basketball kingdom

Chapter 37
Garnett saw Kobe and Xu Tian's high five, walked quickly to Downs's side, put his left arm on his shoulder, and successfully attracted Downs' attention.

"Carl, don't forget that you are the No. [-] pick! Roy Hibbert can't guard you, go inside as much as possible and let them see your strength!" Garnett thinks highly of Downs. Adams can support the future of the Timberwolves.

After receiving the instructions from Big Brother, Downs nodded numbly.Garnett knew that his personality could not be changed, so he didn't say anything this time.

Sanders waited for all the players to sit back on the bench, squatted in front of him, holding a tactical board in his hand, and arranged tactics for the players. His thinking coincided with Garnett's thinking, "Ricky, try to Get the ball in and let Carl go to Roy Hibbert."

Rubio has a high basketball IQ and is the "coach" on the Timberwolves field, so Sanders first told him the tactical thinking.

Rubio quickly grasped the coach's tactical intentions.

Sanders then looked at Garnett, who was sitting in the middle.For this proud disciple, he has many complicated feelings in his heart. In the middle of last season, it was Sanders who brought Garnett back to the Timberwolves.But he has to admit that Garnett, a talented defender, has become the main breakthrough for the Lakers.After hesitating for a long time, he still said, "Kevin (Garnett), take a break first, and let you play after a while."

Garnett thought he had heard it wrong at first, but when he understood the meaning of his teacher, he felt a little empty in his heart.He used to be an invincible wolf king, but after all, he has not overcome the years, and said: "I understand."

He didn't speak any more, and quietly listened to Sanders' arrangements.

Byron Scott was very satisfied with the performance of the players on the field, and said: "I have nothing to arrange, continue the performance just now! Ensure rebounds and strengthen defense."

Xu Tian didn't play much in the second quarter, and he wasn't very tired, so he didn't sit back on the bench and stood beside Scott.Seeing that Scott didn't deploy any important tactics, he looked up to the auditorium and saw Alice standing there.

Alice went to deal with the jewelry store earlier today. According to the scheduled time, she could be back before the start of the game, but because of some changes, she didn't come to the Staples Center until now.

Alice saw Xu Tian looking at her, and made a gesture of blowing a kiss with her right hand.This scene happened to be captured by the camera, and the director shrewdly zoomed in on the shot and played it on the big screen above the venue.Without any embarrassment, Alice waved her hand generously and accepted the close-up.

Although Xu Tian has played professionally for a long time and is used to playing in full view, he is still a little uncomfortable with this kind of public show of affection, so he withdraws his gaze.

This may be the difference between Eastern and Western cultures!Xu Tian thought in his heart.

The 60-second pause passed quickly.

When he was on the court, Nick Young put his hand on Xu Tian's shoulder and said, "Thank you for passing the ball, I made a beautiful dunk."

Nick Yang has a popular foreign nickname called "Swaggy P", which he picked up himself; he has two Chinese nicknames, one is "Single Player King" and the other is "Yang Shaoxia". The nickname "Singles King" basically shows his offensive style, which is to attack with the ball!

His organization and off-the-ball ability are relatively weak, and his defense is at the average level of the league. Generally speaking, he is more suitable for playing as a substitute.But now that the Lakers have Louis Williams on the bench who has a similar style to him, Byron Scott made an exception and promoted him to the starting small forward.

Xu Tian was a little surprised by Nick Young's thanks. He didn't expect that this person who is good at singles would appreciate cooperation, and said, "It's nothing, I just play the pass-first style."

Nick Young said: "Man, everyone likes to score. Isn't your dunk the best proof?" In Yang Shaoxia's world, basketball is for singles, and basketball without singles is not basketball.

Seeing that the Timberwolves were about to serve, Xu Tian ended the conversation with "It's started".

Nick Young went to defend Wiggins, while Xu Tian quickly came to the top of the arc to defend Rubio.

Rubio was able to secure a starting position in the NBA thanks to his excellent pass control and organizational skills. He simply executed inside singles, and there was no problem at all.

Towns received a touchdown pass from Rubio and faced Hibbert's defense alone in the paint.

Hibbert is tall, but his flexibility and confrontation ability are not outstanding. Even Towns, whose core strength is not outstanding, cannot handle him.

When Towns exerted his strength, he yelled, turned around to open up a little space, and put the basket with his left hand.

Hibbert did not give up the defense, but his outstretched right hand just hit Towns' arm and successfully received a defensive foul.

The basketball hit the net and Towns scored 2+1!

Kobe was very dissatisfied with the intensity of Hibbert's foul, and shouted at him: "Roy, don't be so soft! Since you fouled, destroy the shot."

