Chapter 64: Winning streak
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After a home win over the Houston Rockets on Feb. 17, the Timberwolves will have the longest back-to-back home schedule of the season, and this schedule will not be very strong.
As Zhuang Fei and this team's results get better and better, Minnesota fans have also begun to cheer for this team, fans are like this, they are the most realistic and simple group of people, especially after Nash has played MVP-level games in a row with the addition of Magic's ability, these people have begun to discuss whether Nash is the most successful recruit in the NBA this season.
On the other hand, it is worth mentioning that the contradiction between the veteran and the newcomer within the Timberwolves has also been alleviated to a certain extent, but the contradiction still exists, but it is just suppressed by good results, especially Anthony Piller is still very dissatisfied with Zhuang Fei, Anthony Piller is the absolute main force of the Timberwolves last season, last year's playoffs Timberwolves in the first round and Seattle SuperSonics can fight five games, he is a great contribution, one of the best players in the Timberwolves team, this scoring guard was directly reduced to the team's bench after Jackson came.
Anthony Pierce is not a good stubble, but he respects the rules of the NBA game, and he is willing to surrender to strong players, such as Pierce, he is very convinced of Pierce, Pierce, a rookie, is currently the Timberwolves' scoring champion with an average of 21.5 points per game, and the second in the NBA rookie scoring list, if this person robs the starter, he will not complain, but if it is Stephen Jackson, then he is really unconvinced, why should a player who only averages 9.5 points per game grab his position? He is confident that if he can start, he can at least contribute an average of 15 points per game, and in Anthony Piller's heart, Jackson is Zhuang Fei's descendant, and Zhuang Fei has become a nepotism in his heart.
Zhuang Fei is not unaware of Anthony Piller's complaints, like Anthony Piller, the Timberwolves' backup guard Chris Kyle also has a lot of opinions, this guard was an important rotation player for the team last season, a player who can contribute an average of 10 points per game, but because of Mobley's appearance and Anthony Piller's bench, this guard has completely become a spectator of the team this season, it can be said that the Timberwolves are very strong in the position of guard, especially the position of scoring guard, and this cannot blame Zhuang Fei for using Stephen Jackson, Jackson's dynasty system rating is 80 points, Anthony Piller is 77 points, Chris Kyle is 71 points, although ability is not everything, but Jackson is young and has potential, is the future of the team, who does not need him? Who does not train him?
So even if Zhuang Fei knew that these two people were very dissatisfied, he had no intention of changing the starting players. This starting line-up is very reasonable in his opinion.
On February 19th, the Timberwolves continued their second consecutive home game, against the Vancouver Grizzlies, the Timberwolves and Grizzlies played a very interesting game, the game to this time, the league's fastest rising results are naturally the Timberwolves, the second is the Grizzlies, this year's eyeball Vince Carter and the 1996 scout show Sharif Abdul Rahim under the leadership of this team is currently 4-3, ranked seventh in the West, to the surprise of Vancouver local fans who are used to the bottom of the team.
Moreover, after Carter joined the NBA, with the super popularity accumulated in college and the beautiful style of the ball, there was soon a Carter whirlwind in the NBA. According to Zhuang Fei, the Griffin in 2010 is simply weak compared to the current Carter. Carter is definitely one of the most popular stars in the NBA at present, and with the gimmicks of his master-apprentice showdown with Zhuang Fei and Pierce's best rookie matchup, it is impossible to think about it.
This game did not disappoint everyone, Vince Carter wreaked havoc on the basket in front of his college teacher, even if he has become Carter's opponent now, Zhuang Fei has to admit that Carter is the most beautiful player he has ever seen dunk, in college, Zhuang Fei in order to protect Carter's body, stipulates that Carter shall dunk no more than 5 times per game, and more than 5 times will be played without conditions, but in the NBA, Carter also let go, compared with Carter's brilliance, Pierce is too simple, if according to the fans, The gap between the ugly duckling and the white swan.
However, in this game, the White Swan won the individual performance, and the ugly duckling won the team, 115-107, the Timberwolves won at home, Vince Carter 36 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, once again consolidating his position as the best rookie, and Pierce's 22 points are a little insignificant in front of Carter, and the Grizzlies' other core Raheem is 22 points, the Grizzlies' combination of inside and outside is indeed very good, if it can be paired with some good corner players, then it can really make a difference in the NBA, However, when it comes to the Timberwolves as a whole, it is indeed difficult for the Grizzlies to win when the Timberwolves have six double-doubles.
After the end of the game, the Timberwolves got a good news, the same day the Spurs challenged the Lakers away, and the Spurs lost 94-106, which means that the Timberwolves surpassed the Spurs and rose to the second place in the Central and Western Conference and the second in the entire West, behind the Utah Jazz, who were first in the Central West and first in the West.
"What about the Spurs losing to the Lakers again?" Zhuang Fei was slightly stunned, in Zhuang Fei's impression, this should be the second time this season. Could it be that Duncan, who has been trained by Zhuang Fei, and a general can't subdue Ao Fat?
Stephen Green looked at the surprised Zhuang Fei, smiled slightly and said: "David Robinson and Avery Johnson are not in very good shape, and Tim is difficult to support alone, so the Spurs lost this game, as for the last game, the Spurs played normally, but O'Neal broke out because he wanted to double kill the Wake Forest master and apprentice."
The Spurs are not in good shape, which is definitely good news for the Timberwolves, because the Timberwolves will play the Spurs again at home on February 22, but before that, Zhuang Fei's Timberwolves will play the Kings on February 21.
The Kings are also a team in the process of rebuilding like the Timberwolves, including their head coach Adelman, core players Chris Webber, McBibby, Divac, these people are all newcomers, it can be said that although the Kings are very good players, but also did not run in place, compared with the peak Kings in 2002, this King is too much inferior, and the Timberwolves who played at home finally defeated them 102-90.
On February 22, the Timberwolves played the Spurs for the third time this season, and the Spurs and the Timberwolves were also back-to-back, they defeated the Pistons 80-64 at home yesterday, and then immediately drove to Minnesota to play the Timberwolves again, the Spurs' veterans were indeed not in great shape in this game, and the shortened season was indeed a test for these veterans, and finally the Timberwolves won 95-89 at home against the Spurs. At the same time, the Timberwolves also consolidated their second spot in the West, and the Jazz, who are first in the West, also won today, with a 104-89 victory over the Clippers.
So far, the Timberwolves have ended the longest consecutive home games of the season with four consecutive wins, and the Timberwolves' record this season has also become 8-2, and it has also achieved a wave of seven consecutive wins this season.
For a shrunken season with only 50 regular season games, the Timberwolves' performance now has exceeded most people's expectations, even the most far-sighted people probably would not have expected Zhuang Fei to lead this unstable team to achieve such amazing results, especially when Zhuang Fei sold the other two of the Timberwolves' three cores last season, coupled with the Timberwolves' unfavorable start, singing down Zhuang Fei has become the main theme, at that time, when the Timberwolves lost to the Spurs in a row, a bookmaker in the United States opened the odds, The content of the opening is to bet on Zhuang Fei to get out of class after a few games, and now Zhuang Fei and his Timberwolves' performance has slapped many people in the face.
"Never question Coach Z, he's the God spokesman of the basketball court, don't you believe it? You can go to Windsor City and ask, you can go to North Carolina to see" Many people scoffed at this report of the United States, and many people wanted to continue to read Zhuang Fei's jokes, but they really can't refute the content of the United States.
Soon, the Timberwolves will begin their first Eastern Tour of the season, and this Eastern Tour will begin in Sherlock, North Carolina, where Zhuang Fei's dream began.
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