i have a coaching book

Chapter 414
After defeating the Washington Wizards, the Phoenix Suns had no game in the Christmas game and could rest for two days before flying to Minnesota on the 2th to challenge the Minnesota Timberwolves away.

During the offseason of the Minnesota Timberwolves this season, due to the impact of Garnett's super maximum salary, there is no salary space for signings.Thought that the "madman" Sprewell could be kept with a cheap contract, but Sprewell was not interested in the Timberwolves' two-year contract, and threatened that without an annual salary of tens of millions, he would not be able to support his family. Unwilling to accept a contract with an annual salary of less than tens of millions.

As a result, Sprewell's tone was too loud, and he had no ball to play in the end, so he had to retire.In order to save money, the Timberwolves simply dig out scorers from the bench to make money, and their strength is naturally not guaranteed.

At the same time, because the "alien" Cassel is too old and his data has dropped too much, it will be a loss if he renews his contract. Therefore, they poached a tall point guard from the Clippers. Kassel.

Unexpectedly, after Cassel joined the Clippers, he led the Wannian bad ship to an amazing record and became a dark horse.

The Timberwolves formed the "three-headed monster combination", and they officially separated and collapsed in just two years, and the Timberwolves also slowly entered a trough.

Now, the Timberwolves have been in a state of confusion recently. In the last week, they achieved 1 win and 4 losses, and just ended their 4-game losing streak.With a record of 13 wins and 11 losses, it ranks eighth in the Western Theater. It is hoped that it will hit the playoffs, but it is not safe.

Before the game, the media reporters were not optimistic about the Timberwolves. Even if they were at home and occupied the right time, place and people, it would not be easy to beat the Suns.

After all, under the leadership of Nash, the Suns still ranked third in the regular season in the Western Conference despite the lack of major generals.

The starting lineup of the Timberwolves is actually not bad, and it is at the same level as the Suns. However, it is difficult to compare what level they can play together.

The point guard is the newly joined Marko Yaric. He is 201cm tall and is a tall point guard with average strength. Currently, he can contribute 8.4 points and 6.3 assists per game.

The shooting guard was played by Trenton Hassel. His offensive ability was very poor, but his defense was very famous. Relying on his desperate temperament, he replaced Sprewell.
The small forward is the former all-star shooter Wallis Zebiak. His offense is completely still. After the injury, his state fluctuates and gradually returns to mediocrity. Shooting from the outside, currently, he can average 14.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, which is still above the level.

The power forward position is occupied by Timberwolves star Garnett. Needless to say, his strength is the existence of a superstar.

Mark Madsen played at the center position. He is a blue-collar insider with an active defense and a certain ability to withdraw mid-range shots, but he is not very helpful offensively.

At 2:26 p.m. on February 9th, at the Target Center Arena, the Phoenix Suns vs. Minnesota Timberwolves game officially started.

The Suns starting five unchanged, lined up, followed by point guard Steve Nash, shooting guard Raja Bell, small forward Boris Diaw, power forward Sean Marion, center Kurt - Thomas.

In the jump ball, Garnett's physical talent is superb, and he didn't give Thomas any chance at all. With an easy jump, he transferred the basketball to Jarich's hands.

At the beginning of the first quarter, the Timberwolves had the ball first.

With long legs, Jaric dribbled the ball to the frontcourt unhurriedly. After his teammates settled down, he didn't think much about it, and directly hoisted the basketball into the inside lane.

In the low position on the left, Garnett received the ball and singled out Marion behind his back. After a fake move of swinging his shoulders from side to side, he immediately dribbled the ball to the baseline and broke through to the bottom corner. Yang Tiexue made a big shot.

Garnett's height is a full ten centimeters taller than Marion's, and his physical talent is very abnormal. Not only is he single and long, but he also has outstanding bounce and elasticity, and he also has a backward lean.

This level of two-point shots, even if Duncan comes to defend, there is no guarantee that he can defend every time.

Marion's defense can be called top-notch, but facing Garnett who is hanging up, he has nothing to do. He can only watch Garnett, jump up calmly, and throw the basketball to the basket.

Swish! !

There was a crisp netting sound.

Garnett's housekeeping skills, turned around and made a big mid-range shot, hit the basket accurately, scored a two-pointer, and the score was accounted for.

