Szzczebiak also has a nickname, 'Striker Take-off Booster'.

Li Ao took advantage of the opponent's booster and easily scored 2 points and 1 assist at the beginning.

He retreated to the backcourt and was ready to continue playing with his teammates to lure Garnett into a low back-to-back play.

But the Timberwolves have changed their play!

Garnett asks for the ball directly from beyond the three-point line!

In the face of Odom's defense, Garnett dribbled like a defender.

Showing off the dribble outside the three-point line and seeing the surprised and nervous look on his opponent's face is one of the sources of joy in Garnett's game.

But this time, he saw Odom's speechless eyes, as if to say—that's it?

Garnett cursed two swear words and showed off the wrong person.

This is the master who will not be cut off in front of Kidd.

With a hint of shame, Garnett changed direction horizontally and broke through!

Garnett's lateral speed is not faster than Odom's, but the offensive side has the initiative, Odom has no ability to prevent outside breakthroughs, Garnett pulls out and stucks Odom to break through to the three-point line.

Odom stepped back quickly, and Garnett burst to the right side of the free throw line, leaned on Odom, rolled over, jumped, and shot a two-point shot...... Hit!

After watching the whole process of Garnett's singles, Li Ao couldn't stop slandering - hit it on his back, just go to the high post to ask for the ball, and the whole show is full of bells and whistles.

When he Spider-Man controls the ball better and plays better with his back, he will play like this.

It doesn't matter if the efficiency will be higher, the handsome will be done.

Li Ao came to the frontcourt, and an unexpected situation appeared - it was Garnett who was guarding him!

Watching Szzebiak go to defend Odom, Li Ao immediately ran to the bottom line, Odom pulled to the top arc to catch the ball, and Li Ao slipped to the bottom line to cover.

Garnett did not follow the bottom line, but walked up, came to the front of the basket and spread his arms, and waited for Li Ao to come out from under the basket and immediately follow.

Li Ao was stunned, it turned out that the anti-pitcher slipped the bottom line, and it could still be like this!

But it's Garnett's reach...... Wrong! His arm span is a centimeter longer than Garnett's!

It's his Spider-Man mentality that has solidified!

Li Ao came to the left side of the three-second zone, and Odom saw that Li Ao didn't get a direct chance, and he was not a card master, so he broke through directly.

Szczebiak was tricked into Odom's feints and pounced on the other side, Odom burst in the middle, and Garnett contracted to block Odom's advance while covering the left side of the three-second zone.

Li Ao didn't stand stupidly, ran to the high post as soon as possible, and received Odom's pass at the front of the basket at a two-point position, Anthony Peeler moved early, and Li Ao was stuck as soon as he received the ball.

There was no strong shot, Li Ao divided the ball at a 45-degree angle on the right side, and Da Q received the ball and shot a three-point shot...... Hit!

7-5, the Clippers overtook the score!

After playing the Jazz, Spurs, and Kings in a row, and playing the Timberwolves, the Clippers felt too relaxed on the offensive end.

After the All-Star weekend, the Timberwolves, who led so many times, were able to be caught up by the Clippers because their defense was average, and they couldn't keep up with the first-class and top defensive teams in March.

The Timberwolves' defense is not bad, after all, there is Garnett, but so far, it can only be ranked 17th in the league, and the only people who can help Garnett on the defensive end are Trill Brandon, Billups, Nesterovich, and Dean Garrett.

The center can definitely only play one, and Trill Brandon and Billups, although the two can form a backcourt meat grinder combination, but the offensive end is completely incompatible, and they can still work together in the early part of the season, but in the middle of the game, the two are dragging each other down when they come on the court.

Since March, Billups has been a pure substitute, and in addition to key defense, Trill Brandon and Billups can play together on the court with a finger on the minute.

However, this situation has become accustomed to the Timberwolves players in the second half of the season.

If you can't prevent it, attack it!

The Timberwolves averaged 99.2 points per game after All-Star weekend!

Garnett continued to break through with the ball on the top arc, and the fans' attention was on Garnett, and suddenly, Garnett grabbed the ball and pushed it straight away.

Flank Szebiak borrowed Nestrovic to block Li Ao and cut in, received the ball, rushed inside with O'Neal Jr., jumped up, and made a layup...... Pull-up layup...... Miss!

Li Ao, who yelled "eat my hat" and rushed in, grabbed the defensive rebound.

The Timberwolves quickly stepped back and Garnett yelled at Szczebiak.

5 swear words are mixed with 1 sentence: "What are you afraid of him doing when he is so far away, even if he is capped, it is better than not shooting, and the ball may pop out of the hat".

Just now, Szzebiak made a strong attack on the frame, and was so frightened by Li Ao's voice that he pulled a pole.

