Chapter 283 Garnett Sees Blood

At half past seven, the first lineup was announced.

Timberwolves: Dean Garnett, Kevin Garnett, Joe Smith, Anthony Peeler, Marbury

Knicks: Ben, Da Zhi, Zhao Dong, Madman, Billups

The game will be broadcast live nationwide by TNT and CCTV.

When they got the starting list, both live broadcast seats were very surprised.

"Haha..." Zhang Lili laughed happily.

"Starting directly? Zhao Dong started as a substitute."

Sun Zhenping didn't see it. He stretched out his head in a hurry. When he saw Da Zhi's name, his jaw almost dropped to the ground.

"Don't get excited, don't get excited. Nelson is no better than other coaches. He is not Van Gundy. His tactics are very bold and his personnel are very bold. This should just be a test of the quality of Da Zhi."

Zhang Li smiled and explained.

"That's better than not being able to play in the Bulls!" Sun Zhenping said excitedly.

In the TNT live broadcast booth, Bill Walton laughed and said: "Some media now suspect that the Knicks have too many Chinese players and have become half a Chinese team.

Feilong, Hu, and Wang were all the main players of the Chinese men's basketball team that participated in the 1998 World Championships. It was this Chinese men's basketball team that defeated the United States team twice and won the World Championships. "

Matt smiled and said: "You can joke that this is half a Chinese team, but you can't doubt their strength. Needless to say Feilong, Hu is also an important rotation player for the Knicks, and many teams want to trade him.

Although the current Wang has not performed yet, he is the guy who blocked Admiral David Robinson in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Don't underestimate him. "

Bill Walton laughed: "There is another bigger guy among the Chinese players, and we are all familiar with him. He is Yao Min, the main center of Duke University.

Duke University played very well this year. They failed to win the championship last year. They made a comeback this year and have great hopes of winning the championship.

March Madness will begin soon, and everyone is looking forward to Yao Min's performance.

As far as I know, all NBA teams have now established draft files for Yao, and they are paying close attention to this young man's performance in every game.

The main members of Duke already have NBA strength. Except for Yao Min, they should all participate in this year's draft. The media has recognized that if Yao participates in the draft this year, he will definitely be in the top three. "

Matt said: "The Knicks can't get this big guy. I even think Yao has the potential to become the No. 1 pick. He has the potential to become the cornerstone of a team."

At this time, Yang Yi came on as a substitute, and Yang Yi, who was waiting on the sidelines, said to Hu Weidong in surprise: "Brother Hu, are you starting now?"

"Yes, it happened that the head coach was experimenting with the new lineup and strengthening the defense and rebounding of the bench. Fordson came on the bench, which was just in time." Hu Weidong said with a smile.

"marvelous!"

Yang Yi said excitedly: "I played very well in the CBA last season. If I have no opponents, I will definitely be able to perform well in the Knicks."

In the corridor, the starting lineup of the two teams met.

Zhao Dong looked at the five starters of the Timberwolves and joked: "Do you want to beat us tonight?"

As he said this, the five Timberwolves looked at each other in confusion. If they didn’t want to win, did they want to lose?

Garnett said cautiously: "Feilong, although you are a good boxer, we are playing basketball, so don't mess around."

Zhao Dong said with a look of disdain: "I play basketball cleaner than you."

The guy who stepped on PJ's brown balls made everyone come out as gay. How dare you say you're cleaner than me? Garnett said unconvinced: "What's wrong with my basketball?"

"Your trash talk is dirty."

Zhao Dong's words almost made Garnett angry to death.

Shet, who talks trash as bad as you? Payton can be mad at you, Jordan can be mad at you, but maybe only Larry Bird can compete with you, right?

Thinking about it, he didn't dare to say it out for fear of getting beaten if he offended Zhao Dong.

"Marbury?" Zhao Dong turned his gun.

"What?" Marbury said.

"As a New Yorker, come to the Knicks next season and I will help you win the championship." Zhao Dong said.

Billups' scalp exploded again. What does the boss want to do? Does he want to trade me again? Why do you want to trade me all day long?

"Hey, Feilong, don't take it too seriously!" Garnett yelled angrily.

On the other hand, Marbury's eyes were shining. These words made him so excited. What he wanted most was to return to his hometown team to play. He dreamed of coming to the Knicks. He hated the ice and snow in Minnesota so much.

