Set the time back ten minutes ago.

When Wayne and his big brothers defeated the Bulls at home and won three consecutive victories, when people were discussing who was the strongest rookie in the 2004 class, Wayne or Okafor.

At the Target Center in Minneapolis, the Timberwolves, who ranked first in the Western Conference last season, handed the New Orleans Hornets, who resisted fiercely, two straight losses to start the season.

Last season's MVP Kevin Garnett also scored a brutal 29 points and 15 rebounds when facing the muscular interior combination of Magloire and P.J. Brown.

And the hit rate is as high as 59.1%.

True. MVP.

On the Hornets' side, "Mickey Mouse" David Wesley and first-generation bearded Baron Davis teamed up to score 42 points, but to no avail.

Minnesota's "Wolf King" is leading his team to continue to attack the championship.

Well, at least it still looks like this.

Due to the shark traveling eastward, the Lakers F4 disintegrated.

Therefore, in the strength rankings before the start of the season, everyone agreed that the Timberwolves would continue to lead the Wild West.

In everyone's mind, the Timberwolves still have a lot to do this season.

Garnett himself feels the same way.

Therefore, when the game ended and a reporter who was not afraid of making big things conveyed to the "Wolf King" what O'Neal said yesterday, the new MVP smiled disdainfully.

"Can their combination challenge most insiders in the league without falling behind? Hahahaha, this definitely does not include me. After two days, everyone will understand."

Garnett showed his white teeth and was very confident.

As the MVP, he will not give in in the face of such provocation.

A rookie + an All-Star want to challenge for MVP?

I'm afraid those guys in the cornfield may have had too much to drink.

During this period, KG was always confident when interviewing reporters.

"I actually don't care too much about the definition of my position. After all, I am very comprehensive, which makes me different."

"I believe in my style of play, even if I can't get further with this style of play... I still believe it is the only correct way."

If you look carefully at what Garnett said in interviews during this period, it is not difficult to find the confidence revealed between the lines.

The regular season MVP is not afraid of any opponent, even if he is ranked No. 1 in the Eastern Conference two days later.

That's right, two days later.

On November 9, the Pacers will face their first Western Conference opponent this season at home, the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The showdown between the No. 1 player in the Eastern Conference last season and the No. 1 player in the Western Conference last season has already been scheduled to be broadcast live across the United States in advance.

What Garnett said to reporters undoubtedly made this already high-profile showdown even more heated.

He is completely publicly refuting Xiao Ou, who was third in the MVP rankings last season!

By seizing this point, reporters can do whatever they want to do.

Before the game even started, the two leading players in the fourth position were "blocked".

So at this moment, far away in that big cornfield, a player who was still in a state of confusion was "bitten" by the system.

Last season's MVP, why can't you remember it?

Wayne only remembers that he was the Big 12 regular season MVP and Tony was the Big 12 tournament MVP...

Ahem, a good man doesn’t mention his former bravery.

At this time, Ron must be invited. The entire league is my mortal enemy. Gangtai is here to help Wayne recall.

"Ron, you were sixth in the MVP rankings last season, right?" Wayne turned his head and approached Artest, who was changing clothes.

"Tsk, don't mention this past thing again." Artest said no, but his expression instantly became proud.

"My last season was just..."

"I still remember that Jermaine is third in the MVP rankings, right?" Before Artest could finish speaking, Wayne's words made him turn from being proud to having a black line on his face.

"...Well, it seems so, who knows. Hey, why are you asking this?"

"I'm just curious, if you had to choose, who do you think should be the MVP last season?"

Wayne expected Artest to shout out an unequivocal Yao-style reply: "Me!"

However, it was different from what Wayne expected.

After hearing this question, Artest glanced at Xiao Ou who was sitting in front of the locker listening to music, and was silent for a while.

"Last season? I think Jermaine should actually be the best player..." In a rare moment, Artest's expression turned serious.

"What!?" Wayne didn't expect Artest to answer like this. Shouldn't you two dislike each other?

After getting along with Artest and Xiao Ou for a long time, Wayne discovered that the relationship between these two people is actually very complicated.

They didn't completely fall out, there was still a last glimmer of trust and appreciation between them.

But too many factors destined them to be unable to become friends.

Human relationships are really complicated.

"But you know, I don't care. In the end, they still let the Minnesota guy take away the MVP trophy.

That bastard Jermaine is so bad at everything he does. He’s just like that, he’s just so promising! Just a little bit worse, always a little bit worse..."

Artest muttered dissatisfiedly, and Wayne also got the answer he wanted.

Yes, I actually forgot about the Iron-Blooded Hard One.

Mistake, mistake.

No wonder such a mission suddenly came out of nowhere, because the next game the team will play is the Timberwolves.

But when it comes to hardcore tough guys...

Wayne looked at the mission description in front of him and suddenly felt that the rewards were not good enough.

Damn, I'm going to fight Garnett on the head!

One thing to say, Garnett during this period was indeed super strong, which was different from the 20-point performance he had previously suffered.

No blind spot in the mid-range shot, excellent court vision, historic help defense, explosive athletic ability...

There are almost no shortcomings except that he is not as dominant as Duncan or Shaq in the low post, and his singles ability with the ball is slightly lower than that of the superstars.

Wayne's speed advantage will have no room for use in front of KG.

Not to mention the high shooting point. In the 2002 playoffs, Dirk, who still liked the small forward style of play, was bleeding from KG more than once when shooting.

Was Dirk's attack point high enough? He still couldn't escape the fate of being slapped away by KG.

Wayne still knows what will happen in the future, but there is indeed a big gap between himself and MVP-level stars now.

He hasn't abused food to the point of losing his hair.

Fortunately, the task goal is to win the MVP's team, not the MVP himself.

Otherwise, this task will really be impossible to accomplish.

Since it is the team that beats the other team, Wayne should do his part to the best of his ability.

The task of confronting KG head-on will probably have to be left to O'Brien.

But having said that, gathering wool from a distance... seems pretty good too!

Xiao Ao did all the hard work, and Wayne was responsible for collecting the rewards.

Okay, okay, perfect.

Come on Oge!

Early the next morning, KG's comments about O'Brien made the headlines of major sports newspapers.

The reporters began to get back to work.

After all, this is a game that is broadcast live across the United States, and everyone will try their best to increase the popularity of this game.

In China, there has also been a heated discussion about Wayne VS Wolf King!

At first, the showdown between Yao Ming and O'Neal was called the "Yao Shark Battle."

As a result, another "Wei Lang War" stunt was launched in China.

This is Wayne's first opportunity to face off against a true superstar, and domestic fans are looking forward to it.

The fans were happy because they were about to watch an exciting game, but as the coach, Carlisle was not happy at all.

Facing the No. 1 spot in the Western Conference last season, Carlisle didn't want to fail.

This can basically be regarded as the first test of the Pacers' strength.

To be honest, the previous Cavaliers, Green Kai and Bulls were not strong teams.

Two of them, the Cavaliers and Bulls, were lottery teams last season. Although the Celtics made it to the playoffs, they only had one more win than the Cavaliers.
To be continued...