king of los angeles

Chapter 142 143. The Butler Effect

James, who returned to the court, showed his powerful impact.

Thibodeau chose to let Gibson defend James alone due to Lin Feng's breakthrough ability, so that the Lakers' offense seemed simple and clear.

Just like the simple and crude tactics of Tyronn Lue in the Cavaliers: Give the ball to James.

One-on-one singles against Gibson is not difficult for the 34-year-old and physically fit Lao Zhan, but Thibodeau has no choice but to succeed again and again.

His team's lack of toughness, lack of real ability to do it, is something that the entire league knows.As a coach, he can arrange troops and make clever calculations, but he can't affect the character of the players.

As strong as Popovich can't change Leonard, let alone Thibodeau who is almost meaningless.

The grass ended in the first half, the Timberwolves trailed by 16 points, and the Lakers returned to the invincible team of kings.

The locker room was as lively as yesterday, Finsen sang his own song as usual, and Lao Zhan trotted in circles to high-five his teammates.

Lin Feng sat quietly on the chair to rest, he wanted to have a can of beer, which would make him even crazier.

At the end of the first quarter, Lao Zhan was replaced with a single to rest, and then playing the entire second quarter seemed to be his future playing schedule.

Without special circumstances, the second half of the second quarter will be the time when Lin Feng and James are on the court at the same time, and it is also the time when the Lakers have the highest offensive efficiency.

Walton tacitly arranged for the team's most accurate shooter to ambush the outside line, preparing for Lin Feng and Lao Zhan to split the ball after double-teaming.

"One star, four shots" has been transformed into "one star, one burst and three shots," which sounds very good. In fact, the Lakers are gradually becoming knights, using the 6 minutes in the second half of the second quarter to test the Lakers version of the "Jane Ou" combination .

Lin Feng is confident that the joining of "Boxing Champion" Chandler will bring a qualitative improvement to the team.

Chandler's pick-and-roll ability is very strong, which is unmatched by McGee.Sometimes McGee's pick-and-roll will double-team Lin Feng who is about to break through, and the situation is very bad.

Of course, Big McGee is also an indispensable part of the team. His ability to eat cakes and shoot is stronger than that of the boxing champion. It can be said that the two big centers have their own characteristics.

With the addition of two young centers, Wagner and Zubac, I believe the most obvious shortcomings of the Lakers will gradually improve as the season progresses.

Walton, who keeps trying new lineups, plans to hold a coaching staff meeting tomorrow. He thinks it's time to arrange a fixed lineup for the team.

Lin Feng's explosion allowed Walton to find the connection point between the starting lineup and the bench lineup, which may solve the team's excessive problem at the end of the first quarter and the beginning of the second quarter.

In other words, Lin Feng's position is very important, even more deadly than the starting lineup.Just like Louis Williams of the Clippers, Eric Gordon of the Rockets, and Van Vleet of the Raptors.

As soon as the third quarter came up, the Timberwolves' offense did not set off a wave of counterattacks amid the cheers of the home fans, but instead allowed the Lakers to seize the opportunity to continue to expand their advantage.

There were two unnecessary mistakes between Butler and Towns.At that time, Lin Feng did not step forward to press the passing line between the two. Towns, who hit McGee behind the basket, chose to give the ball to Butler on the outside.

As a result, the two did not form a tacit understanding. Butler, who cut in, watched the basketball fly over his head and rolled towards the backcourt of the Timberwolves.

James, with quick eyesight and quick hands, started immediately and completed a layup before the chasing player came up.

After losing the ball, Towns showed frustration, and spread his hands and muttered to Butler, but Butler didn't respond, just turned around and returned to the half court silently.

At this time, the arena's main camera was aimed at Wiggins in a suit and leather shoes. The 2014 No. [-] pick was chatting with his friends in full swing, not caring at all that the team was falling behind.

Richard Jefferson commented on the current Timberwolves in this way, "Each of them has different talents but fights separately, like a mess. Maybe Minnesota lacks a true leader like James."

"The Cavaliers also experienced this situation at the beginning, just before and after the All-Star Game last year. Some unhappiness erupted within us, but then LeBron led the team out of the predicament with one fight after another."

Jefferson finally said, "Victory is the best way to solve all problems. Now the Timberwolves need someone to stand up and tell everyone that I am your leader and really do something like a leader on the field."

Commentator Kenny Smith is from Queens, New York, so he pays special attention to Lin Feng. He believes that the 60th pick has changed the team.

"Although he doesn't like to talk about himself on social media like the process, but his way of playing is more like a leader. Stand up to save the team when the team is in a panic, and use the score to silence the opponent. This 19-year-old boy It's all done."

"Don't care what other people think, do what you want, for our fifth block, hahaha."

When Kenny was young, he lived with his mother in the Fifth Street District for a while, which is also the place where Lin Feng grew up, so the two have something in common.

The offensive end was sluggish, and Towns also had problems on the defensive end. Lin Feng, who was driven straight in, made a successful foul.This free throw came from Lao Zhan's excellent vision. He passed the ball lightly to Lin Feng who was running backwards.

Towns, who stepped forward to defend, could only end Lin Feng with a foul, and the goal almost scored 2+1.Lin Feng, who lost his balance, threw the ball down the basket with force, but it bounced twice and bounced out of the basket.

Downs frowned and became restless.With a double-double of 22+12 in the half, the team trailed by 16 points. It can be said that all four positions of the Timberwolves except the center were exploded.

It was reported from the outside world that Butler was dissatisfied with the fighting spirit of the team's young people, and mentioned Towns and Wiggins by name.

After a loss in the playoffs last season, Towns, who is the core of the team, vented his frustration by smashing against the wall in the player tunnel. At this time, Butler not only did not say anything to comfort his teammates, but pointed at him. Downs yelled "stop being such a pussy".

Now, the contradiction between the two seems to be gradually revealed as the game progresses, and even Thibodeau is helpless.

Maybe it's time for Minnesotans to decide between two star players.

As a basketball fan who travels through, Lin Feng knows that Butler will take the initiative to propose a deal in a short time, and then the 76ers will come up with Saric and Covington as the main chips to take over.

In a certain sense, Butler, who studies hard, is like a cancerous existence in the Timberwolves. When he and Rose were teammates in the Bulls, he sneered at Rose, who was in full swing.

When the Bulls performed well, Butler repeatedly stated in front of the media that he wanted to play a leadership role, and publicly suggested that Rose should leave when the team's record was poor.

Now that the Timberwolves are reunited, Butler's character is still the same, and he has conflicts with Towns and others.

After going to the 76ers, Embiid, who has been playing mainly at the basket, had to pull the outside shot in order to create space for Butler, so that the threat of the emperor would be reduced a lot.

Simmons is even worse, because limited by his shooting ability, he often acts as a spectator on Butler's breakthrough route, which is extremely embarrassing.

For a while, the "Butler effect" was circulating in the league.

A few days before Lin Feng's soul wear, it was revealed that Butler would join the Miami Heat with a maximum salary, and go to the South Coast to be the boss to study Mrs. Wei's size.

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