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Tang Shuai still has an impression of Garnett, although he was not able to witness the performance of the Wolves in the Timberwolves, but after he transferred to the Celtics, the first real "Big Three" in history came out, and then it was inseparable from the Lakers in the playoffs. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

After thinking about it again, a trace of admiration and emotion suddenly appeared in his eyes.

Admiration, more of Garnett's approach, the Timberwolves returned to the playoffs after 12 years, as the old wolf king should be excited, you can feel it when he continues to cheer for young players on the bench, and now he resolutely chooses to stand up when the team is 1-3 behind, which is indeed admirable.

Emotion, it comes from the bottom of my heart, at the age of 40, it is already the retirement season, but I still have to play in a fierce competition like the playoffs, which really makes people have to sigh that the years are ruthless, and the only thing the veteran can do in the end is this.

"Don?" Batum saw that Tang Shuai was distracted, and couldn't help but call him.

"Huh?"

"Kevin is a big morale boost for the Timberwolves, and for us, this game is probably going to be tougher than Chauncey expected." Batum saw that Tang Shu had come back to his senses, and said in a low voice.

"Don't underestimate yourself, I'm confident that even if the game gets into the scorching heat, we can still win the game." Tang Shuai said with a smile.

"Well, after so many games, we're not the same person we were when we first entered the playoffs." Batum smiled as well.

Tang Shuai nodded, and then looked out the window.

At this time, the plane had begun to reduce its altitude, and the red redwoods in front of him were becoming more and more clear.

His thoughts were flying, and if Garnett gave it, he didn't know how tragic this game would be, and playing such a difficult game in the last game of the first round didn't know if it was a good thing or a bad thing for the Lakers.

On the evening of April 28, U.S. time, the Target Center Arena.

The Timberwolves sat at home and ushered in the fifth game between the two sides and the Lakers, the two sides fought 1-3 in the previous round, the Lakers got the match point of the game, and the Timberwolves from this game, every game will be a do-or-die battle, they only need to lose one game to be eliminated.

In the history of the NBA, counting the playoffs in which the Rockets eliminated the Clippers last season, only 9 teams have achieved a comeback after falling behind 1-3 in the playoffs, and for the Timberwolves playing at home, they will be absolutely thrilling and difficult in the next schedule.

However, on this night, the target center was overcrowded, and even the LED broadcast screen outside the stadium was crowded, if nothing else, because the news had been spread before the game that the team's living fossil, "Wolf King" Garnett, will play in this game and will become the team's starting power forward.

Such news is definitely a stimulant for all Minnesotans, and Garnett has already stated that this is the last season of his career, and now being able to see him play again in the playoffs is definitely one of the most important things in life.

In the stadium of the target center, there were many posters of the former wolf king pasted on KT boards, and many fans wore commemorative version of the No. 21 jersey to the scene, in order to witness Garnett's possible curtain call at home.

With more than half an hour left before the start of the game, players from both sides walked out of the tunnel in unison.

When Garnett walked out of the players' tunnel wearing the familiar "No. 21" game ball uniform, the audience burst into a tsunami-like shout, and even more excitedly, he could not contain tears and cried.

This moment, for all Minnesota or Garnett fans, is definitely a moment to remember.

Garnett felt the enthusiasm from the fans at the scene, and his eyes were also a little unconsciously red, waving his hand to the fans.

The cheers from the audience were even louder.

The Lakers players also sighed with emotion when they looked at the scene in front of them, and most of the players looked forward to receiving the cheers of the home team players on the day they retired.

Billups stopped at this point, but his expression was much more complicated, as a player, he had played with Garnett for many years, and as a coach, he could feel the spirit of Garnett's dedication to the city, and this game could really get extremely difficult.

When Garnett finished waving his hand and walked to the sidelines to listen to Thibodeau's tactical arrangement, the excited cheers on the scene finally quieted down.

"Kevin's play, for the Timberwolves is more of a mental encouragement, you don't have to be nervous, you don't have to worry too much, but I also want to remind you that you have to be very focused, because the Timberwolves players will definitely play the whole game like doping, if you are not careful, we will lose here, I am definitely not joking, nor are I alarmist, do you understand what I mean?" Before the start of the game, Billups said loudly to the players.

The players all nodded along with each other, but they could all feel that the atmosphere at home today was stronger than ever.

"Toot!"

After the final tactical arrangements before the game, the whistle on the sidelines finally sounded, and the fifth game between the two sides began.

As the whistle blew, the starters from both sides stepped onto the pitch from the bench.

