The Timberwolves' way to break the Bobcats' defense was to attack the holes in the guard line and let two tall guards shoot at Felton's head. The Bobcats played very the offensive end. The Timberwolves' strategy is very simple, preventing breakouts and shooting, and every time they make a shot, they will do their best to block it. Shooting is not what Bobcats players are good at, and Weaver, who is the most accurate player on the court, is closely guarded by the Timberwolves.

In order to better contain the Bobcats' offense, the Timberwolves did not send in veteran Blevin Knight. Although Knight is a bit better at organising the attack than Afararo, he is only 178cm tall and cannot keep up with Felton's footwork. The goal of the Timberwolves is to win by defense. So far, they're doing well.

Hayes was anxious as he saw the score getting bigger and bigger.

D'Antoni pressed Hayes into his chair, stood up himself, and said, "Chuck, you wait." With Garnett and Iverson not playing, if you don't allocate your energy properly, it will be difficult for us to win this game. The Timberwolves compress the defense and fall into the position, but as long as they play a quick counterattack, they will definitely be able to suppress the Timberwolves. ”

Hayes could only helplessly continue to watch his teammates play.

D'Antoni shouted at the pitch: "Pick up the pace!" Run! ”

D'Antoni understands that the Bobcats can't rely on Hayes alone, and that other players need to step up and score against defensive teams.

Jaric became the Timberwolves' No. 1 point of attack, he missed a shot from the outside, Gortat grabbed a backcourt rebound, passed to Felton, and the Bobcats launched a quick counterattack.

"Quick!" Gerard Wallace reaches for the ball on the run.

Felton's long pass was delivered to Wallace with precision. Afararo quickly returned to the defense and stepped back to the basket. He must strictly implement the coach's arrangement, and prevent sudden attacks and not shots. But he faced a furious Wallace.

What about someone in front of you? Lao Tzu is also a person who participated in the slam dunk contest! I can't even beat the Timberwolves' bench! How could a rookie stop me! Wallace didn't mean to slow down, and rushed towards Afararo from the right.

"Die!" Wallace roared, stepping on the line of the penalty area with his right hand and jumping with all his might, like a wild horse on the loose, leaping over Afararo's head.

The fans were stunned, and so was the referee. Wallace seemed to be trying to get over Afararo's head. Just like Vince Carter did at the Olympics with a leap over the French center.

Wallace's beastly momentum completely exploded at this moment, Afararo unconsciously took a small step back, if he stood still, it was likely to cause Wallace to hit people with the ball, but he was really afraid. Because he clearly saw Wallace's knee in his face, even if he stopped Wallace, Afararo would have to pay a terrible price.

Wallace also realized the danger of this action, turned slightly sideways in the air, and collided with Afararo, Afararo was knocked to the ground, Wallace showed his superhuman quality, lost his balance and still impulsed, almost sideways and smashed the ball into the basket with one hand, and landed on the ground. 25 to 38.

"God, Gerard Wallace dunked the ball through Afararo!" Live DJ shouted. There were also neat exclamations from the audience.

"It's probably going to be the best goal of the season! Ha ha. Johnson said excitedly.

"Wallace has had a couple of great goals this season, the most impressive being Hayes' backcourt assist, and he's a top five regular!" Joanbari laughed.

Wallace roared and raised his fist to look at Hayes on the bench. As if to say, you rest first, here I am.

"Beautiful! Gerrard! Get the score back! Hayes stood up and waved at Wallace and shouted. I'll never dunk like that. Steven Gerrard, if you can improve your offensive skills, with your physicality, can definitely become one of the top 5 small forwards in the league. That's where you should play.

The Trail Blazers wanted to trade Wallace, and the Bobcats couldn't possibly agree. One of the characteristics that makes Wallace stand out is his fighting spirit. He is a fearless warrior!

Although a dunk is a two-point like a layup, the meaning is different. This kind of dunk is especially morale-boosting.

Both sides are now playing on the bench. Wallace felt he should step up and take responsibility on the offensive end. Now he believes Hayes can be a Jordan-caliber player, and in order to keep up with Hayes, he needs to be the Pippen of the Bobcats. If he can't even pack up the aging Mutombo and the young Bass, he is not qualified to be Pippen. There were also him and Felton on the field, and last season's Bobcats were not all wastewood.

Hayes sat down with peace of mind. Wallace also has the strength to be selected for the All-Star Game in the future, and what he lacks now is confidence. If the difficulties are solved by Hayes on the court, the Bobcats will really develop in the direction of the Cavaliers and become a one-man team.

If you divide the players into six levels: S, A, B, C, D, and M. In the current league, if a team wants to win the championship, no matter how reasonable it is, it at least needs an S-level star as the core, supported by two A-level stars, and assisted by a few good B- and C-level role players, just like the Spurs' player configuration. It's not enough to play with just one super player. (Reader: Wait.) This one...... D level I can understand as a marginal person, what is M? Bunnygrass: Didn't you notice that there are a lot of masochists in the NBA? For example, Yuta Tian of Yuta, who went to the NBA, is a typical M-level, and it is obvious that the only place where he can exert his power is comics! The Bobcats currently have Hayes as an S+ player, and Wallace's 15.2 points and 5.8 rebounds this season can only be counted as an A-, and he still needs to work hard to prove himself.

