Minnesota.

Target Center Arena.

"Swish!"

"Swish!"

"Bang!"

"Swish!"

In the empty arena, Kevin Garnett kept practicing his mid-range shots.

Tomorrow he will face Yao Ming and the Rockets again, and this day... is finally here!

Come on, come on!

Let’s have a big fight!

This time, there is someone behind me!

Kevin Garnett's dark face was so bright that he was like a wolf's eyes in the dark, and the luminous eyes were full of desire for revenge...

After about 40 minutes of practice, Kevin Garnett made 20 consecutive mid-range shots, he ended his training with satisfaction and headed to the locker room.

"Michael?"

But when he arrived at the locker room, he saw an "unexpected" guy - Michael Olovokandy who transferred from the Clippers this summer!

He was wiping his sweat with a towel.

It seems that the training has just been completed.

"Are you leaving?" Kevin Garnett asked.

"Well, I've practiced in the power room for a while!"

"Huh?" Kevin Garnett was a little surprised by the answer from "Sugar Man". In his impression, this guy is not such a diligent person! After the training, he was the first person to leave, and he actually stayed to practice more today.

But Olovokandi didn't explain anything, changed his clothes and left directly. However, before leaving the locker room door, he turned his head and said, "Come on tomorrow, man!"

"Yeah!" Kevin Garnett nodded blankly.

Then he muttered in his heart: This guy felt that I cared about this game, so he stayed to practice more?

is that so?

Kevin Garnett felt like he was thinking too much—well, actually he was thinking too much.

But at the moment, he really can only think in this direction.

Really a good teammate!

Kevin Garnett was moved by this.

Yao, I have such a good teammate, this time, I will definitely beat you!

"The Timberwolves are in great momentum recently, especially since December, they have won five consecutive victories, so in this afternoon, I hope you can play twelve points and focus on this game. This is definitely not an opponent that can be underestimated!"

Tom also attaches great importance to the current Timberwolves. On the afternoon of the game, when he emphasized tactics, he once again "knocked the blackboard" and reminded everyone in the Rockets to deal with this game seriously.

There are not many teams that can make Tom treat this way.

However, there is no problem with paying attention to it so much...

After all, according to the original future direction, this is the team that reached the Western Conference Finals this year! And if it weren't for the "Aliens" being injured, they wouldn't have fallen in the Western Conference Finals!

Just talking about comprehensive strength, the Timberwolves can definitely rank in the top five or even top three of all teams this season.

In Yao Ming's eyes, this Timberwolves is one of the few teams he fears in his heart this year. Even if Tom doesn't say these words in this game tomorrow, he will let the rest of the Rockets deal with it seriously!

Speaking of which, this game is still "all-American live broadcast", but the reason why Stern gave "all-American live broadcast" is purely because there are too many stars in these two teams. The Rockets won't say much, and they can barely count it with one hand. On the Timberwolves, Kevin Garnett, "madman", Kassel, and "handsome guy" Szebiak... Looking around, everyone is familiar to the fans, and they are almost the All-Star Game. Can you not arrange "all-American live broadcast"?

But Stern probably didn't expect that this Timberwolves could actually get such an excellent chemical reaction, and started with a five-game winning streak in early December and successfully reached the fourth place in the West. With such a strong momentum, he met the Rockets, who had only lost one game in November. The attention was definitely overwhelming. This "American Live" was worth the arrangement!

It is also because of the "American live broadcast", there are too many reporters and interviews. Originally, both sides were thinking about the winner and loser on the court. Well, Yao Ming generally doesn't like to provoke first without guiding public opinion. Kevin Garnett was purely because he talked too much about the playoffs last season and was slapped in the face. After Huihui was slapped in the face... But there was no movement on both sides. These reporters stopped doing it and started to use strange tricks, firing at the players of the two teams with various traps!

In the "bombing bombing" by these reporters, the Timberwolves could no longer resist it, and there was no way to do so. There were indeed more brainless players.

"Madman" said: "We must win! Is there any more to say? No team can stop us now, even if this team is the Rockets, they will lose, and we will win! I just heard that they eliminated us in the playoffs last season. OK, we will definitely complete revenge this time!"

"Sugar Man" said: "We will definitely win, let's see! Yao will soon know how powerful we are!"

Both of these people said this, and Kevin Garnett, as the "Wolf King", could not be silent anymore. Although he knew that "there were too many sluts and defeated people", he still said: "We have experienced a major adjustment, and we are no longer the same. I have a group of outstanding teammates. I believe that we will definitely complete revenge!"

The Timberwolves players are so confident that the Rockets will naturally fight back.

Yao Ming said: "Stree wins will indeed give people some confidence and even make people arrogant. I think this is the case with the Timberwolves now!"

"We easily eliminated theirs last season's playoffs, and this game, we will do this again!"

