Chapter 270 vs. Lakers

(I was delayed last night because of something, and I didn't send an update, so I'll make it up today, and I'll send four chapters, and I ask for a ticket by the way~)

The new season will start soon, and the Timberwolves' roster still needs to be run-in, whether the addition of new players will cause new chemistry, and whether the specific effect of the chemistry is good or bad, these are unknown, and the specific needs to be verified by the game.

On October 5, Beijing time, the first game of the Timberwolves preseason against the Los Angeles Lakers, the first game was last year's defending champion Purple and Gold.

However, it's only pre-season now, all the teams are not yet in shape, and the game is still unclear.

This year's Timberwolves roster has more room to deploy, allowing head coach Frank Vogel to be more comfortable when developing tactics.

Lakers coach "Zen Master" Phil Jackson is a well-known championship coach in the league, and for Frank, it is not easy to meet such an opponent at the tactical level.

As soon as the game began, the Timberwolves unexpectedly took the initiative and established an advantage in the first quarter.

Kobe Bryant didn't have much individual offense in the first quarter, and took the initiative to give the ball to his friend Derrick Fisher.

The old fish is old after all, Fisher, who used to be able to hit the invincible Spurs in the Western Conference playoffs with 0.4 seconds, is gone, and now he is a veteran in the twilight of his career who holds the ball and Li Shihao.

Although Fisher has rich experience in the game, but in the face of Li Shihao, he couldn't open the situation at all, and the outside line waited for a long time, but there was no good opportunity to attack, and finally hoisted the ball to Pau Gasol in the middle and let Da Gasol play alone.

This time, the Gasol brothers met solidly in the inside penalty area, and Pau Gasol leaned his back behind Gasol Jr., dribbled the ball to steady his rhythm, and then took a step back to try to roll over and make a jumper.

But he didn't want to be lightning, little Gasol had been waiting for a long time, he immediately figured out his eldest brother's plan, and when Pau Gasol retreated, he stretched out his ape arm, which was a big hat that covered the sky, and fanned the ball out.

This ball directly raised the emotions of the Timberwolves.

The matchup between Gasol Jr. and Gasol in the new season started with Gasol Jr.'s victory, which is undoubtedly a bit surprising.

The Timberwolves have indeed picked up the treasure, and in just two or three seasons, Marc Gasol has been able to play against his brother without falling behind, and this strength has been able to break into the top ten centers in the league.

Of course, the new season of the Timberwolves will surprise fans around the world with more than that.

When Li Shihao was holding the ball at the top of the arc, Kobe took the initiative to change the defense and avoid the situation that the old fish Fisher was completely blown up.

In the face of Kobe's outside defense, Li Shihao actually moved directly and quickly to the sideways, shook off the black mamba, opened his hand is a three-point shot, and the speed of the shot was very fast, and Kobe Bryant, who came back to his senses, only had time to seal his eyes and block his vision.

It's a pity that Li Shihao's first ball felt very good, and the basketball went directly over the air, hollowed into the net, and shot through the air over the Lakers.

The Timberwolves got bigger and more comfortable in the first quarter, and in a tailwind situation, not only did the offensive efficiency improve, but the defense also did a good job.

The rise in defensive intensity directly led to the Lakers not scoring several times, and they fell behind by eleven points for a whole quarter, and the double-digit point difference stunned many Lakers fans.

It's hard to imagine that the defending champions will be down by double digits against the Timberwolves in the new season, and although it was only a preseason game, this result still surprised many fans.

The strength of the Timberwolves has indeed been upgraded, and this level of upgrading even surprised the Los Angeles Lakers players on the opposite side.

Throughout the first half, the point difference between the Timberwolves and the Lakers not only did not decrease, but as time passed, there was a tendency to widen.

In the matchup on the bench, the Timberwolves had a big advantage.

"Zen Master" Phil Jackson put the old fish Fisher on the court, hoping that the latter can use the advantage of experience against the Timberwolves' young backup guard, stabilize the situation, and wait for an opportunity to chase points.

It's a pity that the old fish Fisher is also old, and after playing for so long, the problem of regretting his body is getting worse and worse, and he is okay when facing Jeremy Lin, but it is not enough to face Eric Bledsoe.

Bledsoe plays very hard, although his height is not outstanding, his athleticism is amazing, and his instantaneous explosiveness is even more terrifying.

Bledsoe successfully took the ball twice in a row when Fisher was holding the ball, broke off the ball of the old fish Fisher, and successfully converted the two goals into real points.

This result made the Zen master on the field secretly hate in his heart, blaming the old fish Fisher for his uselessness, the starter was right, and he couldn't even clean up a substitute, which was really useless.

However, this can't be blamed on the old fish Fisher.

said that you are not afraid of dying when you play, there are such a group of crazy people in all walks of life, and you have to avoid admitting them when you encounter them.

Especially the old fish Fisher, he has reached the twilight of his career, the decline in strength is obvious, retirement is just around the corner, of course, you have to cherish your health, if you are close to retirement and then have a fracture injury, it is really exciting.

In the first preseason game of the new season, the boss Kobe Bryant didn't feel it, and there was no way to save the game in the face of his teammates being exposed.

Bryant tried a lot of individual offenses, especially when he entered the restricted area, and he could clearly feel the uncomfortable feeling of layers of restraint.

As soon as the new season comes, the defense in the forest has risen to a higher level, and the boss's several offenses have come to an end, and there is actually a hidden reason for this result, after a summer, Kobe Bryant is a year older after all, and it is inevitable that his strength will decline.

But the arrogant boss won't admit it, in his eyes, he just won the fifth championship in his career last year, and he was at his peak, how could he be old?

As long as he hasn't gotten his sixth ring to surpass Michael Jordan, then he won't give up.

However, Kobe Bryant was also secretly frightened in his heart, after the Timberwolves strengthened in the summer, they did upgrade a lot, in addition to the progress of the original players, the new Ariza was outstanding, filling many holes in the Timberwolves.

At the beginning of the new season, the Timberwolves' coaching staff inspected the players, and they were surprised to find that the team's two inner and outer cores, Marc Gasol and Li Shihao, have made great progress.

Gasol Jr., like Li Shihao, didn't go out much in the summer, but honestly followed behind his brother and learned to hook his hands under the basket. (To be continued.) )