Not only did Hibbert pay for the foul, but he was also said a few words by the boss, which made him a little unhappy.But he didn't dare to say anything, and went to stand up and prepare to grab a rebound.

Kobe shook his head, walked to Xu Tian who was standing outside the three-point line, and said, "The Timberwolves' offensive tactics should be a strong inside attack. They want Towns to perform, and we have to respond, so you attack yourself later."

Xu Tian looked at the score on the scoreboard. It was now 59-65, 6 points behind, not a big difference, and said, "Let's play the Eagles offense and let Randall join in."

(Hawks offense: Hubie Brown first brought this tactic to the NBA when he was coaching the Atlanta Hawks, hence its name. The basic play of the Hawks offense is that the shooting guard cuts to the basket with a high screen, and the point guard serves as the The initiator of the offense dribbles to the wing.)
"No problem, I'll help you pull away the defense." Kobe has been training with Xu Tian all summer, and he knows his strength very well.

Towns made a free throw, 59-66, widening the point difference to seven points.

Hibbert went to the bottom line to serve, and Kobe made an eagle offensive gesture to let the players on the field know the tactics of this offensive round.

Xu Tian dribbled the ball across halftime, and Randall came to the top of the arc to create a wall for Kobe, blocking Kevin Martin who was defending him.Kobe took advantage of the block and ran towards the inside.

Xu Tian passed the ball into his hands.

According to Kobe's personality, after receiving the ball in the past, he would choose to attack directly.But this time, he didn't attack.

The Timberwolves' defense shrunk along with Kobe's movement, which naturally weakened the defensive strength of the outside line and gave Xu Tian a chance to attack.

After Randall blocked Kobe, he turned around and made a wall for Xu Tian again.Xu Tian moved laterally with the help of a screen, and came outside the three-point line on the left wing.

Almost at the same time, Kobe passed the ball to Xu Tian with a back pass.

Xu Tian saw Nick Young who was let go by the defender outside the left three-point line. He didn't shoot directly. When the defensive player came in front of him, he hit the ground and passed the ball to Nick Young.

Nick Young dribbled the ball under his crotch, waited until Gion came in front of him, and then pulled up to shoot.This is Nick Young's habit, and it is also the reason why he cannot transition to a top shooter.

The basketball bounced twice, and it was about to pop out of the basket.

Xu Tian predicted the possible situation, and when Nick Yang shot, he had already rushed inside.The basketball had just left the range of the rim, and he was already jumping.

Donska blocked Hibbert, and he was bound to get this rebound that was close at hand, but the sudden force interrupted his rebounding action.

The basketball hit Towns on the head very hard, coupled with the slight shaking of the basket and the atmosphere of the explosion of Staples, he realized that he was dunked.

Looking back and seeing Xu Tian who was retreating, Towns thought in his heart, did this guy dunk?
"Unbelievable! Unbelievable! This dunk is really stretched." Seeing this dunk, Jr. Van Gundy couldn't help saying two unbelievable words.

Mike Breen said: "Xu has excellent jumping, and with his size, there is nothing surprising about this level of dunking."

Little Van Gundy said, "Man, you may be a little paranoid about Xu, you should take it easy."

Mike Breen was still stubborn, saying: "I didn't say that Xu's dunk is not good-looking, I just said that it is normal for him to make such a dunk with his size."

Nick Young was grinning when he retreated. He didn't expect Xu Tian's dunk to be so violent, and said: "Xu, your dunk is very strong, about half of mine!"

Xu Tian smiled and didn't respond to Nick Young, because the Timberwolves' offense had already come, and Rubio accurately passed the ball into Towns' hands.

Towns turned the pain of being dunked just now into anger, dribbling the ball and accelerating towards the inside.

Hibbert started to defend near the free throw line. He was very slow and was completely thrown off by Towns, so he could only watch Towns take off.

With great momentum, dunk with both hands!
61-68, the Timberwolves still lead by 7 points!
Mike Breen finally laughed when he saw the dunk and said, "What a goal! Karl-Anthony Towns is so quick that Roy Hibbert can't guard him at all."

Van Gundy Jr. said: "Ricky Rubio passed the ball to Towns twice, which shows that they think that the No. [-] pick is better than Roy Hibbert in the interior."

"The Timberwolves have been silent for many years. Perhaps Karl Towns is the answer they want."

In Garnett's point of view, inside players can not be passionate, but they must play tough. Towns' offense in this round is exactly what he appreciates.

Kobe saw Garnett helping Towns celebrate and shouted: "Hey, man! The Timberwolves seem to have found someone who can entrust the future, but we also have a very strong newcomer here."

Garnett didn't speak, and subconsciously looked at Xu Tian who was advancing with the ball.He didn't know what kind of attack this unusually versatile newcomer would play.

(End of this chapter)