For the Timberwolves, when the game needs someone to step up, Adelman can rely on Kevin Love, who is the star of the team.

Although some people have always felt that Lefu is a brush, it is undeniable that Lefu has basketball ability.

As a white big man, with mediocre physical talent, with an excellent rebounding nose, he has made himself the best rebounder in the league, which is already commendable. After all, in today's alliance, where physical fitness men are flying all over the world, Lefou's existence can be regarded as pointing out a path for many people.

What's more, with excellent rebounding ability, Lefu can also have superb shooting skills, which is definitely the most lethal and offbeat. That's enough to make him one of the most alternative and best power forwards in the league.

Of course, Lefu is not perfect, and his defensive ability has always been criticized.

And many times, when experts and media talk about the Timberwolves' loss, they can always attribute the reason for the loss to Lefou's defense.

Obviously, this is a bit unfair.

A lot of times, of course, Lefu wants to improve himself in this area, after all, he is also a player who wants to become a superstar. And defense is precisely the most fundamental factor that restricts him from reaching that level.

Now that the Lakers are fighting the Timberwolves, of course Chu Xuan will undoubtedly seize him, which makes Lefu a little depressed, and he is secretly unhappy that Chu Xuan is not real enough.

However, on the basketball court, this mood can always turn into motivation.

Under Adelman's targeted tactical arrangement, Lefu finally opened fire.

The first shot on the Timberwolves' counterattack was a three-pointer from the top of the arc after Lefu used two pick-and-roll covers.

Then Love held the ball in the low post, misplaced a single to Noll, and then scored easily with a hook that caused a foul on Knoll.

The appearance of such a situation made Knoll immediately extremely frustrated, and he really found it difficult to accept such a mistake.

"Norris, this is not an unforgivable situation, you should look ahead!" Seeing Noel standing under the basket with a depressed expression, Chu Xuan immediately shouted.

After hearing this, Knoll was suddenly shocked in his heart, yes, he can't always dwell on the past, he has to look forward, after all, the game is still going on.

Although it was too late to answer Chu Xuan, Noor's subsequent actions told Chu Xuan the answer.

"I already think I can handle you, it was just a mistake."

Love hit a free throw to score six straight points for the team, and when the players from both sides returned, Knoll followed Love and spoke.

Lefu smiled slightly, and really couldn't help but shake his head: "Rookie, you still have to study hard, and you need to eat more, it's better to buy more nutritious products." ”

In the face of Lefu's teasing, Noel chuckled, under Chu Xuan's tutelage, he would not be so easily dealt with by his opponent now.

"Then we'll see! As long as you dare to attack, I will dare to give you a hot pot. ”

Love thinks Knoll is joking, but after only 8 seconds, the answer tells him what cruelty is, and when he puts the basket under the basket, he is easily slapped by Knoll in a hot pot.

This is a disaster, Lefu scolded angrily in his heart.

Such a scene fell in Chu Xuan's eyes, which made him clench his fists excitedly, although Noel made a mistake just now and made Lefu a "2+1", but then he was able to stay calm and make up for it with a successful defense. Obviously, this kind of mentality is what a genius should have.

However, it was indeed difficult for Knoll to defend against the kaleidoscopic Lefou, so Adelman's tactics paid off. In just the last three minutes of the first quarter, Love scored 10 points under the rotation of Green and Noll's defense, which was quite efficient.

Looking at the score of 28:32, although the Lakers were 4 points behind, Chu Xuan had no intention of blaming the players. Judging from the first quarter of the game, the Lakers players have played quite hard.

"Paul, Kevin Love has opened it, and I think it's time for you to step up too." Chu Xuan spoke.

During the previous pause, the No. 7 tactic arranged by Chu Xuan was indeed implemented, and Gasol slowly found some game status under the experiment. In the first quarter, Gasol contributed four points.

"Okay, head, you'll see." Gasol made an OK gesture.

The score did not make the Lakers players panic, after all, they now have the confidence that last year's Lakers team could have.

The current Lakers are full of vigor and resilience, and the players always have the spirit of not admitting defeat in the game.

On the big screen at the scene, the hit rate of the two sides appeared, and the two teams could be said to be evenly matched. Under such circumstances, many people can't help but feel that today's game should not be so easy to end.

Of course, this is not to say that the Timberwolves are strong enough to match the Lakers. Rather, the Lakers' 25-game winning streak is indeed not so easy and full of energy.

