Garnett's words echoed at the pre-game press conference.
It seemed appropriate, but the reporters at the scene could smell an unusual flavor from Garnett's words.
"Not convinced!"
"Kevin is dissatisfied with that young wolf king!"
After hearing Garnett's answer, the reporter from the Los Angeles Times immediately made a judgment in his mind. The smile on his face became more and more exuberant. Then he moved his gaze to Marbury and asked with a smile:
"Mr. Stephen, do you have the same idea as Kevin?"
As the Los Angeles Times reporter finished speaking, the eyes of everyone in the venue moved directly to Marbury.
Facing the gazes of everyone in the venue, Marbury cleared his throat subconsciously, coughed lightly, and said:
"Budao is an excellent player. He will lead our Timberwolves to higher places."
"As a No. 1 player, I will assist him well and find ways to fully demonstrate his offensive power."
"Because I'm an excellent defender!"
Marbury's words were somewhat different from Garnett's. He did not avoid reporters' questions and talked head-on about his thoughts on martial arts.
A simple person will definitely feel that Marbury is on the side of martial arts after hearing Marbury's words, but the focus of Marbury's words should be placed on the second half of his words.
He is an excellent defender!
In front of the media, Marbury did not intensify the conflicts within the team, but he also did not lower his profile. With the help of the media's propaganda, Marbury explained his value to everyone.
Whenever martial arts performs well on the court, the audience will probably think of Marbury's words immediately. Marbury will also become an indispensable presence in martial arts' credit book.
It can only be said that he is indeed a man who can adapt to CBA in the future. In terms of emotional intelligence, Marbury is very good at it.
The innocent Garnett touched his chin, savoring the meaning of Marbury's words and feeling more or less enlightened.
After that, several other media asked some innocuous questions, and the pre-match press conference was over.
The reporter in Los Angeles was not satisfied with the results of his interview. From the answers given by the Timberwolves players, he could vaguely sense the emotions of some players.
Garnett obviously dissatisfied with the young man's rule, but judging from today's press conference, the contradictions within the Timberwolves did not intensify further. On the contrary, everyone in the Timberwolves seems to have reached a certain tacit understanding, and they are very restrained when dealing with the media.
That's not what the Los Angeles reporter wanted to see.
How could the Timberwolves, who had ended the Lakers' winning streak, just let them go? !
After the press conference, reporters in Los Angeles made a phone call in a deserted corner, preparing to write several reports to mobilize Garnett fans.
Since Kevin Garnett is dissatisfied with that young man, then look for a breakthrough from this player.
In the NBA, for any team that wants to win a championship, the opponents they have to overcome are definitely not just opponents on the court, but also many other backstabbings from within the team, from society, and from the media.
You can see that whether it is Jordan who has been promoted to the altar, or James who is about to be promoted to the altar, there are traces of huge capital operations behind them.
For example, this year's NBA mid-season game, in fact, before the game, almost everyone knew that the Lakers led by A Tan were bound to win.
Is this because the fans know a lot about football? Yes, but not entirely. Today's fans not only understand football, they also understand people.
This kind of situation will appear in the third decade of the 20th century, and it will be the same in the 1990s.
The Los Angeles Lakers have one of the strongest media in the league. If this "fifth hegemon" is used well, it can add a lot of color to the Lakers' road to winning the championship.
Although the Timberwolves were just a team that couldn't even reach the playoffs in previous years, this year, after the Lakers game, the Timberwolves' attention soared and they have become one of the strongest teams in the Western Conference. They are absolutely It's the tiger that stands in the way of the Lakers' progress!
After the pre-game press conference, the Timberwolves players returned to the lounge, changed equipment, and waited to enter.
Nearly an hour later, the staff came to the lounge to announce entry.
"Click——"
At the venue, at the entrance of the players' tunnel, the spotlight shone on the floor. Amid the warm cheers of the home fans, the Timberwolves players ran out one after another.
The first one to enter was white center Cherokee Parks, followed by Tom, Marbury, Garnett and others. When Tom and several other major players appeared, the cheers at the venue suddenly rose to eight. Spend.
When the martial arts figure appeared at the entrance, cheers from the audience poured into the stadium.
With a terrifying record of 54 points in a single game, Wu Dao led the Timberwolves across the Lakers mountain and has now become the hottest star in Minnesota.
