Chapter 94 vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (5)
Today, Billups' very skillful pass failed to reach Garnett, who was already on the perimeter.
Why? Because there was a big hand that stopped the ball early.
This man, of course, is Luke.
In the future, whether Garnett is the No. 21 of the Timberwolves or the No. 5 of the Celtics, such a scene will be staged, the point guard breaks through with the ball, enters the three-second zone, and looks like he is going to go to the basket, the big forward and the point guard immediately go over to clip the defense, but at this time the point guard smiled slightly, threw the ball back, and the ball automatically left the bag of the two defenders and flew into the hands of Garnett behind him.
Later generations have watched this wonderful video of Garnett countless times, of course they know this trick, so when they followed the defense, they left a mind eye, paying attention to the direction of the ball's movement, and the result was really passed back, and Billups made another fool, not passing the ball through the air, but from the ground, and Luke reflexively broke the ball.
Garnett found that the situation was wrong, so he hurriedly called his teammates back to defense, and he quickly retreated, and the 76ers lost the opportunity to break quickly.
Luke handed the ball to Allen and ran to the front of the court himself.
Luke is only 2.03 meters, his arm span is only 2.12 meters, and the vertical bounce is only 87 cm, which is inferior to Garnett in all aspects, Garnett is 2.11 meters tall, and his arm span has reached /2.2606 meters, and the vertical bounce is 90 cm. The only thing Luke is better is strength, and Luke's upper body strength is unmatched by no one except for those monsters (he is a monster himself). That's the only thing he's confident in. At this time, Bill's words rang in his ears again.
"Garnett started as a small forward, but after 1999 he gradually settled into the big forward position. And his defense is getting closer and closer to his current template, Bill Russell. The physical fitness is very amazing, and the sense of smell for the cap is extremely sensitive, which is difficult to prevent. The rebounding ability is very strong, especially the backcourt rebounding, except for the 'big bug' and the shark, and of course, the 'postman', I believe that no one in the league can grab more rebounds than him in the backcourt now. ”
"Dad, and Mutombo and Duncan......" Luke said weakly.
"Do you want to hear it, interrupt me so soon!" Bill said loudly.
"Okay, okay, you go ahead and I won't bother you." Luke said.
"Where I just said I was, I told you not to interrupt me, I want to think about it...... By the way, I said that very few people can play with Garnett in the backcourt rebounding, and Garnett's rebounding is really good, so you have to be careful not to give him a second chance to attack and counterattack. Of course, I believe that with your current rebounding skills, you are not much worse than him, of course, you have to be willing to grab, I see that you don't grab rebounds much in these games, what's going on! Did I teach you in vain? ”
"Well, don't we have a big book?" Luke said weakly.
"If you have a strong rebound, you have to learn to grab the rebound yourself, what if you don't have him, what if he gets injured?" Bill is another education.
"Got it, got it, Dad, be quiet." Luke said, covering his ears.
Bill calmed down and said, "You have to grab the rebound, you know?" Okay, back to the point, Garnett's interior template is Bill Russell, and while I haven't played against the ancient Big Four center, I know of a player closest to him – Robert Parish, 'The Chiefs' is also a super defensive center. In the early '80s, before joining the Celtics, Parish's career was uneventful. He later became the starting center forward and quickly became famous. During the time the team dominated the championship, his control of the free throw area was unmatched. Parish's super-fast pace and ability to score inside and outside make him a formidable player. During his time with the Celtics and later as a substitute, Parrish won three championships; In the mid-'90s, as a member of Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls, Parish won another championship. It is enough to show his strength. He was scared even by Abdul-Jabbar. ”
"Are you afraid?" Luke uttered a word.
"I'll be afraid of him?" Bill was excited all of a sudden, "If my knee is not useless, he will be more than enough to fight two, I will single-handedly fight Abdul-Jabbar at his peak, and Abdul-Jabbar who fights with him has reached his twilight years, you talk about who is great!" ”
"You're amazing, you're amazing, okay." Luke covered his ears again.
"That's pretty much it." Bill said, "Bill Russell's biggest opponent is Chamberlain, Chamberlain is taller than him, stronger than him, more scorer than him, and in many games, Russell always relied on the help of his teammates to beat Chamberlain, and of course you don't have that 'surperman' talent. Bill mercilessly poured cold water on Luke.
"......," Luke was a little speechless, "and then?" ”
"Since we don't have the talent of Chamberlain, we have to change the matchup, the Lakers vs. the Celtics." Bill said.
"Didn't you just keep talking?" Luke was a little strange.
"I was talking about the Lakers and Celtics in the '60s, and now we're talking about the Celtics and the Lakers in the '80s." Bill said.
"Oh, it's the era you're most familiar with, Dad." Luke said.
"Throughout the '80s, with the exception of two for the Pistons and one for the 76ers, the other championships were won by the Lakers and Celtics. Abdul-Jabbar, who has not aged a few years ago, can still fight with the 'Chief', but after 84 years, Abdul-Jabbar is already 37 years old, and it is very difficult for an old man to play an upright and middle-aged but talented center, at this time, there is a person who stands up, his name is very familiar to you, his name is Elvin Johnson, 2.06 meters tall to play a 2.17-meter height is a bit of a disadvantage, but with the cooperation of Abdul-Jabbar, Johnson still defended' Chief,' and it's with that 'little hook' and sports warfare that I think that's what you need the most. ”
Luke was running, pulling Garnett in place until Allen got the ball over. After Luke caught the ball, Garnett just arrived, his feet were not steady, Luke began to move again, Garnett had to start to keep up again, but Luke didn't give him a chance, directly chose to go through the block and then hit the inside, and used the "babyhook" to hit the Timberwolves center in the low post, and scored two more points, Luke knew that he had succeeded.
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