Chapter 126 wins over Philadelphia 76ers

That night, Minnesota's home target center ushered in the challenge of the Philadelphia 76ers, this game The Timberwolves' offensive firepower has decreased, perhaps affected by the last Memphis Grizzlies game, the Timberwolves' young players are not in very good shape, and they did not enter a good state at the beginning, and they failed to score many empty shots.

On the other hand, on the Philadelphia 76ers, young Philadelphia leader Iguodala had a good hand, shooting 3 of 4 in the first quarter, scoring several dunks under the basket, and also making a foul on the Timberwolves' interior Lefou, and he was in a strong state.

In the first quarter alone, Iguodala scored 11 points and three assists to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 24-19 lead.

In tonight's game, the Timberwolves are playing at home, and the entire target center is full of fans, and more than 20,000 fans are cheering in unison for the young boys of the Timberwolves, and the momentum is amazing.

The Timberwolves' young players returned to the home court with the most sincere cheers from the Timberwolves fans after a hard-fought back-to-back winning streak of consecutive road games.

The outcome of this game is related to the ranking of the Timberwolves, which has received a lot of attention from Minnesota fans.

In recent times, the young team has finally found its rhythm after a wave of consecutive defeats, and began to sprint hard to try to re-enter the playoff queue, and now the Timberwolves are ranked ninth in the West, two wins away from the Oklahoma City Thunder in eighth place in the West, as long as the Timberwolves win this home win tonight, then the Timberwolves are very likely to regain the playoff spot in the next strong conversation with the Thunder, and lead the team back to the top eight in the West.

Li Shihao understands that tonight's game is a test of the Timberwolves' outside offensive ability, as long as the outside of the Timberwolves tonight cannot be restrained by the Philadelphia 76ers, then the victory must belong to Minnesota!

Since Iverson's departure, the Philadelphia 76ers have been short of top stars who can stand on their own.

In the post-Iverson era, the 76ers have been unable to break through the first round of the playoffs for many years, and have only rushed to the Eastern Conference playoffs a few times in nine years, but they can only lose in the fierce playoff competition.

Unfortunately, when the deal for Iverson happened, the sons of Philadelphia may have to wait for the old man to retire if he wants to return to the historic capital.

Philadelphia management is unwilling to admit defeat, they handed over the team's offensive and defensive responsibilities to Andre Iguodala, Iguodala's outstanding physical quality is the reason for their optimism, Iguodala is like the trumpet LeBron James, Philadelphia 76ers believe that Iguodala will grow up and lead the Philadelphia 76 to rise again.

It's a pity that the world is not as good as people want, and this season's Philadelphia 76ers obviously have no hope of going further, and even the playoffs are a little slim.

But tonight, Iguodala, a striker with amazing physical fitness and top-level defensive ability, will definitely be the most difficult point to overcome tonight.

The Timberwolves do not have a good scorer on the outside, Brewer's offensive ability is not strong, his task on the court is more to establish an outside defense, limit the opponent's outside offense, and establish the Timberwolves' most outside defensive gate, and in terms of offense, Brewer does not have an excellent offensive means, his projection ability is not good, he is more of a dunk score using the opportunity of a quick counterattack.

And as the backcourt scoring guard Ryan Gomez, he is more of an opportunity to use open shots to establish some advantages for the team, the young Gomez is limited to factors such as ball skills and physical talent, his offense is not strong, and he can only rank in the middle and bottom in the league, tonight's matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers, he and Brewer can not provide effective help to Li Shihao.

Li Shihao can only rely on himself in the offensive!

To be honest, after a season of experience, Li Shihao also found that the Timberwolves' outside firepower is too thin, and the Timberwolves do not have any outstanding young players to reserve on the guard line, but on the inside, the Timberwolves seem crowded, Kevin Love, Marc Gasol, Milicic The three young and talented insiders gathered together in the Timberwolves' lineup, and to be honest, it is difficult to effectively allocate playing time.

In tonight's game, whether he can break through Andre Iguodala's defense and provide a strong firepower output for the Timberwolves on the outside will be one of the important reasons for tonight's victory.

Andre Iguodala is the star of the Philadelphia 76ers after Iverson, Iguodala is now the league's top swing guard, although his offensive ability is not great, but you can't deny his versatility, he can do so much for the team.

Iguodala is very aggressive defensively, able to defend three positions on the perimeter, and Brewer of the current Timberwolves team is moving in the direction of Iguodala's template.

Today's Iguodala is much better than Brewer in terms of offensive awareness and defensive ability, and Li Shihao even thought about whether the team could trade Brewer for a striker like Iguodala to further sublimate the team's lineup.

If this conjectural deal comes true, then the Timberwolves with Andre Iguodala will become more comprehensive, the inside and outside can be perfectly connected, and the defensive ability of the outside line can also go up a notch, you must know that Iguodala not only has excellent passing awareness, his defensive ability is also higher than Brewer, if the trade goes Brewer, Iguodala will be one of the most suitable players for the Timberwolves.

However, all of this is still a pipe dream now, and Iguodala is now the 76ers' top star, and unless Philadelphia management is determined to tear down and rebuild, Iguodala will not be easily put on the trade shelf.

Tonight, Li Shihao was more decisive on the outside, increased the score of jump shots, and he controlled the rhythm of tonight's game well.

Li Shihao is different from most defenders in the league in that he can not only play with the ball, but also cooperate with his teammates to run without the ball, which is where he is the most difficult to defend, and he will become a point that cannot be ignored on the court, whether he has the ball in his hand or not!

In this game, Li Shihao gave full play to his flexible footwork and excellent shooting skills, shooting 11 of 24 from the outside, and scored 24 points in the third quarter of the game alone. The Philadelphia 76ers simply couldn't afford to be inferior to the Timberwolves, who were on fire at home, and in the third quarter of the game, they disarmed and replaced the bench to train young players.

The Timberwolves are just one game away from eighth in the West!