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Before this game, the Timberwolves had a five-day rest, and the Jazz also had a tie-break with the Lakers yesterday, and then hurried from Salt Lake City to Minnesota, which does not mean that the Timberwolves will necessarily have an advantage, after all, the rest is big, and the state may not be able to continue, and although the Jazz have physical problems, there is no doubt that their game will be better.

The starting lineup of the Timberwolves for this game is center Garnett, power forward Lewis, small forward Pierce, scoring guard Jackson, and playmaking guard Nash.

The starting lineup of the Jazz is the center: Greg Ostertag, this big center is one of O'Neal's sufferers, the body is very solid, this game Garnett's interior strong attack will be a big test, in the dynastic system rating, this big center's ability evaluation is 79, of which the defense is 89, the physical talent is 81, and his offensive rating is very mediocre, this is a defensive interior line. Power forward: Ma Long, one of the best players in the NBA at present, the offense is very good, the defense is also very good, the rating of the dynasty system is 92, if it is not already 36 years old, Zhuang Fei absolutely believes that this is also an A+ level player, the evaluation of the dynasty system is: shooting: 91, offense: 86, defense: 90, physical talent: 83. Small forward: Brian Russell, the new main small forward of the Utah Jazz this season, can contribute about 13 points per game, shooting very well, he is 2.01 meters tall and weighs 102 kilograms, he will also be very good in terms of defensive hardness, and he is still in the prime of his career, he is only 29 years old now, and the dynasty system rated him as 80 points. Shooting guard: Jeff Hornacek, originally a playmaker, came to the Jazz and played the No. 2 position, the famous free-throw picker is the No. 3 man on this Jazz team, and like the other two, he is also an extremely consistent player, and the dynasty system has a rating of 82 points for him. It's definitely not easy for a 36-year-old veteran to maintain an 82 statism, and the former Suns guard has done a great job. As for the Jazz's point guard, it is naturally the league's all-time assist king Stockton, the veteran is a year older than Jeff Hornacek and Malone, and this season because of the shrinking schedule, he is also the worst of the Jazz's three elders, and his statistics have all declined this season, and he is also the source of the Jazz's physical crisis. His dynasty system rating is 85 points, and although he has encountered a lot of trouble, he is still very competitive.

Garnett, Malone stood in the middle circle, both of them stared closely at the ball in the referee's hand, Garnett was particularly excited in this game, he never forgot his oath, he wanted to be the first person in the league, he wanted to beat Malone, O'Neal, Duncan, this is the first time he has met one of the best three inside lines in the NBA, as long as he beats Malone, then he will be one step closer to the road of the first person in the league.

Garnett stared at the ball, with the referee's whistle, the ball was thrown into the air, Garnett and Malone jumped up one after another, with a taller body and better bounce than Marlone, Garnett jumped together much more than Marlone, but when Garnett rose to the highest, and then slammed hard to the ball, he found that he was still a little short.

Oops, jumping too fast, a little early, just when Garnett was in a hurry, Marnett's iron palm also appeared, Malone is now rising, and Garnett is already falling.

Although Garnett was superior to Malone in all aspects, the jump ball was finally obtained by Malone, and Russell picked up the ball won by Malone, did not dribble much, and then quickly handed it to Stockton. The Jazz's offensive push was not very fast, after all, they are no longer a young team, and their athletic talent is limited, but even so, before the Timberwolves have all found their defensive position, Stockton passed the ball to Malone on the right side of the free throw line, and Malone hit a solid shot, and Lewis jumped up without touching the ball. The Jazz scored their first two points of the game.

The Jazz's dominant weapon is the high block, and the Timberwolves' dominant weapon is also the high blocking, although the styles of these two teams are different, but the most basic routines are very similar, which is also why many basketball experts want to see the competition between the two teams, and want to see who is the best in the NBA for the two teams.

Nash quickly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, but looking around and finding that the Jazz's defenders were basically in place, the Canadian was a little surprised, after all, this is a veteran team, and this kind of retreat is very surprising.

"What a fast retreat speed" D'Antoni was also a little surprised, although he watched a lot of games for the Jazz this season and knew that their defense was not bad, but he subconsciously thought that this veteran team would definitely suffer in terms of speed.

"Although the Jazz's guard line and forward line are a lot older, they are not very tall after all, so they are not too disadvantaged in terms of speed, and as a team second only to the Spurs in the West, their defensive awareness is also very good, and most importantly, they seem to have given up the competition for rebounds in the front court in this game" Zhuang Fei looked at the Jazz players on the court and said. The Jazz team all began to retreat at the moment Malone made a shot, and they didn't grab the frontcourt rebounds at all, which was also to prevent the Timberwolves from playing a fast break between offense and defense.

"Sloan's preparation is very sufficient" Zhuang Fei's heart tightened, it seems that although Sloan is entangled by the Lakers, Sloan still studies Zhuang Fei and his Timberwolves.

