The world of basketball

Chapter 30 Timberwolves Familiar Rhythm
"This is a tough fight, guys." Lonnie Walker said passionately: "Let's have a big fight!"

Others who knew the truth smiled, and they all understood that Lonnie Walker was a rookie, and this was his regular season debut, and seeing Popovich's face, he was quite satisfied with Walker's performance.

"At the beginning of the third quarter, the two sides still used the starting lineup at the beginning of the game." Wang Meng explained.

"The Timberwolves played very tough in the second half of the first quarter and the entire second quarter. First, Butler stood up. Later, Wiggins and Towns played very well." Yang Yi commented.

"So Mr. Yang, what points do you think both sides should pay attention to in the second half?" Wang Meng asked.

"I think the Spurs still have to stick to the inside attack, because to be honest, their inside defense has become a lot tougher, but there are still many problems, and their inside players can open up space, and their outside players have strong impact. , so it is a good choice for the Spurs to insist on attacking the inside line." Yang Yi said.

"As for the Timberwolves, they can open the outside line. Although Towns, Wiggins, Butler, including Rose, Teague, etc., they played tough and caused a lot of damage, but their outside touch has not been good. .”

"Indeed, the data shows that they made less than 20.00% of their three-pointers in the first half. Five, Wiggins was one of five, Butler was one of four, and Downs was three and zero. This is really cold, especially Their core." Wang Meng continued.

Teague dribbled the ball across half court and handed it to Butler in front of the free throw line. Butler put up a three-threat posture, his eyes fixed on the basket.

Butler dribbled twice, and took three steps directly holding the ball. Mu Xiaobei was waiting under the basket. Although Mu Xiaobei didn't block it, it did interfere with Butler's layup. The basketball missed. Xiaobei received the rebound.

Toughness is a good thing, but sometimes it is easy to get ahead, so if a team is full of passionate players, it will be more difficult for this team to go very far.

A team must have a calm player. If this calm player understands when to be calm and when to be passionate, then he can become the leader of a team.

Such as LeBron, Kobe, Curry.

Well, if you talk about young players, it would be Mitchell, Embiid, Simmons.

Well, this is the so-called leadership temperament. He will take responsibility, has outstanding ability, and can help his teammates to get ahead. This is also the goal that Mu Xiaobei will work hard for.

Mudiay pushed to the frontcourt. Ever since Mu Xiaobei came to the Spurs, there have been fewer players playing fast breaks. This is also related to the Spurs' style of play.

Mu Xiaobei wanted to get the ball, so he leaned back and found that Kuzma got rid of Wiggins' defense and cut to the basket.

With a flick of Mu Xiaobei's wrist, Kuzma directly dunked and bombed the basket.

Mu Xiaobei's passing skills have been training, and this time the passing level should be the highest ever. Kuzma didn't need to adjust at all, and he could dunk directly after receiving the ball.

Of course, Mu Xiaobei's is indeed relatively high, and he has always played an off-ball role, and has no chance to organize with the ball.

But the old man Gasol and Mr. Duncan in the team are both good at organizing and supporting, and Mu Xiaobei can learn a lot from them.

Turning around, Wiggins missed a mid-range shot and Adelaide got a rebound.

Mudiay passed the ball to Adelaide who received the ball at a 45-degree angle. Adelaide singled Gibson with his back and passed the ball to Mu Xiaobei at the top of the arc.

Towns has been firmly blocked by Kuzma, and Wiggins did not rush to defend.

Mu Xiaobei raised the knife and hit an open three-pointer.

As if the entire Timberwolves had been cast a spell, the focus and toughness in the first half disappeared. Wiggins started to shoot more mid-range shots, and Towns also floated more outside.

There is only one Butler who is still like an iron man. The defensive end restricts the breakthrough of Kuzma and Lonnie Walker, and the offensive end scores a lot of points piecemeal.

But the Spurs are still blooming more, and Adelaide's touch is getting smoother, and he also scored a few three-pointers.

Mu Xiaobei feels that both the offensive and defensive ends have suddenly become smooth, but looking at the data of the Big Three of Towns, Wiggins and Butler is not ugly.

For example, Mu Xiaobei chiseled Downs in a low position, pushed Downs away with his shoulder, turned around and hit the board.

"It's the familiar rhythm of the Timberwolves again. No matter how well they played in the first half, they will always lose their defense in the third quarter, lose their offensive touch, and choose difficult shots." Wang Meng said.

"That's true. I thought they were proving their strength in the first half and their determination to be bad in the second half. But this year they are the Big Three. Do they still need to be bad?" Yang Yi also said.

Lonnie Walker is also confused about the loss of the Timberwolves. He usually likes to train himself to improve his physical fitness and shooting ability, and he doesn't like watching videos. Naturally, he is not like Mu Xiaobei and other players who have been in the NBA for a while.

Isn't Wiggins good defensively?How could it be so easy to break through, and sometimes get rid of it without a fake move or even an acceleration.

At the end of the third quarter, the Spurs have entered the fourth quarter with a 99-76 lead over the Timberwolves by 23 points.

In the fourth quarter, neither side had much enthusiasm. The Timberwolves replaced marginal players and declared their surrender.

At the end of the game, the Spurs won the game 130 to 112.

木小北发挥出色，出战26分钟，砍下了30分14篮板5助攻6封盖的数据。

Kuzma was also in good shape, scoring 18 points and 6 rebounds, Adelaide 31 points and 11 rebounds, Mudiay 12 points and 7 assists, Walker 16 points, Jeremy Lin scored 13 points off the bench, and six Spurs scored in double figures.

After the game, Mu Xiaobei and his colleague Walker participated in the first game.

A female reporter was the first to ask: "Hey Lonnie, this is your first game, how are you feeling?"

Lonnie Walker said: "I feel great. I am in a great team. My teammates are all focused on winning. We are very passionate. This is great. I am grateful and honored."

"You're getting a lot of minutes, what impact do you think you have on the game?"

"Thank you very much for Pop's trust. You know, our team has a lot of young people in the starting lineup, which is cool. I provide the impact for the team and I am very happy. I feel that my strength is like mine The same height as your hair." Walker pointed to his tall hair.

"Hey Wood, you played well in this game, and congratulations on your win, but what do you think of you being dunked by Wiggins today?"

Mu Xiaobei looked at the reporter who was asking the question, um, with a mean look on his face, he seemed to be a reporter from Minnesota.

"I don't know what you mean, yes, I got dunked, but if I defend like Lambiel, I don't have to be dunked, right? Well, or I don't defend like other players. You don't need to be detained," Mu Xiaobei said.

"I know you may only remember that I was dunked once, but you probably forgot that I sent out six blocks. So far, I have averaged 2.6 blocks per game. Maybe this data will change after this game. Improve it a bit more." Mu Xiaobei looked at the reporter who asked the question calmly.

"I mean, every block I send is a risk of being dunked or shot, but I'm wearing No. 36 for the Spurs. It's an honor. Put it aside. Put your own data aside."

"I just don't want him to dunk easily, because at that time the two teams were very close, and I was just completing the most basic defensive task of a player."

"That's all."

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