You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 165

Seeing Garnett exhale, Kobe's mood immediately improved a lot.

It seems that not only he will be tired by the team, but also Garnett.In some cases, Garnett was tougher.Although the Lakers only have Kobe Bryant as a superstar, the whole team has all-rounders and new stars with bright prospects.

The Timberwolves look around, and the brightest prospect is still the 28-year-old Kevin Garnett.

He is the offense, he is the defense, he is the rebounder, he is the one in everything, without him it is impossible to survive.

Kobe rested comfortably for a few minutes. Jackson replaced him at the beginning of the second quarter and whispered something in his ear.Kobe couldn't help being startled, the Zen master rarely gave him such free offensive authority, what happened today?
The Lakers traded back for Kobe, and the Timberwolves replaced Garnett.

They led by only 4 points, and the situation was more urgent than it was at the end of the first quarter, but Garnett had to catch his breath.He played the entire first quarter and rarely scored 12 points in a single quarter.

If the Timberwolves need Garnett to take over the offense, it usually just means they're in big trouble.

Not so today.

They were leading, and Garnett was burdened with too much possession. He didn't have to play that way, and he could score more by giving the ball to the guards. For some unspeakable reasons, he was far more frequent than usual.

There are too many heads-ups with the ball, and the defensive load is also high. The Timberwolves can only let him rest, unless they want the Wolf King to burp.

Bryant replaced Luke Walton, making the Lakers' perimeter lineup a three-guard.Kobe, Wescia, and Weaver don't have a real forward, they are all guards who can hold the ball, which increases the fluidity of the ball and outside shots, and also provides opportunities for the Black Mamba's favorite thing to do.

On the first offense of the second quarter, Bryant singled out Trenton Hassell with a single step from beyond the free throw line.

Hassel is a bit like the later Tony Allen, but his defensive skills are far inferior to the latter.He is often sent to mark the opponent's arrow, and he is known as a defensive expert.

He's a defensive specialist who never made an All-Defensive Team.

For this kind of expert, Kobe's attitude is that there are as many as there are, and one bite is not enough.

He first swayed Hassell with high footsteps, and caused a foul when shooting. It is a little regret that he failed to score 2+1.

Made two free throws, 29 to 31.

Then, Wei Xia met an old acquaintance.

This year's rookie, Rashad McCants from the University of North Carolina.

The days of the pair competing for school honors at the Nationals seemed imminent, with McCants in a similar situation with the Timberwolves and Wescia.As a rookie, he doesn't have much playing time.

"The MOP in the semifinals fell into the same situation as me. I really feel sad for you." McCants thought he hadn't recovered from the loss in the championship game, and when he saw Wei Xia, he vomited sour water.

"This may show that the Lakers have the same expectations of me as Kobe." Wei Xia said beyond his control, wrapping McCants with defense.

When McCants met Wei Xia, the rookie's awe was eaten by dogs, and he dared to call the big guys in the team to pick and roll.

Michael Olowokandi ran up slowly. The lack of eyes at the back of his head may be a major shortcoming in Wei Xia's life.Therefore, he failed to witness Olowokandi's tortoise-like movement speed, debtor-like attitude and procrastination-like execution ability, coupled with a proper illegal pick-and-roll, it is simply full of five poisons.

The worst thing McCants did was run Olowokandi on the pick-and-roll.

As soon as his pick-and-roll arrived, Wei Xia clearly felt that the opponent's pick-and-roll method was irregular. Half a second later, the referee blew his whistle, which turned out to be a cover foul.

"Although we are all substitutes, there is a clear difference between you and me." Wei Xia's words made McCants stop his defense.

He shouldn't have stopped, he knew that Wei Xia's trash talk was always hidden with faint ridicule.

"I'm not going to drag the team down, and you give the team a turnover the first time you attack with the ball." Wesha turned around and kept talking. "I will be very troubled if you insist that we are at the same level. Have you ever seen someone confuse Michael Olowokandi with Hakeem Olajuwon?"

"What did you say?" the innocent Olowokandi yelled over his shoulder.

Wei Xia said that he had no malicious intentions.

Olowokandi was annoyed and anxious when he heard that, he gritted his teeth and ran back, glancing at Wei Xia from time to time.

Wei Xia doesn't plan to go inside to seek life for the time being, so his hostility has no effect.

On the left, Bryant leans low against Hassell.

Wei Xia hangs the biography.

Kobe's low-post offense attracted the defense of two other Timberwolves players. Weaver in the bottom corner was already empty, but Kobe never partnered with Weaver.

Ignored by Kobe, Weaver was not angry at all. His hand ready to catch the ball applauded Kobe's double-team shot at any time.On the self-cultivation of a licking dog, is there anything more?

Szczerbiak found an opportunity in the chaos, a jumper from the wing, and a score on the board.

