The loss of the Timberwolves and the SuperSonics caused quite a lot of noise in Minnesota's fandom.

This impact is felt most deeply by Coach Philip and Sam Mitchell as the parties. In fact, not only the two of them, but even the rest of the Timberwolves can feel the excitement of the crowd.

Under the terrifying pressure brought by the fans, the Timberwolves finally couldn't sit still, so they could only hold a press conference, Coach Phillip bowed and apologized to fans and friends in front of many local media, admitted his mistakes in decision-making, and begged fans for forgiveness.

The attitude is quite good, and the performance is also quite humble, which is really surprising. However, Coach Philip's low profile finally managed to defeat this one

The "sequelae" are eliminated. And Coach Philip's attitude of taking the initiative to take the pot also made Sam Mitchell, who was originally resentful of him, dissipate the depression in his heart.

This defeat was really a storm for Sam Mitchell, and he never thought that just missing a ball would cause it

"Sensational", it is not the first year he has played in the Timberwolves, and this is the first time he has seen such a scene.

However, in this regard, Martial Arts can more or less understand the source of the fans' indignation. The previous Timberwolves' record was so good that it successfully raised the fans' expectations for the Timberwolves.

Now no one in the entire league will look at them as a belly team of the Timberwolves. In the eyes of fans, the Timberwolves won and deserved to win.

Losing is not what you should do. This is like the national table tennis that has won the world championship all year round, when the national table tennis lost the gold medal for the first time, the criticism caused at that time was much more serious than that faced by Coach Philip and Sam Mitchell.

The storm in the eyes of others, in the eyes of martial arts, can only be regarded as a painless episode at most.

Losing to the supersonic led by Gary Payton is not something difficult to accept in the eyes of martial arts, and it will be good to fight back next time.

And his calm mentality also smoothly affected everyone in the team, and the morale of the entire Timberwolves team was not affected by the loss.

After the game against the SuperSonics, the Timberwolves players finally left their home court. After just two days of rest, the Timberwolves easily defeated their opponent 113-97 on the road against their old rival Warriors.

But the day after the victory over the Warriors, the Timberwolves met the formidable Trail Blazers. The Trail Blazers' Arvidas Sabonis has a solid education on their Timberwolves' interior with this ball.

The Timberwolves' defensive strategy against the big center was the same as the strategy used against the Lakers' O'Neal, but the end result was very different.

Avidas Sabonis also belongs to that category though

"Traditional center", but his technical characteristics are very different from O'Neal's. He has a precise long pass, and when he gets the ball in the waist position, the Timberwolves can't get the ball as recklessly as they did with O'Neal.

And there will be a lot of feints when Avidas Sabonis passes, which also increases the difficulty of the Timberwolves' defense in disguise, and what's more, Arvidas Sabonis and O'Neal

The "pure" squatting pit is a little different. There is a similarity between Avidas Sabonis and Yao Ming's style of play, that is, he likes to improve the position to cover, and his large body makes his screen quality quite outstanding.

The Timberwolves faced the Trail Blazers and played hard. The martial arts game is still demarcated with a relatively strict playing time.

After all, it was a back-to-back match, and Coach Philip paid more attention to the physical condition of Martial Arts in such a match.

However, after all, it is against a strong opponent, and it is impossible for Philip to let Martial Arts clock out of work in two quarters like in the previous game against a weak team.

In this game with the Trail Blazers, Takeshi played 33 minutes and scored a team-high 36 points, but unfortunately, their Timberwolves still had no way to take away the victory from the Trail Blazers.

In the end, the Trail Blazers led the Timberwolves by five points at 98-93 and won the game at home. Arvidas Sabonis had 27 points and 14 rebounds in a single game, tyrannizing many of the Timberwolves' interior players.

Not only that, but Isiah Ryder and Rasheed Wallace also contributed wonderful performances, and their efforts were indispensable and important factors for the Trail Blazers to win.

After the game against the Trail Blazers, the Timberwolves got on a plane and started to catch up, and their next opponent was the SuperSonics who had just won over them some time ago.

