Chapter 128: Strength Crushing
A question that ordinary fans can understand, how can Paul not see it?
In fact, just when Ilgoskas couldn't hook up, he was ready to call a timeout.
But James's dunk made him feel lucky, what if the player can solve the problem by himself?
It's too early to call the first timeout, after all, the game has just begun.
It was such a hesitation that the Timberwolves directly pulled the score away.
In less than three minutes, at 12:2, the Cavaliers instantly trailed by double digits.
The defense could not be prevented, and the attack was hindered. In addition to James's supplementary dunk, he didn't score another point, and this game was directly spent.
"Pause!"
Paul couldn't sit still any longer and called a timeout with the technical desk.
"Darius came off the pitch and McGinnis came on and paid attention to the space. Don't panic, pass and catch the ball more, and once you have the opportunity, you must be decisive! ”
Compared to the problem on the defensive end, it is easier to solve on offense.
After all, if you change to any team, it will be difficult to prevent the Timberwolves three-headed monster, and the Cavaliers will not be able to do it.
Although it is only 3 All-Stars, it is not as good as the Lakers' dream F4 and not as good as the Mavericks' 5 All-Stars, but the Timberwolves are running in well.
Garnett can pass the ball, Cassel can pass the ball, and Sprewell is crazy but willing to share the ball. No one expected that these three-headed monsters would gather together and run in unexpectedly quickly.
The only problem with the Timberwolves right now is that the role players aren't strong enough.
Of course, it's harder to solve this problem, and Garnett alone has a cap salary of $28 million (this is 2003, this contract is no longer a big deal, it's just huge.) The team has no salary space to make up for it.
Of course, even so, the Timberwolves abused the knights enough.
The game continued, and Darius was replaced by McGinnis, which actually increased the offensive ability.
Darius is the Cavaliers' forward gate, but his offensive ability is really not good, he basically relies on his body to score, and he has no long-range shooting ability.
McGinnis is different, he is a stable three-point point, and he can still organize and break through.
Paul's intention was simple, with McGinnis and Davis standing outside the three-point line, pulling the Timberwolves' defensive space and allowing James to break through.
It's a good idea, but Paul still underestimates Garnett's ability to help defend.
Although the 27-year-old Garnett has not yet reached his peak, his running and jumping ability is at his strongest.
It is no exaggeration to say that Garnett's defensive ability can fight Big Ben, and he only loses to Big Ben in terms of strength.
Pulling space? Inexistent! The entire three-point line is his range of defense.
Coupled with the entanglement of "Madman" Sprewell, James is still playing hard.
At the same time, Big Z and Davis are also unable to break the situation, and the Cavaliers are always in a suppressed situation.
6 minutes, 19:6, the point difference continued to widen, and the Cavaliers had to go through a lot of hardship every time they scored a point.
The Cleveland fans were still cheering for the home team at first, but as they played, they all fell silent.
If there is hope, of course they will cheer for the team. But now, they don't see any hope......
The gap is too big!
If you continue to fight like this, you will enter garbage time in the first quarter.
Paul quickly called a second timeout.
This time, he made a bold decision: "Meme, leaf!" ”
In this way, the lineup on the Cavaliers' court has become one big and four small for Ilgoskas, James, Davis, McGinnis and Ye Feng.
All five players on the field are good attackers, but the defense is ...... Paul had completely given up on defense.
Without Meme, would it be up to Big Z, who is not strong in rebounding ability, to protect rebounds alone?
But there is no way to do it, the Cavaliers fell into a scoring drought, scoring only 6 points in 6 minutes, even in the era of iron-blooded defense, it is not qualified
6 minutes, 6 minutes, 48 minutes? 48 points?
The knights are about to become famous, and Paul and the members of this group of knights are all going to "go down in history"!
Honk~
The game continues.
James received the ball in front of the court and was immediately followed by Sprewell, which was very uncomfortable.
"Leaf!"
After only 1 second of hesitation, James passed the ball to Ye Feng.
The veteran Cassel's ability to attack and organize still exists, but the defense has only experience left, and Ye Feng is still a big advantage in Cassel.
With a continuous change of direction, Ye Feng successfully broke through Kassel, which was even easier than he imagined.
But as soon as he broke through, Ye Feng felt that he had fallen into a trap.
Sprewell and Hassell were flanking the leaf wind, and Garnett was standing in the paint zone, ready to go. The three of them directly surrounded Ye Feng.
This is a trap that has been designed for a long time.
The head coach of the Timberwolves knows that the team's defensive weakness is the veteran Cassel, and has long laid out targeted tactics.
That's the difference between a strong team and a weak team.
The offense and defense of the strong team are systematic, and it is clear what everyone should do and what not to do.
As for the weak teams, they are fighting separately and scattered.
Realizing this, Ye Feng wanted to withdraw to stabilize the rhythm and fight again, but Cassel pounced from behind, blocking Ye Feng's retreat.
The four members of the Timberwolves treated Ye Feng as a dumpling.
At this time, Ye Feng simply did not retreat, gritted his teeth, and continued to rush forward.
Not to mention, Ye Feng gritted his teeth and really fought a way.
Before Spreville and Hassel attacked, Ye Feng relied on his speed to kill out.
Until the basket, Ye Feng faced the "Wolf King" Garnett, and the standard small hit big.
A hint of surprise flashed in Garnett's eyes, this rookie has a lot of guts, not only did he not retreat when he was surrounded, but he dared to continue to move forward, and he really killed a way.
Of course, that's all there is to it. As one of the four strongest power forwards in the league, Garnett can't afford to look down on an undrafted rookie with too much status.
With his arms outstretched, Garnett firmly blocked in front of Ye Feng, protecting the Timberwolves' restricted area.
At this moment, Ye Feng suddenly felt an incomparable oppressive force.
The wolf king is 216 cm tall, 226 cm arm span, with a domineering goatee, not strong but very slender body, small but very refined muscles, and his appearance alone gives people great oppression.
But at this moment, Ye Feng had no way out. Only by moving forward can you get a chance to win.
Syllable!
Thinking of this, Ye Feng adjusted his rhythm slightly and dribbled directly to Garnett.
Garnett's slender arms were in front of him, and once Ye Feng made a mistake, he would immediately grab the basketball.
Faced with such hands, Ye Feng could only press his center of gravity to the lowest.
But Garnett is not stupid, the big man is forcing the small man to suffer, so he directly puts Ye Feng a small step away.
Although he took a step, he had the advantage of height, arm span, and good jumping, and Garnett was still able to cover Ye Feng in all directions.
Ye Feng didn't dare to be impulsive, and controlled the ball to look for opportunities.
Soon, Ye Feng's eyes lit up.
At some point, Ilgoskas got stuck on Garnett's right side, blocking Garnett's lateral movement.
Ye Feng accelerated and went around directly.
With the help of Big Z's tall body, Ye Feng did not hesitate to pull up and jump shot.
"Unguarded! Ye Feng vacant shot! ”
Cleveland fans were a little excited, everyone knew how accurate Ye Feng's empty shooting was, and the two points were stable.
But at this moment, a figure with dreadlocks suddenly pounced.
Syllable!
The basketball in Ye Feng's hand was slapped away.
And Ye Feng was also hit in the arm, crooked in the air, and fell directly to the ground.
(End of chapter)