October 28, Staples Center.
The Lakers open the season against the Timberwolves at home.
In this opening game between the Lakers and the Timberwolves, based on the preseason performances of the two teams, both teams are actually considered weak.
The Lakers lost all eight preseason games, and the Timberwolves were not much better, losing seven of eight games.
Before the start of this game, ESPN's team strength rankings ranked the Timberwolves 26th in the entire league, while the Lakers were 25th.
The two teams can be described as bad brothers.
In terms of players, the Timberwolves only have two players ranked 100 by ESPN, and they are still very low, Rubio and Nikola Pekovic.
As for Wiggins, Zach LaVine, Harris-Barnes, and Bogut were not selected.
As for the Lakers, the only uninjured stars in the ESPN Top 100 are Ebanks and McAway. Yao Ming ranks second in the ESPN Top 100, second only to Durant, who was the MVP of the regular season last season, while Kobe and Mai Zi They were fifth and tenth respectively.
It's a pity that Yao Ming, Maizi and Kobe are suspected of being reimbursed for the season, otherwise the Lakers will still be very strong this season.
In short, based on the current situation of these two teams, it is not possible to enter the playoffs this season, and there should be no hope at all.
"There is no problem whether the Timberwolves can make it to the playoffs. They have not made it to the playoffs for a long, long time. But if the Lakers fail to make it to the playoffs this season, it will become a big news in NBA history."
"The Lakers are the two consecutive NBA championship teams, so this season the Lakers should be a team competing for the championship and striving to become a dynasty. But unfortunately, their luck is not very good."
The game hasn't started yet, but the Lakers fans at the scene are enthusiastically applauding and cheering for the Lakers players who receive the championship rings on the court.
In this game, the Lakers placed the championship flag-raising ceremony at the beginning of the game. Many people said that this was because they were afraid that if the Lakers fell behind by a big score at the end of the half, it might be very ugly.
"Chris, are you not optimistic about the Los Angeles Lakers getting off to a good start in this game? Are you serious or out of personal emotion?"
The commentary for TNT's national live broadcast is no longer the familiar trio. As the core of the trio, Barkley is now standing there applauding the players who won the championship ring for the Lakers last season.
"Michael, I didn't expect you to come here to receive this championship ring on the spot!"
Barkley applauded and said MMP, do you really need this championship ring?
Do you really need to come and receive this championship ring on the spot?
"Kobe came here in a wheelchair. I couldn't help but do it."
Danzi put the championship ring on his hand and said with a smile.
If he doesn't receive the championship ring on the spot tonight, the media across the United States will immediately rate it as 7 over 6. Well, in order to cause trouble, these bullshit media will simply ignore his championship ring.
Although Dan doesn't care about Goat, he will never allow him to be surpassed by Kezi.
What Danzi didn't care about Goat's words meant that he didn't fight with Logo or Dr. J and the others, so he would be embarrassed if you said he was Goat.
However, he had fought against Kozi, and he didn't feel embarrassed that he was better than Kozi.
It should be that although Kezi is also very strong and a Goat-level player, he is definitely not as strong as Danzi.
He didn't like James forcibly rubbing against him, and he had no intention of letting Kezi rub against him forcibly.
But there is no way, he is Jordan, Michael Jordan, and he was born to be rubbed.
"The aesthetics of the Lakers are still acceptable. Charles, try to get one by this time next year."
But after patting Barkley on the shoulder, he walked over to Du Kang and hugged him, then thanked the Lakers fans who cheered for him, and finally left the court with a smile and waved, and returned to the stands.
The Lakers' flag-raising ceremony was very grand, and even the team's three patients, Yao, Kezi and Maizi, attended.
The three received their championship rings in wheelchairs. When the three received their championship rings, the cheers and applause from the Lakers fans at the scene were definitely the most ferocious.
The Lakers' performance in recent times has been really frustrating.
They lost eight games in a row in the preseason and were slaughtered every game. Lakers fans were heartbroken watching this game.
Although they will always support the Lakers, they are not willing to win every game.
They also know that the Lakers don't mean to let them eat well every night.
However, the team's current strength is indeed somewhat lacking.
Therefore, at this moment, the Lakers fans at the scene felt quite attached to Yao Yao.
Seeing how crazy and excited the Lakers fans were, Timberwolves head coach Flip Saunders in front of the Timberwolves bench had a smile on his face.
