Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 211 211. Kill the game!The Timberwolves are gaining momentum!The series draws to a close? ! (two chapters in one)

With the first two games of the finals finished, the Heat tied the big score to 1:1.

Especially in the G2 game, Riley found a way to restrain the Timberwolves by mistake.

Since Garnett was injured, the Timberwolves have obviously relied too much on Iverson's performance on the offensive end.

And when Iverson was targeted by the opponent on the court, it was difficult for the Timberwolves to find a second stable scorer to provide firepower.

In the second game, Riley sanctioned Iverson with a half-court attack, even though Artest, Gerald Wallace and others ushered in an explosion at a certain stage, helping the team bite all the way score.

But in the final stage, Iverson's restriction still exposed many problems.

So after losing the second game, Luke simply asked McHale to contact Garnett to prepare for a comeback, otherwise the Timberwolves would definitely become very passive in the next game.

Garnett's comeback can at least ensure that when Iverson is targeted by the Heat, the Timberwolves will not fall into the embarrassment of no one scoring.

Even though Garnett's competitive status is an unknown issue, the Timberwolves really need a star who can stand up and score with Iverson at critical moments.

Even if scoring is not Garnett's strong point, as the No.1 in the league before the injury, three consecutive MVPs have made Garnett more and more confident.

As long as Garnett can usher in a comeback in the game, he will definitely have the ability to take over the game at critical moments.

It will not be in a slightly embarrassing situation like Artest and others who can play but dare not play.

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When the Timberwolves announced to the outside world that Garnett would usher in a comeback in Game [-] of the Finals, the fans outside the world instantly became excited.

Many fans are looking forward to the scene where Garnett joins forces with Iverson after his comeback and sweeps all the way to win the championship trophy.

As the only man in the active league who has won the regular season MVP for three consecutive years, Garnett's current popularity can be described as extremely high.

Even though Luke said he would control Garnett's playing time, it still couldn't stop the enthusiasm from the fans.

At the same time, the Heat fans who heard the news seemed a little frustrated.

Although Garnett suffered a very serious injury this season, he has not played for more than half a year.

However, as the so-called lean camel is bigger than a horse, Garnett's upcoming comeback still casts a shadow over Miami.

No one knows what the next game will look like, but Garnett, who is about to come back, has become the focus of today's league.

In addition to the fans talking in private, even experts from all walks of life have conducted extensive analysis on Garnett's upcoming comeback.

After nearly a day of news fermentation, most people think that Garnett's comeback will make this round of finals lose suspense.

If there is no accident, the Timberwolves will have a high probability of winning the championship trophy this year.

Before the injury this season, Garnett was too indulgent during the offseason, although his performance at the beginning of the season was not satisfactory.

但场均依然可以砍下23.6分15.7篮板4.1助攻1.7抢断以及2.4次封盖。

Even Garnett, who didn't actively participate in training during the offseason, was still the league's biggest MVP candidate at the time.

What kind of personal performance Garnett can play after his comeback is still unclear to the outside world, but after the news came out, the most flustered person at the moment must be none other than Chris Webber.

Originally, Weber was very fortunate that he finally didn't have to suffer under Garnett's defense this year. As a result, Chris Webber, who had just played a good ball in G2 of the finals, ushered in bad news.

Garnett can be said to be Chris Webber's nightmare in the latter part of his career. During the Kings period, Weber was often pushed on the ground by Garnett and rubbed frantically.

Now that Webber has reached the point where he needs a veteran's basic salary to earn a living, Garnett is still the most dazzling star in the league, which makes the already humble Webber even more humble.

Fortunately, Garnett also suffered injuries this season, and there is a high probability that his strength will decline after his comeback. Weber can be said to be clear about this.

Otherwise, Weber will definitely feign injury and play dead every minute, so as to avoid being too ugly by Garnett's humiliation.

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In the third game of the finals, the Timberwolves will be a guest at the American Airlines Arena in Miami to challenge the Heat.

Although this game is the Heat Stadium, but looking around, there are still many Timberwolves fans wearing blue and white T-shirts.

There is a distance of about 2400 kilometers between Minnesota and the Heat, and it takes several hours even by plane.

And dare to wear your own team's T-shirt and shout wildly at other teams' home courts. This kind of behavior still requires a certain amount of courage.

