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"Coach, it seems that the Grizzlies are hiding their strength in the first four games."

Minnesota Timberwolves head coach's office, Stephen Green took a scouting report with some emotion, and said to the coach next to him with some emotion, when the Grizzlies and Mavericks scored a tie-break, he was really a little uneasy, like those experts in the outside world, and Carter was worried, especially after the three-overtime tie-break between the Spurs and the Kings, there were many people who thought that the game between the Grizzlies and the Mavericks was definitely not worse than the Spurs and Kings in terms of tension.

But it was clear that all the experts were disappointed in the fifth game between the Mavericks and the Grizzlies, the Grizzlies beat the Mavericks at home, and the new Mavericks Nowitzki only scored 12 points and 7 turnovers in the last game of 5 of 22 after the madness of the first four games, which directly made the Mavericks lose by 25 points in the end.

"yes, Vince is really good at defending Nowitzki," Zhuang Fei also sighed at length, and the fifth game of this round of the Grizzlies and Mavericks series was Carter himself defending Nowitzki.

"Hehe, coach, after Tim entered the NBA, Vince often defended the opponent's big man, and in last year's Olympic finals, Vince defended the French big center very well," Green's eyes lit up after hearing Zhuang Fei's exclamation, and it was obvious that this assistant remembered the past. Seeing that Green was so excited, Zhuang Fei also smiled and nodded.

Small players go to defend the inside, this misplaced defense is not very common now, but Wake Forest's small-ball tactics back then forced Zhuang Fei to often make the team physically strongest. Carter, who has the best and most powerful jump, defends the opponent's big man, and when he is attacking, Carter often needs Duncan's role to play inside. This also allowed Carter to practice the ability to defend from the No. 1 position to the No. 5 position, and also created his ability to play from the No. 1 position to the No. 5 position. At this year's Olympics, when the U.S. team played the five-guard strategy, Carter actually played the No. 1 and No. 5 positions. It's just that Carter's main task in the Grizzlies is to attack and score, and the defensive task is generally given to Artest, but if there is a real need, Carter is definitely a defensive strongman who is not inferior to Artest. This is also why Zhuang Fei has always considered Carter to be his most perfect work, more perfect than Garnett.

So it is not surprising that the still immature and young King Nuo Tianwang suffered a loss at the hands of Carter, and in this game, under Carter's personal care, King Nuo Tianwang did not dare to dribble every time he received the ball and attacked, and a dribble would basically be broken. And if you don't dribble, every time you catch the ball and shoot, you will always be squeezed out of balance by Carter, which is why Nowitzki's main offensive method is now caused by the face frame, and the ability to carry the basket needs to be strengthened.

"It looks like the Lakers are going to have a tough time this year, coach. Are you a Grizzlies or Lakers who can win this year? Green was excited again when he thought of the upcoming battle between the Grizzlies and the Lakers, in fact, this round of matchup was not only excited by Green, basketball fans all over the United States were excited, and the crazy points of Carter and O'Fat in the Lakers and Grizzlies tie-break battle last season are still vivid.

"It's hard to say, this year's record of the two teams in the regular season is 2-2, each won their own home court, so it seems that the Lakers with home court advantage can win, but now we don't need to pay too much attention to the game of these two teams, let's go over the Spurs first, this Spurs may not be easy to deal with" Zhuang Fei sighed and said.

Spurs are really old this season. The team now points to Duncan living alone, such a team is both very easy to deal with and difficult to deal with, just like in 1999, Carter alone once dragged the then powerful Spurs into the final battle, for the most powerful disciple Zhuang Fei he cultivated by himself, Zhuang Fei is extremely jealous, especially in the last game Duncan and the King played three overtime and scored 62 points and 3 rebounds The god-level data made Zhuang Fei's heart tremble. …,

"Coach, are you worried about Tim," Green looked at his mentor's frowning brows and asked with concern, he also knew that the most feared thing about the current Spurs was Duncan, although the Timberwolves' record against the Spurs in the regular season has been very good recently, but the problem of Duncan has never been solved, in fact, some players in the NBA are unsolvable, even if they can finally defeat them, it will be very difficult.

