The godfather of basketball started from conquering the NBA

"Oh, I feel so good today, I am especially grateful to my coaches and my teammates, they have accompanied me through the most difficult road, and now I have survived.

You will see a better me in the future, this is just the beginning, and I hope that everyone who has slandered my mentor can apologize to him, he is really an amazing person, whether it is in terms of basketball tactics or You all owe him an apology for the management and operations of the team. "

This is what Westbrook said in an interview after the game.

这场比赛森林狼以113比88大胜魔术，威少拿下28分8篮板8助攻还有3抢断跟1盖帽0失误的数据直接惊为天人，赛后也是罕见的接受了采访。

And indeed, as Westbrook said, this was just the beginning, but at the time, many people didn't take it seriously, they just thought that a rookie would eat dumplings.

But then, Westbrook's performance and the performance of the Timberwolves made everyone silent.

Against Bobcats Westbrook 30 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Against the Nets, Oden scored 26 points and 19 rebounds. The opportunity single-handedly beat the young Lopez. Xu Xiao is also secretly having fun in this game, really If the star card is used well, encountering the star himself will be suppressed in all aspects.

Against the Clippers, Roy scored 33 points. The King of Los Angeles is back. Against the Jazz, the three scored 20+ at the same time. The team's substitute, Outlaw, scored 14 points, 5 steals and 4 blocks. Pushed off, Deron's defense is pervasive.

A wave of five-game winning streak in December brought the Timberwolves back to people's vision. People stopped laughing at this opponent, but began to pay attention to this opponent.

The five-game winning streak is not difficult. What is difficult is that in these five games, what the Timberwolves have shown is far from being as single as the Timberwolves during the losing streak in November. Each game can show different tactical systems, and the tactics are even more important. There are so many kinds that I can't count them.

However, Xu Xiao doesn't intend to end it like this. He wants to strike while the iron is hot, because the Timberwolves are still No.12 in the West. The current Timberwolves are just amazing. The next Timberwolves will eat meat. The terrifying wolf pack coming.

In an away game against the Nuggets, Westbrook faced Billups and fully demonstrated what talent is, with 30 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists, scoring the first triple-double of his career. After this game, Xu Xiao also understood that the star The card will add buffs to the players, and at the same time, when meeting the star himself, it will maximize the star's ability. Of course, the premise is that it is used correctly. Give Westbrook a O'Neal star card, which is probably all debuffs.

In the game against the Kings, Milicic hit 7 three-pointers and scored 29 points and 9 rebounds. I also tell everyone, don't forget that there is such a genius as him at the second place.

With the rise of Oden, Milicic's role in the team is indeed being weakened. Although Milicic is given the top three-point ability, other abilities are still not fully demonstrated.

Now Milicic is more like a high fort to open up space for the team, a large 3D player, but Milicic is no longer the parallel importer in his previous life after being trained and developed by Xu Xiao.

Mid-range shooting and support, small footsteps inside, and defense have all been improved after Milicic regained his confidence and trained hard, but now he is more subject to tactical arrangements.

If it’s true, Milicic is the one who makes Xu Xiao the most successful and daring. After all, Milicic’s abilities are all cultivated by him. Every offseason, Xu Xiao will personally supervise Milicic’s training and let him defend against it every day. The third is to practice defense, and the offense has to be played with a semi-professional or professional trainer as an amateur player, so that Milicic's passing becomes more and more subtle.

Then he played against the Spurs, and the team exploded and threw 20 three-pointers. Popo was almost pissed off. A 128-101 victory ushered in his eighth game in a row.

Playing the Heat, Oden once again fell into foul trouble. Substitute center Gasol scored 19 points, 17 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 blocks. , Another more ruthless one came up.

Playing against the Grizzlies and the Timberwolves showed terrifying defensive strength, allowing the Grizzlies to score only 61 points. Only rookie Eric Gordon scored his 11th point in garbage time, and no one else scored 10 points. .

At this time, the Timberwolves have won 10 consecutive victories, and they have reached the edge of the playoffs. Now the Timberwolves rank ninth in the West with 13 wins and 12 losses.

However, the real challenge will be faced next, because the Timberwolves will usher in a three-way hell, and they will challenge the Lakers, Cavaliers and Rockets away.

These are the three games that most test the strength of the Timberwolves.

This game against the Lakers is what Xu Xiao values ​​most. This time he still invited Yilin to watch the game, but this time he can't accompany her to watch the game in the auditorium. This time Xu Xiao will be the coach to greet The Lakers are gone, this is Xu Xiao's battle to prove himself.

