"Bell~"

As O'Neal made his first free throw, a crunch of iron sounded in the court. The basketball hit the edge of the front basket straight and bounced straight back into O'Neal's hands

subconsciously caught the rebounding basketball, and O'Neal's black face became even darker at this moment.

"Don't be impatient, Shaquille."

"Cast slowly, it's okay, adjust a little longer."

Rick Fox and Robert Horry gave their respective encouragement by high-fives to O'Neal who was standing at the free-throw line.

Garnett, who is just standing under the basket and ready to grab the board, will not give O'Neal any quiet environment to adjust his mentality. His favorite thing is to get the mentality of his opponent.

"Hey, Shaquille, don't force yourself to do what you're not good at."

"Your free throw shooting is so bad!"

"If I were you, I wouldn't shoot like that."

"Learn from Rick Barry, I didn't have enough strength when I was a child, so I shot like that, and it was not bad~"

Garnett's Rick Barry is an NBA veteran who came up with the legendary "inverted toilet" shooting method.

Not to mention, although the shooting posture is weird and ugly, the shooting rate of people's free throws is really awesome.

With a career free throw shooting rate of 90%, I'll ask you if you're afraid.

Garnett's words seemed to be a serious suggestion to O'Neill, but his smile couldn't be held back at all, grinning wide, baring his teeth, and looking extremely happy.

Wallace, who was on the sideline of the paint area on the other side, also showed a "good-natured" smile to O'Neal at the free throw line when he heard Garnett's words.

Feeling the deep malice of the opponent, O'Neal's face was ugly, and after receiving the free throw from the referee's hand again, O'Neal dribbled a little more this time, then raised the ball over his head, aimed for a while, and shot again.

"Bell~"

This time, O'Neal's strength was a little too big, and the basketball slammed into the rim of the inner basket and flew out again.

"Smack!"

Garnett reacted quickly, went directly to the basket, picked up the rebound with one hand, and then happily said to O'Neal: "Look at you, is it the sequelae of dancing the mechanical dance that the shooting is so stiff?" ”

O'Neal has a lot of work in private, and there are rumors about O'Neal, and Garnett has also heard some of them.

He likes to do mechanical dancing, which O'Neal said himself when he was chatting with his Western teammates during the All-Star break, and is now being used by Garnett to mock O'Neal.

"Shut up, you bastard."

"I'll show you how good I am!"

"Don't worry, it's your turn!"

O'Neill is not the kind of person who allows others to be sarcastic and does not talk back, but his words are too soft for Garnett.

Garnett grinned, just glanced at O'Neill contemptuously, and didn't speak, but his demeanor made O'Neal even more angry.

The offense and defense switched, and the basketball was passed to Marbury's hands, who took the ball and began to advance to the frontcourt, and from the Lakers' previous defense, Marbury more or less tasted the Lakers' defensive intentions.

The opponent kept adding defensive strength to Takemichi's body, which was a good opportunity for the rest of their Timberwolves players.

For a scorer like Takemi, the defensive power that can be involved is quite terrifying.

Marbury, on the other hand, is not the traditional No. 1 position, he is the kind of No. 1 with excellent singles ability. Against an opponent of Fisher's level, there's no reason why Marbury shouldn't try to do it himself!

Marbury, who was at the top of the arc, didn't turn his attention to Martial Arts this time, and he kept his center of gravity low with the ball, observing Fisher's position far more often than he watched the other players on the court running.

Although it was only a small movement, Takeshi quickly understood Marbury's thoughts, and quickly left the flank position, sinking towards the bottom corner position on the right.

Wudao's running action also made Garnett react, quickly pulled forward from the inside, and made a right cover for Marbury.

After a simple cover, Garnett went down to the inside, and his downturn attracted Robert Horry's pursuit.

Marbury was fast, accelerating in order to get Ganett in place, and he was also able to dribble quickly from the right as Garnett accelerated down.

At the same time as Marbury broke through, Wu Dao in the bottom corner also quickly pulled back and raised, giving Marbury one more option to play.

It's just the running position of the martial arts, it seems to be a bit redundant, the lone wolf is a wolf after all, and people also eat meat.