Phillip Sanders is a very serious man and looks very serious.
Anyone who knows him knows that his smile is definitely not because of happiness.
Instead, he was angry now.
From 1995 to 2005, he took care of Garnett for 10 years!
In these ten years, even if you feed a dog, it will be cooked, right?
But what about Garnett?
This is a really unfamiliar husky.
In 1995, he led him from a high school player to an MVP and became one of the most popular stars in the NBA. It can be said that he single-handedly created Garnett's greatness.
However, after being kicked out by the Celtics, he didn't even make a single phone call for help.
Asking for help is actually a way of expressing love.
Just like Timberwolves fans feel that Garnett treats themselves as a stranger and an ordinary team.
Sanders is also very unhappy now, feeling that Garnett treats him as an ordinary coach.
If you really regard yourself as your godfather, then when you encounter difficulties, you will definitely be the first person you think of.
As long as KG opens his mouth, Sanders feels that he will do whatever it takes to bring KG back, even if all the senior officials object, he will do this.
but!
KG went to the Lakers directly because of a call from Coach D!
Why, do you think Coach D is better than your own father?
Who can bear this!
The Lakers' flag-raising ceremony ended.
The starting lineups of both teams have already appeared on the court.
The starting lineup for the Lakers in this game is center Jokic, power forward Garnett, small forward Antetokounmpo, shooting guard Ebanks, and point guard McAway.
Before the game started, Coach D announced the Lakers' starting players for this game.
Garnett and Jokic, two very high-profile Lakers players, are both on the list.
"Although Coach D has a dark heart, he is indeed worthy of trust in terms of keeping his word!"
At the pre-game press conference, a Minnesota reporter asked Coach D when it would take Jokic and Garnett to appear in the NBA regular season. The performance of these two people in the preseason did not seem to be very good. Not ready for regular season games.
The performance of these two people in the preseason was indeed quite rubbish.
If two people want to attack and have no offense and have no defense, the whole thing is like a waste.
In this situation, wouldn't it be delivered directly?
Do you know Wiggins’ performance in this year’s preseason?
Wiggins averaged 21 points per game in the preseason and performed very strongly.
Not to mention Wiggins, even Zach LaVine's preseason performance was far better than Jokic's.
Zach LaVine averaged 15 points and 4 assists per game in the preseason and averaged 45% shooting from the field. It can be said to be a huge surprise for the Timberwolves.
Originally, the Timberwolves did not plan to focus on cultivating Zach LaVine. The team already has Wiggins and Harris-Barnes. It is enough for these two to be the boss and second. As for LaVine, he should be the third in charge in the future, but When thinking about the draft, Coach D did not want Wiggins to play Zach LaVine, but the Timberwolves were still reluctant to give up Zach LaVine in the end.
In the end, the entire Timberwolves now have three young players with unlimited firing rights.
And LaVine's performance in the preseason did not disappoint the Timberwolves' management.
Zach LaVine's three-point shooting in the NCAA was unstable, but in the NBA, his three-point shooting has actually become stable.
Although it is still not that stable, it is definitely more stable than the NCAA. Coupled with his strong physical fitness, Zach LaVine's performance in the NBA even seems to be better than that in the NCAA. It is obvious to the naked eye that he is a good prospect.
As for the Timberwolves, although they lost seven of eight preseason games, this team is actually a team with ten good prospects visible to the naked eye.
The Timberwolves' starting lineup for this game is center Pekovic, forwards Harris-Barnes, Wiggins, shooting guard Zach LaVine, and point guard Rubio.
The oldest starting player in the Timberwolves is actually 27-year-old Pekovic.
If these young players of the Timberwolves grow up, the Timberwolves will have a very strong fighting capacity in the Western Conference.
In fact, even if it hasn't grown up, the combat effectiveness of this forest wolf already looks good.
It's still the preseason. Although the Timberwolves lost 7 games, their losses against the Thunder and Spurs were very small. In the strong dialogue, the Timberwolves played very well.
This is also the reason why many Timberwolves fans are unhappy that the Lakers are ranked above them in the power rankings.
What kind of cat or dog is this Los Angeles Laker that deserves to be ranked above the Timberwolves?
Didn't the Lakers collapse directly when they faced those super strong teams?
And what about the Timberwolves?
Lost to the Spurs and Thunder by less than 5 points combined.
