Amelica fans actually love the dominant big man.

After the veterans left the league, many commentators are also expecting the new generation of big men to show dominance.

As the No. 1 pick in 2015, Karl Anthony Towns was highly anticipated since he entered the league.

The seven-foot height also has a soft feel, and it can also respond to attacks at times while repairing both inside and out.

The appearance of Downs fulfilled the fantasies of many fans, and coupled with the guidance of tough guy Garnett, everyone expected the big man to cash in on his talent.

Last season, Downs' statistics exploded, not only averaging 25.1 points per game, but also grabbing 12.3 rebounds, playing 82 games in the regular season, and his endurance attributes were also directly full.

Such a performance also gave a lot of confidence to the Timberwolves management, who firmly believed that Towns would lead the team to a rise.

It's just that in the playoffs, all illusions were shattered, and Downs' performance in the first quarter was like eating too many gummy bears, and he was a little weak on both offensive and defensive ends.

According to the pre-match plan, his teammates will create some space for Downs to play in the low post and try to put him in the opposite position against Harris.

The first few offenses failed to form a misalignment due to Jeff Teague's untimely passing, and at the end of the first quarter, Downs got another chance with the same tactic.

Taking advantage of Gibson's cross-cover in the three-second zone, Downs moved to the left low post and received a pass from Jeff Tig as soon as possible.

Harris was behind Downs, and the newcomer was also energetic, and after putting the ball with his right hand, he smacked for a while, but only made Harris take a step back.

Sensing that he was blocked, Downs immediately turned flexibly to the baseline direction, but was blocked by Jokic under the basket, and the ball in Downs' hand was cut off by Harris under the two of them.

"Ahh

With a scream, Downs looked pained and raised his arms upwards in an attempt to get the referee to blow the whistle.

As a result, his body lost his center of gravity and sat on the floor, Towns didn't hear the whistle, only to see the Clippers rush to the halfcourt.

Li Ze, who had been fishing for a few rounds, came to his senses again at this time, and after receiving a pass from Harris, he accelerated with the ball in his right hand.

Jimmy Butler has broken the defense, he didn't expect the two talented players in the team to perform so much, and the style of play is even softer, and he still wants to get the whistle on the road?

Constantly giving physical confrontation on his side, Jimmy Butler can only subconsciously follow Li Ze's rhythm and keep sliding.

Li Ze, who rushed to the paint area, suddenly dribbled behind twice in a row, then jumped in reverse, completely shook off the defense, grabbed the ball with his right hand at the bottom right of the basket, and completed the throw!

“OH——！ Shake and back！ ”

“ What a play by Kayce！”

Seeing Jimmy Butler dangling in place like a stake, narrator Kevin Harlan screamed with excitement.

Li Ze, who completed the goal, pointed to Crawford on the Timberwolves bench when he retreated, and then patted his chest with a smile.

Crawford also cooperated with the performance, holding his head in his hands and showing a shocked look.

was teased by Li Ze like this, Jimmy Butler almost exploded, and when he saw that Downs had just stood up at this time, he was so angry that he slapped the ball twice, and immediately asked Jeff Teague for the ball after sending out the baseline ball.

Looking at Jimmy Butler, whose eyes were on fire, Jeff Teague made honest passes, no longer blind to chicken dribbling

Coming to the top of the arc, Jimmy Butler waved his hand, no longer wanted to block and dismantle, and in the face of Li Ze's defense, he pushed the ball sharply with his left hand to change direction, and then accelerated with his right hand with the ball.

Carrying the defense to the paint zone, Jimmy Butler suddenly stepped back sharply and then raised the ball to a false flicker.

The imaginary situation of Li Ze losing his defensive position did not appear, and Jimmy Butler instead put himself in an awkward position, and he was about to go 3 seconds

shook it twice, and in the end, Jimmy Butler could only bite the bullet, increase the arc, and force a jump shot in front of Li Ze!

As soon as the ball came out of his hand, Li Ze suddenly burst out, straight up and down, and fanned the ball away!

"Oh!!"

