In the game between the Timberwolves and the Pacers, as the game progressed, the players on both sides played more and more openly.

After being scored a few goals in front of Wu Dao, Reggie Miller and the rest of the Pacers team didn't have any luck in their hearts.

They all know very well that this newcomer to the Timberwolves may not be something that Reggie Miller can deal with alone.

And their Pacers adjusted very quickly, and soon Dale Davis, who was supposed to be guarding Ben Wallace on the inside, pulled up his position when defending.

His defensive position and Reggie Miller are often just over a metre apart.

If Reggie Miller is positioned inside the three-point line, then Dale Davis tends to be positioned inside the stretch line of the free throw line.

Although he did not violate the defensive rules of the league in this era, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Ben Wallace on the Timberwolves' side was empty, and that Dale Davis rose to that position completely to fill in for Reggie Miller.

Martial arts' mid-to-long-range shooting is very sharp, and it is obvious that this characteristic has also been grasped by the Pacers, who don't want to give Martial Arts too much room to play when defending, relying on the player's positioning, which greatly narrows the scope of Martial Arts' action.

This kind of defense, if you play against a team with excellent mid-range shooting ability at the No. 4 position, it is completely the same as delivering food.

Unfortunately, Ben Wallace is not good at mid-range shooting, he can attack under the basket, but when he attacks under the basket, he will be defended by Rick Schmitz.

The Pacers have figured out Ben Wallace's technical characteristics in a very short game time.

Of course, it is simply impossible for such a defense to completely block the martial arts, and what the Pacers do is just make every attack of the martial arts difficult.

Compared to playing difficult balls himself, Takedo felt that it would be more beneficial for the team to let his teammates play simple balls.

It's true that Ben Wallace isn't good at mid-range shooting, but their Timberwolves have an interior line that is good at mid-range shooting, isn't it?

On the offensive end, Garnett no longer provides cover for Budo, and similarly, Ben Wallace will be taken to the basket by Budo, and at the same time, Garnett is pulling to the middle distance on the other side of Budo.

Such an offensive formation forced Rick Schmitz to enter the inside squat pit to guard against Ben Wallace's attack on the basket, and Chris Mullin, who was staring at Tom, was also forced to shrink the defense and retreat back to the middle distance.

Pacers who want to compress the offensive space of the martial arts must give up something.

For example, outside the three-point line at the left wing position, the Pacers' defense is overshadowed.

A defense like the Pacers, in this day and age, is indeed very good at limiting opponents.

Especially for a team like the Timberwolves, because among the starters of the entire Timberwolves, only Wu Dao has excellent three-point ability.

Marbury's three-point shot cannot be called "have", it can only be called a shot.

In the NBA, it's not easy for teams to match a great three-point shooter. A team like the Timberwolves obviously doesn't have such people.

Wu Dao began to play frequently for Garnett and Marbury on the offensive end, and it was easier for Garnett and Tom to play one Chris Mullin than he played one-two.

Although Tom's three-point shot pulls his hips, it can be said that he doesn't have it, but he still has some level of mid-range shooting.

He just had to sink in the direction of the baseline so that Chris Mullin couldn't juggle both him and Garnett at the same time.

The two of them, there is always someone who can get ample opportunities to shoot.

Similarly, Marbury also began to exert his strength after the reduction of singles in martial arts, and it is an indisputable fact that Mark Jackson, a 34-year-old comrade, is very tough defensively, but his physical function has deteriorated.

The fact that people are getting older does not change by human volition.

Marbury is young, nimble, and after a few rounds of offense and defense, he also figured out the details of Mark Jackson and began to score frequently.

At the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves led the Pacers by 8 points at 32:24.

Wudao scored 22 points in a single quarter, and the opponent Reggie Miller showed a crushing state.

Once upon a time, Reggie Miller led the Pacers to defeat the old enemy Knicks with 25 points in the final quarter in the Eastern Conference finals.

Just three years later, the Timberwolves' rising star, who was less than 20 years old, actually scored 22 points in a single quarter in front of Reggie Miller, leading the Timberwolves to crush their Pacers.

With the end of the first quarter of the game, Bird on the side of the court looked at Reggie Miller and others who were a little distracted, and couldn't help but be in a trance.

