NBA: This Center Is So Stable

The new record is coming.

Chapter 181: Surpassing the 96 Bulls, a new record holder

Kevin Garnett!

He can also be called the Wolf King of the Timberwolves. After being selected by the Timberwolves in 1995, he has been playing for the Timberwolves. During this period, he has won numerous honors.

He was the All-Star MVP last season before Wang Song, and he is also a multi-time All-Star starter. He has won numerous first-team defenses since the 1998 season. Each honor demonstrates Garnett’s dominance.

But among these many honors, there is only one thing that Garnett has never touched.

That is the O’Brien Cup!

The battles of the past 10 years have not brought the Wolf King closer to the championship. The Timberwolves’ signings and his own growth have been of no use except for winning the playoffs for several consecutive seasons.

First round tour, second round tour… In the fiercely competitive Western Conference, even the Western Conference Finals are a difficult gulf to cross.

And this season can be said to be a season for Garnett and even the Timberwolves to actively seek change.

The first place in the West is the most powerful proof!

With the addition of strong players such as “Madman” and “Alien”, Philip Saunders’ coaching level has reached a new height. They have surpassed the Los Angeles Lakers, stepped on the San Antonio Spurs, and reached the top of the West.

The regular season record is enough to prove that their strength is absolutely competitive in the playoffs.

But now, they are suffering a massacre from the Eastern Conference team at their home Target Center.

The half-time game is over.

The Knicks ended the first half with a big score advantage of 67:54!

Garnett’s performance in this game was mediocre. He did not show his dominance in the restricted area like he did last time in Madison Square Garden.

On the contrary, the iron-blooded jump shot that went down in history was repeatedly performed. Facing Wang Song’s blockade, the offensive means of this one of the most flexible power forwards in the league were greatly limited.

He scored 13 points with 5 of 15 shots and 5 defensive rebounds.

This was Garnett’s answer in the first half against the Knicks, who had won before.

“Come on! You have to cheer up, you have to play 120% of the spirit on the court.”

Timberwolves coach Philip Saunders, who was also Garnett’s mentor when he was drafted, was giving Garnett a psychological education class.

Not only him, but many teammates also saw that Garnett’s condition on the court was not right.

At the beginning of the game, he and the Asian boy on the opposite side were still passionately arguing, and he kept shouting: Loser, loser, but as the game progressed, this trash talk king became silent.

“Philip!”

On the Timberwolves, no one else would call him this except Garnett. The friendship between the two has long surpassed that of ordinary coaches and players, so when Garnett raised his head, Philip Saunders saw cowardice in the other’s eyes.

“It is becoming difficult to replicate the victory of the last game. This is a re-prepared Knicks team. They seem to be ready for the playoffs earlier than us.”

When Philip Saunders heard this from his always arrogant disciple, he did not refute it, nor did he give him chicken soup.

What Garnett said was all true!

Although today’s game venue is the Timberwolves’ home court, the visiting team showed more unity in today’s game. In the last game of the regular season, the Timberwolves, who had just completed the reconstruction, still slacked off.

As a member of the coaching staff, Philip Saunders was not surprised by the Knicks’ performance today. A team that is setting a historical record should have this momentum… But once the opponent intends to use them as a stepping stone and background board, he cannot accept it.

Even if the opponent takes the victory away from here, they must tear off the opponent’s flesh and blood and let the Timberwolves die standing.

The second half of the game began.

The Knicks’ five substitutes who just appeared on the court felt the suffocation brought by the Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves did not make any substitutions at all and still maintained the starting five-man lineup.

These Timberwolves players seem tireless!

This is not only obvious to the Knicks players, but also to the fans outside the court.

However, this momentum did not last too long. It was suppressed by the Knicks in a short while. D’Antoni waved his hand and replaced the full substitute lineup.

The Knicks, who had rested for a whole month, had no worse physical reserves than the Timberwolves. Even though there were many veterans, in this last regular game

No one wants to be a drag in the game.

If the Timberwolves have reasons to win the game, then the Knicks want to win the game more purely.

Whether it is the historical record of 74 wins, or the Knicks need to show their fangs to the outside world after Kurt was suspended, any reason is enough to suppress the Timberwolves’ desire to be a background board.

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In the tug-of-war in the second half, the Knicks extinguished the Timberwolves’ idea of ​​counterattack, and the whistle blew at the end of the game.

The Knicks defeated the Timberwolves 115:101!

New York fans and the Knicks ushered in their 74th win.

74 wins and 8 losses!

When the final whistle sounded, a historical record that will dominate the NBA for more than a decade or even decades was created.

Even if they were defeated at home, the Minnesota fans at the scene still stood up and applauded.

Witnessing history is far more important than a regular season victory!

As the game came to an end, the roar and congratulations of the MC on the scene rang out, and David Stern also came to Minnesota from thousands of miles away.

He brought the official media team of the NBA to interview the Knicks, and focused on Wang Song.

“Wang, do you want to be interviewed and write a biography about the Knicks and yourself in this season?”

“Biography?”

Wang Song frowned when he heard this unfamiliar word.

Seeing that the other party was a little confused, Stern quickly added: “Oh, I’m sorry I didn’t make it clear. I’m not talking about the Knicks, but about your story, a story about the third overall pick changing the Knicks.”

The story of the Knicks’ counterattack is legendary enough.

A team that was the last in the Eastern Conference last season, just counterattacking to the first in the league is a good story, not to mention that it is a discontinuous historical first.

As the focus of the league today, the new NBA ambassador and Jordan’s successor, Wang Song should be helped by the NBA to promote the influence of this Asian boy in the United States and even the world.

Stern was waiting for the other party to verbally agree, and then arrange for the publishing house to interview the Knicks to promote it.

But what he waited for was a righteous refusal: “Mr. President, I wonder if it’s too early to say these things. The real game has just begun.”

“If the NBA officials are really interested in our story, I think we can wait until June. By then we should have won the O’Brien Cup, and the story will become more interesting, right?”

When Wang Song showed his ambitions to Stern with a smile, Stern’s face was full of surprise.

He thought that Wang Song would agree readily, and combined with Wang Song’s reaction in the post-game interviews on weekdays, he thought that the other party would refuse straightforwardly.

But what he never expected was that the other party actually showed his ambition for the playoffs in front of him.

This is different from the Asians he is familiar with!

(End of this chapter)