Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 30 30. Crash from Weber

Garnett's constant verbal provocation made Chris Webber angry.

But Weber knew Garnett very well, and knew that Garnett was deliberately using words to stimulate himself, trying to make him behave irrationally.

Chris Webber has no doubts, once he can't help but throw his fist at Garnett, then Garnett will definitely start acting with a fight and retreat, and then watch himself being expelled by the referee with a smile on his face.

After all, after fighting in the West for so many years, Weber is well aware of Garnett's methods, so even if Garnett's words succeed in making Weber angry, all Weber can do is fight back with actions.

Faced with the Timberwolves continuing to empty their defensive strategy, Chris Webber, who faced open opportunities this time, began to hesitate instead.

This season, Webber's average number of shots per game must reach more than 20 times. Even though Weber's offensive efficiency has dropped significantly due to injuries, Weber has never been an indecisive person.

Under normal circumstances, no matter how bad the offensive feel is, Weber dares to make bold shots without caring about the feelings of bystanders.

But now facing the Timberwolves' humiliating empty defense, Webber has become less decisive, because in Weber's entire career, he has never encountered such a thing.

However, when his teammates kept running according to Adelman's tactics, but because of Weber's point, he couldn't run for a long time, Weber only felt a little hot in the face of the open opportunity.

At this time, Chris Webber's situation is that the arrow is on the string and has to be launched. If he does not make a move, the King's offense will come to a standstill, and the entire set of Princeton tactics will also be unable to be used.

But the first two open shots were all missed, which made Weber really uncomfortable.

Hearing coach Rick Adelman's shouts from the field, Webb gritted his teeth and continued to make shots at the free throw line.

"Bang! Bang! Shua~"

After the ball bumped twice on the rim and fell into the net, Weber finally heaved a sigh of relief, even the pressure on his body seemed to be much lighter.

Otherwise, if the ball is missed again, even Webb doesn't know if he will collapse in the future.

"I think I should take back what I said before. You are not a trash, because you are a fighter among the trash." Looking at Chris Webber, who was clearly relieved, Garnett continued to provoke with words.

"Shut up, you bastard, I'll make you regret it." Glaring Garnett angrily, Chris Webber said through gritted teeth.

The next two teams continued to maintain their regular style of play. On the defensive end, the Timberwolves have always put Webber at the free throw line to complete the shot.

Once Weber intends to hold the ball and go inside, Garnett will immediately step forward to help defend, forcing Weber to finish at a farther position.

On the offensive end, the Timberwolves still focus on Luke's best horn tactics, but in this game, the Timberwolves' offensive focus has shifted from Garnett and Malone to Garnett and Szczerbiak.

Szczerbiak has a good personal advantage when facing Peja at this point, but Karl Malone is somewhat uncomfortable when facing Brad Miller.

No matter what you say, Malone is already in his 40s. For Brad Miller, who has a strong upper body and is in his prime, it is very rare for Malone to guarantee that he will not fall behind.

Throughout the first quarter, due to the special defensive style of the Timberwolves, the Kings could not play a complete Princeton on the offensive end, and could only let Webb use shots to score.

Or someone else tries to create as much as possible by simply cross-screening.

Either way, it's not the King's most routine offense.

It is no exaggeration to say that not being able to beat the Kings in Princeton means that Kobe has no room for singles on the offensive end, which directly halves the Kings' offensive firepower, which is not much different from cutting off his own arm.

Even though Adelman called two consecutive timeouts in the first quarter, and Webber's offensive touch also began to pick up in the second half, relying on star singles is not the king's regular offensive method after all.

This also led to Webber scoring 14 points in a single quarter at the end of the first quarter, but the Timberwolves still led the Kings by 6 points, suppressing the Kings in the situation.

"Fuck, what a bunch of cowards, hateful guys." Throwing the towel heavily on the ground, Weber, who was sitting on the chair, couldn't help but curse. "Rick, I think you should figure it out, I'm done with this damn game."

Hearing complaints from Chris Webber, coach Adelman's brow has never been stretched.

Apparently, Luke's defense has never been seen by Adelman, and Adelman also felt troubled, because since Adelman began to study Princeton, he has never encountered such a situation.

"Don't worry, I have thought of a solution, and I will make the opponent pay the price." Holding the tactical board and the assistant coach, Adelman spoke in a low voice.

As for whether he really thought of a solution, I'm afraid only Adelman himself knows.

Back in the second quarter, the field took the lead in entering the rotation stage.

The depth of the King's lineup this season was originally very good, but the successive injuries of Bobby Jackson and Kenny Thomas directly caused the overall level of the Kings to decline seriously.

After all, these two averaged 12 points and 14.5 points per game this season, which is definitely the key to the Kings' victory.

But injuries are unpredictable for everyone. Even if bad luck befalls the king, Adelman can only grit his teeth and accept the facts.

In the first half of the second quarter, the king, who was plagued by injuries, was obviously at a disadvantage in the contest of the substitute lineup.

Especially when the second team of the Timberwolves is getting more and more perfect, under the leadership of "European Big Bird" Nehbar, the Timberwolves played a 46:7 spurt in two minutes and 0 seconds, forcing Adel Man had to call a timeout to interrupt the Timberwolves' start immediately.

After the timeout, Adelman was forced to take back Mike Bibby, Mobley, and Peja at the same time, trying to stabilize the situation by increasing the playing time of the main players.

However, the fate of Brad Miller and Chris Webber, the two core insiders, made it impossible for the Kings to play Princeton at all. Peja and others could only use their personal abilities to score as much as possible.

In addition, the Timberwolves' backup center is Divac, a core brain who has played for the Kings for six seasons, so Divac is too clear about the Kings' overall play.

Luke sat on the sidelines and watched the game calmly. Even though the king got back the three main players very early, Luke was still not in a hurry and continued to rotate as usual.

Throughout the second quarter, the Kings seemed a bit confused on both ends of the offense and defense, and they did not have an advantage during the period when the Timberwolves' main players were resting.

Until the return of the Timberwolves' main force, the king's situation has become worse and worse, and there is a feeling of powerlessness on both offense and defense.

At the end of the final half of the game, instead of the Kings failing to narrow the score in the second quarter, the Timberwolves stretched the score to 11 points.

(End of this chapter)