I really can't handle the ball

Chapter 95 Blood Cap Garnett
The intermission is over and the second quarter begins.

Since Garnett played the entire first quarter, he didn't play at the beginning of the second quarter, recharging his energy on the bench.

For the Mavericks, Li Xuan and Nowitzki also sat on the bench to rest, and Nash led the rotation for the game.

Without the two major defense masters on the field, the offense of the two teams became smoother, but the defensive strength did not weaken at all, and the physical confrontation was still very intense.

Without the threat of Garnett's help defense, and the main force of the Timberwolves basically resting off the court, Jamison, who didn't play long in the first quarter, was ordered to act as the main attacker in the rotation stage.

Not to mention, Jamison really has the potential to play the sixth man. The opponents he encountered in the rotation stage were not strong, which well concealed his weakness in defense. He only needed to focus on offense. Like a duck to water, scoring consecutive points.

On the sidelines, the head coach of the Mavericks' eyes lit up, calculating the pros and cons in his mind, and felt that it would be a good idea to let Li Xuan start.

The Timberwolves will not sit still. During the rotation stage, the offensive responsibility falls on the shoulders of "Madman" Sprewell. During this period, he has unlimited firepower and is no longer restricted. He completely frees himself, uses difficult shots and Attacking the basket frequently scored points, and did not let the point difference widen.

About 3 minutes into the second quarter, the head coaches of both sides began to make substitution adjustments.

The Timberwolves replaced Garnett and Cassel.

The Mavericks replaced Li Xuan, Nowitzki and Finley.

The ball is converted and the Timberwolves attack.

Garnett ran to the free throw line and played a pick-and-roll with Cassell.

"Alien" Cassel broke through to the inside with the help of a screen, and Delk bypassed the pick-and-roll and quickly chased and defended.

After finishing the screen, Garnett cut to the basket and was firmly blocked by Nowitzki, not giving him any chance.

Garnett and Nowitzki entangled together, spouting trash talk in their mouths.

"Hey! Dirk, this is not your playing style. Why did it suddenly become hard? I won't be able to adapt for a while."

"To each other, we both have similar playing styles, why should you be hard and I will be soft!"

After Nowitzki finished speaking, he ignored Garnett and focused on defense.

Seeing that he couldn't influence Nowitzki's mentality, Garnett stopped talking in vain and confronted him directly, trying to squeeze the softie away, but failed.

Seeing that Garnett failed to follow up, Cassel could only handle the ball by himself. Facing the basket guarded by Li Xuan, to be honest, he was still a little weak.

No mistake, Li Xuan's role on the court at this time is the power forward position.

In order to prevent Li Xuan from having to face Garnett, the good brother Nowitzki stepped forward and used his body to feed the wolf.

And the Timberwolves' power forward Mark Madsen is only 206 cm tall. He is a rough insider with rough skills, and Li Xuan can handle it completely.

When Cassell was hesitant, he was chased by Delk and fell into a dilemma. In desperation, he passed the ball to Madsen, who was unguarded in the low post.

Madsen just thought of a jump shot when he received the pass, but he saw Li Xuan appearing in front of him in an instant, so scared that he almost missed the ball.

Facing Li Xuan's oppressive defense, Madsen failed to choose to shoot, but passed the ball out, expressing that he did not want to take the blame.

The Timberwolves' offense was paralyzed, Cassel received a pass back, seeing that the attack time was running out, he could only forcefully shoot against Delk's defense.

Bang bang!Fight with anger!
Li Xuan returned to the basket to grab the rebound and passed it to Delk to dribble forward.

The Timberwolves did not give the Mavericks a chance to play a defensive counterattack. Garnett took the lead in retreating back and was always ready to help defend.

Failed to make a fast break, the Mavericks quickly fell into positional warfare.

Nowitzki singled Madsen with the ball in the high position on the right, while Garnett was taken to the left corner by Li Xuan, and he was not given a chance to help defend.

Without double-teaming, the "driver" played very comfortably. After shaking, he quickly connected and turned around, passed Madsen, and hit a mid-range fadeaway jumper.

32: 26!

Looking back, Garnett returned a big jumper against Nowitzki's defense, biting the score.

Immediately afterwards, the Mavericks wanted to repeat the same trick and let Nowitzki play singles again, but was interfered by Garnett who rushed over and failed to continue scoring.

The Timberwolves also failed to seize the opportunity to catch up with the score. "Alien" Cassel couldn't break into the paint, "Wolf King" Garnett was also entangled by Dirk Nowitzki, and other Timberwolves players were also unable to break through. Reliable, as long as it is slightly disturbed, it will strike iron.

On the other hand, for the Mavericks, Li Xuan was always taken care of by Garnett, and he didn't get a good shot. Instead, he used his outside shooting ability as a restraint, so that Garnett could not assist in the defense in time and create opportunities for his teammates.

But Nowitzki and Finley didn't feel so good that they couldn't pull the score apart.

So, in the next few rounds, the two sides fell into an iron fight again.

When the second quarter lasted about 7 minutes, the head coaches of both sides replaced all the main players on the field, ready to give it a go.

The Mavericks had the ball, and Nash dribbled to the top of the arc to organize the offense.

Li Xuan ran to the bottom corner on the right and took Garnett away from his teammates.

Garnett noticed the Mavericks' tactical intentions, looked unhappy, and began to spray trash talk again.

"Don't think that if you take me away from your teammates, I won't be able to assist in the defense. I will let you know that I rule within the three-point line."

"Rookie, don't you feel angry? Under my defense, you haven't scored for a long time. Don't you want to score and accept the cheers of the fans?"

"Look at how soft your boss is, if it were me, I would just drive past the defender and break through to the basket for a dunk!"

Li Xuan ignored Garnett's trash talk, and stood in the bottom corner like an old monk in meditation, without saying a word.

After spraying and spraying, Garnett couldn't spray anymore, and complained in his heart: "This guy is not a rock like Duncan, is he?"

At the same time, Nowitzki played a high single on the left, turned around and passed Madsen with flexible feet, and rushed into the penalty area.

Seeing this, Garnett stopped entangled with Li Xuan, and immediately retreated to the basket to defend.

The "driver" saw Garnett coming towards him and passed the ball to Nash who was near the free throw line.

After Nash received the ball, he immediately distributed it to Li Xuan in the right corner without stopping.

Li Xuan received the pass, pulled it out, and shot.

Garnett, who hurried back, rushed forward to interfere, but Li Xuan shot too fast and failed to block the basketball.

Swish!Hollow into the net!

After scoring the goal, Li Xuan pointed a finger at Garnett, and then quickly returned to defense.

Looking back, the Timberwolves attacked.

Garnett stuck Nowitzki in the high position on the left and asked for the ball. He wanted to fight back and should not be underestimated by the rookie.

After leaning back a few times, Garnett suddenly squeezed Nowitzki away, and immediately turned around and broke through to the basket before connecting.

When the "Wolf King" came to the penalty area, he leaned on Nesterovic who came to make up the defense, and after a physical confrontation, he threw the basketball in his hand to the basket.

At this moment, a figure flashed past Garnett, and then he heard a loud noise.

Clap!
Li Xuan, who rushed to the basket to help defend, took off vigorously, stretched out his long arms, and shot the rising basketball out of the bottom line.

After successfully blocking the shot, Li Xuan landed firmly on the floor, and then raised his arms to accept the cheers of the fans.

Garnett looked at the arrogant back of the No. 10 rookie, and roared in his heart: "Boy, you have angered me. From now on, I will not let you make any more shots. I will completely stare at you!" Little rookie!"

(End of this chapter)