Chapter 97 vs. Spurs

When the Timberwolves drove into the small city of San Antonio on the team's bus, the young Timberwolves players felt an extraordinary atmosphere, and the basketball atmosphere here was strong, even frenetic.

When Popovich joined the Spurs, what he gave to this team was a tenacious and tenacious temperament, which has not changed even after ten years of changes, but has become more and more condensed and profound with the progress of the years.

As soon as they arrived at the hotel where the team was staying, media reporters flocked to the hotel, eager to get breaking news from the Timberwolves.

"Bruce, what do you think of tonight's game against the San Antonio Spurs?"

Li Shihao heard the question asked by the reporter who stopped him, his heart moved slightly, this question is not easy to answer, saying that the Spurs are strong is to weaken the morale of their own side, the war is imminent, and he is the leader of the team, and he can't do things to increase the enemy's prestige and destroy his morale!

But he will definitely be able to win against his opponent, and if he loses, he will be slapped in the face, and as the leader of the team, he will have to take the blame again, and he will inevitably bear the charge of being careless and careless, and even more serious will be regarded as a rhetorical talker.

As a player, this is even more taboo, everything still has to be won on the court!

Li Shihao thought for a while, and in the face of the strong eyes of the local reporters, he did not dodge, turned a blind eye to the reporters' spears and cannons, but smiled slightly, and said calmly: "The San Antonio Spurs are a strong team, they have always been the benchmark in the league, they have maintained a strong competitiveness in the competitive West all year round, for any team, they are a strong touchstone, we are very young, but not afraid of challenges, We'd love to play against the Spurs, the league's powerhouse, it's a challenge and an honor! ”

The local San Antonio reporter didn't ask him the answer he was expecting, and he was slightly disappointed, but he didn't continue to give up, but continued to insist on asking, "So Bruce, what do you think will be the outcome tonight?" ”

Li Shihao frowned slightly, this question is not easy to answer, after thinking about it, he still said: "This question is still unknown, maybe only God knows, everything depends on the strength on the field!" ”

When the local reporter heard this, he felt a little itchy in his heart, this rookie was actually quite cunning, not fooled at all, and his speech was slippery, not like a stunned young man who had just entered the league, but like an old ball skin who had been crawling for many years.

But he still thought about the draft, taking things out of context is what journalists are best at, isn't it simple to hack a rookie?

Because the current Timberwolves already have more and more things worthy of people's attention! Their future achievements and trends have become the focus of attention.

There is a Chinese rookie in the team as the leader, and this season has led the team to play an extremely amazing team record, whether it is topic or attention, the Timberwolves are far bigger than before.

Now, in the eyes of media people across the United States, the timberwolves in the small city of Minnesota are a sweet tooth, with many unknown treasures of gold waiting to be discovered.

The hidden news can be converted into real American knives!

Soon after the players entered the ceremony, the players of the two teams also warmed up their bodies through warm-up training, and the game was about to start, and the battle was about to start.

?? Three minutes before the start of the game, head coach Frank Vogel walked up to Li Shihao, smiled and straightened the top edge of his shirt on his shoulder, and said to him: "Bruce, will you be nervous against the Spurs tonight, you won't play a perfect quadruple-double?" Ten irons plus ten mistakes? ”

??“ Of course not! ”

?? Li Shihao smiled, shook his head, and a raging flame burst out in his eyes, after he came to the United States to study in high school, the news he was most exposed to was the San Antonio Spurs, this low-key but powerful team is the team that all players dream of beating, like a distant sprint line, everyone wants to be the first to cross that line!

Li Shihao looked at the gray-brown eyes of head coach Frank Vogel, and his eyes were full of strong confidence: "No matter how difficult tonight's game is, I will use all my strength, and I will do my best to beat them!" ”

"Good, do what you can! You'll be the best one! ”

Head coach Frank Vogel smiled, nodded at Li Shihao, then patted him on the shoulder, and then walked away, the game is finally about to begin!

The Timberwolves did not make any changes to tonight's starting lineup, the team's starting lineup has become more and more outstanding as the season has progressed, and the Timberwolves really don't need to make any adjustments tonight against strong opponents.

Head coach Frank Vogel has a lot of trust in these young players, they have talent, they have quality, they know how to play, the only thing they lack is probably the game experience, and this requires them to play against more opponents, and they can experience it between wins and losses, and outsiders can't help much.

Tonight's Spurs match is a test to look forward to, and Frank Vogel is looking forward to seeing how his young players will perform against the old Spurs!

For the Spurs, the center is Tim Duncan, the power forward is Antonio McDyce, the small forward is Richard Jefferson, the scoring guard is Ginobili, and the playmaking guard is Toney. Parker.

Honestly, as the roster ages, Spurs head coach Popovich has rarely put Ginobili in the starting position, and tonight is a rare one.

In this game, both sides are doing their best, and the fighting posture is very sufficient, obviously they are all going to fight hard for the victory of this game, which shows the importance of both sides to this game!

The two sides jumped the ball, and Marc Gasol beat the aging Spurs with his excellent reach and height, leaving no chance and easily holding the ball in his hands.

Li Shihao held the ball to organize the first attack, in the face of Tony Parker's defense, Li Shihao made a quick breakthrough and tried to break through the defense of the French sports car, and Ryan Gomez on the side came out in time to make an excellent cover, and Li Shihao calmly killed to the basket.

Shifo Duncan took an old step, pinched the right time to stop Li Shihao's offensive line, Li Shihao smiled slightly, worked hard under his hands, and quickly passed the ball to the vicinity with a back-to-back pass.

Brewer, who cooperated with the tacit understanding, came out directly from the halfway, caught the basketball that was still flying in mid-air, and with a roar, dunked the basketball into the basket, and Antonio under the basket had no time to react.

After Brewer succeeded, he stood in the middle of the field, facing the boos of the Spurs fans in the field, his face did not change, and he stretched out his hand to point at Li Shihao, indicating that the ball was passed well.

Li Shihao smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and beat his chest, and quickly returned to defense.

The Timberwolves opened with excellent tacit understanding and scored two points!

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