legendary point guard

"Wood, crazy Wood!" Bill Walton couldn't help but said as he looked at Lin Sen who jumped down.

The people cheering for Linson in the Ford Center cheered wildly, which was especially loud before the Hornets fans could react.

Tyson Chandler stood firm and glared at Lin Sen, but Lin Sen did not give in.

This dunk completely inspired the Timberwolves' morale, and a completely different state broke out on both offense and defense.

Under Lin Sen's defense, Paul used more passes to control the game, and the Hornets also stepped up their care of Lin Sen.

Lin Sen's personal offense was limited by the Hornets' defense, but other Timberwolves players benefited from Lin Sen's performance.

At the end of the first quarter, the Hornets, playing at home, went from leading by up to 9 points to only leading by 3 points.

Linsen was on the bench at the beginning of the second quarter, while the Hornets were led by David West with the second lineup.

Eddie Griffin's defense worked hard, but could not stop David West's goal.

Fortunately, Mike James was in pretty good shape and the Timberwolves were able to keep the point difference within ten points.

Lin Sen didn't come back on the court until six minutes left in the second quarter, but the defensive target Lin Sen faced changed from Paul to former dunk champion Mason.

Facing Mason, who was extremely physically fit, Lin Sen didn't even tremble at all. His flexibility and speed gave him a certain advantage in the confrontation with Mason.

"COSSOVER, is Wood testing the strength of Dess' ankle?" Bill Walton said, looking at the somewhat embarrassed Mason.

After getting rid of Mason, Lin Sen went straight inside and made a high throw to David West who was on defense.

The next second, Garnett put the ball into the basket with both hands.

Byron Scott shook his head. He didn't expect that letting Mason defend would make Lin Sen play more relaxed. He immediately made a gesture to Paul on the court.

After Paul nodded, he quickly dribbled the ball forward.

After passing the ball to Mason, Mason immediately passed the ball back to Paul.

The moment Paul caught the ball again, Lin Sen stood in front of Paul.

Lin Sen looked at Paul, who was making a triple threat move, and remained motionless in the face of Paul's continuous probing moves with his right foot.

Seeing that Lin Sen was unmoved, Paul began to dribble. With his shoulders shaking, Lin Sen retreated slightly.

Paul's three-point ability is very average. Although his shooting percentage seems to be okay, the number of shots he takes is very small, which is much worse than Lin Sen's three-point ability.

So Lin Sen was relieved to move back a little, which would make it easier for him to defend Paul's breakthrough.

However, what Lin Sen didn't expect was that Paul jumped up directly in front of him.

Lin Sen took a hasty step and immediately jumped up, reaching his right hand directly towards Paul's eyes.

"Chris' three-pointer... wasn't a shot, it was a pass."

In response to Hoffman's words, Paul withdrew his shooting gesture in the air and directly transferred the ball to Peja in the opposite corner.

Peja did not waste Paul's pass and hit a clean three-pointer to help the Hornets expand their lead to 8 points.

"You don't really think I can shoot, do you? I'm not you." Paul smiled at Lin Sen.

Lin Sen rolled his eyes at Paul: "That's because you don't have the ability to shoot three-pointers."

"Who says there is no such thing as my three-point shooting percentage..."

Before Paul could finish his words, Lin Sen turned around and walked towards the bottom line.

Back on the offensive end, Linsen and Garnett worked together in a pick-and-roll, and Garnett scored.

The pace of the game also became faster. At the end of the first half, the Hornets led the Timberwolves by 6 points.

After the start of the second half, Peja, who had an excellent touch in the first half, seemed to have lost his touch in the locker room and missed five consecutive shots.

"Oh, what's going on, Peja? Byron missed five goals in a row, and Byron's face almost turned white with anger." Bill Walton looked at Byron Scott and said with a smile.

David West also performed very average under Garnett's care. However, the Timberwolves' offensive efficiency was not high under the Hornets' defense. In the third quarter, the two sides only scored 37 points in total.

The game became intense in the fourth quarter, with both sides competing for every point and more physical contact.

The consumption of physical energy also increased. When the game came to four minutes before the end of the game, Lin Sen felt that his physical energy had reached its limit.

At this time, the Timberwolves were still eight points behind the Hornets. Although the point difference was not big, they had to defend well and attack well if they wanted to take away the victory.

Lin Sen stood on the three-point line, holding his knees with both hands, breathing heavily, and raised his head to look at Paul who was advancing forward.

"Wood seems to have a physical problem." Hoffman looked at Lin Sen and said.

"The Timberwolves' games have been very intensive recently, and Wood is a rookie. He certainly has not experienced such an intensive schedule in college, and there must be some problems with his physical reserves. This is why rookies usually go through the rookie wall." Bill Walton echoed.

said.

When Paul passed halftime, Lin Sen immediately stood up straight.

Lin Sen kept his eyes fixed on Paul's waist and abdomen. He knew Paul's offensive habits very well, but it didn't mean that he could definitely defend against them.

"coming!"

Lin Sen whispered softly, raised his center of gravity, and spread his feet slightly forward and backward.

Lin Sen backed away little by little until he stood on the free throw line.

Paul's dribbling rhythm became faster and faster. After a forward change of direction, the ball passed under Paul's crotch, and then Paul's body turned around.

Lin Sen did not hesitate, kicked his right foot and slid sideways to the left, trying to block Paul's attack.

At this moment, Paul's whole body jerked back.

Paul stepped back and shot a jump shot in front of Lin Sen. Although Lin Sen jumped up, he still looked at the ball and sighed.

Whoosh!

There was a clear sound of cleaning the net, and Lin Sen smiled bitterly.

"Wood's defense failed again. With 10 points and a double-digit lead, it became increasingly clear that the Hornets were close to victory." Hoffman said while looking at the data on the big screen.

In the transition between offense and defense, Lin Sen dribbled the ball into the frontcourt and cruised outside the three-point line with the ball.

The Hornets' defense was too tight, and the Timberwolves' continuous moves were closely watched.

This made Lin Sen unable to find a good catcher when he wanted to pass the ball. Garnett, who wanted to pull out as a screen, was also closely watched by Tyson Chandler.

The twenty-four seconds of attack time passed by second by second, and Lin Sen clearly felt that his physical energy was losing rapidly.

As time dwindled, Lin Sen felt a little anxious because he couldn't find a good passing route.

"Wood, do it yourself!"

Devin Casey yelled at Lin Sen.

Listening to Devin Casey's voice, Lin Sen blinked and sweat dripped from his eyelids.

"do it yourself!"

Lin Sen gritted his teeth. His physical strength seemed to have recovered a little at this moment, and his dribbling rhythm became faster.