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Chapter 700 You Almost Fouled

This year, the Spurs still have strong combat effectiveness. The whole team is repaired around the troika, and it is still a powerful side in the West.

Continuous aging is a problem that the Spurs have to face. Both Duncan and Ginobili are 30-year-old veterans, and there are 9 players on the team who are over 30 years old.

No matter how you look at it, the last few years have been the Spurs' last chance to win the championship. Once Duncan gets old, they can only tear down and rebuild.

Casey made some mobilization before the game, "We won against them last season without KG, I believe your strength is above theirs, don't have pressure and burden, let go and play."

Everyone's fighting spirit had already been ignited by Bai Jidong, and Kathy's words could be regarded as adding fuel to the fire, and the wolves cried out excitedly.

Tonight, Casey made a change. Spanoulis replaced Ukic as the starter, and Olowokandi once again edged out Joe Smith as the starter.

Since the start of this season, Olowokandi has given up his position as a starting center. Unless he encounters a team with a high inside group like the Spurs, he can only play as a substitute.

Looking back, the starters who won the championship with Bai Jidong three years ago have all changed except for Battier.

"Olo, don't you think it's been a long time since this feeling? It's a good first taste." Bai Jidong laughed.

Olowokandi smiled wryly, "It's pretty good, and it would be even better if you don't play against Duncan." "You've already played now, let's muddle along." Bai Jidong smiled.

Olowokandi is very aware of Duncan's strength. Before the two teams met for the first time, Casey asked Yi Jianlian to defend Duncan with an experimental mentality.

This arrangement led to the collapse of that game, and Yi Jianlian exposed another weakness. When defending, he was very weak against the powerful low-post offensive inside back.

This is a manifestation of weak core strength and lower body strength. After the game that day, Yi Jianlian added a "focus on strengthening core strength and upper body strength" to his offseason training plan.

For an insider, the offense can be unstable or even bad, but it must not be without defense.

Defense is the foundation of the inside line, and an inside line without defense is not worthy of being called an inside line. (Nowitzki: Who is scolding me? Stand up!)
So there was the starting lineup tonight, Olowokandi played as a **** ah...meat shield, don't ask for much, beat Duncan to death, if you can't defend, it's nothing, just be Consumed Duncan's vital strength...

"Leave TD to me, and the Argentine will be handed over to you." Olowokandi said to Yi Jianlian.

Yi Jianlian looked at Oberto, thinking that he could win, as long as he didn't face Duncan again, Yi Jianlian would do whatever he wanted, he had already been psychologically shadowed by Duncan.

"Chair man, they actually asked me to face you, I will kill you, believe me." Oberto said solemnly.

Yi Jianlian's heart is tired and helpless. Since he came to the NBA, he has to be "killed" every time he plays. He is not a cat, so how can he have so many lives?

"Tonight's game has a lot of highlights. Can TD continue his bravery against the Timberwolves? Can the White Wolves play the state that everyone wants to see? Can the Timberwolves win back? There are too many things to watch."

Former Spurs player Elliott said.

Elliott's partner is Hoff Anderker, a newcomer commentator who is a bit famous.

The players on both sides are going to jump the ball. In the jump ball, Olowokandi originally had a bit of an advantage. After the injury, the advantage has disappeared.

Duncan jumped casually, and the Spurs got the opening ball in the first quarter.

The outside line of the Spurs is mainly played by Parker and Ginobili.

Parker's assault ability is extraordinary, how to limit him, this is a question related to the trend of the entire game.

Casey arranges Spanoulis, who is taller than the average point guard, as the main defense, and resolutely switches defenses in case of pick-and-rolls and screens.

Ginobili pretended to make an air cut and ran back suddenly. Battier reacted very quickly and swooped around Oberto's screen. Ginobili had no time to eat a solid big hot pot.

"Manu's ball was careless, he should make a fake move and then shoot." Andeko said.

Elliott analyzed Sen's defensive position, "The Timberwolves' position is a bit interesting. There are no high and low positions, and they don't defend two-one-two, which makes the space extremely open."

"Bruce, why haven't you retired? Your defense is no longer good. Besides making small moves, what else can you do? You might as well retire now, otherwise the rookies who just entered the league this year will think that your defense is poor. "

Bai Jidong's trash talk was like a string of cannonballs, hitting Bo Wen's body again and again.

Bo Wen calmly observed Bai Weidong's movements, he could judge whether he wanted to attack through Bai Weidong's body movements and micro expressions.

If Bai Jidong wants to attack, Bo Wen has to be prepared.

Because Bai Jidong's offense cannot be limited by him alone, he needs the help of his teammates.

Bai Jidong's expression immediately conveyed his thoughts to Bo Wen - the white wolf not only wanted to attack, but also attacked continuously.

