Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 112 112. Hot State

The defending champion's 17-point victory over the Heat in the first game of the regular season undoubtedly became the headlines of the league on the second day.

This season's defending champion Timberwolves and the Heat who have been crazily reinforced in the summer are definitely the two biggest favorites to win the championship.

Even the San Antonio Spurs and Suns, who also ushered in reinforcements, or the Detroit Pistons, who have undergone a coaching change, can only be ranked behind, watching the two teams of Timberwolves and Heat domineering over their heads.

As a result, once the opening game started, the Timberwolves directly defeated the Miami Heat by 17 points at home. While winning the national live broadcast, they also pressed the face of Heat star Dwyane Wade on the ground again and frantically rubbed it.

During the offseason, Wade posted on social media many times that he practiced three-pointers. At that time, he also attracted a lot of praise from fans. It is expected that Wade in the new season can make up for the lack of shooting and evolve into a real three-pointer in one fell swoop. League Superstar.

But with the end of the first game of the new season, Wade encountered a shooting defense as always in the game against the Timberwolves. As a result, Wade only made 6 of 1 shots from outside the three-point line, and his 17% three-point shooting rate looked The fans almost vomited blood.

This game in particular reminded Miami fans of the poignancy of last year's Finals.

Wade's outside abnormality not only made it impossible for him to open the situation, but also compressed O'Neal's offensive environment inside.

When both Wade and O'Neal couldn't dominate the game offensively, the Heat's threat dropped from championship favorite to a mediocre fringe team in an instant.

The scene of last year's finals is still vivid for Miami fans. In five games, "Shark" O'Neal could barely contribute 13.8 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.2 blocks under the heavy double-team of the Timberwolves.

As for the "Flash" Wade, needless to say, although the finals average of 15.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists is not too bad at first glance, but only 36.7% of the field goal percentage is really appalling.

The outside three-point shooting rate is only a poor 9.8%.

In the new season, Heat general manager Pat Riley fired Stan Van Gundy and came down to coach in person, in order to lead the team to the supreme championship trophy.

But now the Timberwolves only need one game to cast a shadow over the Heat's road to winning the championship. This shadow not only makes the Heat fans feel depressed, but even the head coach Pat Riley has a gloomy face!

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"Happily, the Heat actively operated and strengthened this summer. They shouted the slogan of winning the championship before the start of the season, but lost to us by 17 points in the opening game. It is really something worth celebrating."

In the office, General Manager McHale smiled in a good mood while smoking a cigar.

Although the Heat are not the only opponents on the way to defend the Timberwolves this season, the Heat are definitely the most rampant of these opponents.

Whether it's Dwyane Wade, who has a stinky mouth, or general manager Pat Riley, the ambitions and hostility of the two men to the Timberwolves are undisguised.

It's just that Wade is more like a mouth-to-mouth player, and he is more verbal against the Timberwolves. When it comes to the game, he is still restricted by the Timberwolves and can't find his way.

At present, Wade's image in the eyes of fans is a funny jumping clown. Every time before playing against the Timberwolves, Wade will release harsh words, and he is full of confidence in both speech and behavior.

But every time Wade's face was flushed, the fans gradually lost patience with Wade.

Some Heat fans have even publicly questioned on the forum, can Wade really lead the Heat to win the championship trophy? ?

As for the "magic fortune teller" Riley, although he never sneered at the Timberwolves in public, Riley is like a poisonous snake. If he really listens to what he says, he will definitely die in the end.

Riley never speaks harshly, but everything Riley does reveals hostility. Compared with the slightly immature Dwyane Wade, Riley is the most difficult character to deal with.

"I'm afraid the Heat will continue to make reinforcements this season. Pat's obsession with the championship is very deep. If he finds out his shortcomings, he will definitely try his best to strengthen the trade."

"Pat is a crazy guy in a way, and with the intensity of his training, Shaq would have to complain."

"Especially the loss in the regular season, it seems that Shaq's life in the new season is destined to be difficult." Picking up the coffee on the table and gulping it down, Luke showed a smile on his face.

"Before I overestimated the Heat. Now it seems that the Heat can break out of the Eastern Conference. After the opening game, I found out that the strength of the Pistons in the new season is much stronger than we thought before."

Shaking his head slightly, McHale wasn't sure if it was a good thing or a bad thing.

The Pistons showed a very strong combat effectiveness in the first game of the regular season. In the case of no personnel changes in the lineup, the old Sanders' offensive level is much higher than that of Larry Brown.

The good news is that the Pistons and the Heat are both in the East. The strength of the Pistons will allow the Timberwolves to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, preventing the Heat from being the dominant player in the East.

The bad news is that the strength of the Pistons has given the Timberwolves another powerful opponent on their way to defending the title. If you want to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, you must have the personal premise of killing the tigers.

"It's too far away to think about these things at the moment. Let them solve the matters in the east by themselves. Next, we must first subdue the west." Luke raised his head and exhaled a smoke ring, and said indifferently.

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The Timberwolves started the game very hot, and the players in the next few games played the dominance that the defending champion should have.

The defensive system built by Payton "Glove" and Garnett "Wolf King" is enough to make most teams in the league feel collapsed.

Except for a few championship favorites with superstars, it is difficult for other teams to take advantage of the Timberwolves' defensive system.

In the past few games, center Magloire's personal performance has become better and better. He played against "Shark" O'Neal in the first game after joining the Timberwolves. Magloire is indeed a bit sad.

However, in the next few games, Magloire played at the quasi-All-Star level, especially with the assistance of "Wolf King" Garnett, Magloire's offensive environment is much better than that of the Hornets.

最近五场比赛马格洛伊尔在场均登场28.7分钟的情况下可以交出14.8分12.6篮板1.1抢断以及1.4次封盖。

This data is far better than when Karl Malone played for the Timberwolves last year, and Magloire's field mobility is also unmatched by Karl Malone, who is in his 40s.

"Glove" Payton often staged a wonderful alley-oop with Magloire. At present, the inside twin towers composed of Garnett and Magloire have already shown their edge.

Except for the anti-human low-post killers such as "Shark" O'Neal or Yao Ming, the Timberwolves' defense is not afraid of any star!
(End of this chapter)