Chapter Seventy-Four: Advantages and Disadvantages

This game between the Timberwolves and the Kings has attracted a lot of attention, and there are even faint rumors that the league has even sent special experts to examine the potential and strength between the two rookies.

The difference between the Chinese kid Bruce Lee and Tyrek Evans, who will become the next NBA new generation of superstars, these can be seen from this game, the strong collision between the two young rookies, their style of play, and the way they play are bound to be seen in this all-out game.

It seems that the future battle will be known tonight!

The Kings have had a bad season, and they've made up their minds to rebuild with Tyrek Evans as the centerpiece of the team.

Today's Kings are obviously still very young, and the biggest star on the team is Kevin Martin, who entered the league in 04 and is now only 26 years old, very young.

Especially tonight, the Kings showed off their starting lineup, center Jason Thompson, power forward Spencer Hawes, small forward Andres Nocioni, scoring guard Terek Evans, and point guard Benno Udri. This starting lineup is simply too young, and it is considered a youth army in the league, and I am afraid that only a few teams such as the Timberwolves have a younger lineup than him.

In terms of lineup, although the Timberwolves are much younger than the Kings, their strength is much higher, and if the starters of the two teams fight each other, the Kings have no chance of winning at all.

But this only depends on the theory, tonight is the first time the two teams have met this season, which is stronger, which is weak, not only depends on the strength of the strength, but also depends on the condition of the players and other factors.

As soon as the game started, the Kings gave the Timberwolves playing at home a 5-0 win, and Tyrek Evans did not show a trace of discomfort in the target center tonight, showing a strong offensive desire at the beginning, and the state was so good that it exploded.

Facing the opposing Ryan Gomez, he made a quick breakthrough directly, passed Gomez like lightning, and in the face of Lefou's defense, he directly used his strong physical fitness to play a wave, jumped into the air for a perfect stagnation, avoided Lefou's block, and easily shot a layup.

Evans then continued to break through strongly, successfully attracting Brewer's bag, Evans did not hesitate at all, directly hit the ball, went over the wall, and passed to Nocioni outside the three-point line on the right wing, who received the ball and jumped directly to shoot from a distance.

"Huh!"

Nocinho lived up to Evans' wonderful pass, with a good opening touch, the basketball hollowed into the net, and the three-pointer was successful.

The Kings, under the leadership of Terek Evans, scored 5 points in a row in the opening game, and their outstanding performance made many reporters present shine in their eyes!

It's good to have a great game, and as a media, who wouldn't want to see a little more drama added to the game?

However, the Timberwolves did not panic in the face of this situation, and after many regular season experiences, the Timberwolves players have long been accustomed to various unexpected situations.

They believe that the core of the team will step up and help the team stabilize their position.

Lee Se-ho controlled the ball, his face expressionless, ignoring the Kings' 5-point offense, as if he didn't care at all.

The Kings' No. 1 player is Udri, who has a lot of experience in the game, having won two championship rings with the Spurs.

Although Udri didn't play much in those two years, his experience under tactician Popovich undoubtedly made him more sought-after than the rest of the players. His experience at Spurs has allowed him to adapt to a variety of different tactical systems and is an excellent No. 1 player.

But Udri is clearly not enough to be the starting point guard, he is a player who plays offense more than defense. The technical side has occasional strengths, but it is very incomplete.

With average physical fitness, medium speed, and slightly weaker strength, it may be difficult to make effective restrictions in the face of Li Shihao's attack.

And Yudri's psychological quality is average, it is okay to play a tailwind, and he can be icing on the cake when the team is leading, but when the team is in a critical moment, he often becomes an "invisible man", often disappearing, and has no effect at all. If it's serious, it will delay the overall situation because of nervousness.

However, Udri is still good on offense, with a medium shooting that is on the top of the league, a good breakaway speed, and the ability to tear apart the opponent's defense with sharp cuts to create opportunities for his teammates, whether it is attacking himself or assisting teammates.

And his fast-break awareness is also good, he can often be seen in the fast-break, often in the blink of an eye, he has crossed the opponent's sight, and scored fast-break with lightning speed.

Defensively, Udri's defensive level is barely at the league average, or even below average. He will be weak in defending players with good strength, and he will often be eaten strongly, and it will be a big loss against players like Deron and Billups.

And Yudri also has a very bad habit of putting a step in defense when defending players in the number one position, which can undoubtedly become fatal at times.

Timberwolves head coach Frank Vogel had already studied the video of Yudri's game before the game, realized this, and told Li Shihao not to hesitate, be decisive, and make bold shots on the outside before the game.

This is obviously true!

The Timberwolves played a wave of 12:3 in three minutes, Li Shihao first shot a three-point jumper, and the unprepared Yudri didn't even have time to block his vision.

"Huh!"

Li Shihao's opening hand is also extremely hot, and the three points are easy to enter the net, and the voice is pleasant and crisp.

After that, the king missed several shots in a row, and Li Shihao seized the opportunity to fight back.

In the face of Yudri's defense, he broke through directly and strongly, such as a basket, drifted to shoot from the middle distance, and the basketball hit the board into the basket.

After that, Gomez assisted again from the outside, who almost stepped on the three-point line to shoot, and the basketball rolled into the basket again.

However, in just three minutes, the Timberwolves directly overtook the score 12-8.

Kings coach Paul couldn't sit still, and in the face of such a situation, he could only call a timeout.

After severely reprimanding Yudri's defensive attitude, he couldn't find an effective solution for the time being.

Paul was excellent as a player, winning championships with the Celtics and becoming a coach. The first time he coached the Phoenix Suns, he led the then Suns to the Finals, although unfortunately lost, but no one would think that this Paul is not capable enough to coach.

Since then, Paul has experienced many different coaching environments, high school, college, ...... The different environments have allowed him to improve his coaching ability faster.

The Kings brought him in last year in the hope that Paul could lead the Kings back on the rise.

As it turned out, the Kings management had a good vision, and Paul's coaching ability was excellent, and he knew what his task was, not to make the playoffs or win championships, but to lead this group of young people to growth.

The effect is very significant, under his leadership, the young men of the Kings team played the smooth offense of the past, bringing not only the noble temperament of the king, but also the blood and hard work of not admitting defeat, and it is expected to reproduce the glory of the Kings of the Adelman era.

Just like Tyrek Evans can easily beat the Timberwolves' scoring guard, Li Shihao is also a big killer for the king's outside line, obviously with the king's outside configuration, it is completely impossible to limit Li Shihao who is now in the state.