Garnett felt a headache for Li Ao's deterrence, his teammates on the inside were afraid of being dunked, and his teammates with poor frame attack skills were even more intimidated and worried about being capped.

Li Ao, who ran forward after passing the ball to Greg Anthony, also understood why Garnett went to the top of the arc to attack.

This superstar who ranks first in the salary league, in addition to money, is really selfless.

In order to open up the team's offense, the mid-to-near distance and the flanks were freed up, so that teammates had better space to cut into the frame and run on the flanks to catch and shoot.

Be willing to sacrifice your performance and efficiency for the sake of your teammates.

Although Szzerbiak was iron just now, the opportunity really came out.

Li Ao came to the frontcourt, took Garnett to the bottom corner, stopped running, and opened up space for his teammates.

Keeping Garnett away from the middle reduces Garnett's chances of making up for the defense and creates better offensive conditions for his teammates.

Who wouldn't sacrifice some data or something.

Odom easily burst inside under Szczebiak's defense, and Trill Brandon could only rush in from the left sideline early to make a save on Odom, Odom split the left sideline, and Greg Anthony made a three-point shot from the gap...... Iron.

Although I didn't make it, the opportunity presented itself easily!

Li Ao went to the bottom corner and Garnett went to the top arc, and both of them created good offensive conditions for their teammates.

Over the next few rounds, both teams continued to score upward.

But the Clippers are going up faster than the Timberwolves!

Garnett wasn't on the inside, the Timberwolves didn't have anyone to pass the ball on the inside, and Terrill Brandon had a pass, but he couldn't see anything when he got inside.

As for the Clippers, Odom is attacking from the outside, he can pass when he breaks through, and he can also pass the ball back to the inside after passing out, and O'Neal Jr. has a good ability to divide the ball inside.

Without Garnett's mid-range reinforcement in the middle, Odom played with ease.

Halfway through the first quarter, the Clippers extended their lead to 6 points and a 21-15 lead!

Odom continued his performance in the previous game, with 6 points and 3 assists in the first half!

Garnett's switch to Li Ao can be said to have made a very bad decision.

Not only did he not limit the Clippers' offense, but Li Ao was able to paddle on the offensive end.

After returning from an official timeout, Garnett returned to his regular defensive zone.

With Garnett to help defend the defense, the Clippers switched back to Li Ao's high-back offensive style of play.

Li Ao launched an attack, Odom or Margeti who came off the bench to cut into the frame to score the ball inside, and the Clippers did not score as high as in the first half of the quarter, but still maintained a high offensive efficiency.

At 11 minutes and 45 seconds, Billups, who came off the bench, singled Margeti from the outside and hit a three-point shot, and the Timberwolves chased the score to 31-34 and narrowed the price gap to 3 points.

When it came to the Clippers' offense, after Li Ao received the ball in the high position, he didn't hit with his back, turned around and passed straight to the left baseline.

After Odom covered Matt Harprin, he took advantage of Garnett's switch to Matt Harprin and moved to the baseline, avoiding Garnett's shrouded area and getting a pass and catch.

At the same time, he shook off the opponent's backup point guard Philippe Lopez.

After receiving the ball, Odom broke through the bottom line, but Garnett's defensive awareness was really good, and when he saw Odom's movements, he went directly to the basket.

Garnett was very confident, Odom did not dare to attack the frame under his defense, and he was relieved to see Philippe Lopez and Odom immediately turn back to make up for Matt Happelin, who ran to the high post, and there is still a defensive sense of the team's scoring guard.

It's a pity that this teammate from St. John's University at the end of the first round of the class of 98 is 24 years old when he enters the NBA, and his skills are good, but his physical fitness is poor, and he is not enough to show his skills under the confrontation of the NBA.

As Garnett expected, Odom crossed from close range, but the angle of the pass did not seem to be at a 45-degree angle to the left...... Garnett's eyes widened, and he quickly turned around and pressed it...... Knocked out of the bottom line.

After Li Ao passed the ball, he immediately turned around and cut in, received Odom's return pass, jumped, knocked back Garnett, and dunked the ball into the basket!

Garnett is going to go berserk!

He punched hard...... Hit yourself in the chest.

This bastard little spider!

Nesterovic doesn't dunk when he's on the inside, and Dean Garrett doesn't dunk when he's on the inside.

Staring at him alone, the wolf king buckled!

What hatred and what resentment!

In the last three seconds of the first quarter, Philippe Lopez received a step from the free throw line and dribbled without shooting.

With Garnett scolding Philip Lopez for not shooting from beyond distance, the whistle blew at the end of the first quarter.

36-31, the Clippers maintained a five-point lead!

