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MTL - NBA Backer King-Chapter 583 Garnett: My bottom line is, never let the old K in me
Chapter 583 Garnett: My bottom line is, never let old K score 100 points on my head!
“Kevin…”
Seeing that there were too many reporters, the Timberwolves staff couldn’t stop them, so they had to call out Garnett and ask him to deal with the reporters.
"20+ per quarter, to break the record of 100 points in a single game?" Garnett's head was as big as a bucket.
"King of Huskies, do you have the confidence to resist Old K's presumptuousness on your head?" a local reporter asked.
"Don't call that **** nickname! I'm the wolf king! The wolf king! Not that **** sled dog!" Garnett said angrily.
"Ha ha…"
A group of reporters hid in the crowd and laughed uncontrollably.
"Old K don't want to be presumptuous on my head, I still have to say it now, he doesn't have the ability to cut a hundred percent off my head, absolutely impossible!" Garnett growled angrily.
"Okay, Mr. Wolf King, now we know where your bottom line is, 100 points, haha!" With the laughter of a local reporter, the whole corridor burst into laughter.
"boom!"
Infuriated Garnett angrily pushed the door in and slammed the door shut with his backhand, startling his teammates.
At eight o’clock, the starting lineup of both sides.
Timberwolves: Rasu, Kevin Garnett, Wally Szczerbiak, Anthony Peeler, Troy Hudson
Suns: Wang Tiejun, Amare Stoudemire, Sean Marion, Anfernee Hardaway, Nash
The game was broadcast nationally by TNT, with commentary by Charles Barkley and partner Kenny Smith.
Buck said in a sarcastic tone: "The Timberwolves have built the team's future for Joe Smith for ten years, but this season, Joe Smith has been injured again, and he can only come off the bench, play 20 minutes, use the old K In other words, it would be lost to grandma's house."
Kenny Smith shook his head and said: "Actually, I have never been able to understand the operation of the Timberwolves. Joe Smith played for the Warriors for three seasons, and he did not play the All-Star data. Why do you want to make this kind of contract?"
Buckley actually knew the inside story, but he didn't take up the conversation, and Kenny Smith didn't talk about it.
Both of them knew that this incident was brought out by Joe Smith's agent and the Timberwolves management. Joe Smith's agent was Dan Fagan, the agent of the big dream, and the current agent of Marion of the Suns. People, one of the league's top agents, they're familiar.
In this case, there is an insider saying that Dan Fagan received money from the Timberwolves and then persuaded Joe Smith to sign the Yin-Yang contract.
In fact, from the beginning to the end, Joe Smith only took the money from one contract and did not take more. Although he had two contracts, he received a basic salary in the first two years and a high salary in the latter. According to his worth, the two contracts added up. The amount of the contract is also the amount of the contract he deserves. It is purely because of his bad mind. Since then, his career has also fallen to the bottom. More than two years have passed, and there has been no improvement.
In the media booth behind the bottom line, Zhang Lili and Su Qun sat on the floor together, each holding a camera, ready to capture some wonderful shots.
CCTV did not broadcast the game, but it will broadcast the game between the Suns and the Nets on the 27th. There is no broadcast task these days, and they have been staying in Phoenix.
"Director Zhang, Old K said that he would cut 20+ per quarter and break 100. Do you think this is true or not?"
"The words from the peers may be exaggerated. The Iron Army did not pursue the idea of personal data this season, but cooperated with the team to hone tactics and exercise rookies, but the situation may be different tonight. Garnett is a Husky. With the Iron Army, I think I might learn a lesson."
"Yes, I think it should be taught a lesson too, otherwise no matter what kind of cat or dog will have the courage to go to Old K's head to **** and pee."
"Yes, it's like the first glove fight, haha, if it weren't for the supersonic surrender, the Iron Army would have a chance to break through 100."
The two of them were chatting, and they started the game.
"Shhh!"
The Timberwolves came out. When Garnett finally came out, he enjoyed an unparalleled "warm welcome". Suns fans showed no mercy to the guy who provoked old K.
Garnett was indeed tough, and was booed by nearly 20,000 people, but he still held his neck and raised his chin, looking like he would never bow his head.
"Boom!"
With the appearance of Pharaoh, the Westside Arena is like an erupting volcano. The fans are releasing the rushing hormones in their bodies to the fullest. The cry of the Sun King is earth-shattering.
