Takeshi was sent to the free throw line.

After so many games in the preseason, it was actually the first time that Wu Dao had encountered such a sharp foul.

Although Jim Jackson didn't mean to foul, his impact on martial arts was not small.

Standing at the free throw line, the referee gave the ball to Takemichi after a whistle. Martial Arts, who got the ball, dribbled on the spot and immediately threw the ball.

"Huh?"

The moment the basketball was shot, Wu Dao knew that something didn't feel right. Sure enough, the basketball that flew out hit the inside edge of the basket, but the power control of the martial arts was quite good, and the state of the basketball rotation was also quite good.

The rebounded basketball smashes into the front of the basket and then bounces back into the basket.

Seeing the basketball enter the net, there was a burst of cheers in the stands, and the martial arts can be played into two plus one, which is really exciting for the Minnesota audience. It's not that the scores are so close at this point or how important the game is.

It's simply because the person who is playing 2+1 at the moment is martial arts.

It's their Minnesota rookie who traded for the No. 4 pick!

The martial arts who scored the goal began to return to the field to defend, but the cheers of the fans did not go out for a long time.

It wasn't until the Warriors' players got into the front court with the ball that Ratriel Sprewell made a cold stop three-pointer when he quickly dribbled the ball close to the three-point line, which quieted the venue.

Now people are saying that the person who created the era of small ball was the elementary school student, and this statement is actually recognized by martial arts, but the style of play in the small ball era was not created by elementary school students.

If you've watched the game of "Madman" Ratriel Sprewell, you will see how this man's style of play is so incompatible with today's era.

After holding the ball into the front court, he directly pulls out three points, and he doesn't even look at whether other teammates have a more comfortable opportunity.

Ratriel Sprewell's style of play is actually a practitioner of the more standard Magic Ball theory.

Of course, even in his prime, Ratriel Sprewell may not be able to compare with elementary school students, and in today's defensive environment, Ratril Sprewell's three-point shooting percentage is not consistent.

And his range is far from being comparable to that of elementary school students, without the ball, and elementary school students are far superior to Ratriel Sprewell.

But in the eyes of Wu Dao, Ratril Sprewell is actually a strengthened version of Stephen Curry with a strengthened defense and a weakened version of the offense.

For today's Timberwolves, this is already an opponent that needs to be taken seriously. With players like Latrill Sprewell thrown away, the Timberwolves may have a hard time winning this game.

"Stephen, put it on when defending, don't leave such a big empty position!!"

Off the pitch, coach Philip Sanders shouted loudly into the field.

Stephen Marbury looked somewhat helpless when he heard this.

Why do you think he would put a step to defend Sprewell? Isn't it because the first step was quite fast when the other party broke through?

Sticking to the defense, it is light to say, such a defense is more or less respectful of the speed of the "madman"!

Without saying anything, Marbury went to the backcourt, received a pass from his teammate, and began to push forward with the ball.

Sprewell's three-pointer helped the Warriors stop the bleeding in time, and in terms of the situation, it can be regarded as interrupting the offensive rhythm of the imposing Timberwolves.

Dribbling into the front court, when Marbury was about two meters away from the three-point line, Sprewell immediately pressed up.

With the ball playing so far, Sprewell feels that Marbury should belong to the role of a dealer in the Timberwolves, and against such players, close defense in front of him can often have excellent results.

It's not that Marbury is weak, but because of the team's positioning, it is difficult for Marbury to have more options on the offensive end.

Sprewell's height is 196cm, and Marbury, who is opposite him, is only 188cm tall, and Sprewell's lateral speed is outstanding, and the physical confrontation is also very good, and it is not easy for Marbury to break him alone.

After all, he is a player who has been elected to the second defensive team, and his level is still quite good.

Marbury, who holds the ball on the outside, wants to rely on speed to break through the opponent after continuous change of direction, but Sprewell's defense is also very sophisticated, and when Marbury changes direction, he will stick it to give Marbury "100 million points" of physical confrontation, so as to affect Marbury's dribbling rhythm.

After entering the frontcourt, Marbury played in place for five or six seconds, although he protected the basketball well, but he did not successfully pass the opponent.