Now the 47-15 SuperSonics are one of the strongest teams in the West, and the Timberwolves have made some serious preparations for the SuperSonics in order to wash away the shame in Seattle.

It's just that when the Timberwolves and the SuperSonics actually played each other again, the result was much beyond everyone's expectations.

Garnett and Marbury seem to be a little uncomfortable, and they are very weak in this game against the SuperSonics, and they always feel constrained on the defensive end.

The supersonic home referee also has an obvious bias in blowing penalties, and Wu Dao was only blown a body whistle and an illegal defense in the first quarter when Marbury was assisting in the defense of the supersonic Gary Payton.

In just three minutes, he directly gave Wu Dao two penalties, which also scared Coach Philip and quickly replaced Wu Dao from the court.

And such a standard of blowing penalties also makes the Timberwolves feel uncomfortable. Without outside defense, Gary Payton opened up directly, and was always able to easily tear apart the Timberwolves' defense on the offensive end.

For a team like the Timberwolves that specializes in defensive counter-attacks

The "body hair whistle" blows the penalty standard, and the trouble it brings to the Timberwolves is quite huge. In the first quarter, the two teams played 26-27, and the Timberwolves only trailed by one point.

After the martial arts teammates continued to lead the unfair blowing punishment and protect the game, they were also excited, and their morale skyrocketed, and they bit the score.

But in the second quarter, Wu Dao had just been on the court for two minutes, and he was blown an offensive foul when he broke through with the ball.

Then a few minutes later, the referee blew a start step for Takedo when he broke through with the ball.

This time, not to mention the players on the field, even the fans watching the game couldn't bear it anymore, and they shouted and cursed the referees in the field.

It's just that Seattle fans are not vegetarians, and under the boos of Timberwolves fans, they applauded and expressed their support for the referee's decision.

4 offenses on the back. There was no way but to get Martial Arts back into the rest area. On the bench, Wu Dao also looked at the game with a solemn face, and he was very unhappy.

With the blessing of the home whistle and the early exit of Wudao in the second quarter, the Timberwolves suddenly collapsed in the middle of the second quarter.

80:114, this battle of the dragon that was expected by many fans actually ended in such a farce.

After the game, Coach Philip also complained in an interview with the media, pointing out the injustice of the supersonic home referee.

And his words, although they have been supported by many Timberwolves fans, but after all, the game is over, and it is useless to complain.

Wudao's ball also hit a career low, with 5 points in a single game. However, the gaffe of martial arts did not make fans lose confidence in martial arts and the Timberwolves.

The game with the supersonic made every player of the Timberwolves breathe a sigh of relief in their chests. In this state, the Timberwolves returned to the target center home court on March 16, in the middle of the month, to face the Jazz from afar.

Utah. One of the favorites to win the championship this season has a 47-16 record so far, and the Jazz's star is also a familiar old opponent to the Timberwolves.

Malone, Stockton. This is an old enemy.... After the All-Star Game, the relationship between Wu Dao and Ma Long eased slightly, but only eased.

When the two are on the same team, they can show generosity in front of the media and fans regardless of previous suspicions, but now that the Timberwolves and Jazz are opponents, who do they want to show for?

Will Jazz fans buy martial arts accounts, or will Timberwolves fans buy Malone's accounts? Therefore, before the game started, there were many sports media reporters who were hyping it.

The media is watching the excitement and not a big deal, the game between the Timberwolves and the Jazz, these media just hope that the more exciting pictures that happen on the court, the better.

If the whole martial arts are staged directly, then the sales of the newspaper will not be worried at all. ...

"Beep-" The sound of the buzzer sounded in the target center arena. Under the watchful eyes of the fans, the players of the Timberwolves and Jazz teams entered the court.

In Tom's absence, the Timberwolves' starting lineup now becomes Chris Kyle, Marbury, Takemichi, Garnett and Cherokee Parkes.

Chelokee Parkes' position as the starting five is actually not very stable, and Coach Philip will adjust his team's starting five position according to the different opponents.