The Timberwolves' losses in the entire preseason combined are not as good as the Lakers' preseason loss to the Warriors.
Well, it is definitely unrealistic to say that the Timberwolves are a strong team. This young team has problems with the way it handles the game at critical moments, so it won't lose much against strong teams, and it won't win against weak teams.
However, there is no problem that this Timberwolf is better than this Laker.
It's not just media pundits who think so.
Even Aunt Jenny thinks so.
At this time, Aunt Jenny, who was standing next to Du Kang in a suit, had a very solemn look on her face.
After the two teams started playing, many Timberwolves fans nearby were all excited.
While these people were booing Garnett, they also held up various slogans that humiliated Lakers Dukang and Garnett Jokic.
"Thank you Coach D for sending Wiggins to us!"
"Kwame Brown is thanking Coach D. The worst No. 1 pick in history has changed hands!"
"KG, do you regret joining the Lakers now? Let's lose 82 consecutive games with the Lakers this season!"
"Coach D, Wiggins will slap your face hard in this game!"
"KG, you are the person with the worst judgment in the world! You always make the worst decisions!"
Listen to these people booing and look at the signs these people are holding.
I have to say that Lakers fans really have no deterrent effect in the NBA!
If they were Celtic fans, these Timberwolves fans would never dare to act like this in the North Shore Garden.
Facing these Timberwolves fans who came all the way to make trouble, the Lakers fans at the scene were a little confused.
They really didn't expect that the Timberwolves would actually have fans traveling.
Are there any die-hard Timberwolves fans?
Well, it seems there is still some.
Lakers fans reacted after the Timberwolves fans showed off and began to verbally attack the Timberwolves fans at the scene.
For a time, the entire Staples became lively.
"Coach D's magic will end starting from this season!"
In front of the TV, James was really happy to see Timberwolves fans dare to come to the scene and ride on the Lakers' faces.
If this had been last season, last season, this would have been impossible.
Even if Staples is no longer intimidating, Coach D is very intimidating!
"Now the whole world knows the weakness of the Lakers, a weakness that even Coach D can't save!"
James looked at the smiling Timberwolves coach on TV and said to Paul next to him with a smile.
"Chris, do you know what Sanders is thinking about right now?"
Um?
Paul is confused, LeBron, don’t be kidding, you are not God!
Then, what James said next made Paul dumbfounded.
"Chris, I bet what Sanders is thinking about right now is whether he is going to beat the Lakers by 58 points in this game! Hahahaha..."
"..."
Damn it!
LeBron, you are so eloquent, why didn’t I know this before?
"Hahahaha, Chris, don't be angry. I was just joking. But, do you think if we beat the Lakers by 58 points in this year's Christmas game, will you be able to wash away this stain?"
Um? !
Chris Paul looked at James in shock.
He actually felt excited now because of James' words.
Farke!
Isn’t it because I was CPUed by LeBron? !
Paul now feels that LeBron is getting more and more broken.
In the Celtics training facility, LeBron is definitely a monster now!
but……
Not to mention, LeBron, who has now broken into the devil form, has indeed completely established his authority in the Celtics.
The cohesion of the Celtics is now very good.
Although I feel that LeBron is getting more and more broken now, I have to say that LeBron is really strong now.
At the same time, the current Celtics are also very strong.
Being stared at by such a strong LeBron, such a strong Celtics, no, being stared at by the entire league, how difficult it must be for Coach D and the Lakers this season!
"Is Sanders really prepared to score 58 points against the Lakers now?"
Although Paul knew that James was joking just now, but now, he actually really believed such a thing!
Because the current public opinion in the NBA is like this.
Taking advantage of Coach D and the Lakers being sick, he went crazy to kill the Lakers.
Therefore, it is not just James and Paul who are staring at this game at this time.
Phil Jackson, Popovich, Cole, Nelson, most of the NBA's famous celebrities or people are paying attention to this game.
"Will this be the beginning of coach D's humiliation?"
Everyone is curious.
And on the court, the game begins.
Pekovic and Jokic jump ball.
Two players who were on the floor jumped the ball. In the end, Jokic won the first wave of the ball in this rookie pecking game.
The Lakers won the jump ball, but the Lakers fans on the sidelines were not happy.
I really can't be happy.
"As a No. 1 center, Jokic's jump ball was actually won by the opponent's abandonment. His first jump actually missed the ball. This is very powerful."
