The best teammates in the NBA

Chapter 454 Be tough! (4800 word chapter)
America fans actually love a dominant big man.

After the veterans left the league, many football commentators are also looking forward to the dominance of the new generation of big men.

As the No. 2015 pick in [-], Karl-Anthony Towns has been highly anticipated since entering the league.

The seven-foot height also has a soft touch. He is both internal and external, and he can also support the offense at certain times.

The appearance of Towns has satisfied the fantasies of many fans. Coupled with the guidance of the tough guy Garnett, everyone expects this big man to fulfill his talent.

Last season, Towns' data exploded. Not only did he average 25.1 points per game, but he also grabbed 12.3 rebounds.

This performance also brought a lot of confidence to the Timberwolves management. They firmly believed that Towns would lead the team to rise.

It's just that in the playoffs, all the fantasies were shattered. Towns' performance in the first quarter seemed to be like eating too many gummy bears, and both offensive and defensive ends were a little weak.
According to the game plan formulated before the game, the teammates will create some low-post singles space for Towns, and try to let him match up with Harris.

The first few offenses failed to form a dislocation due to Jeff Teague's untimely pass. At the end of the first quarter, Towns got another chance with the same tactic.

Using Gibson's cross screen in the three-second zone, Towns came to the low post on the left and immediately received a pass from Jeff Teague.

Harris hit Downs behind him, and the newcomer got excited. After putting the ball with his right hand, he hit the ball for a while, and Harris only took a step back.
Realizing that he was blocked on the line, Towns immediately turned around flexibly in the direction of the baseline, but was blocked by Jokic under the basket. Under the siege of the two, the ball in Downs' hand was cut off by Harris.

"what!!"

With a scream, Downs showed a painful expression and raised his arms, trying to get the referee to whistle.

As a result, he lost his center of gravity and sat down on the floor. Towns didn't hear the whistle, and only saw the Clippers rushing towards the half court.

Li Ze, who had been fishing for a few rounds, regained his energy at this time. After receiving a pass from Harris, he accelerated and dashed with the ball in his right hand.

Jimmy Butler has already broken the defense. He didn't expect the performance of two talented players in the team to be so hip, and the style of play is even softer. They still want to get the whistle in the away game?
Constantly giving physical confrontation on the side, Jimmy Butler could only subconsciously follow Li Ze's rhythm and continue to slide.

Li Ze, who rushed into the paint, suddenly dribbled the ball behind his back twice in a row, then jumped backwards, completely swaying the defense, at the bottom right of the basket, grabbed the ball with his right hand, and completed the throw!

"OH——! Shake and back!"

"What a play by Kayce!"

Seeing Jimmy Butler being held in place like a stake, commentator Kevin Harlan yelled with excitement.

After completing the goal, Li Ze pointed at Crawford on the Timberwolves bench when he retreated, and then patted his chest with a smile.

Crawford also played along, holding his head in his hands and showing a shocked look.

Being teased by Li Ze like this, Jimmy Butler almost exploded with anger. Seeing that Towns had just stood up at this time, he was so angry that he slapped the ball twice. After sending the baseline ball, he immediately asked Jeff Teague ball.

Looking at Jimmy Butler with flaming eyes, Jeff Teague passed the ball honestly, no longer blind luck
When he came to the top of the arc, Jimmy Butler waved his hand and no longer wanted to pick and roll. Facing Li Ze's defense, he pushed the ball with his left hand to change direction, and then accelerated with his right hand.

Carrying the defense to the paint area, Jimmy Butler suddenly retreated sharply, and then raised the ball to feint.

Li Ze lost his defensive position as imagined, but Jimmy Butler put himself in an embarrassing position, and he will have 3 seconds
After another two shakes, Jimmy Butler could only bite the bullet, turn up the arc, and force a jump shot in front of Li Ze!
Just as the ball was out of his hand, Li Ze suddenly jumped up, straight up and down, and slapped the ball away!
"Oh!!"

