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Chapter 634

In Game 1 of the Western Conference finals, the Timberwolves narrowly lost to the Spurs at home, ending their eight-game winning streak in the playoffs.

The outside world is turbulent, which means that the Timberwolves have lost their home court advantage.

Game2
Bill Simmons was a special guest in the commentary booth at Target Center.

His work is different from that of a full-time commentator like Brin, but his understanding of basketball and the mastery of the inside story are not comparable to Brin.

"Did you read my column about Duncan being underrated?" Simmons asked.

Puzzled on Brin's face: "Duncan's article? The whole column?"

"Yes." Simmons nodded.

Brin shook his head and said: "I may have read it, but for articles that I am not interested in, I usually read the first two paragraphs to show my respect to the author, then quickly jump to the next article, and take a moment to forget what I just saw. Content."

Simmons was stunned by Breen's loose approach: "Are you kidding me? TD is the best player in the past ten years."

"I like TD, but for me, TD is too dull, I prefer White Wolf, White Wolf is the strongest player after MJ." It is not surprising that Breen said this, everyone knows he is A fan of Bai Jidong.

"Unless the White Wolf can lead the Timberwolves to three consecutive championships, he can't surpass TD's position in my heart." Simmons said.

Duncan has been a pain in Simmons' heart since the lottery in 1997, when the Spurs snatched him from his beloved Celtics when they had a 36 percent chance of picking up the No. [-] pick.

Simmons could only watch with envy and envy as Duncan brought the Spurs three championships.That number would be five were it not for Derek Fisher's magical 2004-second shot in 0.4 and Manu Ginobili's stupid foul on Dirk Nowitzki last season. (In his opinion)

The Timberwolves have no way out, this game must be won, otherwise the Spurs will cruelly push them into the abyss, into Ami Hell, let them completely end a potential dynasty.

Olowokandi jumped to get the ball for the Timberwolves. Bai Jidong grabbed the ball with one hand and brought it to the frontcourt. Bowen stood in front of him, with a look of "you don't want to think about it with me".

Bai Jidong lobbed the ball to Olowokandi and let him attack the basket directly.

Olowokandi had a chance to score, but unfortunately he met Duncan.

Duncan can't seem to block his shot, or at least it doesn't look like that.

Olowokandi also couldn't understand, why Duncan could block his ball so easily, he didn't jump at all, what's going on?

"TD's defensive position is excellent, it's even more standard than textbooks, just this block, from defensive position selection to block shot, position control, timing selection, is worth learning for all insiders." Although Breen doesn't like Duncan The style of play, but as a commentator he treats everyone equally.

Simmons laughed: "If you want to say that the biggest difference between Duncan in 1997 and Duncan in 2007 is his defense. As each year goes by, his defense gets better and better, not just a good player. A single defender, but also a comprehensive helper.

"Damn it, it was mine just now!" Olowokandi shouted.

Bai Jidong retreated to the backcourt, planning the positions of his teammates.

Parker rushed through the half court like a whirlwind, giving Ukic a blow in the head.

Everyone knows that Parker is fast, but there is no specific concept-how fast is this Frenchman?
Ukic was out of position, and Parker almost effortlessly broke Ukic's release defense with pure speed.Ukic knew he couldn't catch up, so he could only leave this problem to his teammates behind him.

Garnett was caught between a rock and a hard place, with Duncan by his side and Parker in front.

No matter what you do, the result is irreversible.

As the pillar of the restricted area, Garnett is obliged to help defend against any outsiders.

Parker's layup was intercepted by Garnett, and the layup was passed to Duncan.

Then, Duncan picked up the ball, hooked it according to the basket, and hooked it at a 45° angle.

"Yo, kg, do you want to guard against two people?" This is Duncan-style trash talk.

Duncan's trash talk is in a different realm entirely. Not known for his foul language and poisonous tongue, it sounds a bit like a joke, but it's actually a bit of a sarcasm.

Under the current circumstances, Duncan's words will only add to Garnett's obstacles.

Garnett yelled, "I'm going to kill you Viking hillbilly tonight!"

"Kg, you are too angry, this is not good." Duncan opened his eyes wide, seemingly harmless. "Defending two guys at the same time means you're good defensively, but you can't leave me alone."

Where did this bastard get so much bullshit?Garnett was furious, and he couldn't hold back his anger seeing Duncan like this.

"Kg, don't be angry." The teammate said loudly.

Garnett ran forward desperately, leaning on Duncan, demanding his position fiercely like a wild animal.

Duncan's strength is good, and he is one of the few people who can slightly limit O'Neal in one-on-one defense.

Garnett was about to get to a position, and Ukic lobbed the ball in.

The two No. 21s continued to compete.

Garnett and Duncan are two completely different power forwards, one is the center of the power forward, and the other is the small forward of the power forward.

Garnett wins in speed and physical fitness, especially his physical fitness, which is especially obvious when one-on-one.

Duncan's defense is exemplary, with mastery in every move.

Garnett didn't have enough strength to push back Duncan, so he could only rely on his physical fitness.

Duncan held Garnett in an awkward position and forced him to shoot in the most uncomfortable way possible.

"Duang!"

There was a sound of iron strikes, Bai Weidong predicted the position in advance, flew to grab the offensive rebound, and then found Olowokandi in the air, and passed the ball quickly.

Olowokandi didn't expect the ball to be passed, and he was stunned for a second before thinking of attacking.The Spurs center Elson who was facing him has already reacted.

The No. [-] pick is still the No. [-] pick after all, and his physical fitness is not covered. Even if Elson reacted, he would still give Olowokandi a foul gift package for his goal.

"What a genius pass!" Brin exclaimed.

Simmons sighed: "White Wolf's reaction speed is indeed genius-level, and few people can do the pass just now."

"Good, it can be passed like this." Duncan praised.

Bai Jidong doesn't want to be praised by Duncan no matter what.

Because no matter how good Duncan says, coupled with his funny expressions and his face of "I am the most innocent in the world" all the time, you will feel that what he really wants to express is "You are a fucking idiot".

Olowokandiga missed the free throw. Garnett bravely hit the rebound, relying on his strong physical fitness to take off continuously. Duncan and Elson could only watch him take the offensive rebound.

"Good rebound!"

Ukic caught the ball from Garnett and raised a finger to play tactics.

Bai Jidong and Battier pass by, and Ukic throws a high ball to Bai Jidong.

Bai Jidong is here today to show how many passing skills he has.

The moment he took the ball, Bai Jidong slammed the ball on the floor behind him, causing the ball to fly out of the three-point line and into Battier's hands.

Excellent open three-point opportunity, Battier will never let it slip away from his hands.

Pick up the ball, hit a three-pointer, and score.

"Bruce, I don't want to see you get thrown behind your ass by the white wolf again!"

Popovich yelled at Bowen like an irritable devil.

Popovich's words are everything, and even if Bowen desperately wants to fulfill Popovich's request.

Under the aura of victory of the silver and black Spurs, Bowen is the darkest corner.

What Bowen has done is unacceptable in the world. Most teammates respect and fear him, and not many people are willing to make friends with him.

The Argentine ladyboy dribbled the ball through the Timberwolves' outer line of defense, piercing into the Minnesota's defense like a sharp knife.

Garnett raised his hands, trying to interfere with Ginobili.

The most unpredictable thing about Ginobili's breakthrough is the change. The defender never knows which position he will step on next.

Ginobili's offense is the same as Duncan's defense, the most important thing is to make the opponent uncomfortable.

Garnett was tricked for a while, embarrassed, and stepped up his defensive actions.

This is what Ginobili was waiting for.

As soon as Garnett made a move, Ginobili immediately fouled him. No matter how Garnett defended, he still couldn't avoid being blown.

"OK!"

One of the best things Garnett has learned this season -- don't argue with the referees, even if you're right, and trust that basketball doesn't lie.

Ginobili added a penalty shot: "Kg, please make 5 more fouls like this."

Garnett's anger was slowly accumulating, and it was about to turn into a burning fire.

This is the effect the Spurs want, and the Timberwolves are in a mess.

The purpose of the Spurs is obvious. Everyone knows that Garnett is the soul of the Timberwolves, and that Garnett is an extremely emotional person.

As long as he loses his mind, he will not be able to display all his abilities.

"pause!"

Bai Jidong shouted at Casey.

The Spurs are no better than other teams and cannot allow Garnett to make adjustments on the court.If something goes wrong, with the Spurs' offensive firepower, it is very likely that the score will be opened in a short time.

"The Timberwolves requested a timeout!"

"It's a timely pause, let's see what adjustments they make."

"In the contest between the two strongest power forwards in active service, TD has the upper hand at present. I hope KG can come from behind."

During the timeout, Casey resolutely replaced Garnett and replaced him with Joe Smith.

Garnett didn't want to end, but he couldn't blatantly disobey the coach's orders.

Seeing that Bai Jidong and his teammates would bring him on the court, Garnett felt inexplicably upset.

"Bruce, did "Papa" scold you severely?" Bai Jidong asked with a smile.

"Papa" is Bai Jidong's nickname for Popovich.Because Popovich's English pronunciation sounds like "Papa Weiqi".

Bowen didn't want anyone to speak ill of Popovich in front of him, and Bai Jidong's trash talk had already crossed his bottom line: "I warn you to shut up!"

"Do you think I will speak?" Bai Jidong asked.

Bo Wen's face was gloomy like a cloudy sky, and he couldn't see a gleam of brilliance, so he went straight to the crew to play a perverted murderer without any problem.

"Don't look like that, I'm afraid."

Bai Jidong was still smiling, the more he did this, the more annoyed Bowen became.

PS: The content of the lost chapter is the process of losing in Game1, and there are some transitional daily routines. Now I am not in the mood to recode another chapter, so let’s go directly to Game2. Today’s six chapters will not be short.

(End of this chapter)