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Looking at Artest, who was staring at him not far away, Lin Sen took a deep breath. The importance of this attack is self-evident.

He slapped the ball hard twice with his left hand to relax himself a little.

As Artest got closer and closer, Lin Sen's mind quickly thought about how to defeat Artest's defense more effectively and score a goal.

Lin Sen glanced at the Kings' overall defensive position and then shifted his gaze back to Artest in front of him. This time, Artest also did not completely close up and still maintained about half a body distance from him.

Not far away, Kevin Martin and Garcia looked ready to defend him at any time.

The current defense of the Kings gives people the impression that they are full of confidence. This is the confidence that Artest's consecutive goals have given them. What Linsen has to do is to destroy the confidence of the Kings and restore the morale of the Timberwolves.

On the sidelines, Musselman put his hands on his waist and stared at Lin Sen outside the three-point line. He hoped that the Kings' defense could be successful this time.

Snapped!

Snapped!

Snapped!

Lin Sen dribbled the ball with his left hand, and the ball hit the floor again and again.

Although Artest is a master of stealing, he did not dare to steal at will at this moment. Instead, he lowered his body slightly and stared at Lin Sen closely.

The right shoulder is raised as the ball is pulled, and the ball quickly passes from the left hand through the hip to the right hand.

Artest moved quickly, but the next moment, the ball returned to his left hand again, and Linsen started at the same time, stabbing the right side of Artest's body with his right foot.

Faced with Lin Sen's sudden change of direction, Artest reacted as quickly as possible and at the same time hit Lin Sen with his body in order to interfere with Lin Sen's dribbling.

At this moment, Lin Sen used his right foot as a pivot to lean on Artest who hit him with his left hand, pulled the ball, and met it with his right hand.

He turned around after Artest pulled the ball, stretched out his left foot, and swatted the ball hard with his right hand.

Artest didn't expect that the rookie in front of him would choose such a turn, and immediately retreated and then slid.

Just when Artest's body was about to appear in Linsen's offensive line, Lin Sen turned slightly and missed Artest's body.

It was no longer possible for Artest to chase Lin Sen. He was annoyed and quickly ran towards Jaric.

Garcia, who was responsible for guarding Jaric, immediately pounced on Linsen. He was tasked with guarding Linsen.

Although Lin Sen's last few performances in the first quarter were not good, just like his character, he will not be discouraged by a few defensive failures and will give 100% effort as long as he defends.

Faced with Garcia who came up to defend, Linsen didn't panic. He swatted the ball with his right hand and dodged it away from Garcia before stabbing straight inside.

Kenny Thomas on the inside moved quickly and raised his arms high, waiting for Lin Sen's arrival.

However, although Kenny Thomas is an inside player, his shot-blocking ability is really limited.

Looking at Kenny Thomas, Linsen adjusted his steps and jumped up with his left foot on the floor when he was still one step away from Kenny Thomas.

Facing Kenny Thomas's block, Lin Sen passed Kenny Thomas with his left hand and picked the ball away from Kenny Thomas with his right hand.

The ball hit the backboard and fell into the basket. Seeing the ball pass through the net, the scene finally regained some vitality.

Lin Sen breathed a sigh of relief. Although this was just a simple goal, it was extremely important to the current Timberwolves.

"Defend!"

Lin Sen clapped his hands and shouted loudly, then quickly turned around and returned to defense.

At this time, it is extremely important to set an example and take the lead. Lin Sen's positive defensive attitude has also infected the Timberwolves players.

Artest, who returned to the offensive end, wanted to complete a strong hit on Lin Sen, but this time he failed to do so, and finally hit the basket against Lin Sen's shot.

Eddie Griffin grabbed the defensive rebound and immediately handed it to Lin Sen.

Lin Sen immediately started quickly. Lin Sen, who returned to the offensive end, directly passed the ball to tear open the Kings' defense. Jaric, who used the screen to sneak to the baseline, received Lin Sen's pass and went straight for a layup.

"Wood's pass, thank God we still have Wood, one attack and one pass, we regained the lead by two points. More importantly, we are no longer lifeless. This is the most important thing." The on-site commentator breathed a sigh of relief.

Lin Sen's investment in both offense and defense gave the Timberwolves confidence. In just five minutes, the Timberwolves' morale had completely improved.

Musselman couldn't help but frowned when he saw Lin Sen actively defending Artest on the court. This rookie is really too mature.

The improvement in team morale also gave Lin Sen the capital to continue his plan to tease Artest. He looked at Artest dribbling: "Mr. Beast, didn't anyone remind you that your dribbling is really ugly?"

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In fact, Artest's dribbling is not pretty enough. Perhaps it is because of his strength that Artest's dribbling seems a bit stiff.

"It's the best if you can score goals." Artest retorted, changing direction and rushing towards Lin Sen.

Although his offensive efficiency in these five minutes was not as good as at the beginning of the second quarter, it was not too bad.

Bang!

The left side of Artest's body hit Lin Sen's chest, and he hit the ball hard with his right hand and cut it inward. This offensive method had the highest success rate in the past five minutes.

Lin Sen took half a step back under Artest's brutal impact, but this time he did not defend as tenaciously as the previous times but simply took a step back against Artest's body.

Artest followed up with his left foot, and according to his idea, he could shake off the rookie next to him in the next moment.

"careful!"

Kevin Martin's voice came over, and Artest was surprised. At this moment, Lin Sen, who was supposed to be knocked away by him, completely gave way to his body. Lin Sen's right hand quickly reached out from behind.

A ball bouncing off the floor.

Snapped!

Pulling the ball with his right hand, the ball immediately left its proper track, and Artest's big hand smacked it into the air.

Kevin Martin immediately chose to pursue the defense, but his speed was far unable to compare with Lin Sen.

Amid the cheers from the audience, Lin Sen succeeded in a fast break dunk.

With Lin Sen's fast break dunk, the Timberwolves once again expanded their lead to four points and two goals.

But to Linsen's surprise, Artest controlled his temper until the end of the first half and did not explode because of his provocation.

Musselman on the sidelines was very satisfied with Artest's performance, even though the Kings trailed the Timberwolves by two points at the end of the first half.

After the start of the second half of the game, the two sides were still very tight, and they were unable to open up the score even though they went back and forth.

Unknowingly, the game reached the fifth minute of the fourth quarter. Artest's attempt to steal failed and instead hit Lin Sen's wrist. The referee immediately blew the whistle.

"My fourth personal foul?" Lin Sen raised his head and looked at the big screen, and had an idea in his mind.

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