Phil Jackson looked at the dense crowd in the audience and felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart, which was a feeling that he had not felt in a long time, and the last time he was so satisfied was when Jordan did not retire. Compared with Phil Jackson's joy and satisfaction, the Rockets head coach Tang Shuai next to him was a little absent-minded.

"Phil, congratulations, the Trail Blazers lost to the Jazz today, so you managed to get to the top of the West, have you ever thought about recalling such a good start?"

"Thank you." Phil Jackson said with a smile, looking like a gentleman, and then continued: "Of course I thought about it, I always believed that I could lead the Lakers to success" Phil Jackson smiled confidently again.

"Harris started last season with a 6-1 record, but then he played badly, do you think the Lakers will repeat the mistakes of last season this season"

"No, I'm not Harris, so I'll keep the Lakers in the first place in the West all the time," Phil Jackson said, and Tang Shuai next to him glanced disapprovingly.

"With the Knicks losing at home to the Timberwolves, the Timberwolves are the only team in the league that hasn't lost, do you think the Timberwolves will pose a threat to the Lakers' position this season?"

As soon as the reporter mentioned the Timberwolves, Phil Jackson, who was still smiling just now, cooled down. This made the atmosphere of the scene chill.

"Timberwolves? I never thought of our opponents as the Timberwolves, our main opponents this season are the Trail Blazers and Spurs, and even then we're going to stay at the top of the table until the end," Phil Jackson said coldly at the end.

"If that's the case, you're going to be the head coach of the Western Conference All-Star this year, and this will be your third time, and you've coached both the Eastern and Western All-Stars, are you interested in that?"

Listening to the words of the reporter below, Phil Jackson was stunned, and then immediately said with a gentlemanly smile again.

"Why not? I'm interested."

At this time, Phil Jackson had secretly vowed in his heart to defeat that Chinese and then sweep all the honors of this year's NBA.

November 13, 1999, 8 p.m. Minnesota Target Center.

There's an NBA West focus battle going on here, with Felix Suns, who are currently fourth in the West with 4 wins and 2 losses, away to take on the Minnesota Timberwolves, who are 6th in the West with 3 wins and 2 losses.

The Timberwolves fans at the target center did not feel nervous because of this big game or a strong opponent, on the contrary, they are now singing and dancing to their heart's content, because the team is now leading the Phoenix Suns by a large score, which makes them very satisfied.

Zhuang Fei didn't expect this game to be so easy, he was ready to fight a tough battle, but it was obvious that the Suns were not in a very good state in this game. The Phoenix Suns had lost to the second-placed Bucks on the road the day before, and it was their back-to-back trip, and it was clear that they had been affected a lot, and Anfernee Hardaway had just arrived this season. The run-in with the team is not yet in place, the beginning of this game Phoenix can still maintain the balance with the Timberwolves, at the end of the first quarter of the game the Timberwolves and the Suns fought to a 25-tie, but in the second quarter, the Timberwolves bench led by Mobley directly knocked the Suns away, whether it was Mobley, Ginobili or Lewis can easily score in front of them, and a wave of 33-19 in the second quarter directly made the Timberwolves lose 14 points after halftime. And now it's the third quarter of this game, and now the Timberwolves still have a big lead. The Suns did not have the momentum of chasing points, and even the score had a tendency to gradually pull away.

Danny Ange looked at Stephen Jackson on the court is Steve Nash and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, these two people are both players who were abandoned by the Suns and him, but now it is these two people who make his Suns embarrassed in this game, which makes him regret and regret a little. …,

"Maybe it's time for me to take a break and spend more time with my family," Danny Angie muttered to himself. At this time, Nash broke through the ball again and passed the ball to Jackson outside the three-point line, and Jackson easily pulled up a three-point shot and hit it. With the shot, the Timberwolves stretched the margin to 18 points. It was almost a death sentence for the Suns. Sure enough, at the end of the third quarter, the Suns trailed 25-31 in a single quarter, and the score in the first three quarters had become 69-89. trailed by a full 20 points, which made the fourth quarter completely garbage time. And Zhuang Fei was also very interesting to replace all the main players at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and the Suns lost to the Timberwolves by 23 points at the end of the game 99-122. The Suns' 2000 duo, who have had high hopes this season, had a terrible game, with Hardaway scoring 21 points and Kidd having only 11 points and seven assists. It seems that this combination still needs tacit understanding.

The easy win in this game turned the Timberwolves' record to 4-0, and they have overtaken the losing Suns to rank fourth in the West.

Looking at the scoreboard's big score, Danny Angie was saddened, the complete defeat of this game gave him a great sense of frustration, last season's ninth place in the West broke his heart, and the start of the season was not very good.

"Zhuang, Nash and Jackson's performance in this game is very exciting," Danny Ange said to Zhuang Fei with a wry smile after the game, maybe the rise of the Timberwolves and the Suns have also helped a lot, thinking that some media said that the Timberwolves were the second team of Phoenix last season, and his bitterness became even stronger.

