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Chapter 457 The Love and Hate between Nuo Tianwang and Garnett
"Guys, we sealed Dallas in the regular season, and now we need to do it again." Sanders doesn't believe the Mavericks can change so much in just two months.

Garnett said: "In fact, they are easy to fight, as long as the Germans are guarded."

Sanders can only smile wryly, who doesn't know?The question is who can defend Nowitzki?

And, there's another problem -- Harris' speed.

In the first half, Sanders used Hardaway, Ukic, and Christie to defend him in turn, with little effect.

The reason is simple. Harris is extremely fast and is better at playing pick-and-rolls and breaking through piles.

The fast speed will also circle the stakes, which has a huge impact on the Timberwolves' peripheral defense.

Looking at the whole team, the only one who can limit Harris is probably Bai Jidong.

If Bai Jidong is allowed to guard Harris, who will guard Josh Howard?Although Howard's damage to the defensive system is not as great as Harris, it is also an offensive point that cannot be underestimated.

Sanders fell into deep thought. Bai Jidong saw through his thoughts and said, "Coach, I'll defend against Devon Harris."

"You should know the crux of the matter," Sanders said.

"Yes, I know." Bai Jidong nodded.

"So, who will defend Josh Howard?" Sanders asked directly.

Bai Jidong said: "If I remember correctly, Bo Nu should have entered the activation list."

"Bonu? You want Bonu to defend Josh Howard?" Saunders didn't expect Bai Jidong to be so bold and want Vashabek to deal with Howard.

Bai Jidong said: "Although Bo Nu needs to be strengthened in many areas, but in terms of defense, except for me and Sean, there is no winger in the team who is better than him."

Vashabek was so excited that he didn't show it, just clutched the towel tightly and looked at Sanders pitifully.

Bai Jidong can only give suggestions, Sanders' decision is the key.

Sanders looked at Vashabek, "Bonu, do you know what kind of player Josh is?"

"Strong." This is Vasha Baker's only impression of Howard.

Sanders said, "If I put you in, would you be able to handle him?"

"I will do my best!"

This is where Vashabek matured. He didn't give guarantees like a hot-blooded young man, but just expressed his attitude.

Sanders made a decision, "Bo Nu, you start the second half, White Wolf, you play the first position."

"The number one position that I haven't seen for a long time." Bai Jidong smiled, and said to Ukic and the others: "You incompetent PGs are all your fault, and now I am going to play the number one position, alas. "

"You don't want to say such reluctant words with a happy face." Hardaway exposed Bai Jidong's thoughts on the spot: "You are obviously very happy."

"Of course I'm happy. When I first entered the league, I was the No. [-] player. I can't help it, because I can't compete with Scott and Michael, so I can only play the No. [-] position. When I think about it, I feel sad." Bai Jidong said sadly. Cover your face.

No one believed his words, because Bai Jidong played the No. [-] position with ease.

In fact, before coming to the Timberwolves, Bai Jidong played the No. [-] position for nearly ten years.This is why he is known as the second generation of magicians, because of his size, vision, and speed.

Although he has the body of an impact forward, he is an out-and-out point guard.

After coming to the Timberwolves, Bai Jidong no longer took care of everything, and Sanders placed him in the third position that was most suitable for him, which not only liberated his scoring ability, but also maximized his organization.

That's why he was able to average 30 points and 10 assists per game for two consecutive seasons.

In the second half, the Mavericks switched their starting center from Desagina Diop to Eric Dampier.

He was the tenth pick of the 96 Golden Generation, was selected by the Pacers, and was traded to the Warriors a year later.

Dampier played a good performance in the Warriors at the beginning of his career, and was led to the Mavericks by Cuban with a big contract.

The reason why Dampier was able to get that controversial high salary (7 million in 7300 years) was not because the Mavericks took a fancy to his scoring average of 12.3 points per game, but took a fancy to his defense.

Dampier is tall and long, and can be said to be a very good rebounder.Without particularly outstanding explosive power and jumping, coupled with a right knee injury, most of his rebounds rely on solid positioning and excellent anticipation.

In one-on-one low post defense, Dampier is an expert.

His strength, footwork, and his ability to speak to other centers in the league (except for outliers like Stoudemire).

However, Dampier lacks flexible inside footsteps and basic skills on the offensive end, and it is difficult to exert enough power in a fast offensive and defensive transition. Therefore, Diop, who has good athletic ability and passion for playing, is pushed to the bench. Mavericks second center."

Putting on Dampier means that the Mavericks want to slow down.

The Timberwolves didn't want to let it go, so they replaced Vashabek and Wayne Simien.

