The All-Star Game of the 97-98 season has officially come to an end.

After the game, Wu Dao, who was elected MVP of the All-Star Game, and his remarks suddenly became the focus of heated discussions among fans.

Especially the fans of the Timberwolves, after hearing the words of Wu Dao, they all seemed to be beaten with chicken blood, and they were extremely excited.

When fans talk about the current NBA league after dinner, they will talk about martial arts from time to time.

Wu Dao's words undoubtedly deepened his base of Minnesota fans, and his personal honor as an All-Star MVP also greatly enriched the conversation among fans.

Whether it's Minnesota fans or fans in other states, it's hard to associate the word rookie with martial arts when talking about martial arts these days.

As for the "Best Rookie" list that many fans pay more attention to, this kind of thing is not something that Timberwolves fans and martial arts fans pay attention to.

When other rookies are still struggling with playing time, scoring statistics, and team status, what martial arts fans care about is the MVP ranking and how many games the team has won!

After the All-Star Game, it wasn't just Minnesota fans who were inspired, but the other Timberwolves players were also excited after seeing Wudao's performance in the All-Star Game.

Martial Arts can have such a performance in front of such a group of big-name players, which shows his strong personal ability.

Nowadays, there are many fans who are secretly comparing martial arts with Jordan, after all, when the media interviewed martial arts, they also faintly compared martial arts with Jordan.

With such a young "supergiant" as the thigh of the team, the Timberwolves players only feel that their future is bright.

At the Timberwolves, the number of older players is actually not small.

In the years that Jordan has ruled the league, the players who have not won a championship for life are not only the most famous Utah Twins and Fliggy.

In this day and age, as long as it is not a player of the Bulls and Rockets, everyone's championship dream has not been realized.

But for the Timberwolves' players, the strength of the martial arts gives them the hope of the team competing for the championship.

If at that time, Philip said in front of the media that "the Timberwolves' goal is to compete for the championship" just to give the players some inspiration, then now, "competing for the championship" has become a real thing for the Timberwolves players!

February 11th.

A day after All-Star Week, the Timberwolves took on the Magic at home at the Target Center.

The Magic have a record of 23 wins and 26 losses, and their strength level can be regarded as mid-range, and when they collide with the Timberwolves, which is a high-spirited No. 1 strength in the West, they don't have any ability to resist at all.

At 101:88, the Timberwolves easily took away the victory with a 13-point difference.

If you just look at the scores, some people may think that the difference in strength between these two teams is not too much, but the actual situation is that the situation of the whole game is firmly held in the hands of the Timberwolves, and the Magic players did not see any hope of turning the tables throughout the game.

The 13-point difference is the result of their Magic team's all-out effort, but it is not the result of the Timberwolves' all-out effort!

In the next few days of February, the Timberwolves defeated the Nuggets, Mavericks, Heat and other teams, reaped a wave of consecutive wins, and defeated the Magic again with a 13-point difference in the rematch with the Magic on February 18.

In that game, the Timberwolves achieved accurate scoring control.

When reporters interviewed the Timberwolves players after the game, Garnett revealed to the media:

'We only won by 13 points, it's not that we can't win more.

"It's just that we don't want the Magic to lose too ugly."

Garnett's madness naturally aroused the disgust of countless Magic fans, and the condemnation of the fans also drowned Garnett.

But Garnett has never been a person who is afraid of things, and with such a big mouth, how can he know what to say and what not to say.

What's more, Garnett clearly knows that his basic market is in Minnesota, as long as Minnesota fans recognize him, as long as the Timberwolves win, this is enough.

So, when Garnett was invited to participate in a local Minnesota radio show on his day off, he continued to say loudly: "The Magic fans are against me, and I don't care at all." ”

"After all, I'm telling the truth."

"If you're not happy, let the Magic guys beat me on the field."

"Of course, if the Magic make the playoffs and meet our Timberwolves."