Zhuang Fei looked at this somewhat depressed Danny Angie and was a little surprised in his heart, this person who will make the Celtics rise in the future should definitely not be like this in his heart.

At the post-game press conference, Zhuang Fei kept smiling, the Timberwolves were in excellent form at the beginning of the season, and these young people have become very hungry this season after the regrettable Western Conference Finals last season. This also made Zhuang Fei very happy.

"We lost, but I'm not upset, the Timberwolves played well, they were second in the West last year, they were very strong, my players have done their best, we have a very important core player this season, we need to run in now, so I'm sure we'll get better in the future"

"Jackson and Nash?" Danny Angie knew that the reporter would ask this question, but it was still a little bitter to face such a question.

'They are all good players and we will pick them because they have great potential, but unfortunately I can't bring out their potential, I'm not as good as Mr. Chong in that regard, and that's the same. He's the best in the NBA, no, he's the best in the world."

"Then are you optimistic about the final results of the Timberwolves this season, yesterday Lakers head coach Phil Jackson thought that entering the playoffs was the limit for the Timberwolves, and Phil thought the Timberwolves were still too immature"

"Playoffs? Tender? No, if Phil really thinks so, then he will regret it later, it's a normal NBA season, yes, a season like this has a lot of challenges for young teams. But if you think the Timberwolves are just a young team, you're wrong, they're mature, they even won a championship last season, so this season I still think they're a strong championship contender."

After finishing speaking, Danny Anji didn't forget to glance at Zhuang Fei with a smile. Zhuang Fei was also surprised by Anji's touting, few managers who lost to him before would praise him and his team so sincerely, Zhuang Fei saw sincerity in Anji's eyes.

"Mr. Zhuang, do you agree with Mr. Danny's words?"

'Of course, that's exactly what we're aiming for this season, I've been saying that since the beginning of the season, and that's what we've done.'

Looking at Zhuang Fei's confident appearance, Danny Anji was a little ashamed, and at this time, Zhuang Fei's self-confidence just contrasted with his decadence. …,

The Timberwolves vs. Suns game ended the second day. Zhuang Fei saw a shocking news in the newspaper that Danny Aingie had resigned as the head coach of the Suns, and his reason was that he wanted to spend more time with his family.

"No wonder he was so abnormal yesterday," Zhuang Fei put down the newspaper and sighed.

The Timberwolves didn't start the season with many games, and now some teams have played seven or eight games, while the Timberwolves have only played four games now, and although they have won all four games, they are only fourth in the West. But the next game for the Timberwolves won't be so easy.

On November 15, the Timberwolves hosted the league's underdog Los Angeles Clippers, and this season the Los Angeles Clippers drafted former Wake Forest player James Posey on the No. 3 pick. The rookie has been doing well this year, competing with Bulls No. 1 brand and Rockets guard Frances for the Rookie of the Season title, and James Posey is also very excited about this game against the Timberwolves. This is also the first time he has challenged Zhuang Fei as an opponent, and he was very unhappy to watch Pierce provoke Carter in the playoffs last season, so he also has plans to teach Pierce a lesson in this game. However, the small forward with an ability value of 83 obviously underestimated Pierce's strength, he still lost in this competition, and the overall strength of the Clippers is definitely not as good as the Timberwolves, so there is almost no suspense in this game, and the Timberwolves led to the end from the beginning, and the final score was 110-97.

"Coach, that kid does have the strength to fight with Vince, I can't beat him" James Posey said to Zhuang Fei after the game, James Posey is a bastard, so in his opinion, there is no shame in losing.

"Really?" Zhuang Fei also smiled, and then continued: "Your performance this season is good, I hope to win the best rookie, so that Wake Forest will dominate three times in a row" After Zhuang Fei finished speaking, James Posey was stunned, and then immediately nodded wildly.

"Coach, don't worry, I will protect the glory of Wake Forest's golden generation," James Posey said as he shook his fist.

Zhuang Fei also smiled and nodded, this season Posey is definitely this possibility. He is now averaging 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists per game. After all, most rookie players now don't reach their peak in terms of ability, and James Posey is already subversive.

After defeating the Clippers, the Timberwolves continued their winning streak, and also raised their ranking to No. 3, ranking only 7-1 in front of the Timberwolves and 6-2 in front of the Trail Blazers, while the Spurs' 5-1 is ranked fourth in the West, the Trail Blazers are the first favorites to win the championship this season, followed by the Spurs Lakers, but as the second in the West last year, it is generally believed that in the West where there are many strong opponents, it is very difficult for the Timberwolves to make a difference, but from the opening games, the Timberwolves' performance is very good, It has become the only undefeated team in the league.

