The Timberwolves attacked, and Kassel slowly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, protecting the basketball and observing the movements of his teammates.

Guo Xu hates Kassel. This guy has a very solid butt. When he is on his back, it is difficult for his opponent to steal. If you move out of half of your body to make a gambling steal, he will immediately turn around and break through, block the defender with his hand, make a layup three steps or step back and shoot, with a good shooting percentage.

Cassel's face frame attack is not a vegetarian. The defender is prone to panic when he sees his face and unconsciously wants to make way out, because he looks at your expression, as if he will be sprayed with a thick sulfuric acid on your face at any time.

Since entering the league, Guo Xu has suffered several losses against Kassel. Now that he has experience in playing against position, he can only follow the rhythm of such a hob-type player when defending.

Garnett covers Spreville from the side, and the "madman" received a pass from Kassel, and broke through with the ball to attract Haslem to replace the defense and pass the ball to Garnett. Bell gave Garnett close to him.

Garnett forced a breakthrough with the ball, and Smith retreated and formed a double-team at the basket, forcing Garnett to pass the ball again. He failed to pass it to Johnson, the empty center on the other side. The two blocked the front pass route.

Fans all know that the defense intensity of the playoffs is very strong, and the team's main scorers will be taken seriously by the opponent. Double-teaming is common, so it is difficult to get high scores. The one who can score 50 points in the playoffs is the super scorer.

The defensive tactic arranged by Suns assistant coach Larry Drew is to double-team Garnett near the penalty area, cut off his contact with his inside teammates, and force him to pass the ball to others to play singles. If Garnett plays singles far from the basket, the player defends alone.

The Suns attacked and the players were pulled away, and Guo Xu directly challenged Kassel.

He held the ball in his left hand and took a step towards Kassel to his right hand. When the two were about to collide, he dribbled the ball under his right hand and turned sideways to the left and changed direction to the left with speed.

Kassel turned around and had no time to chase the defense. He turned his head and saw Guo Xu attracting Garnett to make up for defense on the left. Haslem scored an open mid-range shot from the baseline. 2-0.

The Timberwolves attacked, Kassel passed the wing again, Spreeville received the ball and forced a breakthrough, and a change of direction passed Haslem made a layup. 2-2.

In the Suns' attack, Guo Xu singled out Sel, which was similar to the way he played just now. He held the ball with his right hand and brought a step to his left hand. When he was about to hit Kassel, he dribbled the ball with his left hand under his crotch and changed direction to the right and successfully broke through.

On this side, Johnson topped the defense and Sir failed to come out to make up for the defense. Guo Xu made a 50-degree emergency stop and jumped to the ball. 4 to 2.

The Timberwolves attacked, Kassel beat Guo Xu alone, brought the three-point line and leaned back, turned to the left and took a step and shot, hitting the mid-range shot. 4-4.

As long as you watch NBA games frequently, you will find that stars use basic actions to play singles, trying to make their physical advantages or shoot, rather than playing tricks. Only pseudo-fans will think that there are many tricks that make them good. Even if a star is called the "offensive kaleidoscope", it depends on who the opponent decides what tricks to use and attack the opponent's weaknesses.

There is a person in China who is known as the "Street Ball King" with a lot of tricks, spinning the tops on the spot, pretending to be b on the spot, and being beaten on the spot, and even being beaten on the spot.

Both sides have very tight defenses near the penalty area, mainly with the star's single attack. After 5 minutes, the Suns led 13-8, Guo Xu scored 7 points and sent 2 assists. The Timberwolves changed to let Spreville defend and Kassel went to Bale, the simplest task on the field.

Coach Sanders realized that he could not let Kassel defend himself, and he could not keep up with the speed one-on-one. It would be better to break through the "madman" on the face frame, and his body is still explosive now.

In the last round, Kassel did a good job against Parker, relying on the nearest two steps to make Parker break through from home and teammates to help him. Parker shot 39.5% of his three-point shooting percentage in the series, and averaged 1.7 goals per game. He can't do this when defending Guo Xu.