The starting lineup and play-up on both sides have remained largely unchanged, with the only change being Garnett's replacement of Aldridge as the starting power forward.

The game hadn't started yet, but as soon as Garnett appeared on the stage, the cheers from the scene suddenly burst out.

Tang Shuai looked up and looked around, tonight, the target center was destined to sleep for this legend.

As the referee threw the ball into the air, Towns and Noll jumped up almost at the same time, and Towns was also more focused than ever before, using his reach advantage to force the ball back into the Timberwolves' half.

The cheers at the scene exploded instantly, and the Timberwolves got the opportunity to attack first.

Rubio held the ball to the front court, and did not directly greet his teammates at the top of the arc as before, but went to the right wing, directly beckoned Downs to pull out to block and dismantle, after dismantling the ball, he broke through to the basket, and after breaking through two steps, he gave the ball to Downs, Downs received the ball and hit Noll, a beautiful right turn to go to the bottom line, using the flexibility of the body to pass Noll, and a backhand layup to score the ball.

There was a burst of cheers at the scene, and there were even fans in the front row who stood up and kept waving their fists and shouting at the stadium.

Tang Shuai advanced to the front court with the ball and beckoned Noll to come out to block the demolition.

The Timberwolves pounced fiercely, this one block almost turned into an entangled situation of four people, Tang Shuai quickly dribbled the ball forward, jumped out of the crowd after the ball was divided, and then dribbled to the basket.

The inside line of Downs came out, Tang Shuai saw the opportunity, and gave Gasol to the right and the earth, Gasol took the ball and dribbled, got up and was about to dunk.

But at this moment, what people never expected was that Downs turned around and jumped up with Gasol's dribbling when he was shaken.

Gasol was about to shoot a dunk.

"Smack!"

Downs came out of the diagonal side and slapped the ball away from his hand.

The referee on the sidelines did not blow the whistle, and the basketball was flapped and smashed into Gasol's leg and out of the court.

Timberwolves ball possession!

After Gasol signaled to the referee to no avail, he spread his hands and had to retreat to half the court.

Rubio then drove the ball to the frontcourt, Wiggins ran to the frontcourt, and his horizontal pass, a dummy point, then accelerated and rushed inside, followed by a pull-out pull-out.

"Bang!"

Wiggins' jumper hit the iron, and there was a scramble under the basket, and after Downs clicked the basketball, he used the bounce speed to get up again, followed by a handful of rebounds in the frontcourt, and scored with a hook hand.

4-0, with the monstrous momentum of the home court, the Timberwolves caught the Lakers off guard at the beginning.

The Lakers' offense, Tang Shuai held the ball to the front court again, he felt the momentum from the Timberwolves, and knew it was time to stand up and attack.

He beckoned Gasol to mention that the free throw line had made a fake block, and he walked outside, without waiting for the Timberwolves' defense to make up for it, just raised his hand and pulled it out.

"Bang!"

With a muffled sound, this ball would definitely be scored in normal times, but this time at the moment when Tang Shuai was about to make a move, Wiggins flew over and pressed over, putting pressure on the defense.

Tang Shuai's dry pull also came to naught.

Downs grabbed a defensive rebound under the basket, and then gave it to Rubio, who advanced with the ball, and then divided Wiggins in the frontcourt, Wiggins took a step inside, forced Deng to shrink back, and then stepped outside for a step-back jumper.

"Bang!"

This set of technical moves is quite coherent, but perhaps it was a bit hasty, and it ended in iron.

The ball Knoll stuck his position and didn't let Downs make a move to grab the board.

Gasol rushed from the left to grab the rebound.

But just as he was about to catch the board, a black shadow reached out before him, and pulled the ball into his arms with his slender arm.

Garnett!

Although his athleticism is almost non-existent, he relies on his sense of smell to decisively judge the landing point of the basketball, and then use his physical advantage to grab the rebound.

After grabbing the rebound, he elbowed Gasol to get a strong shot.

But Noll had already rushed over by this time and pulled him down violently.

The referee's whistle followed and Knoll fouled his handle.

The scene then sent a flurry of boos to Knoll.

Garnett stepped onto the free-throw line and waited until the scene was quiet before taking a deep breath.

"Huh!"

A penalty, there is.

"Huh!"

There are two penalties, too.

With both free throws, Garnett scored his first two points of the 40-year-old playoffs.

The cheers at the scene have been overwhelming, as if the roof of the entire stadium is going to be torn down. (To be continued.) )