352. Encounter with wolves
352. The starting lists of both sides appeared on the big screen of the Wolves, and the lineup on the Timberwolves' side was:
Center Olawokandi: Bears the reputation of being the worst overall pick in history, but this guy never seems to care too much about what other people think. So far this season, Olavokandi has been as lacking in fighting spirit as ever and has no motivation to improve. This guy was also a worrying role model for the team when Warben renewed his contract, and Olawokandi broke out in 2002-03, which was his contract year.
The outbreak of the contract year proves that this guy is not a pure parallel product, it just depends on whether he wants to fight or not. So, the Timberwolves signed him, hoping to help Garnett on the inside, but the Timberwolves were unlucky, and the Austrian parallel goods who cheated the new contract couldn't play a little bit of spirit, and never made any more effort in the game. With such a teammate on the inside, Garnett could only do more than he had before, which the Timberwolves did not expect.
Olawokandi's contract is completely poison, and by the way, in the Bobcats' expansion draft last summer, Olawokandi was the only starter from last season from 29 teams (each team protected eight and released a seven-man roster). However, although Jordan and Bernie are not bright-eyed figures, they are not the bad contract bearers of the smiling assassins, so Huaben is lucky not to have to be teammates with him.
The power forward is Garnett: this man needs no introduction, one of the five best big men in the league right now, as long as he stands on the court, he will give it his all, whether it is against the Suns or the Bucks. As the league's new MVP, Garnett can do everything, from ball control to clever passing. From scoring to scrambling for rebounds. To the defense that suffocates the opponent, no matter where the "Wolf King" seems to have inexhaustible energy, and what is more valuable is that Garnett's style of play has no trace of selfishness, he is a leader who is willing to share basketball with his teammates.
Small forward Sprewell: This is a top-tier scoring machine with terrifying scoring ability when he is not brainless, and he is Garnett's most powerful helper on the offensive end. Moreover, this guy is not only terrifying in attack, but also has a high level of defense, provided that his head does not have a convulsion.
Defender Cassel: A 34-year-old alien who never seems to have felt the pressure of time, Cassel's experience and high-shooting style of play make him more and more terrifying as he gets older. Kassel was selected as an All-Star last season and remains one of the best point guards in the league this season.
Moreover, Cassel is very selfless (except when the contract was negotiated), and the most touching words this season have come from his mouth, when he once told Timberwolves head coach Saunders to replace him as long as he can't shoot.
The shooting guard is Tlanton. Hassel: He's one of the top outside defenders in the league today, and the fact that the Timberwolves kept him on the team after a few setbacks when his contract expired last summer proved his worth. Moreover, Hassell's defensive skills still have a lot of room for improvement, besides, the Timberwolves with the trident are strong enough on the offensive end, and concentrating on defense is the top priority for the Timberwolves at the moment, and Hassel can provide just that, and he is still young, only three years in the league.
The Bobcats fielded a surprising lineup in a-for-tat match: the center is Anderson, the newly released Birdman, the power forward is Huaben, the small forward is Gerrard, the playmaking guard Pattin, and the scoring guard Iguodala.
When this list was read out of Jordan's mouth, the indifferent birdman was surprised, and Oku, who was used to starting, was also surprised, he opened his mouth to speak, Jordan stopped him, looked at Anderson seriously and said, "Chris, I need someone to watch Kevin. Garnett, Memet can't do it, I don't know about you"
"I'm not going to make him feel better until I leave the court with six fouls!" Anderson interrupted Jordan with a cool remark, and West nudged him, reminding him of his attitude toward the coach. Because of the fact that he fought alongside him in two battles and was on the same side, West quickly became friends with Anderson, and only a good-natured person like West could put up with this guy's strange temper.
Anderson was indifferent, but Hua could tell from his slightly trembling hands that his heart was not as cold as it seemed.
"Kevin is not easy to deal with, you are the protagonist of tonight." Waben put his arm around Anderson's shoulders and said, "This is your debut, don't play it, you know what I mean?" ”
Anderson was a little unaccustomed to being hugged so affectionately, but he didn't refuse, nodded, and whispered, "I won't make Garnett comfortable, I promise." ”
Hua Ben nodded, applauded, and said, "Okay, brothers, listen to me." ”
Everyone gathered around, and Hua Ben raised his fist and shouted, "You all know what it's like today, right?" Yes, January 1st, today is New Year's Day, we should have a holiday today, but there is no way, we are warriors, braves, and the glory of Charlotte's sports! We want to move forward, we want to win, we want to win every moment! Any opponent is a stepping stone to our door to victory, tonight our opponent is a pack of wolves, but what are we? Lynx! Hunter of the jungle, top of the food chain! When we're hungry, wolves are just food for us! Tell me, what is our slogan?! ”
Anderson and West watched in amazement as all their teammates raised their heads and roared hoarsely, "Lynx is infested, please pay attention!! ”
"It's exciting." West said in a daze, he finally understood why it was all in Charlotte, when the Hornets fans even applauded, and today the game has not even started, just the fans in the stadium sent a landslide and tsunami cheers.
