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The two are so similar that they are compared to each other from the moment they enter the Alliance. But the two are too different, Garnett often roars on the court, while Duncan is usually expressionless, and their personalities are very different, and they have also taken diametrically opposite development paths.

Duncan was born on April 25, 1976, less than a month older than Garnett, who was born on May 19 of the same year. Both are registered to be 6 feet 11 inches (about 211 cm) tall, and both are tall and arm-length power forwards. Garnett was drafted by the Timberwolves in the first round as a high school player in 1995 and entered the league first, while Duncan was selected by the Spurs in 1997 after finishing college. Fate made the two meet and embark on different paths.

The Timberwolves were a junior team that only joined the league in 1990, and everything was difficult at the beginning, and they were naturally weak when they first established the team, but they gradually prospered after acquiring Garnett. In the 96-97 season, Wolves played 40 wins for the first time and reached the playoffs. In the first round, he was swept 3-0 by the Rockets led by Olajuwon. The following year, they went one step further to 45 wins, losing 3-2 in the first round to Payton's SuperSonics. But that was enough to get Minnesota fans excited, who were optimistic that the team came close to reaching the second round, and as Garnett grew, Wolves would be on the road to glory.

This year, Duncan, who had just joined the league, had surpassed his junior Garnett in terms of record, and he and General Robinson formed a twin tower to lead the Spurs through the Suns to the second round.

Jordan, the god of basketball in the 98-99 season, had just retired, and the league was shut down for half a season due to a collective bargaining agreement dispute between the owner and the players' association. The Spurs took the opportunity to rise, winning 37-13 to win the first place in the league and eliminate the Timberwolves 3-1 in the first round of the playoffs. The first playoff meeting made the wolf king feel endless pressure from the stone Buddha.

The Timberwolves can be proud of the fact that the Spurs only lost two games in the playoffs that year, one was a loss to the Knicks in the Finals and one was a loss to the Timberwolves. But Garnett felt the fear of the future—an archenemy who was more successful than he was.

Even during the three years that the Lakers ruled the league, the Spurs maintained a flamboyant record until they defeated the Rockets and the Mavericks Nets in 2003 to reach the top again. The Timberwolves have been in the first round for seven years in a row.

Many Garnett fans argued for him, saying that he was just a teammate who was inferior to Duncan, and that he was stronger than Duncan. Garnett would also read the comments of these fans online, which was somewhat gratifying, but more sentimental.

We are 28 years old this year, and you have 2 crowns and 2 MVPs in your hands, and I envy you. But I'm going to try for my championship as well, and this year I've got great teammates, and my team is second in the West, surpassing your Spurs for the first time. For the first time in franchise history, the Timberwolves made it past the first round and reached the Western Conference Finals, while your team was out of the first round. This is the interweaving of fates, our fates have been exchanged! This year's winner will be me! I've been jealous of you, Duncan, my old enemy, but I'll surpass you!

1-3 down, away to Toyota Center. Win, or go home. Garnett is not afraid of this, he only has victory in his mind, and he is bent on using victory to surpass his old enemy.

Of course, every year in the playoffs, 16 teams have good intentions, but only a few can make them happen. If you want to realize your dreams, you must show high morale and good competitive condition.

Wolves did just that, with Hassel starting the game with a jumper to take the lead.

Wang Zhizhi got the ball, but he couldn't shoot under Garnett's fierce pressing, he hesitated for a moment and decided to pass it, and Sprewell predicted the line and made an easy steal.

Maddie hurriedly fouled to stop the opponent's fast break.

But the madman who killed the rise didn't care about it, received an out-of-bounds serve and directly passed Maddie into the Rockets penalty area, and scored 4:0 in the face of a clever pass from Garnett.

Maddie made a mistake on the dribble and was forced by the madman to step out of bounds. Sprewell's back-to-back performances at both ends of the pitch sparked a burst of applause from the Wolves bench. But he immediately proved that there is a difference between a second-tier star and a superstar, and when he was excited, he wanted to eat Maddie alone, but he barely missed the jump shot. Maddie got the ball and went straight to the Wolves basket, Garnett followed up for a block, and Maddie saw a bad shot angle and passed to Billups, who scored 2 points.

After Martin missed a three-point shot, Yao Wang connected inside and outside, and Wang Zhizhi hit a mid-range shot to equalize the score.

Martin missed the basket again, but Garnett grabbed the rebound and caused Yao Ming's foul, and the roar of the wolf king resounded through the Toyota Center again.

After Garnett hit two free throws, Maddy hit a single jumper to tie it 6-6.

In the face of Garnett's stronger offensive desire than in the previous games, the Great Wall of China chose to change the defense, and Yao Ming, who had stronger single defense ability, successfully blocked Garnett's shot, but Garnett reacted very quickly, grabbed the frontcourt rebound again, and made up for the basket!

Maddie assisted Yao Ming to return 2 points, and Garnett singled Wang Zhizhi to score 2+1.

By the time Tang Shuai realized that he needed to adjust, Garnett was completely unable to contain it. At the end of the first quarter, Wolves led 28-23. Garnett made 4 of 6 shots and 5 free throws, scoring 13+3+2 alone, almost single-handedly competing against the entire Rockets team.

"Garnett can't prevent it today!" Oku and Wang Zhizhi were sweating profusely and complaining, and the two of them only played half a section each, but they felt very tired.

"I'll defend it!" Wallace suddenly volunteered.

"Make no mistake! Can you handle it? Oku questioned. Despite Wallace's efforts to gain weight this season, he still weighs only 225 pounds, 15 pounds less than Garnett, who looks skinny.

"Anyway, he can't prevent him from being so hot, so just let me try. Otherwise, Yao can only go up, but Yao goes to defend Garnett, who can still force the inside to score? Wallace said stubbornly.

"Okay, Gerald, you go." Lao Tang once again affirmed his disciples. That's his style of coaching, supporting and even spoiling players to play freely.

"Do your best, I'll help you with your defenses!" Yao Ming whispered to Wallace.

The two men came up with a tie each, and Billups hit the first field goal of the second quarter.

Garnett got the ball with his back to the single, and Wallace tried his best to lower his center of gravity and use his chest to resist with all his strength to exert pressure. Garnett hit a few times and was surprised to see that he didn't squeeze his opponent away, but he didn't panic, using his top-notch ball control and footwork skills in the No. 4 position, swaying from side to side, then turning and striding to jam Wallace at his side. Wallace followed up with a big step, still trying to create some distractions, and Garnett made a step-back jumper.

"Good defense!" The ball was still flying in the air, and it couldn't help but cheer for Wallace when it flew away. To be able to force Garnett to use a more difficult shot, Wallace is really good.

The ball missed, and Billups got the ball down fast and assisted Jefferson for a layup.

Martin hit the iron again, and Maddie assisted Jefferson on a jumper to score, and the Rockets took the lead at 28:29.

Sprewell missed a shot, and Yao Ming also hit a shot, but he pressed Johnson to grab a rebound in the frontcourt.

Garnett punched Wallace again, and Wallace still used the same strategy, but Garnett shook again and forced his way in, this time with a small step and a half-turn that jumped directly into the air.

"Can you jump so high smoothly with this kind of movement?" Wallace was momentarily stunned.

The ball scored at the whistle and Wallace was fouled and a free throw was added.

Garnett hit a free throw and the two sides were tied. The wolf king's roar rang out again!