Bowen quickly gestured to Duncan behind him, reminding him to take precautions.Duncan kept an eye on it secretly, always paying attention to the movements here.

Bai Jidong's starting speed was astonishingly fast, and Bowen couldn't hold him back at all. This speed was too desperate.

Even if he is fully prepared and can judge the direction of Bai Weidong's breakthrough in advance, he still cannot prevent Bai Weidong's breakthrough.

As soon as Bowen moved his feet, Bai Weidong changed direction at full speed. During the start, he dribbled the ball behind his back, moved to the left, stepped into the paint area, and made contact with Duncan, causing Duncan to foul and score a layup.

Bai Jidong was in a very happy mood. If he could draw Duncan's foul, it didn't matter whether he scored or not.

While scoring, he also made Duncan's foul, which is undoubtedly the best result.

Seeing Duncan's bewildered expression, Bai Jidong felt extremely refreshed.

"Oh, it's a pity that the Bachelor of Psychology can't guess what I'm going to do." Bai Jidong murmured to Popovich, "I know my offense is not good, but you can't send a player with a defensive ability of 0 People guard me, right?"

"Be polite to Popo!" Bowen didn't allow anyone to humiliate Popovich in front of him.

Popovich is also helpless, whose defense is not air to Bai Jidong?The only person who can guard against Bai Jidong is himself.

"Bruce, keep this defense, you defended well just now!"

Popovich doesn't want to engage in unnecessary verbal disputes with Bai Jidong, encouraging the players is the top priority right now.

Bao Wen had the meaning of "you know me, I will repay you with death", and he yelled loudly: "White Wolf, I will definitely guard against you tonight!"

"I don't need you to tell me about this kind of thing. It's a pity that you can only flirt in your head forever because I won't be guarded by you. Your defense is too ~bad~!" Bai Jidong continued to stimulate Bao arts.

Yi Jianlian didn't know much about the grievances between the two parties. He heard about Bo Wen's "prestige", and it was obviously not a good thing to anger a person with such a "prestige" like him.

"Don't worry, these people won't fight..." Olowokandi laughed.

If the NBA is composed of a group of violent madmen, how can Bai Jidong survive until now?Was beaten to death one day in the past.

"Wouldn't he have black hands and black feet?" Yi Jianlian was worried that something would happen to Bai Jidong.

"Don't worry, the white wolf knows it well." Olowokandi said.

With the addition of penalty shots, Bai Jidong led his teammates to continue to put pressure on the Spurs on the defensive end.

The Timberwolves showed super aggressiveness on the defensive end.This is what they have always been based on.

The tall striker of the Timberwolves makes it difficult for the Spurs' flanks to get a little advantage in the confrontation.The defensive strategy is also very simple, and the defense is switched on the pick-and-roll to ensure that there are defensive players covering the Spurs players at any time.

Whether it's Parker or Ginobili holding the ball, the Timberwolves put a lot of pressure on the ball, forcing the Spurs into an embarrassing situation where they can only play singles.

In the end, the ball was handed over to Duncan.

Duncan, who is like an ape with well-developed limbs, forced Olowokandi in the low position. This is the suppression of strength, experience, technology, and part of IQ.

Duncan only gave a push, and Olowokandi followed the script arranged by his opponent as if his soul was sucked away.

The shame of being played like a monkey filled Olowokandi's heart, and he shot angrily and got a foul.

Duncan's hook was just hooked, and he was not affected by the foul, and he scored with a cricket.

"Good!" Duncan clenched his fists and shouted in a low voice, "It's really dangerous, I almost got fouled by you."

Everyone knows that Duncan likes to mock people like this, so Olowokandi will not be foolish enough to think that he really almost stopped Duncan.

Duncan's ridicule intensified the conflict between the two sides. New and old grudges were combined, and the two sides were gearing up, and a big battle kicked off.

Free throws are one of Duncan's few technical weaknesses. When Duncan was drafted that year, the scouts specifically pointed out in the weakness link that only free throws were a technique.

Even if it is a weakness, Duncan's free throw percentage is as much as 70%. This is a shooting percentage that O'Neal will be silent and Howard will cry when he sees it.

"boom!"

As soon as Duncan took the shot, he knew whether it was right or not. He grabbed the position in advance, which really allowed him to grab a good position. If Bai Jidong didn't pick up the rebound like blocking the way, Duncan might have snatched the rebound.

"White Wolf's rebound prediction ability is just like a seasoned inside player, it's amazing!"

"Olo, your foul successfully destroyed TD's touch, so his free throw missed, which shows that your foul is meaningful." Bai Jidong comforted Olowokandi with a novel angle.

Olowokandi is relatively simple and takes Bai Jidong's words seriously.

Bai Jidong only hoped that he would take it easy and not leave the field with six fouls before the end of a quarter. The Timberwolves really didn't have a reliable big center inside.

(End of this chapter)