At half past eight, the game officially started.
Whether it is physical or technical, Garnett has basically entered the peak since the 1998/99 season. He was 22 years old that year. As a high school draft, he could enter the peak period in the fourth season. The growth rate is fast and fully realized his talent.
Four seasons have passed since he entered his peak period, his physical condition is still at his peak, his skills are more mature, and his strength is one step stronger. I only dare to provoke the old Wang after being seriously injured. Before the old Wang retired from the injury, he did not have the courage.
It is a bit exaggerated that he can touch the top edge of the backboard, but his bounce is really good enough, and his vertical bounce definitely exceeds 90 cm. He grabbed Pharaoh's head and took the ball away first, and the Timberwolves attacked.
Seeing Old K keeping up with him, Garnett knew it was really troublesome today.
His official height is 211 cm, which is shoe height, but his real height is 212 when naked, and his shoe height reaches 215 cm. The reason why he concealed his height of 4 cm is because he does not want to play center.
His height is similar to that of O'Neal. O'Neal's shoes are 216 cm high and his bare height is 213 cm. Both of them are a little shorter than Pharaoh. Pharaoh's naked height is 216 cm. Now he is standing with Pharaoh, and Pharaoh's shoes are as high as 219 cm, it looks a little lower.
The left wing is low, and the old king is behind Garnett, squirting trash in his ear: "King of the Husky,
You bastard, you dare to provoke me because of your serious injury. Today, I'm going to blast your head and expel the **** inside. "
“…”
Garnett's brain hurts from being sprayed, and he also likes to spray trash. He actually doesn't know how to spray back. After thinking about it, he sprayed: "Old K, you are not as good as one game, you must be holding on, don't do it tonight. If you want to do whatever you want on my head, you don't have that ability."
"click, click..."
In the media booth behind the bottom line, the reporters kept pressing the shutter, all trying to record the wonderful moments that might happen.
The two reporters in the right position even brought their microphones close to Pharaoh and Garnett, hoping to record their trash talk, but they were immediately stopped by the bottom judge.
"Go away!"
Seeing the Timberwolves point guard Hudson pass the ball, Pharaoh suddenly made a strong defense.
Garnett, who was about to catch the ball, couldn't carry it at all, but when the ball came, he could only carry it with all his strength, but the power behind him suddenly disappeared, and his body couldn't help but sway back.
"Evacuate? Oops!"
After he reacted and stabilized his center of gravity, the old K, who had already been robbed, got stuck behind him.
"Snapped!"
Pharaoh completed the steal.
At this time, Nash, who reacted very quickly, had already started to go down, and was about to pass by Hudson. Pharaoh did not hesitate, passed the ball directly, gave the advance amount, passed the ball in an arc, and the ball flew to Hudson. Behind, the midline position.
Nash started with all his strength, accelerated with all his strength, passed Hudson who was turning, rushed in front, caught the ball at the midline three steps later, and rushed into the frontcourt.
"Old K steals the ball? Beautiful! He succeeded! He passed the ball again, Nash is going down fast, layup, ya! Hoho..."
With the roar of a live commentator, Nash completed the Suns' first offense tonight with a layup.
Barkley praised: "We look at the Suns' offense aside from the Suns' still immature offensive system. Many times it really makes us feel pleasing to the eye, and many fast breaks are quite smooth.
In particular, the fast break launched by Old K directly from the backcourt is very simple and fast. He can send the ball to the teammate closest to the basket, just like a pass in volleyball, which can be called a fatal pass.
We know that the excellent rate of a pass is very important, because at this time, the opponent's defense may not have time to build, or even to return to defense, the Suns can take the opportunity to use a thunderous fast break to penetrate the opponent's hurried and panic return defense, complete Fastest defensive counter attack. "
Kenny Smith said seriously: "The Suns have two very good passers, an old K, which is a high point, and a Nash, a point guard who can pass good **** from anywhere in the audience. I think that once the Suns' offensive system matures, no matter how strong the opponent's defense is, they can't completely lock the Suns' organizational ability."
"Agreed, even if we enter the playoffs and improve the defensive intensity, the opponent may be able to prevent Nash to death, but there is still the old K. And when the old K has the ball, Nash will be released. In this way, it may be possible to reduce some of the benefits that Nash brings. Question." Barkley laughed.