"yes. I'm very worried about Tim," Zhuang Fei nodded lightly and continued: "However, I believe that no matter how Tim performs, the final winner must be our Timberwolves."

5 May 2001, Minnesota, Locker Room at the Target Center.

This year is the first game of the second round series between the Timberwolves and the Spurs, but the atmosphere in the Timberwolves locker room is a little weird, all the Timberwolves are looking at the biggest TV screen in the locker room, the TV screen is playing the game video, in fact, before the NBA game starts, the players will watch a video of their own or the opponent's recent game in the locker room, which is also the main job of each NBA team's video editor, and this year, The footage shown in the Timberwolves locker room was the one in which the Spurs' Elliott toe beat the Timberwolves in Game 7 of the 1999 Western Conference Finals.

When Elliott appeared on the TV screen and jumped high on his toes in front of Pierce to shoot the last three-point, the atmosphere in the Timberwolves locker room dropped to a freezing point, in fact, for most of the players here, they had personally experienced the big battle that made them suffer for a lifetime, especially when the TV screen showed Nash killing overtime, all the Timberwolves players couldn't help but sigh.

Unlike the other people's sighs after watching the video, Pierce's eyes can almost breathe fire, which is almost the most humiliating moment in the life of this small forward, and even the image of being killed by Elliott for a long time before is the most painful nightmare in his dreams. Zhuang Fei could understand his feelings, so after the video was played, Zhuang Fei deliberately patted him on the shoulder when he walked past Pierce to signal him to calm down.

"It's been two years, and I'm sure you haven't forgotten that memory. Even though we are already at the top of the NBA, this is also the biggest regret of our team," Zhuang Fei looked back at the Timberwolves players around him, and said in a quiet voice, while the other Timberwolves players also nodded silently.

"The Timberwolves are different now. Spurs are different now, but this regret remains. Now, our chance to make up for this regret has come, and now the Spurs are standing in front of us, this is the only team in the NBA that has beaten us, you tell me, what should we do now" Zhuang Fei said at the end, and his voice involuntarily came up. Then a pair of cold eyes also swept towards the Timberwolves players around him.

"Destroy the spurs, I must destroy the spurs," as soon as Zhuang Fei's words fell, Pierce stood up from his seat and shouted through gritted teeth.

"That's right, we're going to destroy the Spurs" Just after Pierce finished speaking, the other Timberwolves players also echoed excitedly, and the Timberwolves locker room suddenly became lively.

Looking at this scene in the locker room, Zhuang Fei stood aside, with a slight sneer on the corner of his mouth. Just like Pierce, Zhuang Fei is also unforgettable about the first loss of his career, he knows that he will lose sooner or later, but even if he knows, it still makes him miserable and regretful, and now he needs to make up for it just like the Timberwolves players

"Coach, the atmosphere in the Target Center today is more enthusiastic than ever."

When Zhuang Fei and the Timberwolves players all appeared on the court, the 20,000 fans at the scene were already seated early, and when they saw the Timberwolves players appear, the target center seemed to be overturned, and it was indeed much stronger than before in terms of momentum. …,

"Because the opponent is Spurs"

After hearing his assistant's exclamation, Zhuang Fei said with a faint smile.

For the Timberwolves, the Spurs are indeed a special opponent.

"Mr. Vicky, you made me wait for a year, originally this year I thought that I would never have a chance in the future" Zhuang Fei looked at the iron-blooded head coach in front of him and said with a smile, but anyone could hear the words hidden in Zhuang Fei's mouth. Vicky was naturally able to hear it.

"Hmph, I can beat you once and beat you a second time, this year's champion is definitely not your Timberwolves," Vicky looked at Zhuang Fei deeply and said coldly. He didn't want to lose to Zhuang Fei at any time, even if the two were fighting a war of words, he didn't want to lose to each other, so the two were really similar in this regard.

