"It's a really speechless game." When the official timeout came in the first quarter, looking at the score of the two teams on the scoreboard, Michaels also rolled his eyes, 10-6, this kind of score is too rare, 6 minutes of play, the two sides only scored 3 field goals, and the rest of the points were all obtained through free throws. The Spurs' defense in the first quarter was simply suffocating, and the Timberwolves were defended twice for 24 seconds, but even in this situation, the Spurs only led the Timberwolves by four points.

When all the players on the court are off the court, whether it is the Spurs' starters, or the bench players sitting on the bench, even Popovich and Steve Kerr are all happy, although the 4-point advantage is not big, but under the Spurs' high-intensity defense, the Timberwolves have already shown signs of collapse before the official timeout.

At the same time, on the bench opposite, whether it is Kevin Garnett or the team's role players, there is a confused look on their faces, and at this time the head coach of the Timberwolves, Philip Sanders, is also anxious, he really has no way to solve the current predicament faced by the Timberwolves, so Philip Sanders, who is holding the tactical board in his hand, does not know how to arrange the team's next tactics now.

"We can't lose." In this silence, the Timberwolves' boss Kevin Garnett stood up from the bench, in the previous game, Garnett played very aggrieved under Duncan's defense, and not only Garnett, the Timberwolves' 5 starters were defended by the Spurs from the inside out. But in this case, anyone can sink, and anyone can lose their fighting spirit, but as the core and leader of the team, Garnett can't, because once even the leader of the team loses his fighting spirit, then the Timberwolves will definitely lose this game very badly.

"In the next game, everyone wants to play more decisively, as long as there is an opportunity, even if you can't shoot." Pinching the towel in his hand, Garnett cheered up and yelled at the dejected teammates on the bench: "Wally, especially you, where did you go with your usual calmness and decisiveness?" ”

"Okay, Kevin is right, in the next game, we have to play more resolutely, and the Spurs' defense is not so terrible. We're only four points down and we haven't lost yet. After Garnett's roar, head coach Philip Saunders immediately came to his senses, and while cheering for his players, he took the strategy board and began to lay out the team's next tactics. After Garnett's roar, the Timberwolves players finally looked a little more energetic, Philip Saunders saw the looks on the players' faces, and he was also a little relieved, although he has coached the Timberwolves for 5 seasons, but the team has not even broken through the first round of the playoffs, and Philip Saunders is not the kind of talented head coach, in the case of inexperience in the tournament and lack of coaches, Philip Saunders can only learn to be a babysitting coach.

"Boys, you played really well in the previous games, so we just need to continue to play the previous tactics." When the official timeout was about to end, Popovich put the tactical board behind him and did not make the slightest change to the previous tactics, but continued to encourage the players who were about to play to continue to play according to the tactics laid out before the start of the game.

"Ervin, in the previous games, whether it was the Spurs or the Timberwolves, they played very badly offensively, so do you think they will adjust accordingly after this timeout?" When the players of the two teams returned to the court, in the cheers of tens of thousands of fans, Michaels also said with a worried face, this year's playoffs live broadcast, ABC TV network on the Spurs' side of the blood, in this year's regular season, although the pace of the Spurs is still slow, but compared with previous seasons, the Spurs' game is not so dull, because of Meng Xu's playing style, this player who is valued by both Magic and Larry Bird, while his popularity has skyrocketed, It has also attracted more fans for the Spurs, and now the Spurs have become one of the most popular and concerned teams in the United States, but if the Spurs return to the box office poison again, not only will the ratings of the ABC TV network decline, but I am afraid that Meng Xu's current popularity will also fall.

"El, in fact, this is the real Spurs, like his teacher Larry Brown, defense is what Popovich is best at, and the Spurs are also a team that started with defense, so no matter how gorgeous the Spurs' offense is in the regular season, in the playoffs, Popovich will still choose to trust the defense he is best at, after all, defense can win the championship, this sentence has been the league's wise saying since the birth of the NBA." After thinking about it for a while, Magic Johnson said something that he didn't really believe in this paragraph, after all, he had proven that he could also win a championship by relying on offense, but in the current league, defense wins championships, offense wins box office and fans, and it is still the mainstream.