Sometimes it's Cherokee Parkes, sometimes it's Ben Wallace, and sometimes it's Stanley Roberts.

There is no so-called qualitative difference in the ability of their three big centers, but the function on the court is different.

The "use" scenario is just different. In the game against the Jazz, Coach Philip felt that Cherokee Parkes, who had a softer touch, was more effective.

The Jazz's starting lineup isn't star-studded, but it's definitely not to be underestimated. Karl Malone, don't look at this old brother is already 34 years old in today's era of iron-blooded basketball, but he just played an average of 27 points per game last season at the mVp level.

This season, Malone is not far behind compared to last season's form. Even... Since his game with the Timberwolves, he was kicked into the hospital by Wu Dao and recovered back to the court, the whole person's competitive state has improved again, and his performance this season is even stronger than last season.... John Stockton, a speed degraded, lightweight, no height

"Old" guards. But looking at his looks and his bones, it's hard to tell

The word "wicked" was crowned on his head. Don't look at John Stockton's stats, but on the pitch, no one can underestimate him.

People who underestimate him may have already eaten his flying kicks. Jeff Hornacek, a veteran of the guard line, was an All-Star caliber player in the early '90s; Greg Foster, who is just thirty years old, is a meat shield type interior player in his playing years, and his scoring ability is not good, but he is definitely hard enough to play.

Adam Kife, the No. 3 position in a playing year, has no way to compare his talent with a player like martial arts, but he is diligent and can do a good job of various tasks assigned by the coach in a down-to-earth manner.

Malone, Stockton, Hornacek, Foster and Kife are five players who make up the Jazz's starting lineup.

It looks like a dim star, but when those role players and second-round picks surround Malone and Stockton, the power that can burst out is beyond anyone's imagination.

The players of both sides settled in the stadium under the gaze of the fans, and the opponent of Martial Arts was Adam Kife, the white No. 3 position, this guy didn't look burly, but when he stood in front of Martial Arts, he exuded a fierce atmosphere.

People have an aura. People can feel the aura of others. This kind of thing is not ethereal, but it really exists.

Wu Dao's eyes looked at the senior in front of him, this was the first time he had played against Adam Keefe, and in the previous game against the Jazz, he remembered that his opponent was a strong man with a strong body.

Thinking of this, Martial Arts' eyes swept to the Jazz's rest area, where Brian Russell was clasping his hands into fists against his chin, looking at Martial Arts in the arena with a fierce look on his face.

Acquaintance. Takeshi grinned silently at Brian Russell on the bench.

A short whistle quickly pulled Takemichi's attention back, and on the halfway line, the referee threw the ball high into the air.

The centers on either side of the center line jumped in unison and headed for the basketball. Chelokee Parks was a little less explosive, jumping almost at the same time as his opponent, but the opponent reached the top point earlier than he did, and flicked the ball towards the backcourt.

The Jazz's Stockton took the ball and began to dribble slowly towards the frontcourt. Jazz ball possession, Wu Dao's eyes just glanced at Stockton's body, and quickly returned to the court in front of the opponent.

Chris Kyle, meanwhile, stopped when he stepped back to the three-point line. As Stockton approached the top of the arc, the pace of his dribbling suddenly changed, and his speed increased.

Chris was alert and was sliding sideways when Stockton suddenly slammed the basketball into the floor at Chris's right foot.

The basketball hit the ground directly and flew towards Ma Long, who cut into the inside line at this time. Nice pass, beyond everyone's expectations.

Wu Dao also didn't look back at the infield until Stockton passed the ball and found Malone who was about a meter and a half away from Garnett at this time.

Great opportunity for a small vacancy! Malone received the ball near the basket, grabbed the ball with his arm quickly, but his feet did not stop for a moment, and the catch of the ball was a step that directly picked up Garnett, and then entered the basket and scored with one hand.

The basketball seemed to have wisdom in Stockton's hands, and it drilled into the gaps in the Timberwolves' defense.

Such a slight opportunity was actually successfully controlled by the other party.

"9 consecutive assists, terrifying......................"