My vision is different

Chapter 377 Breaking the Haze

The Pacers gave the Eagles a six-game losing streak at home, and the Pacers, who are about to play back-to-back games, headed to Minnesota immediately after the press conference.

Everyone on ESPN, TNT and other radio stations didn't know how to describe what they saw and heard today after watching today's game.

As professionals in the industry, it's not that they can't see the gap in strength between the two sides. The Eagles are indeed inferior to the Pacers. This is obvious, but it is precisely because of this gap that people find it unacceptable.

Once upon a time, the basketball court was a place full of "unruly" atmosphere. Look at the commentators now, if there was not a Qiao gang leader, none of them would be able to survive in peace.

But after seeing such a match, it was like a fighting game between an adult and a young child. A few fists from an adult made the young child completely lose heart.

So disappointing.

Lin Shaojie scored 20 assists and 21 points, which can be said to be easy.

While other players are still struggling for a double-double, this No. 13 has easily won the double-twenty data.

Everyone can see that this data is very watery, the kind of "water!"

In this case, what should I do?
And not only that, the Pacers have a neat lineup, a reasonable allocation of players, and an enviable rotation mechanism. Many facts are telling all Pacers opponents that your biggest enemy is waiting for you ahead.

Whether it's the Heat in the East, or the Thunder, Spurs, and Trail Blazers in the West, teams that have watched such games feel a little numb. How can such a team win? So far, the league has played more than [-] rounds. The Pacers only lost three games, and if this continues, the Bulls' record will be dead.

After landing, Paul George waved the check and entertained all the players. In this barren land that is still cold, there are still some characteristics.

Speaking of it, this "Northern Star State" is not as bitter and old-fashioned as "alpine places" such as Salt Lake City, but it is not an ideal place to live after all, and the attraction to league stars can be imagined.

Except for the "Wolf King" Garnett who blurted out, Love in active service is actually a star who can already be ranked.

Almost a historical level.

If Indianapolis, Indiana, where the Pacers are located, is a small ball market, then Minnesota is even more bleak.

Minnesota has never been a great option for most of the draft aspiring to join a league team.

Although modern transportation has shortened the distance between each other, this remote "bitter cold place" is inherently deficient. How can those players who become millionaires and multi-millionaires waste their time here?
If the Timberwolves are in the East, they are more or less competitive, but it is actually very difficult for the Timberwolves in the West to enter the playoffs. Successful "fighting for eight" is a victory.

As the current coach of the Timberwolves, Rick Adelman's history can be described as outstanding.

90. He built the pioneer team of the [-]s;

The "gorgeous king" of the new century is a gun in his hand;

In addition, after joining the Rockets, the combination of "Yao Mai" aroused people's daydreams, and Lin Shaojie was also a fan of the Little Giants. It can be said that Lin Shaojie knew the old coach quite well.

It's just a pity that after leaving the Rockets and taking over the Timberwolves, Adelman's "idea" became outdated, or in other words, there was no suitable person who could take over his tactics, and the team's winning percentage declined all the way.

Now that the Timberwolves want to enter the playoffs, it depends entirely on other people's faces.

So when they are about to face the visiting Pacers, one can imagine the mood of the Timberwolves up and down.

On the second day, the Pacers team, who were sitting on the road back to back, met the enemy with a relaxed attitude.

The liveliness last night didn't last long, and Paul George's banquet was a taste of it. Everyone understood the cruelty of back-to-back. Besides, with Lin Shaojie in charge, the scene definitely wouldn't be worth it.

Of course, the local media in Minnesota did not have good words. Their sneak shots were very clear. In back-to-back away games, the Pacers dared to ignore their opponents?Groups go out at night to have fun.

Although anyone with a discerning eye would know at a glance that it was just a clear water field, and a group of people just sat down and chatted to relax, but the Wolves fans who didn't know the truth were a little bit reluctant.

Anyway, after Garnett left, their record has been worse year after year.

The locals must know how much the Timberwolves paid for Garnett back then, and this has also become a possibility that hinders the Timberwolves from becoming stronger.

But it’s not like this, it’s impossible to keep people, and it’s the same for other people, the geographical restrictions are clearly there.

But the Pacers' "arrogant" attitude is a bit annoying.

What is even more unacceptable is the Pacers' tactical arrangements for this game.

The Timberwolves' starting lineup can be guessed before the game. Love occupies the C position, and the Spanish golden boy Rubio, who has returned from injury, starts, and then Brewer, Budinger, Turiaf and others are added. .