The Clippers fans at the scene shouted excitedly, Jimmy Butler's eyes were straight, and he had springs on his feet? Is this still human?

wanted to start the chase again, but Jimmy Butler stumbled a little and couldn't keep up with Li Ze's rhythm for the first time, so he could only subconsciously shout to remind his teammates:

"Quickly retreat!"

Li Ze, who re-fished the ball with his left hand, rushed faster and faster, and noticed that Wiggins was accelerating with all his might on the right side, and had already caught up, and Li Ze, who was close to the three-point line, did not slow down and continued to rush with his head down.

The two soon met in the paint area, and after jumping with both feet, Li Ze grabbed the ball with one hand with his left hand, pulled his arm sideways, and dodged the cover.

After the aerial confrontation, Li Ze was not affected in any way, stretched his body and continued to exert his strength, but Wiggins was knocked into a little lost the center of gravity of his body, and hit Li Ze's shoulder with his right hand, and then his ears exploded.

"Squeak!!"

"Boom!" Tomahawk buckle is a success!

Li Ze, who completed the dunk, grabbed the basket with his left hand, and landed firmly on the floor after completely unloading.

In the Intuit Dome arena, Clippers fans screamed with excitement, and as the big screen above the stadium began to play, exclamations and cheers began one after another.

Wiggins, who almost threw himself on the street, stood up straight at this time and watched Li Ze walk to the free throw line.

He couldn't understand why Li Ze's movements were not deformed after the confrontation, and he could even hang his defense to complete the dunk at the end

“MVP！ MVP！ MVP！ ”

The Clippers fans who had already watched it began to shout loudly, and the exploding dunk completely ignited the atmosphere of the scene.

Li Zega hit a solid free throw, and the Timberwolves also took the opportunity to replace Derrick Rose for Jeff Teague.

Jimmy Butler's offense was dumb, Towns couldn't hit the inside, and the Timberwolves, who were in a scoring drought, finally chose to give the ball to Wiggins.

Paul George's defense was very targeted, and after being hit by Wiggins with a step-back jumper in the opening game, he began to press the opponent's right hand, forcing Wiggins to complete the offense with his left hand.

On the left flank, in the face of the opportunity that arose, Wiggins put the ball on his left hand and crossed to break through, and Paul George suddenly slid quickly and immediately went up to the defense.

Under the high-pressure defense, Wiggins had problems with his control and wanted to complete a step-back jumper, but the dribble was unstable and he was forced to stop the ball.

Paul George immediately intervened, making Wiggins unable to deliver the ball for a while.

Seeing that the offensive time was more than halfway, he could only throw the ball high above the three-point line.

Jaylen Brown almost intercepted from Rose, but after receiving instructions from Li Ze before the game, he did not continue to risk stealing, but lowered his center of gravity and chose to re-defend.

There are no absolute chances, never cut the ball, and the defense pursues to press the opponent with the body, and the Clippers maintained this defensive principle after the opening, so that the Timberwolves could not score for a long time.

At the last moment, Rose could only rely on his individual ability to break through the middle.

The knee injury took away his explosiveness, and he couldn't get rid of it in the first place, and finally came to the paint area, and Rose could only carry the defense to complete the throw!

Rose threw a three-no-dip, but luckily fell into Gibson's arms and put the ball in the basket with 24 seconds to go.

Harris clapped his hands in annoyance, and the Clippers almost finished defending.

At 15:24, with the last 2 minutes and 29 seconds left in the first quarter, the Timberwolves barely stabilized the situation by relying on Gibson's play.

The Clippers attacked, and Li Ze pressed 8 seconds past the half, at which time Paul George suddenly started from the bottom right corner, bounced diagonally outward, and used the free throw line Jokic's cover to completely get rid of Wiggins.

When the ball arrived, as soon as he came to the left flank, Paul George received a pass from Li Ze, and without any hesitation, he raised the ball and threw it!

"Huh!" Three-point shot hollow into the net!

At 15:27, the difference came to 12 points, and Coach De Nagro walked back to the bench at this time, and directly came to a tactical back, and the game was stable!

