Philip Saunders has a complete defensive playbook for tonight's game.

Before the game started, he watched this tactic and said it was good.

The Clippers often started with a top-arc pick-and-roll, and he started with Dean Garrett to play the starter, which could replace Garnett to go out to defend the pick-and-roll.

Garnett is a one-man defense on the inside, and O'Neal Jr. is at ease.

In the face of opponents with strong interior offensive play, Garnett is not very good at defending Antonio McDyce, Antonio Davis, and even Marion.

The two have played against each other 10 times in their careers so far, Webb only has 1 shot rate of more than 5 percent, 3 times the hit rate is below 40%, and 1 time is below 30%.

O'Neal Jr.'s current offensive methods, receiving the ball and shooting in the middle of the ball, receiving the ball in the three-second zone and retreating to the close-range jump shot, and turning around and stepping to the sideline of the three-second zone away from the defensive hook after a strong play on the inside, basically these three moves happen to be what Garnett is good at defending.

O'Neal Jr. is locked in at this point, and Garnett can still stay in the three-second zone, and the defense radiates the entire mid-to-close range, interfering with Li Ao's shooting in this area.

Szzambiak confronted Li Ao in the middle distance on both wings, not to mention Li Ao, for Duncan and Tianzun, it is difficult to shoot stably in Szzambiak's mid-range confrontation, and Garnett and Webb's good turnover jumpers can deal with Szczebiak.

If Li Ao runs to the bottom line and corner, Szzczebiak can cut off the passing and receiving lines on the flank.

As a result, the Clippers' three frontcourts on the offensive end are only one of the three frontcourts, and it is difficult for Odom to open up the situation when important interior contact points and the team's top scorer are limited.

With the Clippers' player ability and offensive tactical play, Philip Saunders can't think of any way the opponent can use to break the game, as long as their Timberwolves start with a normal offensive performance, they may collapse the opponent from the beginning and easily win the game.

After the start of the game, the Timberwolves' strategy for tonight was very well executed, Garnett felt good on the mid-range shot, executed well on the defensive end, and everyone defended well.

When Philip Saunders saw him block Li Ao's wing shot with the defensive black hole of Szczebiak, the corners of his mouth went up.

As a result, Li Ao rushed into the inner line and dunked Garnett twice in a row!

On the court, Garnett was buttoned up and sat on the ground again, and the anger in his heart can be imagined.

It's impossible to fight, he's still a high school student, he's a kid.

He's going to detain ...... Cast it back!

When it came to the Timberwolves' offense, Garnett asked for the ball more actively, facing Li Ao's unchanged defense interference, turned around and shot a backward jumper again...... The direction was accurate, but the force was too hard, and the ball bounced off the opposite side of the basket.

O'Neal Jr. and Dean Garrett interfered with the opponent's jump in hand-to-hand combat, and Big Q took it in to protect the defensive rebound.

O'Neal Jr. was glad to have been reminded by Spider-Man that he had the help of Big Q, a teammate who has strong mobility and is active in grabbing boards.

This veteran center, who resembles Garnett from his body size to his jersey number and even his surname, has a strong sense of rebounding and coquettishness, and he already attaches great importance to the card position, but the rebounding spot position is still preempted.

The offense and defense switched, and the Clippers continued to attack with the arc blocking, but the purpose changed - to vacate the inside line and create an opportunity for Li Ao to impact the basket!

Li Ao turned around from a long two-point distance on the right side, easily shook off Szzebiak and entered the inside line, and when the ball arrived, Greg Anthony made the ball in time.

Li Ao received the ball and just took a step to the sideline of the three-second zone, Garnett moved to block in advance, and Li Ao's second shot was not a dribble, but a ground pass......

Don't hold the ball in the breakthrough to Kidd!

After 'Relay Expert' reaches level 3, the on-the-go pass can still be triggered within two seconds of receiving the ball!

A top-notch pass of 85, with no other interference, was delivered precisely in front of O'Neal Jr., who entered the three-second zone.

Little O'Neal catches the ball and jumps, and his hands are dunked into the frame!

6-4, the Clippers overtook by two points!

Li Ao's two dunks successfully tore a hole in the 'perfect defense' designed by Philip Saunders.

It's time for the Timberwolves to attack.

The Clippers completed the offense with 3 consecutive dunks, and the momentum was like a rainbow!

The morale boost from the 'Shark' stake is higher than the morale bonus provided by the 'Pumper'.

