Chapter 119 [Once he couldn't imagine it, now he is unstoppable]
The Lakers led the Timberwolves 30-25 in the first quarter, and Szczebiak hit a three-pointer in the final game.
In the second quarter, Sanders arranged for Trier to come back and bring Szzczebiak off the bench, the other three were Piller, Lafonso Ellis and Nesterovic.
The Lakers sent Guo Xu, Mike Panpersi, Ryder, Horry, O'Neal.
Brian Shaw was rested because of unreliable shooting, Pan Persie is 191CM tall and is good at playing the No. 2 position without the ball, and Jackson let him play without George, in order to have an extra stable three-point shooting point on the court.
Pan Persi, along with Madsen and Medvedenko, has always been the trio of guards of the water cooler, he never complained, he worked very hard in training, and finally impressed the coaching staff. He can shoot from all positions and is in the category of people with specialty.
Kobe Bryant staggered the time with Guo Xu at the second quarter break, which is already a fixed rotation for the Lakers.
The Timberwolves attacked first, Trill and Nesterovic played blocking and dismantling, getting rid of Guo Xu being stuck by Horry and unable to speed up, Guo Xu chased and defended to form a front and back pinch, and Trier hastily passed the ball to the middle.
Nesterovic took a step forward after receiving the ball, Horry moved sideways and blocked his breakthrough route, and it was a tragedy for the slow player to play the empty cut, and he had the opportunity to shoot directly in the middle, but he was no longer confident to shoot.
No matter what position the player is, it is very demoralizing to dare to shoot in the open position, but the Timberwolves do not have a better center than Nesterovic, which is the Achilles' heel.
What's worse is that Garnett's salary is too large a proportion of the salary cap to recruit good players with high salaries. The 1999 new collective bargaining agreement provided for a player's salary cap and a luxury tax, and Garnett's previous long-term contract was above the cap, and the luxury tax became a key factor in limiting the team's recruitment. You must know that the league salary cap will hover around 40 million for a long time, and Garnett's salary alone accounts for the majority of the salary cap.
O'Neal grabbed the defensive rebound, the Lakers attacked, Guo Xu and O'Neal blocked and dismantled Trier in the middle, and took a step to the left side to make a three-point pull-up jumper.
He usually goes on the right side and suddenly changes direction to the left to create a good shot, but unfortunately the ball is deflected.
Nesterovic grabbed the defensive rebound and passed a quick counterattack, Trier passed to Lafonso, who was following quickly in the middle, who made a mistake when cutting in the air, Butter didn't catch the basketball, Horry picked up the ball and easily added a steal and passed to Guo Xu to launch a counterattack.
The transition between offense and defense was so fast that many Lakers home fans couldn't help but shout "I love Lafang."
Guo Xu advanced to the frontcourt, ignored Ryder who wanted the ball, and stepped back to shoot three points in the face of Trier's 70-degree emergency stop on the left side.
Trier retreated a little back, and flew to the basket before he had time to jump the ball, Guo Xu's hand was hot in this game, and he hit again! 33-25, 15th personal point.
The Timberwolves attacked, Szczebiak took the ball in the middle as a playmaker, Trier first went to the bottom right corner, and then ran to the line and Nesterovic covered without the ball. Guo Xu was blocked, and O'Neill didn't defend himself.
O'Neal is often lazy on the defensive end as a heavy center, and the last thing he likes to do is get out of the threes at the guard, which is a weakness. Many people think that O'Neal's dominance is invincible, but in fact, if he encounters the offensive routine of a strong NBA team in the future, O'Neal will definitely be uncomfortable, and basketball tactics are constantly evolving.
Trier received the ball and returned a three-pointer, and Guo Xu was a step slower to follow. 33 to 28.
The Lakers attacked, Guo Xu and O'Neal played in the middle to block and dismantle the right side, Nesterovic was not active in changing defenses, his attention was on O'Neal, the big forward was Lafonso who was only 203CM tall, and O'Neal would have no solution if he cut the ball in the air.