After all, there are countless allusions to fights and fights because of this kind of thing every year. When emotions are high, no one cares about the consequences of this kind of thing.

It is not difficult to see from here that there are still many die-hard Timberwolves fans, and the fans' support for their team has reached an almost crazy level.

In particular, Kevin Garnett's comeback attracted a large number of fans to watch the away game, wanting to see the demeanor of the Wolf King after his comeback for the first time.

The Heat still maintain their regular starters in this game: Marbury, Wade, Salmons, Chris Webber and O'Neal.

As for the Timberwolves, Luke put Garnett, who has returned from injury, into the starting lineup, and appeared in the official game again after half a year.

As soon as the game started, the Heat's defense against Iverson was still the same as in the previous game. As long as Iverson held the ball for halftime, the Heat's side would immediately have players step forward to attack.

Even if a large number of pincers will give other players better shooting opportunities, Riley is determined not to frown, just to cut off Iverson's offense from the root.

Luke also made a lot of analysis and deployment of the Heat's defensive strategy before the game.

Since the Heat are determined to limit Iverson's performance, Luke will simply follow suit and stop trying to create offensive opportunities for Iverson as he did in the last game.

Instead, Iverson was used as a bait to completely release the offensive environment of other players.

Transformed Iverson from a scorer to a playmaker.

When the Timberwolves failed to seize the opportunity to complete an open shot, Garnett could stand up and act as a second offensive point, reducing the offensive pressure on Iverson.

Throughout the first half, Iverson significantly reduced his irrational shots when facing double-teams. Instead, he tried to drive his teammates' offense through a large number of conductive balls.

And Artest and Spanoulis on the bench really lived up to Iverson's trust, hitting consecutive three-pointers from the outside, helping the Timberwolves always have the advantage.

The only bad thing is that Garnett struggled in the first half after returning from injury.

In the first quarter, his teammates kept feeding the ball to Garnett, trying to get Garnett to regain his touch through shooting.

Facing Chris Webber's defense, Garnett still has a clear advantage.

However, people can clearly find that after the injury, Garnett's explosive power is not as good as before. In addition to the decrease in lateral movement speed, even the shooting feel is out of sight.

Facing Chris Webber, Garnett only scored four points in the first quarter, and Garnett only scored two points in the second quarter.

After the half game, Garnett only surrendered 6 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block.

Even though Luke has very strict control over Garnett's playing time, Garnett only played for about 15 minutes in the entire first half, but Garnett still struggled with 9 of 3 shots on the offensive end. Timberwolves fans watching this game were disappointed.

Some fans even began to express eccentrically on the Internet that after the injury, Garnett has fallen from the altar, and is no longer the omnipotent No. 1 in the league before. Today, Garnett is at best a second-rate star.

There are not a few people outside who are ready to watch Garnett's jokes, but Garnett currently has no intention of taking care of these things.

Because even Garnett was frustrated with his performance in the first half. He sat silent in the locker room during the intermission, completely different from the state when he announced his comeback before the game.

Seeing Garnett's frustrated face, Luke stepped forward and patted Garnett on the shoulder: "Don't be depressed Kevin, you haven't played for half a year, and you played very well in this game."

"Your return disrupted the Heat's defensive deployment and prevented the Heat from double-teaming Allen unscrupulously."

"Don't forget, we were the ones leading in the first half."

"Don't care too much about personal data on the court. Many of your roles are not reflected in the data."

Luke's comfort made Garnett feel a little better, but it still couldn't dispel the depression in Garnett's heart.

Back in the second half of the game, Riley's defense against Iverson was still a half-court attack, especially when Kevin Garnett's offensive touch was obviously not good, Riley chose to continue to believe in his own judgment.

Even though the Timberwolves have been leading the Heat in the first half with the excellent touch of Artest and Spanoulis and others, in Riley's mind, Iverson's threat is still far greater than others.

Even if he was shot to death by the hot touch of other players, Riley would never allow Iverson to kill the game with the ball.

Throughout the second half, Iverson remained calm enough. While frequently being pinched on the offensive end, Iverson used passing to sort out the team's offense in an orderly manner.

However, the touch of Artest and Spanoulis was not always hot. Just as Riley bet, the last player the Timberwolves really relied on was none other than Iverson.

With less and less time on the court, when there were only three minutes left before the end of the fourth quarter, the Heat, who had been lagging behind in the game, took the lead for the first time with Marbury's chasing three-pointer.

The Heat's go-ahead also made the home fans gradually start to gain momentum. The noise coming from their ears made the Timberwolves players start to get irritable, and the game officially came to the final decisive stage.

At the critical moment, Iverson was under pressure and made an emergency stop in front of the two. Iverson's outstanding performance made Riley's right eyelid twitch. pause.

After the timeout, the Heat's defensive intensity against Iverson became higher and higher. The tough flanking made it difficult for Iverson to even dribble.

Seeing that the Timberwolves gradually fell into a passive position, while Iverson was unable to open up the situation, the other players of the Timberwolves also became hesitant in their shots, no longer as decisive as they were in the first three quarters.

But just when Iverson was in trouble, Garnett successfully stood up at the last moment.

Taking advantage of the defense attracted by Iverson, Garnett, who only made 14 of 5 shots in the first three quarters, was unambiguous at all. He scored three goals in a row within 2 minutes, and personally scored seven points in a row to kill the game.

Garnett's unexpected outburst in the final period made Riley look a little gloomy.

But as Marbury and Wade both missed the three-point line continuously, the Heat lost their last hope of a comeback.

At the end of the whole game, with Garnett's monopoly at the last moment, the Timberwolves defeated the Heat by 7 points at home, rewriting the total score of the series to 2:1.

整场比赛伤愈复出的加内特出战31分钟，个人贡献出19分12篮板4助攻1抢断以及2次封盖。

Among them, at the end of the fourth quarter, Garnett scored 7 points in a row to kill the game in one fell swoop when Iverson was strictly guarded.

Even though Garnett's performance in the first three quarters was very struggling, in the eyes of the fans, they all gritted their teeth, thinking that Garnett not only failed to help the team, but also dragged the team back.

But at the critical moment, Garnett was unambiguous in scoring and became the most reliable helper around Iverson.

And Garnett's final performance also completed self-salvation for his downturn in the first three quarters.

Otherwise, once the Timberwolves lose this game, Garnett will definitely face many doubts from the outside world and become the backer after the Timberwolves lose.

After the game, Garnett, who repeatedly hit key shots, was also a little excited, and ran to the sidelines to hug Luke immediately.

Although Garnett didn't express much, Luke understood Garnett's mind at this time.

Reaching out to pat Garnett on the back, Luke still had a smile on his face: "I don't know if you still remember, but you were like this two years ago."

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The victory of this game allowed the Timberwolves to take the initiative with a big score of 2:1, and Garnett's comeback still played a decisive role.

Even though Garnett's performance in the first three quarters was a mess, in the final stage Garnett assumed the responsibilities that a star should bear.

The existence of Iverson has attracted a lot of defense from the Heat. The problem of the Timberwolves has never been that there are no excellent shooting opportunities, but that when the opportunity comes out, there are no big-hearted players who can stabilize the army at critical moments.

Both Artest and Iguodala had phenomenal performances before. When they met each other naked at the end of the game, the two would become hesitant in making shots.

In contrast, Garnett, who has won the regular season MVP for three consecutive years, has excellent psychological quality. Even though he has frequently hit the iron on the offensive end before, Garnett will not be soft when the opportunity comes out.

After playing under Luke for three years, Garnett not only rose in career honor like a rocket, but also reached a very high level of psychological quality.

At the same time, Garnett's performance in deciding the outcome of the game also ushered in everyone's appreciation after the game.

Even teammate Iverson said with a smile: "Kevin is simply my hero today."

Garnett's comeback at this juncture originally meant a hero's return, and now this performance has laid the foundation for Garnett's heroic appearance.

The joy of victory made fans temporarily forget Garnett's poor performance after his comeback, as well as the decline in state that can be detected on both ends of the offense and defense.

The torn ligament in his left knee still took away part of Garnett's explosive power, making Garnett no longer as wild as before.

But at this time, the morale of the Timberwolves is high, and the momentum of the series is gradually coming to the Timberwolves. If the Heat do not change in the future, this year's finals will basically come to an end.

(End of this chapter)