The Clippers players' defensive movements became more and more rough, and the Timberwolves players were uncomfortable in running and moving, and they were dunked by the opponent for 3 consecutive rounds, and they played very impatiently.

Except for one person – Kevin Garnett.

It stands to reason that he should be the most irritable one when he was dunked, just like he couldn't control his shooting power in the last round.

But he was grumpy for that round, and now he has become the calmest man on the whole team of the Timberwolves, taking the initiative to receive the ball in the high post, making a transition, and passing the ball to Billups to receive the ball.

Trill Brandon was a player from the 57-win Predator Knights in the early '90s, and although he was stronger than Billups, he was easy to get up to the top and burst when he got impatient.

And Billups is currently the calmest one on the Timberwolves other than Garnett.

Garnett himself is the strongest shrinkage defense master in the league, and he knows that the interior scoring ability of his two guard partners can only be bullied by Spider-Man and O'Neal Jr. when they break through.

Billups lived up to Garnett's trust and opted for outside singles.

But the long two-point shot that broke through the emergency stop was iron!

The Clippers protected the defensive rebound, the offense and defense transitioned, Greg Anthony and Odom blocked the top arc, and Li Ao synchronously ran back to cut in.

Dean Garrett followed Odom to the free-throw line and immediately turned back to help Garnett protect the frame.

Greg Anthony's chance!

Three-point shot after blocking and pick-and-roll...... Hit!

9-4, the Clippers' lead came to 5 points, and Philip Saunders called a timeout!

When the whistle blew, Greg Anthony excitedly rushed to Li Ao and hugged him in celebration.

This is the Timberwolves, and he has such an easy chance to block three-pointers with the ball!

He shot 41.1 percent from three-point range this season, the second-highest of his career, and averaged a career-high 1.5 three-pointers per game.

Three-pointers with or without the ball are Greg Anthony's strongest offensive tools right now, averaging 6.3 points and 3.3 assists per game, with more than 70% of his points coming from three-pointers.

But he didn't have many shots, averaging 3.7 shots per game, which is not as many as Kidd's, and opponents know that his positional scoring is only one of his strengths.

On the other side, Philip Saunders looked at the players with an angry face, and he was also numb.

The 'perfect' defense he designed against the Clippers turned into a breakthrough for the opponent to open up the situation!

…

Coming back from the timeout, the Clippers made no substitutions.

For the Timberwolves, Philip Sanders made two substitutions, with Billups and Dean Garrett coming on for Anthony Peeler and Nesterovich.

Philip Saunders is a big fan of Billups, saying he has the strongest possession of the field.

Even Garnett, when it came time to play singles, trusted Billups the most.

But Billups is a pure ball-handling player and can't get along with Garnett.

Philip Sanders didn't settle for Billups' style of play, and with Garnett, no one would use Billups as a core, even if he was really good.

But Philip Saunders still gave Billups more than 20 minutes per game, because Billups has excellent defensive ability and can form a meat grinder-level backcourt defense with Trill Brandon.

Iverson dominated the scoring charts this season, but played the Timberwolves twice in mid-November and early this month, shooting 35.3 percent and 33.3 percent, respectively.

Baron Davis has risen to prominence this year and has been dubbed the 'new-age point guard' along with Steve Francis, but the two have also shot less than 40 percent from the field against the Timberwolves.

Unless it's an accurate perimeter shot like Mike Bibby, or a tall man like Kobe, the other top guards will stop when they encounter the defense of these two.

After the game restarted, the Timberwolves' offense had a few more changes.

Anthony Peeler catches the ball accurately, runs well, has a beautiful setter, and with Garnett as the tactical core, he is better on the offensive end than Billous, as can be seen from the shooting percentage and playing time of both this season.

Although Nesterovich's offensive rebounding threat is not as good as Dean Garrett, he has a better sense of eating cakes and has some mid-range shooting, which is very suitable for a strong interior partner, and Popovich was the first choice in the first round with the 24th pick in the 98 draft, and McHale, who was advised by Philip Sanders, was cut off with the 17th pick in the first round.

The two men came on the court, and the Timberwolves offense played more smoothly, with Trill Brandon cutting in to receive Anthony Peeler's return pass and hitting a board-tossed shot.

But on the defensive end, the Timberwolves couldn't defend it.

Big Q fires on the flanks and hits a three-point shot!

In the defense of the starting stage, except for the unexpected situation of Li Ao cutting into Garnett, the Timberwolves actually defended very well.

But now Billups has become Anthony Piller and can't keep up with Big Q.

