The Whip of the God of Basketball

In the past few years, Leon's external personality has changed a lot. He has changed from silent to eloquent, from gentle to irritable, from plain to passionate. This is in order for him to adapt. Changes made for the position of NBA head coach. But one thing has not changed. No matter how rough the waves are on the outside, whether he is fighting, yelling or furious, deep inside he is still as peaceful and calm as the deep sea.

So Fox-Leon can be defeated, but he cannot be destroyed.

His calm thinking and eyes saw through the heart of Kevin Garnett. His inner struggle and confusion were amplified and extended under the noise and pressure of the North Shore Garden home court, until he had deep doubts about himself. Tim Duncan is the one who often makes him fall into self-doubt. The two are completely different in personality and destiny. Garnett often wonders what he would do if he were in Duncan's position.

Not only Garnett will think about it, but countless fans and critics in the past, present and future will ask this question, whether the difference between the two is destiny determines life, or personality dominates destiny.

Only Leon doesn't think so. He believes in fate, very much, but he also believes in personal struggle and hard work. He could see the extraordinary effort and terrifying desire to win in Kevin Garnett, and he also knew what role Garnett should play in a team.

The eight-year career in the Timberwolves was like a grind. Garnett, who entered the NBA in high school, had no chance to seriously study his various inside skills. He couldn't do anything about turning around in the low post, testing steps facing the basket, or turning over and making small hooks. Achieve perfection. He has superior speed and flexibility in the paint, but he can only use relatively monotonous skills to utilize these talents. This prevents him from becoming a super inside attacker and Mr. Answer-ball at critical moments.

However, eight years as a father and mother in the Timberwolves has made Garnett an extremely comprehensive all-around man. He ranks first in the Timberwolves in five statistics, including points, blocks, assists, steals, and rebounds. The league is at a high level. Perhaps in another team he could also become a big killer on the offensive end, a super attacker who can play both inside and outside, but in the Timberwolves, he eventually evolved into an all-around warrior.

Leon is extremely clear about this. He clearly knows Garnett's strengths and characteristics, so he wants to remind Garnett who he is and who he is.

"I want you to play a tactic... The premise is that Kevin, you have to give the ball to Reid in the jump ball..." Leon spent ten seconds reminding Kevin Garnett during the 20-second pause. Who is he? It took another ten seconds to lay out a tactic.

Then at Crawford's urging, Leon ended the timeout and allowed the players to return to the court.

In the free throw circle, Garnett faced Duncan.

Duncan clearly felt that after a timeout, Garnett seemed to be much calmer. Before, he had been bluffing, talking trash, and making small moves. His eyes were full of complicated meanings. He always wanted to provoke his own anger. Now, standing face to face with Duncan on both sides of the free throw line, Kevin Garnett seemed very calm and focused. His attention was entirely on the ball in the hands of the referee.

Crawford threw the ball in the air, and Garnett will not be afraid of anyone in terms of bullet speed! He touched the ball first, but instead of moving it back, he moved forward a little and hit it into the hands of Michael Reed outside the three-point line.

Reid grabbed the ball and stepped back to shoot a three-pointer. The Spurs players' attention was attracted by Reid, but they did not notice that Pierce, who was standing in the three-second zone, had slipped to the basket!

Reed made a lob pass. Pierce received the pass and faked a move to shake Bowen away. Even though Bowen's arms were hanging on him, he still put the ball into the basket.

"Beep!" The referee blew the whistle. Bruce Bowen fouled and there was an additional penalty in the two-point count.

There were two more bloodstains on Pierce's side, which were left by Bowen just now. Pierce glanced at Bowen, who was showing his hands and pretending to be innocent, and stood on the free throw line and made the extra free throw.

1 point, the gap between the two sides narrowed to 1 point.

Next, the Spurs' offense began to run into a little trouble, because their outside movement of the ball began to not go smoothly. Garnett suddenly became smarter. He was always able to properly dive outside to block the outside receiver, and then turned back to three seconds District opened his arms, as if he wanted to eat anyone who tried to get here with the ball.

Parker ended the attack with a reluctant mid-range shot, but Duncan got the offensive rebound. He habitually held the ball with his arms raised high and did not give his opponent a chance to cut it.

He passed the ball to Bowen in the bottom corner. Bowen broke through from the baseline with a fake move, but Garnett completely blocked Bowen's breakthrough route with a step, and he had to stop the ball...

This is when Ginobili cut in from 45 degrees like a snake. Bowen passed the ball to Ginobili. Ginobili dribbled a cross step and hugged the ball towards the basket!

But it was Garnett again. He leaped high and erected a barrier in the air, covering Ginobili. As a result, Ginobili's layup was weak and the ball slipped from the edge of the basket.

Duncan, it's Duncan again, he picked up the offensive rebound, and then tapped his feet to take off again and tip the ball into the basket - since his knee injury in 2000, he no longer loves explosive tip-in dunks, but Use a lighter touch to tip in the basket.

"Bang" Garnett gave Duncan a big hat from the front!

However, the ball was still obtained by Tony Parker. He got the ball at the free throw line and made a sharp inward breakthrough from the middle, sliding into the three-second zone. Facing Garnett, who was already unstoppable on the defensive end, he wanted to use a turn on the spot. The top goes around.

Others passed by, but the ball was knocked away by Garnett with an incredible attack like a snake. This time the ball finally returned to the hands of the Celtics. Pierce got the ball in the fight on the floor and handed it over. To Arenas, Arenas launched a quick counterattack.

"Come-on! Come-on!" Leon yelled at Garnett from the sidelines. Unlike Duncan, Garnett is a person who always needs you to shout cheers behind him. Only in this way can he have enough courage to face self-doubt and the mockery of fate.

Garnett rushed to the frontcourt. At this time, the Spurs formed a defensive formation again. Duncan stood near the free throw line. He knew that this was the center of the Celtics' second fast attack. He guarded this fate like a stone Buddha. at the door, ready to intercept any attempt to launch an attack from here.

Garnett slowed down. At this time, Arenas was facing Duncan directly in front of him. He followed up suddenly. This is the code of the Celtics' second fast attack. Garnett abides by Leon. Set rules. He knew Arenas was going to break through the middle, Reed would be ambushing in the left corner, and Pierce was feinting on the right to attract the defense.

Arenas slowed down and dribbled the ball, but Duncan's defense was perfect. He had no loopholes, kept the distance just right, and could keep up with his pace.

However, Arenas did not force a breakthrough. He chose to pass the ball, a behind-the-head pass, and handed the ball to Garnett!

The stone Buddha that originally stood between Garnett and the basket was moved a little bit, and Garnett saw the gap, a crack on the stone Buddha.

He caught the ball and used a move that shouldn't appear on a power forward - a shoulder shake, a crossover, and an acceleration from the left!

Then he stepped into the reasonable collision zone with a graceful jump step. At this time, Duncan was beyond reach.

No one can stop Garnett anymore. He is not an epic killer. He does not have a treasure chest of weapons, but he has a unique and amazing offensive personality. He is generally coquettish from the outside and has gorgeous dribbling skills. When he integrates When a team understands its position, it is powerful and unparalleled.

An explosive one-handed dunk, almost bending the rim. Countless dunks, Garnett will feel pain in his palms every time, but he still loves dunks. He loves the arena where the tsunami roars after dunks and the vast sea and sky. mind.

"Ah!!" Garnett roared to the sky and beat his chest angrily. The Celtics overtook him.

Leon knows that Kevin Garnett is back, coming back quickly.