There is nothing wrong with the fact that Tom, Garnett, Marbury and others have many fans. But under their leadership, the Timberwolves were a team that couldn't even make the playoffs. Although the Timberwolves deliberately messed up last year's season, anyone with a discerning eye knows that if the team is really strong enough, why would it need to mess up? ? !
The arrival of martial arts has changed the previous decline of the Timberwolves, not only greatly improving the Timberwolves' record, but also making the Timberwolves' games become more exciting.
Martial arts have a calm personality, but they are also enthusiastic and unrestrained when encountering strong enemies during competitions. More importantly, martial arts style is gorgeous and the playing style is very enjoyable. When a single player plays fast and no one is chasing him, there is basically no same situation. Dunk pose.
This style of play has also gained a large number of fans for martial arts.
If he had used a "crab jump shot" when fighting martial arts, his fans would not have grown as explosively as they do now.
"Martial Arts!!!"
As the Timberwolves players entered the arena one after another, all the lights in the venue were turned on. Several hotly dressed young ladies in the front row couldn't help but shout loudly after seeing Wu Dao enter.
In the stands, there were also young people cheering and waving homemade support signs in their hands.
Wu Dao looked around the audience, and his heart couldn't help but feel hot. Until now, the Timberwolves team had finally been given a slight label by him.
As long as Budo keeps performing, as the regular season progresses, his label on the Timberwolves team will become deeper and deeper.
The number of reporters present today was much smaller than in the previous game against the Lakers. However, the number of spectators at the stadium was not much smaller, because all tickets for the Target Center Arena were sold out.
After the pre-match warm-up, coach Philip briefly encouraged the players, clapped his hands, and allowed the players to enter.
As a strong team that has defeated the Lakers, Philip did not pay too much attention to this game.
Because in terms of configuration alone, the Cavaliers' current lineup is far inferior to the Lakers.
The current leader of the Cavaliers is "Rain Man" Sean Kemp. This is a big insider. The Timberwolves even killed O'Neal of the Lakers. Are they still afraid of Sean Kemp?
The previous victory against the Lakers was the confidence in Philip's heart.
As the buzzer sounded in the stadium, players from both teams entered the stadium one after another.
The starting lineup of the Timberwolves has not changed much from the previous games. Center Cherokee Parks is at the 5th position, Garnett is at the power forward position at the 4th position, and Gugliotta is at the 3rd position. Wu Dao at position 2/3 and Marbury at position 1.
As for the Cavaliers, No. 5 is Zajunas Ilgauskas (221cm, 108kg; Lithuanian, 20th pick in the first round of 1996); No. 5/4 is Sean Kemp (208cm /104kg, nicknamed Reign Man, homophonic to rain man, so he was called Rain Man); No. 3 Cedric Henderson (201cm/98kg, the 16th pick in the second round of 1997); No. 1/2 Wesley Person (198cm/88kg, 23rd pick in the first round of 1994); No. 1 Brevin Knight (178cm/78kg, 16th pick in the first round of 1997).
The Cavaliers who built the team around Sean Kemp are very young. All the players are basically players drafted in the past three years. Two of them were drafted in the same year as Wu Dao, but Wu Dao was a high pick in the first round. The Cavaliers The two picks are relatively low, and their exposure and tactical status are far inferior to those of Martial Arts.
But these two low-ranking players were included in the Cavaliers' starting lineup, which shows how weak the Cavaliers' team is.
After entering the court, Budo did not look at his opponent for this game, Cedric Henderson. Instead, he carefully looked at Shawn Kemp, who was playing against Garnett, and then turned his attention to The Cavaliers' No. 1 position, Brevin Knight.
One feature of the NBA in this era is that almost every team is equipped with a short and capable little guard.
It's not that 176cm is short, it's just that in this NBA arena, 178cm is not outstanding enough. You rarely see professional players of this height in later generations, but in today's league, they are everywhere.
Wu Dao glanced at him, and then quickly withdrew his gaze and looked at Cedric Henderson. This player Wu Dao was very familiar with him. They should have met each other when taking rookie photos before, but Wu Dao was very unfamiliar with Gao Shun. Players who are not well-known are not paid much attention to.