Guo Xu shot three points in a row, Trier didn't dare to bypass the cover defense from the inside again, this time he went around from the outside, Guo Xu changed direction with the ball, relied on speed to pass Nesterovich, and scored an easy layup.
35-28, 17th personal score.
Woodson said: "Oh no, I think Jason is definitely going to set a new personal high today, how he plays. ”
Horvath laughed: "The news says that O'Neill and Jason have a very good relationship and often hang out together during the holidays. A photo of them and the Olsen sisters was posted on the Internet. It's not easy to get O'Neal's approval, when have you ever seen him play with Fisher? ”
In front of the TV, Fisher was so angry that he wanted to drop the plaster! Put away your damn block, I'm going to go head-to-head with the narrator!
The Timberwolves attacked, Peeler, who ran without the ball on the side, received the ball and hit the jumper, the ball arc was flat, and the bounce was relatively outward, and Guo Xu picked up the defensive rebound.
The Lakers continued to play positional battles, and Guo Xu broke through on the right side to attract Nesterovic to switch defenses and distribute the ball to the middle.
O'Neal cut to catch the ball, dribbled and jumped, and smashed the ball with both hands, and the basket was almost broken by him.
37-28, Guo Xu's second assist.
The Timberwolves attacked, Szczebiak singled out Ryder, stepped down the right side and hit a dry jumper to hit two points. 37 to 30.
Guo Xu and O'Neal played blocking and dismantling, broke through with the ball and walked to the right side until the bottom line, attracting Nesterovic to help defend, if he didn't care, he would go straight to the basket.
Guo Xu stopped and half-turned to pass the ball to the middle, O'Neill received the ball from close range and jumped up, and Nesterovic was another one-handed dunk.
39-30, Guo Xu's third assist.
The Timberwolves attacked, the "dunk king" Nesterovic hit a jumper in the middle, and Horry grabbed the defensive rebound.
Guo Xu took the ball to the front court and suddenly distributed the ball to the left side, Horry gave Pan Persi no ball cover, and the latter received the ball at 70 degrees on the left side and hit a three-point shot.
42-30, Guo Xu's fourth assist.
Panpersi can also make a difference, and Peeler can't afford to be a little loose on his defense.
With 9:06 left in the second quarter, Sanders was forced to call a timeout, and the Lakers offense was so efficient that the Timberwolves had to step up their defense.
After the timeout, both sides slowed down their tempo and played positions.
Szzczebiak hit a three-pointer and Lafonso singled Horry in the low post for two points; On the side of the Lakers, O'Neal received a pass from Horry and scored two points under the basket, Guo Xu blocked and drew the defense to attract the defense, and gave the ball to the empty cut Ryder for a layup and sent his fifth assist.
At the six minutes, both sides began to make substitutions, with the Timberwolves on Garnett and Billups, and the Lakers on Kobe Bryant and Fox on the side, replacing Ryder and Panpersi.
The Lakers' tactics were changed to a triangle offense, and Guo Xu was not so easy to brush up on the data.
In Guo Xu's previous life, the player with the most assists has been a point guard who plays blocking and picking since Stockton's generation. Kidd, Nash, Paul, Rondo, and later Harden, the quarterback who won an assist king, their teams all focus on pick-and-roll tactics, which is the best tactic to brush assists and create misalignment.
Guo Xu also performed in the triangle offense, O'Neal and Kobe Bryant attracted the ball and shared the ball, and he could catch the ball and shoot.
He did that better than Brian Shaw, who scored his 20th point at 5:20 when he hit a three-pointer from O'Neal in the corner.
At 3 minutes and 11 seconds, he received the ball from the baseline to attract the defense and went to the basket to assist O'Neal to score.
At 29 seconds, the Lakers quickly counterattacked, and Guo Xu forced a breakthrough to cause Trill to foul and hit both free throws.
At halftime, the Lakers led 64-50, and Guo Xu scored 22 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal.
The NBA, once unimaginable to him, is now unstoppable.