Because of Wallace's passionate dunk, the Bobcats were demoralized. The players also seem to be moving a lot faster when defending. Grant Hill missed, Gortat grabbed the backcourt rebound, and the Bobcats hit a quick counterattack again.

In the absence of pitchers, the fast break is the best way to break the defense. Weaver, Felton, and Wallace received the ball and burst inside, not waiting for Mutombo to settle down. Without Mutombo's interior defense, the Timberwolves' combined defense was leaky. Falling into the positional battle, Biedrins and Landry pulled out the outside line together to cover their teammates, and also took advantage of Mutombo's slow movement and unguardable disadvantage, and Weaver and Wallace shot high and on both sides.

The Timberwolves' offensive success rate was not high, and the Bobcats gradually grasped the initiative on the court, playing 6 minutes and 11 seconds in the second quarter, 37-45, and the difference was chased to single digits.

The Timberwolves were the first to make the substitution. McDyes, Garnett, Iverson, and Mutombo, Bas and Afararo were replaced.

The Bobcats also requested substitutions, with Rondo and Hayes coming on for Felton and Gortat. Hayes played as center and partnered Landry on the inside. The Bobcats sent a small lineup and continued to pick up the pace.

"German 7-second run" began. D'Antoni and Van Gundy worked together for more than half a year to open up ideas. He also knows how to play defensive basketball, but against veterans like the Timberwolves, speed is the only advantage of the Bobcats.

In the previous game, Rondo, who had only been used as a third substitute, came out early. Rondo had very poor shooting, but he was better on the defensive end than Calderon and Felton. Now D'Antoni has brought him on to play so that he can defend Iverson. Rondo has no problem launching fast attacks, he is fast, he has a strong ability to break through, and the first pass can be handled very well. The Bobcats have Weaver and Wallace and can create a threat as long as the first pass is in place.

After a period of training, both D'Antoni and Van Gundy were satisfied with Rondo's abilities.

"If the Timberwolves miss, I'll take the backcourt rebound in a minute, you just have to be bold and make a bold run." Hayes said. Even if the opponent is Garnett, he doesn't think he will lose by grabbing rebounds. Garnett played an average of four minutes more than Hayes and was still behind in basketball cricket counts.

"The Bobcats replaced Gortat. Hayes is going to play center. The Bobcats played well on the fast break just a while, and Weaver and Landry were still on the court, proving that they need to continue to maintain a fast pace. Joanbari said.

"The Timberwolves' main players are veterans, so there are two weaknesses. One is that the speed is slow, and the other is that the physical strength is not as good as that of young people. If the Bobcat catches on these two weaknesses, there is a chance to win. Johnson said.

Timberwolves ball possession. Jaric brought the ball up front and passed it to Iverson. Iverson moved to the shooting guard position. Rondo was half a step away from Iverson and put all his attention on defending.

No team dared to underestimate Iverson, but the Bobcats fielded a third point guard early, which made Iverson puzzled.

Did the Bobcats give up the game? Swapped into a third backup point guard so early? And also single defense? Iverson didn't take Rondo seriously at all. It's no wonder that Rondo has been a team bench since he entered the NBA. There's almost no chance of playing against Iverson, and few teams focus on the guy who can't shoot.

But Iverson soon found himself in the running of opponents. Rondo managed to interfere with Iverson's breakout with his long arm.

Rondo has large hands, ultra-wide shoulders that are extremely asymmetrical to his body, and a pair of agile little thin legs. His physical measurement data is 10.45 seconds per 100 meters, the vertical bounce reaches 97 centimeters, and the arm span is 1.95 meters! If it is against Iverson at his peak, he may only be blown up, but when he meets the 33-year-old Iverson, Rondo has an advantage.

Iverson won't throw in the towel easily. His speed is slower than before, and what he has gained is experience.

Few people are as familiar with how to hit big with small shots like Iverson, who has long incorporated his momentary change of direction from the ball to his dribbling skills over the years, leaving opponents with no prior signs of a change of direction from Iverson. Iverson's change of direction in holding the ball never requires any speed pause to adjust, and the ball in his hands seems to become a part of his body, and based on this, Iverson's speed of running without the ball, breaking through with the ball, and changing direction to get rid of three different skills are amazing.

Iverson held the ball and suddenly rushed to the side forward, Rondo was forced to retreat a little, Iverson quickly half-turned, and retreated slightly to change the direction of the breakthrough and break through from the other side.

Nice change of direction. But Iverson's opponent isn't just Rondo. Rondo distracted Iverson with his arms and caused Iverson to ignore the movement of the weak-side player, and Weaver made up in time to block Iverson. Iverson pullup jumper. The ball was thrown in a bit of a hurry and popped out of the frame. Hayes put Garnett behind him and grabbed the rebound.

Aggro! Rondo ran up to Hayes to catch the basketball, glanced at his teammates, and threw the ball forward with both hands. The basketball was delivered to Weaver's hands, and the front court was two to two. Weaver rushed to the three-point line from the right side, took the ball with both hands and shook it towards Wallace on the other side, and it was Iverson who defended Wallace, and if the ball passed, it would definitely be a big and small situation. Jarric shifted his center of gravity forward to block Weaver's pass. But Weaver just feint, took his hand back again, stepped inside in two steps, and scored a one-handed basketball shot! 39 to 45. After the Bobcats attack accelerated, they continued to chase the score closer!

(To be continued)