NBA: This Center Is So Stable

The first time, the second time.

Chapter 180 The Timberwolves’ Dream Team

After the carnival!

The Knicks embarked on their last game of the season, heading to Minnesota, which had just been stripped of the cold.

The Timberwolves are one of the few teams that have defeated the Knicks this season!

At the same time, they are still the first in the West!

The confrontation between the top of the East and West made this final battle highly anticipated.

In the absence of Kurt Thomas and the background that the Timberwolves had just won three consecutive victories and firmly sat on the first throne in the West, Minnesota fans ignited their enthusiasm for the regular season for the last time.

The attendance rate at the game site was as high as 97%!

Although it is not as packed as Madison Square Garden, the Target Center also witnessed the glory of the Timberwolves tonight.

Before the game.

Knicks locker room.

D’Antoni is carefully analyzing their next opponent with the player list. In addition to “Wolf King” Garnett, the Timberwolves also have “Alien” Cassell, Knicks former “Madman” Latrell Sprewell and top shooter Szczerbiak.

Looking at the Timberwolves’ roster, even D’Antoni can’t help but sigh at the strength of the opponent’s lineup.

Just in the starting list, the Timberwolves have many All-Star players, especially when the league is going to select large and small awards in the East and West, many names on this list will always appear among the Western candidates.

The most important one here is Garnett. In the game against the Knicks, it was all thanks to Garnett’s explosion, scoring 38 points and 14 rebounds… to win a victory from the Knicks in the long regular season.

And Garnett’s performance throughout the season is quite eye-catching!

Averaging 24.2 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists and 2.2 blocks per game, he was able to single-handedly elevate the Timberwolves, who were originally in the middle of the pack, to the top of the Western Conference in 2004.

Of course, D’Antoni knows that the most important thing about this game is the MVP battle!

As a strong contender for the MVP, the performance of the Wolf King against Wang Song will become one of the important reference indicators for media people.

Before the game, D’Antoni made up his mind to let this long-silent Chinese boy have a good fight in this game.

Warm-up is over, the game begins.

The starting lineups of both teams appear!

Timberwolves players: Sam Cassell, Latrell Sprewell, Wally Szczerbiak, Kevin Garnett, Michael Olowokandi.

Knicks starting lineup: Steve Nash, Alan Houston, Shandon Anderson, Tayshaun Prince, Wang Song.

“Today is not only the last regular season game before the playoffs, but also the battle for the top spot in the East and West. It can be said to be the highlight of the highlight!”

“We see the starting lineups of both teams on the court, and it’s time for the jump ball!”

“Although the Timberwolves arranged for the Wolf King to play the fourth position, you can see that he still jumps with Wang Song.”

The catchy commentary from the CCTV studio came out.

As the tail sound fell, the two sides stood opposite each other at the midfield line.

“A season has passed, and you are still as thin as a monkey, rookie!”

As soon as he stood up, Garnett turned on the microphone with a smile on his face.

As a team that has beaten the Knicks, Garnett has never been respectful to this mysterious No. 1 team in the East.

Not to mention a rookie.

As for Wang Song, he has become accustomed to the trash-talking guy on the opposite side.

“Come on, bald guy, I’m at least the monkey king, you look like my monkey grandson! And… don’t use your stupid super iron-blooded jump shot later, you won’t have such good luck in the game again!”

Garnett wanted to say something, but the referee walked between the two and blew the whistle to signal them to keep quiet.

Garnett, who was choked, could only hold back the trash talk that was about to come out of his mouth.

Anyway, the game is still long, as long as he can keep up the performance of the last game, he can guarantee that the Knicks rookie will have calluses on his ears.

Bang!

With the opening whistle, the ball was thrown into the air.

The referee kicked off and looked at the two familiar tall guys beside him, consciously throwing the ball higher than usual.

Because the two 7-foot tall guys in front of him are both top jumpers in the league.

Especially the Timberwolves guy, who can touch the top of the backboard with a full-strength jump.

His opponent was even more exaggerated. The yellow-skinned rookie never lost a jump ball against Garnett.

To be precise, it was the game he refereed.

I have never seen a Knicks rookie lose in the past.

A second later, the referee confirmed this again in his mind.

Wang Song took the lead and directly passed the ball to his teammate!

Both of them have excellent height, wingspan and jumping ability, but Wang Song is slightly better in terms of jumping speed and rebounding sense.

Nash launched the first attack of the game at lightning speed. Prince, who was waiting for a long time in the right corner, directly received the ball and shot a three-pointer in the bottom corner.

Swish!

3:0!

Decisiveness has become the synonym of the Knicks’ new players.

This three-pointer was like a basin of cold water poured on the Minnesota fans, and the warming weather could not stop the goose bumps on their bodies.

Switch offense.

The alien dribbled the ball across half court and passed it directly to Garnett on the left at 45 degrees.

This is Cassell’s main task this season, dribbling across half court to Garnett on the wing.

Although Garnett played at the No. 4 position, in this game, Prince played for Kurt Thomas on the Knicks side. If Prince was asked to defend Garnett, it would be a real mismatch.

D’Antoni would not give such an opportunity.

Decisively let Wang Song play at the No. 4 position!

In D’Antoni’s impression, after a season of training, this Chinese big man named Wang Song can perfectly adapt to any position except that he may have some difficulty in playing the No. 1 position due to his height.

Garnett was not surprised by the change of defenders.

Or, he was waiting for Wang Song!

Directly lowered his shoulder and cut the ball.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

The continuous sound of muscle collision sounded, and the duel between the two beasts made the fans on the scene scream.

“Blow up the Wolf King!”

“Go straight in and let him know who is the real MVP!”

“This is the Target Center. Any star player who comes here will be brought to justice.”

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The shouts of the fans did not help Garnett. After a series of collisions, he looked down and found that he was not closer to the basket, but was a few points further away than at the beginning.

But Garnett, who had experience in matchups, adjusted quickly. Seeing that he could not use his back to occupy a favorable position, he turned around and rushed in.

The Wolf King turned into a loach and slid past Wang Song.

But what was waiting for him was not the basket that was close at hand, but a pair of big hands that fell from the sky.

Wang Song directly gave the Wolf King a top-frame block from behind!

The ball flew directly to the midfield under the huge force. Nash, who was ready to go, picked up the ball and launched a counterattack to finish.

A stunned voice came from the Target Center!

The Timberwolves fans covered their faces and stared at Kevin Garnett on the court, trying to find the wolf king who led them to defeat the Knicks.

(End of this chapter)