Xu Xiao was a guest at Staples before, and he still remembered the scene of being "admired" by the audience. This was a great shame for Xu Xiao, and Xu Xiao also held his breath in his heart.

"This year is just the beginning, Los Angeles, let's wait and see, when the time comes, you will cry and scold me."

As soon as he stepped into the Staples arena, Xu Xiao's anger welled up spontaneously.

"Guys, tonight belongs to us. Victory will only belong to us. Let Los Angeles cheer for us." Xu Xiao's pre-match mobilization was simple but full of strength. Westbrook is from Los Angeles, and he is even more ready tonight Show your strengths in front of your parents and folks.

At the beginning of the game, Xu Xiao used the high point of the inside, but the Timberwolves did not attack the inside at the beginning of the game, but uncharacteristically let Oden go to the left corner. This change made the Lakers a little confused. Milicic is the turret on the outside, so the initial strategy was to defend the 3-2 zone defense, but I didn't expect Oden to go to the line, and the Timberwolves had a vacuum inside.

Milicic went down the pick-and-roll with Westbrook, and Westbrook gave it to Ariza, who was slipping the baseline. A three-point hit.

Are the Lakers in a trance?Why did Oden also have a three-pointer?

In the next round, the Lakers didn't believe in evil, and the Timberwolves used the same tactic, but changed the corner and scored another three-pointer. The Timberwolves released a strange move at the beginning. Oden's two three-pointers caught the Lakers by surprise.

There is no way, the Lakers can only spread out the defensive area, and in this way, there will be space.

The Timberwolves made quick adjustments to the sideline, and a running position in one area directly emptied the left half of Roy's free throw line at 45 degrees to the left of Roy's free throw line and directly lobbed it to Oden who slipped in from the baseline.

The latter faced Bynum with a hard top, squeezed out a little space, and easily scored two points with a small throw.

Bynum's body is already considered the ceiling of a center forward, with superior physical strength and bullet speed, but Oden is also not weaker than him, or he is not worthy of the title of emperor.

In this confrontation, Oden also used his own active confrontation to gain the upper hand. Using Daluo's technique, he made a beautiful small throw, and Bynum was also a little unconvinced and wanted to He hit one ball, but facing the double height of Oden + Milicic, he really couldn't make a shot. In the end, it was handed over to Garnett for a mid-range hit, which ended the offense.

But when the Timberwolves came back, they quickly settled down again. Milicic faked a running position to catch the ball. Oden took the opportunity to go down. , but in the face of the activated Oden, Garnett could do nothing but watch Oden dunk.

Oden's bullet speed is definitely at the historical level, and this shot is more terrifying than Howard's.

Garnett, who was dunked, was also a little annoyed. In the next round, he directly elbowed the defensive Milicic. Of course, this did not escape the referee's eyes, and he called an offensive foul.

As for Milicic himself, as a European, he has that kind of toughness. In addition, he grew up in the flames of war, and his temper is not very good.

But now that Milicic is playing, naturally he won't be used to your faults, and he just pushed Garnett away, with such strength that Garnett suddenly pushed.

Wolf King can't stand the anger of a European kid like you, so he just threw the ball over. Although Wolf King has a big temper, Garnett is smart. After the short fight just now, he knows that if it really happens, he may be the one who suffers. .

So the classic fight and retreat appeared again. Garnett, who threw the ball, walked towards his teammates naturally, cursing while walking, and Milicic became impatient on the spot and ran directly to Garnett.

In the end, the two did not fight under the obstruction of their teammates, and the referee also gave technical fouls to both sides, but Milicic had some problems with Garnett's mentality. Oden played some advantages against Bynum inside, which made Bynum's mentality unbalanced, but unexpectedly, Bynum's mentality was fine, and Milicic on his side exploded first.

The cooperation between the high and low positions in the opening game was quite good, but now Milicic is not looking for Oden when he gets the ball at the free throw line, but glaring directly at Garnett who is defending him.

Naturally, an old fritter like Garnett would not let go of such an opportunity, and just started talking trash.

"Soft, you haven't seen the confrontation in the nba, you can only stand outside and shoot two balls, you are softer than the bitch in the nightclub, he knows how to fight against me, you are just a piece of trash , No wonder I can’t stay in the Pistons anymore, maybe I was played by two Wallaces as pussies.”

Naturally, Milicic couldn't bear it when the words came to this point, so he started straight away and knocked Garnett over.

"Offensive foul." After getting up, Milicic said fiercely to Garnett:

"F..k softie!"

