Chapter 409 Triple Double

Next the Timberwolves attack.

Garnett turned around at a high position and took a step back for a fadeaway jumper and hit a ball.

For this offensive method, Chandler's defense was a little worse, and he failed to block the shot.

Garnett also used this ball to open the offensive mode, scoring points on Chandler's head many times.

At the end of the first quarter, at 18:30, the Suns led by 12 points.

Garnett made 4 of 7 shots from the high post and 2 of 3 free throws. He scored 10 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.

Although he scored a lot, but he was in the high position, and the Timberwolves' control of the rebound was greatly weakened.

In the first quarter, the two teams focused on the perimeter and had 23 rebounds. The Timberwolves only got 8, and the Suns got 15.

Li Ba grabbed 9 of them, including 4 offensive rebounds.

The Timberwolves have too few rebounds, resulting in a serious shortage of shots. This is another important reason for the double-digit point difference.

In the whole quarter, Li Ba only took 2 shots, both of which were the second attack under the basket after grabbing the offensive rebound. He scored 4 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.

After the Suns grabbed the backcourt rebounds in the first quarter, they played 8 fast downs, 6 of which were scored, 1 turned into a positional battle, and 1 failed, of which Li Ba got 4 assists.

In the second quarter, Li Ba continued to play, accompanied by Dazhi, James Posey, Joe Johnson and Payton.

For the Timberwolves, Garnett also played, accompanied by No. 1 pick center Michael Olowokandi and three substitutes.

The Suns' lineup in the second quarter was slightly weaker than today's starters in terms of offensive power, but the defense is still strong.

In terms of the inside line, he was as big as pulled outside, pulling away Garnett, Li Ba stayed under the basket, and blasted the Timberwolves' No. 1 center on both offense and defense.

In half a quarter, he took the ball 6 times, was cut 2 times, scored 3 times, 1 careless dunk, of which 2 plus 1, 3 of 4 shots, 2 of 4 free throws, scored 8 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block and 1 turnover.

Although Li Ba blew up the opposing center, he was also blew up by Garnett.

Garnett made 3 of 5 shots and 2 of 3 free throws in the half quarter, scoring 8 points.

It's just that he was outside and still had little control over the rebounds. He only picked up 1 backcourt rebound in the half quarter.

At 28:44, the Suns continued to open the score in the half quarter, leading by 16 points.

After half a quarter, Chandler came on and Li Ba went off.

As soon as he came off the field, Garnett didn't insist.

After Garnett left the field, the Timberwolves were rubbed against the ground by the Suns' bench lineup, preventing repeated mistakes.

After halftime, 36:58, the Suns led by 22 points.

In the TNT live broadcast seat, Barkley said: "From the perspective of the first half, facing the Suns, which are stronger than last season, the Timberwolves' strength has obviously been unable to keep up."

"After all, the two wolves of the three wolves have begun to grow old, and Garnett can't support it alone. The aliens have rarely broken through now, and the slow chisel is easy to be double-teamed, and his efficiency has dropped a lot. The speed of the madman is also slow. Down, the shooting rate has also dropped compared to last season. Charles, as you said, I am not very optimistic about the Timberwolves this season." Kenny Smith said.

Back at halftime, the game begins.

The Timberwolves returned to the starting lineup for the first quarter.

The Suns were still on the court, and Chandler sat on the bench.

"Hammer, beat them in this quarter, and we will clock in in three quarters." Marbury said excitedly before playing.

"Ha ha!"

Li Ba laughed triumphantly, then said, "I think I can clock in now."

"No, no, it's only 22 points, and there's still half time left. We need to win at least 40 points before we can clock in." Marbury said hastily.

"Then..." Li Ba raised his right hand, and when the others came up to him, he yelled, "Fuck them in three quarters!"

"Fuck them in three quarters!" Everyone shouted in unison.

"These bastards, we want to make a comeback!"

In front of the Timberwolves bench, Garnett's eyes were tearing apart.

He got a 100 million yuan contract in the Timberwolves, so he was questioned and under a lot of pressure, especially the departure of Marbury and the rise of the Suns, which brought a lot of pressure to him. Now he can Lose, but only do not want to lose to the sun, do not want to lose to Marbury.

The Suns served from the bottom line, and Marbury advanced to the frontcourt.

As far as the right wing, he is now averaging nearly 10 points per game, shooting 55% from the basket and 41% from the field. Although it is not too high, Garnett can't let him go. come out.

As soon as he left the paint, Madsen on the edge of the inside line defended Li Ba alone, and the result came out immediately.

Even when he saw that Madsen was about to hang on Li Ba, Marbury threw the ball directly.

"Boom!"

Li Ba leaned back, knocked Madsen back with absolute strength, and then rose violently.

"boom!"

Grabbing the ball with one arm, dunking alley-oops, the jersey bulging, and the rim shaking violently.

36:60, the Suns led by 24 points.

Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders shook his head.

"Look, this is the advantage of the hammer at the basket, tyrannical strength, top-level bullet speed, it is impossible for ordinary players to press him. By the time you realize it, he has already jumped up. And the most terrible thing is, He doesn't need to jump very high, with his wingspan, one foot is enough, and he can dunk when he really gets up.

In fact, if you look at the Olympics, even Duncan couldn't press him in time under the basket, so you know his advantage under the basket. said Kenny Smith.

"If there are double teams, the Hammer will definitely not take too many shots. But if this is a single defense, I think he will definitely increase the number of shots and force the opponent to double-team him." Barkley said.

"That's for sure," Smith said.

Next, under the coach's order, Garnett emptied as much as possible.

As big as getting a lot of open opportunities, coupled with Li Ba's supply of rebounds, within 5 minutes, he made 4 of 6 shots and scored 8 points.

Garnett's defense ability is very strong, and he can defend it. This is recognized, but it doesn't mean that he can do this for every ball, so he goes out to defend one occasionally.

Now that he does this continuously, he is very embarrassed, running back and forth between the paint area and Dazhi, sticking out his tongue from exhaustion, but the defensive effect is not good, neither can restrain Dazhi from taking shots, nor grab a few rebounds.

After the third quarter and a half, 45:74, the Suns have led by 29 points, getting closer and closer to Marbury's 40 points.

"The strength of the Timberwolves is declining, and the strength of the Suns has been greatly improved, one up and one down, and the results of the game show this change well."

Barkley laughed.

At the end of the game, 80:119, the Suns won by 39 points and beat the Timberwolves, the league's No. 1 team last season.

Wolf King Garnett still played well, scoring 32 points and 6 assists, but only 6 rebounds.

Li Ba clocked in three quarters and didn't play in the fourth quarter. In 30 minutes, he scored 15 points, 21 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 steals, 5 blocks, 1 turnover and 1 foul. His triple-double data was only one steal away from 5*5.

This time, because of testing the new starting lineup, Marbury's assists shrunk to only 8 assists, while Li Ba's assists soared.

But the best of the game went to Marbury. Although he had fewer assists, he scored more. With 35 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists, the MVP of this game is well-deserved.