In this way, the Timberwolves' field lineup plus Bai Jidong, Battier, and Garnett is a lineup with both height, flexibility, impact, and athleticism.

"MVP, you haven't eaten me yet, are you going to run away?" Howard shouted.

Bai Jidong smiled and said: "If you think that 21 points is not considered eating you, then I take back what I said earlier, I don't plan to eat you anymore, because your skin is too thick, and I like to eat lean meat, so you have a thick skin Keep the face for yourself, I won't eat it."

"You!" Howard didn't expect Bai Jidong to turn such a thing into trash talk.

Afterwards, Bai Jidong walked up to Devon Harris: "Video game boy, your acting time is over."

"It is said that White Wolf's ability to get nicknames is terrible. I didn't believe it before, but now I believe it." Harris mocked.

Bai Jidong laughed and said, "You're really interesting. Could it be that I got it wrong? How dare you say you don't like playing video games?"

"This nickname is terrible!" Harris didn't want to accept this nickname at all.

Bai Jidong said: "Unless I think of something more suitable, you are just a boy who plays video games, so accept it generously and frankly."

"I say no!" Harris said.

"It's useless to refuse, I'm going to start kicking your ass, be careful." Bai Jidong received the serve and pushed forward.

Simien wandered in a high position, continuously screened and rolled his teammates, and then cut in along a diagonal line. Bai Jidong had a clear view and sent a beautiful goal.

Simeon took the ball and hit the ground, and he had to dunk with a hard jump.

How could Dampier let him succeed, he wanted to show off, he violently pressed Himien's dunk, letting him know that this is not a place where he can fly whenever he wants.

Dampier took the ball on the spot, and a pass was quickly given to Harris.

Harris moved swiftly, wanting to do what the eagle catches the goose, and hit the Timberwolves to counterattack.

This is why Sanders arranged for Bai Jidong to defend him.

With Bai Jidong around, Harris couldn't get up.To deal with fast speed, you have to use faster speed.

"How could it be so fast?" Harris couldn't believe what he saw.

Bai Weidong not only stood in front of him, but also moved sideways at an unbearably fast pace.

Although Bai Jidong's defense does not put as much pressure on the ball holder as Artest does, the tension caused by the hand-to-hand combat is still greater.

"Video game boy, do you feel panicked? Don't be afraid, I won't eat you again." Bai Jidong said with a smile.

Harris became more and more apprehensive and stopped, worried that Bai Jidong would press him on the spot.

Bai Jidong's defensive style is not pressing, unless he encounters an emergency, he will not easily press others.

In his view, defense is like boiling a frog in warm water, you have to play slowly.What's the fun in scaring your opponent to death at once?
What's the fun of defending when you come up like Artest and give your opponent a Tyson punch, KO the opponent, make the opponent feel psychologically shadowed, and dare not attack for the whole game?

Nowitzki was the last follow-up, and Harris passed the ball back and let him handle it.

Outside the three-point line, Nowitzki and Garnett directly faced each other.

These two representatives of insiders in the new era, one played like SG and the other played like SF.

In contrast, Nowitzki's offense is stronger, first flash, Garnett almost lost his position.

Then it was another shot to collect the ball, and Garnett was immediately shaken.

Nowitzki let off Garnett's block and forced a three-point foul caused by the opponent.

"Damn German, you know how to come and go, you fucking #￥!......"

Garnett, who was teased for a while, was dissatisfied, and wanted to pull Nowitzki to the corner and beat him for hundreds of rounds to see who was more ruthless.

Nowitzki was very calm, as if he disdained to have a verbal dispute with Garnett.

The more he behaved like this, the angrier Garnett became: "You fucking wait for me in the next round, I'm going to beat you!"

"My friend, you are too excited, you should go down and calm down." Nowitzki said lightly.

Garnett said: "Don't worry, I will calm down after I punch your shit out."

"You're so violent," Nowitzki said, shaking his head.

Bai Jidong does not want to participate in the battle between Garnett and Nowitzki, he is more concerned about the current situation of Vashabek: "How do you feel? Are you still used to this confrontation?"

"It's almost the same as the team training." Vashabek replied.

"So, you can adapt?" Bai Jidong asked pleasantly.

"Okay." Vashabek said, "That man is full of foul language and likes to do little tricks."

"Leave him alone, you are a rookie and he is a veteran, this loss must be taken, understand?" Bai Jidong said: "Don't take revenge."

"I won't, the best revenge is to win the game." Vashabek is very clear.

"That's right, it seems that I chose the right person." Bai Jidong patted Vashabek on the shoulder: "Let the fans see that you are not just good at dunking."

Vashabek calmed down and replied loudly: "Yes!"

(End of this chapter)