The godfather of basketball started from conquering the NBA

After experiencing two defeats in Minnesota, the Lakers returning to the home court are bound to give the Timberwolves a little color. Kobe and Garnett also mentioned this when they were interviewed by the media before the game.

Both of them said that they would make the Timberwolves feel hopeless in the next game.

Although the players are very confident, the management is not so confident.

The exit last season also made them feel a sense of crisis. This season itself was a bit stumbling. They played seven games with the Nuggets in the first round and were severely humiliated by the Timberwolves in the second round.

The most important thing is that my draft pick is still there, and this season, the Lakers are obviously aging. If the Lakers management still had hope for their lineup and the combination of Kobe and Garnett last season, then Even hope is slim this season.

What's more, the departure of Odom at the beginning of the season and the trade of Fisher in the middle of the season all indicate that the Lakers are already going downhill. They don't believe that it is impossible for a Dunleavy, Glen Davis and Calderon to give the current The Lakers brought a qualitative leap forward.

Although Bibby joined in the middle of the season, Bibby at this time is no longer the "white devil" who fought the Lakers in seven games.

Now facing the more powerful Timberwolves, if you want to win, you can only hope that Kobe will explode, the old man Garnett chatted, and everyone else has to explode. As far as the current situation is concerned, this situation is almost impossible. Too likely.

"No, we can't just lose like this. If we continue to lose like this, the Lakers will never succeed." General Manager Kupchak slapped the table anxiously in the office.

The "Bread" Brown in front of him also didn't say a word. Faced with such a situation, he seemed to have nothing to do.

"Maybe we don't have to be so pessimistic. We still have Bynum. Bynum is still young and just made the All-Star this year. Even if we fail this season, we can still build a team around Bynum next season."

Little Bass said from the side.

But Kupchak knew that it was impossible to build a team around Bynum. As long as Kobe was still in Los Angeles, the Lakers would always be Kobe's team. But Bynum's mentality is not enough to support him to become the master of Los Angeles.

The only thing Kupchak can do now is to see if Bynum can exchange for some useful resources for the Lakers, so that next season, the Lakers can help the Lakers return to the ranks of the championship.

"We shouldn't lose this game, we are at our home court, and..." Brown said weakly.

"You are the head coach, you ask me?" Kupchak was a little annoyed when he heard Brown say this, and directly interrupted Brown's words.

"Yes, I'm not sure, but if we can do what we did in 02, we may have a chance..." Brown was not in a hurry, but said slowly.

His words awakened the dreamer. That’s right, the league is now quite at odds with Xu Xiao because of the new league. In addition, his home in Los Angeles is more valuable in terms of public opinion and economic benefits. On the other side, the alliance has no reason to let itself lose.

If this game can hit the momentum of the Timberwolves and affect the following games, it is best to suspend a few games after the penalty.

The Lakers may really be able to overcome the mountain of the Timberwolves. After that, the Spurs and the Thunder have solutions for the Lakers.

There is a high probability that the Lakers will play the Heat in the finals. The topic flow of 23 vs. 24 is no more important than any other team. As long as they can reach the finals this season, the market value and income of the Lakers will double again. Next season The Lakers can continue to compete again.

The more Kupchak thought about it, the more reliable he felt, so he immediately turned to Brown and said:

"You're right. I'll leave it up to you what to do next. No matter what, we must win."

The Timberwolves didn't know the Lakers' plan at all, and they were still practicing tactics in the training hall.

The third game was played at the Staples in Los Angeles. The Timberwolves still started normally, with conventional tactics.

As for the Lakers, at the beginning of the game, Brown told the players:

"We have to win this game no matter what. Don't worry about fouls on defense. Today is a desperate game. Offense should attack the inside more and create more physical contact."

Although the players don't know why the coach suddenly changed tactics like this, everyone knows one thing, that is, they are already on the edge of a cliff, and it is time to fight for their lives.

Xu Xiao is also making arrangements here: "The Lakers will definitely counterattack in this game. Everyone must hold on, help the defense more and double-team, and the offensive end must let the ball move."

After Xu Xiao finished setting up his tactics, he took a friendly look at the Lakers coaching bench, and the other side also showed a slight smile.

Xu Xiao didn't think much about it either, as the referee blew the game whistle, the Lakers' home court erupted into cheers.

The forest was the first to grab the ball, and Calderon stepped forward to press Westbrook at the beginning.

"You're taking gunpowder, and you're just robbing me when you come up, are you waiting for me to pass you?" Westbrook gave Calderon a disdainful look.

Then he didn't even bend his waist, took a big stride, passed Calderon directly, and went straight to the penalty area.

"Let me do a dunk first, and let you be quiet for a while in the away game." Westbrook bowed hard and was about to start when he suddenly felt his hands being held.

Artest directly pressed Westbrook's hand, which made Westbrook unable to get up and the ball flew out.

"Referee, this is a thug, he is holding my hand." Westbrook yelled at the referee angrily.

But the referee remained expressionless and just gave the frontcourt the ball.

"f**k" Westbrook reported a foul language and was directly warned by the referee.

"It's okay, it's okay, we're fighting back, pay attention to your mentality, pay attention to your actions." Xu Xiao was still reminding Westbrook loudly from the sidelines.

At this time, he hadn't realized at all that this would be an extraordinary game.

Then it was the Lakers' turn to attack, and Kobe ignored it and rushed to the basket with the ball.

"Doo!" Kobe had just started when the referee's whistle blew. Josh, who was defending him, spread his hands with an innocent expression on his face. He didn't touch Kobe at all.

But the referee still gave a free throw.

Seeing this, Brown on the bench and Kupchak, who was watching from the sidelines, couldn't help being excited. Now they hope that the young Timberwolves will hurry up, and it is best not to play in the next game.

Xu Xiao, who was on the sidelines, also gradually realized something was wrong, the whistle was too frequent.

Only 4 minutes into the game, the Timberwolves have already fouled four times, and every subsequent foul requires a free throw.

Xu Xiao was a little dissatisfied, and found the referee's theory, but was ignored by the referee. On the other hand, his offense was really like people explaining what tm is called a double standard.

Westbrook didn't know how many times he broke through and was put on the ground, but he still couldn't get a free throw.

Frustration spread within the Timberwolves.

"Listen, after this game, I will file a complaint. I will analyze the video of this game frame by frame, just like the league appeals."

Xu Xiao said viciously.

But Xu Xiao's threat was useless. Instead, he was called a technical foul and ruthlessly refuted by the referee:

"How to appeal after the game is up to you, but if you want to stay on the court, please don't use your words to interfere with my call." The referee stopped looking at Xu Xiao after saying a word.

This made Xu Xiao angry enough.

At this moment, he also understood that even if he went to the nba president after the game, he would not be able to appeal successfully. This is the task of the league.

"I thought that this situation would not happen until the finals, and the worst would be the Western Conference finals. I really didn't expect the league to make a move in the semifinals. Alliance, how afraid are you of us?"

Off the court, Xu Xiao was still debating whether to use two "absolutely fair cards" in the second half, but something happened on the court.

"This book also encountered many problems in the process of creation. Thank you for your criticism. This is my first formal writing, and it is also the first time I have persisted in doing one thing for such a long time. I hope it can bring you better I hope you will support me a lot, learn lessons, accept criticism, and I will bring you better works in the future.”