On November 17, the Timberwolves once again hosted their old rivals, the Utah Jazz, who faced each other in the Western Conference semifinals last season. The loss to the Timberwolves last season actually made Sloan very unhappy, and what made him even more unhappy was that Zhuang Fei replaced him as the head coach of the U.S. team in the 2000 Olympics, so Sloan definitely wanted to teach Zhuang Fei a lesson in this game.

"Hmph, we won't have any fitness problems in this game, you won't have the good luck of last season," Sloan said sarcastically to Zhuang Fei before the game, obviously in his opinion, the main reason why the team lost last season was his own.

"Really? But why is it that the Jazz, who have no physical troubles, are only 5-2 and ranked fifth this season," Zhuang Fei replied disapprovingly, which made Sloan even more annoyed. …,

The Jazz did not have any fitness problems this season, but they did have schedule problems, and they faced the Lakers and Trail Blazers in back-to-back games at the beginning of the season. The Spurs and the Rockets can be said to be able to achieve such results is already very good, but in Sloan's opinion, Zhuang Fei is obviously ridiculing him.

The Jazz's performance in this game was very good, and Zhuang Fei did not see Kirilenko in the Jazz lineup. Because Kirilenko thinks that he should train in Russia for a few years and has no intention of entering the NBA, according to Zhuang Fei, Kirilenko likes the Timberwolves' assistant coach Green very much, because Green has made many promises and plans for the future for him in Russia, which also shows that Green admires the Russian teenager very much. So when he learned that he was selected by the Jazz, he was very disappointed, so he made this decision, which also made Sloan very embarrassed, no matter how much he lobbied, it was useless, the 18-year-old Russian just had no interest in the Jazz. And that's not all. Kirilenko also directly told Sloan that he hoped Sloan could trade him to the Timberwolves, which also made Sloane's hatred for Zhuang Fei even higher.

In the first quarter of this game, the Timberwolves, who have been able to establish an advantage in the opening game this season, fell behind after the first quarter for the first time, although Stockton is a year older again, but his current state is definitely not comparable to last season's playoffs, and he also came to the Timberwolves with the shame of being swept last season. Obviously, he wants to be ashamed of this game, although the Timberwolves have a little O'Neal on the inside, and Garnett also wants to avenge being beaten by Malone last season, but these two people still can't stop the 36-year-old Malone, whether it is a shot after blocking or directly breaking through the basket. In this game, Malone took what he wanted, and at the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves trailed by five points at 26-31. But in the second quarter, the Jazz once again encountered the same dilemma as they played against the Timberwolves last season, and their bench was blown up by the Timberwolves again, and Ginobili and Mobley performed very well in this game, so with the strength of the bench, the Timberwolves led the Jazz by one point at halftime 58-57.

After the second half of the game, the two sides still did not distinguish the winner, and Hornacek, who was killed by Jackson in the playoffs last season, also played a powerful game, even if Zhuang Fei replaced Bowen in the end, he couldn't stop him, and the Jazz three elders in this game were simply crazy.

"It seems that we can't forget the Jazz this season, in fact, their players are really good, but they lack a sixth man who can score, if there is a good sixth man, I am afraid that he would have won the championship a long time ago" Zhuang Fei sighed on the sidelines, a championship team is not only enough to have superstars and power. Superstars, strong, and powerful substitutes are all indispensable.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Sloan did not use the bench lineup to play the first few minutes of the fourth quarter, but let the Jazz three old men play the third quarter and then play the fourth quarter, compared to Sloan Zhuang Fei is obviously more comfortable in the adjustment of the lineup, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Garnett took Bowen, Mobley, Lewis, Ginobili and other substitutes, and did not suffer in the score, and when Zhuang Fei replaced all the main forces, the Jazz was a little unbearable, In the end, the Timberwolves, who were in excellent form in this game, defeated the Jazz by a four-point difference of 117-113 at home, Malone's 42 points in this game were the highest in the game, Stockton also handed out 18 assists, Hornacek also scored 24 points, and the three old players played irreproachably well, and the Timberwolves except Garnett scored 20 and no one else scored 20, but there were 7 double-doubles, Ginobili and Mobley, the two benches, both double-doubles.

At the end of the game, Zhuang Fei originally wanted to go up and shake hands with Sloan, after all, he robbed him of the position of head coach of the American team, and made Kirilenko unable to enter the NBA in advance, and he was also very sympathetic to this unlucky head coach Zhuang Fei, although Zhuang Fei was very enthusiastic, but Sloan turned around and left without looking at Zhuang Fei, and even did not dump Zhuang Fei at all at the press conference, which also made Zhuang Fei extremely embarrassed.

After this game, the Timberwolves have won six in a row, getting closer and closer to the first position of the Lakers, and for a while, the American media once again exclaimed that the wolf is coming.

And on the day of the victory over the Jazz, Zhuang Fei, who was going to leave his home stadium and go to Vancouver, actually received a prompt from the dynasty system again.

The dynasty system has issued tasks again, and this is the first time that Zhuang Fei has encountered the tasks of the dynasty system so frequently. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )