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Chapter 687 Absolute Strength
"Rookie, go buy me a bottle of water." Yi Jianlian has to be ordered countless times by the veterans every day, and he takes the trouble to interrupt practice and run errands for them.

Seeing Yi Jianlian sweating profusely just from running errands, his competitor Simien enjoyed it, thinking of something to do for Yi Jianlian even if he had nothing to do.

"Don't mind, it's actually much better." Bai Jidong did a lot of counseling Yi Jianlian in private, but he himself was quite open about it.

Yi Jianlian was already prepared to be made things difficult, and this was not considered a difficult thing.As a rookie who is new to the car, what better thing to do to enhance mutual affection than to help veterans run errands?

As a rookie, Medved is not so easy to handle, not because he is noble and glamorous, but because he does not understand the language.

Medved's English has improved rapidly, and he can do simple communication on the court at present, but his daily communication is not good enough, and he can only speak a little simple daily language.

Although he can't be used, Medved has already become one with his teammates, and his cheerful personality makes him invincible in communication.

Except for Solomon, who is always habitually stupid and angry with him, Medved is simply cute, good-natured, and can play tricks.

A month later, the preseason training camp ended.

The Timberwolves finally selected two guards from the 13 people to enter the [-]-man roster, cut ten people, and the remaining seven people will compete for the remaining two marginal places in the preseason.

The first two guards to receive guaranteed contracts were Roger Mason and Royal Ivey.

After several preseason games, the Timberwolves decided on the final roster.

The end of the preseason means that the regular season is coming. This season, the Timberwolves are no longer a team in the first group.

The outside world agrees that after losing Garnett, the Timberwolves have lost the competitiveness of the championship.

The time came to November, the opening game of the regular season, the Timberwolves played against the Celtics.

New and old grudges, this is the first time the Celtics Big Four have played, and it is also the first time Garnett has played the regular season on behalf of other teams.

As Garnett walked into the target center, he heard a deafening booing that nearly drowned him out.

"Bye, this time we can finally have a showdown with dignity."

McGrady never felt that he was inferior to Bai Jidong, now that he has such good teammates around him, he wants to win back.

"I wish you all good luck." Bai Jidong said something incomprehensible.

Before the start of the game, David Stern will present the championship ring, and a championship flag will be hoisted in the center of the target.

When Stern walked in front of Garnett, there were deafening boos at the scene.

"Kevin, don't get lost," Stern said.

Garnett smiled faintly: "Of course not."

After the ring was awarded, the lights in the venue went dark, and everyone raised their chests up, staring at the sky above the arena, a brand-new flag rising slowly.

The NBA has a history of more than half a century, and there are still teams that cannot win a championship. It is the dream of countless teams like the Timberwolves to win the championship for three consecutive years and create a dynasty.

"Congratulations to the Timberwolves. They are the fifth team to win three championships after the Celtics, Lakers, Warriors, and Pistons."

The ceremony is over, the fans have no time to remember the magic of last year, and the game is about to start.

The game between the Timberwolves and the Celtics is the focus of the opening game. The outside world believes that this is a game between the White Wolves VS the Big Four.

Bai Jidong didn't think he was that good, one hit four?He can't do it.

"The game is about to start, and the question we have been discussing before the game, how Doc Rivers balances the overlap of Paul Pierce and Tracy McGrady, will now be answered immediately." Webber first time As a commentator to explain the game, his partner is Mike Breen.

"It's an interesting topic, and I can't wait to see what they do," Brin laughed.

The Celtics' starting lineup is surprising. They gave up point guards. The starting five are Tracy McGrady, Ray Allen, Pierce, Garnett, and Perkins.

McGrady playing point guard?This approach is surprising.

Although McGrady has organizational attributes, can his organizational ability really sort out a team?

No matter how strong his organizational skills are, he is not a point guard after all.

When encountering something beyond common sense, we usually go through four stages of disbelief-surprise-doubt-acceptance.

Bai Jidong skipped the first three stages, he believes McGrady can play point guard.

This is based on his knowledge of McGrady.

Tracy McGrady is a genius, there is no doubt that he is a genius. You don't need to think about what he can do or not. As long as the team needs him to do something, he can do it for you.

Furthermore, if McGrady's ability cannot meet the requirements of a point guard, Rivers will never form such a lineup. It's not that the Green Army has no good guards.

The Timberwolves' starting lineup is Bai Jidong, Ukic, Battier, Yi Jianlian, Olowokandi.

Compared with last season, the difference is that Garnett was replaced by Yi Jianlian, and Olowokandi fell seriously due to injury.

No matter how you look at it, the athletic talents of the two teams' starters are not at the same level. Olowokandi lost to Perkins with a jump ball.

McGrady grabbed the ball with a big hand and launched an attack directly, one step forward, as fast as a meteor thunderbolt.

Ukic was at a disadvantage defending McGrady, he was passed in one step, and there was no room for reaction.

