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Chapter 574 Superman Can't Make Free Throws
Garnett was suspended for six games, and many thought the Timberwolves would lose some of those six games.

As a result, the Timberwolves won five games, the last of which was an away game against the Magic.

At eleven o'clock in the morning, the Timberwolves arrived in Orlando. This city full of orange flavors has already waited for their favorite son.

Dwight Howard, the last No. [-] high school student in the NBA, the first impression of Howard is his amazing physical fitness, the bounce that allows him to kiss the basket, the strength that allows him to run rampant in the penalty area, and the super long With his wingspan and gas-like explosive power, he tells people that he is the unique controller in the penalty area with his dunks and rebounds as if nothing happened.

Bai Jidong remembered him. This mentally handicapped self-proclaimed "Superman" left a deep impression on him at the World Championships.

The game is about to start. The Timberwolves will start with Olowokandi, Webber, Bai Jidong, Battier and Ukic; the Magic will start with Howard, Grant Hill, Hedo Kottglu and Tony Batty. , Jameer Nelson as the starter.

Howard stands on the center line, and Olowokandi jumps with him.Don't look at Olowokandi's height advantage, but he can't suppress Howard on the jump ball.

Howard's bullet speed is amazing, and the explosive power of the instant bounce can only be compared with Sean Kemp back then.

Howard hit the ball into Nelson's hands and the game officially began.

Nelson passed the ball to Howard, who was in a back position. Ukic double-teamed and failed, allowing Howard to get the ball.

Kottgrew cut to the basket from the baseline and was about to catch the ball, but Bai Weidong blocked his position.

Unexpectedly, Howard passed the ball inward at this time, causing Bai Jidong to break the ball, "You are really a superman who has brought good news to mankind, I accept the basketball!"

Howard yelled loudly, hoping that his teammates would help him pull Bai Jidong down.

It was too late, Bai Jidong accelerated past Kottgrew, and rushed to the frontcourt together with Battier.

Choose one of the two, the Magic will definitely choose to defend against Bai Jidong.

When the defender came in front of him, Bai Jidong passed the ball to Battier's hands.

Battier caught the ball and made a three-pointer.

"Starting 5-0, the Timberwolves are in better condition than expected. If this offensive is maintained, the Timberwolves will usher in the return of KG with a record of victory."

"I am very optimistic about the prospects of the Timberwolves. As long as there are no large-scale injuries and as long as they are united, they will be the most powerful championship contenders this season."

The Timberwolves have figured out the Magic's routines, whether it's Nelson's breakthrough pass or his pick-and-roll attack with Howard.

Howard's pick-and-roll quality is very high. As long as he blocks it, the defender must be rid of it.Relying on Howard's pick-and-roll, Nelson repeatedly reached the three-point line, taking advantage of the confusion of the opponent's defense, and distributed the ball to Howard.

Now they are facing the Timberwolves who came prepared.

In order to deal with their pick-and-roll offense, Casey asked the players to practice hundreds of times, which was a small success.

Howard helped Nelson block Ukic and slid down by himself.

Olowokandi blocks in front of Howard, allowing Nelson to lob the ball.There are good and bad lobs. The advantage is that it can avoid steals. The disadvantage is that the receiver cannot pay attention to the movement around him.

Howard took the ball and was about to attack, but Bai Jidong approached like a ghost, and cut off Howard's ball forcefully, making another steal.

Just as he was about to fight back, Grant Hill flashed in front of Bai Jidong, fouled hard, and blocked their attack, "I won't let you succeed."

Bai Jidong threw the ball to the outside referee, "Congratulations on your comeback from injury."

"It's really ruthless." Bai Jidong looked at the palm mark on his arm.

Unexpectedly, he is humble, peaceful, handsome, and elegant. As a top student who graduated from the prestigious Duke University, Grant Hill has just left him.

"It seems that frequent injuries have made your temper sour."

"It doesn't matter at all," Hill said as he ran. "A game is a game."

Hill left Bai Jidong with a strong back, and Bai Jidong has nothing to say about this person.

As one of the original Jordan successors, Hill's career started dreamily.

In Hill's first 6 years in the league, he played almost every season and performed well.

In his rookie season, Hill's joining allowed the Detroit Pistons to win 8 more games than the previous season, and in the following 5 years, Hill led the Pistons to the playoffs 4 times.

He's the kind of star the league needs, cool, good looking, and kind.However, he struggled repeatedly in the playoffs with the Pistons and never made it past the first round.

At that time, the Pistons were very talented, but they would be defeated in the first round by the Eagles and Heat and other teams that were still in the middle of the league at that time.