Li Ao performed efficiently in the first quarter, shooting 5 of 7, including 1 of 1 three-pointers, plus 2 of 2 free throws, 13 points in a single quarter!

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The Clippers are eager to sprint to seventh and avoid the Lakers.

The Timberwolves want more!

The defeat in the first quarter did not affect the Timberwolves' desire to win.

In the second quarter, Philip Sanders was ruthless, letting Billups and Garnett take turns to attack!

Billups' high-possession rate and prodigal style of play are difficult to be compatible with playmaker teammates, and when he holds the ball, Garnett's playmaking ability is basically nullified, and the two are not in the same way on the court.

But now Philip Sanders can't manage so much, Billups and Garnett performed well in the first quarter, and there is no other way to improve the offense, he chooses to give it a go.

This time, he got the bet right!

Billups scored 10 points and 2 assists in the second quarter, Garnett scored 7 points and 3 assists, and the two frantically singled out the ball and led the team to 31 points in a single quarter!

Billups is not good at playing with a playmaker insider, but Garnett is versatile, and he spares no effort to move, so that he can always be in a position to meet Billups, so that Billups has a point of contact when the opportunity is really bad.

The Clippers also played well in this quarter, with more blossoms, and Piakowski, who came off the bench, scored two bottom corner three-pointers, plus a cut-to-the-basket shot, scoring a team-high 8 points, plus Li Ao's 6 points and O'Neal Jr.'s 5 points...... The Clippers scored 28 points in the first quarter.

At halftime, the Timberwolves chased the score to 62-64, and the difference narrowed to two points!

Waves, easy to get into trouble.

It's the same on the pitch.

Billups's style of play can be played against the opponent when he is accurate, but he is also really scary when he is iron.

In the third quarter, Billups hit all 4 shots!

Philip Saunders replaced Billups with Trill Brandon in time to stabilize the outside attack, but after the outside attack stabilized, he realized that the inside line was also a big problem.

In the second quarter, Garnett spared no effort to assist Billups, and led the team to press the Clippers on the offensive end and narrow the point difference, but his physical exertion was also very large!

He is willing to make sacrifices in his style of play, but that is not the style of play he is good at, and the cost is much more than he organizes the attack on his own.

On the Clippers' side, Gentry noticed Garnett's physical decline and made a decisive adjustment - knock on defense!

In the third quarter, the Clippers managed to limit the Timberwolves' offense and only allowed the opponent to score 18 points!

Garnett's physical strength declined, and Li Ao had more opportunities to catch and shoot from mid-range, shooting 3 of 5, plus 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 8 points in a single quarter, and leading the team to 24 points in a single quarter with Matt Harprin, who had 4 points and 2 assists.

88-80, the Clippers extended their lead to 8 points!

In the final quarter, Philip Saunders once again chose to gamble and chase points, Trill Brandon was not suitable, he sent Billups on, Anthony Piller, Philip Lopez on the wings, Szzczebiak was put in the power forward position, and Garnett played center.

Garnett was in the three-second zone in the second half of the third quarter, did not spread out, and the offense was also paddling on the pile, and finally relieved himself, and in the final quarter, he began to actively cover on the wing and cut into the frame.

This kind of headwind, Billups is the right one!

Playing to 11:06 in the final quarter, Billups hit a two-point shot, and he scored a double-double in a single quarter in the final quarter, scoring 11 points, plus 2 assists, and leading the team to 28 points in a single quarter!

It's just that on the defensive end...... The opposite Clippers also scored 25 points!

108-113, the Timberwolves are still 5 points behind!

When it came to the Clippers' offense, the Timberwolves worked hard defensively.

But the offensive lineup they put on was poorly defended.

Li Ao easily cut inside to receive Matt Harplin's transfer pass, Dean Garrett and Garnett both pressed towards him, Li Ao hit the ball and sent it, O'Neal Jr. received the ball on the right side of the three-second zone, and jumped up and put the basket in one step.

115-108, the Clippers' lead extended to 7 points!

With 38 seconds left in the game, Billups received the ball and quickly rushed to the frontcourt, facing Li Ao, who was making up for the defense, and directly soared three points ...... "pop"......

A familiar scene appeared in front of Billups's eyes again.

Greg Anthony, who was chasing back from defense, grabbed the ball, and the Timberwolves' last hope was snuffed.

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

Odom had 19 points, 7 boards, 9 assists and 2 steals, O'Neal Jr. had 18 points, 11 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks, and Li Ao had 29 points, 5 boards, 7 assists, 1 steal and 4 blocks.

The trio led the team together to defeat the Timberwolves 115-108 and improve their record to 49-31!

Ask for a commuter pass!

(End of chapter)