"Kevin! Go up and block it! ”

"Martial arts, run to catch the ball!"

On the side of the court, seeing Marbury, who was struggling a little, Coach Philip Saunders also shouted loudly.

Martial Arts and Garnett saw that Marbury didn't call for a pick-and-roll, and he didn't try the ball there, so they didn't think about "bothering" him.

At this time, hearing the shouting of the coach off the field, the two of them moved.

Garnett pulled out quickly from the inside, but Budo quickly squeezed away his opponent and cut in towards the inside.

Garnett was raised and gave a high cover, and Marbury was finally able to successfully get out of trouble by blocking and dismantling, and the martial arts that entered the interior line attracted the attention of the Warriors' interior line.

Seeing Sprewell coming after him, Marbury quickly passed the ball back to Garnett in the high post.

The Warriors' interior player Todd Fowler, who replaced Joe Smith in the second quarter, was not very fast and did not dare to go too far from the basket when defending.

Garnett, who holds the ball in the high post, forms an open position, and after taking the ball, he shoots in the high post at two steps inside the three-point line.

Look.

This is the star Daizen who has not undergone the baptism of the magic ball theory.

As for what is called the magic ball theory, a simple and inaccurate summary is either to hit the basket for a layup, or a three-point shot, don't TM shoot high and mid-range!

Harden and Curry are the culmination of this style of play.

But it has to be said that the long two points is one of Garnett's unique skills

"Huh!"

With the basketball in the net, the Timberwolves easily completed the offense.

In the next few rounds, Marbury's side tasted real bitterness, and under the guidance of the coach on the sidelines, Marbury got a little closer to Sprewell when he was defending.

This kind of defense, for a player of Sprewell's size and speed, is often an acceleration and a little physical confrontation to break through.

And what makes Sprewell different from other scorers of this era is that he has a three-point stop and is very daring to shoot.

Although his shooting percentage is very good, often a god and a ghost, but in today's game, he seems to be in good shape, making three of four three-pointers in the second quarter, and the Timberwolves bench was silent for a while.

The Warriors' offense is smooth, while the Timberwolves' offense is comfortable.

Although Marbury will struggle with Sprewell, Garnett's high block is very comfortable.

Whether Marbury is rushing through the pick-and-roll or passing back to Garnett, it's smooth.

Because the Warriors replaced Joe Smith off the court, the new Todd Fowler was really no match for Garnett, or he couldn't keep up and was shot by Garnett.

Either he just followed up and was passed by Garnett and watched Garnett split the dunk, or stood in place and watched Garnett perform a turnaround jumper for him.

Throughout the second quarter, the two teams played back and forth.

And Wudao, except for the beginning of the wave of gorgeous offensive performances for everyone, the next few rounds after the second quarter did not participate in a few balls.

After the second quarter, Wudao scored 11 points in a single quarter, and his performance was remarkable.

Although Garnett "only" scored 10 points, he had a strong sense of presence, and Todd Fowler, who was opposite him, had already eaten two fouls in just one quarter.

Garnett's own half-time score also rose to 16 points.

In the second quarter, the Warriors beat the Timberwolves 25-29, and the score of the two teams also came to 51-46, narrowing the gap to 5 points.

Sprewell was a strong point for Marbury, but unfortunately he couldn't tie his teammates together.

Although Wu Dao's score in the second quarter was not so explosive, it was unfortunate that Jim Jackson, who was targeted by him, contributed 2 points and 2 turnovers in the second quarter.

Jim Jackson, who was robbed of the Lakers' No. 24 jersey by Kobe Bryant in the future, felt the NBA's malice towards him early.

The "Ronin", who played 16 points per game in the 96-97 season against the Mavericks and the Nets, suffered a tragic defeat in the preseason game against the Timberwolves.

The Warriors made some more changes after the end of the second quarter, with Joe Smith being substituted and Jim Jackson, who was blown up by the martial arts, also being put off the court.

Replaced with a 198cm tall, 109kg weight, round body, and a small board size Clarence Witherspoon.

