The world of basketball

Chapter 151 Butler's Hand

James Monto made a pick-and-roll for Jeremy Lin from a high position, and Mu Xiaobei made an off-ball pick-and-roll for Kuzma from a high position.

Kuzma caught the ball and immediately made a three-pointer.

Swah——

The ball went into the net hollow, and Kuzma took the lead for the team in the second half of the game.

Thibodeau took Wiggins to the field, and Belinelli defended Wiggins from the outside.Taking advantage of Butler's absence, Thibodeau hopes that Wiggins will play with confidence and adjust his mentality.

The gains and losses of a game matter little, but the core ability and mentality of one's main force matter more.

Thibodeau doesn't like Wiggins very much, but he is a coach after all, and he must be worthy of his salary and his basketball creed.

Moreover, Wiggins' strength and potential are absolutely top-notch. He can't do things that are not good for the team according to his own preferences. This is called professional ethics.

This is very important.

Wiggins accelerated and broke through Belinelli's blockade. Mu Xiaobei waited for Wiggins to reach the basket. Wiggins dunks.

Duang——

The ball hit the front of the basket and flew out.

ho-

The fans were in an uproar, and then there was a burst of laughter. Wiggins dunked the ball.

Spurs fans love their home team very much, and they have loved it for decades, so if they can interfere with the affairs of the opposing team, they will definitely spare no effort to do so.

Kuzma grabbed the rebound and gave it to Jeremy Lin. The Spurs started to run for a fast break. Mu Xiaobei's speed was very fast. Jeremy Lin passed the ball in time, and Mu Xiaobei made a direct shot from outside the three-point line.

Swah——

The ball went into the net hollow, and the Spurs made a counterattack fast break.

"Good shot Mu Xiaobei, this three-point shot is very far." Wang Meng said.

"It seems that shooting farther and farther from the basket has become a trend in the league. Both inside players and outside players are practicing shooting from a longer distance." Su Qun said.

Mu Xiaobei has practiced shooting from far beyond the three-point line for a long time, and he has often used it in games recently, especially the open three-pointer in this kind of counterattack, which can be said to be sure. up.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Spurs put Butler down to rest, but the Timberwolves still failed to catch up with the point difference in time, and instead were further widened.

Among them, Thibodeau's biggest mistake is that he should not let Wiggins avoid meeting Butler. Basketball is a sport full of confrontation, and confrontation is inevitable.

This time he asked Wiggins to avoid meeting Butler, which is to let Wiggins escape. This avoidance will make Wiggins feel bad emotions.

After 3 minutes of the game, Butler was replaced. He used to be known as an iron man, and basically averaged more than 40 minutes per game.

Butler, who scored 33 points in the first half, is about to score [-] points. The team is also happy to be an adult, and Popovich has also formulated many tactics for Butler.

It was unbelievable in the past, I mean, Popovich to do something like this for his core superstars, because he emphasized team basketball, and Duncan Manu and Parker loved him and would be happy to follow his guidance.

And then that thing happened, um, Leonard asked to trade himself.

The reason for this has been mentioned many times, and it is nothing more than the desire for a big market and more performance opportunities.

Yes, more performance opportunities. For a player who is pursuing his own historical status, possession of the ball is a very, very important thing.

In the past, when a player scored a high score and took many shots, Popovich would basically take him to the bench to be calm and calm, and would accuse the player of being selfish.

Of course this is a joke, and we all take it as a joke, but it's not that funny, especially for Xiaoka.

In many cases, Leonard was a little unwilling to be replaced after scoring [-] points, and he was taciturn and didn't like to communicate with the coach about this matter, so a misunderstanding occurred.

Therefore, Popovich's restriction on players' shooting rights is a very important reason for Leonard to go away, and it may not even be lower than the market status.

For example, Duncan, as one of the top ten superstars in history, Duncan's career high score is 53 points, scored against the Lone Ranger, and experienced an overtime.

And scored 53 points, Duncan took 28 shots, hey, he is Duncan, the career high score is only 53 points?
Of course, 53 points is definitely not low, especially in that era, when rebounding and defense were emphasized, and three-pointers were not liked, 53 points was definitely a lot.

But as a career-high score for a top ten superstar in history, this is not much.

It can be seen that Leonard's departure has changed Popovich a lot, such as Butler's high scoring this time.

After Butler returned to the court, Wiggins still didn't dare to confront. Butler played consecutive singles and Wiggins scored whatever he wanted, scoring consecutively, but the Spurs' lead did not expand too much.

Wiggins probably also knew that his state was sluggish, so he didn't occupy the ball too much, but returned the ball to Rose and Towns for them to play.

Both Rose and Towns felt good tonight. They hit consecutive mid-range and long-range shots and firmly bit the score difference. Butler will not be easily replaced if the score difference is tight, so his score is still rising continuously. with.

33 points, 35 points, 40 points, 45 points, 47 points.

My God, by the end of the third quarter, Butler had already scored 47 points, and the entire Spurs team had only scored 90 points. That is to say, Butler alone scored half of the team's points.

Life night, absolute life night.

Only 3 points away, he will be able to score another 50+, and 5 points away, he will be able to tie his career scoring record of 53 points. Now many Butler fans are praying that the Timberwolves can give some strength, Be able to bite the score and don't give up early.

Already 47 points, 47 points in three quarters, but Butler is not too tired, his physical fitness is very abnormal, and he is not often singled out or something in the Spurs, so even if he scored 47 points, he is not particularly tired .

Of course the Timberwolves will not give up, they are only 13 points behind, and their Rose has scored 24 points, and Downs has also scored 28 points. It is foreseeable that the two of their Timberwolves will probably both score 30+ Even 40+, they have no reason to give up.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Popovich replaced the main lineup first. He planned to use the first half of the fourth quarter to gradually carry out rotations to allow the main players to have sufficient rest time, and then to be able to keep the ball until the end of the game. The main force of the team is physically strong.

Butler held the ball from the outside, Mu Xiaobei didn't pick and roll, then Butler made a tentative step, and then made a three-pointer directly.

Swah——

The ball soared.

Butler felt hot tonight, like Jordan's hands.

(End of this chapter)