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Zhao Chen has always respected the veterans.
But this respect is not condescension on the court.
When Zhao Chen encounters him on the court, he dunks when he should without any hesitation. The same was true when he faced Kobe in the Thunder.
Garnett stood up holding the basketball mat, looking at Zhao Chen with fighting spirit in his eyes.
"Oh oh oh, poor KG!!"
"Double champions don't look very good."
"It's not that they are bad, it's that Zhao Chen is too perverted."
"Three consecutive dunks almost exploded the rim."
Staples fans feel like they are back last season!
This is a scene they are extremely familiar with.
As long as Zhao Chen is on the court, Zhao Chen can use his personal ability to win the game.
Fans are increasingly looking forward to Zhao Chen's scoring.
Zhao Chen also took a deep breath on the field.
He is now convinced that he is better than Jordan.
How good is Jordan?
Ten scoring champions, six championship rings, 5 regular season MVPs, and 6 FMVPs!
Suppress all super giants in the same period!
This is proof of Jordan's strength!
Now Zhao Chen is on the road to surpassing Jordan!
The game continues on the field.
Timberwolves offense.
Rubio cautiously brought the ball across half court.
Zhao Chen's dunk did not cause Rubio's psychological fluctuations.
The Spanish golden boy still looks very calm.
Rubio passed the ball to Towns, who took a step outside the three-point line and shook Tucker.
Towns was too tall and Tucker had to pounce.
Towns held the ball and completed a breakthrough on the right side, hitting Jokic.
Towns' physical talent is better than Jokic's, and Towns flew to score the ball.
5 to 6.
As far as offense is concerned, Towns is indeed the leader at the center position.
After scoring the goal, Towns also waved excitedly.
Scoring points on Jokic, who shined last season, gave Towns a lot of confidence.
Lakers offense.
Zhao Chen brought the ball to the frontcourt.
Rubio's marking.
Kobe came over and played hand-to-hand with Zhao Chen, and Kobe gave the ball back to Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen did not launch an attack immediately, but hit the ball to the ground to Covington, who was cutting inside.
Towns didn't realize Covington's inward cut, but Garnett did. He made up for it in time. Covington didn't have the first opportunity to attack and passed the ball to Zhao Chen again.
Zhao Chen and Rubio formed a one-on-one opportunity.
Facing Rubio, Zhao Chen made a crossover and then broke through to Rubio's right side, getting rid of him directly!
Zhao Chen's breakthrough was thanks to Garnett's complementary defense.
Garnett's defensive awareness is top-notch.
Zhao Chen sent the ball lowhand to the middle, and Jokic's pass made him an easy layup.
5 to 8
The Lakers scored all their first few possessions.
Lakers fans love watching games like this.
Timberwolves offense.
Rubio passes the ball to Wiggins.
Wiggins and Towns pick-and-roll.
After the pick-and-roll, Wiggins passed Covington and made an emergency stop in the mid-range!
The Lakers' defense didn't come forward, and Wiggins took the shot easily.
"Uh-huh!"
7 to 8.
The Lakers' defensive intensity did not rise from the beginning, and there was some laxity and lack of understanding among the players.
Lakers offense.
Zhao Chen dribbled the ball to the frontcourt.
The Timberwolves' defensive attention is all on Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen first gave the ball to Kobe on the right.
Kobe jumped up as if he was about to shoot a three-pointer.
Kobe's movement successfully attracted the defense, and Kobe jumped in the air and passed to Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen caught the ball and moved inward to get rid of Prince, and hit the mid-range shot from the high post!
The action is picturesque!
"Uh-huh!"
7 to 10!
The first 10 points of the game were all related to Zhao Chen.
The mania at the scene never stopped after the game started.
Lakers fans are cheering for Zhao Chen's super dominance.
They all seemed to be able to tell that Zhao Chen was more free-spirited than last season.
Zhao Chen will be more efficient at breaking through the opponent's defense, and there is almost no need to push people to force shots.
The most obvious help of this style of play is that Zhao Chen can score with less effort.
Timberwolves offense.
The pick-and-roll between Rubio and Towns.
After the pick-and-roll, Rubio hit the ball back to Towns.
Towns' three-point shot.
Jokic figured out Towns's routine and stepped forward to interfere in time.
"frame!"
Towns' three-pointer hit the front frame.
Zhao Chen turned around and got a long rebound.
Zhao Chen dribbled the ball at high speed and pushed the transition.
Wiggins wanted to foul, but Zhao Chen dodged it.
Zhao Chen hit Prince at high speed and scored the ball with a one-on-one layup during the confrontation.
7 to 12.
Timberwolves offense.
Rubio used the double screens of Garnett and Towns to break in.
Facing Tucker's defense, Rubio hit a drifting jumper from close range!
9 to 12.
Rubio has a good connection between personal offense and assisting teammates.
Lakers offense.
Zhao Chen singled out Rubio from outside the three-point line at the top of the arc.
"boom!"
"boom!"
After continuous dribbling at the hip, Zhao Chen chose to step back and collect the ball for a quick jump shot.
Rubio tried very hard to prevent Zhao Chen's retreat, but failed.
Zhao Chen completed his shot.
The basketball draws a gorgeous arc.
"Uh-huh!"
9 to 15.
Timberwolves offense.
Rubio passed the ball directly to Wiggins who was cutting inside.
Wiggins suppressed Covington and forced a layup.
Covington's thug fouled.
Wiggins steps to the free throw line!
Made two free throws.
11 to 15.
Brother Zui and Brother Wolfberry crush Covington in terms of physical talent.
Covington's defensive awareness is good, but there are really not many good ways to face such forced suppression.
Overall, the Timberwolves' offense is really good, but the Lakers' defense also has some problems, often missing players.
But the Lakers' offense can always suppress the Timberwolves strongly, causing the Timberwolves to counterattack.
There was a lot of physical contact on both sides.
Zhao Chen was hugged by Garnett on another fast break, and Garnett made a big move.
Zhao Chen took advantage of the situation and hugged Garnett.
Garnett was hugged by Zhao Chen and thrown to the ground.
The two wanted to make further moves, but were stopped by their teammates.
The referee finally gave each of them a technical foul.
After this conflict, Zhao Chen was obviously angered.
After 8 minutes of play, the score between the two teams reached 17-22.
The Lakers' lead is still only 5 points.
The Lakers took the lead in starting the rotation. Except for Zhao Chen, all other positions were replaced with substitutes.
Harris, Booker, Ah Lian, Harrell and Zhao Chen are on the court together.
These people are still attacking around Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen did not deliberately feed his teammates. He had a strong desire to attack today and frequently scored points through personal attacks.
Facing Wiggins, Zhao Chen passed him after continuous shaking, and made an emergency stop to hit him from mid-range.
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Facing Towns, Zhao Chen kept hitting in the low position and played with his feet. He completely shook Towns up and then performed a one-handed chop!
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Facing Garnett, Zhao Chen directly passed him in one step, passed Prince with a European step, and easily hit the basket!
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At the end of the first quarter, the score was 33 to 40.
Zhao Chen scored 28 points in the first quarter!
"The Timberwolves can't guard against Zhao Chen at all."
"Zhao Chen's hand is open today."
"Zhao Chen must be angry."
"Garnett tried to stop Zhao Chen in other ways, but failed."
"Let's watch Zhao Chen perform next!"
The fans enjoyed Zhao Chen's mesmerizing personal performance.
