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Kobe opened up the space, and Yao Ming ran to the left low post to ask for the ball. Kobe moved laterally to create a little space, and passed the ball to Yao Ming.

Yao Ming leaned against Olavokandi, shook his left shoulder, quickly turned towards the baseline, stepped into the penalty area, bent his knees and held the ball up with both hands, making a fake move.

Olavokandi jumped up after being staggered. Yao Ming took off and bumped into the opponent's shot. The opponent fouled and missed the ball. The referee blew the whistle and made a free throw!

Yao Ming thought this was a good 2+1 opportunity, and was a little regretful that it didn't work out. He shook his fist, stood on the free throw line, and made both free throws steadily. 11 to 2.

The Timberwolves attacked, but the defender's breakthrough was blocked again. Garnett singled out Kobe and turned around to shoot the ball. 11 to 4.

In the case of mismatch, Garnett's scoring ability is also relatively strong. Last season was at its peak, reaching 24.2 points. However, Yang Rui's tactics are to let the opponent shoot from mid-to-long distance and strictly guard against breakthroughs and inside shots.

The Timberwolves lack three-point shooters. If the penalty area can no longer be opened, it is impossible to win by relying solely on large mid-range shots, because the shooting rate is difficult to guarantee. Even if Garnett scored 40 points at 50%, it would only be a drop in the bucket.

The focus of the Lakers' offense was on the inside. After Yao Ming helped Kobe Bryant catch the ball, he cut to the low post. This time Olawokandi chose to defend forward. Kobe leaned on Hassell, suddenly turned towards the baseline and shot a jumper, and the ball went in. 13 to 4.

Even if the ball doesn't go in, Yao Ming can still get in position and probably grab an offensive rebound. Kobe Bryant still has a clear advantage over Hassell, who is 196cm tall. He has an overall advantage in height, weight and jumping.

The Timberwolves attacked, Garnett passed to Szczerbiak, who faced Jones on the right and made a three-point jumper, and the ball went in. 13 to 7.

The Lakers' offense was still launched from the left side. Kobe made a mistake when breaking through, and Hassell stabbed the basketball away.

Hassell intercepted the ball and passed it to Hudson, who in turn passed to Szczerbiak.

Szczerbiak got a misplaced one-on-one opportunity. He leaned against Hoiberg and took an ugly three-step move with the ball. The movement had no beauty or technical content, but he steadily scored two points. 13 to 9.

Garnett once proposed that the management send Szczerbiak away. Due to injuries last season, his data dropped to 13.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists.

Szczerbiak's statistics have improved greatly this season, averaging 17.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game, shooting 50.6% from the field, 39.3% from three-point range, and 86.5% from the free throw line. He almost entered the 50+40+90 club. He can also use his physical advantage to play singles with the ball and is a qualified second-in-command.

When the Lakers attacked, Kobe followed Yang Rui's arrangement and continued to play pick-and-roll with Yao Ming.

Olavokandi was extremely depressed at the moment. The Lakers tested his defense time and time again and attacked him on this point.

Am I not a parallel importer? Garnett, you come to guard these two people. What do you mean by letting me guard you?

Yao Ming went deep into the basket to catch the ball again. Garnett tightened his defense. Rasheed shouted from the right side at 70 degrees to remind him that there was an opening. Yao Ming turned sideways to prepare for the hook. When he turned his head, he saw the opening and took the ball with both hands. Passed out.

Rashid caught the ball and made an open three-pointer, and the ball went in. 16 to 9.

Zhang Lili said: "Rashid is the most inaccurate point on the outside. The other three Timberwolves dare not let go. The Lakers' triangle offense can always create singles opportunities for Yao and Ke."

Yu Jia laughed and said: "Timberwolves coach McHale still didn't arrange for Garnett to guard Yao Ming. Is this a test for Olawokandi? Yao Ming made all the shots in the opening game and scored 9 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist. Today The data will definitely be the same.”

The Timberwolves attacked, and the person guarding Garnett in the middle became Rasheed, while Kobe guarded the bottom line. With a small adjustment, it will be difficult for Garnett to shoot directly out of position.

