In the end, when Meng Xu scored 22 points in the second quarter, he led the Spurs' bench lineup to 53-41, leading the Timberwolves by 12 points to end the first half of the game. For Meng Xu's convulsions in the second quarter, not only the Timberwolves, but even the Spurs themselves have nothing to prepare, in the past, as long as Meng Xu led the bench lineup to play, then it was time for everyone to brush up points, but today, the Spurs' benches can only watch Meng Xu play by himself on the court, and by the way, they pick up a leak on the side, but for Meng Xu's behavior, this group of substitutes has nothing to do, who made Meng Xu's status high in the Spurs, and pointed to Meng Xu to pass the ball to himself in the future.

But Duncan on the sidelines was sincerely happy to see Meng Xu's performance, Meng Xu and Duncan are both from Wake Forest University, and the two are usually called seniors and juniors, and the two are now called "Wake Forest Double" by Wake Forest alumni and outside media, and Duncan also believes that even if Meng Xu performs well, he can't threaten his position in the Spurs, and Duncan doesn't care so much about this status, so the better Meng Xu performs, the happier Duncan is, Because it means that the courage on your shoulders is a little lighter.

After the start of the third quarter of the game, Duncan took the initiative to reduce his shots and began to focus on interior strategy and defense under the basket. Therefore, in this case, the Timberwolves' defense is also in a dilemma, Meng Xu is now feeling so good, it is impossible not to strengthen his defense, and Duncan's side cannot relax. But in the few minutes that Philip Saunders hesitated, the Spurs had already stretched the score further.

In the end, when the game ended, 76-90, the Timberwolves lost to the Spurs by 14 points on the road, and if it weren't for the Spurs' main team sitting on the bench in all four quarters, the difference between the two teams was likely to be even more crazy.

"It's a historic pair." Although the game between the Spurs and the Timberwolves was a game that could have been predicted before the start of the game, but when the final game was over, after getting the technical statistics sheet on the spot, Michaels was still a little shocked, Duncan shot 13 of 20, 7 of 10 free throws, 33 points, 18 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 blocks, Meng Xu shot 12 of 19, including 7 of 12 3-pointers, 6 of 10 free throws, contributed 37 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks, Looking through the history of the NBA, the last pair could contribute 70 points, 30 rebounds, and 10 assists in a game, or in distant antiquity.

"This is indeed a historic pair, and in the current league, only the Lakers' combination of Shaq and Kobe Bryant can be compared to the Vic Forest Duo." Although Duncan and Meng Xu's data in the regular season are at least one notch different from O'Neal Kobe, there is no one in the current league who dares to say that Duncan and O'Neal are one level apart, or Meng Xu and Kobe are one level apart.

"That's true, Duncan and Meng Xu, Shaq and Kobe, these are all historical combinations, and they are all so young, maybe the future in the West, or even the entire league, will be their stage." Looking at Meng Xu, who was waving to the fans in the distance, Michaels also stood up and said with emotion.

"Is the future all theirs? Let's hope so. After hearing Mike's death, Magic Johnson said it with a little deep meaning, and then stretched out his hands to applaud the Spurs in celebration.

When the game between the Spurs and the Timberwolves ended the day after the end, when all the media were hyping the OK combination and Wake Forest, which is stronger or weaker, all the Spurs players were also banned by Popovich and banned from happening in front of the media, and at the same time, in order to prepare for the second game with the Timberwolves, the Spurs were also left in the club for recovery training.

On April 22, 2001, when the first game of the Lakers and Trail Blazers series ended, the hotly hyped battle for the strongest combination also became the center of all public opinion, in the game between the Lakers and the Suns, O'Neal played 40 minutes, 13 of 21 shots, 12 of 15 free throws, contributed 38 points, 22 rebounds, 6 blocks, and Kobe Bryant also contributed 30 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists. Once one of the top three in the West, the Trail Blazers, who could wrestle with the Lakers and Spurs without falling behind, were completely abused by the Lakers in this game, and under the madness of O'Neal, the Trail Blazers' Dale Davis, Arvidas Sabonis, and Scottie Pippen were all fouled for a total of 6 fouls and were sent off.

