basketball pope

Chapter 51 [The Victory of the Role Players]

Garnett and Ewing jumped the ball, with significantly stronger bounce, and gave the ball to Marbury.

Marbury distributed the ball to Gugliotta, the right horn, who leaned on Bowen with his back, turned to the right and squeezed his opponent to the basketball three steps slowly. 0 to 2.

Ewing's defense was a step slower, Bowen was too thin to be in position, and Van Gundy pouted in the first round. This was not the defensive intensity he wanted.

Yang Rui knows that the team must have weaknesses, and it depends on whether they can make up for it with strengths.

The Knicks attacked, the players pulled away, Bowen ran to the bottom corner on the right to stand, Jackson was 70 degrees on the right, Ward took the ball in the middle to organize the attack, and Ewing blocked Houston without the ball on the left.

Garnett kept up with Jackson, Stanley defended Ewing, and local advantages emerged.

Ward saw the opportunity to score the ball, Houston moved to the left bottom corner to catch the ball, and Stanley didn't switch defense in time.Houston made a three-pointer and hit it with almost no interference, 3-2.

The Timberwolves attacked, Marbury and Garnett played pick-and-rolls, and Jackson's advantages came into play again. He didn't have much game experience, but he was better at breaking through than Oakley and moved much faster. Player's sparring.

Marbury failed to pass a single step, so he took it to the right and passed it back to Garnett in the middle.

In the face of Ward's switch, Garnett held the frame high and sent the ball from the top of his head to the bottom line. Gugliotta squeezed Bowen to cut, turned around and went to the basket after receiving the ball. This time, Ewing shrank. Back to the basket and double-teamed, vacating Stanley.

Unless he's a sturdy guy like O'Neal, not being able to shoot in any position is a bad weakness. Stanley didn't dare to shoot the ball in the left open space, and took a step inside. Ewing turned around again and interfered with the layup. Deviate.

Gugliotta grabbed the offensive rebound, and Bowen fouled him to the free throw line.After making both free throws, it was 3-4.

Van Gundy loves and hates Bowen. Bowen is good at defending the perimeter. He works hard and can shoot three-pointers from the corner, but he is unqualified in all other abilities except defending the perimeter. His height of 201CM can hardly grab a rebound.

The Knicks attacked, Ewing went to the side screen again, Houston moved to the line, made a 70-degree jumper, and Stanley was slow to switch defenses. 6 to 4.

The 213cm tall and 129kg big center is specially used by the team to deal with O'Neal and can't get out. In the 20th century, station-type inner lines abounded.

Yang Rui made up his mind that the opponent must adjust first, otherwise the unlucky one must be the Timberwolves.

After several passes, Garnett singled out Jackson, turned around and missed the shot, and the rebound was grabbed by Ewing.

In the next round, the Timberwolves made adjustments on the field. Stanley went to defend the middle, and Garnett defended the side. Jackson seemed to be better to deal with.

As a result, Jackson quickly made a three-pointer in the middle of the road, and the breakthrough caused Stanley to foul and made two free throws.

The Knicks tugged at a point and fought endlessly. Timberwolves coach Philip Saunders was forced to request a timeout and replaced 198CM small forward Sam Mitchell. Garnett went directly to the center position.

The effect of this adjustment is immediate, and the defense on the outside line has been strengthened. Garnett has an advantage in defending Ewing. He is about the same height and has better physical fitness.

However, the Timberwolves’ offense also encountered trouble. Bowen’s defense against Mitchell was much easier. Jackson also interfered with Garnett’s jumpers three times, which did not become a defensive loophole. For Jackson, it's shocking.

Only Yang Rui is not surprised. Jackson's 203CM is considered to be a short power forward in this era. After 2010, it is the standard height.And his most impressive one was the 2007 Warriors Black Eight, defending Dirk Nowitzki.

Don't look at Garnett's "hard special", that's because of defense, he relies on jumpers on offense.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Garnett's attacking ability was never at the top. At his peak, he averaged 40 minutes per game and scored 19.6 points in 24.2 shots.His strength lies in his versatility. He claims to be able to play five positions and has scored 20+10+5 data in many seasons.

Garnett is very similar to Dirk Nowitzki. It's easy to play a slow interior, but it's not easy to score against a small forward like Jackson. Jackson followed in the footsteps, and Ewing helped him in the interior.

26 to 25, the two sides were evenly matched in the first quarter, mainly relying on the stars to score.

In the second quarter, Starks was in charge of holding the ball in the middle of the road, giving teammates no-ball screens on both sides of the inside line, seeking dislocation opportunities, and Atkins broke out.

Atkins first ran the ball on the left and hit a three-pointer; then he cut the ball on the left to pass the Timberwolves backup center Cherokee Parks and scored a layup; then he forced a layup on the counterattack, and also made a layup. Timberwolves point guard DeJuan Witt's foul, after a penalty hit, completed 2+1.

Starks continued to be in a sluggish state. He missed two shots and was grabbed by Big Ben Chong. He scored one goal in the second attack, and caused a foul in the other. He missed both free throws.

No matter how the coaching staff urged him, Big Ben's free throws did not improve at all, which is his weakness.

The point difference quickly widened to 13 points. Garnett played again after a 3-minute break. Sanders realized that Garnett would not work. The shortcomings of the two centers were too obvious.

Stanley is too slow, Cherokee is too soft, this big white man has a very average physical fitness, all depends on his height and lacks shooting ability.

Garnett on Oakley, dashed to the basket and scored twice, what experience is useless.

Van Gundy didn't make any substitutions, shouted on the sidelines and asked Big Ben to confront Garnett.Although he is shorter, Timberwolves fans are a little worried that Big Ben has broken Garnett's thin arm.

This adjustment is also very effective. Garnett is difficult to get to the basket and can only pull out pick-and-roll shots. Big Ben is not inferior to pick-and-roll defense.

Since then, the Knicks have rotated the lineup to ensure that everyone can reasonably distribute their physical strength. This is the core of Yang Rui's tactics. If he feels tired, he will take a rest, and those on the edge will work hard.

In the second half, the advantage of the Knicks playing more people began to show.

After Jackson made four fouls, Van Gundy let Moore play to guard Garnett for a while, and the effect was not bad.Moore is also tall and lanky, with great mobility and a good shot at jamming.

Houston, Starks, and Atkins took turns firing on the outside, and Sanders had no other way but to let the core play more.As a result, the Timberwolves bench did not play at all, and a total of 8 people were rotated.

Point guard Witt played less than 5 minutes and was firmly pressed to the bench and could no longer go on.

At the end of the quarter, the Timberwolves played for about 40 minutes in several starters, and the efficiency decreased. The Knicks players still maintained their vitality and won 114-103.

Compared with the star, the Timberwolves won, and the three scored 20+.

尼克斯只有两人20+，尤因得到了22分13篮板4助攻，阿特金斯拿下25分。

Overall, the Timberwolves were crushed, with only four players scoring in double figures.

Six Knicks scored in double figures, scoring 46 to 8 off the bench.

The Knicks home announcer, Marv Albert said - "This is a victory for the role players"!
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