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Come on again in the second quarter.

As expected, the Timberwolves' defense changed, because the effect of double-teaming Li Shengli was not good. The weak side of the defense gave Kidd a lot of room to play, and brought up the Mavericks' rhythm. This made Mourning almost crazy.

The Magic only played with pressure against the Mavericks, but the Mavericks beat the Timberwolves directly with a headshot, leading by 11 points in a single quarter. Last season, the Mavericks and Timberwolves were both at the bottom of the Western Conference.

how so?

To be honest, the difference between this game and the previous game is only Kidd's performance, and the help of an excellent point guard to the team is fully demonstrated, revitalizing the entire situation. Although the offensive ability is not strong, Kidd As a traditional point guard, he doesn't care about this, especially the Mavericks and... Li Shengli!

Li Shengli needs a helper on the outside to help other teammates when the situation cannot be opened up; at the same time, Kidd, who is not strong in offensive ability, needs a stable offensive and violent big brother to exert his organizational skills, and the two hit it off immediately. , running in for a period of time will definitely create a near-perfect combination of inside and outside.

Back to the Mavericks' overall lineup.

Curry is a shooter enough to stabilize outside firepower, and Crotty can also join the main rotation to take charge of defense. Although the biggest problem currently is the shortcomings of the third and fourth positions, Li Shengli is already very satisfied with this situation. .

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The Timberwolves attack first.

Although the defense changed, the offense remained the same. Mourning used his range advantage to involve Li Shengli and create opportunities for his teammates to attack the basket. This time, it was Lucas who attacked Smith from behind.

After changing sides of attack and defense.

The Timberwolves' double-teaming of Li Shengli has been switched to Mourning's single defense. Lucas was transferred to guard Smith. This change is reasonable because the game is like this. There are no static tactics. Timberwolves new coach Bill Bryan did it Average.

However, the defensive changes put Mourning under the greatest pressure. He struggled to defend one on one, not to mention that Kidd, who had already changed the direction of the game, repeatedly sent extremely comfortable passes to Li Shengli, making it difficult for Li Shengli to even have a decent confrontation. No, you can shoot after receiving the ball.

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You know, throughout the offseason, Li Shengli, O'Neal, and Mourning were "corporally punished" by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Li Shengli did not give up his attack at the basket. The main training direction was mid-range killing skills. O'Neal really couldn't practice the attack distance, so Kareem Abdul-Jabbar trained him hard at the basket, making Li Shengli and Mourning beat him day and night. O'Neal, as for Mourning...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was also troubled sometimes. He didn't need to practice to play second-line center Mourning. Even if his height was a problem, Mourning's goal was impossible to be placed on the second line. Facing Li Shengli, O'Neal, or even any of the other top centers. He was at a disadvantage, and the only thing he could practice was his offensive stability in confrontations, both internally and externally, and the rest could only rely on his own hard work.

In fact, throughout the second quarter, Mourning did work hard, but sometimes, some things are very helpless.

Li Shengli is naturally strong, and coupled with a budding point guard Kidd, the Timberwolves are really unable to withstand him. Looking at himself...even if his teammates around him are better than the Mavericks' Smith, it is useless to be stronger. Without top-notch teammates, he is truly alone and helpless.

O'Neal waited for a Hardaway!

Li Shengli changed teams and got a Kidd!

But I was the only one who couldn't wait for a good teammate. Even if I waited for Leder with the fifth pick in 1993, it would be useless, because this Leder has a unique style of play and an arrogant personality, which is not suitable for the current stage. Timberwolves.

Even though Mourning is often willing to sacrifice data to help his teammates, for example, it was Lucas who made it happen in this game, allowing Lucas' data to surpass his own boss, but in fact he is still helpless!

If the fight continues like this, the Timberwolves still won't be able to get ahead!

Thinking of this, Mourning felt extremely frustrated. If he still couldn't produce a qualified record after half the regular season, the management would probably continue to mess up. It didn't matter to anyone else, but the real pain was his desire to become the same as Li Shengli and Li Shengli. Side by side with O'Neal...super center!

The Timberwolves selected him in 1992, Leder in 1993, and Marshall in 1994. As for 1995... he really hoped that either the draft would be successful or the management would trade reinforcements, otherwise the Timberwolves would not be able to stay. , this will make him unable to see hope for the rest of his life.

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Back to the game.

The Mavericks still beat the Timberwolves violently in the second quarter, even more brutally than in the first quarter.

With Kidd assisting Li Shengli, he really had the ball when he had the chance, and he wouldn't waste a moment. Even if Mourning's defense tried his best to block Li Shengli, the Mavericks still had Curry firing on the outside, and he suddenly got the ball in the second. They led by 12 points in the quarter and led by 23 points at halftime.

In this quarter, Li Shengli, who was already feeling hot, scored by leaps and bounds, scoring 17 points in a single quarter. Kidd was even more fucked up by Li Shengli...

Even if the assist data is not as abnormal as the 9 in the first quarter, he still got 4. If Li Shengli hadn't forced this guy to take a shot, he could still get a few more assists, and when it comes to shots... 1 for 4 is too embarrassing.

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During the intermission, Li Shengli scratched his head and looked at Kidd.

When everyone is scrambling for data, double-doubles and triple-doubles, the scorer is always the first to break a double. But Kidd suddenly turned the simplest score into the most difficult one. He made 1 of 5 in the half and only scored 2. points, and because of this poor hit, the opponent's defense could only prevent him from passing the ball, so he embarrassingly did not commit a foul or free throw.

As for rebounds, maybe it's because Lucas was assigned to guard Smith and his range of activities was limited to the penalty area, so the Timberwolves' control of rebounds has slightly improved. Kidd's rebounds should have declined, but in fact... Li Shengli is determined to win. Raising Kidd, he gave up all the rebounds he could. Fortunately, Kidd also managed to live up to his expectations and got 4 more boards in the second quarter.

At this point, his current statistics are 2 points, 13 assists, 8 rebounds, and 1 steal.

"Kidd, I am really convinced by you. There is no one like you in the entire league. People who are not good at scoring are also not good at other statistics. But your other statistics are good, so why can't you score?" Li Shengli rolled his eyes.

"This...I don't want to either!"

"Damn, the point difference is already huge now, give me a hard shot in the next quarter!"

"Isn't this bad? It's too deliberate. I'm afraid the Timberwolves will..."

"What's wrong? Be brave. I'll help you with whoever talks more! No one can compete with you for the best rookie in the 1994 class!" Li Shengli still feels aggrieved when he thinks about this, because he won the best rookie award in 1992. It was O'Neal, and this resentment was directly transferred to the class of 94...the innocent little brother.