It can be said that the Timberwolves' lineup is not bad. Of course, on the bench, the Timberwolves have nothing to show for it.

Before the game, Lin Shaojie communicated intimately with Pekovic, who was sitting in the auditorium due to injury. This is also a scene that reporters have often seen in the past two seasons.

The relationship between the two who turned enemies into friends has improved a lot. If the team doctor of the Blazers is poisonous, then the Timberwolves are terminally ill, and their health problems have not been well resolved.

Among their lineups, there were very few times when they were neat. It was either this disease or that disease. I don't know if it was brought by Adelman.

They almost succeeded in breaking into the top eight last year, but when half of the team entered the "physiotherapy center", you knew how horrifying the story of the Timberwolves becoming the "Huskies" overnight.

So this season's Timberwolves rarely have such a neat time, at least it is really rare to put together a complete lineup.

Unfortunately, Pekovic was unable to play.

"What, you don't start?"

Pekovic was a little shocked when he heard the news, and soon, when the fans at the scene also knew the news, they booed everywhere.

Looking at the Pacers lineup, Stephenson made the first move on behalf of Lin Shaojie, while the Pacers' No. 13 sat next to coach Frank to give advice. The fans didn't know how to describe their feelings.

It seems like a lady's relatives come every month.

I am afraid that he will not come, but also afraid that he will come.

Is No. 13 of the Pacers so easy to get along with?
But who do you look down on when you sit so straight in the audience?
Adelman was also shocked by the Pacers' "bravery". The old coach knew that this kind of thing was properly done by Frank in order to take care of Lin Shaojie.

I think that after he took over the coach from Van Gundy, he used the little giant to "make the best use of everything." Although he later restrained himself and wanted to prolong the little giant's career, it was too late.

Now I see that "Young Marshal" Frank has such confidence and dares to put the league's popular fried chicken on the sidelines. More or less, it seems to have learned the style of "a certain stab". The strongest team in Texas is often A habitual offender of this sort of thing.

As a game that is not broadcast live across the United States, but is still highly valued, the commentators who commented on the live game were a bit dull.

What's so interesting about the Timberwolves, don't look at the fans booing everywhere, the Pacers coach really had the guts not to let Lin Shaojie play, and sat for the whole game, the fans 100% wanted a refund.

It is more appropriate to describe the fans with that kind of character that is ready to cook and loves to play.

After all, Lin Shaojie is popular and very attractive, just like Kobe's peak away game, and now Lin has this tendency.

The "change" of the Pacers was beyond everyone's expectations. Lin Shaojie didn't care about the honor of starting the game. He became Frank's right-hand man and watched the game from the sidelines.

After the start of the first quarter, the Timberwolves' Spanish golden boy Rubio and Stephenson fought back and forth.

It was not easy for Lin Shaojie to meet this player who joined the Timberwolves after several twists and turns.

The Spanish golden boy who became famous at a young age is a BUG player in the European League. He entered the first-tier league at the age of 15, entered the National Youth League at the age of 16, and joined the national team at the age of 18.

This "inhuman" experience is like no other player.

Of course, Lin Shaojie's sudden rise in China not only broke professional records. Although many of Lin's deeds in the national team were not as exaggerated as Rubio's breaking records, they are still rare after two thousand years. The main reason is that the honor achieved by leading the team is at a historical level, which is not inferior to Rubio.

After Rubio was selected by the Timberwolves in 09, he did not join until 11. However, his experience after entering the Timberwolves was not very good. The intermittent injuries made it difficult for Rubio to continue to perform well.

After the similar experience of the national team, the completely different professional experience made Lin Shaojie, who originally stood "off the field" looking up to Rubio, now become the object of others' looking up to.

How much it feels like the sea has changed!
Sitting off the court, Lin Shaojie just watched the Spanish Golden Boy connect the teams on the court.

It can be said that under his command, the Timberwolves played [-]% of their combat effectiveness.

Coupled with the outstanding strength of Love on the inside, he is a powerful player that many teams want to obtain.

The connection between these two is a match made in heaven.

After the opening, Rubio repeatedly sent assists, causing a lot of trouble for the Pacers.

Fortunately, the Pacers barely resisted the pressure exerted by their opponents. Lin Shaojie seemed to sit "peacefully" on the sidelines, watching Paul George and others play.

Overall, the Pacers didn't play very smoothly in the first quarter, and everyone can see this.

The main reason is that the Pacers have an extremely advantageous inside line in the East, and they have a strong discomfort when facing Love of the Timberwolves;

On the other hand, Stephenson's physical fitness is obviously better than his opponent's. He is an expert in chaotic combat, but his organizational ability is much worse;
George Hill transferred too much of the ball to Stephenson and Paul George. Even if the shooting percentage is reasonable, it is still difficult to hide the overall decline.

