Head coach of parallel imports in the NBA

Chapter 284 The Road to Defending the Title 7
Also, Antetokounmpo, who made harsh remarks before the game, is much more honest this time. After the game, some reporters also sought opportunities to interview Antetokounmpo, but it is a pity that Antetokounmpo suddenly became low-key.

Some media also revealed that Antetokounmpo received a warning from James. Of course, this statement has not been confirmed.

Soon after the warm-up, the two sides also returned to the locker room for the final arrangement and mobilization.

"Old man, what do you think of this game? Do you think the Cavaliers have a chance?" Barkley and Smith, the old partners on the commentary stage, were also chatting about some interesting things about the two sides.

"Of course, there must be a chance, but the premise is to solve the threat brought by Greg." Barkley said.

"Shet, if you said this, you didn't say it. The whole world knows this. The key is, is there anyone in Cleveland who can solve this problem?" Smith responded directly to this guy with foul language.

"You just asked me if the Cavaliers have a chance, and you didn't ask anything else. Besides, am I wrong? All the teams that played against the Timberwolves knew this and were trying to do it, but the end result was not good. That's all."

"It's said that LeBron returned to the Cavaliers in the hope of bringing back a championship trophy to Cleveland, but it seems a little hanging now. As far as the Timberwolves lineup is concerned, I think it will be very competitive in the league for at least three years."

"Yes, I agree with this very much. According to Greg's current state, it should be no problem to maintain such a peak for three years, but now I am quite curious about the center selected by the Timberwolves in the draft last year."

"What do you mean?"

"Kenny, look at the players the Timberwolves selected last summer, Miramie, Zach, Spencer, and Joe who was sent to the Lakers. You can see the performance of these four players this season. How vicious, then according to this, the center forward he chose may not be simple, if it is true, hehe, let alone three years, five years may be possible." Barkley looked mysterious Said.

"Yeah, what's that guy's name?"

"Nikolajokic, a Serbian player."

"Yes, yes, I remembered, but I read a report saying that this guy likes drinking and Coke. Is this what a professional player should like? Tsk tsk, I suspect that Chen must have misjudged this. "

"Kenny, you're blind. He won't miss you. Think about this guy's trade last summer. I have a feeling that Chen's main target in the summer draft is this guy."

"is it possible?"

"Is it possible? Dude, you remove the last question mark. It is absolutely possible. After Chen entered the Timberwolves, all the trades now seem to be the most suitable for the Timberwolves. Up to now, there has been no failed trade. In this way If you think about it, you will figure it out." Barkley said with a smug face, as if he operated these transactions.

The time here soon came to the home team's entrance ceremony.

Led by the crazy shouts of the DJ in the target center, tens of thousands of Timberwolves fans stood up from their seats and shouted the names of every Timberwolves player entering the field.

Dinwiddie, Middleton, Grant, Yi Jianlian and Oden formed the Timberwolves' starting lineup for this game.

Compared with the previous game, the Timberwolves have made changes in the starting lineup.

The Cavaliers' starting lineup has also undergone some changes.

JR Smith replaced Shumpert in the starting lineup, and the other positions were the same as in the previous game.

It seems that Blatter hopes that the nerve knife can play on the outside in this game.

Soon the game started with the referee's whistle.

On the first attack, the Timberwolves put enough pressure on the Cavaliers. This time the basketball did not pass through Oden's hands. Then Yi Jianlian mentioned the high position to help with the pick-and-roll. At this moment, the two formed a dislocation. The basketball came into Yi Jianlian's hands, and the one standing in front of him became JR Smith.

What Da Zhuang often emphasizes in the team is that once the opportunity for dislocation is formed, don't have any hesitation.

Moreover, JR Smith was blocked by Middleton after the dislocation, so he was not fully positioned. After Yi Jian connected the ball, he did not hesitate at all after connecting the ball, and directly bent his bow and set an arrow outside the three-point line.

After a three-point shot, the basketball flew a certain distance, first smashed on the basket, and then fell into the basket very fortunately.

Yi Jianlian also grinned when he saw this. It is obvious that this ball has more elements of luck.

Looking back at the Cavaliers' offensive possession, after James received a pass from Irving in the frontcourt, facing Grant's personal marking, he also hoped to return the Timberwolves in the same way.

It's just that Tristan, who was in the high pick-and-roll, obviously didn't do the pick-and-roll properly, so there was no dislocation, and Grant cleverly bypassed Tristan.

But at this time, James just took off and shot directly. He hoped to use the time difference to complete the outside shot.

But it's a pity that Grant's attention was always on him. After the jump, Grant stretched his right hand towards the basketball. He felt his fingertips touched the basketball. After landing, he turned around and shouted, "Rebound, grab the rebound! "

Sure enough, the ball hit the basket, and without Yi Jianlian's good luck, Oden had already firmly stuck Mozgov behind him, and then easily took off the rebound.

James fixed his eyes on Grant, and he knew that the opponent's hand must have touched the ball.

When the ball was released, he felt very good.

After grabbing the rebound, Oden bent over to protect the ball, and then handed the ball to Dinwiddie who stepped forward to respond. The Cavaliers also retreated very fast. Seeing that there was no chance for a fast break, Dinwiddie Di also made a gesture to his teammates, and then slowly dribbled the ball into the frontcourt.

Dinwiddie, standing at a 45-degree position on the left, waited until Oden got stuck, and immediately hoisted the ball to the inside.

And at this time, Tristan was given a very difficult multiple-choice question, to double-team or not to double-team?In the case of double-teaming, the opponent has already told himself with their actual performance in the last game that this road will not work.

And while Tristan was still hesitating, Oden had already completed the attack.

After beating Mozgov with his back, Oden hit him with all his strength a few times, then feinted continuously, followed by a fake turn to the right, and then turned to the left. After this series of movements, he was already Mozgov, who was unsteady under his feet, had lost his center of gravity. In the end, Oden turned around and dunked with both hands to complete the attack.

(End of this chapter)