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Chapter 73 The more you roar, the more miserable!
Billups was very stable, and he was beaten several times by Brandon in a row, and he didn't even want to get back on the field.

Just wanting to play for O'Neal, the Lakers started too hard on the outside, and the Timberwolves were a little tight on defense.

Immediately transferred to the outside, by Bryant to attack.

After catching the ball and lifting it, Anthony Peeler played the snake.

Kobe was not polite, twisted his waist, jumped up, raised his hand and shot a three-pointer...

"Dare to shoot, Kobe is too sloppy, he has missed three shots before, this fourth one..."

"Shh-!"

coming.

Kobe was very upbeat, and agreed to make four three-point irons. After the first three strikes, Kobe finally, finally hit a three-pointer.

In other words, Kobe Bryant has shot as a blacksmith, and Billups feels that he can do it if he can.

In the next attack of the Lakers, Billups dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and suddenly made a three-pointer.

Brandon could only stare blankly.

"Come on, the Lakers shot a little more three-pointers tonight."

"Shh-!"

Tielu blossomed and made a precise three-pointer.

Pulled down, before Timberwolves head coach Saunders could react, Rice also joined in the fun and scored a three-pointer without making a sound.

beep~
The Timberwolves called a timeout directly.

Calling a timeout can only prove that Sanders has been paid and is working hard, but the effect is useless.

The Timberwolves are nothing more than shrinking their heads and not shrinking. O'Neal's body is also a weight they cannot bear.

Joe Smith, Garnett, Dean Garrett and Rasunestrovich played in rotation, facing O'Neal of different levels, they only had to be beaten.

Brandon was a little dazed.

As for?
He just couldn't help but hit a few shots in a row.

Good guy, the group of blacksmiths on the Lakers suddenly found the feeling, and it rained for three minutes in a row, and it couldn't stop.

No one can stand it!

After the first game, the Lakers focused on the outside and scored 6 three-pointers. The score was 28 to 21. The Lakers led the Timberwolves by 7 points.

In the second quarter, Li Mu did not make a big rotation, and only let O'Neal and Daben rest.

Billups, Bryant and Rice continued to play.

Meanwhile, throw in Horry and Brad Miller.

When Sanders saw it, even though he was prepared, he still wanted to scold her! !

Hey, it turned out that the first quarter was 7 points behind, but it was the time when the Timberwolves were closest to victory!

He brought in Malik Healy and Dean Garrett.

Meanwhile, keeping the 'trident' on the court, Garnett, Brandon and Joe Smith have no intention of resting.

In other words, if the Timberwolves can play an advantage in the second quarter, then slowly think about the rotation.

If you can't even make it through the second quarter, at that time, the core players of the Timberwolves naturally don't have to think about rotation.

The game started in the second quarter. With O'Neal and Daben off the court, the Lakers' ability to protect the basket dropped by several dimensions.

Garnett went on a killing spree.

First, he played Horry with his back and singles, and showed off his turnaround and big mid-range shot.

Immediately afterwards, after covering the outside line, he made an air cut into the inside line, made an alley-oop, and scored the basketball.

Afterwards, he still forcibly broke into the inside line and dunked from others.

Horry and Brad Miller couldn't resist Garnett's rush.

The Timberwolves have the Trident on the field, and the bottom line of strength is on the line, but they can play back and forth with the Lakers.

However, as long as one of the three of them ends up, the score will be opened by the Lakers immediately.

The Timberwolves become weaker with more substitutions, while the Lakers become stronger with substitutions.

This kind of lineup crushing made the Timberwolves completely helpless.

After the second quarter, the score was 55 to 42, and the Timberwolves trailed by 13 points.

"The suspense of the game is still there, and the Timberwolves still need to continue to work hard!" On the commentary stand, the groom Albert continued to explain.

In fact, everyone can see that the two teams are not at the same level.

Hei Ba, it really needs a miracle!
……

The second half.

The game restarts.

Garnett hit the Jagged big mid-range shot on Big Ben's head.

At the beginning, he roared and hammered his chest.

Later, it slowly quieted down.

At this point, he really just wanted to play basketball quietly.

Don't ask, the more you shout, the more miserable you will be, and the more you shout, the lower your morale will be.

Like a lone wolf in the middle of the night, howling impotently!

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Lakers' outside firepower did not have the hit rate of the first quarter.

Kobe, Billups and Rice frequently scored three-pointers.

When the Timberwolves expanded their defense and Billups passed the ball into the paint, it was fine for O'Neal.

Sometimes, Kobe ran an off-ball tactic, connected the team's offense, and beat the Timberwolves to one thing and lose another, without any temper at all.

"The lineup strength of the two sides is not at the same level at all.

The Lakers have never really played tactics.

No.

wrong.

After beating the Timberwolves, the Lakers played tactics.

In other words, they have already started training and are thinking about their next opponent. "

What Mike Brin said cannot be said to be incorrect at all, but very correct.

The Lakers, as soon as the touch came, swished a few times, and the Timberwolves were immediately beaten.

After the first three quarters, the Lakers have already led by 21 points. The main core players played for a few minutes and immediately clocked out of get off work.

At the end of the quarter, the Lakers' third rotation lineup continued to beat the Timberwolves' second lineup, opening the score between the two sides by more than 30 points.

This can no longer be called a game, but a massacre.

hum~~
With the buzzer sounding on the scoreboard, the Timberwolves breathed a sigh of relief.

At the end of the game, the score was 128 to 95. The Lakers beat the Timberwolves by 33 points and took a 1-0 lead in the series.

O'Neal didn't enjoy playing, scoring 24 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, which was 'far' below the average scoring level of the season.

Kobe scored 23 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. His efficiency was not high, and he could still kill people if he hit too much.

莱斯三分球8投6中，砍下了20分3助攻3篮板。

Billups had 12 points, 9 assists and 4 rebounds.

Big Ben scored only 9 points, but grabbed 15 rebounds and blocked 3 shots. His performance was also amazing.

At the press conference after the game, Timberwolves head coach Sanders asked him to comment on the performance of the Lakers in the face of reporters' questions?
Sanders spread his hands and said solemnly, "I'm really sorry that the Timberwolves failed to force out the strongest Lakers.

However, our Timberwolves will do everything and will not admit defeat. "

"..."

……

On May 5, the Big West Forum ball.

The Lakers VS Timberwolves, the second game of the first round of the playoffs started.

Li Mu continued to adjust the lineup and started the Iron Squad.

Billups, Kobe, Bowen, Big Ben, O'Neal.

After the Timberwolves' disastrous defeat in G1, head coach Sanderson decided to change his formation. Instead of continuing to play fast, he went to the twin towers tactic.

Starting five, point guard Brandon, shooting guard Anthony Peeler, small forward Joe Smith, power forward Garnett, center Dean Garrett.

With the jump ball, O'Neal finally beat Garnett and scored the first attack for the Lakers.

The Timberwolves are betting, and they are not afraid of the terrible three-point shooting of the Lakers in G1.

The defense shrunk and attacked O'Neill.

Since both the outside line and the inside line are defended, they may not be able to defend against both. They can only stare at the big killer O'Neal, and then find a way to solve the Lakers' outside line.

In fact, the Timberwolves' idea is very reasonable. The Lakers' three-pointers have increased a lot this season, but they are not stable enough.

If O'Neal is allowed to open the situation, the Timberwolves will not even have the only chance to win.

It's just that the Lakers suddenly changed their tactics. They no longer played blind Jilu tactics, but Kobe played off-ball tactics.

……

(End of this chapter)