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Chapter 34 The effect of 1+1 less than 2!
The game started in the second quarter, and the Forest team took the lead.

With Garnett off the floor, Marbury is truly free to take possession of the ball.

In just 1 minute, he quickly became the brightest star on the field.

too slow.

Harper's footsteps couldn't keep up, and Marbury used his speed to burst into a sieve.

too soft.

Horry's rim guard, in Marbury's view, is just a look, hitting the rim with accuracy.

He can penetrate the Lakers' defense with one shot.

Changing direction to accelerate, layup in three steps, and a pick in the air.

Continuously changing direction, lifting the ball and swaying, European step layup, pass behind Horry under the basket, you can hear the sound of Joe Smith exploding the basket without even looking.

Then, there was clapping applause from the fans.

In the days without Garnett, Marbury felt much happier, quicker and more comfortable, like a free fish in the sea.

At this moment, he felt that he could [-]v[-], no, [-]v[-] would not be a disadvantage.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Marbury was not only able to break through and score a layup, he could also break through and assist his teammates to score, and even showed off a three-pointer from the outside.

This is his weakness. It's not that he can shoot. When he is in good shape, he can also rain a wave of three-pointers and kill the game.

In the first 2 minutes of the game, Marbury's offensive end was full of firepower, leading the Timberwolves to an 8-2 offensive, and instantly overtook the score.

The Lakers' rotation lineup doesn't look as strong as expected.

He is indeed the man in the future who claims to be the 'No. [-] Control in the World'.

In all fairness, in terms of offensive ability, he does have the strength to boast.

You say Iverson is better than him?
Iverson is a point guard?

It's not that you are short, you have to be a point guard.

Conversely, playing point guard can also feel like a shooting guard!
Marbury is super strong in chaos, he can drag the rhythm of the game into the melee, and then defeat his opponent with his physical talent.

Harper, after all, is 37 years old. He was selected to the second team of the best defense, named after him, and was selected as the "Harper lineup". The strength is there, but it is left in the years.

Moreover, there is also a problem with the running-in of the Lakers' second team. There is no fixed core player. Horry, Jones and Fox, etc., all want to return to the starting lineup. Who will play the sixth man is really not good. Sure.

There is also no fixed offensive and defensive system, which changes from game to game. This is something that Li Mu deserves to reflect on.

Sometimes, the cards in the hand are too good, and after playing the king bomb, the following cards will be played out somehow.

In the 6th minute of the second quarter, the score difference on the court was not big, and he felt that the main players had enough rest. Li Mu immediately replaced O'Neal, Kobe and Billups on the court again.

At this time, the Lakers lineup is as follows:
Billups, Kobe, Jones, Horry and O'Neal.

That's right, this is an attacking lineup, Li Mu wants to try it out, attack with all his strength, and see if he can take the game away with one wave.

Because of Marbury and Joe Smith, the two have played for nearly 10 minutes, and it is time to replace them.

In this case, there is only one Garnett left on the Timberwolves side to play.

The game continued, with Marbury off the court, Billups immediately went up to press, and the point guard who replaced Marbury was James Robinson.

Listening to the name is a lot better, but playing basketball is not worthy of the name. Being forced to mess up by Billups, Kobe took the opportunity to steal the basketball, and with a bang, he scored two points with a one-handed dunk.

In the end, Anthony Peeler and James Robinson worked together to move the basketball to the frontcourt and hand it over to Garnett to attack.

At this time, Horry is the flaw of the Lakers, and Garnett is the strength of the Timberwolves.

Without suspense, Horry was cleaned up by the star power forward again.

Every game, facing the teams in the West, seems to have to go through this kind of difficulty and challenge.

No wonder he lost his starting power forward position this season.

Fortunately, with this lineup, what Li Mu cares most about is offense.

O'Neal received the ball in the penalty area and singled out Garnett, no, it was Dean Garnett, not Kevin Garnett.

However, no matter who it is, O'Neal has only one move, catch the ball, sit down, drive away, turn around, and dunk...

No one can bear the weight of 130 kilograms. If they can't bear it, the inside line will fall.

After playing for a few minutes, Li Mu saw that the offensive lineup of the Lakers was not as effective as expected. Leaving aside the running-in, just how to divide the ball?
The five of them are all players who need the ball to be able to play, and one ball is obviously not enough for them.

