In the second quarter, it is the performance time of the Lakers' benches, even if Odom is not there, the Timberwolves have nothing to do. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Yang Rui didn't even use the tactical board, and pointed at a few people casually with Erlang's legs, "You five go up." Then he continued to eat snacks and looked like he was watching a movie theater.

Mo Williams, Ariza, Iguodala, Wharton, and Dior came on the pitch without a center.

On the surface, this seems to be a nonsense, but it is actually a clever move, because the Timberwolves have almost no offense in the low post, relying on guard breakthroughs and perimeter shots, and the Lakers will not suffer under the basket and will not become a defensive hole.

Timberwolves five: Cassel, Anthony Carter, Jarvis Hayes, Eddie Griffin, Mark Madsen.

Madsen is 206CM tall and weighs 109 kg, is very strong, has no offensive ability, and relies on the basket to pick up leaks in scoring.

Griffin is 208CM tall, his style of play is closer to that of a small forward, and he mainly shoots offensive jumpers, and his shots are inaccurate, so he is not to be feared.

The big man is not up, the Lakers are also joint defense, the Timberwolves can shoot only Kassel and Griffin for three points, Kassel's main means of scoring is mid-range shooting, no matter which side of the offense, the height of the Lakers players can interfere with the shot, and the movement speed will not be passed by one step.

grabbed the backcourt rebound and counterattacked, the Lakers five can go fast, Ariza is misplaced against the last two guards, and forcing a layup is an opportunity.

In the positional battle, Wharton and Diola went out to organize, giving space to Mo Williams and Iguodala to break through the strong attack, and also ensured the offensive efficiency.

The margin widened to 25 points, and McHale replaced Garnett early, replacing Madsen to add a scoring point.

Yang Rui replaced Wharton, replaced Rashid, defended Garnett, and continued to use substitutes in other positions, and only replaced Kobe Bryant and Yao Ming six minutes later.

After Yao Ming came out, he immediately hit Garnett in the low post, and Mike Hale immediately replaced Olavokandi, replacing Griffin, who shot 0 of 2 and didn't show much.

The parallel champion was once again in the opposite position with Yao Ming, responsible for the defense of the penalty area, but of course he couldn't prevent it, Yao Ming scored four points in a row, and made Olawokandi's third foul two minutes later.

In this quarter, Yao Ming scored 8 points, 25 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block in the half, dominating the restricted area.

In the second half, the Timberwolves also continued to use Olavokandi and veterans Johnson and Yao Ming, and at the end of the third quarter, both of them had four fouls on their backs, and they were never able to prevent the "drug combination" blocking.

The Timberwolves trailed by 37 points in the final quarter and went into garbage time.

At this time, many people wondered, why not let Garnett prevent Yao Ming? Isn't he a perennial All-Defensive Team selection? How does McHale become a coach, and will he use people?

Although McHale lacks coaching experience, he was a superstar of the Celtics when he was a player, one of the top 50 stars in the NBA, and he certainly knows basketball and defense, because he has been selected to the NBA All-Defensive Team three times for the first team and twice for the second team.

Not only McHale, but when Sanders was still there, he would not let Garnett defend Yao Ming, because he couldn't resist.

Garnett never goes to the main defense of the big center, he is good at single defense forward, changing defense blocking and dismantling, and assisting in defensive blocking, because of the strength defect, once Garnett is leaned on and can't jump, the defensive efficiency will be greatly reduced. In this respect, he is no different from Gasol, Rashid, Bosh and others.

When he first entered the league, Garnett played small forward with the Timberwolves. Because he didn't want to play center, he falsely declared his height two centimeters shorter. And his weight is around 100 kg all year round, only 95 kg when he was on the side of the rookie, and now 107 kg. Not to mention professional NBA coaches, even pseudo-fans, looking at Garnett's slender figure, should know that he is not suitable to play center.

