Now that he has decided to abandon Campbell, the scheming Phil Jackson has naturally filed for it, and this alternative is James Posey.

Of course, there are quite a few great role players in the free market besides Posey. For example, Kilcook, who is more ferocious defensively, and Tony Kukoc, who was highly valued by Jackson during the Bulls period, but in the end, Phil Jackson still voted for James Posey, a 3-and-D player who is fairly balanced on both offensive and defensive ends.

The effect of James Posey's joining the Timberwolves is also obvious to all. Although the coordination with his teammates during the game is still jerky, and the tactical execution ability and control of the game are still slightly lacking, his defensive focus, impact when breaking, and passion during the game are much better than Campbell.

However, in the eyes of Lamar and Coach K, James Posey is still the biggest hole in the Timberwolves.

With a "pop!", Damppot held his winning streak to 24 games while jumping the ball. Since the start of the season, the Haitian has never missed a jump ball. With excellent physical fitness, coupled with enough concentration, the Haitians naturally had an advantage in this project.

Ben Wallace also knew his weaknesses and didn't want to compete with Dampoter, so he just jumped a little. Looking at Big Ben, he doesn't seem to want to touch that basketball.

The Timberwolves didn't seem to expect much from Big Ben at all, with the exception of Garnett, who began to turn and run when the referee threw the ball into the air, ready to defend.

Lamar got the ball and immediately held it in his arms.

Arenas tried to step forward for a steal, but when he saw that the blow missed, he immediately turned back to defense.

Kevin Garnett rushed up to block Lamar, and the first wave of attack began.

Lamar's eyes were fixed on Garnett, and he slowly dribbled the ball forward little by little: "I should say Merry Christmas to you, Kevin." But I don't think it's necessary now, I saw it just now, and the fans here have already welcomed you!"

Kevin Garnett naturally knew Lamar's urine, although he had been prepared that Lamar couldn't spit out ivory in his mouth, but he couldn't help but change his face suddenly after listening to the sarcasm.

When he entered the stadium just now, the overwhelming boos and curses from the fans at the scene, even a battle-hardened iron man like Garnett, whose heart is like a rock, couldn't help but change color.

"What's this, don't you have to go through this treatment every time you go away? I'm used to it! You don't think you can beat us in such a despicable way, do you?"

"Of course not!But the final winner of the game must be us, you don't think that you have a chance to turn over with a few more helpers around you, do you? Let me tell you, a husky is a husky, even if it looks like a wolf, it eats &!" Lamar will become extremely confident when he arrives at the court, and he will also become the king of sharp trash talk.

Although Lamar's friend is standing in front of him now, and it's Christmas, Lamar doesn't care about that, and now it's on the battlefield of life and death.

Huskies?

The Wolves' gaze began to grow fierce, and it was clear that the poor playoff record of his career had taken a big hit at him.

Feeling ruthless, Garnett seized the opportunity, as if a beast was out of the cage and pounced, and reached out to the basketball that had just escaped Lamar's control.

Steals?

The fans at the scene burst into exclamation, and a sneer appeared on Lamar's face.

The palm of his right hand pressed down, and before Garnett's hand was about to touch the basketball, Lamar pressed it on the ball, then grabbed it directly and threw it hard at Billups.

At the same time, Lamar's body spun in place, like a matador wielding a cape, dodged the pounced Garnett, and then rushed into the three-point line with both feet.

Billups understood it, and the moment he received the ball, he pressed down with both hands and passed the ball to the ground.

The basketball returned to Lamar's hands, and after Lamar received the ball, he jumped up and shot from mid-range.

"Huh!"

With less than ten seconds to play, Lamar helped the Knicks take the lead.

Lamar landed on the ground and raised his arms in celebration, then turned around as if he were running back. As he passed by Garnett, Lamar said in a somewhat sarcastic tone, "Kevin, be careful next time, you won't be able to win me in this way!"

"Bastard!" the wolf king was obviously completely enraged, gritting his teeth and scolding secretly.

"Kevin, don't be fooled!" Ray Allen walked over just in time and patted Garnett on the shoulder.

For Garnett's rash attack just now, Ray Allen was also a little dissatisfied. In his opinion, Kevin should not be so reckless, but this is nothing, the game has just begun, and he believes that Garnett will adjust as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, Ray Allen was disappointed, and Garnett began to rush adrenaline under Lamar's stimulation. At this time, Ray Allen could only step forward to appease Garnett's anger, and at the same time beckon his teammates to attack and move back to the score as soon as possible.

