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Chapter 314 Defense is Lifeline

The Grizzlies are looking for teamwork more, using the outside assault ability to create opportunities for the inside.

Gasol has repeatedly succeeded with white chocolate breakthroughs, and he wants to use his actions to prove that he is not a softie.

To prove this is very simple, it is to beat the recognized tough guy Kevin Garnett in the playoffs.

This is undoubtedly a difficult task, Garnett is not a wooden man, will not stand still and watch him attack.

Garnett is undoubtedly a stronger inside line than Gasol. To gain an advantage against Garnett, Gasol must rely on his teammates.

This is what he planned from the beginning, various small-scale moves, so that his own ball holders can pay more attention to his position.

With ingenious movement, Gasol scored 8 points and 3 rebounds in less than half of the first quarter, which seemed to have a slight advantage over Garnett's 4 points and 5 rebounds.

Garnett is not a person who cares about numbers. He is willing to work hard where there is no data return.

It can be said that Garnett is the most selfless player of the Timberwolves. He is the kind of selfless person who can do anything with my statistics as long as he wins.

"Your big men don't seem to like defense very much, far worse than KG." Hardaway also didn't approve of Gasol's game style.

White Chocolate said: "Paul has Paul's game."

"Really? His game style is to defend in the air and attack with all his strength, am I right?" Hardaway's voice fell, and he dribbled the ball behind his back to break through the white chocolate.

Gasol pestered Hardaway, the two all the way from the free throw line to the outside.

Gasol defends Hardaway, which is a misplacement, but Hardaway doesn't do anything, and passes the ball directly to Garnett, who is already stuck in position.

Gasol is going to double-team, Garnett fast ball.

Hardaway received the ball, and Gasol put him three meters away. If there is such a large open space without a shot bag, I am sorry for Gasol's care.

"Defense! Defense! Where did Memphis' defense go?" Albert criticized: "Their offense is impressive, but the defense is like constipation. It's either leaking inside or outside. It's too shameful."

"If the defensive pillar is Pau Gasol, any team's defense will have problems." Elliott said mercilessly.

In fact, Gasol's defense is not as unbearable as imagined.

Excellent height and prominent wingspan doomed Gasol will not become a defensive black hole.

His defense is not the kind of defense that can build a system and serve as a barrier.

It can only be said that Gasol's defense does not hold back.

For a playoff team, a defensive core that doesn't hold back the team isn't enough.

Gasol does not have this condition, which is why Garnett has always said that Gasol is a soft guy. He hates soft and powerless insiders.

"You Spanish sissy, are you ready to attack?" Garnett yelled at Gasol.

Gasol asked for the ball, and his teammates had "Are you serious?" looks on their faces.

Seeing him so persistent, his teammates could only pass the ball.

Gasol kicks Garnett with the ball.

Embarrassingly, he couldn't move Garnett's body no matter how he arched.

Garnett sits behind Gasol like a black mountain.

Seeing that Garnett couldn't move, Gasol broke through the basket and held it high and forced a throw. The ball would hit the backboard, bounced a few times, and luckily fell into the basket.

"His handwork is really delicate." Bai Jidong said.

Not to mention defense, his offense is really good, and he can still forcefully turn into a face-to-basket attack after being defended like that by Garnett, which is really amazing.

Posey said, "Of course, Paul is the strongest Spaniard I've ever seen!"

"Does he mind if you call him that?" Bai Jidong asked.

"Mind, that's why I only call it that in front of other people," Percy said.

The Grizzlies' defense looked vulnerable to the Timberwolves' high-quality ball movement.

Bai Jidong didn't put in much effort, just borrowed his teammates' pick-and-roll cover, threaded the needle, ran to the tactical point, and Garnett passed the ball to him.

Bai Jidong catches the ball with one hand, lifts it up, shakes Posey who is chasing and defending, and then makes a shot slowly.

Just like the shooting practice on the training ground, no panic can be seen from Bai Jidong's movements.

Percy said in surprise, "You're so calm that you're not human."

"Shh!"

"Aww~~~" Bai Jidong said, "Of course I'm not a human being, I'm a wolf, the white wolf of Apolis!"

"Okay White Wolf." Percy smiled wryly.

Few people can become friends with Bai Jidong as an opponent, because Bai Jidong's mouth is really unpleasant.

It is because of Bai Jidong's endless trash talk that Posy formed a friendship with Bai Jidong, because Posy himself is also a chatterbox.