Even if he can't return to New York, he will go to three continents within the New York metropolitan area, such as the Nets.

What's more, Garnett signed such a big contract, and the possibility of him getting a top-level contract with the Timberwolves is gone. If he doesn't leave, he can only sign a mid-level contract. That is definitely not what he is willing to accept. He also wants to get the top contract. salary.

After teasing Marbury, Zhao Dong laughed and waved his hand, indicating that it was time for the Timberwolves to appear.

In the last season, Political Commissar Ma took the initiative to apply for a trade. After playing 18 regular season games with the Timberwolves, he went to the Nets, and then he got the nickname "Lone Wolf". So what about this life?

"Don't listen to him, brother, let us fight for life in the Timberwolves together." Garnett said to Marbury.

Marbury walked towards the exit, and before going out, he looked back at Zhao Dong.

He wants to come to the Knicks so much, and he knows that the Knicks' starting point guard Billups is of average strength and his position is not stable. As long as Feilong speaks, he will definitely have the opportunity to come to Madison Square Garden to play.

"Da Zhi, when you face Garnett today, in addition to attacking, you must also work hard on defense." Zhao Dong warned after the Timberwolves left.

"I understand, Brother Dong." Da Zhi nodded heavily.

After sitting on the bench in the Bulls for half a month, he really understood that without defense in the NBA, there is no chance, and offense alone is really not enough.

In the CBA, he scored 35+15 last season. Even if his defense is not very good, he can beat other teams with his offense, but not here.

At this time, he truly understood that Brother Dong had put so much effort into training him on defense in the past two years, but it was a pity that he wasted two years.

The game starts and the players take the field.

It was with excitement and nervousness that I stepped onto the NBA court for the first time.

"Da Zhi, you go and jump the ball." Zhao Dong shouted.

"oh."

Da Zhi came to his senses and immediately ran to the center circle.

The Timberwolves jumped the ball from Kevin Garnett, and the two faced each other in the center circle.

Even when he looked at the black iron-like Garnett, he didn't look very strong, but he could feel the extremely powerful power in his iron-like body.

This is a difference in talent. He has undergone NBA-style training for nearly two years, but his muscle mass is not as good as the opponent's. This means that his strength, explosive power and other qualities are not as good as the opponent's, and his confrontation ability is also not as good as the opponent's.

It must be very difficult to face Garnett today.

In the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Lili said excitedly and worriedly: "Kevin Garnett scored 20+10 last season. He is very strong."

"Zhao Dong made Garnett suffer in his rookie season." Sun Zhenping added.

Zhang Liji nodded and said: "Yes, under Zhao Dong's pressure, many potential young players in the league have undergone additional training in the past two seasons.

The media has also reported that Garnett has been practicing for two consecutive offseasons. This time the Timberwolves offered him a super-100 million yuan contract in recognition of his potential and strength.

It's my first show today and I'm facing such a strong player. I have to be careful and strive for a good performance. "

"Rookie, I will take good care of you tonight." Garnett spat a trash talk at Da Zhi.

He even opened his mouth but didn't reply. This was not something he was good at.

At this time, the jump ball started, Garnett came out of his head, pushed the ball away, and the Timberwolves attacked.

"The Knicks play... man-to-man defense," Bill Walton yelled.

"Although zone defense is allowed, the time is still short. Most teams in the league still play man-to-man. After all, they are used to it." Matt said.

Garnett came to the low post on the left wing and was so big that he couldn't hold it. The former arched back continuously and pushed into the paint area.

At this time, Marbury's ball came down. When Garnett received the ball, Ben Wallace immediately came up to help defend.

But Garnett immediately made a sideways hook. The speed of the ball was too high to keep up with Garnett's. The ball missed the shot and went through the basket.

"Rookie, welcome to the NBA."

After succeeding, Garnett shook his cold white teeth and sprayed at Da Zhi again.

Zhao Dong laughed next to him, which made Garnett feel a little scared and ran away quickly.

Knicks offense.

"The Timberwolves also play man-to-man."

Billups held the ball and made a tactical gesture at the top of the key.

Zhao Dong was on the left three-point line, facing No. 1 pick Joe Smith. After seeing the tactical gesture, he immediately squeezed away the opponent and rushed towards the paint area.

At the same time, Da Zhi in the paint area began to pull out, passing Zhao Dong.

