Chapter 81: Crisis [Third Update]
"Wood, crazy Wood!" Bill Wharton couldn't help but say as he looked at Lin Sen who jumped down.
The cheers of the people cheering for Linson in the Ford Center were wildly loud before the Hornets fans could react.
Tyson Chandler stood firm and glared at Linson, who did not back down.
This dunk completely boosted the morale of the Timberwolves, and the offensive and defensive ends burst out in a completely different state.
Under Linson's defense, Paul controlled the game more with passing, and the Hornets also strengthened their care of Linson.
Linson's individual offense was limited by the Hornets' defense, but the rest of the Timberwolves benefited from Linson.
At the end of the first quarter, the Hornets at home went from leading by as many as nine points to just three points.
At the start of the second quarter, Linson sat on the bench while the Hornets were led by David West on the second lineup.
Eddie Griffin's defense worked hard but couldn't stop David West's goal.
Fortunately, Mike James is in good shape, and the Timberwolves can keep the point difference within 10 points.
It wasn't until six minutes left in the second quarter that Linson returned to the court, but Linson faced a defensive object that changed from Paul to former dunk king Mason.
Facing the physical strength of Mason, Lin Sen did not crouch at all, and his flexibility and speed gave him a certain advantage in the confrontation with Mason.
"COSSOVER, IS WOOD TESTING DYCE'S ANKLE ENDURANCE?" Bill Wharton said as he looked at a somewhat embarrassed Mason.
After shaking off Mason, Lin Sen brushed the inside line and made a high throw in the face of David West, who was making up the defense.
The next second, Garnett pressed the ball into the basket with both hands.
Byron Scott shook his head, he didn't expect to let Mason defend instead make Linson play more relaxed, and immediately gestured at Paul on the court.
Paul nodded, and quickly dribbled forward.
After passing the ball to Mason, Mason immediately passed the ball back to Paul.
The moment Paul regained the ball, Lin Sen stood in front of Paul.
Lin Sen looked at Paul, who made a triple threat move, and did not move in the face of Paul's continuous tentative steps with his right foot.
Seeing that Lin Sen was unmoved, Paul began to dribble, and with the shaking of his shoulders, Lin Sen retreated a little bit.
Paul's three-point ability is very average, although the shooting percentage seems to be okay, but the number of shots is very small, which is much worse than Linson's three-point ability.
So Lin Sen was very relieved to retreat a little, which made it easier for him to defend Paul's breakthrough.
However, what Lin Sen didn't expect was that Paul jumped directly in front of him.
Lin Sen took a hurried step and immediately jumped up, and his right hand reached directly into Paul's eyes.
"Chris three-pointer...... It's not a shot, it's a pass. ”
In Hoffman's voice, Paul retracted the shooting gesture in the air and instead moved the ball wide to Peja in the opposite corner.
Peja didn't waste Paul's pass, and a clean three-pointer helped the Hornets extend their lead to eight.
"You don't really think I'm going to shoot, do you? I'm not you. Paul smiled at Lin Sen.
Lin Sen threw Paul a roll of his eyes: "That's because you don't have the ability to shoot three-pointers." ”
"Who said no, my three-point shooting percentage ......"
Before Paul finished speaking, Lin Sen turned around and walked directly to the bottom line.
Back on the offensive end, after Linson and Garnett coordinated a pick-and-roll, Garnett scored with a shot.
The pace of the game also increased, and the Hornets led the Timberwolves by six points at the end of the first half.
After the start of the second half, Peja, who had excellent touch in the first half, seemed to lose his touch in the dressing room, conceding five goals in a row.
"Oh, Peja, what's going on? Throwing five goals in a row, Byron's face turned white. Bill Wharton looked at Byron Scott and laughed.
David West also performed very average under Garnett's care, but the Timberwolves were not very efficient offensively under the Hornets' defense, and the two sides only scored a total of 37 points in the third quarter.
The game was completely heated in the fourth quarter, with the two sides fighting for every point and more physical contact.
The physical exertion also increased, and when the game came to the end of the game, Lin Sen felt that his physical strength had reached the limit.
At this time, the Timberwolves are still eight points behind the Hornets, although the difference is not large, but if you want to take away the victory, you must do a good job of defense and then offense.
Lin Sen stood on the three-point line, his hands on his knees, gasping for air, and looked up at Paul who was advancing to the front court.
"Wood's fitness looks like something is wrong." Hoffman looked at Lin Sen and said.
"The Timberwolves have been playing a lot of games lately, and Wood is a rookie, and he certainly hasn't experienced such a dense schedule in college, so there must be some problems with physical reserves, which is why rookies generally go through the rookie wall." Bill Wharton continued.
Paul passed the half, and Lin Sen immediately straightened up.
Lin Sen's eyes have been staring at Paul's waist and abdomen, he knows Paul's offensive habits very well, but it doesn't mean that he can definitely prevent it.
"It's coming!"
Lin Sen muttered softly, raised his center of gravity, and slightly separated his feet from front to back.
He stepped back a little until he stood at the free throw line and Lin Sen stopped.
Paul's dribble became faster and faster, and the ball passed under Paul's crotch after a forward change, followed by a turn of Paul's body.
Lin Sen didn't dare to hesitate, and kicked his right foot to the left side to slide sideways, trying to block Paul's attack.
At this moment, Paul's whole body pulled back violently.
Paul stepped back in front of Linson and made a jumper, and although Linson jumped, he still sighed at the ball.
Swish!
A crisp sound of wiping the net sounded, and Lin Sen was full of wry smiles.
Wood's defense failed again, and a 10-point, double-digit lead made it clearer and clearer for the Hornets to win. Hoffman said, looking at the data on the big screen.
Switching offense and defense, Lin Sen pushed the ball into the front court with the ball and cruised outside the three-point line with the ball.
The Hornets' defense was too tight, and the Timberwolves' continuous runs were all targeted.
This made Linson want to pass the ball and couldn't find Haode's target for a while, and Garnett, who wanted to pull it out as a cover, was also closely targeted by Tyson Chandler.
Twenty-four seconds of offensive time passed by second by second, and Lin Sen clearly felt that his physical strength had lost dramatically.
As time decreased, finding the Haode passing line made Lin Sen a little anxious.
"Wood, do it yourself!"
Devin Casey yelled at Linson.
Listening to Devin Casey's voice, Lin Sen blinked, and sweat dripped from his eyelids.
"Do it yourself!"
Lin Sen gritted his teeth, his physical strength seemed to recover a little at this moment, and the rhythm of the dribble in his hand also increased.
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