On the 5th, the Wizards challenged the Timberwolves away. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The good news is that the Timberwolves start small forward, and Wally Szczebiak, who was selected as an All-Star last season, is out due to injury.

Looking at the Timberwolves' starting lineup, Yang Rui was determined and felt that he would win.

The starting center is Rassu Nesterovich, the power forward is last season's fringe man, Lauren Woods, who is 216cm tall and weighs 111kg, Garnett is in the small forward position, and the guards are Anthony Peeler and Troy Hudson. It's a big man lineup with poor mobility.

Yang Rui arranged Hamilton and Wesley's outside running tactics, catching the ball and shooting and cutting to the basket, no matter how you look at it, he has the upper hand. As a result, the Timberwolves blocked the Wizards' offense with a single move of 122 joint defense.

Wesley has a cold hand and has hit the iron many times on the perimeter, although Hamilton keeps running and is very aggressive, but he is mainly a mid-range shot, and the opponent can save and interfere at any time when he shrinks near the penalty area.

The Timberwolves were equally weak in breaking the joint defense, and the Wizards fell behind 21-25 in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Timberwolves still had a 122 joint defense strategy, preventing Alston and Boozer's high blocking. Alston can't play a role if he can't break through, although he doesn't make mistakes in passing, he can't create space, and everyone shoots under the premise of interference.

Boozer and Margeti took turns striking iron, and the Timberwolves went on an 11-0 run under veteran Kendall Gill.

Yang Rui called a timeout in time to adjust tactics and lineups, and prevented the Timberwolves' offense in the second half, but he couldn't change the player's cold hand, and the team only scored 11 points in a single quarter, falling behind 32-49 at halftime.

The Wizards didn't score a single three-pointer, and all but Hamilton were blacksmiths. Garnett focused on Jordan and was very successful defensively, not only blocking Jordan's breakthroughs, interfering with shots, but also interfering with passes.

Relying on his height, reach, and flexibility, Garnett is like a net defensively, and it is difficult for opponents to get rid of without covering, and he is a player who can really defend from the No. 1 position to the No. 5 position. He can block in the restricted area, is good at rebounding, and his only weakness is his weight, and he can't guard against a center like O'Neal.

At halftime, Yang Rui went to the locker room to teach the players a lesson and changed his tactics.

"If you have the opportunity, you can run and shoot, don't give the Timberwolves a chance to settle down, even if there is Garnett defense in front of you, don't hesitate as long as you play more and less, rush to the basket, strive to make Garnett foul, Stoudamire center, Marshall big forward, Jordan small forward, Margeti scoring guard, Tyrone Lue control, everyone has to run, try to fight back, open up and block and dismantle during the positional war, and cut the air on both sides of the forward."

Yang Rui called the three frontcourt players to his side and instructed: "Remember those essentials, observe the opponent's defense after taking the ball, and if the opponent reaches out to cut the ball, directly take the ball and hit them on the arm." ”

He looked at Jordan again, and said: "Michael, you don't have to run, protect the backcourt rebounding ball and pass, find your teammates who are running in front, the positional battle organization also depends on you, come on, we haven't lost yet." ”

"Of course we didn't lose." Jordan shouted, "Everyone, cheer up, run faster!" ”

Yang Rui recently coached several physically fit players to make fouls and practice free throws, but he didn't let them practice "European steps".

Because not everyone has the power of the European step, only Ginobili and Harden. Ginobili is a serpentine breakthrough that twists the body into a twist and can change direction, which ordinary people can't learn.

Harden is even more powerful, his European step can take one more step than others, and as long as the four-step layup is coherent, the referee will not blow it. Because he can make three-step or four-step layups, defenders can't count step points, and even if he can't break through, he is prone to fouls, which has become a big trick in the league.

The Timberwolves lacked a three-point point and played in a much similar style to the Wizards' first half, with Garnett playing as a playmaker, teammates running to catch the ball and shooting, and if no one was around, Garnett was alone with the ball. In this case, sending Tyrone Lue will not be a big defensive hole, and the Wizards will defend the restricted area and interfere with the opponent's mid-to-long-range shooting.

In the second half, the Timberwolves' shooting touch began to decline, and Garnett's several jumpers missed the basket due to Marshall's interference. Puller hit three times in a row, and point guard Hudson is a small speed guard who mainly relies on breakouts, and is not so easy to pass after being entangled by Tyrone Lue.

In Yang Rui's previous life, the Timberwolves have always lacked the ability to attack in the low post, even during the Big Three period, Garnett is a big man swing man, and it is difficult to hit the basket.

Although many people say Garnett is tough and call him "tough", his main scoring method is actually to shake his shoulders and turn around to shoot, using his height and arm span to create space for shots.

If you watch Garnett's game, you will see countless scenes like this.

I squeezed and squeezed my back, and the other party didn't move, so I turned around and wiped it in. MD, the left turn is blocked, then turn right...... I'm rubbing, Niu B, can you still keep up? I'll turn left again...... No, I can't get over, let's jump shot, I'll throw it!

The ball went in, and Garnett acted like a bigger Jordan, in a picturesque posture, he beat his chest and roared, more iron-blooded than many people who completed a violent dunk.

Most of the time, Garnett's shooting feels good, and once he doesn't feel good, it's hard for him to score. He doesn't score much in the box, has low lethality, and averages only 6.7 free throws per game at his peak.

The Wizards players still have a terrible shooting hand, but they play to the advantage of mobility, grabbing rebounds and immediately counterattacking, at least three people are fast down.

Marshall is also very physical, and he is still at the top of his game this year. In college, Ray Allen could only carry his bag for him in his first year, and when he rushed, Lauren Woods couldn't catch up, attracting defense and he would also share the ball.

There is no way for Peeler to catch up with Margeti at the No. 2 position, he is 193CM tall and weighs 94 kilograms, but Margeti is the strongest swingman in the league, and he can go to the basket if he is squeezed, and Peeler quickly paid the price for two fouls, a total of four foul troubles, and went down to rest.

VETERAN SUBSTITUTE KENDAL GILL IS 196CM TALL AND WEIGHS 88 KG, MAKING HIM EVEN THINNER.

Positional battles Marshall, Tyrone Lula and other opportunities to shoot three-pointers, Jordan organized high, Stoudeye and Margeti cut to the basket and directly received the ball and hit it strongly.

Garnett can't control Jordan under the basket, and if Garnett goes to talk to Smalls, there will be a clear misalignment on the court, and Margeti or Jordan will face Nesterovic.

Timberwolves coach Philip Sanders was forced to make a change, but Szczebiak was absent, Garnett played power forward, and small forward had to come off the bench with Rejay Leicester. This is the fringe man of the Raptors at the beginning, who was excluded from the playoff roster, with average health, shooting and breaking through are very ordinary.

As soon as Leicester came out, the Wizards could shrink more on the defensive end and protect the restricted area.

The Wizards went 30-23 in the first quarter and trailed 62-72 in total, and the outcome remained in suspense.

In the last quarter, Yang Rui changed people to impact the basket, and Hamilton, Wesley, and Bell played together, which was aimed at the Timberwolves who did not dare to send Garnett to play small forward.

They didn't play much in the third quarter, they were full of energy, they kept running and looking for opportunities, and the interior was Stoudeyer and Wallace, who could cut at any time.

The Timberwolves' outside players are average, the Wizards' small lineup can shrink and defend, and the interior Wallace and Garnett are also doing a good job of interfering with shots.

With two minutes left in the game, the Wizards trailed by just four points, 84-88.