Legend of Tomorrow

The Timberwolves currently have a record of 16 wins and 14 losses, and were just surpassed by the Suns, who had 17 wins and 1 loss.

The results of the two teams were close, and this game was full of gimmicks. A total of 20,415 fans poured into the Target Center Arena, setting a record for the Timberwolves' home attendance.

The current Kevin Garnett is not the Brooklyn Wolf King with the blood of the Hulk. His loyalty has moved countless people. He is extremely popular and is currently ranked third in the Western Conference forward voting behind Duncan and Nowitzki. He is very likely to become a forward.

Wally Szczerbiak, another All-Star player of the Timberwolves and the face of the team, unfortunately missed the game due to a foot injury.

Well, the attendance of this game was record-breaking, and many fans came for the Suns. They hope that the two sides will have a fierce confrontation in this game and perform more alley-oop dunks.

In the outside competition, the Timberwolves are a bit miserable. Trier Brandon chose to retire in the summer. His contract will not expire until 2004. The Timberwolves still have to pay him an annual salary of 10.18 million this season, and his salary will be recorded in the salary space. This makes it impossible for the Timberwolves to renew Billups this summer.

Szczerbiak has not been out of his rookie period and has an annual salary of only 290,000 US dollars. The Timberwolves' total salary this season is still as high as 59.52 million US dollars.

This season, the Timberwolves' point guard is Troy Hudson, who is 185 meters tall and weighs 77 kilograms. He entered the NBA undrafted. This is his sixth season in the league. He played his peak data with the Magic last season, scoring 229 minutes. 117 points, 18 rebounds and 1 assist.

This is a jerk, with a point guard body and a shooting guard soul. He looks like an All-Star when his hands are hot, and with his braided hairstyle like a madman, the audience will be hooked and feel like he is a smaller Sprewell. However, when he feels bad, he will make his opponents happy. With such an undercover agent, why worry about not winning the game?

Hudson is still recognized as a defensive black hole. His physical fitness is very poor, his speed, strength, and jumping are average. He mainly relies on shooting to score. He played very wildly, so he was not selected in the draft that year and never practiced defense well. Today he will face Guo Xu, and the gap is huge.

TV5 broadcast the game live, commentator Zhang Lili said: I think Guo Xu is going to break out today. He has been energetic since he entered the NBA and played against the Timberwolves. Now that the veteran Brandon is gone, it will be easier for him to attack. (Bu) Langdon: I’m not, I’m still alive.)

Xu Jicheng said: How the Timberwolves prevent the Suns' counterattack is a big problem. Stoudemire and Marion run too fast.

Zhang Lijia smiled and said: I think Garnett can definitely guard one. Stoudemire can't get high scores today. He must be guarded. If he breaks out again, it will be difficult for Yao Ming to win the Rookie of the Year. ( Stoudemire: Who are you scolding?)

Unfortunately,

Zhang Lili's wish was not easy to come true, so Guo Xu was ready to help Stoudemire brush up his statistics. This was the case in every game.

Stoudemire is not only Guo Xu's teammate, but also his agent. The two will play together for a long time in the future. As long as Stoudemire remains healthy, it will be difficult for the league to find a better offensive interior man than him.

In the 21st century, O'Neal and Nowitzki have better scoring abilities than Stoudemire, but it's hard to say about the others.

This season, Guo Xu plans to help Stoudemire build confidence as soon as possible and grow on the offensive end. In addition to practicing cutting and running in the team, he also practices ball-handling breakthroughs and high-post mid-range shots. He also practices thirty three-pointers in the middle every day.

Stoudemire's shooting is very unstable now, but Guo Xu knows that he can improve it. In his previous life, his shooting touch was very soft. Once he improves his shooting, he will be a super weapon on the offensive end.

Fans who have watched football earlier know that in the 2006-07 season when Yao Ming was at his peak, Stoudemire was selected to the first team of the year as a center, but Yao Ming only played 48 games and was ranked second team.

This is the season in which Yao Ming has been closest to the first team. After losing this opportunity, with the impact of injuries and the rapid growth of Warcraft Dwight Howard, Yao Ming will no longer be able to compete for this honor.

Although the two have different playing styles, their career statistics are similar. In terms of personal ability, Stoudemire is not inferior to Yao Ming. Guo Xu knew very well that he would not be able to play so well as a partner with Yao Ming, because Yao Ming was too slow and could only fall behind half the court.

Suns: Guo Xu, Joe Johnson, Kirisek, Marion, Stoudemire.

Timberwolves: Troy Hudson, Kendall Gill, Gary Trent, Garnett, Nesterovich.

The Suns plan to fight for victory on the premise that the lineups are mutually exclusive, while the Timberwolves use their usual lineup.

Garnett beat Stoudemire with a jump ball and the game started.

The Timberwolves were attacking in a pick-and-roll. Hudson got rid of Guo Xu under the cover of Garnett. He took one step and was blocked by Joe Johnson. Garnett received the pass through an air cut and squeezed Guo Xu away. Stoudemire blocked him. the way to go.

The Suns arranged a zone defense today. Except for Guo Xu, who has a relatively free position, the other four are responsible for regional defense, so that there will be no chaos. Stoudemire can also help defend and make up for the defense. He will go up when the players are nearby.

Garnett leaned against Stoudemire for a moment, turned around and stepped back to shoot a fadeaway jumper with a very high release point. It's a pity that he met Xiao Si today, who likes to jump very much and can jump very high.

Without hesitation, Stoudemire took off with all his strength and directly covered the ball. If Garnett had made a fake move, the outcome would have been completely different. 99% of Stoudemire was thrown away and fouled.

Guo Xu picked up the basketball and turned around to launch a fast break. He passed the ball to the frontcourt from between Hudson and Nesterovich while running. Marion took the lead and threw away Nesterovich two meters away. He jumped up after receiving the ball and dunked the ball with both hands.

2-0, Guo Xu sent his first assist.

When the Timberwolves attacked, they still used a pick-and-roll tactic. Garnett screened and distributed the ball. Nesterovich singled out Marion, turned and shot near the basket and missed.

Nesterovich was very active offensively this year, posting career-best figures of 11 points and 65 rebounds, but his efficiency was not high and he was just a blue-collar player. He played well because he was in a contract year and wanted to get a big contract after the season.

Even ordinary insiders like Nesterovich look down on the Timberwolves and can't wait to finish this season and leave as soon as possible.

It's a pity that his ability is really limited. He was not absolutely sure of the one-on-one challenge against Marion, who was half a head shorter than him. This made the home fans very disappointed. He was stuck and grabbed the backcourt rebound.

The Timberwolves players returned to defense quickly. Guo Xu controlled the ball and stabilized the rhythm and settled into position, playing a pick-and-roll with Stoudemire in the middle.

The Timberwolves' defensive tactics were man-to-man, and the one guarding Stoudemire was Garnett. Guo Xu broke through with the ball from the left, attracting Garnett to switch defenses, and took it to the corner and passed it to the left side who was running from the baseline to the top line. Marion.

At this time, Stoudemire made an air cut to the basket to attract Nesterovich's attention. Hudson and Garnett double-teamed Guo Xu. He feinted and sent the ball out to the outside, and a big gap immediately appeared on the court.

This was a very simple close-range shot. Marion made a 70-degree jumper for a three-pointer and hit it steadily.

5-0, Guo Xu’s second assist.

Hudson showed poor defensive awareness. After Guo Xu distributed the ball, he was closest to Marion, but he didn't react at all. He could obviously turn around and go out to interfere with the shot. Even though he was at a height disadvantage, it was better than nothing.

The Suns easily took the lead at the beginning, and the strength gap between the two teams was too obvious.