"Tim, I'm going to beat you." After re-playing, looking at the opposite of him, the expressionless Duncan, and now Garnett is also full of confidence, at this time, if he doesn't stand up, then the Timberwolves are really finished.

"Why is it that after a pause, the big man's mental state and temperament are different from before?" Looking at Garnett, who was standing beside Duncan not far away, Meng Xu also had a strange feeling at the moment.

"Because Garnett has broken through his shackles under Duncan's oppression, this alliance has ushered in a supergiant with a strength of 95." At the same time that Meng Xu was puzzled, Anna's voice sounded in Meng Xu's ears.

"What about 95, what about supergiants, it's not going to be a stepping stone for me." In fact, Meng Xu still has some envy for Garnett in his heart, Meng Xu has experienced Kobe's breakthrough this season, and now he has experienced Garnett's breakthrough, looking at these talented geniuses, Meng Xu can only continue to be strong in his mouth while envy and jealousy.

"It's Duncan's stepping stone, not yours, and you're not Garnett's opponent with your current strength, so work hard." After Anna finished saying these words that seemed to be mocking and encouraging, no matter how Meng Xu was whispering, she didn't continue to speak.

"Sooner or later, all of you will be my stepping stones." After Meng Xu whispered this viciously, he rushed directly towards the Timberwolves' organizational guard Trill Brandon.

"Kevin, from now on, you're qualified to be my opponent." Duncan pinched the basketball in his hand, sat down fiercely towards Garnett, and then turned around and strode sideways and hit the board, although Garnett finally failed to block Duncan's back attack, but Duncan still felt the changes that occurred in Garnett, in the previous games, or in the previous seasons, Duncan faced Garnett when he wanted to play how he wanted, but now Duncan can clearly feel that Garnett's special momentum and oppressive force, It was an oppressive force that could only be felt when I faced O'Neill.

"Is it only now that you are qualified to be your opponent?" Listening to Duncan's brainless words after hitting the board, Garnett did not feel that this was Duncan's praise for himself, but the humiliation imposed on him, it turned out that in the past two years, he had never taken himself to heart, nor treated himself as an opponent.

Back on the offensive end, Garnett asked his teammate Terrell Brandon from outside the 3-point line, and looking at Duncan, who was already waiting for him below the free throw line, Garnett now had only one thought in his mind, and that was to beat him and take him down. Garnett, who had this idea, very skillfully dribbled the ball and rushed directly towards Duncan, and Duncan, who saw this situation, waved his hand to Meng Xu not far away, signaling that Meng Xu did not need to change his defense Garnett.

This time Garnett chose to attack with a face frame, although Garnett's strength is also excellent, but when he hit Duncan with his back, Garnett did not have the slightest advantage, so this time Garnett chose his usual style of play when he was a small forward, dribbling the ball in front of Duncan after shaking it twice with a feint in a row, seeing that Duncan was unmoved, Garnett was another feint that wanted to break through, and after Garnett took half a step back directly, and then very close to the free throw line, he jumped and shot directly, Although Garnett's mid-to-long-range shooting was not very good in the past, now, Garnett feels that no one can stop him, not even Duncan.

"Isn't that interesting, if you don't have an opponent, wouldn't it be too lonely." Watching Garnett hit a jump shot in front of him, Duncan, who was always expressionless, showed a smile instead: "It seems that I am going to use my full ability in this game." ”

The change in Duncan's face was fully seen by Meng Xu in the distance, maybe it was really like what Anna said, only Duncan could defeat the current Garnett. Similar to how he only feels a sense of accomplishment after defeating Kobe and Maddie, perhaps from today onwards, Duncan will no longer be lonely because his biggest opponent is finally online.