"Guys, this game is going to be the last struggle for the Lakers, I know Phil Jackson's character, he is a very stubborn person, if he can fully control the Lakers he will always carry on what he insists on, but unfortunately the Lakers are not alone in his decision, so he doesn't have that many opportunities to stick to what he wants"

"So, this game is the last time Phil Jackson insists on his offensive system, and now the whole world is shouting that the Lakers need Glen Les, he is under a lot of pressure, he will not let Glen Les play in this game, he needs to prove to the world that he can lead the Lakers to win even without Glen Rice, however, if the Lakers lose this game, then the former Bulls coach will have to change his tactics under pressure, we just need to withstand this game, and the victory will be the Timberwolves'"

On May 24th, in the Timberwolves locker room of the target center, Zhuang Fei said to the Timberwolves players with a cautious face, the Lakers are very strong even if they do not have Glen Rice, the reason why the Lakers lost 17 points in the last game is not only because of Glen Rice, but more importantly, Zhuang Fei hit Phil Jackson by surprise, Phil Jackson has been in a mess after being knocked by Zhuang Fei in the last game, and he made random substitutions at the No. 3 position, which made the Lakers completely uncooperative as a whole. Even sacrificing the team's offense to contain Pierce in the end was a very wrong approach, and it turned out that this approach not only did not contain Pierce's offense, but also made their triangle attack fragmented, and also brought truth to outsiders. Now the experts and media outside are saying that Phil Jackson will not be able to play a real triangle offense without 'Scott Pippen', and these experts began to say that the tactics that allowed the Lakers to continue to win in the past were just 'pseudo-triangle offenses', and when they encountered a 'master' like Zhuang Fei, they were finally lost. Zhuang Fei wouldn't believe what those experts said, and after a day's rest, Zhuang Fei didn't think that Phil Jackson would find a way. Don't talk about Jackson the Flyer. Even Zhuang Fei himself can come up with a way to change the Lakers.

"Paul's defensive pressure in this game is definitely not comparable to the last game, you have to be prepared, your opponent can no longer be Devin George or Harpa, you have to be mentally prepared" Thinking of the possible way of the Lakers, Zhuang Fei said to Pierce with a calm face, and Pierce also nodded.

Compared to the Timberwolves' unity, the Lakers' locker room is a little dull, and Phil Jackson is explaining the setup of the game to the Lakers players below. In the corner, Glen Les was thinking about something else with a blank face, as if the busy Phil Jackson in front of him had nothing to do with him, and he had already thought of his years at the Wasp. While they were far from the championship and away from the big city with the Hornets, there was no doubt that Glen Les felt like he was the most important thing there, but when he came to the Lakers, it was completely different.

Faced with Glen Les's anguish. No one in the Lakers wants to deal with him, and no one wants to touch Phil Jackson's mold now, although the Lakers players know that Glen Rice has the backing of general manager Jerry West, although the general manager is authoritative. But after all, the game was directed by the head coach, and the Lakers players could only isolate Glen Rice. But for them, this game can't be lost again. In their minds, maybe the team would be better off without Glen Les. At least that's what Phil Jackson said to them.

"Guys, we're going to really play our triangle offense in this game, and let those who question us see why we won 69 games in the regular season" Phil Jackson shouted loudly to the Lakers players in his eyes, he had never been so passionate before, but the Lakers players also nodded fiercely, of course, the only one without any expression was Glen Les, who had been excluded by them. …,

After the last big victory, when the Timberwolves players stepped into the stadium, all the Timberwolves fans were standing and shouting for these players, the terrifying shouts were almost like overturning the center of the target, this is the heartfelt shout of the Timberwolves fans, they are different from Zhuang Fei, they are willing to believe that the media said that the Timberwolves have choked the Lakers' neck, and they are also willing to believe that the Timberwolves have trampled the Lakers under their feet, and they are even more excited to see the New York media's praise of the Timberwolves, fans are like this, They don't think as much as the manager, they just have to watch the team keep winning and keep shouting at the team that's winning.