Anderson licked his lips, his pupils were dark and faint, and they were amazingly bright!
The Timberwolves jumped the ball with Olawo Kandi, and although Garnett is more suitable, he can't spend a lot of money to invite parallel traders to watch the show, right? Moreover, in history, any champion is an extremely amazing person with extremely amazing physical fitness, and Olawokandi can indeed be regarded as a champion just by looking at physical fitness.
The referee threw the ball high, and Olovocandi looked up at the ball spinning and flying, not jumping directly, but crouching down to accumulate strength, silently calculating, waiting for the basketball to start falling to pick the ball. But as soon as the basketball rose to a high point, Anderson, who was opposite him, 'whoosh' into the air, and his slender arms were raised high by him, and he struggled to touch the ball, and threw the ball to Patin with a roar.
Patin receives the ball, presses down to protect the ball, and responds to Cassel's steal.
Wafben was well positioned in the penalty area, Olawokandi withstood him in the back, and Champion Lang was very physical and defensive on the inside. To reach the ball, Waben tentatively bumped backwards, and Olawokandi half-crouched to carry him, looking like he still had some strength to spare.
Garnett didn't even bat at the open birdman, standing not far behind Hua himself, which was a good place to interfere with his step-back jumper.
Waabon glanced at Garnett, tucked the ball in front of his chest with both hands, and took a step forward with his right foot with his back to the hoop, while twisting his right shoulder forward and pulling his left shoulder back, making a gesture about to turn and jump. Seeing this, Garnett immediately pulled over, and Olawokandi also subconsciously chased forward.
Waiting for Olawokandi to move, Huaben immediately pulled his right leg back with his left foot as the axis, stepped into the basket with one step against the opponent, and moved two steps away from the ball.
The Time Warner Center resounded with thunderous cheers, and the stadium was full again today, with the holiday season from Christmas to New Year's Day guaranteeing a visitor base.
"Kill them, boss, give the Minnesotans a little color!"
"kg is not worthy of MVP, MVP, the boss is the only one!"
"Ben, bomb them and make the Minnesotans terrified at the sound of your engine!"
Wajben waved his arms to the fans, and his gesture sparked a second round of cheers.
The first attack tactic of both sides was simple, which was to pass the ball to the team and let the boss rely on individual ability to show.
Cassel passes the ball to Garnett, waves his teammates into position, pulls everyone out of the box, and leaves room for Garnett to play alone. One-on-one, Garnett is now not afraid of anyone, and he is confident of scoring above every opponent's head, especially since the Bobcats have assigned a skinny never-before-seen substitute to defend him.
Like Garnett's confidence, Anderson has the confidence to defend against any inside attack, even if it's a pervert like O'Neal.
Garnett kept hitting the hoop with his back to him, and said, "Boy, what are you painting on your mess?" Looks scary? But I know, this is what you use to scare people, right? A real tough guy never does anything like that, like me. By the way, what's your name? I don't think I've ever seen you? Looks like you've offended Michael. Jordan, how could he have been sent to defend me otherwise? You boss don't dare to defend against me, because he is scared of me! But today I'm going to be gentle, like this."
In a flash, Garnett muttered so much trash talk, and Huaben was worried that Anderson's bad temper would not be able to stand it, but he was not moved at all and was firmly stuck behind Garnett.
The young Garnett didn't walk by strength, he bumped backwards and didn't find a gap, suddenly stepped forward, moved his body and then turned around to break through to the basket, his big hands slapped the ball quickly, and it was no less than a guard.
With such a forward rush and a turn to break through, Garnett feels that he should be able to shake off Anderson, and his move will be heroes all over the world, even people like Duncan and O'Neal will be thrown off by him.
Garnett rushed to the basket and raised the ball to respond with a dunk, but at this moment, a sound of breaking the air sounded from behind him, he looked at it from the corner of his eye, and was suddenly shocked, the thin stupid big man who was not famous was not thrown away by him, and still followed him!
Forcing a dunk will definitely be blocked, Garnett gritted his teeth, turned his arms with both hands on the ball, threw the ball out, and threw it with both hands with a pull-up lever under the basket.
"Bang!" There was a muffled sound of his palm touching the ball, and Garnett staggered to the ground and looked back, seeing not only Anderson, but also Huaben: Garnett didn't defend Anderson, but how could Huaben defend Olawokandi? He's been waiting for Garnett to make a move, and when the ball flies, Anderson doesn't have a chance, he has!
(To be continued)