"The NBA, it's really cruel!"

In Bird's mind, he couldn't help but think of the famous boiled egg, ten years ago, the second-year boiled egg faced the Celtics led by him in the playoffs, shooting 22 of 41, 19 of 21 free throws, and scoring 63 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 1 block.

The 63 points in a single playoff game has not been broken until now.

Although the second-grade boiled eggs were swept by them 3-0 at that time.

But the power of boiled eggs is beyond doubt.

At this time, Bird looked at the young man who was surrounded by his teammates in the center not far away, and couldn't help but sigh lightly.

Old, he is old.

Reggie Miller and his walkers, too, are old.

In the face of the young superstar of the Timberwolves, it is normal for Reggie Miller, who is not known for his defense, to be unable to catch it.

Five years earlier, the Timberwolves definitely had to play a much tougher game in this game.

Although he had such and such thoughts in his heart, Bird did not just give up hope of winning, and after changing to the bench lineup, he still encouraged the players and talked to the players about what they needed to pay attention to in the second quarter.

The Pacers brought in Antonio Davis (No. 4/5, 206cm/98kg, 18th pick in 2nd round in '90), Jalen Rose (203cm/95kg, 3/4, 17th pick in the first round in '94), Mark Pope (208cm/107kg, No. 4, 23rd pick in 2nd round in '96).

After a wave of blood, Mark Jackson and Reggie Miller remained on the court for the second quarter.

Bird's idea was simple, he wanted to use the second quarter to try to chase down points.

To achieve such results, Reggie Miller and Mark Jackson will have to work hard, their fitness is relatively good, and they can rest after another half a quarter.

And a few players on the inside line should be well protected, and it is not too late to play after a half-quarter of rest.

On the Timberwolves' side, there are not so many flowers, and Philip obviously has the intention of killing the Pacers with a stick, except for Ben Wallace and Takemichi, the other players did not move.

The players who came on were young Chris Kyle and white center Cherokee Parkes.

In the second quarter of the Timberwolves and Pacers, it was obviously much more intense.

On the Pacers' side, Reggie Miller is also very decentralized, encouraging the team's young people to play more, and the new Jalen Rose and Antonio Davis are not polite at all, and the young people who face the Timberwolves are also very daring to play, and the actions of both teams are obviously much bigger.

And the fierce game also made the enthusiasm of the spectators become extremely high.

The stadium was filled with cheers from the fans.

Jalen Rose, who is in the third grade, can grow into an excellent player in the future, but unfortunately, he is obviously not able to carry the team's offensive banner now, and under Tom's defense, Jalen Rose is playing hard.

And Reggie Miller does not have the clamp of a defensive player of the level of martial arts, and when facing Marbury, he plays very comfortably, relying on his absolute height and frequently making strong shots on Marbury's head.

Chris Kyle played in the No. 1 position, relying on his young body, and he was not left behind when facing the veteran Mark Jackson.

And Garnett, on the other hand, also successfully blew up his opponent.

Of course, although that is said, Garnett's "dry explosion" is also limited, and while keeping the opponent clean in the second quarter, he himself only scored 5 points, although the performance is very good, but the Timberwolves' fan appetite has been nurtured by martial arts.

Compared with the martial arts single quarter of 10+, 20+, Garnett's single quarter 5 points in their opinion is just like that.

This is equivalent to post-90s fans watching Kobe, there was a famous meme in sports news that year, that is, "Kobe Bryant's performance today was average, and he 'only' scored 25 points in the whole game." ”

But ignoring the number of shots and just looking at the scores, in that era, players who could maintain 20+ in a single game were already at the star level.

What's more, Kobe Bryant averaged 35 points per game at his peak.

There's no way, Garnett's technical characteristics are like this, he can't eat too much of the right to shoot, and his offense is compared with martial arts, and his disadvantages are fully revealed.

In the second half of the second quarter, the Pacers' main center Rick Schmitts was substituted, while Mark Jackson and Reggie Miller were substituted off the court.

On the Timberwolves' side, Garnett and Marbury were substituted to rest, and Takeshi and Ben Wallace returned to the court.

