Chapter 258: The Lonely Wolf King, Double Killing the Timberwolves
Sam Mitchell's two fouls on his defense laid the groundwork. When he doubled Li Lei, he could not be as determined as he did not have a foul, which gave Sanders a headache. After Trier Brandon was injured, they brought Billups up, but after this guy came up, he meant that there were one more guard on the Timberwolves bench. Although there were still many people on the bench, those people were basically garbage and disabled. McHale signed to maintain the poor line. If he signed a middle class or something in the middle, he would not feel very distressed even if these guys were cut off.
But you get what you pay for. This is often true. At least the guys McHale got confirmed this. Although Sam Mitchell did not continue to increase in the number of fouls in the second half, his physical strength was obviously unable to keep up. There was no way Sanders could only choose to substitute.
"William, come on." William Avery, the No. 14th pick in 1999, had many players from 1999 in this game, Arte, Brand, and Wallis Zebiak, one of them, but William Avery was the worst performer among them, no one. There was Arte before, but Arte has become an absolute defensive iron gate this season and has left the parallel rookie group. Now there is only Avery left in the group.
Avery's performance is so pitiful. In addition to his basketball business, he doesn't know how to play because he left Duke's basketball system. Although Duke has produced many players, he is a real superstar, MVP level, and there is no way to compare with UCL. UCL has Bill Walton, and Jabbar is there. Now there is a Li Lei who is not inferior to Hill. Duke really doesn't know how to compare. Success and defeat are Xiao He, which is what Xiao He said. Old K makes these guys shine, but at the same time they also confine these people in a certain basketball circle.
Although the players produced by Duke are all popular in the draft, there is no truly awesome superstar. North Carolina has Jordan, Wake Forest has Duncan, Lsu has Bob Petit, O'Neal, and Duke. In some aspects, they are even pitfalls, with fame exceeding strength.
Avery is one of the victims of Duke's mode. After this guy finished his rookie contract with NBA, he completely disappeared from everyone's sight.
The 188 point guard came up, and Billups went to the point guard, which relieved Li Lei a lot of pressure. Although the two people were still attacking each other, this guy weighed about the same weight as Li Lei, unlike Billups who could directly crush Li Lei.
Li Lei controlled the ball. When he was about to reach the frontcourt, he made a gesture to Brad Miller. The latter let go of Joe Smith and came over. Joe Smith was stunned for a moment and followed him out. Seeing this, Li Lei directly stuffed the ball into Miller's hand again. Miller took the ball and shook it. Joe Smith flew. Miller reached the basket. Garnett rushed up viciously, but Miller passed the ball to Chandler behind his back. Chandler dunked directly.
This combination is so classic. Big guys can handle balls. It is not particularly common in NBAs. If you can do this, you can count them with both hands. Miller is definitely the one who is most underestimated by those people.
Garnett's face turned a lot darker again, but fortunately his skin was dark enough that he couldn't tell at all. Although Miller's defense was not as good as Chandler, his ability to handle balls was not that Chandler had. If Chandler's ability to handle balls was so strong, it would be really perfect. Although the Bulls did not have Brand, Brad Miller's ability to handle balls was not that Brand did, which made the Bulls' offense more smooth.
When Avery came up, there was such a loophole. Sanders felt very uncomfortable. He was eager to win this streak. The current Western Conference playoff situation is very unoptimistic for the Timberwolves. If he could win this streak, it would lay a very good foundation for entering the playoffs.
Avery went to the point guard. Although he was the point guard, he played like Iverson. Only when he felt warm would he remember his teammates. However, Iverson's skills and sense of ball were not Avery's. Although they were a word apart, one word completely divided the levels of the two.
Billups is still very diligent in the point guard against Richardson. After countless precipitation and polishing, this former Tanhua Show has been working silently. Next season may be the moment when the opponent breaks out of his cocoon and becomes a butterfly. It depends on the team taking action. This guy is definitely a potential stock. Although he has been wasted for many years, he has that capital.
Avery's style of play was very brainless. He rushed in. When he saw someone coming up, he realized the passing. As a result, Li Lei easily steals, and then threw it over. Arte directly dunks, and Richardson was entangled by Billups.
The Timberwolves played very passively. Although Garnett made various mid-range shots and the passes kept the Timberwolves from being thrown away, the firepower point on the outside was still completely blocked by Arte. Arte was chasing the opponent like a mad dog, unless Wallis Zebiak had pick-and-rolls or something in every attack, but that was not realistic at all. Except Garnett, other players of the Timberwolves were not so enthusiastic about pick-and-rolls, so at some point Szebiak could only do it by himself, and the shooting rate could be high unless it was possessed by the singles king, but obviously this was unrealistic for Wallis Zebiak.
Walliszebiak scored 9-3 in the whole game, which made it impossible for the Timberwolves to win away. Li Lei scored 30 points, 20 assists in the whole game, beat Garnett's 28 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, and led the Bulls to snipe the Timberwolves away, improving their record to 22-3. They can spend Christmas well. This night is undoubtedly bitter for the Timberwolves. There is nothing more uncomfortable than being double-killed by their opponents. If you want to take revenge, it can only be the finals, but that is obviously unrealistic.
After the game, Garnett left the United Center without hugging Li Lei. In this game, the opponent tried his best but did not win. The blow to Hard Te was a bit big. The sluggishness between Walliszebiak and Joe Smith was the key to not winning the game. These two guys only got 10 points together. It was a strange thing to win.
Chapter completed!