"No wonder?"

Leylin muttered a little as he listened to Maddie's name.

It turns out that this guy is the guy who calls himself the second center in the West, no wonder he looks so awesome.

After getting into the car, Maddie looked at Leylin there with a worried look, and thought that Leylin had been bluffed by Dampier.

"Don't worry, that guy is actually just a showman, and he doesn't have much advantage other than strength."

Leylin listened to Maddie's words and smiled,

"I know, he's the guy who calls himself the No. 2 center in the West. I know a lot about his strength. ”

In fact, it's not just Lei Lin who knows, many people who watch basketball basically know.

In '04, when O'Neal left the Lakers to become a free agent, the Mavericks wanted to get the super center, but in the end O'Neal traveled east to Miremy and joined forces with Wade.

So the Mavericks brought in Eric Dampier from the Warriors with an annual salary of 73 million over seven years.

As a lottery pick of the '96 Golden Generation, Eric Dampier joined the Warriors after playing for the Pacers for a year.

In the first season of the Warriors, he played full attendance and handed over 12+8 data, which is quite good for a sophomore interior player.

But the following seasons were plagued by injuries, and Erik Dampier was not able to play at his level.

It wasn't until he joined the Mavericks that Dampier played the peak of his career, averaging 12+12 double-doubles per game, ranking first in the league in rebounding efficiency and offensive rebounds, and it was in this way that he got the Mavericks' super contract, because the contract value was a little lower than O'Neal's, so he had the self-proclaimed second center in the West.

As a typical defensive center, Dampier's rebounding ability and blocking ability are still good, his scoring ability is average, he mostly relies on the second offense under the basket to score, and has a certain status of single ability, but in the Mavericks, Nowitzki is the core, and he does not develop tactics around Dampier.

So after coming to the Mavericks, Dampier didn't play the stats of the previous season.

Therefore, the second center in the West has also been dubbed by the media and fans to ridicule Dampier.

It's just that Dampier doesn't seem to care about the opinions of the outside world, and still goes his own way, I have to say that this is the saddest thing about Dampier.

“OK！ Teach that arrogant guy a good lesson tomorrow. ”

Maddie was relieved after listening to Raylin's words.

Yao Ming is now injured, and the inside line of the Rockets can only rely on Leylin to hold up a piece of the sky there.

After returning to the hotel, Leylin washed up and slept. He'll need to be mentally fit to play against Dampier in the game.

At around seven o'clock the next night, Leylin and his teammates went to the American Airlines Center, the home of the Mavericks, to warm up.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the game officially began.

The Rockets started with five Tigers, still Alston, Maddy, Battier, Scola, and Uncle Mu.

On the Mavericks' side, there were some changes to the starters because of Nowitzki's suspension, point guard Kidd, shooting guard Jason Terry, small forward Josh Howard, power forward Brandon Buss, and center Dampier.

Dampier, who calls himself the second center in the West, actually lost to the elderly Uncle Mu when he jumped the ball.

Dampier's performance was immediately criticized by Barkley on the sidelines.

"With such a performance, he also called himself the second center in the West, and he is simply insulting the term center."

Although Dampier was not able to win the ball for the Mavericks, and although Nowitzki could only sit on the bench and watch the game, the Rockets did not have an easy start!

Especially when it comes to rebounding, it's not well controlled.

Although the Rockets established their lead in the opening stages, they were not able to open up the difference.

Coupled with the disadvantage of rebounding, just halfway through the first quarter, when Brandon Bass faced Scola with the ball, he hit it directly.

Bass has a disadvantage in height, but has an advantage in strength.

When squeezing Scola to the basket, Buzz turned left and shot directly, and Scola immediately reached out and hit Buss directly on the arm.

Not only was he unable to stop Buss' shot, but he was also hit by Bass once a two-and-one.

After Bass hit a free throw, the Mavericks directly overtook the score, 17-16 The Mavericks led by one point.

Adelman called a timeout directly.

When they returned to the bench, the players did not look good, and they thought that the game would be much easier without Nowitzki, but now it seems that this is not the case at all.

"Rebound, protect the rebound! I don't want to see that big guy take a rebound off your heads again! Ray, wait for you to play, remember to protect the rebound. And of course, don't forget to pass the ball, just like you do in training! ”

"Understood!"

After accepting his task, Lei Lin glanced at Uncle Mu, who was sitting on the bench drinking water.

This African uncle, who once brought a lot of joy to the fans, can't resist the erosion of time.

From a strong defense against O'Neal to a powerlessness against Dampier.

The years are urging people to grow old!

"You kid, what are you muttering, you're on the field."

Just as Leylin sighed, Maddie slapped Leylin's shoulder, and then took the lead in walking to the court.

