[41] Lin Fei: I really envy you, I have nothing but three points!
The ball converts, and the Timberwolves attack.
Lin Fei was not on the court, and the Timberwolves quickly switched to the traditional offensive mode, and the Wolves received a pass from Darrick Martin in the high post and continued to play the weakness of Luke Wharton.
Wharton Jr.'s defense is very hard, clinging to the wolf king, not giving an inch, and not letting go.
Most rookies are inexperienced, but they are very active defensively, because this is often the capital they get off the beaten track and make a fortune.
The Wolf King turned his back against Wharton twice to find his rhythm, and after turning over, he made a decisive mid-range jumper.
"Bang dang!"
The ball was still a little bit off, and the pop-up box missed.
The wolf king frowned slightly, obviously mentally dissatisfied.
His state on the offensive end of the opening game has been on the line, but after Lin Fei came on the court in the middle of the game, he had to switch to the constant running cover mode.
There was no main attack for 5 consecutive minutes, which also made the wolf king's hand feel a little cold.
But Lin Fei's three-point 4-of-5 was indeed an arrow through the heart, helping the Timberwolves quickly expand their lead, and the wolf king had nothing to complain about.
In every playoff game that the bayonets are fighting for, winning is the key, and no matter how well Lin Fei plays, this Timberwolves are still his Kevin Garnett's team.
"Smack!"
O'Neal's muscular body brutally squeezed away Olovo Kandi, flew to grab the defensive rebound, and quickly gave it to Kobe Bryant after landing.
The Lakers counterattacked quickly, and the "madman", who had rested for enough time, was full of physical strength and turned over and chased closely.
Kobe Bryant stabilized the rhythm in the front court and waited for O'Neal to settle down, and the big sharks ran all the way, looking at the gap when the Timberwolves joint defense was not in time, and the flexible tank flashed into the restricted area.
received Kobe's pass, pushed the wolf king and jumped up, and it was another violent basket.
"Boom!"
In less than 30 seconds, O'Neal scored 4 points and 1 rebound in a row, and the offensive and defensive ends exploded quickly.
O'Neill, who had fallen to the ground, was also completely beaten, turned over and clenched his fists at the wolf king and roared:
"Don't get too complacent, buddy, the game has just begun!"
Lin Fei, who was sitting on the bench of the Timberwolves, did not notice O'Neal's outburst, and he was carefully communicating with Cassell next to him at this time about some details of the match just now.
The Timberwolves attacked, and the ball was still given to the high Wolves.
This time, the wolf king chose the frame to force the little Wharton.
"Whoosh!"
At the moment when the wolf king started the breakthrough, Kobe Bryant looked at the opportunity with a cold gaze, let go of the "madman" and quickly wrapped it up.
Garnett could only choose to play the ball in the face of the bag, but Kobe Bryant predicted it in advance, and a flying shot stabbed the basketball.
"Smack!"
+1 steal.
Kobe Bryant flew to the middle with the ball and killed directly, the young man had an absolute advantage in physical strength after all, and the "madman" and Si Zebiak both turned over and didn't catch up, so they could only watch the black mamba enter the penalty area to complete the fast attack and violent dunk.
"Boom!"
Timberwolves (32) :(21) Lakers.
After the pause, the Lakers chased 6 points in a row under the leadership of the OK combination, and the one-sided start became suspenseful, and the Purple and Gold Army playing away from home slowly found a feeling.
With only 17 seconds left in the first quarter, the Timberwolves made the final offensive of the first quarter.
The "madman" made a mid-range shot after pressing the time breakthrough, Kobe Bryant's defense was very good, and the basketball bullet frame missed.
"Bang dang!"
Under the basket, Olowo Candi still didn't make a basket, the red light came on, and the first quarter of the game ended.
Philip Saunders grim face, he felt that he was still a little bold in the first quarter, and at the same time overconfident in the game.
You must know that this is a battle to grab the seventh, and there is no room for sloppiness.
Lin Fei did score 13 points in less than five minutes on the court, but it disrupted the rhythm of the game between the two main players of the Wolf King and the "Madman", which is not a good signal.
The current Timberwolves can be said to have an original tactical system, as well as a second offensive system with Lin Fei as the core.
This second offensive system directly helped the Timberwolves win the game in the final moments of G5 and G6 in the Western Conference finals, but it didn't seem to work for the whole court.
Kevin McHale is not without a reason, the Timberwolves still have to revolve around the three-headed monster and win the game in a more secure way.
After the start of the second quarter, Philip Sanders reintroduced Lin Fei, and Szebiak came off the court to take a short rest.
But at this time, Lin Fei's main task on the offensive end is to open up space and continue to let the wolf king and the "madman" be the main attack point.
It turns out that this change of move has also achieved good results, Fisher has always defended Lin Fei, and the other players of the Lakers are also like frightened birds, and they will always be distracted by Lin Fei's sharp running on the defensive end.
The wolf king first scored two points on a jumping layup in a breakthrough, and then the "madman" forced Devin George on the offensive end and scored 2+1 under the basket.
But Lin Fei was still targeted on the defensive end, and the old fish Fisher took the opportunity to hit a three-pointer and slightly recalled face.
