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Chapter 546 The Showdown Between the Second-Round Pick and the Undrafted Pick

"Golden State is a very interesting team. I am optimistic about their future development. The next game will be more interesting. I look forward to the second half." With 3 minutes left in the first half, Bai Jidong was replaced by Casey After a break, he didn't play again until the end of the first half.

The Warriors played a close match with the Timberwolves by virtue of their bombardment of three-pointers. It looked like two top teams in the West were fighting each other.

Just looking at this game, absolutely no one believes that the Warriors are now losing more games than winning games.

Bai Jidong also played well. The most impressive thing was that he provoked Davis with his three-inch tongue, and made him three fouls in one quarter, which made Nelson not even replace him in the second quarter.

"I think, in fact, you don't need to fight too hard, just let the white wolf face each of them and beat them with trash talk." Hardaway made a joking suggestion.

Oddly, most people think this strategy works: "Yes, we can produce white wolves."

Olowokandi said cautiously: "But didn't we agree "not to use the white wolf first"?"

Bai Jidong was furious: "What do you think of me?"

Casey appealed to everyone to be quiet: "We had a few problems in the first half. First, the offense was not decisive enough. KG, you got chances but didn't make decisive shots. This is very wrong; second, the defense against three-pointers was serious. Insufficient, after the first half, you should know what kind of team Golden State is, the three-pointer is their lifeblood, if they choke their three-pointer, the game will win half of the game."

Although Casey's adaptability is poor, his ability to look at the game and analyze problems is good, like a head coach.

In the second half, the Timberwolves' inside combination was still Garnett and Himien, two space-type insiders who can defend against pick-and-rolls and pull out mid-range shots.

On the outside, Spanoulis, Vashabek, and Bai Jidong will start.

Battier didn't rest much in the first half, and Casey wanted him to rest for a while. Needless to say, Vashabek is already an important shield for the Timberwolves on the flank.

Spanoulis was able to start mainly because Ukic was in poor condition and Hardaway couldn't keep up with the Warriors' guards.

"Minnesota started the second half very interesting, I look forward to the performance of this combination, Spanoulis and Vasha Baker, they are the most important players in the Timberwolves second team." Smith said.

Barkley was very impressed with Vashabek: "I just want to know if Bonu will sign up for the slam dunk contest this year. I am looking forward to his performance."

Miller said: "I remember the reporter asked him and he said, if the situation allows, he will sign up. There is a good chance we will see him in the dunk contest this year."

In the chatter of the Three Musketeers, Monta Ellis launched a strong attack from outside the left three-point line.

Vashabek obviously didn't expect that he would launch an attack so decisively, but he failed to keep up for a while and was broken through.

Garnett showed up quickly, and he was there for this moment.

Ellis found Matt Barnes on the perimeter.Barnes dribbles a little, trying to control his center of gravity so that Garnett's help defense does not make up.

Outside the paint area, Barnes took off with one foot, held the ball with one hand, and threw it to the basket.The ball hit the backboard, bounced into the basket, and made a clever goal.

Spanoulis dribbled the ball across the half, and he was greeted by Baron Davis who adjusted his mood and re-entered the field.

Davis said harshly: "You funny-looking Greek, this is not your bullshit Europe, nor your garbage league with a record of scoring as high as 130 points. You better remember, this is the NBA!"

Spanoulis was surprised that Davis knew the Greek league scoring record.

This is really a little bit of a surprise. Spanoulis dribbled the ball beautifully and almost passed Davis several times.

Davis laughed and said, "Are all the Greeks as soft as you? How do you attack like this? Ah? Come on!"

Spanoulis tried again to break through, at a speed reminiscent of a boa constrictor crawling on land.

Spano's rational route of travel is very strange. According to his breakthrough, no one can help him. This breakthrough method has never been seen before.

Spanoulis didn't have enough physical flexibility to support the breakthrough, and halfway through, he passed the ball out.

Vashabek received the ball and gave it to Bai Jidong at the top of the arc. The latter made a three-pointer and went into the basket hollowly.

"Good pass! Bonu, this pass can be scored as 8 points. In fact, it is a perfect pass, but I'm afraid you will be proud, so you understand."

Bai Jidong can talk for half a day by himself.

Vashabek was also very tired after spending all day with such a chatterbox, he really didn't know how to respond to Bai Jidong's words, so he simply shut up and let him talk by himself, he should be tired after talking .

Ellis ran to Vashabek, and this was a conversation between the two young people.