"Oh, yes, I'm also looking forward to Mr. Vicky being able to surprise me" Zhuang Fei also nodded lightly and then said with a smile: "Recently, Mr. Vicky's hair has been a lot grayer, are you thinking about how to deal with the Timberwolves in this game?" ”

"What?" Vicky was stunned, not understanding what Zhuang Fei meant at all. He's been studying the Timberwolves lately, but has his hair gotten a lot grayer? He didn't even find out about it.

"Actually, I don't think Mr. Vicky needs to bother so much at all, you can completely relax and treat this game, because even if you think too much, you still can't beat me, and the Spurs will still lose to the Timberwolves" After Zhuang Fei finished saying this, he didn't pay attention to Vicky, who was still in a sluggish state, and turned around and left directly, knowing that Zhuang Fei had walked a distance before Vicky woke up from Zhuang Fei's words just now.

"Hmph, the Timberwolves must win against the Spurs? Don't be too arrogant" Vicky's face was ugly, obviously a little angry at the ridicule he had just been made by Zhuang Fei, just like the Spurs have been in a weak position every time they have met the Timberwolves recently, Vicky is very sad to find that the recent quarrels with Zhuang Fei have ended in his own failure.

"I won't give up this series, the Spurs will definitely be able to find a way out," Vicky swore secretly in his heart as he looked at Zhuang Fei's back farther and farther away

"This is really a long-awaited matchup," ABC commentator Michaels looked at the players of the two teams who were warming up on the court, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, as time passed, Michaels is no longer like a rookie who just entered the industry a few years ago, as he explains more games, his vision and insight are also growing, but even so, there is still no matchup in his heart that is as great as the Western Conference Finals two years ago.

It was the greatest duel in Michaels' heart, and the peak performance of Coach Z and Vicky in that round of the duel still reminded him that he was still enthusiastic, so Michaels hoped that the classics could be reinterpreted every time, but what disappointed him was that with the aging of the Spurs players, the regression of the team's strength was more and more distant, and even Michaels thought that there might never be this opportunity in the future, but he didn't let Michaels wait more, just a year of waiting for the Timberwolves and Spurs to meet again, Although this time it was not the Western Conference Finals, it still made Michaels extremely excited.

He has his own judgment on this game, he knows that with the increase in the gap between the Spurs and the Timberwolves, this round of matchups is likely to be one-sided, but Michaels doesn't care, maybe the Timberwolves players and Coach Z want to use this round of games to honor their past regrets, and Michaels also hopes that this game will honor his youthful years.

Michaels is now thinking more and more, but soon he receives a prompt from the director, and the live broadcast begins. Michaels also repacked his mood. …,

The guest commentator invited by ABC in this game is Kevin McHale, the general manager of the Timberwolves Hall of Fame, and McHale is completely idle after Zhuang Fei came to the Timberwolves, and this Hall of Fame player is also appearing more and more in the commentary seat. Many times, the Timberwolves' live games in the United States are narrated by him.

"Kevin, the outside world is not optimistic that the Spurs can win away from home in this game, we all know that the strength of the Timberwolves is higher than the Spurs, what do you think the trend of this game will be, do the Spurs have a chance to fight?" Michaels asked McHale next to him with a smile.

"Well, the Timberwolves have the advantage, but the Spurs also have their own advantages, as long as they have Tim Duncan, they can beat any team in the league, just like they beat the Kings in the last game, the Spurs are still strong, they are underrated" McHale pondered for a while and said seriously, which made Michaels a little surprised.

"Do you think Garnett still can't fight Duncan one-on-one right now?" Michaels looked at the partner in front of him with some curiosity. This time, however, McHale did not answer, but sighed slightly, and then shook his head.

And just when Michaels was wondering, the game also started when the referee threw the ball into the air. (Your support on this site is my biggest motivation.) )