The Timberwolves players started their pre-game warm-up with such shouts, and Zhuang Fei also sat in his seat with a relaxed face, and now no one will see the solemnity in the locker room just now from Zhuang Fei's face. On the other side, Phil Jackson has been standing on the sidelines with a depressed face, sometimes shouting something to the court.

"This game is a battle of life and death for Phil Jackson, and a battle of change for the Lakers" Abdul-Jabbar looked at Phil Jackson's anxious figure and said lightly, and the ABC commentator Michaels and Timberwolves general manager McHale next to him also nodded slightly, obviously agreeing with what Abdul-Jabbar said.

This is Phil Jackson's battle for redemption, and the dynasty head coach has been in trouble since his All-Star game.

"Okay, the game starts, the players on both sides are ready to scramble, let's take a look at the lineup of this game, the Lakers center is Shaq O'Neal, power forward AC Green, small forward is Coe, Kobe Bryant? The shooting guard is Harpa, and the playmaking guard is Fisher" Michaels paused obviously when he read Kobe Bryant, Phil Jackson is ready to completely fight the world, didn't you say that the Lakers can't live without Glen Rice? Then I won't need him to win for you.

"What a stubborn and annoying person" Abdul-Jabbar said with an unhappy face after listening to the list, this is his attitude, or this is the attitude of many people, while Michaels shook his head and then explained the Timberwolves' lineup: "The Timberwolves center is Jermaine O'Neal, and the power forward is Kevin Garnett. The small forward is Paul Pearce, and the shooting guard is Mo, Mobley? The playmaker is Nash, uh. The Timberwolves have also changed," Michaels finally sighed and said, when he saw the Lakers change, he was mentally prepared that Zhuang Fei would definitely change, but when Zhuang Fei really changed, he was a little surprised.

"Why does Coach Z be able to pinch Phil Jackson's pulse every time? Obviously, he has long known that the Lakers will change their formation in this game, Phil continued to let Harper say that he will focus on offense in this game, and let Kobe Bryant play the No. 3 position in order to choke Pierce, at least he can't let Pierce take what he wants in the previous game, but judging from this change of Coach Z, he is preparing to attack the No. 2 position in this game, and actually put two offensive strong points on the periphery. Michaels sighed again.

Phil Jackson didn't expect the Timberwolves to preemptively set up. But judging from his expression, he doesn't care too much, in his opinion, maybe this is an episode that can't change the general trend, this game he is just preparing to fight with the Timberwolves to attack, and when he put Harpa, he knew that Coach Z would definitely use Harper as a breakthrough. So he can only put Harper in the second position where the Timberwolves' offensive ability is slightly worse, it seems that in his mind, Harpa's contribution on the offensive end of this game will offset the loss of points on the defensive end" McHale nodded slightly, the general manager has been boring studying some coaching books recently, and he sees the problem more deeply than the other two. In his opinion, to some extent, this is the same as Zhuang Fei throwing Nash, but Harpa is naturally not as good as Nash now. …,

In this game, Garnett still beat O'Neal to jump the ball. The Timberwolves got the first wave of the game, and this time it was different from the Timberwolves in the past, Pierce was ready to play the fast break after the opening game, and this time it was another Timberwolves player who went on the fast break. Super Sixth Man Mobley, it's clear that Harpa's footsteps are completely incomparable to Mobley. With just a brief acceleration, Mobley left his opponent behind. And when Mobley came to the free throw line and took a step, the basketball fell into his hand like a targeted missile, at this time Mobley was directly a dunk after three steps, and another Lakers player who was chasing defense, Kobe Bryant, flew out of the court directly after seeing Mobley is dunk and couldn't block it behind his back.

