After the timeout, the Timberwolves attacked. Trier broke through and attracted Grant to replace the defense and pass the ball to the middle. Garnett squeezed out Guo Xu's empty cut to catch the ball to attract O'Neal to make up for the defense and pass the ball to Nestrovic. The latter did not take a direct move when receiving the ball in the open position, and took another step to hit the basket. O'Neal turned around and pulled it away.

Nestrovic made both free throws, scoring 11-7, but his performance was still disappointing. The goal was not neat, and a little slower may lead to the blocked ending.

Kobe played Billups single with the ball, and was double-teamed by Garnett.

Kobe scored the ball to Grant in the middle, and Garnett chased and defended very quickly, and then stepped forward to interfere. His height and wingspan could interfere even if he didn't jump. Grant hit Garnett's mid-range shot and the rebound was grabbed by Szebiak.

Billups immediately got off the ball after receiving the pass, and a change in direction in front of the three-point line caused Kobe to foul.

Billups made both free throws and scored his 7th point, 11-9.

Woodson commented: "The offensive efficiency of both sides is very high today. I think no one would have thought that it would be Jason Guo and Changxi Billups' score, and the two felt hot."

Hovas smiled and said, "Changxi has always wanted to prove that he is not a parallel product. He finally did it at the beginning of the season."

In 1997, Billups joined the Celtics as the Tanhua Show, and started a wandering career after only playing 51 games in Boston. The reason why the Celtics traded Billups was because he was a recognized problem player when he was young!

During the rookie season, he was asked to go to the police station for tea. The worst time was that he and his friend played 3P with a girl and the defendant went to the police station. The unbearable "Cardinale" traded him to the Raptors.

The ill-fated Billups failed to join forces with Carter and was soon traded by the Raptors to the Denver Nuggets. He then was seriously injured for two consecutive seasons, and his shooting percentage was less than 40% in the first few seasons of his career.

Then he was traded to Magic, and was abandoned again before he could play a game for Magic. In the end, he had to join the Timberwolves in the bitter and cold land. His positioning for the Timberwolves was also very embarrassing. He was obviously a point guard who was 191cm tall and weighed 92 kilograms, but because there was Trier in the team, he was forced to take the position of the point guard.

The Lakers' positional cooperation with the outside, Fox made a mistake. His intention to pass the ball to Kobe was too obvious. He was intercepted by Billups and quickly passed it to Trier who was on the other side.

Guo Xu showed his speed advantage and caught up with Trier, and successfully got close to him when he pulled the ball three steps.

Come on, don't try to score easily.

He saw the step point and was about to give the opponent a big hat. But he knew that before he could jump as soon as he exerted his force, Trier staggered and fell to the ground, throwing the ball at the basket at will, and the referee's whistle rang.

Guo Xu can also "fight the car" but the referee often ignores the newcomers. Famous veterans like Trier are more likely to cause fouls. Guo Xu raised his hand to signal a foul, but did not talk nonsense to the referee to show his innocentness. He has no less than three fouls in each game in the new season, and he is used to it.

Trier made both free throws to tie the score. 11-11.

The Lakers attacked, O'Neal held the ball and attacked the basket with his back to attract double teams, turned around and divided the ball to the left, Grant made an empty mid-range shot from the baseline, and he took a step forward to grab the frontcourt rebound and shot quickly and then shot. Szebiak grabbed the defensive rebound.

The Timberwolves continue to have the old tactics, with the point guard holding the ball and playing pick-and-roll in the inside. Sanders, like Jazz coach Sloan, advocates pick-and-roll offense, the difference is that he also emphasizes that wing players run without the ball and catch and shoot. Trier has been rejuvenated since the Nuggets joined the Timberwolves, and has always controlled a lot of ball rights and has a guaranteed playing time.

Trier and Nestrovic broke through after pick-and-roll. Seeing that O'Neal was far away, they made a quick stop and missed the jump shot. This move was simple and difficult to block. Whether they could get a phone would depend entirely on the opponent's defensive attitude in the inside. When they encounter a big man who doesn't like to switch defense, they can make a random shot.

O'Neal grabbed the defensive rebound and passed it to Guo Xu, Guo Xu advanced to the frontcourt and passed it to Kobe. Kobe received the ball and made a layup, and played cricket under Billups' defense.

13 to 11. Guo Xu gave his first assist.

The Lakers only took 5 seconds to attack this time, and they can occasionally play fast breaks. Kobe's opponent against Billups was misplaced, and it was difficult for others to assist in the fast break.

The Timberwolves attacked, and Trier made a strong breakthrough after pick-and-roll in the middle, and missed a layup under interference. Nestrovic grabbed the frontcourt rebound and divided the ball into Billups' hands on the periphery. The latter and Garnett played pick-and-roll again, attracting Grant to replace defense and distributed it to Garnett.

Garnett made a jump shot against Kobe on the right side, and Kobe couldn't block the ball, and the goal was very high. The goal was 13-13.

When he returned to defense, Garnett thumped his chest and roared to the sky. This was just a jump shot, but he seemed to have dunked O'Neal.

In his previous life, Guo Xu had watched many Timberwolves games on TV, but he was not deeply touched. Now he saw Garnett's jump shot close-up, and he understood why so many fans would have black "hard specials" in the future. He was so deliberate.

The Lakers attacked, O'Neal's strong attack was attracted to double-team to pass the ball to Kobe on the outside. Kobe received the ball and jumped the ball, and Billups could only interfere slightly when he saved it. 15 to 13.

Woodson said: "The power of the Lakers' triangle offense begins to show. When O'Neal, Kobe, and Jason form a triangle on one side, the Timberwolves can only allow the weak side to double-team O'Neal, otherwise there will be a good shooting opportunity."

Hovas agrees with this: "Due to the addition of Jason Guo and Grant, I think the Lakers' overall strength is stronger than last season, and the Timberwolves can only fight for offense if they want to win."

Billups played a no-ball screen with Szebiak on the outside, and after receiving the ball, he swung Fox, who had switched defense, and then he ran into the ball and shot and committed a foul, and got three free throws.

Billups made all three free throws, 15-16. At this time, Jackson adjusted the lineup and Leidel appeared to replace Fox.

Fox was in poor condition today, and he ran back and never made any moves. He made another mistake.

The Lakers attacked, the players pulled away, Kobe gave O'Neal a lob. This time O'Neal got deep into the basket. Before Garnett could make up for the defense, he turned around and dunked with a one-handed dunk, knocking Nestrovic to stagger. 17 to 16.

When returning to defense, O'Neal celebrated with his arrogant "big shot", and the audience applauded and cheered. He is the toughest player in the NBA, the only one among the four centers who are not good at mid-range shots, and can dominate the court by relying on low post strong attacks.

O'Neal's sturdy body, unique expression and exaggerated meteors allowed him to ignite the passion of the entire stadium after every performance. He himself prefers to call this movement a "elegant dance step".

The Timberwolves continued to play pick-and-roll, and did not create misalignment opportunities. Garnett held the ball and supported him at a high position, waiting for his teammates to run and pass the ball.

Billups was entangled by Kobe and could not get rid of it. Leder followed Szebiak. Garnett passed the ball to Trier on the left, who received the ball and missed it under Guo Xu's interference in pursuit and defense.

Grant won the rebound and passed it to Kobe in a straight line. Kobe led the pass to Guo Xu on the right side through half. Guo Xu changed direction and walked in the middle with Trier, and forced his left hand into the basketball.

19 to 16, Guo Xu scored 9th in his personal score, and had a big explosion in the first quarter.
Chapter completed!