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Garnett's nickname is "Big Ticket". In terms of popularity at this stage, he is even more popular than Kobe, including in Los Angeles, and he also has his fans. Compared with Duncan, who plays a strict and monotonous game and has a foreign household registration

Nowitzki, Garnett has more fans. An even more exaggerated fact is that Garnett sells the best sneakers among the big men. Regardless of whether it is backed by the Chinese market, he can win the All-Star Game every year.

Neither Yao Ming, who leads the league in votes, nor O'Neal, who has dominated the league for several years and loves to play tricks, has the commercial value of Garnett. This is because he is in a small ball market like Minnesota.

"Beep!" The ball was thrown straight into the air by the referee!

Anderson and Garnett took off at the same time, and Garnett, who had the advantage in height and wingspan, jumped up first and touched the ball!

"Beep!" The referee immediately blew the whistle, stretched out his hand to indicate that Garnett violated the rules by jumping the ball, and awarded the ball to the Lakers.

Replays showed that when Garnett jumped the ball, he stepped on the Lakers' side with one foot. This scene is very rare in the NBA. TNT's commentary team was very happy when they saw this scene.

Garnett himself smiled and shook his head, retreating to his own half of the restricted area.

The Lakers served the ball at halftime and passed it to Atkins. Cassel immediately defended him, and the defense was very tight.

This is the unique defensive rhythm of the Timberwolves. The outside players pounce very hard. If the opponent breaks through and the frontcourt becomes more aggressive, Garnett can provide timely coverage behind them to delay the opponent's advancement.

Atkins bent his body, protected the ball and took it diagonally across the half court to the right, passing it to Odom. Garnett immediately came over and waved his hand in front of his eyes, and the pressure on his body became more and more intense.

Near.

Anderson stepped forward to set a pick-and-roll for Odom. Garnett flexibly bypassed Anderson. Odom forced his way in. He found Kobe's position with his eyes and passed the ball. Kobe caught the ball very calmly.

Hold on, take a step towards the three-point line, stop suddenly and take a mid-range shot.

The ball hit the basket and bounced up. Anderson, who was standing under the basket, got rid of the jam behind him, jumped up and grabbed the backboard. Once he fell, he didn't stop at all and just passed the ball out. Kobe Bryant

He caught the ball and rushed inside, forcing a shot, causing Sprewell to foul.

Cassell resisted Atkins with his left hand to protect the basketball. After halftime, Garnett ran to the corner to catch the ball. Facing Odom's defense, he first made a sudden move to the left.

Feinting, he stood up and hit a jumper, 2 to 2.

The Lakers attacked, Kobe caught the ball, stood up, and suddenly shook his shoulders from left to right, and Sprewell couldn't help but take a step back.

He stood up, jumped up, and shot a three-pointer in a cool and unrestrained manner.

"Brush!" The ball hit the net. (5:2)

Perhaps stimulated by his confrontation with Iverson in the last game, Kobe had a strong desire to take shots today and had already taken the Lakers' first three shots.

With the cooperation of Garnett, Sprewell broke into the paint, simplified the three-step layup into two steps, and threw the ball lowhand to the basket with a time lag.

A figure flashed past and the ball disappeared. Sprewell turned his head and saw the birdman "flailing his wings".

The Timberwolves served from the bottom line, and there was not much time to attack. Garnett received the ball at 70 degrees, pushed forward, and missed the mid-range pull-up. Kobe took off the rebound under Odom's protection and directly switched offense and defense. He advanced to the frontcourt and attracted attention.

After the Timberwolves' defensive attention, Butler assisted Butler, made a three-step layup, and sent the ball into the basket. (7:2)

After the opening, the Lakers took control of the game. In the next round of defense, Kobe directly stole the ball from Garnett, broke into a fast break, and directly completed a one-handed dunk. The score of 9:2 forced Sanders to call

Paused.

After returning from the timeout, the Timberwolves adjusted their offensive arrangements. The others pulled away. Garnett caught the ball with his back in the low post, turned around, and forced Odom from the left. Odom stepped on one side and stepped with his left foot, abruptly.

Blocking Garnett's momentum, Garnett immediately turned around, jumped up, raised his hand and shot, hitting the ball accurately.

Historically speaking, Garnett is a leader in the mid-range. Except for Nowitzki's bug, he is no weaker than anyone else!

When the Lakers attacked, Kobe and Odom played a pick-and-roll and broke in low.

Garnett and Olowokandi blocked Kobe's breakthrough path. Kobe suddenly stopped, turned around and jumped up. Garnett jumped up and took a shot to block the shot.

Kobe's raised hand shrank, and his low hand passed between Garnett and Olowokandi. Odom magically appeared under the right basket and steadily caught Kobe's pass.

The ball, jump up easily and hit the ball into the basket. (11:4)

"Good shot!" Ke Yan on the sidelines waved his hand vigorously. At the beginning, he thought Kobe was a bit lonely, but in the blink of an eye he had already sent out 2 assists! And he had already scored 7 points. Kobe was in very good condition!

The Lakers, who had been fully rested in the past two days, started off very well. Kobe scored a lot of points and assists in the first quarter. He scored 13 points and 4 assists in a single quarter, helping the Lakers establish a 14-point lead in the first quarter.

Advantages.

For the Timberwolves, whose lineup is somewhat poor in offense, it is uncomfortable to be behind by a big score at the beginning. Although the team has Garnett, Cassell and Sprewell are also good offensive players, the Timberwolves are essentially

It is a team where defense drives offense. As a superstar, Garnett's versatility on the defensive end and his adaptability to different teammates are very good. Different lineups can build a very strong defensive system around him.

But at the same time, his scoring ability is weak, especially in critical moments, and he can be called the least lethal among superstars.

The Timberwolves tried to limit the Lakers' offense through high-quality defense and chased points through counterattacks. Garnett's four-point replacement also suppressed the Lakers' offense in the second quarter, which gave the Timberwolves some hope.
However, the terrible thing is that the Timberwolves' own offensive touch is not good. Except for Garnett who scored 14 points on 5 of 12 shots to barely maintain output, only Szczerbiak scored 8 points on 3 of 7 shots.

Without firepower, Cassell and Sprewell felt cold under the defense of Atkins and Kobe. The team, which was already poor in offense, felt cold when catching up with the players. It is no wonder that the Timberwolves only got one in half the game.

37 points.

In the second half, the Lakers players became younger, and the advantages of players’ physical strength began to show.

Cassel is 35 years old and Sprewell is 34 years old. Under the high-intensity confrontation, their physical strength is somewhat unsustainable. On the offensive end, the team relies more on Garnett, who is not good at attacking, which directly leads to the Wolf King's offense.

Decline in efficiency.

The game situation was unfavorable, and Sanders had no choice but to let Garnett play more. In fact, even if the Timberwolves have problems like this, the foundation is still there, and Garnett is still an MVP-level value. The key is that the coaching staff has not

Methods to help core players maximize their strengths and avoid weaknesses are more fatal!

In the final quarter, the playing time of several core players of the Timberwolves was approaching 40, which reduced their efficiency. However, the Lakers, who held a 15-point advantage, had considerable fault tolerance and deployed their personnel with ease, and finally defeated the Lakers 115:96.

The Timberwolves extended their winning streak to 4 games, and the team tied with the Dallas Mavericks, ranked fourth in the Western Conference, with a record of 8 wins and 4 losses.

In the whole game, Kobe scored 36 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, surpassing Garnett's 27 points and 9 rebounds.