Garnett admired the performance of the Bulls' center, but he didn't care about the Wizards' Chris Webber.

The meaning of the words and the appearance of the words is that Chris Webber is not worth mentioning, far inferior to him Garnett.

Of course, Garnett's careful thinking can't hide from his teammates, and Garnett said those words just to belittle Weber and lift himself up.

After all, he and Webber can be regarded as in the same position, and the most important thing is that Chris Webber can be regarded as a star interior in the league, and the Wizards also spent $900 per year to get this player.

The NBA is a commercial league, although there is no way to determine the strength of a player just by talking about salary, but on the other hand, the value of a player can more or less represent some value.

A player who can't be watered anymore, the league team will not give him the opportunity to play at all, let alone offer a high price.

The main reason why Garnett doesn't like Webber is that he feels that he is stronger than Chris Weber, and he is more valuable than Chris Webb!

After a short break, the second quarter of the game between the Bulls and Wizards also began.

In the second quarter, both sides had some players replaced, and after a quarter of the game, the players on both sides were also completely in the state, and the intensity of the game was a little greater than that in the first quarter.

On the Bulls' side, due to Pippen's absence, and the team's record at the beginning of the season was not satisfactory.

The team's head coach, Zen master Phil Jackson, has the intention of trying out the lineup, Jordan has been replaced on the court, replaced by Scott Burrell (201cm/99kg).

It was the No. 20 pick in the first round of '93 and was a rookie selected by the Hornets.

At the peak of his life, the Hornets were able to contribute an average of 13 points per game, but Scott Burrell's glass physique made his NBA path extremely easy.

After coming to the Bulls, he became Jordan's backup, averaging almost 13 minutes per game, and was able to cut 5.2 points and 2.5 rebounds.

I can't say how many are excellent, but as a substitute, it's actually quite qualified. For the Bulls, he exists just to digest the ball when Jordan is not on the court.

If Pippen is here, then Scott Burrre's role is even less, but now that Pippen is not there, his role is a little bigger, at least on the defensive end, the Bulls need Scott Burrre to do better.

The Bulls and Wizards played a close second quarter, with Jordan resting for only eight minutes and returning to the court in the second half of the second quarter.

After returning to the court, Jordan did not shoot wildly, but selectively divided too much of his own ball possession for other players to digest.

It's just that the overall offensive efficiency of the Bulls was so-so, which made the Bulls unable to maintain their strength in the first quarter.

On the Wizards' side, they are also playing very seriously, and players like Juwan Howard and Rod Strickland are completely playing with Jordan.

In this era, it is not popular to travel at the wrong peak, but it is just positive!

At the end of the second quarter, at 24:23, the Bulls were unable to maintain the strength of the first quarter, and the score fell behind by one quarter.

At this point in the game, the Timberwolves players were relaxed one by one.

The Wizards are strong, but they are not an invincible team compared to the Timberwolves.

As long as the Timberwolves' roster can play normally, those Wizards won't be a problem at all.

"Tomorrow's game should be about the same as today."

'They had a very balanced distribution of the ball and no obvious focus.

"If you had to say where their offense was focused."

"That's definitely Juvan Howard, Rod Strickland and Kerry Sweber."

"Concentrate on medium and short distances."

"With me guarding the basket, the wizards can't do it!"

Garnett analyzed the characteristics of the Wizards team with his teammates as the "team boss", and his expression was very calm, and he didn't take the Wizards seriously at all.

Garnett's words sound proud, but if you want to talk about the problem, there really isn't any.

Of course, that assumes that their Timberwolves have someone in the mid-to-long range who can shoot and attract either Jowan Howard or Kerry Swebb to the perimeter to defend.

Otherwise, Garnett may not be able to stop the combination of these two players!

After halftime, the game between the Wizards and the Bulls entered a white-hot third quarter.

In this section, the intensity has increased significantly, the efficiency of the two teams has also decreased significantly, and the number of foul stoppages has also increased.

At the end of the third quarter, the score of the two teams came to 15:16, and the Bulls had a small lead of one point.

By the fourth quarter, Jordan was starting to explode. Crazy iron

On the other hand, the Wizards still maintained their more team style of play and finished steadily.

In the end, the Wizards scored 11 points from the Bulls at 25:14 in the fourth quarter and held the victory of the game in their hands.