Garnett, who was following Da Zhi, wanted to switch to defend Zhao Dong, but Joe Smith followed, so he could only continue to follow Da Zhi.

But when he hesitated, he turned around and took two steps slower.

At this time, Billups passed the ball to DaZhi, who looked at the basket and shot the first ball of his NBA career.

"Empty seat..."

Zhang Lili stared expectantly at the basketball thrown by Da Zhi, and then in the next moment, he shouted excitedly: "I hit it, Da Zhi hit an open mid-range shot. This was his first ball in the NBA. This is a good start..."

"yeah!"

DaZhi clenched his fists excitedly.

"Da Zhi, get back to defense quickly!"

Zhao Dong's roar sounded.

"not good!"

At first glance, he saw that Garnett, who was facing him, had already passed the three-point line. He was so excited that he quickly followed him.

Marbury held the ball and drove to the basket, but was blocked by Billups. He pulled to the left wing, suddenly turned and passed the ball to Garnett, who cut into the paint from the right wing.

Garnett, who was unguarded, caught the ball. After one step, he stood up, grabbed the ball with one hand, and performed a powerful tomahawk dunk. With a bang, he smashed the ball into the basket.

"It was a soulless dunk."

After the dunk, Garnett was so excited that he spat trash talk at Da Zhi who had just caught up.

DaZhi was a little dazed by the spray and looked back at Zhao Dong.

Zhao Dong ignored Da Zhi, but turned around and ran towards the frontcourt.

He is not a baby at all, he is an adult athlete who has played professional basketball for three years. He can be given opportunities, but when it comes to the court, everything has to be adapted and worked hard by himself.

He could have made up for the defense just now, but he didn't. He just wanted to use opponents like Garnett to hone Da Zhi, so that Da Zhi could adapt to the NBA faster and understand the importance of defense better.

"It's strange. Feilong had returned to the paint area just now, but he didn't go down to make up the defense. He watched Garnett dunk one."

Bill Walton said in surprise.

On the sidelines, Xiao Fan glanced at Zhao Dong and turned back to Old Nelson: "Tang, you said Feilong will make up for Wang Xiefang's mistakes?"

Old Nelson smiled and said: "I think Feilong has his own intentions."

Xiao Fan said in surprise: "Feilong is using Garnett as the king's whetstone?"

"What's wrong with that?" Old Nelson said.

Next time, Garnett can be said to have defeated Da Da on the offensive end.

As much as he was substituted in the eighth minute. In these eight minutes, Garnett made 4 of 6 shots on his head and caused him two fouls, including a two-plus-one and 2 of 3 free throws. 10 points.

On the offensive end, in addition to the initial mid-range shot, he took three more shots and made one shot. He made a total of 2 of 4 shots and scored 4 points.

Not to mention defense, on the offensive end, as a center, this shooting rate is completely insufficient.

After Da Zhi came off the court, Zhang Lili commented on his performance, saying: "Da Zhi's debut was passable, all four shots he took were mid-range shots, and his shooting rate was 50%, which is not bad.

But as a center, it is not enough to make all mid-range shots. At most, you have to go in and play, increase low-post offense, and improve your efficiency. "

"Maybe he's not used to it. After all, this is his first time playing." Sun Zhenping said.

Nodding, Zhang Lili said: "It's definitely impossible to adapt so quickly. The defensive intensity of the NBA is not comparable to that of the CBA.

Then there is another point. These four attacks were all dictated by tactics. He received the ball on the flanks. The offensive tactics he drew did not arrange for him to attack in the low post. But DaZhi should be more proactive and proactively seek opportunities in low positions. "

In the second quarter, he didn't even get a chance to play, but in the sixth minute of the third quarter, he was sent on again.

The Knicks attacked, Zhao Dong took over the ball and held the ball at the left three-point line.

He made a tactical gesture, which was a low-post attack tactic.

To put it simply, he breaks out of the paint area with the ball, attracts the opponent's inside defense, allows his inside players to get opportunities, and then passes in.

But Da Zhi had just joined the Knicks, and he didn't know the Knicks' tactics at all. He couldn't understand his tactical gestures, so he shouted again in Mandarin: "Da Zhi?"

When Da Zhi looked over, he made two gestures in succession.

This means, let Da Zhi pull out first, and then come in when he breaks through.