"Hahahaha, Chris, even Yao, when he was a rookie, his jump ball would not be so bad."
Jokic's first performance in the NBA regular season seemed to be successful, but it seemed not to be successful.
After Jokic succeeded in jumping the ball, McAway received the ball and charged directly.
Now the Lakers have no Kobe, no Wheat, and no Yao Ming on the court.
There is no one on the Lakers court worth slowing down for McAway.
After three intensive training camps, McAway's speed and explosive power attributes are now double 96!
A 1.98 meter guard with such speed and explosive power made Timberwolves point guard Rubio so frightened that he rolled and crawled after him.
Rubio never thought that McAway would suddenly explode so quickly, so as soon as McAway accelerated, Rubio was actually knocked down.
The Timberwolves' big center is not back now, and Rubio can only roll and crawl to catch up.
But McAway's fast break speed is indeed fast.
Although he was rushing forward with the ball, Rubio couldn't catch up!
Seeing such a brutal Mcaway, the Timberwolves fans who had just been slapping the Lakers on the sidelines were really shocked at this time, and many people stared straight in the eyes.
McAway was a popular rookie last season.
Everyone is aware of McAway's situation.
McAway is not that athletic.
That was before the playoffs started.
But after the playoffs started last season, McAway became faster and faster. By the finals, McAway could even break through and beat James with a single point!
But even so, McAway can't be so fast, right?
He knocked Rubio down directly, and then ran wildly with the ball, which actually made Rubio eat ashes!
McAway is preparing a team to directly penetrate the Timberwolves' defense!
"Like Westbrook, is McAway a player whose talent grows? Or is he in the hands of Coach D, and Coach D allowed his talent to grow?"
At this time, many people were shocked by McAway's gallop.
But one person didn't.
Wiggins, he was not shocked. At this time, the future leader of the Timberwolves had already chased him from the side.
Wiggins was so fast, pursued so fiercely, and was within McAway's peripheral vision. How could McAway not notice it.
McAway saw Wiggins returning to defense, but he still went in without hesitation!
"Now TMC, Yao and Kobe are all injured and cannot play. Now the only player in the entire Lakers who can break the opponent's defense is me. Now I must not back down in any way!!"
McAway's determination in this attack is shocking.
Not only the Lakers fans at the scene were shocked, but many professionals in front of the TV who were following the game were also shocked.
"Coach D used a lottery-border draft pick to select McAway. He really made a lot of money!!!"
With the talent and fighting spirit demonstrated by McAway in this offense, this is a larger, weakened version of Rose and Westbrook!
"However, Wiggins' talent is no worse than McAway!!!"
McAway jumped to his feet!
Wiggins jumped up!
The first attack and defense between the two teams in this game was so shocking that it really stunned all the viewers who paid attention to this game.
McAway, who was flying in the air first, wanted to dunk!
There is no problem with McAway's choice. Dunking is the hardest and fastest way to defend!
But in the flash of lightning, McAway soon discovered something was wrong!
Wiggins got closer faster than he thought!
Wiggins' big hand actually sealed it!
McAway flying in the air at this time was very shocked!
But now he is about to dunk, and his physical talent can support him to pull the bar at this time.
He wants the lever!
But he doesn't have the lightning-fast skills to pull the stick like Kobe, McGrady and Iverson!
Like James, he can only go all the way to the dark side!
Compete with Wiggins for talent!
McAway gritted his teeth and slammed the basketball in his hand against the basket!
Bang!
The basketball was hit hard on Lan's neck by McAway!
Wiggins failed to block the shot, and McAway failed to dunk.
The basketball jumps high!
Wiggins fell to the ground, and immediately like a spring, he picked off the backboard from McAway's head.
At this time, the entire Staples was shocked!
At this time, all the spectators who were paying attention to this game were shocked!
Just seconds ago, they were stunned by McAway's talent.
But now, a talent like Wiggins is a truly terrifying talent visible to the naked eye! !
This height, this speed, this speed, this bounce, this is simply unbelievable!
"The combination of LeBron James and Durant!!! Now I fucking believe that Wiggins is the combination of James and Durant!!!"
After Wiggins grabbed the backcourt rebound, he didn't stick to the ball. He threw the basketball in his hand to the dumbfounded Rubio next to him, and then rushed out like McAway just now.
Facing a fast break like Wiggins, only Ebanks and McAway can keep up with the entire Los Angeles Lakers.