In this game, the old hooligan Michael Jordan did consciously control his rough surgery, and played 40 points in the game, shooting 10 of 28, 8 of 12 free throws, and 0 of 2 three-pointers.

He contributed a game-high 28 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists to the team, while also making 4 steals and 2 blocks.

The way assists are calculated in this era is not the same as in later generations, and the player who receives a pass from a teammate can only count as an assist if he scores immediately, even if he dribbles during the period, it is not an assist.

The old rascal's hand today feels so-so, after all, the hit rate of 37 is already very telling. But the old rascal also tried his best, not only to carry the banner on the offensive end, but also to contribute his own strength on the defensive end.

This steals and blocks speak for itself.

Except for Jordan, there are relatively few players on the Bulls' side who can stand up, and big center Luke Langli actually played very well, shooting 9-of-15 and 3-of-5 free throws to score 21 points and 8 boards.

In addition to him, the players on the Bulls' side can be said to be full of hips on the offensive end.

Rodman had 7 points and 14 rebounds, maintaining his position as a "rebounding maniac".

Kerr played just 18 minutes today and scored a measly 4 points.

Small forward Tony Cookic is the top of Pippen, and the team also gave him a relatively high tactical position, but he came with a 4-of-13, more iron than Jordan, and contributed 9 points in the game.

Scott Burrell also has a lot of possession, with a decent 4-of-10, which is in line with his "substitute" positioning.

For such a bull, it seems that there is only one way to win, and that is Jordan to turn on the "zone" mode and perform the gods to the audience!

On the Wizards' side, six players scored in double figures.

This wave! This wave is a team victory!

After the game, Jordan was a little anxious and impatient in the press interview, he was angry, which can be seen by everyone.

But fortunately, there is no one who does not have a long eye to ask "God": "Won't your bulls win without Pippen?" ”

After the game between the Wizards and the Bulls, the Timberwolves discussed the "declining" Bulls with a smile, and then left Garnett's villa one after another.

The Timberwolves are in a good mood because in their opinion, the Wizards are no match for them at all!

On November 13, the Timberwolves host the Wizards from afar.

In the afternoon, Coach Philip gathered the players and briefly talked about the team's tactics tonight.

The tactical approach is also very simple, he emphasized that today's game is mainly based on outside attacks, and then he didn't say much.

After a brief speech, Philip beckoned to Martial Arts and chatted with Martial Arts in private.

"Martial Dao, there are some things, Kevin has already told you, right?"

"You should know what the team means."

"You can rest assured, the Timberwolves will be your and Garnett's team in the future!"

"The management is going to trade Tom, it's a secret, please be sure to keep it a secret."

"In today's game, the reason why I didn't arrange for you to play is very simple, that is, I want Tom to play at a high price, so that I can exchange for players who are more suitable for you and Garnett for the team."

"I hope you understand."

Philip came to Martial Arts to appease Martial Arts, because when arranging the team members today, he made it clear that he would give Martial Arts a "rotational rest".

"Hmm!"

Wu Dao also explained this statement, but his face was not very good-looking.

Philip keenly noticed this, and asked towards Wu Dao with a smile:

"Is there a No. 5 in the league that you particularly want to work with?"

"As long as the requirements are not excessive, we will try our best to help you get it."

"As long as it's for the team, it's not unacceptable to add some money on top of Tom."

Philip is still very skilled at painting flatbread and feeding sweet dates to players.

There are pros and cons to involving players in team building and beak team trade decisions.

But this is definitely the best way to make players feel "valued". After so many years of operation in the league, each team has used this method to encircle many superstars.

And interfering in player trading is also jokingly called "superstar privilege" by NBA players.

"Center?"

"O'Neill? Olajuwon? ”

When Wu Dao heard Philip's words, he tilted his head and asked. Seeing the coach's somewhat flushed face, Wu Dao smiled and continued:

"I know, of course these people can't be."

said a joke that was not very funny, and Wu Dao's face was also a little more serious:

"Coaches, player trades, this kind of thing, it's a team business."

"My task is to play well and win the game."

"As long as you can win, it doesn't matter what kind of player you want to trade!"

"Of course"

"The team, if you win under my leadership, it only makes sense!"

