Chapter 119 [He Was Once Unimaginable, Now He Is Unstoppable]

In the first quarter, the Lakers led the Timberwolves 30 to 25, and Szczerbiak hit a three-pointer in the last attack.

In the second quarter, Sanders arranged for Trier to come back and lead the bench with Szczerbiak, and the other three were Piller, Rafonso Ellis, and Nesterovic.

The Lakers sent Guo Xu, Mike Pampesi, Ryder, Horry, O'Neal.

Brian Shaw rested because of unreliable shooting. Pampesi is 191cm tall and good at playing the 2nd position without the ball. Jackson let him play instead of George, in order to have a stable three-point shooting point on the field.

Pampesi, Madsen, and Medvedenko have always been the three Musketeers guarding the drinking fountains. He never complained, worked very hard in training, and finally impressed the coaching staff. He can guarantee a hit rate in every position, and he belongs to the kind of person with specialties.

Kobe Bryant's break in the second quarter and Guo Xu's staggered time, this is already a regular rotation for the Lakers.

The Timberwolves attack first, Trier and Nesterovic play a pick-and-roll, get rid of Guo Xu and get stuck in Horry's position, unable to speed up, Guo Xu chases and forms a front and back pinch, Trier hurriedly passes the ball to the middle.

Nesterovic received the ball and took a step forward. Horry moved laterally and blocked his breakthrough route. It is a tragedy for a slow player to play an air cut. He had a chance to shoot directly in the middle, but he has no confidence. Voted.

Regardless of the player's position, not daring to take an open shot is a morale-damaging thing, but the Timberwolves have no better center than Nesterovic, which is an Achilles' heel.

To make matters worse, because Garnett's salary accounts for too much of the salary cap, he cannot recruit excellent players with high salaries. The new labor agreement in 1999 stipulated the player's maximum salary and luxury tax. Garnett's previous long-term contract was super-maximum salary, and the luxury tax became a key factor restricting the team's signings. You must know that the league salary cap will hover around 40 million for a long time, and Garnett's salary alone accounts for most of the salary cap.

O'Neal grabbed a defensive rebound and the Lakers attacked. Guo Xu and O'Neal played a pick-and-roll in the middle to get rid of Trier, took a step to the left and made a three-pointer with an emergency stop.

He usually walks to the right, and suddenly changes direction to the left to create a good shot, but the ball misses.

Nesterovic grabbed the defensive rebound and quickly counterattacked with a pass. Trier passed to Lafonso, who quickly followed up in the middle. The latter made a mistake in an air cut. The ball was easily added and a steal was passed to Guo Xu to launch a counterattack.

The transition between offense and defense was so fast that many Lakers home fans couldn't help but want to shout "I love LaFan".

Guo Xu advanced to the frontcourt, ignoring Ryder who wanted the ball, and faced Trier with an emergency stop at 70 degrees on the left side and retreated to shoot a three-pointer.

Trier retreated a little behind the defense, and the ball flew to the basket before it had time to take off. Guo Xu's hand was hot and he hit it again! 33 to 25, personal 15th point.

The Timberwolves attack, Sczerbiak takes the ball in the middle as a point forward, Trier first goes to the right corner, and then runs up the line and Nesterovic has no ball to cover. Guo Xu was blocked, but O'Neal didn't go out.

As a heavy-duty center, O'Neal is often lazy on the defensive end. The last thing he likes to do is to throw to defend the defender for three-pointers. This is a weakness. Many people think that O'Neal's dominance is invincible. In fact, O'Neal will definitely feel uncomfortable if he encounters the offensive routine of a strong NBA team in the future. Basketball tactics are constantly evolving.

Trier caught the ball and hit a three-pointer, but Guo Xu was a step slower in pursuit. 33 to 28.

The Lakers attack, Guo Xu and O'Neal hit the pick-and-roll in the middle and rush to the right. Nesterovic is not active in switching defenses. His attention is on O'Neal. The power forward is Lafonso who is only 203cm tall. If O'Neal cuts and catches the ball There is no solution.