This sentence was said in a loud voice, and the referee heard it, and directly gave a technical foul. In addition to the previous technical foul, he was sent off twice. Unable to play.

This made Xu Xiao a little surprised, but after calming down and thinking about it, Milicic is still too young for an old stick like Garnett. He would not be blocked by Anthony on the bus. Although some people later came out to clarify and clean up, this incident was indeed caused by Garnett's trash talk.

Milicic was still angry until he walked back to the locker room. Xu Xiao knew that Garnett really pissed Milicic this time, but he also knew that the tactics he formulated would not work anymore. The tactics can only be temporarily changed.

Thinking of this, Xu Xiao immediately called a timeout.

"Listen guys, we're going to have some trouble this game, but we're not without a chance. What we're going to do next is very simple, pick and roll, and then look for the old fish Fisher outside the three-point line, the station at the basket Be careful." Xu Xiao said while drawing tactics on the tactical board.

"Chuck, come on, hang on to Garnett on the defensive end." Xu Xiao replaced the old Rockets player Hayes.

Hai Ye is not tall, and his skills are relatively rough, but as long as Chinese fans are very impressed with Hayes, especially his defensive skills and stable footwork, he once blocked Bynum 0 in the playoffs. It made the 2-meter Bynum lose all face in the game, and there was a famous scene where Garnett hit from the three-second zone back to the three-point line.

But Haiye's offense is a big problem. Except for the pick-up and empty cuts at the basket, he has almost no offensive means. The support ball has not been developed during this period. He can only be a blue-collar engineer. The most terrible thing is that he has no height. There is no bouncing, so even if you are a blue-collar worker, it is quite difficult to do.

But Xu Xiao has no choice at this time, Gasol Jr. and Oden are more inclined to be a center forward. Speed ​​is very important. If these two people play at the same time, the team will fall into a slow rhythm. After all, Gasol is not as flexible and fast as Milicic.

While Xu Xiao was still thinking, the Timberwolves had already started their new round of attacks.

Facing Lao Yu, Westbrook accelerated and passed directly.

Laoyu's defense is relatively good, but after all, he is old and he is a heavy guard, so his speed is not an advantage. The clean GIF of Ross who once glared and was passed by Ross has been passed down through the ages. Ross can, and Westbrook is the same Can.

After passing the old fish, Garnett ushered in a supplementary defense. Garnett let go of Hayes directly and came to make up for Westbrook. Under Garnett's interference, the goal still failed to score, and the rebound was lost by the Lakers. Posey's striker was under his command.

"Damn it, it seems that Garnett's plan succeeded. He knocked out one of the turrets that threatened the Lakers' defense the most, so that Garnett can rest assured to defend and protect the frame." Xu Xiao looked gloomy on the bench. Watch this game.

Milicic can be said to be the most important point in Xu Xiao's tactics. Although it is not the core, it is an essential element of many tactics. He can pass the ball with three-pointers and defend the frame without occupying the ball. It can be said that it is a top tool man

If you play Toliver now, although it can make the 4th position more aggressive, Toliver's offensive method is too simple, and the Lakers' rotation can completely follow it. It is far less effective than Milicic's, and he will lose it. In addition to defense, although Hayes can't attack, at least he can still fight Garnett on the defensive end.

Xu Xiao used two timeouts before the end of the first quarter. Counting the official timeouts, Xu Xiao used three timeouts to arrange new tactics, but each tactic was cracked by the Lakers one by one. The method is that Kobe and Garnett are too perverted, and they are simply the two strongest players in the league. Xu Xiao tried to use Westbrook's speed to beat Lao Yu many times, but he was always caught by the Lakers' rotation.

There was no way to find Roy. After being overthrown by Roy last season, the Lakers didn't talk about martial arts this time and went directly to double-team. The Timberwolves' original 10-point lead disappeared in an instant.

The only advantage point is that Oden is also caught in the internal struggle. Without Milicic's containment, Garnett's role in defense is too great, and he can be seen almost everywhere.

After the first quarter, the Lakers were only 26 point behind the Timberwolves 27-1. You must know that the Timberwolves started the game 12-2. It can be said that Tianhu's start was broken by Garnett.

"In this game, I don't want to lose. It seems that I can only use that." Xu Xiao watched Garnett celebrating for Vujacic's buzzer-beater. Yes, it was originally planned to be used in the second half of the season, but now it seems that there is no need to wait any longer.

"The system uses El Harrington's star card and uses Chuck Hayes."