And in this battle of words, the gunpowder smell of this game became so strong, which can be seen from the fact that no one of the two teams ran to say hello to the opponent's players before the game... You should know that Sam Kassel was a member of the Rockets' two consecutive championships. He spent the first three years of his rookie season with the Rockets.

But in this game, he didn't come to say hello to Tom!

Obviously, in the locker room, what the Timberwolves said or expressed their attitude made him a little worried... Well, the Timberwolves' locker room atmosphere can make the "alien" feel worried. After all, he is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Unfortunately, his "thorn" has to stop even if he encounters the "thorn" even more "thorn".

The two "brainless" "madman" and "sugar man" are not something he can provoke.

The strong smell of gunpowder before the game, as the game time came, the players on both sides became more and more intense... No wonder, just like these guys, walking onto the court was like walking onto the ring. If the referee hadn't brought a ball and waited in the middle line, it would not be an exaggeration to say that this picture was a "5v5 mixed battle".

The Rockets' starting lineup is not a normal starting lineup today: Tom put Karl Malone in the starting lineup and replaced Kevin Cato.

The starting lineup of the Timberwolves is: Sam Kassel, the No. 1 position, Sprewell, the No. 2 position, Szebiak, the No. 3 position, Kevin Garnett, the No. 5 position, Olovo Candy... Compared to last season, the Timberwolves' starting lineup this year is obviously much more quality.

"Kevin, I'll go jump the ball, this guy is my old opponent!"

Kevin Garnett was about to go up and jump, but was stopped by the "Sugar Man".

He didn't care whether Kevin Garnett agreed or not, and as he said that, he was ready to go and ran out with a look of eagerness.

A trace of confusion flashed in Kevin Garnett's eyes. For a moment, he really felt that this guy was not good at thinking: Are you still fighting with me when you jump the ball?

Damn guy, we finally meet again!

"Sugar Man" No matter what Kevin Garnett was thinking, he was full of Yao Ming now! Obviously, he still thought he could defeat Yao Ming. Even though he had been dealt with by Yao Ming 4 times, he still thought he could defeat Yao Ming. In his opinion, being dealt with four times before was not because his strength was not good, but all of them were the reasons why his teammates were not good, such as Andre Miller, Maghetti, what kind of smelly fish and rotten shrimps! Look at my current teammates, can the Chinese newcomer still be my opponent?

However, he was so energetic and motivated, when the referee blew the whistle, the ball was still jumped first by Yao Ming... Yao Ming, whose physical coordination is better than before, has not gained weight significantly as much as his previous life. Jumping the ball is no longer his weakness. Unless he encounters the "jumping man" who has a perverted bounce reaction, he will definitely not lose!

Not to mention, it is easier for him to face the "sugar man" now.

Just a light hook, he grabbed the ball.

He had already hit the ball, and the "Sugar Man" had just jumped up, slowing down more than half a beat.

Kevin Garnett: That's it?

The Rockets got the first attack power amid the boos...

Francis passed the ball with the ball and the "madman" came up immediately.

Sprewell is definitely an alien among scoring players. His scoring ability is not bad. If his peak period was not seven or eight years ago, but in the league a year later, it would definitely not be a problem to average 25 points per game.

At the same time, he is keen on defense. When he was in the New York team, he was not only the "sixth man", but also the main defensive end of the team who defended his opponent's arrow every night.

He is a guy who can really show off both offense and defense.

If it weren't for the character, it would definitely be no problem for this guy to become a "super giant"!

And now, he brought this attitude to the Timberwolves.

"Boy, come and let me see how you can easily beat us!" Sprewell cursed.

In his provocation, Francis also accelerated the dribbling speed, trying to teach the 34-year-old "madman" a lesson with his physical fitness, but Sprewell deserves the title of "defensive gate". In Francis' various breakthrough tendencies, he did not mess up, but instead swayed Francis calmly. For several seconds, "Spider-Man" failed to complete the breakthrough.

Karl Malone and Yao Ming looked at each other at this time, and then ran towards the two high positions directly.

"High-level double cover" tactic!

It was also the cover given by Karl Malone and Yao Ming.

Not to mention a "madman", even Artest would have to be stopped.

Yes, Francis successfully completed the breakthrough.

"Bang!"

However, this ball was not scored, and Kevin Garnett made timely defense, which made Francis' layup finally pop up regretfully.

Because Karl Malone and Yao Ming both covered up, the "Sugar Man" successfully protected the rebound.

The ball is given to the "Aliens".

He slowly passed the half-court with the ball. Facing Frances, he kept communicating with his teammates, and it seemed that he wanted to cooperate. But just as he dribbled the ball so slowly into the three-point line, he suddenly jumped up and took a mid-range jump shot without hesitation.

"Swish!"

The ball enters!

A typical "Alien"-style goal.

Kassel is a killer who slowly walks around the garden when dribbling the ball, but can suddenly give a "fatal blow".

The Timberwolves scored their first goal in the game.
Chapter completed!