Garnett's "speech", as crazy as ever, not only did not apologize for his previous remarks, but instead added fuel and vinegar to the Magic's record that season.

The health of Anfernee Hardaway, the star of the Magic this season, is not optimistic, this guy has not played much for most of the season, and when the Magic and the Timberwolves play, there are only 7 people in the rotation.

And Garnett's words stung those fans of the Magic team firmly.

While the fans poured out their anger on Garnett, the Magic players also suffered an unwarranted disaster.

While spraying Garnett, the fans also resented the Magic's gang of sub-players for "pulling their hips".

This mentality is actually very easy to understand. Such a mood is equivalent to parents seeing other people's children go to Peking University, while their own children can only go to Peking University Jade Bird.

I am afraid that only those who have experienced it can empathize with this kind of loneliness.

Domestic fans should be able to empathize, after all, it will be the same as the national football team, and there will be no loss.

Carrying the momentum of the winning streak, on the day of February 20, the Timberwolves once again encountered a strong opponent Rockets.

In this game, fans were not able to see the "grand occasion" of the outside line of the martial arts slaughter rocket, but they were lucky to wait for Garnett's big outburst.

The Timberwolves and Rockets battled out for an overtime, and the team won the game with a narrow lead of five points, 100-95.

In overtime, Garnett's key frontcourt board, and the mid-range dry pull-out after Barkley was cut off by Bushi, made the game completely out of suspense.

After this game, Garnett played 47 minutes and cut down 25 points, 17 rebounds, 2 points and 2 blocks.

Although Wu Dao scored a team-high 41 points, his brilliance did not overshadow Garnett's in this game.

Corresponding to Garnett and Wu Dao, the two leading stars on the Rockets played a little "flat" this game.

The momentum of the game between the two of them and the Timberwolves was very uncomfortable, and the big man Olajuwon played 33 minutes, cutting 20 points and 7 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block, but on the basis of this scoring data, he even scored 6 turnovers.

The injury had a huge impact on Olajuwon, and his dominance under the basket showed a disjointed decline compared to last season.

And Barkley, then played even more uncomfortable, he came off the bench today, and it can be regarded as a "staggered trip", played 41 minutes, but only 4 of 12 shots, scored 11 points, but the number of rebounds was 10, which was considered to have completed a beautiful double-double.

However, it is worth mentioning that all of his ten rebounds were backcourt rebounds

The team's two big cores pulled their pants, but the other role players of the Rockets did their best for the game.

A total of 6 players on the Rockets team scored double-doubles, but unfortunately the team's bosses couldn't get up, and no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't save the game.

In the first quarter of overtime, after gnawing the hard bone of the Rockets, the momentum of the Timberwolves team was unprecedentedly high, and the mentality of the players changed after this game, and the enthusiasm of the players during the game has been greatly improved.

The Kings and Spurs were cut down by the Timberwolves.

On Feb. 26, the Timberwolves once again faced Houston away from the Rockets.

In this game, all the Rockets players are soldiers, and as the leaders of the team, Olajuwon and Barkley are also hot today, with an explosive feel, this game Rockets finally ended the invincible Minnesota Timberwolves.

Wu Dao played 36 minutes on the court, incarnated as the leader of the group, and scored 46 points in a single game, but the result was that the Timberwolves finally lost the game 110-118.

The Rockets' home referee was still fair in terms of penalties, and after a game, the Timberwolves got 19 free throws, but the Rockets themselves only made 15 free throws.

There is no off-court factor to be able to win against the Timberwolves, it depends on the excellent performance of the Rockets players.

A total of 8 Rockets players scored in double figures, including Olajuwon 8-of-13 and scored 20 points; Barkley scored 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting.

It is worth mentioning that Barkley changed his thinking in this game, unlike the previous game with the Timberwolves, where he went to guard the martial arts.

