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Chapter 113 Xiao Hang blows up the audience
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Timberwolves also replaced several substitutes. The point guard Rose and the shooting guard are this year's rookie Okogie, small forward Butler, power forward Dion, and center Button.

Butler is 1 with 3.5, only Rose has some personal scoring ability here, and rookie Okogie doesn't know what level he can play under the Spurs' defense.

The Spurs' players on the field have also changed. Murray is back, Gasol also replaced Adelaide, and the other positions remain unchanged.

Murray held the ball for halftime, facing Rose's breakthrough, Rose probably only had 7 successes at the peak. Murray was younger and healthier. After the breakthrough, he took a jump shot and scored the first point of the second quarter. Came to 32 to 24, 8 points difference.

This is why Butler stayed on the court, and he had to chase points against the opposing team's bench.

Rose dribbled the ball across the half. He was originally Butler's boss, but now Butler is Thibodeau's favorite, and Rose can only pass the ball to him.

Facing Xiao Hang, Butler first dribbled the ball continuously under his crotch, then suddenly accelerated towards Xiao Hang's right side, then raised to change direction, followed by a dribble with his back, pulled out half an open space, and made a mid-range jumper with an emergency stop.

This is Butler's last scoring method. His three-pointers are hovering on the passing line, and his breakthrough power is not very strong. Compared with Rose's peak, he is the younger brother.

Xiao Hang did not lose his position in defense. For a rookie, it is already very good, but now it is Butler's eighth season, he is at his peak, when his body, technique and mentality are the best, and there are no major injuries. Xiao Hang Unless he can immediately reach Kawhi's level defensively, there is really no way to deal with Butler.

But this is how technology grows while being abused, and Xiao Hang enjoys this process very much.

However, Xiao Hang who was beaten had no chance to "revenge".

In the next round, Gasol singled Barton in the low post. Although Gasol is 38 years old, he is still more than enough to deal with a backup center who averages 6 minutes per game. He easily scored 2 points and added 1 free throw.

But I didn't expect Popovich to call a timeout, and DeRozan and Belinelli, who had rested "slightly long" off the court, came on the court.

And the Timberwolves first put Teague and Towns back on the court who hadn't rested much. Rose went to shooting guard, Okogie came on the court as a rookie, turned around and ran for a few laps, and then left. I was "humiliated".Okogie and Button's picks are not low, one is 20 and the other is 16, but under Thibodeau, a head coach who is very unfriendly to rookies, the NBA journey of these two is really difficult.

Xiao Hang sat quietly on the sidelines, observing Butler's every move and analyzing his offensive habits.

Butler is actually a player with low offensive efficiency with the ball. He only scores 0.9 points per round with the ball. He is a player who likes to rely on defensive counterattacks to score. He can score 1.4 points per round on fast breaks, which is very scary.

However, Butler's desire to be the boss can be said to be Sima Zhaozhi's heart, which is known to all. It may be that he intends to start more contact with his ball-handling attack, and Xiao Hang, who he regards as a rookie, has become the object of practice.

Thinking of this, Xiao Hang felt a little "sad". It turned out that he was also used by the other party, but in the NBA, who is not like this, superstars "use" each other and "learn" each other in order to "progress" together.

The form on the court proved that Xiao Hang's idea was correct. Butler still didn't rest until the 8th minute of the second quarter. During these 8 minutes, he played 6 singles, of which only 2 were pick-and-rolls. They all forcibly broke through, but this summer's training is still a little bit, 5 breakthroughs, 2 layups, and 1 plus 1 once. Although they missed three times, they have already scored more than [-] point per round.

Butler has played 20 minutes on the court, Thibodeau can only replace him, Wiggins came on, as a small forward, and Gibson also replaced Dieng, these 8 minutes, Rose performed well, scored 4 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

For the Spurs, Aldridge also replaced Gasol. In these 8 minutes, the Spurs were very efficient. DeRozan scored 4 points, Belinelli hit 2 and 3 points, and Murray scored 2 points. Gasol also got 3 points.

The Timberwolves actually trailed by 36 points 45 to 9, which is more behind than the opening of the second quarter.

When Wiggins was asked by Thibodeau to defend, he just had to follow Belinelli all the way, and he didn't dare to expect much from the Goji King.

The Spurs' three-point tactics were successful again, and the ball came to Belinelli, who was "forgotten" by Wiggins.

Wiggins thought badly. After all, he promised the head coach in front of him that he must follow closely. He didn't expect to be slapped in the face so soon.

Embarrassed, Wiggins rushed towards Belinelli.

"Boom—" Wiggins, who couldn't stop the car, knocked Belinelli out of the baseline together, but the ball still scored.

But the Spurs immediately realized that something was wrong, and saw Belinelli clutching his right elbow and rolling on the ground...

Popovich is still very calm at this time, the injury is out of control, what can be done now is to determine the situation, after the initial diagnosis by the team doctor, Belinelli was sent back off the court.

At this time, Popovich was hesitating whether to send Xiao Hang or Guy. After thinking about it for 5 seconds, he made an astonishing decision.

A big death small lineup is released.

Center Alder, power forward Gay, small forward Xiao Hang, shooting guard DeRozan, and point guard Murray.

For this lineup, Thibodeau has no special arrangements, and Butler continues to take care of DeRozan.

Xiao Hang knew that this was his chance. Although he was very embarrassed to "sacrifice" Belinelli, but in this NBA, the weak are the enemy of the strong, and luck is also very important.

Soon the game continued, Teague dribbled the ball across half court, handed it to Butler, called Gibson's pick-and-roll, and made a breakthrough.

The current Spurs are empty on the inside, and Adelaide's ability to protect the frame is not high. He is 7 feet tall, but his career average is only 1 block per game. As a result, Butler easily succeeded in throwing shots.

Murray dribbled the ball across the half court and passed it to Adelaide who was stuck on the outside of the left paint area. Adelaide received the ball and immediately turned to face Downs. He took a tentative step with his right foot, shook Downs, and immediately dribbled the ball with his left foot. , took advantage of the opportunity to enter the basket, and directly pulled out his hands for dunks.

Towns' defense is still a little too immature. Adelaide has a good face-to-face footsteps. When the Spurs come, under the guidance of Duncan, who often comes to eat, it can be said that he is getting more and more afraid of being beautiful.

Teague dribbled the ball halfway, just as Wiggins slowly came from behind and passed the ball directly to him.

Wiggins likes to use his talents to play. While catching the ball, facing Xiao Hang, he directly started with big strides. At the same time, Gibson has already put in a pick-and-roll.

Xiao Hang accidentally bumped into Gibson, and could only watch Wiggins rush into the basket, but this time Adelaide was strong. Although the ability to protect the frame is not high, but the 7-foot height is not fake, Wiggins is powerful In the must-win low-handed layup, he was caught.

Xiao Hang has a keen sense of launching a fast break. He rushed forward from beyond the three-point line. Ade also had quick eyes and quick hands, and the ball he caught flew out towards the front court.

Xiao Hang took advantage of the situation to catch the ball, jumped into the paint and turned around halfway. With a folded dunk, the Spurs were blown away!

(End of this chapter)