Now there is no tactical system to knead them together, and the resulting effect can only get an ending of 1+1 less than 2.

Fortunately, the Timberwolves' lineup is really bad, and Garnett doesn't have Marbury's [-]v[-] scoring ability, so the offensive firepower has dropped by a dimension.

Finally, relying on the Timberwolves as a foil, the situation on the court still turned to the Lakers.

After the second quarter, the score was 56 to 45, and the Lakers took an 11-point lead.

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In the second half, the game resumed.

Timberwolves head coach Saunders knew that Marbury and Garnett had only a slight chance of defeating the Lakers. Only when those two cooperated to play a strong offensive firepower could they pass the Lakers. One move.

However, he underestimated the impact of the sky-high contract. Garnett got a big contract with a starting salary of 1400 million, and Marbury got a rookie salary of hundreds of thousands. Moreover, the team was unwilling to give him a sky-high contract.

This can't be fun to play!

This split the brotherhood between Marbury and Garnett.

Sanders let Marbury and Garnett play pick-and-roll tactics to target the weaknesses of the Lakers' point guard and power forward positions. The idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.

On the field, after Marbury picked and rolled, he was still sharp for a layup, but he didn't feel like passing the ball.

The two played pick-and-roll tactics, but played Marbury's one-man show, and let Garnett play a supporting role. I don't know what Marbury thinks?
It can only be concluded that this person is too 'independent', a 'lone wolf', doesn't he know that he is just a point guard?

Passing assists is where his job is.

In other words, when the third quarter started, the Lakers hadn't put in much effort, but the Timberwolves looked like they were about to collapse. The Timberwolves turned into Huskies in a flash.

O'Neal felt a little sleepy and wanted to do something.

So, on the field, the Lakers attacked, and O'Neal took the initiative to bypass Joe Smith and rushed to the left area guarded by Garnett.

That's right, he wants to see what the new Wolf King, who has played in the league for three years and can get it in the fourth year, with an annual salary of the same level as him, has what kind of ability, instead of cleaning up that one, just get '100 Multi-million annual salary '95 No. [-] pick Joe Smith.

As the champion of the same card, O'Neill was ashamed to play against Joe Smith.

O'Neal leaned against Garnett to ask for the ball. Garnett came over clearly and looked at Joe Smith on the other side.

Joe Smith gave him a look back: Brother, I can only help you here with more than 100 million.

Seeing that his teammates had no hope, Garnett had no choice but to give up.

Billups passed the ball quickly, opened up the space, and watched the excitement from the sidelines.

After receiving the basketball, O'Neal sat on his back and slammed three or four times under the basket. Garnett fought and retreated, and withdrew to the bottom line.

Only then did O'Neal turn around, take the ball and sway it into the basket, and found that Garnett hadn't rushed over, so he grabbed the ball with one hand and hung it on the basket with a bang.

"Shaq, let Garnett understand that he doesn't fit in the paint."

Next, O'Neal continued to find Garnett to match up.

Garnett has also learned, using his sensitive body to defend O'Neal around the front, without giving O'Neal a chance to catch the ball.

No ball means no damage.

For Garnett's move, O'Neal has nothing to do, he can't pull out to catch the ball, can he?
In that case, he should be the one to be laughed at.

Such an episode cannot change the current situation on the court.

The Timberwolves' lineup is not as good as that of the Lakers, and they can't play together, and the score is gradually being pulled apart.

After the first three quarters, the Lakers have led the Timberwolves by more than 20 points.

Li Mu decided to clock in and get off work. O'Neill stayed on the court for a while and got a satisfactory score before leaving the court to rest.

Because Marbury is still on the court, Kobe is naturally still fighting to the end, fighting the 96 golden generation.

hum~~
With the scorer on, the buzzer sounds, and the full game time is over.

The score was 121 to 98. The Lakers beat the Timberwolves by 23 points and won 5 consecutive victories in the new season.

O'Neal scored 39 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks. He continued to have no opponents and was unstoppable.

Kobe scored 27 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, with the same firepower.

Marbury has 28 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, and the book is very beautiful.

加内特22分10篮板5助攻3盖帽2抢断，数据全面，核心地位明显。

Just looking at the data of the core players, the gap between the two teams does not seem to be that big.

It's just that when compared with other players, they are not at the same level at all.

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(End of this chapter)