The work of defending martial arts, he handed it over to his teammates, and asked his teammates to wrap up the "Yellow Jordan", while Barkley himself focused on card position, grabbing boards, and attacking.

Barkley played 29 minutes and had 15 points along with 13 rebounds and six frontcourt boards.

And Garnett, this ball really tasted the power of this "senior" big ass, only 13 points in 6 of 16, not to mention, the rebounds were also exploded, and only 7 were scored, of which 6 were backcourt rebounds

The Rockets chose the right strategy for this game, giving up the pursuit defense of the martial arts to a certain extent, and instead strengthening the restrictions on other players of the Timberwolves.

Tang Shuai knows a truth very well. Basketball is a team sport, and no matter how one person can score, it is impossible to have all the team's shots.

No matter how accurate and consistent a player is, it is difficult for him to hit 100% in such a game.

Whoever controls the rebound is in control of the game.

And the outstanding performance of the Rocket players also confirms Tang Shuai's idea.

The Timberwolves, a group of young players, have been taught a good lesson by the veterans of the Rockets.

After the game, Wu Dao, who lost the game, was also able to let go, and went to the Rockets' rest area to greet Barkley and Olajuwon and others.

A tough opponent can be respected.

In the face of the humble attitude of martial arts, Olajuwon and Barkley, who had just won, were very happy, and their attitude towards martial arts was quite enthusiastic.

Barkley's big mouth still smiled and patted Wu Dao's arm, encouraging Wu Dao and said:

"The future is yours!"

It's obviously a good word, but it feels very wrong in martial arts

"If I could, I would want it now."

Wu Dao's answer caused Barkley and Olajuwon to laugh, and after greeting these two people, Wu Dao also shook hands with Tang Shuai and talked a few words.

Tomjanovic is different from many white coaches of this era, he has no prejudice against yellow players, and his attitude towards martial arts is very cordial.

"If a dynasty is built in the Timberwolves in the future, I hope you will be able to look at us in Houston."

"The fans on our side are also very enthusiastic."

Tomjanovich joked with Takemichi with a smile, and gently patted Takemi's arm to show affection, his words could be regarded as an encouragement to Takemi.

After Takemichi's announcement at the All-Star Game, Coach Tomjanovic was the first person to give recognition, in addition to his own team and Minnesota fans.

"If you're still coaching with the Rockets, I'll probably think about it."

Wu Dao said with a smile, and answered very decently.

And Tomjanovich also smiled when he heard Wu Dao's words: "Then I hope you can establish your dynasty as soon as possible." ”

"In this way, we were not prepared to cooperate sooner."

After a few pleasantries, Takemichi returned to his team and walked to the lounge with his teammates. Since Budo's establishment with the Timberwolves, he has had a small habit of not allowing players to "leave early" regardless of the situation on the court.

Unity, this thing is more important than anything else.

Any team trying to compete for the title, this is the main thing!

After returning to the lounge, Coach Philip privately approached Takemichi and asked Takedo what he had just said to Coach Tomjanovic of the Rockets.

He was a little nervous because he seemed to have a good time watching Coach Martial Arts and Coach Tomjanovic just chat.

In the face of Philip's inquiry, Takeshi had no intention of hiding it, and said Tomjanovich's words in a joking tone.

Unexpectedly, it was just a joke between Wu Dao and Tom Janovic, but Philip was like a great enemy, with a serious expression, and said to Wu Dao seriously:

"Martial arts, you don't have to think about it."

"The team will definitely build a championship squad around you!"

"We're going to make you the greatest player in the league since Jordan!"

"Don't make you a bigger player than Jordan!"

Philip's pie, emm looks pretty good.

Wu Dao also smiled and said a few words of thanks, but he didn't take Philip's words to heart.

Merely.

The day after the game with the Rockets, the Timberwolves sat in the Target Center Arena, and during the home game against the Lakers, Glenn Taylor, the big owner of the Timberwolves, sat in the front row and came to the scene to "supervise".