Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 25 25. The cleaning uncle is more nimble than you
On December 12, the Timberwolves, which has attracted much attention recently, will be a guest in New Jersey and challenge the Nets away.

And this game is also the season debut of the team's new aid Nehbar.

To be precise, it should be Nehbar's NBA debut.

For this game, Nehbar, who has only landed in the NBA at the age of 24 this year, is very excited, because in Nehbar's heart, he has long since stopped looking forward to the NBA.

Even though the name Nehbar is well-known in European basketball circles, Nehbar still felt a little nervous from the moment he stepped into the NBA arena.

Maybe if it weren't for Luke's foothold in the NBA, then Nehbar would never be associated with the NBA in his life.

Even if he was selected by the Rockets with the 2002th pick in the first round of the 15 draft, Nehbar still didn't have the courage to leave Europe, and he still didn't have the courage to embark on the NBA journey alone.

The lineup of the Nets this season looks very competitive, at least the Nets also have the three giants of Vince Carter, Jason Kidd and Richard Jefferson.

Among them, Carter averaged more than 25 points per game, and Jefferson averaged 23.3 points per game.

Coupled with Kidd, who averaged 15 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists per game this season, this makes the Nets a star-studded team. In terms of popularity alone, it is definitely one of the most popular teams in the league.

However, although the Nets' lineup looks good, the current record of the team is embarrassing.

So far, the Nets have a record of 12 wins and 11 losses, barely ranking eighth in the Eastern Conference.

So this situation makes head star Vince Carter look a little embarrassed.

After all, Carter just came to the Nets from the Raptors through a trade during the offseason last year, and this deal also gave New Jersey fans hope of hitting the championship.

As a result, once the season started, not only did the Nets fail to get better, but even whether they can make the playoffs has become a problem.

You know, the Nets had a record of 47 wins and 35 losses last season and ranked second in the Eastern Conference.

In this way, Vince Carter was so embarrassed that he could dig out a three-bedroom and one living room with his toes.

Even though Vince Carter's personal data is very good, currently averaging 27 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists per game, this still cannot conceal the doubts from Nets fans.

Even now in New Jersey, some fans have begun to regard Vince Carter as a cancer, thinking that Carter's arrival has destroyed the team's original chemical reaction, which has made the team farther and farther away from the championship.

Carter, who has always been a good man, doesn't mind these remarks from the outside world, but in fact, only Carter himself can understand the sadness in his heart.

Before the game started, all the players on the Timberwolves side gathered together, and the head coach Luke stood in the middle holding a tactical board and giving instructions.

"In this game, our defensive focus only needs to be on Vince and Richard."

"Jason's offensive ability is average. To be precise, his offensive ability is a bit bad."

"So Sam, you can see the opportunity to let Jason shoot from the outside. Once Vince and Richard get the ball and prepare to attack, don't hesitate to clip it as soon as possible!"

"Kevin, the same is true for you. There is a high probability that the player facing you on the field will be Nenad. You don't need to care about this. If your position allows, you can boldly step forward to help defend."

"Remember, we have only one defensive purpose in this game, which is to double-team Vince and Richard so that they can't find their own rhythm on the offensive end." Looking up at the crowd, Luke took He instructed him with the tactical board.

Under normal circumstances, Luke seldom uses double-team tactics on the court. Even in the face of top scorers like Kobe and Wade, Luke insists not to double-team.

This habit is a habit retained by Luke when he coached the small ball era, because once double-teamed, it means that the defense has leaked.

In this situation, it is easy for the opponent to hit a three-pointer and play a smooth offensive system.

However, the situation of this Nets team is really special. Except for Carter and Jefferson, the offensive ability of the whole team is very average.

And Kidd is an organizational point guard. In addition, the Nets have been using a two-tower lineup this season, and they have no pulling ability on the outside.

That's why Luke dared to let the players boldly step forward to double-team. If necessary, letting Kidd short is also a strategy.