After Garnett went off the court, the Timberwolves' interior line was violently beaten, Ben Wallace played in the second quarter, and he had already carried 4 fouls on his body, Ben Wallace did play hard, and often went to make up for Rick Schmitz, but the Pacers' 224cm big center was difficult to deal with.

The young Big Ben can only make up for the lack of ability at this stage with fouls.

But fortunately, Wu Dao blew up third-year Jalen Rose on both offensive and defensive ends.

When the whistle blew at the end of the second quarter, the Timberwolves entered the second half with an absolute advantage of 30:20 and an 18-point advantage.

Martial Arts often played for Chris and Tom in this quarter of the game, and his personal score was "only" 6 points.

At halftime, Wu Dao's personal data had come to 28 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks.

And his seals were all obtained on Jalen Rose's head.

Jalen Rose is also the head iron, and in the face of martial arts, he still holds the ball and "charges".

With a big advantage, Wu Dao only played half a quarter in the third quarter, and was replaced after a hasty 5 points, and at the same time, Coach Philip, who felt that the outcome was decided, began to play his coaching art.

Started using the Timberwolves' bench players.

Doug West, Terry Burt and Sam Mitchell have been on the pitch one after another.

Soon, the Timberwolves' accumulated advantage was sent back

In the third quarter, at 16:26, in the face of the sturdy Pacers, the Timberwolves were chased by 10 points in a single quarter.

Doug West, Terry Burt and Sam Mitchell, who haven't played for a long time, have shown their rustiness on the court, and these veteran players have been indulging themselves during this time, and some of them have not even touched the ball for days in a row.

In such a state, it is very normal to go on the court and pull the hips in the face of high-intensity games.

At the same time, today's Marbury is also playing a very gaffe, not to mention the hit rate of pulling the hips, in an advantageous situation, the more you can't shoot, the more you have to shoot, when there is no martial arts on the court, Marbury shows his lone wolf style.

In the entire Timberwolves, on the offensive end, there is only one martial artist who can convince Marbury.

Garnett? The noodle basket technique is too vegetable, not as good as him!

Tom Gugliotta? Moves too slowly, doesn't have as much impact on the basket as he does, and the three-pointer isn't as good as him!

Sam Mitchell and Chris Kyle and the like? That's even more of a local chicken, not worth mentioning.

There is only martial arts, there are enough offensive means, and the shooting rate is terrible enough, which can convince Marbury to play the ball and give up the opportunity to attack with the ball.

Under the watchful eyes of the home fans, several people frequently hit the iron, if it wasn't for the accumulated advantage enough, they might have been overtaken by the Pacers in the third quarter alone.

Of course, the fans' opinions on this are very big, but the team still has advantages, and the dissatisfaction of some fans has not formed a "crusade".

In the fourth quarter, Coach Philip looked at the single-digit margin and didn't want to risk it, so he put Martial Arts back on the court.

As soon as Wu Dao came on the court, Marbury really became "sensible", willing to play the ball, willing to run, and rarely did it alone.

Reggie Miller, who was consumed by the substitutes, returned to the martial arts, and his defensive performance became very sluggish.

Reggie Miller tried to provoke Martial Arts with trash talk and some small actions, but unfortunately, trash talk is only useful when he hits the opponent violently, and his small actions are simply not comparable to people like Ma Long.

The baptized martial arts would not be furious at all because Reggie Miller pushed his knee to the calf of the martial arts. All he had to do was slap Reggie Miller in the back to get that out of the way.

Reggie Miller's tonnage is simply too little for Martial Arts.

At the same time, in order to avoid the opponent's point failure, Wudao also added more outside shots.

His three-point shooting percentage in the fourth quarter was not low, nearly 50% of the shooting rate, and the Pacers couldn't find the north.

28:17。

As the referee's whistle blew, the game between the Timberwolves and the Pacers officially came to an end.

Wu Dao scored 16 points in the final quarter, and his personal score also broke 40.

Winning is too simple, Timberwolves fans feel a little unreal, they didn't expect that the Pacers led by Reggie Miller would be so vulnerable!

And the martial arts score of nearly 50 points in a single game also made media reporters scramble to report.

"Young wolf king, back from injury."