The timeout ended, and both sides returned to the field.

Garnett began to show his superstar ability, beating Odom again and again in the low post.

His turnaround jumper after continuous shaking was accurate and difficult to defend, and the shot was too high for Odom to interfere with.

That's Garnett's signature move.

In desperation, Jones could only step forward to help defend and cooperate with Odom to flank Garnett.

But the effect is still not good.

Garnett has a pretty good passing ability and can easily break through the bag.

He averaged six assists per game last season, more than many playmaking guards.

Jones has a bag of clips and there are definitely empty spots on the court.

Garnett was the first to find an opportunity, passing the ball to assist his teammate to score.

Do you expect Li Lei to continue to defend one?

That's a fortuitous event.

The Timberwolves are not stupid, the two stand separately, one south and one north, can you teleport?

With the help of Garnett's low post containment, the rest of the Timberwolves scored frequently and opened the gap again.

At 14:9 in the first quarter, the Timberwolves had a five-point lead.

The target center is back on the rise, and the voices of Minnesota fans cheering on the home team are coming and going.

Coach Dafan called a timeout again, but this time he was at a loss.

At the heart of the matter is Garnett.

If you can't solve Garnett's low-level threat, you can't talk about solving the problem.

But is Garnett that easy to solve?

At this time, Li Lei recommended himself.

"I'm going to defend Garnett!"

Of course, this is impossible, Li Lei also thought about it.

Li Lei's height to defend Garnett is to give points.

Li Lei said: "Coach, can I switch guards with Eddie?" ”

Everyone didn't react for a while, what does this have to do with defending Garnett.

Still Si Bo reacted quickly, he discussed with Da Fan, and the two nodded.

A dead horse should be a live horse doctor.

The timeout ends and the game continues.

Timberwolves offense.

The madman suddenly discovers that the rookie who defended him is gone, and standing opposite him is old Jones.

"What, the rookie was scared away by me?"

The madman joked.

Old Jones crossed his waist: "Man, I'll deal with you." ”

In fact, Jones Sr.'s defense is very good, after all, he played from the Mourning era.

It's just that this season, every night is Li Lei's outside core to deal with the enemy, and old Jones is happy to be at ease.

This is also the reason why old Jones likes Li Lei.

Garnett continued to fall low and hit Odom with his back.

Li Lei came over as soon as possible.

Garnett decisively gave up and chose to share the ball.

But Li Lei and Odom raised their long arms and gave Garnett interference, and Garnett failed to share the ball at the first time.

This is Li Lei's advantage, he is taller than Jones, his arms are longer, and the defensive effect is naturally better.

Such a brief delay may seem insignificant, but it gives the rest of the Heat a chance to breathe and adjust their defense.

Hassell came to pick him up.

Garnett passed the ball over.

Li Lei immediately turned around, took three steps and two steps, and blocked in front of Hassell in time.

Li Lei's advantages can be reflected here, and the old Jones's defense is also good, but after all, he is old, and he is not as fast and hard as Li Lei.

Even if Jones Sr. tried his best to do it, how many rounds would he be able to support?

And spending a lot of energy on defense, Jones' offense will also suffer.

Hassel was blocked with the ball, and the Timberwolves' ball stopped.

Kassel could only receive the ball and reorganize the attack, but a lot of time had been wasted.

The rest of the Heat team also showed a high intensity of defense.

The clock was 24 seconds away, and the Timberwolves didn't have a chance.

Cassel eventually forced his shot and shot wide.

Cato caught the aging Elvin Johnson and picked up a defensive rebound.

Da Fan and Coach Spo on the sidelines kept nodding their heads.

Li Lei and Jones's change of defense has a really good effect.

It's just that Li Lei has to keep defending and running, and he has to be a little tired.

But this is Li Lei's own job, not worth mentioning.

Slowly, the Heat closed the score.

When it came time for regular substitutions, Butler came up with a bunch of bench bandits.

However, the main players of the Timberwolves basically stayed on the court.

One thing to note: Szczebiak is out for the season and Olovokandi has also suffered a serious injury...... There aren't many role players available to the Timberwolves.

Otherwise, coach Philip Saunders would not have put 36-year-old veteran Elvin Johnson in the starting center position.

The veteran is running out of gas in his tank.

He averaged only 1.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.7 blocks per game this season.

In other teams, veterans like Erwin are all pensioners, and their main task is to coach newcomers, and they hardly play.

The Timberwolves were also really unavailable, so they put Ervin on top.

And no one is available, which is also a long-term problem for the Timberwolves.

In the bitter cold of Minnesota, the big stars are not willing to come at all.

In order to keep Garnett, the Timberwolves directly opened a six-year, 126 million super contract.

What is this concept?

Garnett's salary this year is $28 million.

The first active player O'Neal is only 24.75 million, Duncan is 12.68 million, and Kobe Bryant is 13.5 million.

Garnett alone can stand up to Duncan + Kobe, and there is still a surplus.

It was this contract that caused countless things.

Marbury and Garnett flip their faces.

The contract choked the Timberwolves' salary space, and the Timberwolves were forced to sign Joe Smith to a notorious yin-yang contract, and the league gave the Timberwolves another five-year first-round pick.

The Timberwolves were still very dissatisfied with the penalty: "The other teams did it too!" ”

They justify it.

In addition, the 1999 shutdown and Jordan's retirement were also somewhat affected by Garnett's contract.

……

Sometimes, you can't have it both ways.

Since Garnett has chosen a big contract, it will naturally be more difficult for him to win the championship than other stars.

The game continues.

The Heat rotate normally, but the Timberwolves' main team has very little time to rest.

In the first three quarters, Garnett, Kassel, and Sprewell hardly rested.

The key is to play like this, and the Timberwolves only led the Heat by 3 points, ending the third quarter with a score of 67:64.

It's okay if Garnett is at his peak, but Cassel is 34 years old and Sprewell is 33 years old, and they can't bear it!

In the fourth quarter of the game, Coach Dafan directly sent all the main forces.

The Heat opened the game with a 7-2 offensive wave to overtake the score.

69：71。

The Heat took a two-point lead.

After that, Garnett showed his superstar strength and scored consecutive points to help the Timberwolves bite the score for a while.

But in the second half of the quarter, Garnett's own shooting percentage began to decline.

The Heat attacked another wave and rewrote the score to 81-92 to achieve the final victory.

The Heat have an overall record of 24 wins and 13 losses, continuing to rank at the top of the league.

In this game, Garnett slashed 28 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 5 blocks of super all-round data, but unfortunately he was unable to return to the sky.

Maniac 17 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Cassel had 15 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists.

The three of them are also the only three Timberwolves to score in double figures.

Li Lei had 17 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks.

Odom had 15 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

Jones had 14 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.

Butler had 13 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Alston had 11 points and five assists.

Five of the Heat scored in double figures.

Cato, Haslem and Grant also made gains.