As the game progressed, the players of the Timberwolves and Lakers gradually began to enter the state, and the intensity of the game was slowly increasing.

After hitting a few balls early in the first quarter, Takeshi began to share possession with the rest of his teammates as originally planned.

The main "helper" is naturally Garnett, today's game against the Lakers, Garnett's state is quite good, and Garnett's mood today is also very excited, in this state, Garnett is able to fully exert his ability.

As expected by Wu Dao, Garnett was really in good shape today, and in the confrontation with Campbell, Garnett was always able to score smoothly under Campbell's defense.

Even Garnett, who hit the head, tried a three-point shot outside the three-point line, although the accuracy was very good, but the force was a little small, causing the basketball to collapse and come out of the basket.

Coach Philip off the court looked a little dissatisfied after seeing Garnett's shot selection, but Garnett himself was also very knowledgeable, and after trying a three-point shot and not scoring it, he also decisively gave up such an offensive method, even if he had the opportunity to try a three-point shot again.

It was only after that attempt that Garnett was suddenly able to comprehend Wudao's words, because in the game after the first quarter, although Garnett never tried a three-point shot again, he himself began to consciously observe whether he had a three-point opportunity when receiving the ball.

In the game, Garnett was also surprised to find that he did get a lot of open three-point or small interference three-point shooting opportunities under Campbell's defense.

Campbell's lack of attention to Garnett's three-point shot is not only because Campbell knows that Garnett has no three-point habits, but also because Campbell made a choice based on the difficulty of defense.

If you follow Garnett to the three-point line to chase defense, Garnett's breakthrough depth will become a little too large, and Campbell's departure will also lead to a certain void in the Lakers' interior line, which will make it easier for other players in the Timberwolves to break through.

And the way the defensive line is positioned is also beneficial to the Lakers' protection of the basket.

Such a discovery actually made Garnett's heart feel extremely excited. Campbell, who is reasonably mobile, has this defensive stance, and Garnett's ability to pull out and shoot three-pointers becomes prominent against other teams' more bulky No. 4 players.

And the advantages and disadvantages of three-point shooting and high mid-range shooting are also easy to distinguish.

In today's league, under the opponent's defense, it is already a terrible thing for a scorer to shoot more than 50% in the high post, and with the same score, the three-point shot only needs to have a shooting rate of more than 30% to catch up with the offensive efficiency of this mid-range shot.

It is extremely difficult to practice your high shooting under high-pressure defense to 50% shooting, and it is even impossible for many players, but it is not too difficult to practice the shooting rate of open three-point shooting to more than 33%.

Although people in Europe and the United States are not good at mathematics, Garnett has a "high school" degree after all, and such a simple arithmetic problem can be done if you think about it more.

Under the mention of Wu Dao, Garnett already faintly felt the help of the three-point shot to himself and the team.

When he shoots three-pointers, there is no way for opponents to turn a blind eye, and when he pulls out to the three-point line, the opponent's No. 4 position must follow, so that the sharp players such as Wudo and Marbury can have more room to play.

For a scorer of this level like martial arts, there is no difference between letting him smoothly enter the basket and sending points, with the physique of martial arts, ordinary forward players are all delivering food in front of him, and there are only a few forward players in the league who can threaten martial arts?

With such caution, Garnett was extremely excited in the game against the Lakers.

Campbell, who is opposite Garnett, doesn't know what Garnett is excited about, but angry people are angry people Campbell really can't beat Garnett, who is on the rise.

Although the Lakers were beaten by the Timberwolves on the defensive end, it is fortunate that O'Neal was also in good shape today, not only him, but Eddie Jones was also very good today.

Although the early game was relatively average, as the game progressed, Eddie Jones also quickly entered the competitive state, frequently scoring difficult goals on Tom's head.

This "little Kobe" is really a Mamba possession today, and he played quite well. Originally, Eddie Jones had the impression of "the great blacksmith" in the mind of the martial arts, but his match today was also a justification for his ability.