"Steve, nice" Mobley smiled and stretched out a thumbs up to Nash in the distance, while Phil Jackson on the sidelines frowned, he knew that Harpa would definitely not be able to handle the second position of the Timberwolves, but he didn't expect Zhuang Fei to mention the strongest bench player on his team, the strongest second position Mobley, isn't Zhuang Fei worried about the team's bench firepower at all? Phil Jackson didn't dare to get the team's super substitute Holly to the lineup. However, Phil Jackson also calmed down after a slight distraction, and the theme of this game was not Harpa's defense.

"Hmph, the current Lakers' triangle offense is not comparable to the last game, if you really have the ability, you can dismember the current Lakers and take a look," Phil Jackson glanced at Zhuang Fei on the other side, and thought with a sneer in his heart.

Harper was raised, which will naturally make the Lakers' triangle offense more fluid and natural, unlike the obscurity of Glen Rice, and the movement between him and Kobe Fisher in the offense also complements each other, it can be said that the current Lakers are a whole, a whole around O'Neal, with Kobe Bryant as a sword, Zhuang Fei never saw the Lakers messy in the last game on the sidelines.

Immediately after 4 minutes, the Lakers scored 12 points, of which O'Neal has only scored 2 points in this game so far, Kobe Bryant has scored 6 points, Fisher and Harper have also scored 2 points each, O'Neal did not score much, but let the Lakers open up, and also left himself enough physical strength to dominate the game at a critical time, and will not be almost exhausted to death at the end like the last game. It's a very benign model, and the Lakers are all involved. That's what Phil Jackson wanted.

Although the Lakers are open, the Timberwolves are also much stronger than the last game, although Pierce did not score as much in this game as in the previous game, and Pierce is not ready to attack by himself now, many times to help Nash handle the ball, the main attack is Mobley and Garnett, so although the Lakers scored 12 points in 4 minutes, the lead is still the Timberwolves scored 15 points, and the overall multi-point flowering.

"Tsk, is this the playoffs? The success rate on both sides is too high, the Timberwolves are 6 of 7, the Lakers are 5 of 6, and there is no way to contain the opponent on either side, will this game turn into an offensive battle in the end? Sure enough, they are the two most offensive teams in the league," Michaels shouted from the commentary box, while Abdul-Jabbar and McHale next to him frowned and fell into deep thought. Both were reminded of the Lakers from before, and the offense was fluid and flashy.

However, just after 2 minutes of the game, the Lakers called a timeout, and the score was 19-24, with the Lakers scoring 19 points in the first quarter and the Timberwolves scoring 24 points. Obviously, Phil Jackson is no longer satisfied, although he has no requirements for the defense of this game, but the Lakers can't be so messy, and the Lakers don't want to retreat after hitting the back, because the defense doesn't seem to be useful, as long as the Lakers score one, the Timberwolves will immediately send the baseline ball, at this time Mobley has run to the front court, which is completely using Mobley's straight-line sprint speed to fight against Harpa, the Timberwolves' counterattack is the best in the league, almost a big one for the Lakers.

"Harpa was too slow, or Mobley was too fast, and AC Green couldn't contribute too much offense, and he couldn't do it on his feet."

Abdul-Jabbar looked at the Lakers bench and said, AC Green is 38 years old this year, he used to be his teammate with Magic Johnson in the Lakers, and he is currently the only 'showtime' player in the league, but now it seems that he can no longer meet the Lakers' requirements, and when facing the Timberwolves, both offense and defense can be limited, which is why the Lakers' speed was dragged down by the Timberwolves in this game.

"Will Phil Jackson now bring on Robert Hawley to replace Green? This can solve this series of problems, and the Lakers' offense can be strengthened, just like the Timberwolves promoted Mobley "McHale is also bright-eyed, using the potential of the second team to make up for the lack of the first team, this is a way, but the consequences are also serious.

"Did the Lakers really change?" Michaels shouted with his mouth wide open.

And Phil Jackson on the Lakers bench also wanted to make a tough absolute general.

"If you can go to Mobley, I can go to Hawley"

Phil Jackson was also desperate. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )