basketball pope

Chapter 348 [The coach is the protagonist, adjustment is too critical]

The Timberwolves had the ball, and Sanders requested a timeout.

下半场森林狼的进攻糟透了，末节到现在只得16分，全队得分最多的人是老将肯达尔-吉尔，砍下22分3篮板2助攻超水平发挥, 加内特得到17分15篮板4助攻，哈德森17分5助攻。

Saunders guessed that the Wizards would continue to use zone defense, and the weak points were on the flanks and corners, so he arranged for Garnett to organize in the middle, Nesterovic on the right to screen for Gill to help him catch and shoot, Hudson on the left Looking for opportunities on the side, striker Gary Trent is in charge of the screen.

If Hudson doesn't have a direct shot at catching the ball, he can break through with the ball, attracting defensive dislocations, or pass it to Trent, who is 203cm tall and weighs 113kg, to cut and attack the basket.

Yang Rui also made adjustments, changing the zone defense to man-to-man, replacing veteran Kristen Laettner on the inside, Wallace, small forward Jordan, shooting guard Bell, and point guard Wesley at No. 4.

This lineup can be both offensive and defensive, and each position is not bad in single defense. With veterans, it is not easy to make mistakes at critical moments.

At the beginning of the game, the foul ball was sent, and Garnett received the ball in the middle to face Jordan. This was what attracted Garnett to a one-on-one match. It was also Jordan's idea. He was confident that he would never be passed.

Garnett made 14 of 7 shots, half of the shots, and 3 of 3 free throws, but 12 of them were scored in the first half.At this time, Garnett shot, and the Wizards team liked it.

Garnett also knew that he had a poor feel and chose to score the ball to Hudson, who took a step, was double-teamed by Wallace and Wesley, and scored the ball to Trent, who took the ball and dribbled a step. He was blocked from the penalty area by Laettner again.

At this time, Nesterovic was vacated and had the ability to shoot in the middle, but Trent habitually passed the ball to Garnett, because he knew that Garnett was the boss of the team.

The "Wolf King" is an amazing deterrent in the team.When Szczerbiak was a rookie, Garnett once said to him in the locker room: "Some people don't know who the boss of this team is!" And in a team practice in 2000 , Garnett's bold punch hit Szczerbiak in the face.

After that, all rookies who joined the Timberwolves were very careful when they cooperated with Garnett, and they liked to pass the key ball to him to attack.They worry about angering Garnett, who is the absolute boss on this team.Trent doesn't want to be good but not wrong, and his passing sense is also very bad, often not seeing the open space.

Garnett received the ball and then passed Nesterovic, and Laettner returned to the defense in place.

After a few more passes, the 24 seconds ran out and the ball was back in Garnett's hands.He could only play one-on-one with the ball, leaned on Jordan with his back, turned around and missed a jumper by relying on his height advantage, and the rebound was grabbed by Laettner.

Laettner passed to Jordan, who requested a short 20-second timeout on the court.

Yang Rui immediately replaced Maggette, Stoudamire, and Hamilton, and replaced Laettner, Wallace, and Bell.Yang Rui arranged a tactic for the three of them on the sidelines.

The game continued, Jordan attracted Garnett's defense to the right in the middle, Hamilton and Stoudemire got rid of Gill without the ball in the middle, and moved to the right 45 degrees to catch the ball, which attracted Nesterovic to switch, half-turned and transferred the ball to the middle.

Trent let go of Maggette to defend the basket, Stoudamire rushed up, took the ball and prepared for a dunk, but was stopped by Trentra.

Stoudemire made two free throws, 86-88.

The Timberwolves attacked, and Jill was strictly guarded after receiving the ball, and Lu Garnett passed in the middle.Garnett swayed left and right in the face of Jordan and turned around and made a jumper, which missed again under interference.Stoudamire grabbed the rebound for Wesley, who passed to Maggette to counter.

Maggette received the ball in the frontcourt, lowered his head and started sprinting, pulling the ball inside the three-point line, taking the ball with both hands and taking three steps.He is very stable with the ball, and no one wants to cut it. His muscles are tight and he can play the Devil Terminator.

Seeing that Jill couldn't stop it, he chose to pull the foul, but he didn't pull it. Maggette staggered and threw the ball to the basket with his right hand. After hitting the board, he bumped on the basket and scored.

The referee blew the whistle, 2+1, after Maggette made a free throw, it was 89 to 88.

Sanders asked for a timeout again, arranged tactics, and made no substitutions.

The game continued, Trent first gave Hudson no-ball cover, then cut to the basket to catch the ball, attracted Stoudamire to retreat and gave it to Nesterovic 45 degrees on the right, the Slovenian center I haven't pitched for a while, I didn't grasp the rhythm, and the open shot missed.

Jordan grabbed the rebound and held it tightly in his arms, the opponent couldn't grab it.

Wesley came to respond and also played the role of a veteran. He used his strong body to protect the basketball and slowly passed the half court. Garnett was very tight with Jordan. Hudson, watching his teammates move.

Stoudamire gave Hamilton a screen from the bottom line, Wesley passed the ball, and Gill caught up.

Hamilton took a step and passed to Maggette who was outside the left three-point line. At this time, there was a dislocation on the field, and Maggette, who was the guest power forward, faced Trent.

Trent is an insider with better mobility for the Timberwolves. He is 203cm tall and weighs 113kg. His lateral speed is not as fast as Maggette's swingman.

Maggette received the ball and quickly changed direction into the penalty area, took a step to pull the ball up, and rushed to the basket with the basketball, Trent was passed.

Nesterovic let go of Stoudamire's defense, Maggette jumped to the basket and made a move, passing the ball from Nesterovic to the right.

Stoudemire took a step to catch the ball and was about to dunk, but Garnett could not stop him from taking off by withdrawing from the middle to the basket, so he could only foul to pull Stoudemire out of the air.

Stoudemire went to the free throw line again, and now he showed an excellent touch and made two free throws. 91 to 88.

The Timberwolves had only 21 seconds left to attack, and embarrassingly, they lacked a three-point shooter.

Sanders called a long timeout, set up screens for Hudson, caught the ball and shot.Hudson was just an ordinary role player, not even a good point guard, and missed a 91-pointer.Trent grabbed the offensive rebound and scored two points on the second offense. 90 to [-].

The situation is still favorable for the Wizards. The bottom line ball was issued, Maggette received the ball and protected it, and Trent took a foul.

This season, Maggette hit 82% of his free throws, and he made two free throws at critical moments. 93 to 90.

Sanders called a timeout again to arrange tactics. The Timberwolves could only bet three points at the last moment. Yang Rui replaced him with a highly mobile perimeter defender.The defending Jill and Hudson couldn't catch the ball, and "Blacksmith" Peeler was forced to throw the last ball and missed the basket.

The whistle sounded at the end of the game, and Jordan raised his fists in excitement. At the critical moment, he was not the protagonist on the field, and he was not in charge of the main attack. The newcomers completed the task very well.

Yang Rui's several adjustments were too critical, and the players who collectively missed shots turned the game around.

The Timberwolves home commentator sighed: "The Wizards used more appropriate tactics in the second half. Every adjustment Jerry Young made had an effect. He is really an amazing coach."

Many Timberwolves fans sighed and couldn't sleep well tonight. The home team had been leading since the opening game, and in the end, the Wizards used free throws to make a living penalty. It was too embarrassing to lose.

(End of this chapter)