The Timberwolves poured too much defensive strength into O'Neal's body, and their strict defense of O'Neal also had some effect, relying on Wallace's strong top at all costs, relying on Tom's timely defense, and relying on Garnett's high mobility, O'Neal's big shark was completely stranded, and his voice was very small on the offensive end.

It's just that although O'Neal was suppressed by the Timberwolves in terms of scoring, O'Neal's terrifying physique still gives him a huge advantage in controlling rebounding.

O'Neal himself seems to know that it is difficult for him to play brightly under the Timberwolves' wolf pack tactics, so he is ruthless, focusing more on grabbing rebounds and cards, and leaving the offensive end to Eddie Jones.

The focused O'Neal is terrifying, and the Timberwolves sometimes have two people to rob him and one person is not his opponent.

Although the Lakers led by Eddie Jones are slightly worse than the Timberwolves in terms of offensive efficiency, with O'Neal guarding the rebound, the Lakers are generally able to stabilize the situation.

At 27:26, after the first quarter, the Timberwolves only had a slight advantage.

Although the Lakers' offense in the first quarter was not very efficient, relying on O'Neal's strong play of 6 boards in a single quarter, the situation did not completely fall to the Timberwolves.

After the end of the first quarter, Coach Philip was very satisfied with the performance of his players today, especially Wallace's performance, which made Philip look sideways.

O'Neal scored only eight points in the first quarter, and although Wallace paid three fouls on O'Neal's head, the good news was that O'Neal only scored one point from the free throw. And when Philip noticed O'Neill, who had only played one quarter, he returned to the rest area out of breath, and Philip knew that his plan had been more than half successful.

"Well played! All performed very well. ”

"Ben, take a break in the second quarter, and Stanley will play for you."

"Don't take your attention off the field, it won't be long before you're back on the field!"

Philip smiled and encouraged Ben Wallace, then turned his head and smiled at Martial Arts:

"Martial arts, this ball today doesn't look very much like you!"

"The feel is obviously very good, but the fight is very subtle!"

"If it weren't for the fact that your jersey is our Timberwolves', I wouldn't have recognized you."

Wu Dao listened to Coach Philip's jokes, and also smiled, and said calmly:

"Kevin felt pretty good today, and it's time for Tom and Stephen to help, or they're going to be rusty."

Martial arts, which made Garnett and others who returned to the break laugh, although the game was very hard, but this martial arts game was not as big as the previous games, giving other players a lot of opportunities to perform.

Although they may not have grasped all the opportunities for this performance, they finally have some use on the offensive end, and it will not be obvious that they are like offensive "pendants" of martial arts.

"Well, it's good that you can think that."

"Stephen, Wu Dao, control the situation by yourself."

"Wu Dao, you are the first offensive core of our team, take over the ball when necessary."

"But if the offensive flow is going well, you don't need to attack alone."

"Preserve your fitness when necessary, so you can reduce the risk of injury, and when the game gets to a critical point, you're fit enough to step up and pull the Timberwolves forward."

"You're still young, you're physical, you might be able to play the whole game if you do everything yourself, but there's no way to play like the playoffs for long."

"Our Timberwolves' goal this year is to win the championship, if we want to win the championship, we need to play 4 series, each series, even if we sweep the opponent, it will take at least 4 games, and if the game doesn't go well, we have to tie seven, and the number of games will be more."

"And during the series, it looks like you have to go back and forth, and it looks like you have a day off, but in reality, the accumulated fatigue doesn't recover so quickly at all."

"At this point, you must firmly remember that you have to learn to allocate physical energy and lead the team to win the game with the least physical cost!"

The break between the first and second quarters of the game was not very long, only a few minutes, and Coach Philip was not in a hurry to arrange any skills and tactics for the players, but said a lot to Wu Dao.

In this regard, Wu Dao also listened seriously and nodded slightly.

