Minnesota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north, and the extreme north point of the continental United States (49 degrees 23 minutes north latitude) is in the state, so Minnesota is nicknamed the North Star State.

Temperatures in Minnesota can be quite extreme. Especially the cold of winter is very famous. On February 2, 1996, the lowest temperature ever recorded in the city of Tawa, was minus 51 degrees Celsius.

Interestingly, when Minnesota is very cold, it tends to be warmer in Alaska due to currents in the Pacific Ocean. Meanwhile, as part of the Great Plains of the central United States, summers in Minnesota tend to be very hot.

Minnesota is rich in iron ore reserves, 70% of the iron ore raw materials in the United States are provided by the state, in addition to many rivers and lakes here, the Mississippi River, the largest river in North America, the fourth longest river in the world, and the third largest river in the world, flows from north to south through the entire United States, and finally flows into the Gulf of Mexico.

More than half of Minnesota's population is concentrated in the southern capital of the Twin Cities, of which St. Paul is the capital and second largest city of Minnesota, across the Mississippi River from St. Paul, the largest city in Minneapolis.

The Minnesota Lynders' home arena is in Minneapolis.

If the continental United States were to be split in half symmetrically, Minnesota would actually fall to the east, as part of the Great Lakes industrial region, and cities like Milwaukee and Chicago would be closer to Minneapolis.

Unfortunately, the league has placed the Minnesota Timberwolves in the West in order to balance the number of teams in the East and West, which has led to the majority of the team's players spending most of their time traveling to the West Coast or the South.

For the Knicks, playing on the road to Minnesota is arguably the closest away game of any team in the West, and the plane only needs to fly for more than two hours to arrive.

Minnesota fans are very concerned about this game with the New York Knicks, one is because the Knicks are the champions last season, and the games of strong teams are always watched, and the other is because New York is the old club of Timberwolves superstar Patrick Ewing, and the original hope of the Timberwolves, Kevin Garnett, now also plays for New York!

"Kevin, welcome back!"

"Kevin, we love you!"

Unlike Alan Houston, Garnett's return to his hometown was warmly welcomed by local fans.

It's easy to understand this kind of thing, Houston jumped ship after becoming a free agent, and the fans saw that the home team was weakened, and of course they kept scolding.

But Garnett was traded, and it wasn't his personal will to leave. And Garnett's departure also allowed the Timberwolves to get Ewing, plus he has played very well in the past two years, and of course there are more and more fans who like him.

Timberwolves owner Glenn Taylor is also here to watch the game today. He sat in the audience on the sidelines and greeted Li Wei with a smile.

"Hello, Glenn!" Li Wei went over to shake his hand.

Glenn Taylor held Li Wei's hand, and the expression on his face was a little stunned.

In this life, Ewing came to Minnesota, although he continued to suffer minor injuries, he did not experience major injuries, and he could still score amazing statistics.

However, judging from the record, the Timberwolves have been first-round tours for both years, which is neither good nor bad, and the New York superstar has not brought real change to the city.

On the other hand, after Garnett went to New York, he became the highest-paid player in the NBA. In his first season in New York, the talented high school student didn't really deserve his big contract, but the young man was always improving!

Last season, Garnett finally became a superstar, not only made the NBA Third Team, but also won a championship for the Knicks!

Of course, at present, Garnett is not better than Ewing, and statistically speaking, Garnett's role in the Knicks may not be greater than Ewing.

But Ewing is already sunset and will definitely decline, and as long as Garnett maintains the current momentum, the Knicks will make a steady profit.

Back then, Glenn Taylor always felt that Garnett couldn't lose anything by replacing Ewing alone, but now that I think about it, it seems to be a loss. The only consolation in Taylor's heart is that Garnett's contract is too big for the Timberwolves to pay this astronomical sum.

"David, I really shouldn't have traded Kevin to you back then!" Glenn Taylor said.

Li Wei said: "Haha, in fact, you also earned it, the year Ewing first came, the box office of the Timberwolves was about to explode, right?" He pulled your ball market, Kevin at that time, how could he not be equal to Ewing! ”

Glenn Taylor nodded and said, "That's right, but this deal has made me more aware of the preciousness of potential players, and if you want to change our rookie in the future, I won't change it to Kevin!" ”

Li Wei said: "You're too much, Kevin can now change the whole league!" ”

Glenn Taylor said: "In your eyes, he can change the whole league, but in my eyes, it's not worth anything!" ”

"You, haha!" Li Wei smiled and shook his head.

Glenn Taylor felt that he was losing, so he could naturally be annoyed, and there was no need for him to argue at this time. But in terms of trade value, Kevin Garnett is now one of the league's most valuable team assets.

The Timberwolves' starting five are Trill Brandon, Sprewell, Wally Szebiak, Joe Smith, Patrick Ewing,

All-Star point guard Trill Brandon was acquired by the Timberwolves in the Marbury trade last season, and in addition to that, they also received the Nets' lottery pick to select No. 6 pick Szebiak.

The two starters are both indirectly from the Nets!

The deal that could have been robbed made then-Nets general manager and coach John Calipari so shocking and crying that it's no wonder he was fired after the deal was made.

You're an undercover agent sent by the Timberwolves, right?

McHale relied on this deal to strengthen his position. It was obviously a loss-making business, but he made it one for two, and not only got an All-Star, but also got a super newcomer.

The Knicks' starting five are Nash, Houston, Maddy, Garnett, and Big Yao.

At the beginning, Da Yao jumped the ball to win Ewing, and the Knicks got an offensive opportunity!

Then, the Timberwolves fans in the target center arena saw Da Yao squeezing Ewing's key position on the inside, and Nash passed the ball over!

"Oh my God, it's amazing that the Knicks' center wants to single our Patrick on the inside, a 19-year-old rookie wants to deal with our star!" Sean Grande shouted.

Shaun Grande came to the Timberwolves as a commentator in '98, and he is also the youngest commentator in the entire NBA. In his previous life, he jumped to the Boston Celtics and was voted the best commentator in the Boston area by the Boston media in '03.

Sean Grande's partner is Trent Tucker.

Trent Tucker, who is 1.96 meters tall and good at guard, was a star of the University of Minnesota and was the No. 6 pick in 1982, was drafted by the New York Knicks, and spent most of his career with the New York Knicks.

Tucker was also one of the first generation of super three-point shooters, and once represented the Knicks in the first three-point contest, but unfortunately lost to the surging Larry Bird and failed to become the three-point champion. The year he retired, he also mixed a championship ring with the Chicago Bulls.

Trent Tucker said, "I think Patrick should reward him with a big hat!" ”