Under pressure from Billups, Arenas carefully brought the ball to the frontcourt.

To be honest, organizing games is not Arenas' forte, in fact, his position should be set more at the shooting guard position, but the Timberwolves already have Ray Allen at the shooting guard position.

Although Phil Jackson agreed to Arenas' starting position, he had no choice but to let him play point guard. And Phil's triangle tactics are not very demanding on point guards, and Arenas's strength is enough to do it.

Ray Allen received the ball at the top of the three-point arc, and Wade immediately stuck to it, standing tightly behind Junzi Jian, preventing him from turning around.

If Battier's defensive characteristics are cunning, tenacity, and never give up until the goal is achieved, Wade's defensive style is stalking, the kind of gummy candy that drives people crazy.

"Damn!" Ray Allen shook a few times, but Wade wasn't fooled at all.

Since joining the Knicks, Wade has had to stage a one-on-one duel with Lamar after every tactical training day.

With the experience of fighting against Lamar, Wade, a sharpshooter like Ray Allen, who has not yet reached the peak of his breakthrough ability, is still very defensive. After all, compared with Lamar, Ray Allen is not only much less physical, but also not as strong as Lamar in attack.

Seeing that there was no chance to get rid of Wade, Ray Allen could only choose to pass back, but as soon as the basketball was passed, he regretted it.

"Smack!", a hand appeared on the line where Ray Allen received the ball, and snatched the ball first, it was Lamar.

"Break fast!" Lamar shouted after the break, flicked the ball in front of him, and rushed to the Lakers' half court with Billups.

At this time, the Timberwolves only had one Ray Allen left on the defense, but in the face of the combination of Lamar and Billups, the Junzi Sword had no other way than to keep retreating and waiting for opportunities.

Lamar and Billups weren't in a hurry either, and the basketball kept going between the two. It wasn't until they rushed to the free-throw line that the two looked at each other, and after more than 5 seasons together, they had formed enough tacit understanding between them.

Billups catches the ball, but doesn't hold it, just a flick in the direction of the basket, and Lamar leaps up in understanding and catches the basketball with one hand.

But at this moment, Ray Allen also jumped. Although Ray Allen has always been known for his offense and three-point shooting, his defense is not weak. His keen sense of defense allowed him to make the right choice at the last moment.

Ray Allen had completely brushed aside Billups at this point, spread his arms and defended Lamar with all his might.

Lamar seemed to have expected such a reaction from the gentleman's sword, and the basketball that was originally held high was quickly retracted into Lamar's arms. Lamar then walked around Ray Allen's body and gave him a gentle push forward, and the basketball was back in Billups' hands.

"What?" said Ray Allen, but it was impossible to turn back and defend Billups.

In the end, Junzi Jian could only watch Billups jump up for a layup.

The fans at the scene suddenly burst into jubilation.

"Wow!" Bill Wharton was also taken aback: "There were two small passes between the lightning and flint, and the Knicks' tactical coordination seemed to make the Timberwolves a little confused. Ray has seized the best moment to defend, but he is no match for Lamar and Steve!"

In the opening two consecutive shots, the Knicks' morale was suddenly boosted. At the same time, the morale of the Timberwolves has suffered.

On the next offense, the Timberwolves almost made another mistake. During the basketball pass, he touched Garnett's calf and almost flew out of bounds. Fortunately, Arenas reacted in time and flew to save the ball in time.

It's a pity that Ray Allen's outside three-point shot missed, and Lamar grabbed the rebound.

With Wade, a super attack point on the outside, Lamar no longer needs to be both a father and a mother like in previous seasons. With more focus on defense, Lamar has become a rebounding beast this season.

Since the start of the new season, Lamar's offensive contribution to the team has not been much different from previous seasons, but on the defensive side, his rebounding and blocking statistics have improved significantly.

Lamar's shift has been a huge help to the team, as the Knicks' defense has suddenly risen from the mid-table of the league last season to the third in the league.

After Lamar grabbed the rebound, the Knicks immediately launched a fast break. Eventually, Lamar received a pass from Billups and scored with an empty dunk.

6：0！

The game has been going on for almost two minutes, but unfortunately the Timberwolves haven't opened yet. This made Arenas a little impatient, which was not what he wanted, and Arenas was ready to prove himself in Madison tonight. So as soon as the basketball came out, he rushed straight to the Knicks' halfcourt.