Super Lord of the Rings

The Timberwolves have a good record at the start of the game, but it is difficult to hide the internal contradictions of the team. The "three-headed monster combination" is no longer as cooperative as last season.

Last season, Garnett led the team past the first round for the first time in history. Because of the two strong supporters of Cassel and Sprewell, the three-headed monster was established. Nate played the best data of his career in the regular season, averaging 24.2 points, 13.9 rebounds and 5 assists, shooting 49.9% from the field and winning the MVP.

Garnett played equally steadily in the playoffs, averaging 24.3 points, 14.6 rebounds and 5 assists per game.

The reason for the contradiction is that Kassel and Sprewell are dissatisfied with their annual salary. In the regular season, Cassell made the second team of the best team and the All-Star team. Sprewell's playoff data rose to 19.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Sprewell wanted to renew his contract early for 42 million in three years, but the Timberwolves management disagreed, so he couldn't play well at the start of the game. The data dropped significantly compared to last season.

After Cassel returned from injury, his state could not be compared with last season.

When he first arrived in the Timberwolves, Cassel commented on Garnett and said: "It feels great to get along with him." "He was a natural leader."

This season, Cassel no longer praised Garnett, and he didn't mention it at all in interviews. He was full of high salary.

Garnett also had issues, and he didn't have a good relationship with his new teammates.

He has a bad temper, loves to compete, and does whatever it takes to win. These are tough performances on the court, but off the court and in the locker room, it is somewhat unreasonable.

The most offensive thing is that Garnett seems to like to bully rookies, as if to use this to maintain his position in the team.

As early as when Szczerbiak was a rookie, Garnett once said to him in the locker room: "Some people don't know who the boss of this team is!" After training, Garnett clashed with Szczerbiak, and Szczerbiak was bloodied with a punch.

In this year's preseason training camp, Garnett was once again exposed to the scandal of beating his rookie teammates.

Rick Richter was selected 26th in the second round last season and only entered the Timberwolves training camp this year. During a training session, Ricotte was on fire. So I asked Garnett to single out to prove himself.

As a result, Ricotte scored again and again, and Garnett's face soon became unbearable.

When Richter scored in front of Garnett again,

Without saying a word, he just punched the opponent in the jaw. There was no sign of this punch, and Ricott was also defenseless. It hurts badly.

Rickett immediately went to the hospital, where he had seven stitches in his jaw and several loose teeth.

For this reason, Ricotte's family was very angry and publicly questioned Garnett. Garnett and his agent did not respond to why they punched a young man on the same team.

Afterwards, because the person who was beaten was only a small person, the matter was quickly suppressed. Some media actually claimed that it was Ricotte's fault, saying that he provoked Garnett after scoring a single-handed goal, and his tone seemed to be cheap for him if he didn't kill him.

In the end, Richot failed to stay in the Timberwolves. His psychological trauma may take a long time to heal.

All in all, the Timberwolves Trident has existed in name only.

On the evening of the 18th, the game started on time.

The event was broadcast live on TNT radio. Barkley said with a smile: "If Wang Jun can score high points today, he will prove that he is already a hot scorer in the league. Garnett is one of the best power forwards in the league who are good at defending against pick-and-rolls."

Smith has a similar view: "Sprewell's defense is not bad and he has rich experience. In addition, small forward Trenton Hassell is an excellent defensive player. It is not easy for Wang Jun to play today."

The players warmed up and went out.

Nets starters: Jefferson, Wang Jun, Korver, Scalabrine, Collins.

Lawrence adjusted the lineup, Eric? Williams is only tall, not suitable for defending Garnett. Although the "White Mamba" is soft, most of Garnett's offenses are jump shots, and it would be better to interfere with height.

Timberwolves Five: Cassell, Sprewell, Szczerbiak, Garnett, Olavokandi.

Olavokandi jumps to win. The game begins.

The Nets team defense put Jefferson in the middle and Wang Jun on the left.

Garnett picked and rolled in the middle, Sprewell broke through with the ball and was targeted by the "White Mamba". The ball was distributed to the middle, and at the same time, Kassel ran to the bottom line without the ball on the side.

Garnett is one of the most capable insiders in the league. Like a big point guard, he is tall and has a wide vision. See open when the ball passes to the corner.

Collins was slow to change defenses, but Casal's open jumper missed the basket.

"White Mamba" took the rebound and gave Jefferson a fast break. The latter singled out Cassell and missed the shot.

"Madman" singled out Wang Jun, forced a layup, and missed the basket under interference. Wang Jun immediately got stuck and controlled the rebound.

The Nets attacked, Wang Jun caught the ball after covering, and Garnett switched defenses in time, he couldn't break through, and it was a bad idea to face Garnett if he had to pull up and shoot.

Wang Jun passed the ball, and Jefferson made another emergency stop and missed a jumper.

The two sides set the tone at the beginning of the game, and the hit rate was not high. The Timberwolves now rely on Garnett on both offense and defense, and the others feel cold.

The Nets relied on Jefferson for the counterattack, and Wang Jun for the positional battle. The division of labor was clear and the offensive firepower was guaranteed.

When Jefferson defends Cassel, once he counterattacks, he is dislocated. Wang Jun can get rid of Garnett in a double pick-and-roll battle, but Olavokandi can't defend it.

Olavokandi is a well-known parallel importer. The Timberwolves thought it was an advantage to dig him from the Clippers last season and could assist Garnett, because he reached the peak of his career with the Clippers in the previous season, averaging 12.3 points per game. Points 9.1 rebounds 1.3 assists 2.2 blocks, looks like a great blue-collar.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he joined the Timberwolves, Olavokandi immediately changed. Not only was his offense bad, but his defense was also bad. He averaged 6.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, playing only 21.5 minutes.

He only knows how to be a meat shield under the basket, and he is not very active in defending pick-and-rolls. If you look at the overall strength, he is better than Kwame Brown, at least Brown is still working hard on defense.

Cassell and Sprewell's performance this season is not worthy of a big contract, and they feel a bit careless about playing, and they seem to want to use this method to blackmail the management.

After Szczerbiak returned from a serious injury, he didn't play as well as before, and Korver guarded him. His three-pointer was inaccurate, and he hit the iron twice under the interference of Korver when he entered the low post.

In the first quarter, the two sides played averagely and tied at 18.

In the second quarter, Wang Jun took the bench and scored two three-pointers in a row, and then made two mid-range shots. He made a breakthrough and made two free throws. He scored 12 points in 5 minutes.

As soon as Garnett came off the court, the Timberwolves couldn't stand it anymore.

Hoiberg's single defense against Wang Jun suffered a loss. He switched to Hassel's defense. Wang Jun relied on the pick-and-roll to get rid of it. Eddie Griffin, who came off the bench, defended poorly, and his defense was always half a beat.

Griffin had high hopes that year and was a popular candidate for the No. 1 pick in 2001. The Rockets traded Jefferson, Collins, and Armstrong from the Nets for him. But this guy is a typical bastard, he didn't focus on basketball, and completely wasted his talent. Now he is not qualified to be a role player.

After Garnett returned to the court, he exploded the Nets inside and led the team to catch up with the score.

In the second half, the Nets players worked hard again to overtake the score. Cassel also had loopholes in the perimeter defense. Olavokandi was poor in pick-and-roll defense. After being replaced, he was not as good as a substitute. Griffin's offense and defense are weak.

On the offensive end, the role players always shot with iron, and Sprewell also faced Wang Jun's defense several times without thinking, which made the team unable to cooperate.

Garnett watched his teammates play like this, but Wang Jun scored consecutively and became more and more angry.

He was about to lose his temper. (To be continued.)

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