"boom!"
At this time, Timberwolves small forward Wally Szczerbiak made a jumper and was blocked by Marion and missed.
Garnett wants to fight for offensive rebounds. His speed can be called a small forward. Not only is he fast vertically, but also fast laterally, which makes his defense very strong, can defend to the three-point line, and also improves his rebounding ability. Very strong, averaging 13.5 rebounds this past season, including 3 offensive rebounds.
But he met the current old K, the current old K. In terms of speed, regardless of vertical or horizontal, he is only faster or slower than him, his rebounding skills are stronger than him, his strength is stronger than him, and his wingspan and height are more advantageous. The only advantage against the old K is the bounce.
And this time, he failed to get into position and was stuck behind by Old K, who could only watch Old K grab the rebound.
The offense and defense changed, and the Suns played a fast break again. Except for Lao Wang, all the other four quickly went down and stabbed the four sharp blades into the Timberwolves' empty backcourt.
Pharaoh put his right elbow against Garnett, threw his left hand, and with a swoosh, the ball flew straight to Marion on the right wing.
Marion played against Wally Szczerbiak, who was slower and failed to keep up with the rhythm in the emergency return defense. After turning around, he was already behind a lot.
Marion slammed into the frontcourt after receiving the ball, entered the three-point line from the right wing, and slanted to the basket from the right wing, and his momentum was unstoppable.
In the middle, the point guard Hudson, who was desperately returning to defense, was rushing to the basket. Marion was afraid of injury, so instead of forcing a dunk, he threw the ball directly in front of the basket, and then slowed down and stopped.
Hudson hurriedly turned his head to look, under the change of color, he quickly retreated to the bottom line.
At the free throw line, Stoudemire rushed in, took off at the inner step, caught the ball with one hand in the air, and made a dunk.
"boom!"
The Timberwolves' basket roared.
"Oh **** ho ho..."
Cheerful shouts rang out from the Westside Arena.
"Return to defense! Hurry back to defense!" Little Van Gundy yelled on the sidelines at this time.
It turned out that the four of the Suns were going down quickly, and there was only one Pharaoh left in the backcourt, so the Timberwolves took the opportunity to chase the ball. Point guard Hudson made a quick pass from the bottom line and made a long pass directly to center Lasu at the free throw line. .
Fortunately, Pharaoh was in the paint area. He took a step below the free throw line. When the Timberwolves' baseline ball was sent, he immediately pounced on it. After one step, he jumped up and flew past Rasu like a big bird.
"Snapped!"
With a shot of both hands, the ball will be broken in the future.
"Oh hoo!"
The audience burst into cheers. Seeing Old K stealing the ball at a high position, the excited Suns fans shouted in unison: "One-stop! One-stop..."
Pharaoh did not disappoint the fans. After landing, he did not pass the ball, but dribbled the ball to the frontcourt.
Garnett wanted to stop Pharaoh, but he was a step behind. Before he reached the interception position, Wang Tiejun, who was faster than him, rushed over with the ball. It was impossible for him to turn around and chase after him. The distance quickly widened.
The other Suns players themselves fell behind the Timberwolves, and they pulled away at this time, creating opportunities for Pharaoh to attack the basket.
Crossed the center line, dashed over the top of the arc, and stomped on the ground with one step. Wang Tiejun took off at a half-step inside the free throw line. He held the ball in one hand in his right hand and raised it high, like a heavy bomber, diving towards the basket.
At this moment, everyone's mouths are wide open!
"boom!"
The next moment, with the violent explosion of the basket, the huge cheers were like thunder, buzzing in the West American Arena.
"Oh **** ho ho..."
"Stealing one-stop dunks, Lao K is showing top offensive and defensive capabilities, and he is still the first player in active duty! The first player in active duty!"
The two live commentators roared excitedly.
"The Suns' **** are really good-looking now. Old K, Stoudemire, Marion, all of them can dunk, and the way of dunking is very good. I think the major broadcasters only give the Suns 32 live broadcasts in the United States. It seems that Less, they may be regretting it." Barkley grinned.
He really said it, not only CCTV regrets it, ESPN, TNT, ABC and other major NBA broadcasters do regret that they gave the Suns too few shows.
Not only the Suns' ball is good-looking, but they obviously made a wrong estimate of the state of Pharaoh's comeback, which will cost them a lot.