After playing for several more rounds, Guo Xu let Kassel go two steps away while defending, Kassel missed the three-pointer, and Garnett hit the bottom line in the rebound.

Zhang Heli smiled and said, "Before the game, Kassel said he was not afraid of Guo Xu, but he went to defend the shooting guard just now. Guo Xu has always been guarding him. Isn't this called being afraid?"

Xu Jicheng said: "Cassel is almost 35 years old. He plays similarly to Payton. He is also a tall point guard who is good at back-on. Guo Xu has bullied the slow-speed veteran in both rounds."

The Suns led 30 to 23 in the first quarter, with a slight advantage.

Entering the second quarter, the Timberwolves proved that the veteran was not so easy to bully. Substitute point guard Fred Hoyberg was hot today and made two three-pointers from the bench.

Garnett and Spreville continued to play to lead the substitute to ensure defense, and Szebiak also ensured the offense.

During this period, the Timberwolves had no point guard. The "Madman" played the cameo point guard and led the ball through the half, and then Garnett assisted the organization of the offense at a high position. After playing for a while, the "Madman" rested, Kassel appeared to ensure that there was someone on the court who could lead the ball through the half.

Joe Johnson was silent under the defense of the "Madman", Garnett also defended Marion with the substitute, and the Timberwolves quickly overtook the score.

After Guo Xu came back, the Timberwolves began to frequently double-team him and forced him to pass the ball, and the defense in other positions relied on rotation. In the second half, Joe Johnson and Bale did not find the shooting sightseeing star, and the Suns were behind 51-56 in the first half.

In the second half, the Timberwolves allowed 33-year-old point guard Darick Martin, who was 180cm tall and weighed 77 kilograms, to take the field to defend for a while.

Martin entered the NBA in a non-draft pick that year, and played mainly by speed. He followed Guo Xu better than others. His disadvantage was that he was not good at interfering with shooting. Guo Xu changed to a jump shot from the outside, but his feel was not good at playing well. He made 1 of 6 shots from a long distance in this quarter.

Guo Xu chose to break through, and Garnett would help the defenders to help double-team. Guo Xu, as the core, was silent, and the attacks of others were not smooth. Only Xiao Si performed well in this quarter and scored 10 points, helping the Suns bit the score.

After Garnett was led away by Guo Xu, both Johnson and Olavokandi were at a disadvantage against Sir. Sir is no longer a pancake king who can only eat cakes. He has strong offensive ability in the face frame, and his first step is very fast when he holds the ball and makes a forced layup or dunk. The opponent can't stop him if he is slower.

In the final quarter, Guo Xu reduced his singles and his touch was usually double-teamed. He had to actively cooperate with his teammates to help them perform.

As a result, in Marion, Joe Johnson was too unsatisfied in this quarter. Many single-handed opportunities with obvious physical advantages were not able to score. Especially when playing small ball tactics, Marion faced Olavokandi many times, made a three-pointer, made a middle-range shot, and forced breakthrough layups, and did not make a hit due to interference. He wasted a lot of opportunities by 0 of 5 shots.

The Timberwolves' offense is better than the Suns. Kassel's single-handed attack can be played by Guo Xu, and Garnett can shoot with the back and turn around. Garnett can give the "Madman" no ball covers, helping him create a misalignment opportunity to play singles with the ball, and can be assigned to Garnett to face the defender's jump shot. Suns players are in the position to catch up with the defense, and Garnett can also play singles with the ball as power forward.

Garnett's scoring explosive power was not very strong at his peak, but he was shaking his back and jumped to the jump shot. Although he was nicknamed "iron-blooded jump shot" by many fans because he was hiding from playing, one-on-one opponents could hardly block it, and the shooting point was too high.

Whether facing Haslem, Sir Nene, or against Duncan in the last round of the series, Garnett can quietly contribute 20+10 to help the team.

Garnett can not only score on the offensive end, but also organize the team's offensive organization and help teammates perform. As long as there is an axis, they will not mess around on the court.
Chapter completed!