Ebanks is a little too far.
Therefore, only McAway can continue to catch up!
Just now, it was Wiggins chasing McAway, and now it is McAway's turn to chase Wiggins.
This changing situation is really incredible.
And what's even more incredible is.
The overall talent gap between Wiggins and McAway is once again reflected!
Mcaway's speed and burst are indeed superior to Wiggins.
But Wiggins' footsteps are large, Wiggins' impact is strong, and Wiggins' jumping is even better.
The two jumped up almost at the same time, but the final result was that the distance between the two continued to widen.
In the end, McAway in the air watched helplessly as Wiggins received Rubio's pass and slammed the basketball into the basket!
2 to 0!
With this attack and defense, Wiggins and McAwee won the duel!
No, it wasn’t just the duel between Wiggins and McAway that was completely won.
Even the duel between Wiggins and Jokic was a complete victory!
In this attack and defense, what Wiggins is doing is a terrifying thing!
In this attack and defense, what is Jokic doing?
In comparison to Wiggins, Jokic was like a waste, just watching the whole game.
Well, actually Jokic was also stunned.
He had never seen players like Wiggins and McAway before.
All his previous basketball experience was in the relatively low-level European leagues.
Even though he was selected for the Serbian team to play in the World Cup because he became the top pick, he actually didn't have much playing time.
Well, the European competition is not a competition like McAway and Wiggins, it is just like track and field!
In fact, not to mention Jokic, even the Lakers fans who were accustomed to seeing the world at the scene were actually dazzled by this round between Wiggins and McAway.
After a while, the Lakers fans at the scene came to their senses.
"Isn't this too strong?!"
"This talent... is absolutely historic!"
"For a top-notch center in Europe, we missed a talent who had the potential to become a historic player!!!!"
"Oh my God, what kind of player did we miss!!!"
Lakers fans on the sidelines exclaimed.
In fact, it was not just the Lakers fans at the scene.
Many general managers and managers of NBA teams in front of the TV are also confused at this time.
You know, the Lakers are definitely not the only team that missed Wiggins.
Wiggins was selected sixth overall by the Boston Celtics.
There are four teams that missed Wiggins.
More importantly, Wiggins came to the Timberwolves and defeated the Pelicans.
The Timberwolves used three future first-rounders, one of which was Wiggins, who was traded from the Pelicans in the top-three guaranteed first-round.
In other words, the teams that really missed Wiggins were not five, but seven!
"sharp!"
Looking at Wiggins on TV, Embiid, who was Wiggins' college teammate, looked stunned at this time.
Because even he, Wiggins' college teammate, has never seen Wiggins like this!
Wiggins was actually very Buddhist when he was in college.
Basically, if I can't put in my effort in the game, I won't put in my effort, and I don't care too much about the outcome of the game.
At the beginning, he was the only favorite to be the No. 1 pick. No matter whether he contributed or not, no one could threaten him.
Even if Jokic and him threatened his position one after another, Wiggins didn't care too much. In fact, the third pick is pretty good.
Well, Wiggins is such a player.
Embiid even thought he would never see what Wiggins would be like when he got serious.
Now he sees it.
When Wiggins gets serious, his talent is really off the charts and his combat effectiveness is overflowing!
Is this fucking rookie? !
Embiid now even feels that the combat effectiveness shown by Wiggins in that round just now is catching up with James!
"Now I just want to see what the next game between the Timberwolves and the Celtics and Wiggins and James will be like!!!"
If Wiggins has resentment in his heart, the first one is definitely not Coach D and the Lakers.
But James must trade Wiggins.
At this time, Danny Ainge in front of the TV was actually confused.
Trading Wiggins for thick eyebrows is definitely not a loss.
The talent of thick eyebrows is definitely not worse than Wiggins.
but……
"This talent is really enviable!"
It would be great if you can get thick eyebrows without sending Wiggins...
Wiggins started the game strongly and definitely allowed a lot of people to break their defense.
And the person who should break the defense the most should be Coach D, right?
Jokic, the No. 1 pick, performed very poorly in the summer league and his performance in the preseason was also very poor. He had no offense and no defense. His passing and skills were good. He was indeed a rare Yao Ming-style ball-control center.
but……
Yao Ming can control the ball in isolation against Wade and James in the NBA Finals. You Jokic can't even control the ball in isolation against fringe NBA players in the preseason and summer league.
