roccoschili Chapter 215
Chapter 215
Chapter 215
Cassel still handed the ball to Garnett. Although Garnett used his shots to get points in the last wave, he still wanted to prove his strength in the next game. He broke through to the basket with the ball and wanted to complete the hook against Milicic, but the Serb resisted him.
Alan Houston got the ball from the outside, and Trendon Hassell also made a screen for him. Unfortunately, the quality of this screen was very average.
The madman was still covering him in front, and the CIC king knew he couldn't delay. He gave the ball to Trendon Hassel who was still on the free throw line. After Timberwolves No. 23 got the ball, there was no one three meters in front of him.
In the absence of Wallis Zebiak, Hoiberg took on this task. I have to say that Philip Sanders' employment is really good.In fact, the Timberwolves started gorgeously. Except for Szczerbiak, the rest of the substitutes are scraps that other teams don't want.
Li Qi dribbled the ball to the top of the arc and raised his hand. Milicic ran over from the inside and pushed Trendon Hassel aside. Defense, but one step too late, the madman made a three-pointer steadily, which evened Hoiberg's three-pointer, 41:51.
The Timberwolves' offense in the second half was very fierce, and the Blazers could only rely on Li Qi's personal ability to get involved. At the end of the halftime, the score between the two sides became 51:60, and the Blazers led by 9 points.
李奇第二节单节砍下了6分3个助攻2个抢断1个篮板的数据，半场的数据为15分7个助攻。是双方球员里数据最好的那个。
The Timberwolves trailed by 9 points at halftime, which was directly related to the poor performance of their Big Three. After the halftime, the shooting percentage of the three players was lower than the other. Cassel was the only one who was 10 of 5, and Garnett and Alan Houston were directly incompetent. People's requirements are a bit high.
In the halftime analysis room, Barkley was very proud, "Well, my prediction is the most accurate."
Barkley said that the Timberwolves are not easy to play against the Trail Blazers. Although the Trail Blazers are young and have no playoff experience, it is not easy for the Timberwolves to gnaw them down, not to mention the lack of Sczerbiak's core C position on the outside.
Ernie Johnson and Kenny Smith felt nothing. "Tch, the playoffs aren't just about the first half, there's also the second half. Wait until the Trail Blazers win this game before you play."
But Li Qi was stopped by the reporter, "Rich, what do you think of your halftime performance?"
It's still a cliche topic, but this reporter is not the annoying David Aldridge, Li Qi will still answer seriously, if it is the other party, then just open it up, all kinds of perfunctory are right, TNT and ESPN also understand Li Qi's routine, so ordinary interviews rarely let the other party come.Although that is more topical.
"well enough."
"So do you think the opponent will make adjustments to your defense in the second half? You still scored 15 points in the half with such a defense."
This question is very hard-core, Li Qi thought for a while, "It depends on what Philip wants, but no matter what, I will go all out in the second half." The reporter didn't ask any more questions, and let Li Qi go to the locker room to take a shower. As for the Timberwolves players, the faces of the Big Three are getting worse than the other, so I don't want to interview them.
The visiting team's locker room is like a prison. Although Portland's interior decoration is much better than Minnesota's, the Timberwolves players really don't have the mood to judge. Before the game started, the experts were optimistic about them. In fact, they were also very optimistic about themselves.
As a result, the data at halftime woke them up severely.Sanders also didn't know what to say. Obviously, this is how he played against the Kings, but why couldn't he use the same trick to beat the Blazers.
At the same time, in another set of semifinals, the Nets led the Pistons at halftime and entered the second half. In the first half, the Pistons had no other scorers in double figures except Hamilton. They were already 15 points behind.
Larry Brown's handsome position is in jeopardy, and it seems useless for him to roar wildly on the sidelines.
The two on-site commentators, Doug Collins and Kevin Harlan, also expressed their views.
"From the current point of view, Minnesota must change its defense against Rich. Facts have proved that Trendon's defense without the ball is not as good as expected. His strength lies in facing one-on-one moments with the ball. In terms of off-ball, speed is a huge shortcoming for him."
Kevin Harlan understands that Doug Collins is watching the fun and it’s not a big deal, "Then do you think anyone in Minnesota can defend Rich? They have done well enough. Rich made 12 of 6 in the half, 2 of 1 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. If you have the ball, there is no chance of winning."
Doug Collins didn't try to refute. What Kevin Harlan said may be reasonable, but basketball is not a dialectic. It needs to be judged according to the situation.Because in many cases, it is when the result is unknown, to deal with it.
(End of this chapter)