The Minnesota Timberwolves have a high level of support locally, but there are very few fans on the outside. There aren't many teams in the league that have such a low level of popularity for a perennial playoff season.

Before Barnes took over the Timberwolves, the team had always played with a center-based style. A good No. 1 with a few average players and a good tower.

Although the tactics are simple, they have maintained the team's record at around 50%. But sending two cores in exchange for the singles maniac Barnes with a super high possession of the ball. The Timberwolves' style of play has completely changed, and the smooth screen shots and Princeton tactics of the past have been reduced to nothing......

If Barnes was the 'lone wolf' Marbury of the year, his offense was still much worse than that of the peak Marbury.

Although the small forward should be a combination of offense and defense, it can be regarded as the core of the offense on the court. But Barnes is definitely an outlier. Because he is good at shooting three-pointers, he can even be said to be a lone love!

After coming to the Timberwolves, the coach forced his position near the free throw line, and although it was close to the frame, the magic of the past was gone.

What happened to him was an absolute unsuitability. But even if he wants to break up peacefully with the team now, the premise must be that it can be divided......

Barnes has a contract with a maximum salary of hundreds of millions. And he has two years left on his contract with the team. With his current performance, he definitely can't match his value, so no one is willing to accept it, the Timberwolves are uncomfortable, and Barnes is not happy.

The reason why the game cannot be changed for Barnes is because the Timberwolves don't have other players who can open up space. Do you expect Barnes to shoot hard against defenders on the perimeter on the perimeter? Obviously this is unrealistic.

And the two guards of this Timberwolves are not very good at the overall situation, their defense is good, and their breakthrough ability is also very strong, otherwise it can be seen that Barnes's iron shooting rate can still bring the team into the playoffs.

But in this game against the Lakers, the Timberwolves completely adjusted the starting lineup in order to reactivate Barnes. Put the group of shooters with better projection ability on the field.

Because the average height of the Lakers led by Zhang Yi is a weakness, even if the opponent replaces the center with a bench forward who is good at shooting three-pointers, it is completely enough.

When the Timberwolves' five starters showed up on the court, Wacker immediately understood that the opponent was trying to make things happen with three points tonight. Although the Lakers are not afraid of outside shelling, the three-point team may be the only way to reverse the hard power gap.

Even if there is a gap in the strength of the two sides in attack and defense, as long as it rains three points, it is enough to make all the gaps necessary. Moreover, Barnes was one of the important contributors to Curry Jr.'s championship in the Golden State Warriors before coming to the Timberwolves.

In addition to averaging 25 points per game, the three-point shooter is also shooting above 45% from three-point range because of the team's system. It's a terrifying statistic, and he's characterized by his ability to catch and dribble.

Barnes can be regarded as the only thing the Los Angeles Lakers should pay attention to, if he is beaten crazy, then 30 points in a single quarter? He's done it all in 10 three-pointers......

Zhang Yi's defensive ability is already a player above the league line, but he has not been tested on the outside line since the start of the game. So this one is another opportunity for him to break through.

Before the game began, because Barnes and others had already shown hostility to Zhang Yi, the Lakers were also holding back their strength to teach the arrogant Huskies a good lesson......

The Timberwolves coach's idea is simple: Barnes will have unlimited fire rights on the court, while the other shooters are all there to open up space. Add to that a short center with three-point shooting and the ability to jump and grab boards to deal with the inexperienced Vali, and this lineup has a chance to overturn the current Western boss in his opinion.

There is no absence at Staples Stadium, and since Zhang Yi and these super rookies joined the Lakers, the number of fans has increased with it!

For the owners and managers of the Lakers, even if Zhang Yi couldn't lead the team to win the championship, his personal star effect had already saved the team. Coupled with the fact that he is now firmly in the first place in the West, and he is undefeated at the beginning, it is not too cool for a champion to sign a champion to change his life for the team immediately.

During the scrum, Barnes deliberately leaned on Zhang Yi's body. This unnatural defensive posture also made Zhang Yi very unhappy, because the opponent was clearly looking for trouble.

In order not to be occupied by anger, Zhang Yi simply pushed his opponent away, and then motioned for Vali to change his position, from the familiar left to the right.

The experienced Oscar stood in front of Barnes, because he could see that the dirty boy was still planning to continue pestering Zhang Yi.

At this time, the referee served, and Vali struggled to win the ball for the Lakers. The Timberwolves' backup center doesn't look very good, because although he is only 2.02 meters tall, he has a strong bounce among blacks. Now that I have finally entered the starting line-up, if I can't put on a strong performance, I'm afraid that I will be pushed back to the bench again.

Vali also saw Zhang Yi who was moving the position, so he deliberately pointed the ball to his brother's side. As soon as Barnes saw Zhang Yi receiving the ball, he immediately bypassed Oscar, who was pestering him, and turned over to continue defending.

It's just that he obviously underestimated Zhang Yi's athleticism, because Oscar deliberately tripped over it, and in just a few seconds, the opposite side had already formed a three-on-two situation under the basket!

Zhang Yi hit a basketball pick-and-roll from between the two defensive teams to score the first attack of the opening game.

"Damn, you dirty!" Knowing that Oscar was definitely deliberate, Barnes looked ugly. "Each other, each other!" The Lakers' main point guard said with a smile. The role of the veteran player is to protect the rookie core, although Osker's strength is not top-notch, but he is not afraid of the sky and the earth, such a guy is exactly what the Lakers need.

The Timberwolves' offense was quickly carried by the backup point guard to the frontcourt, and even before the three-point line began to be transmitted on the outside. Everyone knew that the Lakers had the best three-point shot at that position, and when running without the ball, Barnes and the point guard made a cross, and the former immediately asked for the ball when he faced Robert.

They were completely calculated, and when Barnes and Robert were misaligned, the ball carrier made a decisive pass for Barnes to single or shoot......

This shot was like this, I saw that Barnes felt that he was in a position one step inside the three-point line after receiving the ball, so he immediately made a feint, although he did not shake Robert, but he immediately stepped back and shot the first three points of the opening game before the help defense arrived!

Whew, hit! Barnes also proudly made a three-fingered celebration, which rarely appeared on the court after the Timberwolves lowered their three-point shot......

"Sure enough, it's a bombardment tactic, and it's a little interesting." Wacker stood on the sidelines with his shoulders crossed and muttered to himself, but there was no nervousness on his face.

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