DaZhi quickly followed the order and withdrew from the basket to the low right wing, outside the paint area.

At this time, Zhao Dong began to break through.

A tentative step, a tentative breakthrough to the right, and then a breakthrough from the left.

Joe Smith was shaken by a tentative step and couldn't keep up the pace.

Zhao Dong reached the waist position in the paint with the ball, and Dean Garnett could only come out to cover, leaving the basket to Kevin Garnett.

Kevin Garnett could only quickly get to the basket to cover up defense, but at this time Da Zhi followed the former into the paint area.

Zhao Dong threw with one hand and made a scalpel-like pass. The ball flew straight past Dean Garnett's head, then flew past Kevin Garnett under the basket, and flew to Daji.

"later!"

Kevin Garnett was startled and turned around quickly, but it was too late.

As big as catching the ball, he suddenly jumped up and hit Garnett, who was turning around, with a two-handed dunk.

"boom!"

When the rim was smashed, Kevin Garnett collapsed.

"yeah!"

All the Knicks fans cheered to Da Zhi.

"asshole!"

Being dunked by a rookie was an absolute humiliation for Garnett. He quickly got up and stared at Da Zhi with a fierce look in his eyes.

"Boy, you have officially taken over in the Timberwolves. I heard that someone calls you the Wolf King this season?" Zhao Dong asked from the side.

Hearing this sentence, Kevin Garnett was shocked. He immediately thought of Zhao Dong's nickname for the Stony Brook University Seawolves, Wolf King.

"It was called by the fans and the media, it has nothing to do with me." He quickly explained.

Zhao Dong smiled without a smile and said, "You can call me Wolf King, but you have to beat me first before you can say it. Do you understand?"

Garnett's face twitched and he complained wildly in his heart, Damn Feilong, are you trying to target me? I won't be fooled, screw "Wolf King", I won't give you a chance.

He thought of the Jazz. The Jazz were Feilong's lifelong enemy. Feilong was only twenty-two years old and might still be at his peak for ten years. Going to the Jazz basically meant that there was no hope of winning the championship within ten years.

He didn't want to end up like the Timberwolves and the Jazz. After the Finals, the Jazz collapsed and both Black and White were traded. However, the Jazz could only exchange draft picks because no star players were willing to go to the Jazz or the Jazz.

In the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Lili and Sun Zhenping saw Da Zhi dunking Garnett, and their faces burst into laughter.

In the TNT live broadcast, Bill Walton praised: "It's a very good coordination tactic. Wang and Feilong are both teammates of the Chinese men's basketball team, and the cooperation between them is very tacit."

Three minutes later, Zhao Dong held the ball on the left wing to attract a double team, even running on the weak side and pulling it to the right corner.

At this time, Zhao Dong suddenly passed the ball to Da Zhi.

Garnett was about to return to defend the paint area. When he saw this, he quickly returned to defense. When he saw Da Zhi getting up to shoot a jumper, he quickly swooped up.

Da Zhi was about to get up when he saw Garnett coming towards him with a fierce look on his face, and quickly ducked down to hide.

This time it was broken. Garnett jumped into the air, hit Da Zhi's shoulder as he fell, and then fell to the floor on his head.

"Ouch!" Zhang Lili exclaimed.

"It's okay, he probably won't be injured at all." Sun Zhenping said.

"That's good." Zhang Li said.

The referee stopped the game because Garnett saw blood and hit his head on the floor. He needed stitches and couldn't play.

The Timberwolves replaced Garnett.

Nelson also replaced Da Zhi and has not played since then.

At the end of the fourth quarter, 84:102, the Knicks won by 18 points and won their first seven consecutive victories.

Zhao Dong scored 42 points and recorded his first triple-double of the season.

DaZhi started the game and played ten minutes, making 3 of 5 shots and scoring 6 points.

During the on-site interview, a media reporter asked: "Feilong, are you satisfied with Wang's performance?"

Zhao Dong smiled and said: "I still approve of the offense, but on the defensive end, he still needs more efforts."

"Wang entered the starting lineup in his debut. Do you think Wang will be of any help to the Knicks? Will he continue to start?"

asked another reporter.

"Whether he can start or not is a question for the coaching staff. As for Wang's help to the Knicks, he can enrich our offensive tactics and increase our offensive energy inside." Zhao Dong replied.

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