Chapter 268: Proof: The best player in the league
Smiters took a step outside the free throw line and Mark Jackson to block and dismantle, and then when the two blocked and dismantled after the two completed Smitters moved like the right side again, and Smitters's lateral move was still outside the three-point line, until he reached the right 45 degree three-point line to take a step inside before stopping, when Smiters stopped, Mark Jackson's point of distribution was extremely good, and Jermaine O'Neal of the Timberwolves had to give up his position and follow Smiters out.
Today, the Dutchman is too accurate, and this kind of long-range shooting that relies on one step from the three-point line has a shooting rate of almost 60%, which is extremely lethal to the Timberwolves.
"Beautiful, the Pacers are starting again, the Pacers have increased the pace of the offense in this game, and Smitters has a lot of use of this, and this Dutchman has a lot of long-range shots." As soon as Michaels on the commentary bench finished speaking, the big Dutch man directly returned the ball with a heavy blow.
Reggie Miller used Dale Davis's cover in the box to go from the bottom right corner along the baseline to the top of the left corner, almost as soon as Reggie Miller appeared outside the three-point line, Smiters threw the ball; It came to his hand, and then Reggie Miller pulled up a three-point shot just before Jackson's arrival, and the shot was extremely fast, but the ball fell into the pocket safely.
"Smytesla's empty interior provided a lot of opportunities for Reggie Miller's penetration, and Davis Davis's cover was also excellent, he blocked Jackson very well, and of course, in the end, Smitters' pass and Reggie Miller's shot were also beautiful," Magic Johnson sighed.
"The Timberwolves were in a rush at the start of this game, and this was their first game on the road. It's not at home, they don't adapt very well to the Conseco arena, they shouldn't start with too many perimeter shots, this game the Pacers really didn't plan to kill the Timberwolves' offense like the previous games, Smitters didn't delay the Timberwolves' blocking too much, Smiters and the Pacers' main energy is on the offensive end, in fact, I think Coach Z is prepared for the Pacers to be like this today. However, the Timberwolves players seem to be a little desperate to win the game, and they should be solid inside and out for this road trip, allowing Garnett and O'Neal to handle the ball first. Or Pierce to break through, open up the situation first, and also adapt to this arena. It's also about keeping the feel good."
"Their opening big perimeter onslaught allowed the Pacers to seize an excellent counterattack opportunity, from the beginning to the present, the rhythm of the Timberwolves has been completely disrupted by themselves, the head coach's slow layout and the players want to be fast can not achieve unity" Magic Johnson frowned after speaking, in fact, this game surprised him, he thought that there would be new changes in this game, because Larry Bird's changes will definitely have some effect, and the Timberwolves will also have new changes, But the Timberwolves' self-deranged position so far in this game has surprised him, and it doesn't look like a Timberwolves game. In previous games, the Timberwolves gave people a feeling of being at ease, confident, and highly unified in thought, but this game of the Timberwolves gave people a sense of chaos and eagerness. This is definitely not because of Larry Bird's tactics.
"Don't the Timberwolves players want to listen to Coach Z's arrangement in this game" Michaels asked in surprise, this situation should not happen, Coach Z is a typical coach with a strong desire to control, and the Timberwolves will never have such a thing.
"No, the players want to hear it, but what do you do when the opportunity presents itself to you? In this game, the Pacers gave the Timberwolves a lot of perimeter shots. And the Pacers locked their own box very dead, which is a temporary adjustment made by Larry Bird according to the situation of this game, the Timberwolves players want to quickly chase the score back, and the offensive speed they used to pursue in their bones and the shooting confidence they have cultivated before have become poison in this game" Magic Johnson shook his head, and then looked at the Chinese on the Timberwolves' bench. …,
"I think he will also have a headache, the team has such a bad hand in this game, and the offensive rhythm is so chaotic, I'm afraid he didn't expect it"
Garnett looked at his former Davis and was angry, as long as he entered the free throw line in this game, he would become a sandwich cookie, and the front defense he used to use against others was used on others this time, and this game and Nash's blocking and dismantling could not go to the basket at all and could only be forced to float outside, if he could shoot in any area outside the free throw line in normal times, but the whole Timberwolves in this game felt cold after the crazy iron at the beginning of the game. Now Garnett didn't dare to fire too much on the periphery.