Speaking of which, Ellis, like Vashabek, is a 05-level player. His starting point is a little higher than Vashabek. He is the fifth pick in the second round, which is naturally far inferior to those first-round picks. But his performance far exceeded the team's expectations, and he is now an important part of the Warriors.

The appearance of Vashabek was even more of an accident. He was an undrafted pick with historical physical fitness and useless basic skills.

In the duel between the second-round pick and the first-round pick, the development of both of them has exceeded their expectations before entering the NBA.

Ellis regards Vashabek as a real opponent: "I will break through you."

Vashabek lowered his focus. He defended Bai Jidong during training every day. Although he was blown up every time, his defensive skills improved day by day. During the game, he was also the key player to defend the opponent. Si challenged him.

"Matt, please stay here for a while, let the young people solve the young people's affairs by themselves."

Bai Jidong said with a smile, making people think that he is very friendly.

Barnes couldn't explain his troubles. He was selected in the 04 draft and was only in the third grade. How could he force himself to be of the same generation as Bai Jidong?
He didn't dare to talk back. With Baron Davis as a lesson from the past, he didn't want to follow in his footsteps.

Ellis launched an attack, and his speed was really scary. With this change of direction, Vashabek's reaction was a beat slower, and he lost his position immediately.

Spanoulis wanted to make up the defense. In the face of Ellis' speed, Spanoulis' footsteps were like a disabled person, and he couldn't defend well.Ellis leaped forward, gliding with the ball with one hand for a layup.

"You're too slow, this won't work." Ellis laughed.

To be honest, Ellis' speed lifted Bai Jidong's spirits, as if seeing an interesting prey, a fast young man.

Bai Jidong wanted to guard against him until he saw Vashabek's expression.

He knew that Vashabek would not give up this prey.

The man who claimed to have killed a lion had already focused all his attention on Ellis.

"The 05 draft was really a draft full of talents. There were super guards like Chris Paul and Deron Williams, as well as amazing second-round talents like Monta Ellis. Nu Vashabek is such a talented man who makes people infinitely reverie." Smith sighed.

"Still, it's a lot worse than the 1995, 1996 and 2003 drafts," Miller said.

Barkley expressed dissatisfaction: "Guys, 23 years ago that summer, Hakeem Olajuwon, Michael Jordan, John Stockton, and a guy named Charles Barkley entered the league together. , How do you think this draft compares to these three drafts?"

Smith and Miller raised their hands in surrender: "You win."

The Three Musketeers fought for trivial matters. Garnett tried to face the basket for the first time tonight, which caused a foul by Biedrins.

Biedrins was very unconvinced. He believed that his job was as clean as winter snow and did not deserve a foul at all.

The referee has only one sentence, raise your hand to admit it, or resist to the end (one foul is not enough, right? How about adding a T?).

Why is Biedrins the kind of person who surrenders so easily?

He walked up to the referee and said righteously: "You are the most fair and strict referee I have ever seen. I apologize to you for my rudeness. Please forgive me. I promise not to make an exception."

Garnett made one of two free throws, Bai Jidong was about to return to defense, but found Vashabek left alone in the frontcourt.

Even when he was angry, he was very similar to the young Bai Jidong. Looking at the motionless Vashabek, Bai Jidong seemed to see his young self.

At that time, he would press his opponent from the frontcourt in anger because of a defensive miss. Now, Vashabek is the same.

"Time flies so fast."

Ellis didn't have the ball, and Vashabek was standing in front of him and clinging to him, looking like he didn't want him to pass half court.

Ellis laughed and accelerated to run across the half court.

Wasabek was chasing after Alice's ass, and the stubborn look of not letting Alice out of sight was really ridiculous.

Ellis played more and more confidently, called a pick and roll, and asked Garnett to switch to him.

Garnett looked ferocious, looking as if he wanted to get back the place for Vashabek, "I will swallow you, you little chicken!"

Ellis was expressionless, and the slight shaking continued to shake Garnett's center of gravity. The moment Garnett started to block the shot, he took a step back to get rid of the space and scored a jumper.

Before running back to halftime, Ellis glanced at Vashabek with a smile.

That means, nothing more than: "I scored again, why don't you come to guard me?"

"Don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive, let's just guard against it next time, don't be impulsive, understand?" Bai Jidong shook Vashabek's shoulder.

Vashabek asked: "He is very fast, I can't keep up with him, what should I do?"

Bai Jidong smiled and said: "Try letting him shoot. Your physical fitness is better than him. Even if his shooting is accurate, you can interfere with him even if you let him take a step."

(End of this chapter)