Guo Xu shot three-pointers in a row. Trier didn't dare to bypass the cover from the inside to defend against breakthroughs. This time he circled from the outside. Layup.

35 to 28, personal 17th point.

Woodson said: "It's amazing. I think Jason will definitely hit a new personal scoring high today. He can do it no matter how he plays."

Horvath smiled and said: "The news said that O'Neal and Jason have a very good relationship. They often hang out together during holidays. There are photos of them and the Olsen sisters posted online. It is not easy to get O'Neal's approval. When have you seen him and Fei Scheer on the pick-and-roll?"

In front of the TV, Fisher was so angry that he wanted to throw a plaster cast! Put away your damn pick and roll, I'm going to duel with the commentator!

The Timberwolves attacked, and Piller, who was running without the ball from the side, caught the ball and made a jumper. The ball had a flat arc and bounced relatively outside. Guo Xu picked up the defensive rebound.

The Lakers continued to play pick-and-roll, and Guo Xu broke through from the right to attract Nesterovich to change defense and then distributed the ball to the center.

O'Neal caught the ball from the air, took a dribble step, jumped up, and dunked the ball in with both hands. The rim was almost broken by him.

37 to 28, Guo Xu's second assist.

The Timberwolves attacked, Szczerbiak singled out Leder, stepped on the right and hit a pull-up jumper for two points. 37 to 30.

Guo Xu and O'Neal played a pick-and-roll, holding the ball and breaking through to the right to the bottom line, attracting Nesterovich to help defend. If he didn't care, he would go straight for a layup.

Guo Xu stopped and half-turned and passed the ball to the middle. O'Neal caught the ball at close range and jumped up, hitting Nesterovich with another one-handed dunk.

39 to 30, Guo Xu made the third assist.

The Timberwolves attacked, "The Dunk King" Nesterovich made a jumper from the middle, and Horry grabbed the defensive rebound.

Guo Xu took the ball to the frontcourt and suddenly distributed the ball to the left. Horry gave Pampesi no ball to cover. The latter caught the ball at 70 degrees to the left and hit a three-pointer.

42 to 30, Guo Xu’s fourth assist.

Pampesi can also play a role, and Peeler can't relax a little bit on his defense.

With 9 minutes and 06 seconds left in the second quarter, Sanders was forced to request a timeout. This wave of Lakers' offensive efficiency is super high, and the Timberwolves must strengthen their defense.

After the timeout, both sides slowed down their pace and took positions.

Szczerbiak hit a three-pointer, Lafonso singled out Horry and scored two points; on the Lakers side, O'Neal received Horry's pass and stormed the basket and scored two points. Guo Xu attracted the defense after a pick-and-roll and passed the ball to Lai, who was cutting through the air. Del made a layup and sent his fifth assist.

At six minutes, both sides started to make substitutions. The Timberwolves brought on Garnett and Billups, while the Lakers brought on Kobe and Fox, replacing Leder and Pan Pasi.

The Lakers changed their tactics to a triangle offense, and it was not so easy for Guo Xu to collect data.

In Guo Xu's previous life, the player with the most assists has been a pick-and-roll point guard since Stockton's generation. Kidd, Nash, Paul, Rondo, and shooting guard Harden, who later won the assists title, all played pick-and-roll tactics. This was the best tactic to get assists and create mismatches.

Guo Xu also performed well in the triangle offense. O'Neal and Kobe attracted double-teams and then split the ball. He can catch and shoot.

He did this better than Brian Shaw. At 5 minutes and 20 seconds, he received O'Neill's ball and made a three-pointer from the corner, scoring his 20th point.

At 3 minutes and 11 seconds, he caught the ball with an air cut from the baseline to attract the defense, and then went to the basket to score from close range to assist O'Neal to score.

At 29 seconds, the Lakers counterattacked quickly. Guo Xu forced a breakthrough and caused Trier to foul and made two free throws.

At halftime, the Lakers led 64 to 50. Guo Xu scored 22 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal.

The NBA, once unimaginable to him, is now unstoppable.