basketball pope

Chapter 512 [Jagged spirit, champion of parallel imports]

The Timberwolves have had an amazing season.

In the mid-term, head coach Philip Saunders was fired by the management because of his poor record. Then, the general manager of the team, Kevin McHale, who had never coached experience, decided to personally go out and temporarily coach the team.

Everyone thought that the Timberwolves were going to rot. How could McHale lead the team to a 19-12 record in the second half, catch the last train of the playoffs, and get a chance to challenge the Lakers.

Now, Garnett has not slept well for two days in a row reading online reviews at home.

"Can Kobe Bryant score super high points in the playoffs and challenge Jordan's single-game scoring record?"

"Faced with the champion of parallel imports, will Yao Ming cut down super data?"

"The strongest Lakers in history against the 38-win Timberwolves, the two sides have a huge disparity in strength, and Garnett is alone. The Lakers are expected to set the record for the largest point difference in NBA playoff history."

what is this?Working hard to make it to the playoffs is the background for the opponent's record breaking?
What's even more depressing is that Garnett analyzed the lineups of the two teams and found that the Lakers are really likely to score a record-breaking high score. They don't have much trouble playing against the Heat, and the Timberwolves' defense is not as good as the Heat.

On the 24th, the first game of the game started in Los Angeles, and was broadcast live on many local stations and CCTV5 in China.

When introducing the players, the commentators of several TV stations had the same expectation, that is, the Lakers star scored with all his strength, and only Minnesota TV wanted Garnett to lead the Timberwolves to an upset victory.

If you can defeat the mighty Lakers and create a miracle of black eight, what a bloody thing it will be.

The NBA has never lacked hot-blooded players and hot-blooded teams. Malone, Mourning, Kidd, Payton, Miller, Iverson and others used their tenacious fighting spirit to tell everyone again and again that the last laugh is always The deepest and strongest team.

Yang Rui must be the least enthusiastic among the coaches. He brought a backpack full of snacks and drinks, just like the elementary school students who are going to camp...

Lakers starting: Eddie Jones, Hoiberg, Kobe, Rasheed, Yao Ming.

Timberwolves starting: Troy Hudson, Trenton Hassel, Szczerbiak, Garnett, Olavokandi.

Yao Ming won the jump ball and the game started.

Jones ran to the bottom corner on the left, Hoiberg opened 70 degrees on the left, and Rashid attracted Garnett's defense at 70 degrees on the right, and the formation opened.

Olavokandi defended Yao Ming. Kobe and Yao Ming took the pick and roll on the right side and took them to the basket. They were very close to Olafokandi, who was switching, so that he could not reach the basketball and had to follow.

Jordan was good at this style of play, and Kobe got the essence. At this time, Yao Ming cut to the basket, Kobe took it to the basket and turned around halfway, and passed it to Yao Ming in the middle.

Yao Ming completely squeezed Hassel, who is 196cm tall and weighs 95kg. After catching the ball, he sideways hit Olavokandi who was under the basket, hooked and shot near the reasonable collision zone, and easily hit two points. 2 to 0.

Yao Ming received the ball at this position, and he had a huge height advantage. Olavakandi couldn't block the shot at all, so he didn't have time to take off.

The Timberwolves attacked, and Garnett gave Hudson a pick-and-roll from beyond the three-point line. The latter dribbled the ball to the left to break through, and found that the Lakers formation had shrunk toward the penalty area, and assigned it to Garnett in the middle.

The formation of the Lakers is zone defense. Kobe faced Garnett in the middle of the road. Garnett played high, held the ball to observe the movement of his teammates, and gave it to the right.

Olavokandi off-ball screen helped Hassel get rid of the ball. The latter caught the ball and shot a jumper from within the three-point line. No interference, and missed the basket.

Hassell is a blue-collar perimeter. He was a second-round rookie in 2001. He is characterized by a strong defense, and his offense cannot be compared with the "madman" Sprewell.The Timberwolves with one less star can enter the playoffs, not because of their own strength, but because other teams are worse.

