Bishop: since 1998

Chapter 33 It's not Kobe, end this offense!
On the field, the Timberwolves attacked.

Garnett finally, finally gets a pass from Marbury.

He wanted to be like a wolf, rushing into the penalty area and dunking in order to motivate the team's morale and increase the cohesion of the team.

Ben Wallace refused to let him do what he wanted. He was too tough and too strong. After a physical confrontation, he bullied himself into the basketball and almost made Garnett lose possession of the ball.

Garnett found that he couldn't do it by force, so he could only take a strategic step back. Fortunately, he still has the stunt of pressing the bottom of the box, with his back on his back, suddenly pulls the ball, turns over, jumps up and throws a shot...

Garnett is 2 meters, real money.

Big Ben is 2 meters 06 and has an explosive head.

Big Ben is a spring guy, but Garnett thought he was famous for his sky-high dunks.

Not to mention, with his terrifying wingspan, he leaned back slightly, even if Yao Ming defended him, he wouldn't be able to block it.

Swish-!
Garnett's shooting feels soft, iron-blooded big mid-range shots, and hit two points steadily.

hoohoo~~
Garnett yelled at the fans outside the court, and hammered his chest with his right hand a few times. I don't know, I thought he scored the lore goal!

In fact, this ball is just an unremarkable mid-range shot, and it is the theater that made Garnett famous.

As the Lakers attacked, Billups' basketball had just been hoisted into O'Neal's hands. Garnett just roared after passing by, and his speed seemed to increase. Like a spiderman, he rushed towards O'Neal like a spider man.

Joe Smith saw the head of the team desperately, endured internal injuries, and muttered about adding money and money, and was stunned to withstand O'Neal's first impact.

Together with Garnett, prevent O'Neal into a sandwich cookie.

Sharks are not vegetarian either.

As soon as one hit and flew, after knocking the defensive player to the side, he immediately dunked with both hands.

At this time, 'hard special', like a spider man, was posted again.

O'Neal forced a dunk, and with a bang, the basketball flew into the air.

"Kevin, finally, on the defensive end, showed his tough side.

Didn't let O'Neal get what he wanted. "

Immediately afterwards, the Timberwolves got the ball.

Marbury passed the ball coldly, Garnett continued to single out the big Ben, and seeing that he was going to succeed in the same way again, Kobe could only help defend the past.

Garnett has an excellent vision and points the ball out of the perimeter. Anthony Peeler hits a three-pointer.

In less than 2 minutes, Garnett dominated both offense and defense.

Especially on the defensive end, using his guard-like speed to sweep, let O'Neal fall into a [-]v[-], and his offensive efficiency was greatly reduced.

Seeing that the Lakers' lead has been eroded to only 3 points left.

Li Mu made a move and called a short timeout.

In his view, after the Timberwolves swallowed two poison contracts, they would only become Huskies who demolished their homes and ate shit. Victory, for the Lakers, was just a piece of cake.

However, he appreciates the hard work of the Timberwolves, which is a rare training opportunity.

In other words, for a team of average strength, only the Lakers can't beat the heads-up, and Li Mu doesn't bother to call tactics.

In the coaching area of ​​the Lakers, Li Mu said to Kobe, "Next, it's time for you to make a move, take out the off-ball running against the Jazz, and connect the players on the Lakers field.

Almighty is online, you are ready! ! "

Kobe nodded, with a bright smile on his face, under the cauliflower head, was a mouth full of dazzling white teeth.

It's time to show the fangs of the 'Black Mamba'.

Thinking of the Jazz game, his heart boiled.

The timeout expires and the game resumes.

On the court, the Lakers attacked, and Billups dribbled to the front court to organize and observe the situation on the court.

Facing Kobe's sudden counter-run, Anthony Peeler reacted a bit too late, and could only keep up, eating Kobe's exhaust.

Bypass Billups, cut into the inside line, break through and turn around to change direction, making Anthony Peeler unable to stop and crashing into O'Neal's arms.

And Kobe took the bottom line, jumped out of the encirclement 'circle', and returned to the left area that became the weak side.

Billups' pass, like a scalpel, was passed sharply into Kobe's hands.

Catch the ball, lift it up, look at the basket.