The inability to go far in the playoffs is part of the reason that led to Hill leaving the Pistons and switching to the Magic (the other part is the seven-year $7 million contract that the Magic offered him. Understandably, no one can turn down money).

But Hill failed to become the true son of the Magic. In the first three seasons of the Pistons, Hill only played 47 games, and the Magic fell to the bottom without any accident. They got the real savior.

Now, when Hill is rarely healthy, he starts to think about his career and the future. He has to find a way to continue to survive in the league, even if the most authoritative doctor in Orlando tells him.

"Your career should be over. If you continue, you may have to walk in a wheelchair for the rest of your life."

Hill did not listen to the doctor's advice and continued to work hard in the league.

"It's all right?" Battier saw bloodstains on Bai Jidong's arm.

Bai Jidong smiled and said, "It's okay, let's serve."

Battier sent the ball, a little worried about Bai Jidong's injury, "I suggest you go down and have the team doctor clean it up."

Bai Jidong shook his head and said: "No need, this kind of skin trauma is nothing, and there is no bleeding, so it won't affect me."

Ukic used the pick-and-roll to get to the basket, and Howard showed terrifying defense power.

Even Garnett doesn't have this sense of oppression that stands in the center and frightens the crowd.

The scariest thing about Garnett's help defense is the defensive area. Garnett is too fast, and Howard feels like building a no-fly zone.

Ukic's layup was not blocked, but it greatly affected the feel of the layup.

After failing to make a layup, Howard took the rebound and threw it to Nelson who ran back.Nelson was extremely fast and passed it to Kottgrew.

Bai Jidong has already chased him back, one defense against two, the task is arduous.

Kottgrew started from the free throw line with the ball, the rhythm was very slow and weird, first he swayed to the right, making Bai Jidong think he was going to pass to Nelson, and then he stepped to the left and directly shot for a layup.

"It's really interesting, the action just now was very powerful." Bai Jidong praised.

Kottegrew didn't want to communicate with him, Bai Jidong suddenly wanted to switch to defend, because Kottegrew didn't talk to him, it was boring.

"Sean, switch defenses with me, anyway, these two people are similar."

Battier spread his hands and said, "I have no objection, you can change it if you want."

After switching positions like this, Bai Jidong ran to the front court, and Kottgrew stood in front of him.

Bai Jidong said: "We changed the defense, don't you change? Now I am facing Grant, if you don't change, I will blow you up."

Kottgrew is an obedient person, he will do whatever the coach tells him to do, so he will not make decisions without authorization, and still choose to defend Bai Jidong.

"Your courage is admirable, but there is a price to pay for being a warrior. I hope you are ready." After Bai Jidong said, he looked at Ukic, "Roco, give me the ball!"

Ukić passed the ball, and Bai Jidong decided to score the ball. With a quick swipe, he opened the space and made a shot, but he missed the shot.

The shooting god doesn't seem to want to see Bai Jidong being so arrogant, and reminds him in this way: the most important thing to be a human being is to keep a low profile.

"The Timberwolves' shooting percentage has dropped during this period. This is a good opportunity for Orlando. I hope their outside line can seize this opportunity."

"To do this, it's not just the outside line, Dwight has to go all out."

Everyone wants someone to check and balance the Timberwolves, but they don't want the Timberwolves to lose.

Just like the protagonist, we all want the protagonist to go through some tests, but in the end, the protagonist will definitely defeat the opponent. Everyone wants to see a thrilling process and a happy ending.

Howard is not the main attack point of the Magic, his role lies in the defensive end and rebounding rush.

When attacking, Howard's task is to keep pick-and-roll for outside players and cover for off-ball players, while he himself cuts in when there is a need for it.Given the opportunity, his teammates will quickly pass the ball to him and use his amazing explosiveness to finish the offense.

Nelson did a pick-and-roll attack with Howard again.Through the pick-and-roll, Nelson made a jumper and missed.

Howard picked up the rebound, grabbed it, leaned against Webber, swayed suddenly, jumped to the basket, was about to dunk, but was stopped by Olowokandi with a foul.

"You can't stop me! Superman will crush you one by one!"

Howard yelled, he excitedly took the first free throw, three non-stick.

Well, three non-stick.

"Yeah!" Bai Jidong clapped efficiently, "We really can't stop Superman from taking free throws." "Shut up! It was just an accident!" Howard roared.

Then came the second penalty, hitting the iron.

"Thank you, Superman!" Bai Jidong shouted.

Howard ran away in disgrace.

(End of this chapter)