Yao Ming easily grabbed the backcourt rebound and handed it over to Jones to organize.In the frontcourt, Kobe received the ball and played a pick-and-roll with Yao Ming.This time, Olavokandi switched defenses a little slower, Bryant changed direction to break into the basket, Hassel was also slow in chasing defenses, and watched Bryant score a layup. 4 to 0.

The Timberwolves attacked and played a high pick-and-roll. Hudson was fast and passed Hoiberg.Yao Ming was defending near the penalty area and did not go out.Hudson made a 45-degree pull-up jumper on the left, and missed the basket without any interference, and Yao Ming grabbed the rebound.

Hudson signed a six-year, $6 million deal with the Timberwolves, which expired in 3600, and looked like a good deal at the time, as he averaged 2010 points and 14.2 assists per game.As a result, his state declined immediately after signing the contract, and the typical contract year broke out and then retired as a player.

Hudson's shooting is extremely inconsistent, as a breakthrough player, shooting only 40.1%.

Garnett has always hoped that the team can replace Hudson, but without the team asking, the mind of this guy is obviously not on the basketball court.

He wears a small braid, usually in the shape of a hip-hop rap star.He formed his own band with three members and has released a chapter album.

The Lakers' offense was still a high-level pick-and-roll. Kobe took it to the right, Yao Ming didn't make an empty cut, and stood outside the three-point line.

Bryant attracted Olavokandi and Hassel to double-team and divided the ball to the middle. Yao Ming took the ball and shot with his toes, hitting a three-pointer. 7 to 0.

Zhang Lili exclaimed: "Beautiful! Yao Ming really dared to shoot a three-pointer this year, and he really made it, more accurate than many outsiders in the league!"

Yu Jia said with a smile: "Yao Ming made a total of 80 three-pointers in the regular season, and made 28 of them, with a shooting rate of 35%. For a center, this is an excellent data. Now he is shooting for the first time in the playoffs. It's a good start."

Yao Ming's long-range shooting performance is not comparable to Rashid. The latter's 35.6% hit rate is similar to Yao Ming's, but he shoots a lot and hit 104 in a single season. Garnett didn't dare to let him go to defend Yao Ming.

The Timberwolves attacked, Hudson passed it to Garnett, and Garnett singled out Kobe Bryant directly in the middle. This was a good opportunity for dislocation.After feinting, he pulled out, raised his shooting hand very high, avoided the block, and scored! 7 to 2.

Garnett beat his chest and roared, instantly driving his teammates, and the morale of the whole team rose.

Not only the fans at the Staples Center, but even some viewers in front of the TV were also infected by his iron-blooded spirit.

As some "hard secrets" said, Garnett's face and facial features are not what black people should have at all. He has big eyes and long face, a moderate forehead, a big mouth, and a very straight nose bridge.

Even if it was just an ordinary jumper, Garnett's eyes were as cold as a blade, the waves were deep, and there was an infinite tyrannical aura.As if just waiting for the time to come, his eruption will be as turbulent as the Yangtze River, and he can slap the Lakers' two soft insiders to death with a slap.

Yao Ming didn't know whether to live or die, and he played a pick-and-roll with Kobe again. He turned around and cut to the dangerous inside. Kobe attracted Olavokandi to switch, took a big step on the right side, jumped up and passed the ball to the middle.

Yao Ming caught the ball with both hands, pushed Hassel out of the way and stepped into the basket. Olavokandi couldn't defend in time, so he could only watch Yao Ming dunk with both hands to score. 9 to 2.

Garnett continued to stare at Rasheed from the outside. There was no penalty area. Yao Ming bullied the "parallel champion", so he was very low-key when he returned to defense, and only clenched his right fist.

The Timberwolves attacked. Garnett played a pick-and-roll for his teammate Hudson in the middle and then received the ball. Kobe Bryant made small moves on his body, which made it difficult for him to turn around.

Garnett observed the movement of his teammates, and selflessly divided the ball to the right 70 degrees. Szczerbiak faced Jones with a catch and a three-pointer. With slight interference, he missed the basket and the rebound was picked up by Yao Ming. .

Garnett gritted his teeth and returned to defense. The weakness of his teammates made him feel helpless. No matter how strong his momentum was, it was no use if his teammates couldn't make shots.

(End of this chapter)