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In the NBA normal season, there will not be only two or three preseason games like last season, or some teams simply cancel the preseason, although the preseason is not an official regular season, but it is also an important part of the NBA season, which is formulated to facilitate the team's run-in, Zhuang Fei has been very cautious about his first full season, he knows that now the starting point of all teams this season is the same, he will not have the advantage of foresight, and his team will not have the advantage of state, Now everything is about strength, so before the start of the season, the major media are not optimistic that the Timberwolves can achieve the same brilliant results as last season.

"I said, Coach Z will definitely continue to sink, I believe that last season's Western Conference Finals will be the best result he has achieved in the NBA in his life, he will never want to enter the Finals, maybe he can pray now that the next league shutdown will come soon, so that he can take a group of young people on a rampage again, maybe then he can still have a slight chance of entering the Finals" Being able to make such a vicious prediction is naturally Zhuang Fei's biggest enemy, the New York Times, However, although the words are a little poisonous, they have also been agreed by many other media, and the current group of Timberwolves is too young.

"I think the Timberwolves should have more moves in the summer, the Magic team disintegrated in the summer, Hardaway and Nick Anderson both left the Magic, both players can be pursued by the Timberwolves, if they can win Hardaway I think they will definitely have a bright future, but now they still need to hone their skills, but I believe that Coach Z's methods must be no problem, he has the ability to do such things, we need to give him and his team time" Even the United States, which has always been Zhuang Fei's mouthpiece, is not very optimistic about what Zhuang Fei said at the press conference to enter the finals and win the championship, but compared to the New York Times, of course, their attitude is still to support Zhuang Fei, no matter what Zhuang Fei's final results are, fans or the media should understand and support.

The world in 1999 is much worse than in 2012 in all aspects, although the United States is now a very modern country, but Zhuang Fei still did not choose an opponent too far from Minnesota when choosing opponents, he doesn't want to waste too many opportunities for team training and run-in during the trip, in fact, many NBA teams are like this, when selecting opponents, they are mainly based on surrounding teams, in this regard, Texas and California have unique conditions, they have too many surrounding NBA teams, and on the contrary, Minnesota is really hard, they are already close to Canada, so the first opponent of the Timberwolves is to take on the Toronto Raptors on the road.

Zhuang Fei has always been Toronto Raptors or can't help but pay attention to them this year, because the Raptors have a very rare player strike in the NBA, and their selected super guard Francis refused to report to the Raptors, he asked the Raptors to trade him to the Rockets, and Francis's famous phrase "Business is business, I think if I were with the Raptors, I might never be able to reach my full potential." "It is even more set on the Raptors on the pillar of shame, and now their situation is that no star in the league is willing to go to them, even a hopeful star like Francis is not willing to dump them, and McGrady, who they originally focused on cultivating, is now delaying the early contract extension, it can be said that the current Raptors have become the most unpopular and unattractive team in the NBA, or they should not be an NBA team at all, even Canadian fans in Canada have always had a point of view, That is: Canada has enough grizzlies, Raptors? We don't need to. According to media reports, the Raptors have chosen to be ready to flee Canada, and the league also supports the relocation of the Raptors, after all, if the popularity has been too bad, it will also affect the league's income, and I heard that now the Raptors have even chosen the address of their next home.

'It's our first competitive game of the season, so let the fans see your form and the media see what we're capable of, and I think they'll have a right understanding of us, and we just need to attack and beat them and break them completely.

When Zhuang Fei and the players walked out of the locker room, they were startled, and thought that they had come to the wrong place and chose the wrong time, the Raptors' home court did not have many fans at all, according to Zhuang Fei's visual measurements, it is estimated that there are only one or two thousand people, even if this is only a preseason game, it should not be like this, if Minnesota, even if it is a summer league, the audience at the scene is several times more than here.

In the face of such a Raptors who led to nothing, the Timberwolves did not have much effort at all, and the starters of this game were still Garnett, Lewis, Pierce, Jackson, and Nash. Xiao Ao sat on the bench, but the main team only played 1 and a half quarters to open the score to a 20-point difference, and the second half completely became the Timberwolves' training time, which also led to Xiao Ao, Wang Zhizhi, Ginobili playing more time than the main team, and they also completed their first official game appearance to the Timberwolves.