Such a low-level point center is of no use in the NBA.
In this game, Coach D insisted on letting Jokic start, which actually caused huge controversy.
Because in the minds of many experts, after playing in the preseason and summer league, Jokic is already a complete parallel import like Bennett last year.
Well, Bennett actually performed better than Jokic in summer league and preseason last year.
Therefore, after Wiggins played this terrifying round, the cameras in the entire arena were focused on Jokic and Dukan.
At this time the whole world wants to see some special expressions on the faces of these two people.
It’s not just the audience in front of the TV and the audience in person.
Even Wiggins himself wanted to see the expressions of these two people.
However, what makes Wiggins regretful is that there is no special expression on Jokic's face, Jokic still looks so calm and indifferent.
It seemed like Wiggins' performance had nothing to do with him.
"Jokic's strength may not be as strong as Bennett's at the same time, but Jokic's psychological quality... is very strong!"
Seeing the expression on Jokic's face at this time, Chris Webber was full of admiration and praise after being surprised.
In fact, for rookie players, malice from all over the world is the most terrifying thing.
Those famous parallel importers in the NBA are not really lacking in strength and talent, but rather that they do not have the malice to step out of the world.
"Chris, what you're saying is that even if Jokic is a parallel import, he may not be that good, right?"
Um, this...
If you understand it this way, there is no problem.
"But, Chris, how do you interpret Coach D's expression now? It feels like he is happy for Wiggins' performance. No, Coach D is happy for Wiggins' performance. He is even happy for Wiggins' performance now." Applause for Si’s performance! Oh my god, it’s incredible!!!”
The scene of Du Kang applauding Wiggins really shocked the whole world.
Even Wiggins himself was shocked.
"What does Coach D mean by this? He smiled at Wiggins during the draft. He didn't smile at Jokic, he smiled at Wiggins, but he didn't pick Wiggins. Now, Wiggins is doing well. He doesn’t have any regrets and is still happy for Wiggins, so what on earth is going on?!”
Not only the audience at the scene, but also the audience in front of the TV, everyone was puzzled.
This is actually very easy to understand.
According to the system's draft prediction, Jokic is ranked first, and the gap with Wiggins is not even small.
This shows that Jokic is indeed better than Wiggins.
The better Wiggins performs now, the more expected Jokic will be in the future!
Now the whole world sees the apparent strength of Wiggins, but what Du Kang sees is actually the future strength of Jokic.
Looking at Coach D, who was applauding Wiggins' performance, Aunt Jenny's eyes flashed next to her.
Coach D is trying to seduce Wiggins to the Lakers in advance!
On the other side, Timberwolves head coach Saunders looked very ugly.
In fact, normal people will think this way.
Coach D is deliberately seducing Wiggins!
Sanders glared at Du Kang fiercely, then walked to the side of the court and started shouting at the Timberwolves players on the court.
"Strengthen your defense and increase your aggression. I want to see the strongest of you in this game. Don't hold back. Win as much as you can!"
When the Timberwolves players on the court heard Sanders shouting, they instantly became nervous.
Yes, the Timberwolves in this game came to slaughter the Lakers.
The Lakers continued to attack. This time McAway did not force a fast break, but broke through Wiggins in isolation.
There is no problem with McAway's choice.
His speed and burst are faster than Wiggins. As long as he breaks through Wiggins, there will be a sea of stars inside.
But Mcaway underestimated Wiggins' defensive ability.
Wiggins let McAway take half a step the whole time, but McAway couldn't break out and couldn't shoot.
In the end, looking at the Lakers' offense that was all dead, I could only blame Ebanks.
Ebanks made a three-pointer against Zach LaVine, and there was a bang!
The Lakers had a pretty bad start.
"This is the biggest problem for the Lakers. Without Kobe, Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming Roy, the Lakers have no organizer. The Lakers players on the court do not believe in Garnett!"
"This is understandable. Garnett's performance in the preseason was poor compared to his level. At the same time, this group of Lakers players has no reason to respect Garnett. They have their own accustomed playing style."
"Furthermore, Kevin Garnett doesn't seem to have any intention of forcing the ball to organize an offense."
As the Lakers encountered offensive problems at the beginning, the away game Timberwolves, led by Wiggins, suppressed the Lakers.
This Timber Wolf played very methodically indeed.
Rubio's organizational skills are outstanding.