However, fortunately, there are a lot of players available to the Lakers, which makes Chu Xuan not afraid that no one will stand up and lead the team forward.

Gasol and Lefu were opposed, which didn't attract much attention at first. After all, the showdown between the two of them is even less interesting than Nash's against Rubio.

However, after just two rounds, Love and Gasol were the most high-profile players on the field.

For the fans at the Target Center, they are excited and looking forward to the matchup of the two men.

In just three minutes, Gasol scored three goals in a row, and Lefu did not fall behind in the slightest, scoring three goals in response.

"Kevin, if you can prevent my ball, I can let you score more points in this game today, after all, everyone knows that you like luxurious statistics."

Gasol received a pass from Kobe Bryant in the low post and held the ball with his back to Lefou.

The movements of his hands are non-stop, but Gasol's mouth is not idle, he wants to paralyze Lefou's mental defense.

"I want to score and I need you to put it? You softass! Hearing Gasol call him for a brush, Lefu immediately responded with a soft egg.

As a result, a battle between the brush and the soft egg rose to a fiery level.

Gasol's back-to-back skills are really good, and he has the ability to shoot and hook with his back. However, in this round, Gasol did not choose his usual style of play, he forced a break through Lefu and ended the attack with a one-handed dunk.

"Wow, buckle? Wheel buckles? Anyway, it's a good dunk, and Paul did a fantastic job. ”

Chu Xuan applauded, and there were words in his mouth, this scene made him a little excited, he ate Lefou's dunk, who would dare to say that Gasol was a soft egg?

"Is this still a sister-in-law? It's interesting that he was so tough to single out Kevin Love. ”

"Gasol's goal is so shameless, I want to see how Lefu responds."

"This ball is too morale-boosting, will the Lakers seize the opportunity to fight back?"

Under the rampant noise, it was the Timberwolves' turn to attack, and after Lefu blocked and covered the ball for Rubio, he did not shoot habitually, but cut in and passed back to Pekovic in the paint area.

The Big White Bear received the ball, arched his butt, and smashed the basketball into the basket, and Love also got an assist on the stat sheet.

"Well, that's a bit of an alternative. Today's game was really surprising, Lefu had such a good chance, he could have scored by himself. However, he passed the ball, did he switch to assist? ”

Chu Xuan blinked, staring at Le Fu's back, obviously he also wanted to understand this question.

Could it be that after experiencing the golden boy played by the son of the wind in the first stanza, the script of the second stanza became a soft egg is not a soft egg, and the brush is not a brush?

However, for the football watchers, it is imperative to watch it well.

No one thought about why Lefu made an unprecedented pass, and their attention was all focused on the duel between Lefu and Gasol.

The rivalry between the two will not last forever, and Lefu became the first to terminate. And Gasol then scored two mid-range shots in a row, ruthlessly putting pressure on Lefou.

Because Gasol suddenly showed great threat on the offensive end, the Timberwolves' defense began to be pinned, and Lefou's role advantage became less obvious in an instant.

In such a situation, the Lakers finally seized the opportunity to start a comeback.

When the Timberwolves reacted, the halftime game was over, and the Lakers overtook the score 61-58 and maintained a three-point lead into halftime.

"Paul, you've done a great thing, and while I didn't see you blow up Nikola Pekovich with one left hand, I did witness how you managed to get Kevin Love in the matchup. You've done a great job and I've got a good understanding of their tactics, which will help us a lot in the future. ”

When the player left the field, Chu Xuan immediately had a simple exchange with Gasol, and he praised Gasol's personal performance.

With 4 points in the first quarter and 14 points in the second quarter, Gasol has already scored 18 points in the halftime.

As for Lefou, it has already scored 20 points.

While Lefou's numbers are better, Gasol's role is clearly greater.

"Head, I just feel that to beat this team, we need to continue the winning streak." Gasol is confident in his winning streak.

Chu Xuan smiled slightly, noncommittal, after looking at the state of the Lakers players and the appearance of the game today, he was indeed full of confidence in winning.

"No problem, their king has already gone out, but we still have four twos, this card, he can't win." As Chu Xuan spoke, his eyes couldn't help but glance to the side, where Adelman was also staring at Chu Xuan, with a hint of anger and disbelief in his eyes. (To be continued.) )