Garnett judged the landing point, controlled the ball, and handed it to Jeremy Lin for transition offense.
Jeremy Lin watched six directions and saw that the Timberwolves had slacked off in defense. Butler, who ran to the front, was unmarked. Then he accurately connected with Butler with a long pass, and the latter dunked easily with both hands.
The offense came to a standstill, and coupled with being more than 30 points behind, the Timberwolves players had no intention of fighting anymore.
The Rockets did not relax, and the offensive end revolved around Garnett.
The Wolf King was in great form tonight, hitting consecutive mid-range shots, and even scored an independent shot of the same style as the King of Nuo.
When Harden saw this, he also became more playful. In the next round, he singled out Ridnour and performed a golden chicken independent step back from beyond the three-point line, which caused the fans at the scene to exclaim.
Unfortunately, the arc of the shot was slightly high and the force was not enough, so it hit the front of the basket and popped out.
In the middle of the third quarter of the game, the Rockets already led the Timberwolves by 38 points, 88:50.
Seeing that victory was within his grasp, McHale chose to call it a day and withdraw all five main players, replacing them with Greg Smith, Tucker, Gerald Green, Livingston and Beverley.
McHale did not choose to replace Ariza. As the substitute with the longest playing time per game, this kind of garbage time is also a burden for Ariza.
In this way, dunk king Gerald Green got considerable playing time.
Finch also made rotation adjustments. He did not choose to replace the team's main attack point, Love and Pekovic, and even left No. 2 Derrick Williams on the court.
Just made adjustments to the back line, replacing Rubio and Ridnour, replacing Barea and Budinger who helped the team catch up to single digits in the second quarter.
"Finch wants to chase points."
Xu Xin said when he saw the Timberwolves' new five-man group.
"I just don't want to lose too badly. It's impossible to come back."
Old Lucas said confidently.
This is indeed the case. After Barea and Budinger came on the court, the Timberwolves' outside shooting threat increased, which reduced the double-teaming effect of Rockets Love and Pekovic.
But the two only maintained a 50% shooting rate.
On the defensive end, Livingston's mismatch in catching Barea was better than in the first half. He continuously hit Barea's head with mid-range shots, which made Barea lose his temper.
The fans at the scene were bored and chose to leave.
The team is behind by a big score, and the Wolf King will not play again. What's the point of staying here?
Half of the fans left one after another, and the noise at the scene was completely different from the first half.
The game also ended in this relatively silent environment.
The Rockets players still let go in the fourth quarter. They didn't run many tactics and basically just threw it at the last moment. The defensive end was not as active as in the first three quarters, giving the Timberwolves many open opportunities.
In the end, the Rockets won the away game at 115:90 without any bloodshed.
After the game, every Timberwolves player came to hug Garnett and greet him with bright smiles, as if this was the meaning of tonight's game. Winning or losing was not important. The pursuit of stars was successful.
Another legendary star in the Rockets, Allen Iverson, was also sought after. Several young players even asked Iverson to sign their sneakers.
Only Le Fu found another way and walked straight towards Xu Xin.
"Hello, Manager Xu, KG told me that you have a copy of "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, which is very helpful for playing basketball. Can you give me a copy?"
Le Fu scratched his head and said with a naive smile.
"Ah? You mean "Sun Tzu's Art of War"?"
Xu Xin didn't react, thinking he heard wrongly.
"Yes, that's the name."
Love said firmly.
"Okay, I don't have it with me now. Give me an address and I'll send it to you later."
Xu Xin was a bit dumbfounded. He had only occasionally mentioned it to Garnett and others, and they had never even seen it, so he came to fool Love.
But seeing Love's eager expression, he was too embarrassed to refuse.
Having said that, "The Art of War" is indeed a treasure and helpful to all walks of life. Whether you are selling fish or playing basketball, you will benefit a lot from reading it thoroughly.
"Great, thank you, Manager Xu!"
Le Fu happily gave Xu Xin a bear hug.
Xu Xin was speechless. You are a fat man weighing more than 200 kilograms. Don’t you know that you are heavy?
Love wrote an address to study for you, and left jumping up and down.
Xu Xin was very busy, seeing off Love and welcoming Garnett.
At this time, Garnett walked over with his shirtless body and a bright smile.
"Where's your jersey?"
Xu Xin smiled.
"Swap with Pekovic."
Garnett said, raising an oversized Timberwolves jersey in his hand.
"You played so well tonight, I can't help but want to ask you for an autograph."
Xu Xin joked.
"Haha, don't make trouble. I feel at least 2 years younger tonight. Manager, your massage is amazing. Can I experience it again?"
Garnett rubbed his hands, his expression impatient.
"Of course. I'm giving Allen (Iverson) a massage every day during this period. Do you mind if you line up behind him?"
Xu Xin said with a smile.
"I don't mind, of course I don't mind. I'm going to take a shower."
Garnett said excitedly.
. . .
Xu Xin walked back to his room, slumped down on the sofa, turned on his phone and looked at the time. It was 11:30 pm, the night was already very late.
He had just finished massaging Iverson and Garnett in the hotel's physical therapy room. The two of them were becoming increasingly difficult to take care of, especially Iverson, who had become dependent on massages and chased Xu Xin's back every day. run.
Xu Xin made a bowl of instant noodles. The massage was really laborious. After two hours of hard work, she was a little hungry.
While eating instant noodles, flipping through his phone and browsing comments from the media and fans is something Xin now enjoys doing.
It was exactly as he expected. The sports channels were full of praise for Garnett.
The article with the most likes had the title "The Wolf King Dreams of Returning to the Peak and Rules Minnesota Again."
Garnett was indeed outstanding tonight. He scored 26 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals in two quarters, filling the data column.
The media also listed such data that Garnett has not played in five years.
In the fan forum, everyone is praising the Wolf King.
"Brothers, we finally won. Congratulations! Garnett is so outstanding. He destroyed the Timberwolves twin towers by himself."
"I thought Garnett would take a rest today, but I didn't expect that he would start the game, play for such a long time, and perform so well!"
There are also some fans who take a long-term view:
"The Rockets are weak inside. If Garnett can perform like this in key games in the playoffs, the Rockets will be sure to win against any opponent."
