he is more mature, but also because Magic coach Brian Hill finally got the idea and let the Sparks move to the fifth position.

Moreover, it is paired with Tony Barty, the fourth position who can only shoot mid-range shots but not attack in the low post.

In this way, the spark is completely liberated.
To be continued...