The big center, who played two quarters at the same time, was also replaced and replaced with the No. 9 pick selected by the Warriors in this year's draft, a rookie center with a height of 208cm and a weight of 113kg, Ador Fayer.

Warriors coach Callesimo couldn't help but have some expectations for his team's rookies when he saw the Timberwolves' rookies play brilliantly on the court.

Although Ador Foyer's performance in training was crotch-pulling, Callesimo felt that Ador Foyer should be motivated to fight after seeing the excellent performance of the same year's show.

And the preseason, to say that it's ugly, it's just a casual play to try the lineup, it's not important!

On the Timberwolves' side, there are also substitution adjustments.

The martial arts that played smoothly were hidden by the Timberwolves again, and they were not put on the court in the third quarter.

Tom is back on the court, and Philip Saunders has brought in veteran guard Doug West to take Marbury.

In the third quarter, the Warriors' interior line was blown up, and Garnett and Joe Smith, who had just rested, were still evenly matched.

But the Warriors' rookie Adonal Foyer was blown up by the Timberwolves' Cherokee Parkes.

It's hard to imagine that Cherokee Parkes could one day be on the court shouting at an interior player, "Rookie, welcome to the NBA." ”

Although the Timberwolves' inside line blew up the opponent, it is a pity that the outside line of the Timberwolves was also blown up by the opponent.

Within minutes of the third quarter, the Warriors' coach could see that the Timberwolves' Doug West was a little loose on his feet and struggled to face Lens Witherspoon's bull charge.

It is true that if you want to be 198cm tall and weigh 91kg Doug West to defend against a 109kg tank, he really can't do it!

Because Doug West often leaks relationships, Garnett has to often make up for the defense, and the big hat rewards the other party a few, but Joe Smith is also very comfortable.

At the end of the third quarter, the Timberwolves' trail expanded from 5 to 12 points.

Coach Philip Saunders didn't care about the game and made hastily substitutions in the final quarter to wrap it up.

And the Warriors also cooperated very tacitly, taking turns to replace the substitute players, so that the game was still in suspense until the last moment.

In the end, the Warriors won the game with a narrow 102-97 victory over the Timberwolves by 5 points.

At this point, the home game of the preseason on the Timberwolves' side is over.

For nearly a month after that, the Timberwolves no longer had high-intensity training camps, but used some loose routines to keep the players in shape.

At the same time, during this time, the Timberwolves also went to the home court of the Warriors and the home court of the Nuggets, and played a few games with each other.

The Timberwolves have won and lost in these games, and the martial arts are basically played in one quarter, and then they have a hasty clock-in and clock-out.

After the preseason, Wu Dao averaged 11 points, 3 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game with an average of 12 minutes per game.

Although the Timberwolves have been very low-key, the existence of martial arts is still noticed by scouts from many teams.

There's no way, even if the Timberwolves are already so low-key, the scoring data of martial arts is still double-doubled.

Of the rookies participating in this year's draft, only 16 averaged double-doubles per game in the preseason.

Except for the strong monster-like Duncan, who averaged 20 per game. Keith Van Horne, who had high hopes for "Bird No. 2", also delivered an excellent answer with an average of 17 points per game.

Both of them played around 30 minutes.

Among the top 10 picks, there are only a few rookies in the third place, such as Chauncey Billups, Ron Messer, and Tim Thomas, who scored double-doubles.

But the playing time of these people is basically around 35 minutes.

Among all the rookies who scored doubles, Wu Dao's playing time was the shortest, and it was not a little shorter, it was more than ten or twenty minutes shorter than many people!

The excellent data performance has exposed the Timberwolves' "secret weapon", and the game data of martial arts have also appeared in the coaching rooms of some teams.

But fortunately, there is not much time for martial arts competitions after all, and what he shows is only his characteristics in a certain aspect.

According to the characteristics of martial arts in these games, the coaches of other teams have also found out the "weaknesses" of martial arts.

For example:

Poor awareness of supplemental defense, more projection, hot zone on the right side, accustomed to receiving the ball in the high position, etc.

And in this environment, the 1997 NBA regular season, on the day of 10.31, kicked off!

(End of chapter)