On the 5th, the Wizards challenged the Timberwolves away.

There is good news. The Timberwolves started small forward. Last season, the All-Star Wally Szebiak missed due to injury.

Looking at the Timberwolves' starting lineup, Yang Rui was determined, and he felt undoubtedly a victory.

The starting center is Rasu Nestorovic, the power forward is a marginal man last season, 216CM tall, 111 kg in weight Lauren Woods, Garnett to the position of small forward, the guard is Anthony Piller and Troy Hudson. This is a big man lineup with poor mobility.

Yang Rui arranged Hamilton and Wesley's outside running tactics, catching the ball and cutting to the basket, all of which were superior. As a result, the Timberwolves prevented the Wizards from attacking with 122 moves.

Wesley had a cold hand and played many irons on the periphery. Although Hamilton kept running, he was very active, but he was mainly in the CIC, and his opponents could shrink out of the penalty zone at any time.

The Timberwolves also struggled to break the defense. The Wizards trailed 21 to 25 in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Timberwolves were still a 122 joint defense strategy, preventing Alstom and Boozer's high pick-and-roll. Alstom can't make a difference if it can't break through. Although the pass is not mistaken, it can't create an empty space. Everyone shoots under the premise of interference.

Boozer and Maggette took turns striking iron, and the Timberwolves led a wave of 11-0 under the leadership of veteran Kendall Gill.

Yang Rui called for a timeout to adjust his tactics and lineup. The second half prevented the Timberwolves offensive, but he couldn't change the player's cold feel. The team scored 11 points in a single quarter, 32 to 49 behind in the half.

The Wizards missed a three-pointer and all were blacksmiths except Hamilton. Garnett focused on taking care of Jordan, the defense was very successful, not only can stop Jordan breakthrough, interfere with the shooting, even the pass interference.

Relying on height, wingspan and flexibility, Garnett's defense is like a net. It is difficult for opponents to get rid of screens. He is a player who can really defend from position 1 to position 5. He can block shots in the defensive zone and steal rebounds. His only weakness is his weight, and he can't prevent O'Neal this type of center.

During the intermission, Yang Rui went to the locker room to teach the players and changed his tactics.

"If you have a chance, you can run away. Don't give the Timberwolves a chance to defend against the position. Even if Garnett is in front of you, don't hesitate to play as little as possible. , Marshall power forward, Jordan small forward, Maggette shooting guard, Tyrone Lu control the ball, everyone must run up, try to counterattack, open the position to open the pick-and-roll during the battle, the forwards are cut on both sides."

Yang Rui called the three front-court players to his side and told him: "Remember those essentials, observe the opponent's defense after taking the ball, and if the opponent reaches for the ball, directly hit the ball against their arm."

He looked at Jordan again and said in a straight voice: "Michael, you don't need to run, protect the backcourt rebounds, find the teammates who are running in front, the positional battle organization also depends on you, come on, we haven't lost yet."

"Of course we didn't lose." Jordan shouted: "Everyone gets together and runs faster!"

Yang Rui recently instructed several physically strong players to make fouls and practice free throws, but they were not allowed to practice "European Steps".

Because not everyone has the power to use European steps, only Ginobili and Harden. Ginobili is a snake-shaped breakthrough that twists his body into a twist and can change direction, and most people cannot learn.

Harden is even more powerful. His European step can take one step more than others. As long as the four-step layup moves consistently, the referee will not blow. Because he can make layups in three and four steps, the defensive player can't count the steps, even if he can't break through, he can easily foul.

The Timberwolves lacked a 3-pointer, and the play was very similar to the Wizards' first half. Garnett played the striker. His teammates ran to catch the ball. If no one caught, Garnett singled. In this case, sending Tyrone Lu will not become a big defensive loophole. The Wizards will prevent the penalty area and interfere with the opponent's mid-range shooting.

In the second half, the Timberwolves' shooting feel began to decline, and Garnett missed a few jumpers and missed the basket under Marshall's interference. Piler hit the iron three times in a row, and point guard Hudson is a small speed guard, mainly relying on a breakthrough. After being entangled by Tyrone Lu, it is not so easy to pass.

In the past life of Yang Rui, the Timberwolves have always lacked the ability to attack in the low post. Even during the Big Three period, Garnett was a big swingman and it was difficult to hit the basket.

Although many people say that Garnett is tough, calling him "hard", his main scoring method is actually to shake his shoulder and turn to shoot, using height and arm span to create space for hand.

Watching Garnett's game, you will see countless such scenes.

I squeeze and squeeze my back, the other party is still, then I turn and wipe it in. MD, left turn is blocked, then turn right... I wipe, cow B, can you still keep up? I turn left again... No, I can't get through, let's jumper, I throw!

The goal is scored, and Garnett moves like Jordan, with a beautiful posture. He thumps his chest and roars. It is more **** than many people complete a dunk.

Most of the time, Garnett's shooting feels good, and once it feels bad, he can hardly score. He didn't score much in the penalty area, he had low lethality, and he averaged only 6.7 free throws per game.

Wizards still feel bad shooting, but they took advantage of mobility, grabbed rebounds and immediately counterattack, at least three quickly.

Marshall's physical fitness is also very strong and is still at its peak this year. During college, Ray Allen could only carry bags for him for the first year. As soon as he rushed, Lauren Woods couldn't catch up, attracting defense and he would also score.

Peeler at No. 2 could not catch up with Maggette. He was 193cm tall and weighed 94 kilograms, but Maggette was the strongest swingman in the league. He could make a layup by squeezing him. Peeler quickly paid two The price of the second foul, a total of four foul troubles, went down and rested.

Substitute veteran Kendall Gill is 196CM tall and weighs 88 kg, and is even thinner.

In the position battle Marshall and Tyron Lula opened the opportunity to make a three-pointer. Jordan high-level organization, Stadamer and Maggette cut into the basket and directly hit the ball.

Garnett can't manage Jordan under the basket. If Garnett goes with Stoudemire, there will be a clear misalignment on the court~lightnovelpub.net~ Maggette or Jordan face Nestorovic.

Timberwolves coach Philip Sanders was forced to make adjustments, but Zebbiak was not there. Garnett played power forward, and the small forward had to be replaced by Lester Leicester. This was the marginal man of the Raptors. He was excluded from the playoffs. His body is average, and his shooting and breakthrough are very common.

As soon as Leicester plays, the Wizards can shrink more defensively and protect the penalty area.

The Wizards scored 30 to 23 in a single quarter and trailed 62 to 72 in total points.

In the last quarter, Yang Rui changed the team to attack the basket. Hamilton, Wesley and Bell played together. This was for the Timberwolves not to send Garnett to play small forward.

They didn't play much in the third quarter. They were full of energy and kept running to find opportunities. Insiders were Stadammeer and Wallace.

The Timberwolves' outside players are of average strength, the Wizards' small lineup has shrunk and defended, and the inside Wallace and Garnett have done a good job of interfering with the shot.

At the end of the game with two minutes left, the Wizards were only 4 points behind 84 to 88.