Chewing gum, Paul George patted his chest proudly, and in the few minutes that Li Ze was fishing, he successfully took over the task of attacking, and now he has completely found his touch.

The continuous low-post offense was deflated, Downs simply bounced out after blocking and dismantling, received Rose's pass at the top of the arc, and did not make too many adjustments, and quickly threw the shot!

"Bang!" Hit the nail in a rage!

Jimmy Butler, who had just taken his position, had a question mark on his face, wasn't this a blind chicken shot? Do you really think of Gibson as a rebounding tool?

The long rebound ball fell directly into Jokic's arms, and the Timberwolves did not wait for everyone to complete the retreat, and the white fat man threw the ball to the opponent's half again.

This time Jaylen Brown started faster, got rid of Rose's defense at the first time, kept accelerating after scooping the ball, came to the paint area and rushed up directly in three steps, grabbed the ball with his right hand, and glided and dunked!

"Ahh

Jaylen Brown, who completed the fast break, roared passionately, and this performance also ignited the atmosphere of the scene again, and the fans were also screaming.

At 15:29, seeing that the score difference went straight to 20 points, Coach Thibodeau couldn't hold back and stood on the sidelines and yelled:

"Fight harder! Don't float outside and shoot! ”

Hearing the head coach's request, Wiggins accelerated at 45 degrees on the right wing in the next round, and did not slow down when he came to the right blocking area, but turned around with the top, turned into the paint area, and completed the pick-up with his left hand!

"Bang!"

The slightly stiff action looked like it was about to be lost, Gibson struggled with Harris under the basket, and neither of them could get the rebound, but Paul George was quick and rushed immediately when he got the rebound!

The Timberwolves, who desperately retreated, did not let Paul George score easily, and everyone completed the defensive alignment at the first time.

Turning around to give the ball to Li Ze, who was in the logo position, Paul George immediately waved his hand and motioned for everyone to pull away.

Jokic leaned against Towns on the right near baseline and occasionally took two steps to the basket.

Li Ze in the logo position lowered the center of gravity of his body, held the ball in his left hand, and continuously dribbled under his hip and changed direction before his body, slowly approaching the three-point line.

Jimmy Butler sensed something was wrong and suddenly stepped up to try to disrupt Lee's offensive rhythm.

Taking advantage of the situation to dribble behind the back, Li Ze instantly dodged Jimmy Butler's interception, and at the same time used his feet to complete the retreat.

Seeing Li Ze's step-back jumper, Jimmy Butler hurriedly jumped up to block, only to find that he didn't keep up with the rhythm, and the ball flew just above his fingertips.

Draw a beautiful arc, and finally the ball falls straight into the net!

"Huh!" Three-point shot hollow into the net!

There were cheers in his ears, and Jimmy Butler was beaten to the point that he lost his temper, this kind of long-range three-point shot, looking at him with the same straight eyes.

At 15:32, on the Timberwolves bench, everyone watched their teammates hit the iron blankly, and the Clippers launched counterattacks from time to time.

At the end of the first quarter, Downs made a strong basket on the left wing, and finally completed the field goal, and struggled to score 2 points.

Looking back, it was also the left wing, and Jokic, who received a pass from Li Ze after blocking and dismantling, threw it in the paint area and easily scored 2 points.

As the first quarter drew to a close, commentator Kevin Harlan began to talk about off-topic topics:

"Who is the better big man Karl Anthony Downs or Nikola Jokic?"

1 of 5 in the single quarter, 1 of 2 free throws, and currently Towns is slashing 3 points, 3 rebounds and 1 turnover.

Jokic was 3-of-3 from the field, with 6 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and played extremely efficiently in the first quarter.

Reggie Miller looked at the technical statistics and couldn't help but make fun of Downs' performance:

"Jokic is the better big man indeed, and Towns seems to have forgotten that he's a center."

"Most of the first quarter was a face-frame or a floating jumper, which was completely not what we expected before the game."

While the two were chatting, the first quarter of the game was officially over.

At 17:37, the Clippers have basically sealed the win.

Li Ze, who played the first quarter, walked to the bench with a smile and high-fived everyone to celebrate.