2 to 0! !
The Suns attacked, and Nash received Thomas' baseline fast serve, ready to speed up and run. However, the Timberwolves took precautions in advance, and Jarich directly pressed Nash, and Nash did not rush to play fast break.

Nash dribbled the ball to the front court and played a diamond tactic.

Marion pulled up to the high position and played a pick-and-roll with Nash.

After Nash successfully got rid of Jaric's defense, he took a step to the free throw line, immediately drew his bow and set up an arrow, and opened his hand to make a small throw of horseback archery.

Garnett's footsteps move quickly and his wingspan is long, like a spiderman. However, there is still not much to do in the face of Nash's specialty small throw.

The basketball flew over Garnett's head, drawing a high arc in the air.

Swish! !

Nash didn't miss his small throw, and he hit two points steadily and returned the favor.

2 to 2! !
The Timberwolves attacked, and Jaric still hoisted the basketball to the inside in the frontcourt.

Garnett is the flag of the Timberwolves and the only reliable superstar. Only by pleasing Garnett can he gain a foothold in the Timberwolves.

Besides, the defensive flaw of the Suns is the inside line, and Marion's defense is very strong. However, facing Garnett, the "big four power forwards", he can only be blown up, and he can't limit Garnett's scoring at all. .

The Suns seemed to have been prepared for a long time. Diaw let go of the defense against Szczerbiak, rushed to the inside, and together with Marion, double-teamed Garnett.

Faced with the flanking tactics, Garnett didn't make a hard move, but pulled the ball and jumped up to separate the basketball from the outside.

At the bottom corner of the left three-point line, Szczerbiak caught the ball and faced the frame. Without extra movements, he directly bent his knees and jumped up, opening his hands and shooting a three-point jumper.

Bang! !

There was a crisp iron strike.

Szczerbiak's three-pointer missed, the basketball missed and bounced out of the frame.

Garnett quickly rushed to the basket, stuck in position, and easily picked off the rebound.

He landed, raised the ball to the basket, swayed Marion's block, turned around and jumped up a hook, lightly hooked the basketball into the basket, made a second offensive hook, and scored the basketball.

4 to 2! !
Garnett's physical talent is too strong, even if he doesn't want to play a center and make people inside, but with his wingspan and foot movement ability, he can still grab rebounds easily.

You know, Garnett has been elected as the rebounding champion in a row. Although he has lost this title now, he can still grab 12.3 rebounds per game on average, which is so strong that it makes people desperate.

Offensive and defensive transition, the Suns attack, Nash arcs at the top of the three-point line, uses a Buddha-style fake, fake shot is real, shakes Jaric's defense, and enters the three-point line.

One step from the free throw line, pulled the ball and swayed a shot, attracting Garnett's blocking defense, and then sent the basketball to the sky.

Marion understood it, quickly cut to the basket, jumped up, made an alley-oop, turned 90 degrees, dunked the basketball into the basketball behind his back, dunked with ease, and scored two points.

4 to 4! !
Immediately afterwards, the Timberwolves attacked, Jaric dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and Marion directly circled Garnett, not giving Garnett a chance to catch the ball.

Garnett didn't just stand and wait for the ball, he pulled directly to the high position and played a pick-and-roll with Jaric.

If Nash defends Garnett in a misplaced position, he will definitely be unable to defend. Marion knows very well that he did not switch to Jarich, but directly rushed to Garnett, and together with Nash, they double-teamed Garnett.

Garnett directly played forward tactics, by condescending, with a wide field of vision, and smashing his hands, he passed the basketball to the inside.

Jaric made an air cut to the inside, caught the ball from the basket and jumped up, made a pick in the air, picked the basketball into the basket, and scored two points.

6 to 4! !
Next, the Suns attacked. Nash took a cross step, dribbled the ball directly to the inside, single-handedly, hooked the basket, the basketball wiped the backboard, and hit the basket accurately.

6 to 6! !
Looking back, Jaric tried to break through Nash in the middle and hit the three-point line, but was flanked by Lagabel and Nash together.

Jaric gave the ball to Hassel on the right. He was outside the three-point line and didn't dare to make a shot. He dribbled a step and entered the three-point line before pulling the ball up and shooting a two-point jumper.

Bang! !