The Clippers fans at the scene shouted excitedly, Jimmy Butler's eyes were straight, and there were springs on his feet?This is still human?
Trying to start chasing and defending again, Jimmy Butler staggered a little. He couldn't keep up with Li Ze's rhythm for the first time, so he could only subconsciously shout to remind his teammates:
"Retreat quickly!"

Li Ze, who was catching the ball again with his left hand, rushed faster and faster. He noticed that Wiggins was accelerating with all his strength on the right side, and he had already caught up. Li Ze, who was close to the three-point line, did not slow down and continued to rush forward.

The two soon met in the paint. After jumping with both feet, Li Ze grabbed the ball with one hand with his left hand, pulled his arm sideways, and dodged the block.

After the air confrontation, Li Ze was not affected by anything, stretched his body and continued to exert strength, but Wiggins was knocked out of his body, and his right hand hit Li Ze's shoulder, and then there was a loud bang in his ear.

"squeak!!"

"Boom!" The battle-axe buckle was successful!

After completing the dunk, Li Ze grabbed the basket with his left hand and landed firmly on the floor after completely unloading.

In the Intuit Dome, the Clippers fans screamed with excitement. As the big screen above the stadium began to replay, exclamations and cheers came and went.

Wiggins, who was about to hit the street, stood up straight at this time, watching Li Ze go to the free throw line.

He couldn't understand why Li Ze's movements didn't deform after the confrontation, and he was even able to finish the dunk with his defense in the end
"MVP! MVP! MVP!"

The fans of the Clippers who had already watched excitedly began to shout loudly, and the burst button completely ignited the atmosphere of the scene.

Li Zejia made a steady free throw, and the Timberwolves also took this opportunity to replace Derek Rose and Jeff Teague.

Jimmy Butler's offense was misfired, Towns couldn't hit the inside, and the Timberwolves, who were in a scoring drought, finally chose to give the ball to Wiggins.

Paul George's defense was very targeted. After Wiggins hit a retreat jumper in the opening game, he began to press the opponent's right hand, forcing Wiggins to complete the offense with his left hand.

On the left flank, facing the opportunity that appeared, Wiggins put the ball with his left hand and made a cross step breakthrough. Paul George suddenly slid quickly and immediately put up the defense.

Under the high-pressure defense, Wiggins had problems with his movement and control. He wanted to complete a step-back jumper, but was forced to stop the ball due to unstable dribbling.

Paul George immediately interfered, making Wiggins unable to send the pass for a while.

Seeing that the attack time was more than half, in the end he could only throw the ball high beyond the three-point line.

Jaylen Brown almost completed the interception from Rose, but Li Ze told him before the game that he did not continue to take the risk of stealing. Instead, he lowered his center of gravity and chose to re-post the defense.

There is no absolute chance, never cut the ball, and the defensive end pursues to use the body to oppress the opponent. After the opening, the Clippers maintained this defensive principle, which made the Timberwolves unable to score for a long time.

At the last moment, Rose can only rely on his personal ability to break through the middle.

The knee injury took away his explosive power, and he couldn't get rid of it at the first time. Finally, when he came to the paint area, Rose could only carry the defense to complete the throw!

Rose made a three-point shot. Fortunately, he was lucky and fell directly into Gibson's arms, holding the ball for 24 seconds and putting the ball into the basket.

Harris clapped his hands in annoyance, and the Clippers almost completed the defense.

At 15:24, the last 1 minutes and 2 seconds left in the first quarter, relying on Gibson's performance, the Timberwolves barely stabilized the situation.

The Clippers attacked, Li Ze pressed for 8 seconds and passed halftime. At this time, Paul George suddenly started from the right corner, bounced diagonally outward, and used the free throw line Jokic's cover to completely get rid of Wiggins.

When the ball arrived, Paul George received the pass from Li Ze just as he came to the left flank. Without any hesitation, he threw the ball!
"Shua!" The three-pointer hit the net hollowly!

At 15:27, the point difference came to 12 points. Coach De Nagro walked back to the bench at this time and directly came to a tactical retreat. The game is stable!

Chewing gum, Paul George patted his chest proudly. In the few minutes when Li Ze fished, he successfully took over the offensive task, and he has completely found the touch.

