Chapter Forty-Eight: The Old Demon
"Sam, you're welcome, give this guy a look." Garnetra walked up to Linson with Cassel.
"Sam, nice to meet you, I've been working on your videos lately and hopefully can get better." Lin Sen held out his hand, and he had a lot of respect for Sam Cassel.
You can imagine what people would say about a player who only entered the league at the age of almost 24.
At the time, almost everyone could have concluded that his career would be shorter than others, but in fact, many of the players in the Class of '93 who have reached the same level as him today have moved away from the game.
And he is still contributing his liliang to the team. The 36-year-old has played 10 minutes less than last season, but still averages nearly 13 points in just 24 minutes per game.
There's no doubt that Sam Cassel is a real old demon, and Lin Sen likes Kassel's style of play, and he also likes to pass the ball out of line with common sense but works well with Garnett.
And Cassel's body is just as thin as him, but Cassel has always been at the passing level defensively.
These days, he has been studying Cassel's videos and found that Cassel has some close defensive ability against traditional point guards, and can rely on his bizarre footwork to interfere with opponents' breakthroughs.
But Cassel rarely makes steals and is an excellent member of the team's defense.
One thing the scouting report says is clear, and that is that Kassel can't defend against breakout defenders.
For Lin Sen, he would prefer to be able to learn Kassel's Jishu up close, Sam Kassel's physical fitness is average, but the breakthrough is very sharp, relying on his weird rhythm and rich experience.
What's more, Kassel is best at mid-range pullup jumpers.
This was part of Devin Kessie's pre-match emphasis.
"I've watched your fights and you're playing well." Sam Cassel also reached out.
The Los Angeles Clippers and the Timberwolves are undoubtedly much better in terms of lineup, and last season they reached the Western Conference semifinals and were eliminated by the Suns in seven games.
This season is a natural reason for the Clippers to want to go one step closer.
And tonight's game is no less difficult for the Timberwolves than the last game against the Washington Wizards, and most people are not optimistic that the Timberwolves can continue their undefeated journey in the new season.
Kevin Garnett and Chris Carman stood in the center circle to jump the ball.
"Don't worry, Wood, I'll teach you well tonight." The crackling sound of chewing gum mixed with indistinct sounds made Lin Sen feel uncomfortable.
Honk!
As soon as the whistle blew, the referee threw the ball into the air, and although Chris Carman showed the potential to be a good centre-forward, he was only a traditional centre-forward and was destined to suffer physically.
Watching Garnett flick the ball over, Linson took a step and held the ball steadily.
Cassel didn't go up to press, but quickly retreated to the three-point line and waited for Linson's arrival.
Lin Sen looked at the positions of the players in the field and dribbled the ball through the half without hurrying.
Looking at Sam Cassel, who was standing on the three-point line, Linson raised his left hand and made a gesture.
Elton Brand tried to stop Garnett, but he still pushed Garnetra to the top of the ranks.
Linson didn't take advantage of Garnett's cover and passed the ball directly to Garnett.
Sam Cassel stares at Linson without the ball, and he prefers to defend Linsen with the ball in comparison.
He knows that his speed is far inferior to Linsen, and once Linsen runs without the ball, then what awaits him is a defensive misposition.
But despite this, Linson still cut inside the three-point line.
"Wood!" Garnett's shout drilled into Linson's ears and the ball arrived at the same time.
Elton Brand immediately threw away Garnett in front of him and chose to defend Linson.
After receiving the ball, Linson accelerated and cut inside with a strong Elton Brand.
Under the blockage of Brand's strong body, the emaciated Lin Sen looked crumbling.
Syllable!
At this moment, Lin Sen took the ball with his left hand, and the ball did not fall next to him as many times as it did forward, but fell directly behind Lin Sen.
A hit bounced up right in front of Garnett, who cut in, and Chris Carman dropped Madsen to choose to defend Garnett.
Garnett passed the ball to Madsen, who scored with ease unguarded.
Sam Cassel dribbled the ball across the half court, and looking at Cassel with the ball, Lin Sen always felt that the rhythm was a little different.
Los Angeles Clippers fans enjoyed the feeling Sam Cassel had on the part of the 36-year-old, cheering on and out.
"I watched the whole game in the last game you played." Cassel said as he dribbled the ball.
Without waiting for Lin Sen's words, the sound of Cassel chewing gum came again, and it seemed that every chewing sound was stirring Lin Sen's nerves.
"Your defense is terrible, KG said let me teach you defense."
Lin Sen raised his head and stared into Kassel's eyes.
"Don't look at me like that, I know I'm ugly, you're handsome, so you don't need to find confidence in me, but I told KG that if you want to learn to defend then you have to learn to taste the pain of losing defense, so ......"
Before Cassel finished speaking, the rhythm changed violently, which caught Lin Sen off guard.
When Lin Sen adjusted his pace, Cassel had already leaned on him and cut in, and Lin Sen immediately retreated.
Kassel was not surprised by Linson's defensive tenacity.
Lin Sen suddenly felt a loosening in his chest, and Cassel, who was barely clinging to it, had already jumped up with a sudden stop.
"Damn it!" Lin Sen scolded in a low voice and immediately jumped up.
But just as he wanted to learn the pull-up jump shot from Cassel tonight, Cassel taught Linson his first lesson.
Kassel hit the pullup jump shot with ease.
"KG, what did I do!" Cassel yelled at Garnett on the inside after landing on the ground.
Garnett naturally knew Kassel's temper very well, ignoring Kassel and turning to the bottom line.
"Your jumper." Cassel retracted his gaze and looked at Linson, "Oh no, you didn't have a jump shot. ”
After saying that, Cassel chewed gum loudly again, and retreated to the backcourt with his arms raised in the cheers that belonged to him.
"How?" Garnett passes the ball to Linson.
"What do you say?" Lin Sen took the ball and said angrily.
"You're going to bully me, old man, with your speed?" Cassel said as he stared at Lin Sen in front of him.
Lin Sen didn't speak, but dribbled steadily, looking at Kassel's defense.
The hand holding the ball suddenly xiangyou, and Cassel's body center of gravity involuntarily shifted to the left.
At this time, Lin Sen broke through, even an experienced player like Kassel may not be able to grasp his thoughts, not to mention that his speed is a weapon for him to break through.
Lin Sen took the first step, and Kassel could only barely follow.
When Linson took the second step, Kassel was left behind, and Kassel could only hope for his teammates to make up for it.
Lin Sen didn't rush all the way to the end, but directly chose a throw, and the ball left the palm of his hand and drilled steadily into the basket.
The Clippers quickly launched a counterattack, with Cassel dribbling through the half court and Linson again facing Kassel.
"The old man is not easy to bully." Cassel grinned and revealed the chewing gum in his mouth, and Lin Sen was disgusted to watch.
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