Anyway, Kidd's 39.1% field goal percentage this season is really too broken.

After the game started, the Timberwolves got the ball first. The Timberwolves' starting lineup for this game is: Kassel, Madman, Szczerbiak, Garnett, and Karl Malone.

The Nets are: Kidd, Carter, Jefferson, Nenad Kostic, and Jason Collison.

Among them, Krstic and Collison are both over [-] meters tall. Although the overall strength of this twin-tower lineup is average, it is absolutely impeccable in terms of height.

Similarly, the disadvantages of this twin-tower lineup are that the movement speed is slow, and the offensive end cannot open up space.

At the beginning of the game, the Timberwolves still played the bull's-eye on the offensive end, but because Kidd's defensive ability is relatively good, Cassel obviously became more focused on the offensive end, and also handed over most of the offensive opportunities to Garnett. .

Facing Kostic, who was bald at a young age, Garnett has a great personal advantage in terms of footwork

Knowing this well, Garnett also made good use of his footsteps, completing a pick-and-roll at the beginning of the game, turning around and making an emergency stop.

"Shu~"

With the sound of the basketball hitting the net, Garnett, who was retreating, showed his white teeth, and challenged Kostic: "The pace is so slow, the uncle who cleans the house is more nimble than you."

Hearing the provocation from Kevin Garnett, Krstic couldn't help frowning, but he didn't dare to respond immediately.

Although Krstic participated in the draft in 2002, this season is actually Krstic's first season in the NBA.

So in the face of top star Garnett's verbal provocation, the Serbian center kept his mouth shut and did not confront Garnett.

After all, the name of the person, the shadow of the tree, Garnett has been in the NBA for a long time, and Krstic thinks that the Timberwolves players are very irritable, which makes Krstic afraid of annoying who is facing a situation. Beat up.

The offense of the Nets. The offensive system of the Nets this season is a bit chaotic. To be precise, the tactics arranged by the head coach Frank are often tampered with by Kidd on the court.

Because of this incident, Frank and Kidd had more than one quarrel off the court.

Frank believes that Kidd's behavior has challenged the authority of his coach, and Kidd believes that Frank's set is too rigid, and he hopes to be able to use it flexibly on the court.

It's hard to say who is right and who is wrong about this kind of thing. It can only be said that Frank, who just took office at the end of last season, has too little control over the Nets.

When Kidd and center Collison went to play the pick-and-roll in the high post, Cassell walked around the pick-and-roll slowly, and it seemed that he didn't want to defend Kidd at all.

That feeling is like saying: "Do you dare to vote? Let you vote!"

Seeing the defensive action of the alien "Cassel", Kidd couldn't help frowning, but he still transferred the ball to Vince Carter's hand on the right, and did not make a firm shot.

However, as soon as Vince Carter received the pass, Cassell clipped Carter without hesitation, leaving Kidd behind him completely outside the three-point line.

Facing a flanking attack, Carter, who had a pretty good view of the overall situation, directly gave up the offense and transferred the ball to the outside.

After receiving the return ball from Vince Carter, the area in front of Kidd has been completely empty. In this situation, Kidd can't even shoot.

Taking aim at the rim, Kidd reluctantly made a [-]-pointer before Cassell came back from the charge.

"boom!"

With this open three-pointer, Karl Malone at the basket blocked the jumping movements of Kostic and Collison alone.

Then let Garnett easily accept this backcourt rebound.

On the offensive end, Garnett continued to look for Krstic to target, and took advantage of his footwork to score on Krstic's head for two consecutive rounds.

On the defensive end, Krstic couldn't play a personal advantage when facing Garnett, or he had no advantage at all.

This also led to Garnett's consecutive singles against Krstic at the beginning of the game, and he scored eight points in a row. The Nets coach Frank, who played abruptly, called a timeout.

Because playing at this rhythm, I don't know if Kostic's mentality will blow up Frank, but Frank knows that his mentality will definitely blow up!

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