At the post-game press conference, Cassel, who performed well and was full of spirit, said: "I'm not afraid to face Jason Guo in the West Finals, the Timberwolves are fully capable of winning the championship, and I have a way to score with him." ”

Cassel is indeed one of Guo Xu's most hated point guards, with a height of 191CM and a weight of 84 kg.

In terms of organization, Kassel has rich experience and has never been led by Guo Xu into a running rhythm. He dribbled through the half court as slowly as an old man, he always played at his own pace, methodically, and then burst out.

Cassel's shortcomings are also obvious, he doesn't move quickly, his one-on-one defense ability is average, and if he doesn't have teammates behind him, Parker can score a lot of points against him.

"We won two games against the Suns in the regular season, they had a good offense, but the defense was flawed, and our defense was better, and we were confident that we would beat the Suns to advance to the Finals and win the championship," Garnett said. ”

After beating Duncan's team in the playoffs for the first time in his career, the "Wolves King" also improved his self-confidence.

Reporters interviewed Guo Xu after the Suns' training session and asked him to comment on the Timberwolves.

Guo Xu smiled: "The Suns will eliminate the Timberwolves to enter the finals, I have absolute confidence, the Timberwolves have always been home in the first round of the playoffs, and it is a miracle that they have teamed up with several stars to reach the Western Conference Finals this year." They played a tie-break, we swept in two rounds, they have only been running in for a season, we have experience in the Western Conference finals last season, we have a clear advantage. ”

The reporter asked: "Cassel said that he is not afraid of you and has a way to score in the face of you, what do you think?" ”

"Of course he has a way to score against me, I rarely keep a clean sheet on the defensive end, I have a way to score more than 30 points on the offensive end under his defense, does the Timberwolves coaching staff dare to arrange him to defend alone? I don't need him to be scared of me, but I'd love to see what his face will look like after the game. ”

Guo Xu decided to beat Kassel to his knees first, and then flew in front of Kassel and said to him: "I have always wanted to see your expression, this expression of jealousy of me." ”

This is certainly impossible......

Before the game, the two teams had a war of words to boost morale, and the big battle was about to break out.

On May 21, the first battle between the two sides started at the American Airlines Arena in Phoenix.

Megan Fox arrived and sat in the front row to watch the game. She has reached the age of 18, and there is no need for the two of them to hide it, someone asks Dafang to admit their relationship.

In fact, everyone understands what's going on, "Fat Fox" has opened seven stores in the United States, and it is still expanding, and some media have long broken the news that Megan's sister and Guo Xu's parents are both running a catering company invested by Guo Xu and are in charge.

The two families are doing business together, the brand name is still Megan's last name, how can they be a newly confirmed couple?

Before the start of the game, CCTV5's Zhang Li talked about Guo Xu's gossip. "Guo Xu's current pizza shop is also very popular and is getting bigger. Unlike the Yao restaurant opened by Yao Mingjia, Guo Xu does not need to invite a famous chef, and sells creative pizza, which is simple and many people like. ”

"Guo Xu has always been financially minded, and there were news reports that he and Li Ka-shing invested in the same company, and now the stock price has tripled, and he has made a lot of money, conservatively estimated to be worth $200 million," Xu said. ”

Zhang Li said with a smile: "Now it's not easy for fans to give Guo Xu a clear positioning, even Americans don't know how to evaluate suitability, he has achieved success in several fields." ”

Xu Jicheng said: "Some netizens left a message, saying that he is the best actor among the stars, the best singer among the actors, and the most shrewd businessman among the singers, which sums it up well." ”

It is difficult for others to cooperate to invest in the "fat fox", Guo Xu and Robert Smith can't spend a lot of money, if they don't find a store location and waste some effort, the expansion speed will be faster.

The miracle of the catering industry created by James Guo Xu can not only be replicated, but also stronger, because James only made a small investment back then, it was not his company, but Guo Xu wanted to make it a family business.

On TNT's side, Barkley introduced the line-ups of both sides. "Kassel played well in the last round, but he is still the biggest gap between the two teams against Jason Guo, he has an advantage in height of 191CM, and Jason has an advantage in speed."

Kenny Smith said: "If Kassel is blown up, it's hard for the Timberwolves to win, they did win two games against the Suns in the regular season, but there was one game where Amare didn't play, and now the Suns are healthy at the core and are on the best team." ”

The two sides started the game, and the Suns five: Guo Xu, Raja Bell, Marion, Haslem, and Stoudamire.

Timberwolves five: Cassel, Sprewell, Trenton Hassel, Garnett, Ervin Johnson.

It is not difficult to see from the lineup that the Timberwolves attach great importance to defense, let Szzczebiak take the bench, and the defensive blue-collar Hassel starts to strengthen the wing defense.

Szzebiak was easier to play with Marion in the second quarter, and the "hacker" was best at defending against this kind of forward, who was not fast, had average confrontation ability, and relied on shooting.

The Timberwolves' biggest weakness is the center, 37-year-old veteran Johnson enters the playoffs to play an average of 20 minutes per game, "Sugar Man" Olawokandi as a substitute.

This is a helpless move, the Timberwolves poached Olavokandi and lost a lot, he is really a parallel import, last season in the Clippers 12.3 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.2 blocks of data is brushed, only played 36 games and was injured. This season, he was injured again, playing only 43 regular season games, playing 21.5 minutes, and his stats dropped to 6.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.6 blocks while shooting 42.5% from the field.

Olavokandi's defense is still alive, with a height of 213CM and a weight of 122 kg, he can defend the penalty area as a meat shield, and his defense is poor. On the offensive end, he's a burdensome, and since he entered the league in 1998, he's never shot more than 45 percent from the field in a season.

What's worse is Olawokandi's attitude to the game, he doesn't care about winning or losing, he only plays hard when he has to sign a contract, and when the new contract is in hand, he is back in the form of a mess.

He's not much use other than being a guy, the Suns are a team known for their speed, and it's not appropriate to defend against him. The veteran Johnson is better than Olawokandi, with a height of 211CM and a weight of 106 kg, and his mobility is maintained well.

Xiao Si didn't jump the ball and went back to the defense directly, and the game began.

Kassel and Garnett played blocking and dismantling, and Guo Xu bypassed the pursuit defense from the internal test to block Kassel's breakthrough route, and there was no misalignment. Kassel's three-point shooting ability is poor, and he generally does not choose to shoot three-pointers unless he is empty, and he only averages 2 shots per game in his career.

Garnett cuts to the ball, and Haslem defends in the low post. Garnett hit two backs without moving, turned and jumped outside the box, deflected the basket under interference, and Smalls grabbed the rebound.

Haslem was able to play when he came out, and his physical strength and strong confrontation ability made up for the weakness of his short height. He has always been very good at defending against soft-style shooting big men, and will disrupt the opponent's shooting rhythm by opposing them.

The Timberwolves players returned to the defense very quickly according to the coach's arrangement, and the sun set in the positional battle.

Guo Xu and Xiao Si played blocking and dismantling in the middle, holding the ball to the weak side, Garnett changed the defense to keep a distance and blocked it, and Kassel changed the defense of Xiao Si to defend closely. Guo Xu passed to Xiao Si of the empty cut, and Johnson retreated to the basket to form a bag with Kassel.

No one is perfect, Xiao Si's biggest flaw is actually not defense, but passing vision, he didn't see it when Haslem was already empty, he chose to shoot strongly, and missed under interference.

Garnett grabbed the rebound, and Cassel slowed down......