33 is better than 29
Kobe's desire to attack is quite strong. He was double-teamed in the low position just now, so he switched sides this time.

Wei Xia still looked for him to pass the ball.

Compared with Parker, his choice is more extreme, and the first pass choice is always Kobe.

He didn't seem to know that it was impossible for Kobe to pass the ball out at this time. Even if the Timberwolves used three people to defend, he still dribbled the ball and rushed to the middle outside the paint area, stopped and started quickly, leaned back sharply, and did his best. The moment of the shot was as beautiful as a painting.

The Timberwolves had three players jumping at the same time as him, and those guys didn't interfere.

They just watched Kobe play solo by himself up close.

31 is better than 33
Is there any reason for this kind of ball?

Kobe became more and more aware that the current system of the Lakers cannot play the triangle offense that dominates the league. If he continues to attack the low post hard, they will lose more games.

To break the enemy's encirclement, he needs a lot of face-to-basket attacks with the ball.

"Do you only pass the ball to Kobe?" McCants seemed to be restless.

Wei Xia defended patiently, his arms spread apart like a spider's web wrapping McCants inside.

McCants is not an authentic No. [-] position, he is a No. [-] position, but in the NBA, his height has no advantage in playing the No. [-] position, and his ability to control movement is insufficient when playing the No. [-] position.

His provocation against Wei Xia returned a tighter defense than before.

In the absence of Garnett, the Timberwolves have no one to help McCants share.

When they saw McCants trapped at the top of the arc, their first reaction was not to go up to pick and roll or respond, but to open up the space and let him do it by himself.

The last thing McCants needs right now is support from his teammates.

Their support was too heavy for him to bear.

The unbearable defensive pressure brought McCants back to the past, which was a not-too-distant past.

The last time he was so embarrassed by Wei Xia was 7 months ago.

Unexpectedly, more than half a year later, he still couldn't do anything about Wei Xia's defense.The referee's exclusive targeting of rookies seems to be ineffective in the duel between rookies and rookies. Otherwise, why are the referees indifferent to Wei Xia's oppression?McCants was so defended that he felt resentful. He didn't know what the referee was thinking, and didn't call a foul?
However, Wei Xia did not foul at all, and his every move was legal. McCants' clumsy ability to hold the ball, met his kind of Zen entanglement, and became aggressive chasing defense under the influence of Kobe. It is simply a nightmare.

With McCants wasting 15 seconds alone, his teammates finally realized that the rookie needed support.

It's too late.

Desperate McCants charged Weixia, but failed to protect the ball's hand and was dropped by a knife.

McCants' body fell to the front, but the ball was lost behind.

Wei Xia picked up the ball that McCants dropped and rushed to the frontcourt quickly.

Garnett stood up and watched Weixia rush to the Timberwolves' defense zone, and no one could interfere with him.

It was at this time that Wei Xia reached the point of emotional excitement. He stepped on the free throw line and jumped with all his strength-the free throw line in actual combat dunked on the line.

Skywalker's talent fully bloomed in Wei Xia.

The fans at the Target Center couldn't help screaming, and Wei Xia's dunk made this cold city feel a little warm.

"This is the longest dunk I've ever seen in my career!"

Even the target center commentator applauded.

Wei Xia landed, the Timberwolves called a timeout, and the two sides tied.

The 15-point advantage accumulated in the first quarter has been squandered. What's worse, the Lakers are on the rise. Kobe's killer mode is on. One-on-three is just a routine operation, and Wei Xia seems to have found his best form since the start of the new season.

McCants wants to avoid Wesha.

You can deliberately avoid passers-by, but if passers-by take the initiative to find you, there is nothing you can do.

"Based on you, it doesn't seem shameful that I like to pass the ball." Wei Xia had a faint smile on his face. If everyone who spat trash talk was as gentle as him, there would be no more violent incidents in the NBA. "Goodbye, I hope to see you make mistakes on the court tonight."

McCants turned back angrily, and viciously pointed his middle finger at Wei Xia.

The funniest scene happened!

He thought the referee couldn't see his action, but he could.

The moment McCants raised his middle finger, the referee, who was chatting with the other two referees, ran and whistled, pointed at McCants from a distance, and announced to the audience that the Timberwolves welcomed a technical foul.

Just as the audience wanted to express their dissatisfaction with the referee, the on-site director tacitly cut the picture of McCants angrily pointing the middle finger to the big screen.

Clearly, he deserved it.

There were boos from the audience, and someone called McCants parallel.

Wei Xia, who caused trouble, ignored the opponent's middle finger, especially when the opponent has already been punished, there is no need to worry about it.He has nothing to do with himself, hangs high, turns around and leaves like a passerby.

　The monthly ticket has reached 500, you are very capable (gritting teeth), so I owe 10 chapters.And two chapters have been added before, so it actually owes 8 chapters.At present, I can only squeeze the toothpaste slowly.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)