Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 140 140. The Houston Party

In February, the defending champion Timberwolves were in full swing.

As of February 2, the Timberwolves won all eight games in February, raising their record to 16 wins and 50 losses.

The joining of Gerald Wallace made the Timberwolves' defensive system more perfect, and the outbreak of "Little Shark" Bynum enabled Luke to further develop the lineup.

After the game against the Pistons, Bynum gradually began to swell. Swelling is not a good thing for professional athletes, but "Little Shark" Bynum is like a child who hasn't grown up.

Skipping college and directly participating in the draft made Bynum's golf quotient immature, and his family environment made Bynum's EQ also relatively low.

The necessary confidence allows Bynum to play even more brutally on the court.

Entering the eight games in February, Bynum averaged 15.6 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game.

And Bynum's excellent personal performance also made Luke start to adjust the playing time of Magloire and others, so that Bynum had more performance opportunities.

Luke's arrangement Magloire will not have the slightest dissatisfaction. After all, with the help of the Timberwolves and head coach Luke this year, Magloire has returned to the ranks of the All-Stars.

This is simply a surprise for Magloire whose contract is about to expire. This season's performance this season is enough for Magloire to sign a fat contract.

Even if he can't stay in the Timberwolves, Magloire doesn't have to worry about the market at all.

It is precisely because the Timberwolves have no room to renew the contract with Magloire after the expiration of Magloire's contract, so Luke will focus on training "Little Shark" Bynum, hoping that Bynum can grow after Magloire leaves the team to the All-Star level.

Judging from the current situation, Luke is quite satisfied with Bynum's personal growth. Except that he often has a fever in the low post and wants to play hard, Bynum's role is not inferior to Magloire, even better than Ma Gloyer does it better.

Luke has already begun to plan to put Bynum in the starting lineup after the All-Star weekend, giving Bynum more opportunities to perform.

Also from now on, the tactical position between Bynum and Magloire will be handed over.

In addition, the current record of 50 wins and 5 losses of the Timberwolves also makes the outside world more and more optimistic about the Timberwolves breaking the record.

如今森林狼距离赛季结束只剩下27场比赛，在这27场比赛里森林狼只要赢下其中23场就能打破72胜10负的历史最佳战绩。

If they can win more, the Timberwolves will further expand this record and have a chance to become the historical ceiling of the NBA.

According to the current momentum of the Timberwolves, the probability of breaking the best record in history is as high as 70%. Even ESPN predicts that the final record of the Timberwolves is likely to reach 74 wins, 8 losses, or even 75 wins and 7 losses.

The Timberwolves' defensive efficiency this season is as unsolvable as a bug. If you only look at the lineup on paper, there are many teams with more luxurious lineups than the Timberwolves in history.

But there are very few who can cooperate more tacitly than the Timberwolves.

According to the judgment of the US media, the current defensive efficiency of the Timberwolves has reached the peak of history, and even the Bulls who played 72 wins back then are difficult to become opponents.

Of course, this kind of thing is always different, and it is difficult for two teams of different eras to reach an agreement no matter how many times they are compared.

What's more, Luke has no interest in caring about such boring discussions at all.

The current mind still has to be on the upcoming All-Star Weekend, which will be the last break before the sprint stage of the regular season.

If the Timberwolves want to challenge the best record in history of 72 wins and 10 losses, they must go all out in the second half of the schedule without any reservations.

Under such high-intensity physical exertion, the All-Star Weekend is a good rest.

It allows players to alleviate the physical fatigue caused by the first half of the schedule as much as possible, so that they can maintain their state in the second half of the season and reduce the downturn after physical exertion.

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"Houston is a damn boring place. It feels like you can wash your face with a twist. I really don't know how those guys live in such an environment." Raymond complained as he took off his extra coat.

For the guy who has been in Minnesota for more than a decade, coming to Houston at this time really needs to adapt.

Luke led the crowd to Houston two days in advance to wait.

In addition to the three players who will participate in the All-Star Game, there are Luke, Lambiel, and Raymond.

It's just that Luke came very reluctantly, while Lambiel and Raymond were very interested in the upcoming All-Star Weekend.

Luke would never have come to this damn place if he hadn't planned to meet Katie just in time.

Houston often rains in February, and the air is full of humidity, which is very unfriendly to people who like Minnesota's climate.

Minnesota sometimes wears thick coats in February, but it feels like summer in Houston.

After getting off the plane, Luke looked at the half-sleeves of the pick-up staff and fell silent. After looking down at his "sultry" suit, Luke only felt that he was thrown into the steam room in an instant.

"It's much better than ghost places like Utah and Denver. I don't want to stay in that kind of place for a second." Lambiel shrugged indifferently.

This is the first time Lambiel participated in the All-Star Weekend as a coach, which is a memorable event for Lambiel.

So Lambiel was excited about the upcoming All-Star Weekend. When the identities of players and coaches changed, Lambiel found himself a little curious.

"Where do Katie and the others live?" After getting in the car, Luke asked Lambiel on the side.

"They have already arrived at the hotel ahead of time, we just go straight there." Lambiel still had a smile on his face, and his behavior was even a bit gentlemanly.

Just looking at this appearance, no one would have guessed that this guy turned out to be a "devil".

After arriving at the hotel, Luke and others got out of the car and saw Katie standing at the door of the hotel, and her father Jon standing beside her.

It's just that little Katie looked a little scared at this time, hugging her father's thigh and hiding behind her, and because she was curious, she only dared to peek at Luke secretly with half of her head exposed.

On the contrary, Jon Samuelson was a little emotional. As soon as he saw Luke, he hugged Katie and moved closer. The almost fawning smile on his face made Luke frown.

"Lu, you're finally here. It's really not easy to see you. I'm Katie's father, Jon."

"Katie, this is your sugar daddy (god daddy). Usually you don't like to watch your sugar daddy's games the most. Don't be afraid, your basketball training has always been supported by your sugar daddy."

Jon patted Katie on the head, but Katie still looked a little scared, grabbing Jon's pants and refusing to let go.

In fact, Katie is already eight years old this year, but Luke and Lambiel really don't look like good people when they stop there, and four large characters are almost distorted in the air, "the evil of evil"!
If she didn't know that the person in front of her was her sugar daddy, Katie would have cried out of fright.

Speaking of which, this is the first real meeting between Luke and Katie.

Looking at the little guy who looked like a porcelain doll in front of him, Luke knelt down and forced a smile, then reached out and touched Katie's head: "I heard that you usually like me very much."

Luke's gentle appearance made Katie less nervous, but after hearing Luke's words, the little girl nodded vigorously first, and then buried her head on her father's lap, looking a little shy.

"Practice hard and believe in yourself. In the future, you will definitely become the face of the women's basketball team." I couldn't help but hug Katie from the ground, and let Katie bury her head on her shoulder because of shyness, Luke's face full of smiles.

　Ask for a monthly ticket, ask for a recommendation ticket, thank you, third child!Thank you everyone!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)