Nash was about to break through at the top of the three-point arc, and Garnett on the inside quickly put up the cover, just when Nash was about to use Garnett's cover to get rid of Stockton and prepare to continue to break through the basket, he suddenly felt that his legs were tied, and then he lost his balance and fell to the ground, this is Stockton's legs, Nash knew very well in his heart that at the moment of getting rid of Stockton, Stockton was on his legs, because Garnett, Nash, and Stockton were huddled together, and the referee couldn't judge what happened, so he didn't blow the foul, Watching the ball gradually roll towards the sideline, Nash's heart was also tight, and he made a mistake at the beginning, which was definitely not what he wanted, he was ready to get up and chase the ball, but found that Stockton put his leg on his lap and didn't let him get up at all, and the two of them also blocked Garnett's chasing route.

If the ball goes out of the sideline, it's fine, but if it is picked up by the Jazz, it's a fast break. Nash thought anxiously. This Stockton is too unsophisticated, and in Nash's heart, he hates Stockton.

"What a smart little move" Zhuang Fei also shook his head and said with a wry smile, this is killing two birds with one stone, one person restrained the two generals of the Timberwolves, and by the way, destroyed a chance for the Timberwolves to block and dismantle in a high position, and also created a mistake for the Timberwolves.

But in the end, Nash and Zhuang Fei breathed a sigh of relief that the ball was finally picked up by Pierce, and after Pierce picked up the ball, he broke through Russell with a change of direction and acceleration, and then when facing Greg Ostertag under the basket, he made a sharp stop, stepped back and hit a 45-degree shot.

Jazz offense, Malone saw that it was Rashad Lewis who defended him, quickly made a decision, made a cover for Stockton and immediately went down, and then received Stockton's pass in the low post, leaned back against Lewis, and advanced to the basket step by step, and then felt that Lewis behind him had been pushed away, Malone quickly turned around, shot under the basket, and easily succeeded. And Lewis in front of him was vigorously stroking his aching chest. Malone's strength struggled Lewis.

Offense and defense were changed again, Nash quickly dribbled the ball through the half, saw Stockton paste it again, and soon he handed the ball to Pierce outside the 45-degree three-point line on the right side, and then he quickly cut into the basket, and Pierce did not hesitate, after receiving the ball, he leaned sideways against Russell and was ready to seek a breakthrough opportunity, but Russell's defense was indeed very good, and it was very good to Pierce's jǐngtixìng, Pierce threw the ball to the right side of the basket and handed it to Garnett outside the free throw line, Garnett's back to Greg Ostertag, who was taller than him, at 45 degrees, in Garnett's heart, he couldn't beat this person, so after receiving a pass from Pierce, he hit the ground with a quick back, the ball was just received by Nash under the empty basket, and Stockton has been following Nash, he didn't expect Garnett to pass such a ball, and could only watch Nash fly up and hit a layup behind him, at this time Malone has been attracted to the outside by Lewis, and the Jazz restricted area is empty, Originally, Greg Ostertag was not far from Nash, but the big center was deceived by Garnett's back pass, and now he has his back to Nash, and it is too late to make up for it.

This beautiful high-low pass and cut combination made Sloan on the Jazz bench stunned, in his impression, the Timberwolves will never play this kind of complex pass and cut coordination, this kind of coordination is like the triangle offense of Wake Forest, can the Timberwolves execute the triangle offense in addition to running and shooting? Sloan thought about it and thought about a cold sweat on his back, if this was really the case, then this timberwolf would be terrible.

But what Sloan doesn't know is that this is not a triangle offense, but the Timberwolves' cooperation is indeed very similar to the triangle offense of Wake Forest, Pierce is Carter, Garnett is Duncan, and Nash is the corner of Bell just now, the difference is that Wake Forest, Bell will not cut the basket in the air, but will go to the bottom corner of the left side to completely open up space for Duncan and let Duncan single, and in this cooperation of the Timberwolves, Garnett did not play one-on-one, but gave the ball to Nash, who cut in the air. That's the difference between Princeton and the triangle offense, the offense has a different endpoint, Nash is now playing more of Bibby's corner, while Garnett is Divac and Pierce is Webb.

But because Sloan is not familiar with Princeton, he mistakenly thinks that this is a triangle offense, triangle offense is very famous, in the current American basketball world, Princeton has a dominant position, and now the Chicago Bulls and Wake Forest, the most famous in American basketball, all use triangle offenses, which is also the reason for the cold sweat behind Sloan, even the iron handsome Sloan was shocked by the reputation of triangle offense.

"Princeton? Is this really Princeton, and we succeeded? Did we really succeed? D'Antoni shouted loudly from the sidelines, his excitement palpable.

Zhuang Fei was smiling on the side, he could understand D'Antoni's excitement, after three games with the King, the Timberwolves won a five-day rest, five days is very short, but it is not short, Zhuang Fei focused on practicing the Kings' Princeton in these five days, it is difficult, really difficult, after all, he doesn't know much about Princeton, and D'Antoni is not very clear, so he can use Princeton once in the game, which is something he didn't expect. But this was just a flash in the pan, and for the Timberwolves, it would be nice to be able to hit Princeton once in ten offenses. But Sloan didn't know that.

The Timberwolves' Princeton paper tiger can really bluff people. After the attack, Sloan called a timeout.