Chapter 303: The Upgraded King
"Take the opportunity and finish them out in one wave", in the visiting locker room, Randolph spoke excitedly, the Kings took such a big lead at halftime, the Timberwolves would hardly have the power to fight back.
"I thought it would be a vicious battle, but I didn't expect them to fight themselves, haha", Mason also saw that the Timberwolves' atmosphere was not right, he blinked, "Coach, can I play a dozen on the court?" βγ
There's nothing wrong with garbage time coming off the bench, but Mason is too anxious to win the game yet.
"You let Zhang Feng shoot a few more in the second half, and you will have a chance to play a little more in the score gap", David seemed to be joking, but in fact he persuaded Zhang Feng to play more, which is relatively rare in coaches, but if you think about it carefully, if you enter the garbage time early, Zhang Feng can rest in advance, and there is nothing wrong with it.
"No problem, I'll beat them up later, so you can play the fourth quarter" Zhang Feng patted Mason on the shoulder, and the locker room was full of laughter, only Hill in the corner was slightly melancholy.
David naturally noticed Hill's expression, but he didn't have any good countermeasures, Zhang Feng's performance was so good, Hill's original teaching role was not reflected, Hill's playing time was even more fragmented, the King's previous game, only the best situation would send Hill to play, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is garbage time, such treatment is far from the tactical core promised when he signed the contract in the summer.
There was a transaction a while ago, but in the end, Zhang Feng personally put the transaction on hold, but the problem of Hill's embarrassing position was still not solved, and David had a headache when he thought about it.
Hill's experience is similar to Wiggins's, they were promised a status, and then suddenly they were met with an airborne star, which directly led to the loss of tactical status.
After the halftime timeout, the Kings attacked first, and after Zhang Feng brought the ball to the frontcourt, he found that the Timberwolves player who defended him had become Teague, Butler switched to the small forward position, and Wiggins had changed to shooting guard.
It seems that the crying child still has milk to eat, and it is clear that Wiggins' action of beating the bench at halftime has the support of the Timberwolves' top management, and Thibodeau may be under pressure to make a strategic change.
Last season, Wiggins switched to shooting guard due to LaVine's injury, and the stats were very explosive. Zhang Feng understood this, and after scoring with Randolph's blocking, he quickly found Wiggins and motioned Bogdan to change the defense of Teague.
Sure enough, the Timberwolves attacked for the first time in the second half, and Teague passed directly to Wiggins over the half.
Wiggins, who was holding the ball for the first time, twisted his neck and set up a triple threat position on the left wing. Zhang Feng smiled, why did Wiggins also come to this trick? Didn't you see so many three threats in the first quarter against Butler?
Wiggins' speed was much faster than Butler's, Zhang Feng didn't take this into account and prepared in advance, and was directly shaken by Wiggins's crotch and lost his center of gravity and almost fell to the ground.
But the most humiliating thing about not being able to defend is not Zhang Feng, because Butler looks embarrassed, and the same defender has the same starting posture, why can Wiggins pass Zhang Feng at one time, but he is continuously deflated? Could it be that he is not as good as Wiggins in singles?
After Wiggins entered the inside, Randolph faced the top, and the two collided in the air, Wiggins did not fall behind, but fortunately this layup did not score, and the rebound was won by Willy.
Zhang Feng was secretly annoyed, fortunately he didn't enter, otherwise the Timberwolves would have played out. He took the pass and went straight to the frontcourt, intending to take the opportunity to hit a three-pointer to wear down the fighting spirit of the Timberwolves.
But Wiggins followed him closely, not leaving him even a little space, he changed direction sharply and did not open the distance, and finally had to retreat and retreat, signaling Randolph to block the demolition.
"Oppress, force him", before the block was formed, Thibodeau shouted loudly off the field.
With this shout, Wiggins and Downs shot at the same time, and Zhang Feng instantly fell into danger. Seeing that he was about to lose the ball, Randolph was blocked again and did not have a good passing route, Zhang Feng chose to collect the ball and pull it out, and made a three-point shot.
βYESοΌβ , Hearing Randolph shout, Zhang Feng knew that he had scored the ball, he turned around and wanted to run to the backcourt, Wiggins and Teague were full of unwillingness.
With a gap of 27 points, the Timberwolves have no way back, Wiggins, who got the ball, is frowning, if this ball can't be scored, then this game will definitely be GG.
Butler also recognized the importance of this offense, and he chose to give up the dispute and took the initiative to block Wiggins, but Carter was an old fritter, and the moment Butler moved, Carter went straight to Wiggins.
Almost identical, Zhang Feng and Carter teamed up to replicate the steal the Timberwolves made to him just now. Wiggins panicked and threw the ball towards Towns under the basket.
But the whole team of the Kings was ready when Zhang Feng was sandwiched by the two, and the basketball thrown by Wiggins was intercepted halfway by Willy, and finally fell into the hands of Randolph, who was defending in front.
"Back to defense, back to defense" Thibodeau remembered to jump his feet, Butler didn't follow the tactical arrangement to block and dismantle no problem, but prematurely exposed the tactical intent, causing Wiggins to be very passive, Butler to bear 9 percent of the responsibility.
The Kings played another fast break, Zhang Feng and Carter hit a 3-pointer 2-on-1 in the frontcourt, and the difference between the two teams was extended to 30 points, and Thibodeau called a timeout.
"Here's your chance, try to win 2 doubles" Zhang Feng encouraged Mason on the bench.
"Wait a minute, and Mason will go up to play the shooting guard, Randolph will continue to sit on the inside, Carter and Zhang Feng will rest, and Hill will organize the offense, we can't take it lightly" David arranged the tactics without a trace.
David arranged this to take care of Hill's emotions, he has seen how much damage the team can cause to the team if the players are not in agreement, and the Timberwolves in front of him are an example, and he did not take Randolph to avoid giving Hill the feeling of leading the bench to play garbage time.
After the timeout, the Timberwolves launched an onslaught. The Kings didn't have Zhang Feng on the outside, Wiggins broke through unscrupulously, and Hill was passed in a row, but fortunately, Wiggins didn't feel good, and the score was not caught up quickly.
After playing for a while, Wiggins made an adjustment, and after he broke through, he no longer made a mid-range shot, but killed inside to give Towns space.
Hand-to-hand combat is not Downs' strong point, but once he gets the offensive space, Downs beats Randolph and becomes a strong guy on the field against the old man, Downs turns turning, hooking, and retreating a few moves, Randolph has no temper, and almost watches Downs cut points.
Fortunately, the Kings were as excited as a chicken in this game, and although Hill couldn't prevent it, his organizational skills were first-class, and the tandem team played many times. Even Mason leaned on the block and hit 4 shots in a row.
At the end of the third quarter, the Kings still maintained a 25-point lead. After entering the fourth quarter, Zhang Feng played another 5 minutes. The Kings entered the final official timeout with the Kings leading the way into the final official timeout, and the Timberwolves switched to the bench lineup and officially waived the game.
A game that was supposed to have a lot of flashpoints ended with a big win for the Kings, and the media was very disappointed, and could only use the Timberwolves civil unrest as a starting point to describe the game, and the Kings showed no mention of the improvement in all aspects.