While Budo was sizing up his opponent, Cedric Henderson was also sizing up Budo.
"This yellow man is martial arts."
"He obviously entered the league in the same year as me, and he was only a high school student, but he has already stepped on those people."
"If I can beat him here, the team will definitely pay more attention to me!"
Every NBA player is a proud man. When Cedric Henderson faced Wu Dao, not only was he not intimidated by Wu Dao's terrifying scoring ability, but he secretly had the idea of competing in his heart.
"Beep——"
With a whistle, the game between the Timberwolves and the Cavaliers officially began.
At the center line, 221cm Zarunas Ilgauskas and the Timberwolves' 211cm Cherokee Parks jumped the ball, and the basketball was directed towards the Cavaliers' backcourt.
After Brevin Knight got the ball, he made a tactical gesture towards his teammates, and then slowly ran towards the frontcourt with the ball.
After the Cavaliers entered the frontcourt, Sean Kemp quickly sank toward the inside.
Sean Kemp is an extremely good player. Like most No. 4 players in the league, his physical talent is quite strong. At that time, like Garnett and Wu Dao, he was also a high school student. Entering the NBA, in addition to his explosion of physical talent, his inside skills have also become relatively comprehensive after being honed over the years.
But Sean Kemp has a big shortcoming, or he has a shortcoming common to many NBA players, that is, after becoming famous and rich, his private life is very chaotic. This chaos is not only reflected in his sexual life, but also in his sexual life. There are other aspects too.
For example
Drinking and taking drugs.
In 1997, Shawn Kemp had just been given a seven-year, $107 million contract by the Cavaliers in a sign-and-trade manner. And he was at the peak of his career, but many of his bad habits had been exposed.
Before the start of the regular season, Sean Kemp was often late for training with the Cavaliers. However, he is not too old now, only 28 years old. Some problems have not yet been exposed, but one thing is certain, this player We have already walked up and down the slope, and this slope is very steep!
"Bang!" Sean Kemp established his footing in the paint, leaned towards Garnett, and immediately asked his teammates for the ball as soon as he stretched out his hand.
Soon, basketball came into play.
After Sean Kemp got the ball, he quickly hit the ball with his back. After a hard effort, he quickly turned to face the basket. He took the ball with both hands and directly deceived Garnett. Then he raised his step and the ball protector blocked Garnett's arm. , grabbed the ball with the other hand and sent the ball from Garnett's armpit to the basket.
"Snapped!"
"Uh-huh!"
With a soft sound, the basketball hit the backboard and then fell into the net.
With a very light step up and down, the Cavaliers scored first.
Garnett glanced back at the basketball falling from the basket, then looked at Sean Kemp who left quickly, catching up with the opponent.
“It’s so easy to hit someone hard”
"A Rainman and a 221cm big center. Although this inside combination is not better than the Lakers, if it is to deal with our Timberwolves, it is more suitable than the Lakers' inside combination."
"I'm afraid there won't be any problem with 221 suppressing the Cherokees. Rainman and Garnett will shoot 73 or 64. Now Garnett is still a little green."
It was just a round of matchup. Standing on the outside and seeing the Cavaliers scoring easily, Wu Dao couldn't help but frowned and thought to himself while running towards the frontcourt.
After thinking about it, Marbury quickly dribbled the ball into the frontcourt. For the first goal, Marbury decided to see how martial arts felt today before deciding how to play.
When he was near the top of the arc, he made a small jump and the basketball was quickly in Wu Dao's hands.
As soon as the ball came into his hands, Wu Dao didn't hesitate at all. He dropped the ball quickly and started to break through. After a blast, his side directly hit Cedric Henderson, the rookie of the same year, with a huge moment of power. The impact hit the 98kg defender.
Although Cedric Henderson tried his best to keep up with martial arts, his feet were unable to move immediately when the strength came over him.
In just one step, Wu Dao broke through Cedric Henderson's defense. Amid the low cheers of the fans, Wu Dao quickly moved to the mid-range, stopped directly and shot a jump shot. The basketball flew rapidly towards the basket from the side, and then With a "swish" sound, it fell steadily into the basket.
There was no joy on the face of Wu Dao who scored the goal. Scoring goals seemed to be a matter of course for Martial Arts, with a calm look on his face.
(End of chapter)