Consecutive low-post offenses were exhausted, Towns simply bounced out after the pick-and-roll, received a pass from Ross at the top of the arc, and did not make too many adjustments, and quickly shot upside down!
"Bang!" Angrily strike!
Jimmy Butler, who just stood in his position, had a question mark on his face. Isn't this a blind shot?Do you really regard Gibson as a rebounding tool?
The long rebound fell directly into Jokic's arms, and the Timberwolves didn't wait to finish their defense, and the fat man threw the ball towards the opponent's half again.

This time, Jaylen Brown started faster, got rid of Rose's defense in the first place, and continued to accelerate after catching the ball. When he came to the paint area, he rushed straight in three steps, grabbed the ball with his right hand, and gliding dunked!

"what!!"

Jaylen Brown roared passionately after completing the fast break. This performance also ignited the atmosphere of the scene again, and the fans also screamed.

At 15:29, seeing the point difference go straight to 20 points, coach Thibodeau couldn't hold back anymore, and stood on the sidelines and yelled:
"Play tougher! Don't float outside and shoot!"

Hearing the head coach's request, Wiggins accelerated to cut in at 45 degrees on the right flank in the next round, and did not slow down when he came to the right block. basket!

"state!"

The slightly stiff movements looked like they were about to lose. Gibson struggled to get entangled with Harris under the basket. Neither of them got the rebound. On the contrary, Paul George had quick eyesight and quick hands, and immediately rushed after getting the rebound!
The Timberwolves, who were desperately retreating, did not allow Paul George to score easily, and everyone completed the defensive matchup immediately.

Turning around and giving the ball to Li Ze at the logo position, Paul George immediately waved his hand to signal everyone to pull away.

Jokic is leaning against Towns on the right side near the baseline, and from time to time he takes two steps towards the basket.
Li Ze, in the logo position, lowered his body's center of gravity, held the ball in his left hand, dribbled the ball under his crotch continuously and changed direction in front of his body, slowly approaching the three-point line.

Jimmy Butler sensed something was wrong, and suddenly went up to try to disrupt Li Ze's offensive rhythm.

Taking advantage of the trend and dribbling the ball behind his back, Li Ze dodged Jimmy Butler's interception in an instant, and at the same time used his feet to complete the retreat.

Seeing Li Ze step back and shoot a jumper, Jimmy Butler jumped up to block the shot, only to find that he was out of rhythm and the ball just flew over his fingertips.

Draw a beautiful arc, and finally the ball fell straight into the net!
"Shua!" The three-pointer hit the net hollowly!

There were cheers in my ears, and Jimmy Butler was beaten out of his temper. This kind of long-range three-pointer made his eyes straighten.
At 15:32, everyone on the Timberwolves bench stared blankly at their teammates striking iron, and the Clippers launched counterattacks from time to time.

At the end of the first quarter of the game, Downs rushed to the basket from the left flank, and finally completed the goal in the sports game, scoring 1 points with difficulty.

Looking back, it was also on the left flank. Jokic, who received a pass from Li Ze after the pick-and-roll, shot in the paint and easily scored 2 points.

The first quarter of the game is coming to an end, and the commentator Kevin Harlan began to chat about off-topic topics:

"Who's the better big man, Karl-Anthony Towns or Nikola Jokic?"

单节5中1，罚球2中1，目前唐斯怒砍3分3篮板1失误。

约基奇3中3，6分3篮板2助攻，首节比赛打得异常高效。

Reggie Miller looked at the technical statistics and couldn't help but tease Towns' performance:

"Jokic is really the better big man, and Towns seems to have forgotten that he is a center."

"Most of the games in the first quarter were facing the frame or floating jumpers. This performance did not meet our pre-match expectations at all."

While the two were chatting, the first quarter of the game had officially ended.

At 17:37, the Clippers have basically secured the victory.

Li Ze, who played the first quarter, walked to the bench with a smile and gave everyone a high-five to celebrate.

Check in one quarter, and in the playoffs, defense is what the Clippers are best at doing.

