Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Great Reversal of the Last Verse

This season has seen an influx of rookies, and this year is a big year for many pundits, with the outstanding rookie guards reinjecting a powerful boost into the league.

In the NBA, the world league, every year people grow old, or leave the league, or even retire, and say goodbye to this stage completely, which is a sadness and the inevitable result of the metabolism of this league.

It's been a big year for defenders, not just talented defenders in the U.S., but also young guys from around the world who have chosen to participate in this year's draft.

Who will be the No. 1 scoring guard in the league today? Wade or Kobe? Many people have different answers in their hearts, Wade's breakthrough is incomprehensible, the Flash's first step is too fast, you can't keep up with his rhythm at all, and you are often easily led by him in one step, even if the Heat is not a strong contender for the championship now, even if Wade sometimes has a slump in the regular season, but who knows if this is a sleepy nap for the Flash?

When it comes to the crunch moment of the game, many believe that the aggressive and terrifying Wade will still return to the ring and settle the fight with his trademark lost step.

And what about Kobe? Now Kobe Bryant has won four championship rings, won the regular season MVP, and now he is on the way to the fifth championship of his career, even if his aging has begun to appear, but he is still the strongest person on the scoring guard, all-round offensive means, three-point, back-back, back-to-back singles...... Is there an outside offensive that he doesn't know?

These two years may be the two years of his peak, and whether Peter Pan can match or even surpass Jordan in the historical low position depends on these two years.

And who is the league's No. 1 point guard?

Steve Nash, the leader of the Suns who has been in great form this year, Deron the little fat man who is improving in Salt Lake City, or Chris Paul, who has been confirmed to be out for injury this season?

The Timberwolves' Chinese rookie Li Shihao was selectively ignored, as a rookie, his performance is indeed amazing, and his personal data may not be surprising.

However, on the rookie list, the Chinese kid Bruce Lee is still only a first-year rookie, but he has already completed such an amazing performance.

In the history of the league, it is not uncommon to play All-Star data in the rookie season, but it is rare to carry the team's record, which is a double standard to measure the true strength of a player.

On the topic of who is better in this year's rookies, some people think it is Li Shihao, some people think it is Terek Evans, and there is even such a view in the United States, Evans is actually not worse than Li Shihao, but his teammates are not as good as the teammates of the Chinese kid.

If he were given a bunch of young and talented players like the Timberwolves, Evans would do a great job.

Evans was once the No. 1 high school student in the United States, his physical fitness is excellent, and his ball skills are in line with the mainstream type of American shooting guard, and he is the most popular of all the rookies this year, even the champion Griffin is not as tall as him.

However, where there is black, there is white, and where there is white, there is black.

There are also a lot of black fans in the United States, who don't like the way Evans plays, like Curry's way of playing, and like more skilled guards.

This year, when Curry is still adjusting to the league and the Chinese kid Bruce Lee is on the rise, many fans have paid attention to this yellow-skinned kid who is far away in Minnesota.

Obviously his physical condition is not excellent, why is he still so easy to score? Obviously the speed is not fast, why are the players who defend him as stupid as marionettes, often easily broken. Obviously he came out of that old country that only produced excellent big men, why does he have an excellent sense of the big picture and passing vision......

Many, many unreasonable reasons made many fans like this Chinese kid, and this game was also regarded by many fans as a knight duel between the two.

If you don't fight, you will win!

The knife is bloody, and you will not rest until you die!

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the score gap between the two teams had been reduced to 11 points, and the outcome of the game was decided in this final quarter.

The Kings have had an interesting season in offensive and defensive efficiency, they have a very young roster and a lot of promiscuity on the team, and since the start of the new season, they have ranked second to last in the league in defensive efficiency and tenth in offensive efficiency.

Don't underestimate the tenth ranking, there are not many of the thirty teams in the league that can beat the Kings in offensive efficiency, Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors, etc.

The Kings are young and inexperienced, but they don't have much to do with the transition, they're more on offense, and once there's two points in the team that open up their hands, it's hard to curb the team's offensive rhythm.

To put it bluntly, this team has no offensive rhythm yet, basically relying on individual singles and excellent talent in the game, once it encounters a state of bursting hands, then it is the rhythm of God blocking and killing God, and Buddha blocking and killing Buddha.

The King's main thing this season is to cultivate newcomers, and there is no too much demand for records, so that there are often players playing unreasonable in the King's games.