At this time, Kobe could see Garnett's movements clearly. Garnett knew that Kobe had a mid-range shot, so he could only rush to defend instead of waiting for a shot to kill him.

Garnett just moved his feet, and Kobe hit the ground and sent the basketball to the basket.

"It wasn't Kobe, who ended the offense, it was Ben Wallace who kept defending.

Kobe's off the ball made the Lakers' offense no longer just individual.

Instead, it has become an interconnected whole. Such a Laker is the real terror!
The performance of the OK combination has already killed the Quartet, and the other positions have been activated one by one to attack. Will the opponent be allowed to live? "

Bang-dang-!
Ben Wallace ate pie, dunked under the basket and scored two points.

Garnett's defensive area built with his physical talent was instantly smashed to pieces by the Lakers.

Next, on defense, the Lakers defend zone defense tactics.

While shrinking the inside line and releasing three-point shots from the outside line, it oppresses the ball holder and forces them to shoot away from the basket.

Garnett likes to shoot from the outside, and the iron-blooded mid-range shot is his specialty weapon.

Facing the flanking attack, he was just in the fourth grade, and he hadn't practiced to perfection yet, so his efficiency wasn't that high!

Empty cuts to the inside, alley-oops, or pulls to the outside to pull up, without Marbury's pass, he doesn't have many offensive methods. His real strength is the decathlon, and he can do a little bit of everything.

His attacking ability is still a bit short of a real superstar, so he can only split the ball to the outside line, hoping that his teammates can solve the battle.

Anthony Peeler's old club is the Lakers. He can't mobilize for this team, and he probably will be very desperate.

It's just that the reason why he was given up by the Lakers at the beginning was because he couldn't compete with Jones.

Kobe, who can't compete with Jones now, can be called an enhanced version of Jones.

He shot a three-pointer again, and under the interference of Kobe's desperate return defense, there was a bang and the iron went wide.

The Timberwolves have "two wolves", one is the "Wolf King" Garnett, and the other is the "lone wolf" Marbury.

Seeing Garnett in trouble, Marbury automatically took back the offensive ball.

He didn't care about the Lakers' attack, and broke through with the ball inside.

Marbury played very tough, his three-pointers were not good, and his two-pointers were not bad. No matter how much the Lakers shrunk, his more efficient offense was to hit the basket, and through the damage caused by sharp breakthroughs, The Timberwolves tried their best to bite the score tightly.

After the first game, the score was 27 to 23, and the Lakers only led the Timberwolves by 4 points.

O'Neal had 9 points, 3 rebounds and 1 block, showing a basic level of performance.

Kobe has 5 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds. His tactical status is becoming more and more important.

In the second quarter, the Lakers played back-to-back away games. Li Mu didn't expect to kill the opponent all at once, so he sent a bland 'rotation lineup'.

Harper, Bryant, Jones, Fox and Horry.

Sanders glanced at the Lakers lineup and suddenly lost the will to win.

In 1998, Garnett signed a six-year, $6 million contract with the Timberwolves.

At that time, the salary cap of a team was less than 2700 million U.S. dollars. Although Garnett's starting salary was at the same level as O'Neal, less than 2000 million U.S. dollars, it accounted for two-thirds of the team's salary.

However, after the lockout is over, the luxury tax is no longer a show, but a curse for every team.

The contracts of many of the Timberwolves' main players have ended, and they can only watch them leave with no money to renew their contracts.

The three musketeers of the Timberwolves have already gone to the sword, and the rest of Marbury is still fighting with the team.

On the bench, the veterans can only be used to support the scene, and the rookies can be used to make up the number. It is conceivable how the combat effectiveness will be.

If it wasn't impossible, the Timberwolves wouldn't make any yin and yang contracts, and got the general Joe Smith.

As a result, the Timberwolves exhausted their means, and the lineup they assembled was simply too shabby compared to the Lakers' bench.

This exorbitant contract was still begged by the team owner to Garnett. Now that the Lakers are making a move, he can only accept it with tears in his eyes!
Marbury and Joe Smith, don't you want data?Then you continue to lead the team.

Garethia, Dennis Scott and rookie Rasunestrovic came off the bench.

Rotation battle, just for light torture! !
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(End of this chapter)