Chapter 61: Unwillingness

With Kobe's excellent play, the Lakers took an eight-point lead at the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Lin Sen played more of a pure playmaker role on the offensive end, although he played point guard, Lin Sen liked to use his offense to drive the team's offense, and liked to play as he wanted.

"Before you know it, the first half is coming to an end, Bryant has scored 25 points at the end of the first half, and tonight is likely to be another 40+ night." Hoffman said as he looked at the statistics on the big screen at the scene.

Bill Wharton looked at Linson, who received the ball: "Wood is actually pretty good statistically, hitting 4 of 9 shots, plus 10 free throws and 7 assists. ”

After a pause, Bill Wharton continued: "Tonight was another double-double night for Wood, but it was a bit bad on the pitch, especially compared to his first four games, and of course I think that was because we were more demanding. ”

Hoffman smiled and nodded: "Bill, you're right, we can't ask too much for a rookie, it's good for Wood to do this, you know, this is the fifth game of his career, he's still a lot younger, and at his age it's still working hard for a chance to play." ”

Linson dribbled the ball through the half, not rushing to the three-point line, but wasting time, with 22 seconds left before the end of the first half, leaving the Timberwolves with 17 seconds left to attack.

Kobe Bryant did not go up directly to defend Linsen, but stopped at the three-point line, such a distance allowed him to calmly defend Linsen.

The twenty-four seconds of offensive time slowly entered 12 seconds, and Lin Sen still did not show any signs of starting.

Kobe's eyes narrowed, and he was thinking about whether to go up and force it.

At this time, Lin Sen, who stopped outside the middle circle, moved.

Linson is like a supercar, raising his speed to the highest level in an instant.

Bryant's quick lateral movement and outstretched arms did as he had done in the first half.

In the first half, Lin Sen had enough of Kobe's defensive hardship, and relied more on the cover of his teammates to get rid of Kobe, although in the first half, Lin Sen did not challenge Kobe's defense alone.

But he has been thinking about how he can effectively break through Kobe's defense, and it was only at this moment that Lin Sen wanted to give it a try.

When Lin Sen and Kobe Bryant were still about the same position, Lin Sen changed direction with a pull ball in his right hand.

However, Bryant was unmoved, and continued his defensive stance.

The second change of direction followed, and Lin Sen accelerated directly after changing direction this time, cutting to the other side of Kobe.

When Linson waited for Bryant's next defensive move, the ball passed through his back and came to his right hand.

At the same time, the whole person changed the direction of the breakthrough and leaned on Kobe Bryant to cut in.

Lin Sen has full confidence in his first step, and after getting rid of Kobe, Lin Sen directly cut to the inside.

Kwame Brown looked at Lin Sen who burst in, and immediately moved his feet to prepare to make up for the defense.

In the face of Kwame Brown's supplementary defense, Lin Sen did not have the slightest fear, and jumped up against Kwame Brown.

Looking at Kwame Brown's big hand, Lin Sen took the ball in the air, his whole body drifted in the air, and after staggering with Kwame Brown, he smashed the ball into the basket with one hand.

Sending away the basket, Lin Sen jumped to the floor, without any celebration, but glanced at Kobe Bryant and turned to run to the backcourt.

"I really didn't expect Wood to break through Bryant's defense near the end of the first half, and also put in a wonderful one-handed dodge and then a gliding dunk under Kwame's supplemental defense." Hoffman looked at the replay on the big screen and applauded.

"It's a beautiful shot, Bryant seems to want to do it himself for 7 seconds, Phil asked for a short timeout, he must want to make good use of Zuihou's 7 seconds of offensive time in the first half, although 7 seconds is not too much, but it is enough for the Lakers to launch an attack in the half, and now Minnesota is still 11 points behind the Lakers, if they want to continue to be competitive in the second half, this defense must work hard." Bill Wharton continued.

After the timeout, Kwame Brown stood on the sideline to serve, and Linson clung to Kobe, but still couldn't let Kobe miss the ball.

Bryant took advantage of Luke Wharton's cover and shook off Linson to receive a pass from Kwame Brown.

When Kobe Bryant received the ball, Linson had already re-pasted it.

The two men were entangled one step inside the three-point line.

Kobe Bryant leaned directly on Lin Sen with his back, and time was beating rapidly.

Lin Sen gritted his teeth and held his chest on Kobe's back, but under Kobe's continuous impact, Lin Sen couldn't help but take a step back.

"Try harder!" Lin Sen roared in his heart.

However, Bryant didn't give Linson a chance, and less than two seconds before the end of the first half, Bryant hit again.

Lin Sen wanted to stand firm, but still couldn't stand firm, and Kobe Bryant seized this opportunity to jump directly.

Swish!

Under Lin Sen's watchful eye, the basketball drilled into the basket with the whistle at the end of the first half.

"You can't stop me!" Bryant glanced at Lin Sen and turned to the sidelines.

Lin Sen clenched his fists, he knew that Kobe Bryant was telling the truth, looking at Kobe Bryant's back walking to the sidelines, listening to the cheers of the fans in the audience for Kobe Bryant, Lin Sen yelled in his heart: "One day I will guard against you!" ”

And this game against the Lakers and the last game against the Wizards, these two games are of great significance to Linson's entire career.

It was in these two games that Lin Sen gradually changed his original mind and had a clear goal - to become stronger!

"Wood worked hard, but the result was still a bit bad, Bryant was so good tonight, he scored 27 points in the first half, maybe Bryant will get a 50+ tonight." Hoffman said with a smile.

At the end of the first half, the Los Angeles Lakers, playing at home, led the Miminnesota Timberwolves by 13 points.

The 20-point break passed quickly, and both sides maintained their starting line-ups for the second half.

However, Bryant's hand was still hot, although on the defensive end, Linson re-handed the defense to Hassel.

But the effect is still not good, and Hassel has also become a victim of Kobe.

In the second half, Linson also found some ways on the offensive end, and the cooperation between the two with Garnett became more and more tacit.

Although the Timberwolves failed to close the score behind, they have always controlled the difference between eight and twelve points, always putting pressure on the Lakers, which made Phil Jackson dare not change the lineup at will for a while.

However, in the fifth minute of the fourth quarter, the impact of back-to-back was also highlighted.

The Timberwolves' pace was noticeably slower, and Linson also made two direct pass errors.

In addition to the lack of passing sensation due to exhaustion, the reason for the mistake is that the teammate who receives the ball slows down due to physical exertion.

As a direct result, the difference between eight points and then became 14 points again in a short period of time.

"There is basically no suspense about the outcome of the game, and Bryant will lead the Lakers to beat the Timberwolves without surprise." Hoffman said, glancing at the big screen.

Lin Sen put his hands on his knees, gasping for air, and from the fifth minute of the fourth quarter onwards, his legs seemed to be slowly injected with lead.

Raising his head and looking at the big screen at the scene, Lin Sen's eyes were full of unwillingness, but his unwillingness still failed to help the Timberwolves stage a miracle.

For the first time, Lin Sen realized that he was still far, far away from those superstars.

Finally, the Minnesota Timberwolves' four-game winning streak since the start of the new season ended at the Staples Center.

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