Marbury, who quickly got to the basket, didn't have a lot of defensive power to face, and a layup sent the ball directly into the basket.

"Not bad! Well played! ”

"Hurry up and return to the defense, and pay attention to shrinking the defense line when defending!"

On the sidelines, Coach Philip applauded and looked happy. During this time, the Timberwolves have changed again, the players have found their position on the court around the martial arts, and the run-in between the players is getting better and better, and the power of this lineup is slowly being brought into play.

Compared with the Timberwolves game at the beginning of the season, the Timberwolves today are more like a team, and the tacit understanding between the players is okay.

Their Timberwolves themselves have such an offensive strength as martial arts, and now Marbury and Garnett are also perfectly integrated into the team's offensive system, which has brought the team's offensive ability to a big step.

In Philip's eyes, there is no team's defense that his players can't break through!

In the middle of the court, the Lakers fought back again.

Fisher repeated his old tricks, knowing that he had no way to directly drop the ball to the inside, so he could only retreat and give it to Eddie Jones on the wing.

Only this time, Eddie Jones did not give the ball to O'Neal again, and after lifting the ball and shaking it for a while, Eddie Jones dropped the ball himself and rushed in, and the extremely fast first step caught the lightly Tom a little off guard, and was directly slipped by the opponent from his side.

Eddie Jones moved to the middle distance, and for fear of Garnett's interference, Eddie Jones directly combined the ball in the high post.

The basketball flew out of Eddie Jones's hand and landed firmly into the net with a crisp sound.

"I'm sorry, my."

Tom, who had lost defensively, had a good attitude and said sorry to Takemichi and his other teammates with some self-reproach.

In the face of his humble attitude, the Timberwolves' players also behaved harmoniously, and when attacking, Takemichi ran to Tom's side, patted Tom's back gently, and whispered a reminder:

"That Eddie Jones of the Lakers, the first step is very fast."

"He receives the ball on the left flank and usually goes down the side with his right hand, so you mainly defend him with a strong side hand."

"The advance of the weak-side hand can give some leeway."

"If he slips to the bottom line and breaks through, you can use your body to force him to the bottom line."

"You're better than him, don't fight with him for speed, there's no point."

Fans of the authorities, Tom, who is directly opposite Eddie Jones, is still troubled by the Lakers' all-round skills and outstanding ability at the No. 2 All-Star position, and he has no habit of noticing the other party's breakthrough.

In fact, according to Tom's basketball IQ, he can also find such problems, but playing by himself is different from watching the game on the sidelines, and he needs to focus when defending, both to watch out for Eddie Jones and O'Neal.

The vision and mentality of the players on the field are completely different from those of the audience.

In the next few rounds of offense and defense, the Timberwolves played very smoothly, and the Lakers focused most of their defense on Wudao, which also led to other players in the Timberwolves having more opportunities to play one or more.

Although the Lakers want to shrink the defense and prevent Marbury from scoring under the basket so easily, Garnett's projection ability on the Timberwolves side is also excellent, and the tactical policy of shrinking the defense line is correct, but this kind of defense can't prevent the Timberwolves at all.

They lack that kind of defensive striker on the perimeter.

Rick Fox's physical condition is good enough, but he can't let go of martial arts at all, and instead help Fisher limit Marbury's advance.

And what's even worse is that Tom's side is also a big threat, and the limited few opportunities to hold the ball have allowed him to score smoothly.

Defensively, the Lakers have been blown up by the Timberwolves.

can't stop the Timberwolves' offense, which actually didn't surprise the fans, after all, in the current league, almost everyone knows how terrifying the Timberwolves' offensive ability is.

But

If it's just that you can't defend your opponent, it's not that there's anything unacceptable.

What made Lakers coach Del Harris break the defense was that the Lakers' defense was not only broken through by the Timberwolves, but the team's offense was also guarded by the Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves' defensive strategy against O'Neal was simple, with no ball around the front and plenty of packs.

Of course, with O'Neal's ability, even if the Timberwolves use this method, he can still occasionally receive the ball from his teammates and attack.

And at this time, the Timberwolves have another tactical approach to O'Neal

Foul!