In the end, Wu Dao turned around and left the arena, directly absent from the afternoon team practice.

The Timberwolves' decision-making, Wu Dao doesn't care if they are right or wrong, but he compresses his playing time one after another, which is undoubtedly a kick in the face.

It is true that Wu Dao is a rookie, but Wu Dao also clearly knows his ability and his own value.

I don't know if Tom can play martial arts through the competition, what he asks is that he can play worth.

The competition is all about exposure for rookies!

Could it be that if the team can't trade Tom for a day, Wu Dao will be pressed to the bench? Don't get the corresponding tactical position?

This kind of thing, forget it once or twice, one after another really when he has no temper?

Philip thought that he could appease Martial Dao, but he didn't expect that it would still be such a result.

Looking at the back of Wu Dao leaving, Philip was somewhat unhappy in his heart, and the words before Wu Dao left made him, an "academic" coach, very uncomfortable.

What is called "team, only if you win under my leadership, it makes sense!" ”。

Listen, is this what a rookie should say?

Philip also intends to teach Martial Arts a lesson in his heart, in today's game, no matter what happens, he will not let Martial Arts play, he wants Martial Arts to know that this team can win without anyone!

Don't think that just because you have played a few good games, you can't ignore the coach!

Of course, Philip thinks so psychologically, but he won't say this directly to Wu Dao.

Coaches, coaches, you have to know how to teach.

The Timberwolves all knew that the rookie of martial arts was absent from team practice, but strangely no one said a word about martial arts at this time.

Even Tom was embarrassed.

At night.

The game between the Wizards and the Timberwolves started at the Target Center Arena, and in front of fans and media, the martial arts still maintained their original appearance.

When a reporter blocked Wudao and asked Wudao how many points he planned to score in today's game, Wudao just smiled and said "follow fate".

And when the game between the Wizards and the Timberwolves officially started, fans and reporters were surprised to find that Wu Dao did not start the game.

In place of Martial Arts was Chris Kyle, and Marbury was moved to the No. 2 position.

Fans who are aware of this will naturally become agitated, and there are some unusual sounds in the stadium.

Although it was not long after the start of the season, there were not many games.

But martial arts is already very famous in Minnesota.

If you're a fan and your hometown team has a rookie who has scored 40+ in several games, wouldn't you know it?

The commentator at the scene couldn't figure out what the Timberwolves were doing, so they could only help make up for it: "It should be Coach Philip's strategy, wanting to let Wu Dao lead the bench players to open up the score difference in the second quarter!" ”

As the referee's whistle blew, so did the game between the Timberwolves and the Wizards.

In the first quarter of the game, both sides played relatively smoothly, and although the overall shooting rate of the players was not very high, the overall technical and tactical execution was relatively good.

The Timberwolves' side has a lot of ball in the hands of Marbury, Tom and Chris Kyle.

Marbury and Chris's performances were decent, but Tom's performance in the first quarter was a bit of a limit.

He seemed eager to prove his abilities and played a bit rough against the Wizards.

Today's Wizards Juwan Howard is absent, Tom faces Harvey Grant (203cm, 95kg), and Tom plays more tangled against this player.

The opening game directly performed a 4-0, which directly surprised the Timberwolves fans.

But fortunately, with Marbury and Chris and other players active, the Timberwolves still took the initiative in the first quarter.

At the end of the first quarter, at 28:23, the Timberwolves led their opponents by 5 points.

In the second quarter, Tom continued to slump, 3-1, 2-2 on the free throw line, and scored four points.

And Chris Kyle himself tried to play more individual offense, and there were gains, but there were also points dropped.

Garnett played well, as consistent as ever.

At the end of the second quarter, the Wizards won 23-18, erasing the advantage established by the Timberwolves in the first quarter.

After the break, the fans made the clamor for Takeshi to play.

But Philip still pressed Takeshi to the bench and started some rotations.

And on the Wizards' side, Harvey Grant was replaced with Ben Wallace!

You read that right, it is Ben Wallace who was beaten by Yao Ming as "Little Ben", in this era, he is just a rookie who is worth $330,000 and has just entered the league through non-draft channels!

His first year was with the Washington Bullets (the predecessor of the Washington Wizards), and the Washington Wizards were in his second season.