Soon, when the first game between the Spurs and the Lakers ended, the Spurs and the Lakers became the focus of all public opinion, and before the first round of the playoffs was over, almost everyone was already expecting the Spurs and Lakers to meet in the Western Conference Finals.

Just the day after the Lakers and Trail Blazers game ended, the second game of the series between the Spurs and the Timberwolves, in which the Spurs' defense was even more suffocating than the previous game. Desperately, the Timberwolves' shooting percentage was compressed to a terrifying 29%, except for Garnett, who scored 20 points on 8-of-24 shooting, no one in the Timberwolves scored a double-double, and the Timberwolves' 62 points were also the lowest score in the two-round series. In this game, Duncan once again contributed 30 points, 15 rebounds, and 5 blocks, while Meng Xu had a triple-double of 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists.

On April 26, 2001, in the second game of the Lakers and Trail Blazers series, the Trail Blazers scored double-doubles with 6 players, Scottie Pippen, Rasheed Wallace, and Steve Smith scored 20+, but still could not bring a victory to the Trail Blazers. Because the Lakers on the opposite side were even better, O'Neal shot 13 of 24 and 7 of 10 free throws in this game, and once again contributed 33 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists, and Kobe Bryant had 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. After Derrick Fisher, who came off the bench in the last game, contributed 21 points, eight rebounds, and six assists on 8-of-14 shooting in this game.

In the first round of the playoffs this season, after playing two games, the situation of promotion is already obvious, unlike the fierce fight in the first round of the playoffs last year, the first round of this year's playoffs can be said to be one-sided, several rounds of encounters in the West, the Spurs lead the Timberwolves 2-0, and the Lakers lead the Trail Blazers 2-0.

The game between the Kings and the Suns, a Princeton, a bombardment, this is both of these teams that are very fond of offense, and in this playoffs, the King and the Sun are also for all the fans, dedicated an offensive feast, in the first two games, the Kings and the Suns all scored more than 100 points per game, and the Kings averaged 110.5 points per game, in these two games, the Kings' star Max Webb, averaged 32 points per game, 13 rebounds, and 6 assists. And the Suns' Kidd won two consecutive triple-doubles, and in the end, when Hardaway was still unable to play, Kidd, who lacked helpers, was also unable to support himself, and after losing two away games in a row, the Suns also fell behind the Kings with a score of 0-2.

And the fourth Mavericks in the West and the Jazz in the fifth in the West played very dramatically, the lineup is more reasonable, and the younger Mavericks, after two games, instead fell behind the aging Jazz 0-2, in these two games the Mavericks' three cores, Dirk Nowitzki, Michael Finley and Steve Nash 20+ games, the performance is not outstanding, but the old Malone on the opposite side, like eating the elixir, rejuvenated, 34 points in a game, 36 points in a game, Nowitzki has no temper in the game, And the other Jazz double, John Stockton also averaged 16 points and 15 assists per game in two games, after the two series of Jazz and Mavericks, some media even used a ridiculous tone to describe Malone and Stockton, did they find any secret recipe for rejuvenation.

And there is basically no suspense in the Eastern game, the 76ers led the Pacers by a score of 2-0, and Mutombo, who was traded to the 76ers after the All-Star break, became the key to this series, in the two games, Mutombo of the African Mountains had 22 rebounds and 16 rebounds a game, and if the Pacers could still win if they lost to their opponents on average 11 rebounds per game, it could really only be described as magical.

Maddie, who led the team alone for the first time, although he could contribute 30+ quasi-triple-doubles in both games, but without helpers, the Magic lost to the Bucks by at least 10 points per game, and Maddie is now facing the dilemma of going home to fish. Unlike his cousin, who is about to go home, Carter is now in high spirits, and at the end of two games, the Raptors lead the Hornets 2-0, and Carter can also contribute 26 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists per game.

The last remaining Knicks and their rival Heat, the series between the two teams is also the most intense series so far, the difference between the two sides in both games is within 5 points, and the Knicks win an away game, the two teams are currently 1-1,