Big Ben frantically sent two fouls in the first half of the first quarter, and then was taken off the court by Philip and replaced by Roberts, who was even more ruthless when facing O'Neal's old classmate, and the foul action was outrageous.

O'Neal was often sent to the free-throw line, and the entire first quarter of the game was shattered by various stoppage cuts.

And O'Neal is getting more and more irritable this game, he is not good at free throws, and today's free throws are even worse.

A meat shield against O'Neal's strong attack, Garnett used his mobility to help defend, go around the front, etc., and the Timberwolves' tactics against O'Neal worked very well.

At the end of the first quarter, O'Neal only scored 3 points.

But at the cost, Wallace's two fouls and Roberts's two fouls.

However, compared to the benefits, the cost paid by the Timberwolves is also acceptable.

O'Neal was locked up by the Timberwolves with such a "small" trick, and the rest of the Lakers didn't do very well.

Eddie Jones' individual ability was excellent, but he rarely hit the inside in today's game, and the limited few impacts were interfered with by Garnett, or by the previous Big Ben.

Eddie Jones, who felt the Timberwolves' tough defense inside, changed his offensive line and used more mid-to-high low-efficiency shots to score.

But his hand today is really not very good, he plays iron frequently, and the Timberwolves have brushed a lot of rebounds.

And the Lakers' Fisher, the rookie's independent offensive ability is actually very weak in the eyes of the Timberwolves and Lakers players.

Go to the inside line, and you will meet Garnett's sweeping defense.

But on the outside, Fisher's shooting percentage is not necessarily better than that of Eddie Jones, and the offense of these two is difficult to support the Lakers' outside scoring.

As for Rick Fox, who was defended by Martial Arts?

Today, he also played a bit of a horse, scoring few goals and making a lot of mistakes under the pressure of martial arts.

It was just one quarter of effort, and the Lakers were beaten by the Timberwolves to a 31:20, opening up an 11-point difference in a single quarter.

In the second quarter, Takedo and Garnett were rested, and Wallace and Chris Kyle took their places.

On the Lakers' side, the new All-Star Kobe Bryant also came on as a substitute for Rick Fox, and Robert Horry also got a respite and was replaced by Campbell.

The Lakers coach did not give the big center O'Neal some rest time when he made personnel adjustments, and he planned to quickly erase the point difference between the two teams when Garnett, a highly mobile power forward, was not on the court.

The development of the second quarter of the game between the two teams, as Coach Del Harris had hoped, went in favor of the Lakers.

Kobe Bryant, the second-youngest All-Star in history, has begun to take on superstar style, taking advantage of Marbury's advantage, frequently hitting difficult goals under Marbury's defense.

O'Neal didn't play well in the second quarter, and the defensive pressure he had to face didn't diminish much due to the increased physical exertion.

Roberts is also a strength player, plus he only played five or six minutes in the first quarter, half a quarter, and his physical maintenance is relatively good, and he is still strong and powerful against O'Neal.

Although Garnett is out of the game on the Timberwolves' side, Wallace's ability to assist in defense has also improved a lot, his defensive talent is already strong, and his physique is also good.

If you can stand on the NBA court and focus on one thing, most people can do it well.

However, basketball is a comprehensive sport, and the vast majority of teams often require players to do more than just one thing.

It's just that the Timberwolves are special, and blue-collar workers like Wallace can play a full-level value in the Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves defended strongly and attacked weakly in the second quarter, and played a 19:23 with the Lakers, and were chased by the opponent by 4 points.

Coach Philip is quite satisfied with this situation, the team's defense is very strong, and it is very helpful for the Timberwolves to contain the Lakers' offense.

It's just that the cost is also accompanied by the results.

Roberts received his fifth foul, while Wallace also received his fourth foul. The foul crisis of the interior player needs to be brought to the attention of the coach.

However, Philip only glanced at Garnett and Cherokee Parks in the rest area, and didn't pay attention to it at all.

The team scored 4 inside shots, fouls? Minor problem!

Compared with the foul problem, the Lakers' young All-Star, Kobe, has 10 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in a single quarter that deserves Coach Philip's attention.