At that time, Anthony Peeler was also a defensive giant, with good physical fitness, strong ball style, fierce confrontation, and strong stealing ability, but now at the age of 31, his athleticism has declined rapidly, and he is no longer the mad dog of the backcourt during the Lakers.

In fact, even if Billups is replaced by Anthony Peeler, with Trill Brandon and Garnett, the Timberwolves' defense is still at the mid-league level.

But in the face of the young army Clippers, who are mostly young players and have played with momentum, the defense at the midstream level is completely insufficient!

Nesterovic could only crouch down for the basket, and Greg Anthony had just hit a pick-and-roll three-pointer for Garnett to expand.

Although Garnett reached the top arc and was covered by his defense near the free throw line, the impact of Odom and O'Neal Jr.'s wings, Nesterovich's defense was not good enough and beyond his ability.

Without Garnett's mid-to-close guard, Szzambiak really became a pure black hole, Odom cut the ball to Li Ao after dismantling, and O'Neal Jr. received the ball inside and passed it to Li Ao, Szzambiak couldn't stop it.

Without Billups, not only can he not keep up with the running position of the big Q, but the ability to assist in the defense of the guard line is also gone, Trill Brandon is only good at single defense, and his body size is there, 180 cm, and a defensive player of this type of Anthony Peeler degenerates in all directions as soon as he gets older.

It's equivalent to saying that the Timberwolves have two defensive black holes on the front line!

In the face of the Clippers' increasingly ferocious offense, the Timberwolves can only rely on their league-top offense and the Clippers' hard steel.

So far this season, the Timberwolves are averaging 98 points per game, sixth in the league.

In the face of the Timberwolves' smooth and tacit tactical coordination and excellent receiving shots, the Clippers couldn't defend it.

But!

The Clippers are not without psychological burden, without fear, only with an indomitable momentum!

Spider-Man has a saying that enters the hearts of his teammates - we are not afraid of losing, and the one who is afraid of losing should be the other side.

They feel that this is the truth, and it makes perfect sense.

So Clippers players who have the ball in their hands and feel they have an opportunity, they shoot decisively, even if it's not actually a good opportunity.

The Timberwolves, in the face of the uncontrollable momentum of the Clippers, played forward-looking, obviously their star personal ability, peripheral shooting firepower, and tactical coordination fluency...... They are all better than the Clippers, but they play very conservatively, always trying to pass the best opportunity to shoot again, and as a result, they don't play better than the Clippers.

The score was 29-26 in the first quarter, and the Clippers led by 3 points; The score was 24-28 in the second quarter, and the overall score came to 53-54, and the Clippers were overtaken by one point; The score was 27-22 in the third quarter, the Timberwolves had 5 turnovers in a single quarter, and the Clippers played multiple counterattacks to overtake the Timberwolves by 4 points 80-76 into the final quarter......

At 10 minutes and 40 seconds into the final quarter, the Clippers continued to maintain a slight lead at 103-101 and had the ball!

Current lineup, Timberwolves: Billups, Trill Brandon, Szczebiak, Garnett, Nesterovic; Clippers: McGinnis, Big Q, Ao Lee, Odom, O'Neal Jr.

Billlips, as always, was heavily used by Philip Saunders in crunch time, and Garnett ceded offensive dominance at this point.

It's time for the Clippers to attack again.

The Timberwolves did a pretty good job of defending this time, and Li Ao was forced to come to the right side of the three-second zone to lean on Szebiak to pick up.

After McGinnis passed the ball to Li Ao, the Timberwolves immediately began to go around frantically, preventing others from receiving Li Ao's pass.

There was not much time left for this round of attack, and Li Ao could only come by himself.

Feeling the fierce confrontation behind him, Li Ao knew that this ball could not be directly forced, and the disparity in strength and weight was too great.

Then use that!

Li Ao struggled with his back against Szzebiak, protecting the ball with his left hand and dribbling with his right hand.

Szebiak held Li Ao firmly and continued to fight.

Li Ao turned right, and Szebiak immediately went up...... Top a void!

Li Ao turned right and turned halfway to stop his foot, and the ball that bounced up in his right hand was pulled to the left back, and he turned his body violently, turning left 270 degrees...... One stumbled and took a step towards the basket, but the body steadied, and the ball that was pulled back bounced up and held it steady!

And Szzerbiak, who pressed the defense with all his strength and saved the air, was not so lucky, and played a handsome guy flat fall!

Li Ao, who stood firm and grabbed the ball, immediately jumped, ignoring Garnett, who rushed up from close range, and made a decisive move......