Seeing that the "madman" was about to explode, Kobe, who had only rested for 1 minute, couldn't sit still, and hurriedly got up to play at dead ball time.
Seeing that the score advantage was obvious, Philip Sanders changed his tactics again, replacing Lin Fei and Darik Martin, and replacing Kassel and Szebiak.
The Timberwolves are back in the starting five tonight, which is the strongest lineup on the defensive end, and it would be even more perfect if there was Trenton Hassell.
Compared with the 53 points scored by both teams in the first quarter, the scoring efficiency of the second quarter also declined rapidly when the defensive intensity of both sides increased significantly.
O'Neal became more and more brave in the restricted area, and the Timberwolves could only adopt shark slashing tactics in advance.
The advantage of the Wolves in the position of power forward is still obvious, and he got 8 points, 3 rebounds and 1 block in a single quarter, and O'Neal basically exchanged matches.
The "Mad Man" was slightly inferior to Kobe Bryant on the offensive end, but Szebiak's three-pointer made up for it.
Lin Fei, who was sitting on the bench on the sidelines, couldn't help but sigh that he hit two three-pointers on Kobe's head tonight, and the [Superstar Killer Card] also reduced Kobe's feel by two 20%,
This guy can still keep breaking through and scoring.
It seems that tonight's Black Mamba was in the state to play an efficient game, and if there was no reduction in the [Superstar Killer Card], Kobe Bryant would probably be completely crazy......
In the second quarter, he played to the last 0 minutes and 30 seconds, and hit another jump shot with the Wolf King's baseline rollover.
"Huh!"
Timberwolves (49) :(37) Lakers.
Always holding a double-digit lead.
Kobe Bryant played the "madman" with his back to the side, turned over and hit the iron on his back, but O'Neal under the basket grabbed the offensive rebound again and made a violent dunk.
"Boom!"
The difference is back to 10 points.
There were only 13 seconds left on the timer until the end of the first half.
Philip Saunders called a timeout and prepared to replace Lin Fei for the final attack of the first half.
Obviously, the last attack at the end of the quarter around Lin Fei to carry out tactics is indeed the most suitable choice.
The Timberwolves can be said to have played a clear card, and the "Zen Master" naturally told all the staff to guard against Lin Fei no matter what, and to delay on the side with the ball as soon as possible to cut off Kassel's passing lane.
Pause back.
The Timberwolves fans at home couldn't wait for Lin Fei to score another three points, and began to shout in advance:
"Fifth, fifth, fifth......"
Mike Brin in front of the commentary stage also said excitedly:
"Although Lin is only an undrafted pick and has too many technical shortcomings, his three-point shot has quickly attracted a large number of fans in the league!"
"When he's running on the offensive end, the stars on the pitch seem to be all on him!"
"Even the stars of the OK group, Kevin Garnett and Ratrill seem to be eclipsed in an instant!"
"My, God, it's magic!"
on the pitch.
The Timberwolves served on the frontcourt sideline, and "Alien" Cassel held the ball on the right side of the arc to feint.
Lin Fei continued to intersperse the running position, and the black Mamba Kobe Bryant's eyes were like swords, gritting his teeth and chasing after him.
In several physical collisions with Kobe Bryant after constantly running back, Lin Fei felt pain in his shoulders and arms, and even almost fell to the ground.
But he never meant to cheat fouls with fake falls, because this is a bayonet playoffs, and the referees are not used to those soft eggs.
Neither the will of the Timberwolves nor Lin Fei's own will will allow him to do so.
"Whoosh!"
The Wolves and Olovocandi may be due to physical problems, or lack of concentration, and the quality of the two consecutive covers is not very good.
Of course, after the Lakers suffered consecutive losses on Lin Fei in the first quarter, the communication between the players in delays and defensive changes also became more tacit, and Kassel had no chance to pass the ball over.
Seeing that there was not much time left for the offense, Cassel turned his back to pick up the professor's back dribble in the face of the old fish, and shook off the opponent to hit the basket directly.
"Whoosh!"
In the face of Devin George, who came up from the defense, Kassel faked a facsimile shot, and after a false faux shot, a difficult throw, and the high-arc basketball went into the net steadily.
"Huh!"
The ball lights on and the first half is over.
51:39。
The Timberwolves regained a 12-point lead.
"Sam, I envy your skills so much!"
Lin Fei was the first to rush up and high-five Cassel, he didn't have the slightest compliment in his words, he was really drooling with envy.
Kassel's ball from breakthrough to projectile is quite beautiful, and it can be said that it played Fisher and Devon George in a row, and the overall difficulty factor is very high.
The level of the top five point guards in the league at their peak seems to have broken through the injury and shined again.
After Kassel completed this breakthrough whistle throw, his back was actually obviously painful, but he still responded to Lin Fei with a smile:
"Lin, I still blame my passing level for not being good enough, we can't get three points, we can only choose two points!"
Lin Fei frowned and sighed lightly, the invisible pretense was the most deadly:
"Sam, I really envy you, Ratrill and Kevin for having such a comprehensive technique, pure hexagonal warrior!"
"It's not like me, I have nothing but three points!"
Cassel and the madmen and the wolf king who came around, the smiles on the faces of the three of them changed in an instant, why didn't Lin Fei sound like he was praising them?
Made, this guy has got it again!