Yang Rui did not ask for it. It was the players' automatic adjustment on the court. Kobe was asked to guard the middle to make it easier to deal with defenders. Garnett had a good touch at the beginning, and Rashid was the main defender, fearing that he would miss the shot today and take precautions. In the future.

Rasheed is not as strong as Garnett, but when the two of them face off, he can reduce Garnett's efficiency, and the data gap between the two is not too big.

Garnett has a high basketball intelligence and changed his playing style. He feinted with the ball, broke through from the right with the ball, passed Rashid by half his body, and prepared to go to the basket.

Yao Ming immediately let go of Olawokandi to cover up the defense, blocking Garnett's breakthrough route. Rasheed pursued the defense and formed a double-team. The two blocked Garnett's passing route.

Garnett was trying to find an opening to pass the ball to his teammates under the basket, but he saw the rough guy Olawokande pulled out, ran to a position where he could see it, and reached out for the ball.

Garnett didn't have time to think too much and passed the ball over. Olawokandi made a mid-range shot from the left baseline with a very standard posture. The ball bounced out of the frame and Yao Ming turned around and grabbed the rebound.

Yang Rui was already eating potato chips on the sidelines. He knew that he would win this game.

In his previous life, Olawokandi left the NBA after playing nine seasons. Kwame Brown has indeed always had people willing to take over, and even started as a starter, playing for 12 seasons.

He is also the top pick in parallel imports, why is Olawokandi not as good as Kwame Brown?

Because Brown is self-aware that he is a cool blue-collar worker in the team, and Olavokandi always wants to prove that he is a "scorer." Then, he proved that he is really a parallel import with his career field goal percentage of 43.5% and free throw percentage of 59.7%.

The Lakers' offense was still the same old routine, starting with a pick-and-roll and then cutting. Yao Mingqiang hit the basket, causing Olavokandi's second foul, and made two free throws, his 11th point.

McHale replaced Olavokandi and replaced veteran Earvin Johnson, a blue-collar player who is 211cm tall and weighs 114kg.

It's useless. The 38-year-old Johnson can no longer jump. Just resisting Yao Ming can't stop the Lakers from scoring. Kobe breaks through and he can't change defense in time, so he can only use fouls to stop it.

Soon, Johnson committed two more fouls. McHale replaced Johnson and replaced "Mad Dog" Mark Madson. Garnett finally assumed the center position.

The Lakers still use the same tactics, high pick and roll, the defender can't catch up, Kobe plays in a misplaced position, the defender catches up, and Yao Ming cuts to the low post.

Kobe lobbed the ball to Yao Ming, and he hit Garnett twice in the low post. It was easier than hitting Olawokandi. He squeezed twice with his back, turned around in the middle, and Garnett got closer to Yao Ming. With a hook shot, he can take off with all his strength to block shots from a long distance, so he takes another step forward, resists his opponent, grabs the ball, and looks for physical contact.

It is much more difficult for the Timberwolves to get into the paint. Garnett did not go for a one-on-one challenge in the low post. Instead, he first screened his teammates, then looked for mismatch opportunities, caught the ball and shot jumpers, and turned and shot. Although he could score, he did not cooperate well with his teammates. With a tacit understanding, the score difference is getting bigger and bigger.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led 39 to 22.

Yao Ming was unstoppable. He made 6 of 8 shots in a single quarter, 1 of 1 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 1 assist.

Kobe also played well, scoring 12 points and 3 assists, and Rasheed scored 5 points.

Timberwolves Garnett scored 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Szczerbiak scored 7 points, and no one scored in double figures.

Neither of the Timberwolves' centers scored, nor did substitute Madsen. The inside was completely suppressed by the Lakers.

Zhang Lili said excitedly: "Yao Ming proved his toughness in one quarter. Except for the three-pointer, all his points were at the basket, and Garnett couldn't guard him."

Yu Jia smiled and said: "After this game, no one will say that Yao Ming is weak anymore, right? If the Lakers make a new move, the Timberwolves can't do anything about it."