If you want to talk nonsense in trash talk, Bai Jidong is the first, and Posey is definitely the second.

These two people are recognized by all players as "talking a lot and not nutritious".

Trash talking made Posey famous among players, but what really made him settle on the court was his mad dog-like hard work and extremely good defense.

Posey is known as a defensive champion who can defend all positions except the inside.Every time Bai Weidong is facing each other, the head coach will send Posey to defend Bai Weidong.

Although Posey's defense may not be able to restrain Bai Jidong, it is already successful if he can make Bai Jidong deal with it seriously.

Tonight too, Posey defended Bai Jidong as usual, the conversation between the two was like a homely chatter, but the real action was not ambiguous at all.

He failed to defend Bai Jidong just now, so now he has to return the ball.

Posey is familiar with Gasol's points, and he knows where Gasol will pass the ball.

"Paul!" Percy called out, trying to get Gasol to notice him.

Gasol tosses the basketball sideways like a hook.

Posey secretly passed the ball, and the pass was really tricky.

Those who didn't know thought it was a shot, but in fact, it was an alley-oop pass.

Posey approached the basket, jumped up with all his strength, grabbed the ball with both hands and was about to dunk.

Bai Weidong came from behind and kicked the ball from behind Posey with his fingers.

"Fucking fast!" Percy yelled.

Posey's ball hit the backboard under Bai Jidong's point.

After landing, Bai Weidong leaned against Posey, grabbed the ball, and said, "Fast break!"

"White wolf!" Hadaway ran forward knowingly.

Bai Jidong dribbles the ball quickly, Posey is like a deadly ghost, wanting Bai Jidong to repay his loss.

"James, do you think this kind of defense is very powerful? Actually, it is full of loopholes." After Bai Jidong finished speaking, he took a stride and slapped the ball from his hips left and right, like a grasshopper that would jump up at any time, Percy shakes away.

Percy's eyes widened, "You bloody bastard!"

"Thank you for not saying that." Bai Jidong didn't give Percy the chance to ask "What did you say?"

Before halftime, Bai Jidong scooped up the basketball with his left hand and threw it forward with all his strength.

As the opponent, White Chocolate exclaimed: "The imagination of this ball has exploded!"

"Oh my god! A low-handed long pass across the court?" Albert said in shock, "What a powerful control it is."

"Don't be surprised, this is the white wolf!" Elliott said.

Battier jumped to catch the ball, and Mike Miller, who was in trouble with him, missed the defensive opportunity to catch the ball.

Bai Jidong seemed to have taken everything into consideration, the strength of the ball, where it landed, and the defender's tackle, all meticulous.

Battier made a shot from outside the three-point line, and Miller had no choice but to scold Bai Jidong secretly, "You dare to pass this kind of ball, you are such a shitty bastard!" (Voice-over: Do you know what the sentence is?)
"White Wolves! White Wolves! White Wolves!" the cries from the target center sent the Grizzlies players into a low mood.

Bai Jidong turned what was supposed to be a bayonet hit playoffs into an exhibition match.

Grizzlies coach Mike Fratello had to stop the game, "Guys, look up, the game has just begun. The game just now proved that we have a chance to attack them. Now let's make this place quieter." Bar!"

"Find the rhythm again, this is not our rhythm, try to put everyone in the game, we are a team, everyone must participate!" Sanders shouted.

This is the game philosophy of the Timberwolves. Although there are two superstars, positional warfare is a teamwork style of play.

Both Bai Jidong and Garnett are selfless players, but Bai Jidong takes more on the offensive end.

Bai Jidong can do what Garnett is not good at.

Both of them can put down their bodies to cover for teammates if need be.

This is exactly what Sanders wants to see, and this is what the previous outside cores of the Timberwolves could not do.

Back from the timeout, the Grizzlies adjusted properly and played a horn attack, and Posey completed the final blow.

"Memphis' offense has been good, and if they keep going like that, the game has a chance, as long as they get the feel for the defense while keeping the offense."

"I still say the same thing, if Pau Gasol is the gate of the inside, then no matter how strong the team's defense is, there will be problems."

Elliot Black Gasol is not once or twice, Gasol is used to it.

What makes Gasol most resentful is that the front foot commentator has just finished talking about the Grizzlies' defensive problems, and the Timberwolves will definitely attack the basket next.

In this way, the audience will continue to deepen the impression that "the Grizzlies' defense is not good because of Gasol".

(End of this chapter)