I really can't handle the ball

Chapter 93 Tough Defense

After substitutions and adjustments, the game continued.

Nash took the referee's pass and made another penalty.

4: 6!

The ball is converted and the Timberwolves attack.

"Alien" Cassel dribbled the ball to the outside of the three-point line and passed the ball to Garnett who wanted the ball from the high post on the left.

"Wolf King" received the pass, singled Nowitzki face-to-face, made a few tentative shots, failed to shake the "driver", and then suddenly pulled up and shot.

Seeing this, Nowitzki immediately rushed to interfere.

Although Nowitzki failed to interfere with the shot, Garnett didn't feel good and missed the shot in an instant.

Bang bang!Fight with anger!
Nesterovic blocked Olowokandi, Li Xuan retreated to the basket and grabbed the rebound.

The Mavericks attacked, Nash dribbled to the top of the arc, made a tactical gesture, and called his teammates to play a pick-and-roll.

Nowitzki did not run forward to cover, but took Garnett who was defending himself away as much as possible, and did not give him a chance to help defend.

Li Xuan stepped forward and successfully played a pick-and-roll with Nash.

The quality of the pick-and-roll this time was very high. Li Xuan firmly blocked Cassel, who was trying to squeeze through the screen, and also hung up Sprewell, who was switching defenses, and failed to let him catch up with Nash in the first place.

Nash broke through to the free throw line, got a good chance, and made a jumper with an emergency stop.

6: 6!

In the next round, the Timberwolves let Cassel single Nash to increase the success rate.

After continuously dribbling the ball under the crotch, Cassel quickly made a forward change and broke through to the inside.

Nash slipped and moved laterally to block, but was forcibly squeezed away by Cassell, falling behind by half a body.

After Cassel made a successful breakthrough, he did not enter the penalty area and directly shot a mid-range jumper.

At this moment, a long arm suddenly jumped out from beside Khalil, and slapped the basketball that had just been shot out of the baseline.

Li Xuan, who was still entangled with Gary Trent in the high position on the right before, immediately gave up his defender when he saw Nash was broken, and quickly ran towards the basket to help defend. Starman" is a big hot pot.

"Oh! It's unbelievable! Li Xuan's defensive awareness is too good. His powerful blocking made the Timberwolves miss an excellent scoring opportunity." The Mavericks commentator said excitedly.

The Timberwolves sent the baseline ball, and Garnett, who was on the low post on the right, received the basketball. Seeing that the attack time was running out, he made a big jumper directly against Nowitzki's defense.

Bang bang!Fight with anger!
Nesterovic grabbed the rebound and passed it to Nash to advance with a dribble.

After receiving the ball, Nash dribbled and immediately passed the ball.

Li Xuan, who had just crossed the halfway line, received the pass and quickly passed the ball forward without showing off his poor ball-handling skills.

When Li Xuan passed the ball, a tall black figure ran past him and quickly rushed towards the basket.

When Li Xuan saw Garnett running past him, his first reaction was: This is too fast!
Then he realized that his teammates might suffer, and it was too late to remind him, so he could only speed up and rush to the basket, hoping to save the situation.

At the same time, Finley broke into the penalty area after receiving the ball. Seeing that there was no defense under the basket, he jumped up vigorously, stretched his body in the air, and wanted to hit a powerful tomahawk dunk.

Just as Finley dunked the basketball towards the hoop, he felt a huge force acting on the basketball, causing him to lose control of the ball.

Clap!
Finley's inevitable dunk was slapped away by Garnett chasing behind him.

"Oh my god! The ultimate chasing block, which is more difficult and more exciting than Li's block before."

As soon as the commentator finished speaking, warm applause and deafening cheers erupted from the audience.

Make no mistake, the Mavericks fans weren't cheering Garnett's chasing cap, but Li Xuan hit a key three-pointer from the perimeter.

After the basketball was slapped vigorously on the backboard, it bounced near the free throw line, bounced a few times on the floor and rolled out of the three-point line, just in time to be picked up by Li Xuan who rushed over.

At this time, Garnett, who was under the basket, had no time to make up the defense, so he could only pray that he missed the shot and be ready to grab the rebound.

Swish!Hollow into the net!

9: 6!

Looking back, the Timberwolves wanted to pay back.

With the help of Gary Trent's screen, Sprewell got rid of Finley's defense, but ushered in a bigger trouble.

The "madman" holding the ball outside the three-point line on the right looked at the rookie in front of him, showed a contemptuous expression, and then sprayed trash talk.

"Boy, I want to let you know how to respect seniors!"

"You can try it if you have the ability."

After Li Xuan's tit-for-tat response, he opened his arms and made a posture of being ready for battle.

Seeing this, Sprewell sneered, so that he would not be fooled by a rookie, he continuously changed direction under the crotch, and the moment he saw Li Xuan's center of gravity shifted, he immediately accelerated and broke through to the penalty area.

He thought he had missed the rookie, but what the "madman" didn't expect was that the No. 10 rookie of the Mavericks appeared in front of him again in the blink of an eye, blocking his way.

Seeing this situation, Sprewell was not worried, relying on his strong body, he should be able to squeeze through the "thin" rookie.

After a while, the two fought hand to hand and had a fierce physical confrontation.

"Madman" was a little skeptical of life, he couldn't squeeze the rookie in front of him, and even made himself staggered back a step or two.

Seeing this situation, Li Xuan took advantage of the victory to pursue, and directly stepped forward to defend, forcing Sprewell to stop.

After the "Madman" was forced to stop, he heard his teammates call him to pass the ball, but he couldn't save face in his heart, and didn't want to be laughed at by his teammates for not being able to handle a rookie.

So, Sprewell slammed Li Xuan away fiercely, squeezed out the space, and immediately shot back with a jumper.

Li Xuan, who was knocked half of his body, immediately jumped up and straightened his long arms to interfere with shooting.

Because Li Xuan's defensive height is really scary, under his interference, "Madman" not only couldn't aim, but also couldn't control his shooting hand shape.

The basketball fell directly out of bounds after drawing a beautiful arc in the air.

"Beautiful! Li's oppressive defense caused the Timberwolves to make a mistake. I have to admit that Li's defense is too good." The live commentator shouted excitedly.

The ball was switched, the Mavericks attacked, Nash and Li Xuan continued to play pick-and-roll cooperation according to the gourd.

Seeing this, Garnett did not step forward to help defend, and still defended beside Nowitzki, although the head coach Saunders emphasized that he should always pay attention to the movements of the No. 10 rookie.

But the primary goal of "Wolf King" is still Nowitzki. After all, the core of this Mavericks team is "Silver Horn King".

This time, Nash chose to pass the ball, and after receiving the ball, Li Xuan misplaced and singled Kassel.

The "alien" Cassel is only 191 cm tall. Faced with his defense, Li Xuan directly pulled up and shot.

Cassell wanted to interfere, but he was a little powerless, the difference in height and wingspan was too much, and he seriously doubted that the rookie in front of him was definitely taller than 203 centimeters.

Swish!Hollow into the net!

11: 6!

There was thunderous applause in the auditorium, and cheers and shouts resounded through the arena.

On the sidelines, Timberwolves coach Saunders immediately requested a timeout and called the players back to the bench.

He didn't complete any of the tasks he gave before the game, so he needed to beat up this group of rebellious wolf cubs.

(End of this chapter)