Yes, Yao Ming's muscles don't look as strong as Garnett, but on the court, stability is the key. If Mango Terrace organizes a game of basketball, He Jiong will definitely not be able to prevent Haitao, Haitao can beat him a gardenia and let him know why the flowers are so red!

If Garnett could resist others, McHale wouldn't have to hire people like Olavokandi with high salaries after Nesterovich's departure. It's not that McHale still believes in his talent, it's that the team must have a meat shield center, which is a helpless move.

In Yang Rui's previous life, even during the Celtic Big Three, Garnett must have a meat shield by his side.

The Celtics led the Lakers 3-2 in the 10-year Finals, and after Perkins was injured, they were unsurprisingly reversed.

Later, Perkins was traded to the Thunder, and the Big Three were difficult to regain their courage back then, and the decline was related to the age of the star, but the unreasonable lineup configuration was the root cause, and the team's center was Rondo, who was 185CM, how to win?

In Yang Rui's previous life, Garnett was in the 2004-2005 season after the team did not enter the playoffs, realized that no weight is not good, began to gain weight in the summer, 05-06 season training camp, he weighed 115 kilograms, was reported by major media, called "weight gain", but even after the weight surge, Garnett did not want to play center, his legs were not thick enough, and his lower body strength was average.

Until Yao Ming retired, the number of times the two played against each other was only a handful, Garnett often competed with Hayes, his back could not move Hayes, and the video of turning around and shooting missed left a lot of money, which is the reason why Hayes can get a high-salary long-term contract with the King.

The "hard secret" is most proud of, and the example of Garnett's "death" against Yao Ming is on January 3, 2008, when the Rockets challenged the Celtics away, and Garnett defended Yao Ming for a few minutes at a critical moment in the fourth quarter.

Maddy didn't play that game due to injury, but the Rockets once overtook the score when they trailed by more than 20 points, and lost 93-97 in the last minute because Garnett performed well.

In this game, Yao Ming had a bad hand, but it was full of lethality, and the Celtics successively used starting center Perkins and backup center Pollard to defend Da Yao, and as a result, he made 6 fouls in the fourth quarter.

Then, Garnett came out of nowhere, and after his teammates used up Yao Ming's physical strength with a wheel battle, he played against Yao Ming, who played 40 minutes, and showed a tough defense. Moreover, it's not that Yao Ming, who is defending Garnett, can't make a move, but that he didn't throw in when he had a chance.

Look at the lineup of the Celtics and Rockets at that time, and compare, the "hard secret" is clearly blowing Yao's name. If the two were to swap teams, Garnett would be able to top the half with the starters of Hyde, Alston, Battier and Hayes?

On the Celtics side, the starting triumvirate, Perkins, and Rondo, and the bench also included a group of strongmen such as Tony Allen, James Posey, "Big Baby" Glen Davis, Eddie House, and Leon Bowe.

In that game, the Rockets were able to play to the end, the key was that Yao Ming graduated from the two inside lines, and the Green Army wanted to limit Yao Ming, and the price paid was that Wells broke out, and the Rockets scored a total of 55 points on the inside, which was the result of Yao Ming's containment of defense.

On the other hand, the Green Army, except for Garnett, the other interior lines are basically scrapped, with a total of less than 40 points.

And it was the worst game Yao Ming played against Garnett's team, with 19 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists in 42 minutes, shooting 35%.

During Garnett's time with the Timberwolves, Yao Ming averaged 25+10 per game, abusing the Timberwolves inside, and Garnett did not defend mainly; On the offensive end, he also shoots outside and will not challenge Yao Ming.

Hard and soft Yao is just a legend. His style is actually the most suitable to partner with Yao Ming on the inside, rather than as an opponent.

In the final quarter, both sides sent substitutes, and the Lakers five were Williams, Ariza, Wharton, Dio, Diop, with a balance of offense and defense, grabbing the Timberwolves bench to be tyrannical, 32-15 in a single quarter.

In the end, 134-80, the Lakers won by 54 points and made a good start to the playoffs.