Chapter 137: Morale is low
"Coach......" Artest looked at Musselman, but was interrupted by Musselman before he could say anything.
"Ron, can't you see that rookie is deliberately provoking you? When you play in a situation like this, are you sure you can keep a normal mind instead of playing and quickly get a jishu foul and leave the game directly? ”
Musselman's words made Artest calm down a little, or at least look a little calmer.
Linsen's maturity and sophistication made Musselman feel frightened, such a young player is not only not immature on the field, but plays with his head, it is obvious that this is not something that the head coach can guide but is born.
Thinking of this, Musselman looked at Devin Casey standing on the sidelines with some envy.
Lin Sen didn't expect such a stimulus to get Artest on the court, but Lin Sen believed that such a provocation would undoubtedly leave a different feeling in Artest's heart.
Even if Artest doesn't react now, he believes that Artest's character dictates that he won't remain indifferent all the time.
A minute later, Linson was replaced by Devin Casey with Mike James.
At the start of the second quarter, Linson sat on the sidelines, but Musselman put Artest on the court early.
Back on the court, Artest bulldozed past his defender Rashad McCanzi, and dunked the ball into the Timberwolves' basket with Greg Smith on the defensive.
'Lashad is still not working hard defensively, he has the potential to defend anyone, but he doesn't try enough, he is getting farther and farther away from our expectations, and if he does that he will slowly move away from the rotation. The Minnesota radio live commentator looked at Rashard McCanz and said with some hatred.
Artest, who completed a one-handed heavy dunk, turned to the Knicks' bench, stood under the basket with his head held high, and lifted the jersey on his right shoulder with his left hand.
Despite the constant boos from the audience, Artest didn't care and made his signature muscle-flexing moves at the Knicks bench.
Devin Casey's facial muscles twitched, and the team was struggling defensively, with the exception of Eddie Griffin, who could make him a little satisfied.
The next Artest completely evolved into a beast, directly destroying the Timberwolves' already weak defense line to pieces.
Artest staged a celebration show at the target center three times, and in less than two minutes, he alone took the Kings' seven points.
The five-point advantage that the Timberwolves had managed to save in the first quarter was wiped out in less than two minutes.
Devin Casey's face stiffened, and he asked the referee for a timeout with a cold face.
"Has our home stadium become Ron Artest's solo show? Where is the defense? Even if we are raped, we have to resist, but now we don't even resist. The Minnesota radio announcer said angrily.
The Timberwolves' mental outlook in the second quarter was just too bad.
Devin Casey's saliva sprayed on the faces of the five players on the court just now: "If you want to defend or not, Yao doesn't attack, it's just that a group of elementary school students play better than you." ”
Devin Casey, who was huffing, turned to look at Linson: "Wood, Eddie, Mike, Mark, Trenton, you five play, since they don't want to play well." ”
The five people who were on the field just now didn't expect Devin Casey to come directly to a five-up-five-down, but now it's too late for them to say anything.
"Ron, great job, keep it up!" Musselman was pleased with Artest's performance.
"I don't know if our performance will be better after the pause, haode will come back ......from the pause," the on-site commentator looked at the players who walked on the field and was stunned, "Devin directly went up and down five times, such a change of formation, I don't know how to say it, although it will definitely be much better to put the main lineup on the field, but it is also a test of the physical strength of the main force." ”
Musselman also didn't expect Devin Casey to go straight up and down, and at this time, the king was Artest and Kevin Martin with three substitutes, but what worried Musselman the most was that Artest couldn't control his temper.
Linson dribbled the ball through the half, and the morale of the Timberwolves was too low in the past two minutes, and the team had to relieve the team's sluggish morale with a goal.
After crossing the halfway line, Artest immediately pressed up.
Artest didn't say any trash talk but stared at Lin Sen deadly, which was completely different from the first section.
Eddie Griffin on the inside pulled out from the inside, and Linson temporarily shook off Artest with the help of Eddie Griffin's cover, and faced Kevin Martin who came up from the defense.
Kevin Martin's defense bought time for Artest's pursuit, but Linson jumped straight beyond the three-point line without fear.
The basketball quickly flew high past Artest's fingers to the basket, and Lin Sen was confident in the ball.
However, to Linsen's surprise, God played a little joke with him, and the ball slid out of the basket.
Oh!
There was a cry of regret in the center of the target.
"It's a shame, I thought it was going to go in, but God played a joke on us, damn it." The on-site commentator couldn't help but curse in a low voice.
The Kings fought back quickly, and Kevin Martin dribbled through the half court and went straight to Artest, who was in hot form.
Artest had his back to Linson, holding the ball in front of his chest.
Boom!
Artest's back hit Linsen's chest, but with the experience of the first quarter, Artest paid extra attention to his liliang, and he didn't want the rookie behind him to seize the opportunity to make his third offensive foul.
Lin Sen retreated a little under the impact of Artest, but at this time, Artest immediately turned around, his left arm was directly against Lin Sen, and his right hand dribbled into the three-point line.
Strong arms, this is Lin Sen's most direct feeling, although Lin Sen moved his feet quickly, he still slowly fell under Artest's liliang.
It was completely pushing Lin Sen's body to the inside, and Lin Sen gritted his teeth and defended but still couldn't block Artest's layup.
Roar!
"Rookie, this is my strength, your defense is scum in my eyes."
Artest stood in front of Lin Sen, thumping heavily on his chest and roaring.
The Timberwolves, who were still ahead, fell behind by two points with Artest's bulldozer layup.
The boos of the entire target center were silenced by Artest's roar.
This offense and defense made the morale of the five up and five down drop again, and Lin Sen knew that the next attack must be scored no matter what.
"Wait a minute, you guys pull away!"
Linson tossed the ball to Eddie Griffin and said loudly without shying away.
"Pull away the singles? What do you think you have besides a pair of legs? ”
Artest, who was running out of the three-point line, heard Linsen's words and turned around and shouted at Linsen.
"Can Wood stand up?"
"Wood will definitely do it."
"But just now Wood couldn't make it? Is it okay now? ”
……
There was a lot of discussion in the audience, and everyone paid attention to Lin Sen.
Carrying the hope of the Timberwolves, Linson dribbled the ball through the half, and Artest, who was guarding outside the three-point line, immediately moved up a step and waited for Linson's arrival.
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