He doesn't have high-intensity series experience, some experience still needs to be heard, and learning to allocate fitness is not something that happens overnight.

When to exert force and when not to exert force, this is also "art".

Jordan is a master of this, whether it is Jordan or Kobe, in the middle and late stages of their careers, the offense is very disciplined, and often only when the team's offensive rotation is sluggish, these two will stand up and play a few shots.

Every exertion of their physical strength can bring a huge boost to the team's victory.

And the opposite example. It's a stall.

Although Zhan's stats in his twilight years are beautiful, his scoring can often be done well by changing to a role player who can run fast and play fast. And compared to role players, the defensive attitude of the booth is the most criticized.

This season, the Lakers are still hovering in the middle of the pack when the whistle is obvious, the team's record is not eye-catching, and James has played only a handful of superstar games.

When James praised James' career 40,000 points, they seemed to ignore the Lakers' slightly embarrassing ranking right now.

People are only boasting that Lao Zhan, who is nearly 40 years old, still has an average of 20+ points per game on the court, but they ignore the Lakers' record level.

You must know that although the 38-year-old Duncan did not have a career of 40,000 points and only averaged more than ten points per game in the regular season, he won his fifth championship, and his opponent was the young Heat Big Three.

The rest time passed quickly, and the personnel adjustments made by the Timberwolves were only one position at the No. 5 position.

Wu Dao very humbly listened to Coach Philip's words of admonition in his ears, and I have to say that the timing of Coach Philip's "admonition" was very good, and it happened that Wu Dao took the initiative to let go of power, and the team suppressed the moment of the big shark.

If the Timberwolves hadn't been able to suppress O'Neal in the first quarter of the game and hadn't been able to get a slight lead, Martial Arts wouldn't have taken Philip's words to heart.

In the second quarter of the Lakers, some personnel adjustments were also made, and Rick Fox, who has been opposing Wudao, was replaced by the Lakers, and the player who was replaced was an old acquaintance of Wudao, Kobe Bryant.

Wu Dao glanced at the Lakers' roster configuration, and was more or less aware of Coach Del Harris's intentions.

This is after seeing O'Neal being suppressed, he intends to increase the firepower of attacking the basket and outside projection. The strong basket of Kobe and Eddie Jones could most likely tear through the Timberwolves' defense and attract enough players to get O'Neal out of the quagmire.

"I'm not going to let you get away with it."

At the beginning of the second quarter of the game, the Lakers served in the backcourt, and Wu Dao looked at Kobe Bryant, who was approaching the front court with the players, and a smile appeared on his face.

When Fisher had just crossed the halfway line, the young and hairy Kobe Bryant jogged in front of Wu Dao, and talked to Wu Dao with some excitement:

"Hey, Martial Dao, I'm here to be your opponent!"

"Today's game, I'll find a way to make the Lakers win!"

Kobe Bryant is a super confident person, even in the face of Michael Jordan, who has been famous for a long time, he dares to step forward to challenge, let alone martial arts, a new force he is familiar with.

It's not the first time Kobe and Wu Dao have played against each other, and when they were in training camp, the two of them often played heads-up. The physical fitness of martial arts has an absolute advantage in front of Kobe, so Kobe basically loses during bullfighting.

But Kobe Bryant also has his advantages, and under the defense of Martial Arts, Kobe Bryant is unlikely to be kept a clean sheet.

After entering the NBA, the two of them have also played against each other several times, although Kobe Bryant was suppressed by martial arts, but he did not get a point in front of martial arts.

Martial arts are very strong, Kobe Bryant knows this, but martial arts are not strong and he feels suffocated.

Kobe feels that he has improved a lot during this time, and he is confident that he can play a positive role in today's game.

He is embarrassed to say such a thing as leading the Lakers, but Kobe is confident that he will definitely not be weaker than Rick Fox!

"We're not going to lose."

"At least, with your current ability, there is no way to help the Lakers defeat us!"