However, these major broadcasters are no better than CCTV. Their live broadcast plans for the entire season have been arranged and cannot be adjusted. CCTV can also increase and adjust.
Kenny Smith said: "I heard the voice from the scene. The narrator said that Old K is still the first person in active duty. I don't think anyone has denied this, right?"
Barkley nodded immediately and said, "Judging from the state of old K's comeback, whether it's O'Neal, Kobe, or Duncan, none of them have the ability to challenge old K's position as the number one active player, that's for sure.
The personal strength between them is very different. Even O'Neal has always been weaker than the old K. This is also recognized. If he is stronger than the old K, the Knicks would not let the Lakers complete the three consecutive championships. . "
0:6, Timberwolves attack.
"Poor husky boy, I don't have the idea of sealing you today, you want the ball, I'm not guarding you, let you play one."
The left wing was low, and Pharaoh stood on the inside of Garnett and did not do any defensive posture, but his trash talk made Garnett angry.
"Ha ha…"
After the bottom line, some media reporters who heard this trash talk burst into laughter.
"ball!"
People are all dignified, not to mention a superstar like Garnett who is at his peak. He immediately asks for the ball from the outside, and his voice is a little deformed in grief and anger.
Pharaoh decisively did not make a blocking action, and Garnett successfully received the ball.
"Husky, I heard that you can only layup?" Pharaoh's trash talk came again.
"Old K, I'll slap you again!" Garnett was so angry that his stomach hurt, he spat back the trash talk immediately, then turned around and started to fight back.
He was still quite cunning, saying that he was going to dunk Pharaoh, but after dunking twice, it was a turnaround and step-back jumper.
There was no way to seal the block. Pharaoh took a step forward and barely sealed it. He didn’t touch the ball. After landing, he quickly turned around and was ready to grab the rebound.
"boom!"
The ball was really missed. In order to avoid Pharaoh's block, Garnett shot a little higher, the ball was short, smashed into the basket and rebounded, and Pharaoh got it.
"Quick Break!"
Countless Suns fans roared with excitement.
"Snapped!"
Under Pharaoh's quick pass, his strength was a little stronger. Nash caught the ball and let it go, and then Hudson fought it up. Although he regained control of the ball, it took a little time. The Timberwolves already had three people to return to defense, and the chances of fast break were not too great. Well, he immediately stabilized according to the team's tactical requirements, switched to positional warfare, and waited for the old K to come up.
Pharaoh came to the low post, entered the paint area through the free throw line, and was blocked by Garnett.
Barkley laughed: "The Huskies have a good day, and they dare to take the initiative to come and defend the old K."
Kenny Smith said with a smile: "He has no choice, he will definitely be ridiculed for avoiding it. He must bear the trouble he caused himself. Lasu has no need to help him, nor can he bear it."
But at this time, Lasu also came over and double-teamed Pharaoh in advance.
"The Timberwolves' perimeter defense has the confidence not to leave vacancies?" Barkley said in surprise.
Barkley's words have just begun to say that Nash's ball has been passed to Stoudemire on the right wing. When Stoudemire received the ball, the shooting guard Anthony Peeler jumped down to make up the defense. under the basket.
Garnett half-turned on the horse and moved down two steps, blocking the right front of the basket. Stoudemire hit the right waist, stopped suddenly, and made a throw.
At this point, Pharaoh has forced Lasu away and moved towards the basket.
"boom!"
Stoudemire missed his throw and the ball bounced off the basket.
At this time, Pharaoh jumped up, and Garnett turned around and jumped almost at the same time, and his two big hands stretched out to the basketball at the same time.
"boom!"
After all, Pharaoh moved faster for a moment, jumped in place first, grabbed the ball first, and then pressed directly into the basket to complete a make-up dunk.
"Beautiful! Now 0:8, the Timberwolves have not scored yet, and both offense and defense are subject to the sun." Kenny Smith said.
Barkley corrected: "It should be controlled by the old K. In the first few offenses and defenses, the old K sent 1 assists, 2 steals and 3 rebounds, including one offensive rebound, and made 2 of 2 shots.
By the way, there is also an indirect assist. He directly launched a fast break from the backcourt twice, all of them were scored, and a dragon dunk after a steal. Such a top offensive and defensive performance is the most important reason for the Timberwolves to be kept clean. "
(end of this chapter)