Chapter 74
Two days later, the Lakers flew to Minnesota, the land of winter, to play against the Timberwolves at their home stadium.
At 8 p.m., at the Target Center, both teams were already warming up on the court.
"Bang!"
Su Hao, who failed another three-pointer, frowned slightly and noticed a strange look, thinking that someone was laughing at his three-pointer.
Yes.
The carefree Nick Young on the side was indeed secretly having fun.
However, except for Nick... Yang, there was also a hateful look staring at Su Hao. It was none other than Downs on the opposite half.
"snort!"
Tang Si stared at Su Hao fiercely,"It's you, it's you, it's you who took away all the cheers and applause that originally belonged to me as the"number one pick".
From the summer league to the preseason and now the regular season, the topic of rookies has always been firmly controlled by you.
Now. seem......It seems like everyone has forgotten that I, the No. 1 pick, exists.
Even if someone mentions it, most of the time, it can only be compared with you, and it can only serve as your miserable background! snort. but���All this will end tonight, tonight......I will take back everything that belongs to me." The more he thought about it, the colder Tang Si's eyes stared at Su Hao became.
"Towns, what are you standing there for? Why don’t you start warming up and training?"
"Hey, yes, yes, coach!!!"
In the commentary box
""Big Shark" O'Neal said:"Although the Timberwolves are second to last in the Western Conference,......The lineup is really not bad.
Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns are the No. 1 picks, and Zach LaVine is last year's"Slam Dunk King" with amazing physical talents.
"Golden Boy" Ricky Rubio is also an outstanding member of the"09 Silver Generation", and......There is also the"Wolf King" Kevin Garnett.
To be honest, this lineup is also an All-Star, and it is not inferior to the Hawks' All-Star starting lineup."
"hehe"
""Flying Pig" Buckley said with a smile:""KG"Forget it, he returned to the Timberwolves and was already on the verge of retirement when he returned home. but.
You're right.
The talent possessed by the Timberwolves players is really very high, but they cannot win with the combat effectiveness they put together.
This is very strange!"
"Ha ha!"
O'Neal also smiled and said:"That's true, but after all, it is a young and talented team.
The Timberwolves may not know which game will break out.
Coupled with the home court advantage and the duel between No. 1 pick Towns and Su Hao, so......This game is still worth looking forward to!"
Before the game, the two commentators chatted.
After a while, the warm-up was over and the starting lineups of both teams began to play.
Minnesota Timberwolves starting lineup: point guard: 193 cm Ricky Rubio, shooting guard: 196 cm Zach Lavine, small forward: 203 cm Andrew Wiggins, power forward: 211 cm Kevin Garnett, center: 213 cm Karl-Anthony Towns.
Los Angeles Lakers starting lineup: point guard: Su Hao, shooting guard: Kobe, shooting guard: Clarkson, power forward: Randle, center: Jokic
"Hey, Andrew, Zach, you know, we must play hard today, beat the Lakers, and end the Lakers' 10-game winning streak!!!"
Towns approached Wiggins and LaVine and reminded them.
"Well, I'll try my best."
LaVine nodded seriously, and Wiggins also nodded slightly, saying lightly:"Got it!"
"You want c!"
"Absolutely not a scam!!!"
"jump ball!"
In the scrimmage between Jokic and Towns, Towns went into the game with the belief of winning tonight and went all out from the beginning of the scrimmage.
""Bang!"
Towns took the ball away first, Wiggins took it and passed it to Ricky Rubio to execute the first attack of the game.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
Rubio pushed over and faced Su Hao. Thinking of the miserable state of Paul and Thomas before, his heart tightened and he felt a little panic for no reason.
This is......"A defender’s nightmare" pressure!
""Step!"
Garnett quickly stepped forward to cover, Rubio bypassed Su Hao, accelerated to break through on the right, and then hit the ground to find LaVine who was able to cut in.
""Swoosh!"
He accelerated and rushed directly to the basket, and made a layup against Clarkson.
""Shua!"
Unreasonable hit
"Talent is hard to come by, Clarkson has no choice!"
【Timberwolves 2:0 Lakers].
Lakers have the ball
"Bang, bang, bang!"
Kobe pushed the ball over, high up on the left, one-on-one with the still young LaVine, back-to-back for a few steps, and a half-turn fake shot.
"Kick!"
Shake up Raven
"tread!"
Kobe took advantage of the trend to drill forward, took a step forward, and took advantage of the trend to pick the basket......Hit
"When it comes to the up and down steps in a post-up game, although Kobe is old and his physical fitness is not as good as Zach's, he can still teach him with gorgeous techniques."
The Timberwolves have the ball.
Rubio pushed over and tried to cover again, bypassing Su Hao. He was misaligned at the top of the arc on the right side and faced Jokic. It was a small opportunity to beat the big one.
"Whoosh!
Rubio decisively accelerated and broke through, changing direction, trying to tear through the defense of the"fat white guy" Jokic to attack.
Kobe went to assist in defense.
"Wow!"
At this time, Rubio made a decisive cross pass to Towns who was left vacant in the low post on the left. He had the opportunity to catch the ball and attack the basket directly.
"It's too late!"
Randall exclaimed. He reacted, but his body couldn't keep up.
But
""Step!"
Su Hao was extremely fast, and he chased after him immediately, appearing in the low post to defend Towns.
The fifth position against the first position, this was a good opportunity for Towns.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
How could Towns, who was already impatient, miss such an opportunity?
""Su Hao, let's decide the winner!"
Towns growled, holding the ball sideways, exerting force on his left shoulder, and slamming into Su Hao. Su Hao was always serious about defense.
His eyes focused.
He raised his hands and tensed his whole body.
The power of [Karl Malone] suddenly erupted at this moment, and he directly confronted Towns fiercely.
Ah, no, it was not fierce!!!
Because
Towns only had a ferocious look on his face, but he was like hitting a mountain when he turned sideways, and he couldn't push Su Hao who was exerting all his strength.
"Little brother, that's it?! Haven't you eaten yet? Try harder!"
Su Hao looked calm and indifferent.
Buzz!
One sentence directly broke Towns' defense. Towns was so angry that he yelled:"Asshole, what did you say?!"
He was angry.
But he couldn't stand it.
Towns was still in his rookie season. Although he was a center and his skills were okay, he was really lacking in strength confrontation.
"hiss..."
In the commentary booth.
Seeing this scene, O'Neal couldn't help but slap his forehead and gasped,"Shocking! A center can't even push the guard?!!"