Hassel was directly emptied. Lagabel just bullied his poor offensive ability, and he himself did not live up to it. The wide-open three-pointer was replaced by two points, but still missed.

This kind of offensive ability is simply infuriating.

The basketball missed and bounced out of the frame. With his own body, Madsen grabbed the rebound and scored it directly after landing.

After Jaric received the ball, he did not pause, and directly transferred the basketball to Szczerbiak.

The three-point line on the left is 65 degrees. Szczerbiak caught the ball and faced the frame. He did not directly shoot a jumper, but broke through the inside with the ball.

When he reached the horn area, he immediately pulled the ball up, made a two-point jump shot and shot backwards.

Swish! !

After all, Szczerbiak was an All-Star shooter before. After missing a three-point jumper, he immediately adjusted himself and took down the two-pointer steadily.

8 to 6! !
Next, Nash dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, facing the Timberwolves' defensive strategy of shrinking the inside line, and gave Garabel a three-pointer.

Bang! !

Garabel's touch was poor and he didn't make a precise three-pointer.

Garnett grabbed the rebound and distributed the ball to Jaric to organize the offense. Afterwards, the Timberwolves' offense failed.

Garnett received a sling pass from Jaric. Although he got the basketball, his quick two-pointer jumped out and also missed.

Afterwards, the offensive firepower of the two teams dropped a lot. In the positional battle, the Suns couldn't run and shoot, and they couldn't start the situation at all when the firepower of the three-pointers from the outside was not high.

You can only rely on the pick-and-roll cooperation between Marion and Nash, and use your personal ability to force points.

The situation of the Timberwolves is not much better. Their lineup and players who can score points are only Garnett and Szczerbiak. Help out.

Seeing that the two-point offensive threat was not great, the Suns directly shrank the inside line and flanked Garnett and Szczerbiak. As long as the two of them received the ball, they had to maintain their defensive strength.

Although Garnett can score points, his efficiency is not high and he needs a lot of energy.

And Szczerbiak is originally a player who relies on his touch. His offensive ability with the ball is average. Taking points and shooting, the hit rate naturally dropped to freezing point.

After the first quarter, the two sides played very anxiously. Relying on the advantage of offensive firepower from the three-point line, the Suns only led the Timberwolves by 24 points with a score of 20 to 4.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Timberwolves relied on the advantage of the home court and desperately chased points. However, Hudson, who played the sixth man with a nerve knife temperament, also had a mediocre touch. With a score of 22, 21 point was recovered.

At the end of the first half, neither side could do anything to their opponents. The game was very tense, the score was the tightest, and the outcome was uncertain.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Timberwolves began to desperately try to master the offensive rhythm on the field. However, the Timberwolves did not have many good players who could attack. With Szczerbiak being restricted and his hand feeling not good, they could only rely on reinforcements. Nate's powerful personal scoring carried the team forward.

Garnett was in good form. He made 9 of 6 shots in a single quarter, scored 14 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. He played like a superstar. Under his leadership, the Timberwolves scored 28 points in a single quarter, and their offensive firepower was quite good. good.

However, the offensive firepower of the Suns was even more violent. Lin Bai's three-pointer was very accurate, and it rained three-pointers from the outside. As the Suns' offensive firepower opened up the situation, the Timberwolves' defensive system was directly bombarded. Don't focus on being weak, focus on one thing and lose another, and retreat steadily.

The Suns played an all-out, multi-point offensive offensive, scoring 35 points in a single quarter.

After the first three quarters, the Suns just led the Timberwolves by 10 points.

The fourth quarter started, and the Timberwolves also wanted to fight back desperately, but Garnett played too long in the first three quarters, so he had to rest at the beginning. As a result, their substitute players were not up to the mark, and they were hit by the fierce offensive firepower of the Suns. The shock wave of 11 to 5 opened the score of the two sides to 16 points.

Although Garnett scored some points on the field, he was unable to support himself. Relying on the performance of only one star, it was impossible to recover the score.

Especially facing an offensive team like the Suns, if the Timberwolves speed up, they may be directly blasted into the sky by the Suns. A high score is simply a dream.

At the end of the game, the Phoenix Suns turned away and defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves with a score of 103 to 89, winning a wave of three consecutive victories.

(End of this chapter)