'Suspension Level 3' was triggered, and Li Ao's 'emergency stop jump shot' was greatly weakened due to the impact of his body's balance due to the emergency stop, his core strength was replenished, and he felt very stable when he shot.

Garnett's pounce was fierce and fast, but it was too far away, and when he jumped up and reached out to block Li Ao's line, the ball had already flown above the back of Garnett's head.

Li Ao hit the back in the middle distance and turned around and hit a sudden stop-and-go jump shot!

The Timberwolves call a timeout!

The scene erupted in thunderous cheers, 105-101, with 58 seconds left, and the lead extended to 4 points!

The offensive fans are already desperate for this round, and 24 seconds are fast.

But their Spider-Man has come up with a new trick and a back-to-back score!

Although there was almost a 'Jordan pounce'......

But the ball went in, looking at Li Ao's handsome face on the big screen, fans felt that even if Li Ao pounced after passing like Jordan, the ball would be handsome!

However, those who wanted to watch 'Jordan pounce' were not disappointed, Spider-Man did not pounce, and the Timberwolves' 'ticket seller' Szczebiak pounced!

The Clippers players are more thrilled than the fans.

Li Ao returned to the bench and heard a series of 'even buy karma'.

The teammates know that Li Ao has been developing back play for the past two days, but he has only been developing for a few days? It's used when it matters most!

Li Ao is also very excited, the combination of high-level back play and stop-and-go jump shots, plus 'abort level 3', this offensive development idea is right!

…

Coming back from the timeout, the Timberwolves serve and attack from the halfway point.

The Timberwolves replaced Dean Garrett to step up their offensive rebounding, and the other four remained unchanged.

The Clippers made a lot of substitutions, with a combination of Li Ao, Big Q, Odom, O'Neal Jr., and Chris Meem on the court.

The Clippers can't play this lineup offensively, but when the Timberwolves see the opposite lineup, a strong sense of pressure hits, it's too high! The shortest big Q is 198 cm!

Especially Billups, who advanced to the top arc, he suddenly felt that Li Ao had become extremely tall, as if there was only this big spider in his entire sight!

Billups shook his head quickly, and the feeling of wanting to flee was restrained.

He couldn't believe that he actually felt the intimidation from a rookie.

But he had to believe it, because that sense of oppression was still there, but his strong psychological quality was just able to bear it.

Billups watched his teammates' movements and began to play singles.

When he saw Szzebiak borrowing Garnett to cover, O'Neal Jr., who couldn't shake off the change of defense, knew that he had to come.

Billups changed direction and broke through, but it was good that he didn't break through, and after coming into contact with Li Ao, the feeling that Li Ao was getting taller and taller came again!

Billups jerked a step away, exited the three-point line, jumped up, and made a three-point shot......

He wants to use his shots to repel this strong sense of oppression...... "pop......

Li Ao slapped Billups' three-point fan!

Li Ao did not lose his position, Billups retreated and threw directly, which is equivalent to looking for a hat!

At a 45-degree angle on the left side, Trill Brandon's big Q quickly rushed forward to grab the ball, went down all the way, and scored two points with a one-handed split.

Key mid-shot + blocking, Li Ao detonated the audience!

The fans at the scene cheered wildly, shouting 'Spider-Man' and 'Leo'.

107-101, the difference came to 6 points, and they sealed the win!

This time, the opponent is the Timberwolves, the Timberwolves with superstar Kevin Garnett, who averages 22+10+5 per game!

The Timberwolves still have 1 short timeout that is useless, but Philip Sanders did not call a timeout again, and the offensive tactics just laid out have not been played, and there is no better tactic to call a timeout.

It's not that he can't think of tactics, it's that he lacks the key link in tactics - attacking players.

The only one who can play the ball is Billups, but Billups's three-point and long-two-point singles are just restrained by the opponent's Spider-Man.

Garnett has top-tier scoring ability, and scoring more than 20 points per game is as easy as drinking water, but let him single Odom or O'Neal Jr. at this point...... It's better to let Billups single Li Ao.

In the last 30 seconds, neither team scored.

At 10:27 p.m., the final whistle blew.

Li Ao had 18 points, 7 boards, 9 assists, 1 steal and 4 blocks, O'Neal Jr. 16 points, Big Q 17 points, Odom 14 points, 11 boards and 6 assists, Margetty 14 points, Greg Anthony 11 points...... The Clippers scored 6 double-doubles and defeated the Timberwolves 107-101 to win their second three-game winning streak this season!

(End of chapter)