LaVine, Wiggins and Harris.
The three of them are very explosive, fast, and have excellent jumping skills. They also have good shooting skills. The Timberwolves are invincible when running, and they can also hit after falling into position.
Especially Wiggins. After the game started, Wiggins' presence could be described as overwhelming.
Fast break, defense, shooting, just everywhere.
"For such a player, he was only picked sixth in the draft and was even traded one after another. This is not a problem with Wiggins, but a big problem with the entire NBA!!!"
"Oh my God, a player like Wiggins should be the No. 1 pick in this year's draft!!!"
"Yao's performance in last year's playoffs gave birth to the best No. 1 pick in NBA history!!!"
After the strong attack and defense in the opening game, Wiggins really held down the Lakers' McAway.
Even when faced with Antetokounmpo and Ibanks, the Lakers' frontline defenders, Wiggins' performance was amazing.
This is really All-Star level strength!
Even a superstar is nothing more than that, right?
In short, the Lakers playing at home are now in danger!
"Chris, you see, this is the Lakers this season, they are even going to be defeated by the Timberwolves! Even if coach D leads the team, they are going to be defeated by a team like the Timberwolves, hahahaha..."
James was excited in front of the TV.
In fact, it's not just James. Popovich and Cole in front of the TV are also excited at this time.
Really, the entire Western Conference has been hurt so much by Coach D in the past two seasons.
Now, Coach D and the Lakers are finally going to collapse!
The Timberwolves are indeed a difficult team to beat, and Popovich has beaten them before.
"The Timberwolves are a team overflowing with talent. This team reminds me of the Thunder back then. However, this team is in the Western Conference and it is still difficult to enter the playoffs this season."
After Popovich finished speaking, Budenholzer nodded in shock.
Such a Timberwolves cannot enter the playoffs in the Western Conference, so wouldn't it be even more difficult for the Lakers, who are about to be defeated by the Timberwolves in the first quarter, to enter the playoffs?
At this time, all the Lakers fans on the court were silent.
This first quarter only lasted 9 minutes, and the Lakers were already 15 points behind!
The score at this time was 10 to 25, and the Lakers' offense and defense had collapsed.
At this time, the entire arena has turned into a sea of joy for Timberwolves fans.
"We are wolves from the northwest! We come from Minnesota! We are walking on the ocean of Los Angeles with ice and snow! We are freezing the earth, and we are conquering the warmth! We bring the cold! We also bring death! Now is the time for the wolf to howl!”
Ouch~! ! ! !
The long-planned celebration and cheering method of the Timberwolves fans at the scene shocked the whole world!
At this time, the Lakers fans present were completely overwhelmed by the more than a thousand Timberwolves fans.
At this time, all the cameras were pointed at Du Kang again.
At this time, the cameras on the scene were no longer facing Jokic.
Now, all the cameras are facing Du Kang.
As for Jokic...
Well, Jokic, who is now 0 for 3 and has zero points, has been labeled a parallel import by them.
"What can Coach D do now? I feel like Coach D can't do anything now!"
"Coach D can only accept the fate of being massacred now!"
"When your team's strength is bad enough, there is actually not much difference between Coach D and Jenny Buss, hahahaha..."
For a time, Boston fans on the Internet were already partying!
"We lost Wiggins, but we got the eyebrows!"
"And you lost Wiggins, but all you got was Jokic, hahahaha..."
Just when the entire Internet was celebrating that the Lakers were about to be defeated by the Timberwolves in the first quarter.
Coach D has been replaced.
"Fake! Wade!!!"
Falling in love with a loser at such a critical moment? !
James was shocked!
And courtside!
"Ding, your player Dwyane Wade's steel knee is successfully equipped, please pay attention to check it."
Coach D squatted down!
Coach D tied a red Chinese knot on Wade's kneepad!
"The lightning in the NBA has been gone for too long."
What?
"Dwyane, it's time for you to come back."
OMG! !
Is Coach D crazy? !
Or is it that Coach D wants to abolish Wade, completely abolish Wade! ! !
Wade is already like this, and Coach D actually said that it’s time for the NBA’s Flash to come back!
Now Wade, can he come back?
Of course it’s impossible to come back! ! !
James was crazy with excitement.
“Coach D was seriously ill and sought medical attention!!!”
On the court.
"De Huain, go, that lightning, it's time to come back!"
(End of chapter)