The live sports media paid more attention to Jimmy Butler's data:

3 of 0, 0 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Jimmy Butler failed to restrain Li Ze, but his offense took the lead in pulling his hips.

Jimmy Butler's face was so long on the bench, he was really blown up, and he couldn't fight back on the court
6中6，三分线外2中2，罚球1中1，15分2篮板3助攻1盖帽。

Seeing Li Ze's stats, Jimmy Butler had a headache for a while. How should he play against such an opponent in the playoffs?
Thibodeau's head coach doesn't know how to restrict Li Ze and let the singles play, that is, to send points and double-team in advance, which is useless.

Towns and Jimmy Butler did not rest, and continued to appear in the second quarter. Derrick Rose, Crawford, and Nemanja Belika played in rotation.

The Clippers have also reduced their rotation, with Brogdon and Eric Gordon partnering in the backcourt, Paul George and Harris on the front line, and Kevin Rooney at center.

Coach De Nagro chose to lead the team in twos, and Li Ze and Jokic would return in the middle and late part of the second quarter.

Coach Thibodeau thought the team could recover some points, but Towns got his third foul early.

In desperation, the Timberwolves transformed into the "Bulls", and the old style of play was officially launched.
Rose, Crawford, Jimmy Butler, Ty Gibson, became the main scorers, and Nemanja Belika continued to play soy sauce.

Li Ze almost laughed out loud watching it off the court, the Minnesota "Bulls" really hammered it!

The excessive point difference reduced the defensive intensity, but the Timberwolves still failed to seize the opportunity. After Li Ze came on the stage, the point difference began to slowly expand again.

"Downs and Wiggins lacked experience in the playoffs for the first time, but their performance was too bad!"

"As star players, they need to stand up and score as soon as possible, instead of relying on veterans to help the team stabilize the situation."

There was no suspense in the game, and Reggie Miller started to output crazily again. The commentator Kevin Harlan understood the cute new players and was still saying good things:

"This is just Game 1 of the series, I'm sure they'll adjust!"

"At present, what coach Thibodeau needs to solve is the offensive problem. They have to find a way to activate Towns and Wiggins."

After Wiggins appeared in the second quarter, he hit the iron with bang bang until the end of the first half, and his scoring remained at 2 points.
At 42:67, the Clippers fans at the scene looked at the 25-point difference and began to celebrate the victory of the game in advance.

In the second half of the game, Jimmy Butler felt the pain. As long as he completed an attack, Li Ze would chase after him.
With a back-to-back attack, Jimmy Butler was knocked into the paint and watched Li Ze succeed in a fadeaway jumper near the paint.

Attacking outside the three-point line, Jimmy Butler was pushed to the basket, watching Li Ze put the basket lightly.

In the transition to attack, he could only slide desperately, and when he came to the paint area, he was turned and passed by the top. Jimmy Butler had no choice but to pay for the foul and send Li Ze to the free throw line.

In the third quarter of the game, Jimmy Butler took 3 shots and only hit a three-pointer. Li Ze also took 6 shots and scored another 6 points on him.
At 67:97, the three quarters ended, and the 30-point difference turned the fourth quarter into garbage time.

In the Intuit Dome arena, no one cares about the point difference anymore. During the break, the Clippers fans are enjoying the victory and messing around with the music.

18中15，三分线外6中4，罚球6中6，40分6篮板10助攻1抢断1盖帽。

On the big screen above the arena, Li Ze's data and the comparative data of the two teams are being displayed.

Fans who like Excel took out their mobile phones, downloaded data posters from the team's App, and shared them on social media.

In the fourth quarter of the game, both sides switched to the atmosphere group. The inflated Paul George only felt that this year's playoffs were easier, and the so-called talented teams were nothing more than that.

"Only allowing Wiggins to score 14 points, good job, Paul!"

Li Ze and Paul George, who had changed into their training uniforms, bumped their fists, and by the way, praised each other's defense tonight.

Paul George, who was already going to heaven, smiled and gave a tactical back:
"The so-called talented players are nothing more than that, we can consider the next round of the game!"

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