"Tracy, you did well today" Zhuang Fei greeted Maddy after the game, he and Carter came to the Timberwolves' home court this summer to watch the game, and the two are also acquaintances. However, in the face of Zhuang Fei's praise, the Raptors' star of hope did not have any happy gods. Instead, he looked at the stands and his face became extremely depressed.

"It's really torture to play here, I hate the fans here, I hate this team"

Looking at Maddie's back, Zhuang Fei also smiled wryly and shook his head.

A day later, when Zhuang Fei and his Timberwolves came to the home court of another Canadian team, they were taken aback by the atmosphere of the scene, if the atmosphere in Toronto is cold to the freezing point, then Vancouver is hot to the boiling point, the stadium that can accommodate 20,000 spectators is full, when the Grizzlies leader Vince Carter played, it led the atmosphere to the high cháo, this atmosphere is definitely not worse than the Timberwolves' home court, and even compared to the Timberwolves' playoff atmosphere.

"No wonder the Raptors are squeezed and consider moving away, in the face of such an opponent, no one can stop it," Zhuang Fei thought with a wry smile on the sidelines.

This game is naturally very different from the Raptors, the Grizzlies are not without fighting spirit, on the contrary, their fighting spirit is extremely strong, after losing to the Spurs in the fifth row last season, the whole team is holding their breath, this season can be said to be the beginning of their long-awaited time, and Zhuang Fei also saw a very familiar figure in the Grizzlies' team.

This year's No. 14 show, Artest, this kid is already the team's starter, and it can be seen that the Grizzlies are ready to focus on training him to become Carter's helper, but according to this kid's temper, Zhuang Fei is really a little worried that Carter can't suppress him, this kid is not a fuel-efficient lamp, if little O'Neal's unruliness or IQ, then the world peace of this future generation is brain-dead and unruly. Although this is the case, but in terms of strength, he is definitely not bad, in the evaluation of Zhuang Fei's dynasty system, this kid's ability value has now reached 80, and he is only 20 years old now, and his potential evaluation is the same as Pierce's A-level, if he really grows up, then the Grizzlies really have the potential to become a champion team. Although he hasn't grown up yet, Pierce, the leader of the Timberwolves, is also under pressure, but with his current advantage in ability value and game experience, Pierce can still subdue him, originally in this game Pierce wanted to take the initiative to ask Ying to fight with Carter, but in the end Zhuang Fei refused, the task of defending Carter Zhuang Fei handed over to Bowen, Bowen did a good job of restricting Carter, although it could not freeze Carter in the real sense, but it could definitely minimize Carter's offensive efficiency, And after Bowen was mentioned as a starter in this game, the Timberwolves' offensive operation was quite normal, although he did not have Jackson's breakthrough ability and offensive ability, but the three points in the bottom corner were not bad, and it was enough as a battery.

The final score of the game was 105-90, and the Timberwolves defeated the Grizzlies by 15 points, and Xiao Ao still came off the bench. He now needs to re-integrate with the team.

"Coach, is that Bowen a rookie? The defense is very good, I was very uncomfortable by him," Vince Carter complained to Zhuang Fei with a smile on his face after the game. Zhuang Fei also shook his head and said with a smile.

"Don't lie to me, you've only played 80 percent of this game at most, no, I should say 70 percent" Carter was a little closed in this game and didn't try his best.

"It's still the coach who knows me, mainly because I want to see how the rest of the team is doing, I don't want to do it all right now, last season's playoffs made me understand a lot, I don't want to fall in the first round now, I'm going to get revenge on Tim this year" Carter smiled, but his eyes became sharp.

"Actually, that Artest is good, it should be a good helper," Zhuang Fei looked at Artest's back on the other side and said to Carter.

"yes, but this kid is too bastard, it's hard to serve, find a chance to cure him in the future"

After the end of the game with the Grizzlies, the Timberwolves achieved a 5-1 record in the next six preseason games, losing one on the road to the Pistons, and when playing against the Pistons, Zhuang Fei sent Xiao Ao, Wang Zhizhi, Lewis, Bowen, Ginobili and other starting lineups, it can be said that this loss does not mean anything. The Timberwolves' overall preseason record is 7-1, which also makes the media who have been singing about the Timberwolves nervous again, although the preseason does not mean anything, but the Timberwolves' current state is indeed very good.

The preseason is over, which also means that the Timberwolves' first regular season game is about to begin, and their first opponent is the Kings, who were opponents in the first round of the playoffs last season.