Yi Jianlian tried his best to run against Garnett. He had heard Garnett's name and knew that Garnett was not friendly to newcomers, so he imagined that the other party showed his toughness from the beginning.

McGrady's layup was like riding through an empty city alone, no one defended, no one blocked him and directly let him score the first goal of the Celtics career.

"Damn it, if you lean on me again, you trash Chinaman, I'll kill you!" Garnett spat out a trash talk.

Yi Jianlian didn't show any weakness at all, his eyes made Garnett very uncomfortable. Few rookies dare to treat him like this.

In terms of matchups on the books, apart from Bai Jidong vs. Yi Jianlian, the Timberwolves can be said to be completely suppressed in terms of immediate combat power and athletic ability.

The Celtics' Big Four lineup has not yet run in well, and their talent alone has given the Timberwolves a sense of suffocation that is difficult to parry.

McGrady, who has always been criticized for being lazy in defense, now defends Ukic so hard that he can't breathe.

Ukic couldn't get away from McGrady's defense, looked for Bai Jidong's position, and played the ball.

"Come on, White Wolf, aren't you good? Let me see how good you are!" Pierce shouted in a low voice.

Bai Jidong easily succeeded in the tentative jump shot, "Paul, don't provoke me with your defense, I won't be able to resist scoring 50 points on you."

Pierce has never been intimidated. Back then, he dared to spray trash on the retired Jordan, and he could return to the front line after a few weeks of rest after being stabbed multiple times. Now he will not be bluffed by Bai Jidong's weightless threats.

McGrady began to show his talent in organization. He got stuck with his back, and his height advantage made McGrady easily push away Ukic.

If there is no one to help defend, this is the end of being eaten alive.

However, who can help defend?Ray Allen and Pierce, which one to put?
With no one to help, Ukic had to deal with these difficulties himself.Obviously, he couldn't handle it.

Bai Jidong couldn't just sit and watch as McGrady got Ukic through, took the initiative to help defend, and missed Pierce. McGrady was waiting for this moment.

As soon as the man missed, the ball was passed, and McGrady's speed on the ball was comparable to those masters who are famous for passing the ball.

With such a good opportunity, how could Pierce be polite to Bai Jidong?Open hand shot, no difficulty.

"Strike, Paul!" McGrady yelled.

Pierce responded with a hand gesture that meant "good pass."

"T-Mac's passing is eye-catching. We all know that his passing skills are very good, but we don't know that his passing is so good." McGrady's legend surprised Breen.

Webber said: "I'm not surprised at all. Tracy is the kind of generalist who can perform whatever you want him to perform. The Timberwolves are in trouble."

"Unless the white wolf plays the first position, Tracy will be a misplacement against anyone."

Not wanting to change lineups so quickly, Casey gave Battier his first emergency order from the sidelines: Battier and Ukic switched defenses.

Defending Ray Allen, Ukic's only disadvantage is his height and wingspan, but it is better than defending McGrady, who is completely defeated by his height and wingspan.

Coming to the Celtics, with McGrady and Pierce as two ball-handling attackers, Ray Allen completely gave up ball-handling attack, developed his shooting skills, and used his excellent off-ball running to find shooting space.

Compared with the other three giants, Ray Allen is relatively less famous, but he should not be underestimated because of this. This is a person who is destined to break Miller's number of three-pointers.

The Celtics' collective defense worked again. Bai Jidong missed the ball, and Ukic passed the ball to Yi Jianlian for a single. The result can be imagined.

Garnett was about to eat Yi Jianlian, with that ferocious aura emanating from within, Yi Jianlian had never met such a ruthless person before, and he was immediately frightened.

"I told you, touch me again, and I'll kill you!" Garnett roared.

Yi Jianlian panicked and made a hasty shot, which got Garnett a big hat.

McGrady picked up the floor ball, passed it to Ray Allen with a long pass, and Junzi Lei jumped up with a three-point arrow and shot it directly through the net.

"It's too strong. Boston hasn't run in yet. Even so, they are terrible. I really can't imagine them being defeated four times in a series."

Brin said in surprise that the Celtics have indeed shown an amazing side in these few rounds.

Weber looked at the game and stared at Bai Jidong, "No matter how incredible something we can think of, someone will be able to realize it in the end."

There isn't much the Timberwolves can do, and the pressure from the Celtics is too strong, and they're determined to make Apolis have an unhappy game night.

Passing the ball back and forth, Bai Jidong's desire to attack is not too strong, and he doesn't make a move when the team's offense is blocked.

From ancient times to the present, if the game encounters difficulties or the offense cannot be opened, the defender has a reserved option-play the ball to the inside back.

Olowokandi assumed this responsibility, and he was responsible for hitting Parkin on the back.

The wrestling between the two giants, like the bite of ferocious beasts, made people very excited. Everyone wanted to see which of the two would have the last laugh.

The person with the higher pick wins.

Olowokandi leaned against Perkins with his body to prevent him from taking off, turned around and hooked, and scored.

(End of this chapter)