Leylin followed Maddie into the arena.

"Oh, our youngest Mr. Triple-Double is out, let's see what he can do tonight!"

There was a wave of boos in the stadium as Raelin came on, and it was clear that Mavericks fans knew about Raelin's performance last night.

"Is this a scary?"

This is Leylin's first away trip, and the difference between home and away is only known to those who have been to away games. So last night, Maddie made a point of telling Raelin about his experience of playing away from home. It can also be regarded as a support for this junior.

Back on the court, the Rockets attacked, and Reelin went straight to the basket to find a big bald head.

Until now, he didn't remember Dampier's face, so when he saw a big man on the inside, he subconsciously thought he was Dampier.

"Hey, second center in the West, let you see how good I am!"

After turning around and jamming the opponent behind him, Leylin reached out directly for the ball.

Originally, Raelin was responsible for organizing the center, so Alston passed the ball directly after seeing Raelin ask for the ball.

After winning the ball, Raelin singled 'Dampier' directly behind him.

After squeezing twice with his buttocks, Leylin easily went to the basket, then turned to the left and faced the basket, and easily completed the dunk.

Backbite.

Blocking fouls, two plus one.

"Well done, after coming on the court, Mr. Triple-Double came directly to hit a three-pointer, it seems that the Mavericks still need to replace Dampier on the court, and Marik Allen doesn't seem to be Rayling's opponent."

"Of course, haven't you seen Kenyon Martin all sent off?"

On the sidelines, Reggie Miller and Barkley were arguing again.

After Leylin jumped down, he looked at the big bald head standing under the basket and felt that something was wrong, knowing that Dampier's strength could rival O'Neill's.

But how can this guy's power be so small?

Confused, Leylin walked to the free throw line, and the basketball finally stumbled into the basket and hit a three-point shot.

The Rockets overtook the score.

In fact, what Leylin didn't know was that when Adelman replaced Uncle Mu, Mavericks head coach Johnson had replaced Dampier and replaced Malik Allen, although both of them were bald, they were still very recognizable, after all, the height gap was there.

In addition to replacing Dampier, Johnson also replaced Terry and brought on Starkerhouse.

The Mavericks attacked, and after Kidd dribbled the basketball across the halfcourt, Stackhouse ran back, shook off Maddie next to him, and then rushed directly to the basket with the basket.

Lei Lin saw that there was someone who was not afraid of death, and stood up directly.

As a former Tanhua show, there is no doubt that his singles ability is outstanding.

Facing the youngest triple-double, Stackhouse didn't slow down.

"Is this looking for a hat?"

Stark House, who rushed over from Leylin, was ready to block.

"Huh!"

Seeing Stackhouse turn around and detour behind him in front of him, Leylin immediately completed the turn, and at the same time jumped up directly and slapped the basketball in the air.

After landing, when Leylin was still complacent about his cap, the referee blew the whistle directly.

Interfere with the ball.

"Uncle's!"

After scolding secretly, Lei Lin walked towards his own half very unhappily.

"Shit, the referee blew off a wonderful block, damn it! Could it be that Starkerhouse guy still has a star whistle? ”

Barkley was very dissatisfied with the referee's decision, and if Leylin's block was really to be investigated, there was not much of a problem, after all, basketball was still on the rise at that time, and it was not a interference at all.

"Oh God, don't you know that there is a kind of whistle called the home whistle?"

"Well, that's the damn home whistle."

Back on the Rockets' offense, Alston took the ball across half court and handed it directly to Raylin.

"The second center in the west, I'll blow you up as the second center in the west!"

Leylin cursed there as he squeezed Marik Aaron behind him.

If Marik Aaron could understand Leylin's words, he would probably cry directly.

The second center in the West is obviously sitting on the bench, and I'm just a soy sauce player.

But Marik Aaron couldn't understand it, so he could only grit his teeth and carry it there.

"Shouting, it's a lot of effort!"

Saying that, Leylin pushed hard, and then turned around and dunked again, and the huge impact made Leylin hang on the basket with a swinging amplitude, directly knocking Malik Allen under the basket.

"Look at the poor fellow, I guess I'm going to cry! I'm really looking forward to the clash between Raylin and Dampier, and I don't know what kind of performance the second center in the West will have when he faces Raylin. ”

Looking at 'Dampier' lying on the ground, there is an indescribable coolness.

"Cut, isn't the second center in the West bad?"

After despying the 'Dampier' lying on the ground, Raylin steadily scored the ball, and after coming on the court, he scored two consecutive three-point successes, which directly helped the team overtake the score.

At 22-19, the Rockets took a three-point lead.

Perhaps Johnson couldn't bear to let Malik Allen continue to be devastated by Leylin, so he called a timeout.