The Pacers' tactical execution is very strong, the previous head coach of the Pacers is the current head coach of the 76ers, Brown, and this coach is Bird, it can be said that this team is not inferior to the Spurs, when the head coach assigns the task, these players can be meticulous to execute.
Seeing that the Pacers were shrinking so recklessly, Nash could only hand the ball to Pierce on the extension of the free throw line on the right side, and Pierce hit the iron after a beautiful step back, without the slightest deformation, and the shooting space was good, but he just couldn't score. The Pacers' home basket is like putting a lid on the Timberwolves.
However, this time Pierce's shot was bounced a little far away by the basket and just landed on Garnett's head, and Garnett got the ball and came to the left basket with a beautiful turn, but at this time Dale Davis was still behind him, and the two quickly formed a one-on-one situation.
Dale Davis is a very good defensive interior lineman, of course he can't compare to Garnett, who is now famous, but if you talk about strength, this is a player who can squeeze into the All-Star with defense and rebounding, he is the interior defensive pillar of the Pacers, in Zhuang Fei's previous life, the Trail Blazers used Xiao Ao to exchange him from the Pacers, and Dunleavy was going to use him to deal with the big shark O'Neal. This is a very good player, which is also the reason why Garnett has not played too well in this round of the series, the first Timberwolves were brilliant with Pierce, and the second Timberwolves were brilliant with Nash, and Garnett did not play his due strength at all in this series. Dale Davis has been very good at restricting him.
"This is a very good single opportunity, Garnett should be able to eat him alone" As soon as Michaels finished speaking, he found that Garnett pushed a few more steps and saw that Reggie Miller was ready to come to help defend and passed the ball out, Stephen Jackson received Garnett's pass and endured the shadow of the crazy iron not long ago to shoot again, but this shot Jackson himself laughed, it was actually a blue hollow, and this time the rebound fell directly into Smiters's arms.
"Garnett, what does that mean? Such a good one-hit chance to pass the ball? Is it because of a fake defense by Reggie Miller? He should be tougher, he is the leader of the team, and now the Timberwolves have a bad outside touch, and this is when he should step up, and I saw the performance of Pierce and Nash in this series, but I didn't see Garnett's play" Michaels saw Garnett's face and became ugly, not because Garnett's pass hit him in the face, but at this time he was confused about Garnett like many Timberwolves fans.
"Garnett is really too restrained, a little shy back, he wants to try to make every handling of the ball reasonable, he doesn't want to make any mistakes, in fact, I can understand his approach, he doesn't want to impose himself on top of other Timberwolves players, he has always regarded himself as an equal with other Timberwolves players, this is a great team consciousness" Magic Johnson next to Michael raised his eyebrows after speaking, and he didn't quite agree, any Magic continued. …,
"But Garnett is a little too rigid now, now the Timberwolves don't need his reasonableness, they don't need his passing, now the Timberwolves need his madness, in fact, this game reminds me of a player last year, that player is in the same situation as Garnett, but that player made a very different choice from Garnett."
"A player from last year?" Mr. Michaels thought for a moment, and soon found the answer, and said in surprise: "Tim Duncan? "That god-like Duncan almost single-handedly defeated the Timberwolves last year.
"That's right, it's Tim Duncan of the Spurs, Garnett's performance is reasonable but quite disappointing, I can see that Garnett has the ability to change the trend and outcome of the game on his own, he and Duncan are players at the same level" The Magic continued after glancing at Garnett who was running back and forth on the court.
"Now Garnett has the strength of a strong man but does not have the heart of a strong man, and he is also not ready to be a strong man, when he has Jordan's strength, he still thinks of himself as Pierce" The magic man sighed after speaking, and Michaels next to him also fell silent.
Just when the two were a little silent, the Pacers further opened the score, only halfway through the third quarter, the Timberwolves trailed by 15 points, and at this time the Timberwolves made substitutions, Ginobili up, Jackson down.
After Ginobili came up, he also brought a sentence from Zhuang Fei.
"Kevin, it's time for you to prove to everyone that you're the best player in the league" (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )