Legend of Tomorrow

The Timberwolves started a pick-and-roll attack. Hudson went to the left to attract Joe Johnson to help defend. He passed the ball to his teammate at 45 degrees. Gary Trent took a step and forced a layup but was interfered by Marion. The rebound was blocked by Stoudemire. Grab it.

Trent is 203cm tall and weighs 113kg. He was selected by the Trail Blazers with the 11th pick in the first round of 1995. After entering the league, he was a swingman at positions 3 and 4, mainly playing power forward. In his peak season of 1998-99, he averaged 16 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game with the Mavericks.

Today, Coach Sanders asked Trent to play as the starting small forward, responsible for defending the strong Joe Johnson, but in terms of offense, this is really not a good idea. Trent lacks shooting range and can only shoot near the penalty area.

Stoudemire passed to Joe Johnson to start a fast break, and the latter went at full speed to get rid of Trent, and he and Hudson faced off on the counterattack.

At this time, Joe Johnson was not slow either. He was four on three in the frontcourt. Guo Xu ran to the bottom line in one breath and attracted Hudson to pursue him. Stoudemire attracted Garnett and Kirisek attracted Kendall.

Joe Johnson didn't pass the ball and went to the right side at 70 degrees to shoot a three-pointer, which went wide without being defended.

This offense is not over yet. If the three-point shot does not go in, the rebound will often bounce far. It cannot be grabbed by the defender's inside players. Marion followed up and grabbed the offensive rebound. The basket attracted Garnet. After special defense, he passed the ball to Stoudemire from close range.

Stoudemire took the ball, pulled onions on dry ground under the basket, and dunked the basketball with both hands. 8 to 0.

When the Timberwolves attacked, Guo Xu decided to transform into Uchiha Guo Xu in the first quarter and activate Sharingan defense.

Stupid wolf king, hate me, and then live a humble life.

Guo Xu chose this release for three reasons. First, Garnett has been on the All-Defensive Team for consecutive years and has a lot of gimmicks. Second, the Timberwolves' lineup is not complete, with deficiencies on the defensive end and easy statistics. Third, the Timberwolves are missing Szczerbiak. Later, the offensive power was weak. It was difficult to score 90 points in a single game. There was no risk of losing at all. Just defend well in the final quarter.

Even though he knew that Hudson was a shooting guard, Guo Xu still let the opponent take two steps to prevent him from breaking through. In the first two rounds, he looked for cover as soon as he got close to Hudson and was unable to break through. He looked anxious. I'm afraid he won't be able to play for 3 quarters and will have to leave work early.

Of course, the word release water doesn't sound good. In order to revitalize the team and win, he chose to focus on the offensive end.

Hudson did not disappoint Guo Xu in this round. He made a decisive three-point jumper from the middle and scored. 8 to 3.

The Suns attack, Guo Xu and Stoudemire play pick-and-roll in the middle.

Holding the ball and rushing to the right at full speed, Garnett switched defenses. He stopped at a 45-degree angle and dribbled the ball to his left hand behind his back. Garnett was super mobile and could brake in time to prevent breakthroughs and step forward to interfere with shooting. Hudson caught up from behind and formed a double team.

If Guo Xu chooses to shoot, it will definitely not work, but he did not intend to shoot mainly in this game. He hit the ground with his left hand and passed the ball lightly in the gap to the middle. Stoudemire took the ball and jumped up with a tomahawk smash. .

10 to 3, Guo Xu’s third assist.

Zhang Lili said: It's too easy. Guo Xu is just playing. He attracted the defense to switch and just pass the ball to get an assist.

Xu Jicheng said: Let's see if the Timberwolves can return one, or use a pick-and-roll.

Garnett caught the ball after covering in the middle. Guo Xu did not chase Hudson, nor did he guard Garnett personally. He stood one meter in front of him and looked at him like this.

Garnett easily hit a three-point jumper from the middle. Guo Xu didn't even stretch his hand, his body was straight. This will easily be made into a highlight reel by fans in the future. But Garnett's shot missed the basket, and the rebound was grabbed by Stoudemire.

Guo Xu suddenly wanted to say: Any skills you have are useless in front of my eyes.

If it was last season, Garnett could often hit three-pointers in the open space in the middle. This season, his three-point ability has deteriorated.

He will take some shots from beyond the three-point line every season. In the summer of 2001, he practiced three-pointers from the middle. In the 2001-02 season, he made 37 of 116 shots from beyond the three-point line, with a shooting percentage of 31.9%.

If he had practiced for two more years, Garnett's three-point shooting percentage might have stabilized, but he gave up continuing to practice three-point shooting because the media said he had become soft. He decisively reduced his outside shots. It doesn't matter if he doesn't win. As a hard special, he can never be soft.

In fact, Garnett is also an actor, an actor who cares very much about other people's opinions.

He knows better than anyone that the Timberwolves have no future and cannot win the championship, but he always pretends to be very confident and leads the team iron-bloodedly through the regular season and the first round of the playoffs, making everyone feel that he is worthy. The terrifyingly high salary makes him feel that the Timberwolves owe him a lot and haven't found him any helpers. It's not that his contract is so big that it locks up the team's salary space.

When the Suns attack, Guo Xu picks and rolls in the middle again. Garnett is not so determined when switching defenses. When he switches to defend Stoudemire, he will definitely cut through the air and catch the ball and dunk. Even he can't be fast enough to turn around and catch up.

Garnett was slow to change defense, and Guo Xu got rid of Hudson from the right and rushed into the penalty area. He jumped to the basket, attracting Nesterovich to cover up the defense and then made a fake shot and passed. He jumped into the air and half-turned with the ball, passed the ball behind his head with his right hand, and gently passed it to the left baseline with his backhand.

In this situation, Marion will not run around, he will only cut in the air, and he can still grab rebounds if his teammates can't make a shot. Guo Xu's pass is actually just right. Marion catches the ball and jumps up, dunks the basketball with both hands, and throws his legs. On Nesterovich.

12 to 3, Guo Xu’s fourth assist.

After the goal, Marion did not roar domineeringly or beat his chest. He stretched his hands behind his back and ran back to his own half like Ala Lei. Guo Xu was covered in the face by Lei's hands.

It doesn’t matter that he has no neck, strange shooting posture, and strange appearance. The key is that this guy still loves to act cute! If he had been born ten years later, he would definitely have been a frequent visitor to the Five Fat and Austrian Embarrassments.

On the defensive end, Guo Xu continued to defend the Sharingan, and Hudson dribbled the ball into the three-point line and succeeded in a sudden stop. 12 to 5.

At this time, Hudson also felt that Guo Xu was letting off steam. He was fast enough to keep up with Iverson. There was no reason why he couldn't keep up with this kind of offense, but he couldn't tell the media. Guo Xu was not ashamed at all to say it. Shame on Hudson and the Timberwolves.

When the Suns attacked, Guo Xu still used the same tactic. This time he played a pick-and-roll with Stoudemire on the right side and broke through in the middle.

The screen at this position is also uncomfortable. Guo Xu was slow to switch inside and drove to the basket. Garnett blocked the breakthrough route. Guo Xu ran and passed to Joe Johnson at 50 degrees on the left.

The latter caught the ball without pausing and transferred the ball to the basket over Kendall's head. Stoudemire caught the ball with an air cut and was about to jump for a dunk but was pulled down by Nesterovich. The referee blows the whistle and a foul is thrown.

Stoudemire has the most free throws among the rookies this year, averaging 6 per game. It's not that the referees are paying attention to him, but that his style of play is too lethal. He dunks without the opponent fouling, which boosts morale.

However, his free throw shooting percentage is not good enough, currently only 66%, and this time he made one of two free throws. 13 to 5.

The Timberwolves attacked and Nesterovich covered in the middle. Hudson attracted Marion to switch defenses and had no chance to break through. He distributed the ball to Nesterovich. The latter faced Guo Xuneng's mid-range shot but lacked confidence and passed inside. He got to Garnett in the low post and asked for the ball with his back.

Garnett singled out Stoudemire, turned and hooked with his back, but missed the basket due to interference. Nesterovich cut in and grabbed the offensive rebound, and scored a close shot in the second attack. 13 to 7.

The Timberwolves bite the score...

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