Even the league's strong teams known for their defense can't stop them, Orlando Magic, Boston Celtics, why not just those who died tragically in the Kings this season?

Random punches can kill the master, not to mention a group of young players who play crazy ball!

It's a pity that they met the Timberwolves in this game, the Timberwolves have a very balanced lineup, with rebounds, interior defensive gates, outside guard swingmen, and the strength of the point guard is not bad.

As long as they don't meet the Spurs, the Celtics, or the Los Angeles Lakers, the Timberwolves can play well, and won't the Cleveland Cavaliers be planted in the hands of the young Timberwolves this season?

The game has reached the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves are still 11 points behind, their momentum has risen, the current situation is that the Timberwolves can score steadily, and the Kings how to play and how not to score, as long as they continue to suppress the Kings' hand, the Timberwolves can complete the overtake in the final quarter and win the game smoothly.

The Kings' strength lies in their perimeter, their small forward position and shooting guard are not bad, and once they play form, they are a role that no one can stop.

Timberwolves head coach Frank Vogel thought about it for a while and swapped Brewer to the No. 2 position in the fourth quarter, not to let Brewer really play point guard, but to let him use his excellent defensive ability to contain Terek Evans.

After the new lineup was launched, the effect was obvious, and Evans, who originally started to feel cold at the end of the third quarter, was even more depressed, and began to be restrained on the offensive end, and he couldn't play a brilliant performance at all.

Cory Brewer's defensive attitude really doesn't say anything, belongs to the type of hard work, you want to score? Do you want to break through?

No way! Don't even think about it!

Cory Brewer's talent is outstanding, and McHale chose him because of his outstanding physical condition, and he is optimistic that he can play.

What is unexpected is that Corey did not play a star on the offensive end, but evolved to the defensive end, becoming more and more 'Pippen' on the defensive end, with no bad single defensive strength and can help defend.

Originally, if the Timberwolves hadn't selected Li Shihao, maybe Cory Brewer would still hesitate between offense and defense, but after Li Shihao came, Corey made up his mind to focus on the defensive end.

The first few years of a career are an important stage for any player, and it is during this time that many players' futures are shaped.

Luckily, Korry Brewer has found the right path to develop, and he's not a good fit to be a team's primary scorer, but rather a defensive arc on the perimeter, with the ability to shoot quickly and shoot outside the open space to add some offensive firepower to the team if necessary.

Such a positioning is undoubtedly very suitable for Brewer, the Timberwolves' offensive firepower is not lacking, the team has Li Shihao on the outside, although he is a first-year rookie, but the offensive means are comprehensive, can shoot suddenly, and the passing ability is also excellent, and he can completely revitalize the team in the game alone. In addition, the team's new Ryan Gomez is not bad, this is also a swingman, and he is a lottery jewel in the '05 draft.

Gomez is very well-rounded, and will have an excellent low-post back-to-back single-hand, turn-back jumper, open spot catcher jumper, and occasionally a few three-pointers.

His shot is accurate, but not too consistent, and when he doesn't shoot well, he chooses to settle the fight with breakaways and feints under the basket.

Gomez spent two years in Boston and a few years with Paul Pearce, and his breakouts and feints were excellent. The defense wasn't bad either, the only flaw was that the pace was too slow.

In this game, Timberwolves head coach Frank Vogel had a whimsical idea and promoted Gomez to the No. 2 position, wanting to try out new tactics, but the young man was very faceless and was completely blown up by Evans, which made Frank a little old and red, and quickly replaced him to a small forward.

Otherwise, if the game is lost, tomorrow's media headline may be gimmick news such as 'Timberwolves head coach made a fool and led to a heavy defeat at home'.

The suspense of the game was finally stifled by the Timberwolves with full force, the Kings suffered a scoring drought at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the team could not open the situation, and the score gap was eroded by the Timberwolves step by step.

The Kings, who led the score advantage by half a game, were deflated at the last moment, and after seeing the bright red score being overtaken by the Timberwolves, the young players of the Kings felt uncomfortable.

However, it felt cold to the hand, and it couldn't help the team at all.

Evans made two strong baskets in the final moments, and the strong shot was successful, but he still couldn't make an effective change to the situation. In the end, the Timberwolves defeated the Kings at home with a 110-103 advantage.

When the whistle blew at the end of the game, Evans was just panting with his back crossed, his eyes filled with loss and confusion.

The pre-game confidence he had been with was gone, and he began to question the voices that boasted that he was the future of the team.

Maybe, I'm really inferior to him?