In the playoffs, defense is what the Clippers do best.

The sports media at the scene paid more attention to Jimmy Butler's stats:

0 of 3, 0 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Jimmy Butler failed to limit Li Ze, but his offense took the lead in pulling his hips.

Jimmy Butler on the bench had a long face, he was really blown up, and he was powerless on the court

6-of-6, 2-of-2 from beyond the three-point line, 1-of-1 from the free throw line, 15 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block.

Seeing Li Ze's statistics, Jimmy Butler has a big head, and when he encounters such an opponent in the playoffs, how should he play the game?

Coach Thibodeau didn't know how to restrict Li Ze and let the singles go, that is, to give away points and wrap them in advance, which was useless.

Downs and Jimmy Butler also did not rest, and continued to play in the second quarter, with Derrick Rose, Crawford, and Nemanga Belica rotating into the game.

The Clippers, for their part, have also reduced their rotation, with Brogdon and Eric Gordon partnering in the backcourt, with Paul George and Harris on the front line and Kevon Looney at center.

Coach De Nagro chose to lead the team in pairs, and it was not until the latter part of the second quarter that Li Ze and Jokic returned.

Thibodeau was expecting his team to recover some points, but Downs picked up an early third foul.

In desperation, the Timberwolves transformed into the "Bulls", and the old style of play was officially launched.

Rose, Crawford, Jimmy Butler, and Ty Gibson became the leading scorers, and Nemanga Belica continued to play soy sauce.

Li Ze almost laughed out loud when he watched it off the court, the Minnesota "Bulls" were really hammered!

The excessive point difference made the defensive intensity decrease, but the Timberwolves still failed to seize the opportunity, and after Li Ze came on the court, the point difference began to slowly widen again.

"Towns and Wiggins are inexperienced in their first playoff game, but they're just too bad!"

'As star players, they need to step up and score as soon as possible, rather than relying on veterans to help stabilize the team.

The game is out of suspense, Reggie Miller has started to output like crazy again, and the commentator Kevin Harlan understands the new players and is still saying good things:

"It's only Game 1 of the series and I'm sure they'll get around!"

"At the moment, Thibodeau needs to solve the offensive problem more and they have to find a way to activate Towns and Wiggins."

Wiggins hit the game in the second quarter and scored four points until the end of the first half.

At 42:67, the Clippers fans in the scene looked at the 25-point difference and began to celebrate the victory in advance.

In the second half, Jimmy Butler felt the pain, and as soon as he completed an attack, Li Ze chased after him

With a strong back-to-back hit, Jimmy Butler was slammed into the paint zone and watched as Li Ze made a step-back jumper near the paint zone.

Outside the three-point line, Jimmy Butler was slammed to the basket and watched Li Ze put the basket lightly.

Switching offenses could only slide desperately, and when he came to the paint area, he was turned by the top and passed by a step, and Jimmy Butler had no choice but to pay for a foul and send Li Ze to the free throw line.

In the third quarter of the game, Jimmy Butler made 6 shots and hit only one three-pointer, and Li Ze also made 6 shots and scored another 15 points on his head.

At 67:97, the third quarter was over, and the 30-point margin made the fourth quarter garbage time.

No one in the Intuit Dome arena cared about the score difference anymore, and during the break, the Clippers fans were enjoying the victory and squirming along to the music.

He was 15-of-18, 4-of-6 from beyond the three-point line, 6-of-6 from the free-throw line, and finished with 40 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.

On the big screen above the stadium, Li Ze's data and the comparison data of the two teams are being displayed.

Excel-loving fans pulled out their phones, downloaded data posters from the team's app, and shared them on social media.

In the fourth quarter of the game, both sides switched to the atmosphere group, and the inflated Paul George only felt that this year's playoffs were more relaxed, and the so-called talented team was no more than that.

"That's a good job for Wiggins to score 14 points, Paul!"

Li Ze, who had changed into training clothes, and Paul George exchanged fists and praised the opponent's defense tonight.

Paul George, who was already about to go to heaven, smiled and made a tactical back:

"The so-called talented players are nothing more than that, we can think about the next round!"

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