At this time, Paul George was still able to take on the heavy responsibility of offense. It was not easy to constantly rely on personal ability to score inside or shoot outside to help the team score.

On the other hand, the Timberwolves, except for Love who crushed Hibbert and West with strength in the interior, the other players of the Timberwolves under the command of Rubio blossomed more and played smoothly.

The adverse impact of Lin Shaojie's "absence" was far more exaggerated than everyone expected.

I have long been used to receiving the ball comfortably, so don't worry about defense. The Pacers players who need to make up for themselves suddenly find that the offense has become jerky and the defense is full of mistakes.

Frank endured and endured. This was his arrangement before the game. Seeing this scene in front of him, as the coach, he also had to shake his head.

This is Frank's attempt, and it is also the problem that Larry Bird and others were worried about before, not just this game.

Because the current Pacers, which seem to be sound and flawless, are actually built on the basis of Lin Shaojie. In this way, if those competitors shamelessly hurt Lin Shaojie and lack the core Whether the Pacers can survive this disaster is self-evident.

After losing Rose last season, the Bulls unexpectedly had a better record. The most uncomfortable person during that time was probably Rose himself.

Larry Bird even heard rumors that if Rose is still like this, even after he recovers from injury, the Bulls plan to trade away their "untradeable" core, because the Bulls at that time let everyone see, without Rose The strength of the Bulls is not bad, and the overall competitiveness is very strong, but people's eyes are mostly locked by the dazzling No. [-] player.

That doesn't seem to be the case with the Pacers today.

This game is a touchstone. After the first quarter, relying on Paul George's outstanding performance, the messy Pacers on the scene are still biting the score.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Lin Shaojie remained motionless off the court, but the Pacers were in a state of defeat.

Facing the opponent's crazy double-teaming, Paul George, who was alone, missed his aim, while the Timberwolves played brilliantly under the leadership of Rubio.

The fans at the scene were also cheering. After halftime, watching the score of 52 to 39, the Pacers trailed their opponents by 13 points in the away game.

Obviously, this is a severe challenge for the coach, and even Larry Bird, who was watching the game from far away in Indiana, felt his heart sink when he saw this scene.

Eggs cannot be put in one basket. What "Big Bird" wants to build is a system. Today Lin Shaojie is no longer a part of this system, but has become an indispensable part.

The previous Pacers lacked Danny Granger, Paul George was able to stand up in the first place, and the team hardly moved.

Without Hibbert, Gobert, Mahinmi and others can hold on.

If West has a situation, Scola can also stand up.
But now without Lin Shaojie, neither Stephenson nor George Hill can take on the task of organizing. The efficiency of the backcourt combination between him and George Hill is too low, not only for offense, but also for defense.

On the one hand, he is proud of his "wisdom to recognize heroes", on the other hand, Larry Bird is worried about the future of the Pacers.

Fortunately, it is not without hope. Evan Turner from the 76ers, who had been silent among the Pacers for a long time, finally played in the third quarter.

His playing stopped the Pacers' decline. In the third quarter, he led his teammates to play back and forth with the Timberwolves, which somewhat gave some hope to the members of the uniform team.

As an important bargaining chip to replace Danny Granger back then, everyone felt for a moment that the deal was not a loss.

But compared to Rubio, who scored 11 assists in the half and had 4 assists so far in the third quarter, the Pacers' point guard is too inferior.

Including Evan Turner, all the guards on the field had a total of 12 assists, not as many as Rubio alone.

Under his scheduling, Love scored 35 points in the three quarters, which is an overwhelming victory.

Frank has been dispatching troops for such a long time, and he has tried all positions, but Lin Shaojie is the only position where he endured and endured.

Wait until the second half of the third quarter, watching the point difference run to [-] points.

Evan Turner's performance is also considered good, at least he didn't allow the point difference to continue to widen, but he didn't close the score between the two sides either.

After Frank waved his hand, Lin Shaojie, who had sat on the court for nearly three quarters, stood up and appeared on the court.

Then ushered in, the fans in the audience cheered.

The group of fans who were obviously Timberwolves howled like wolves, as if they were welcoming the Chinese, causing the Timberwolves to look sideways.

"The competition. Now officially begins!"

The narrator pretended to be deep and said: "The Pacers who have been training for a long time finally showed their fangs and sent their strongest fighters. I don't know if the Timberwolves can win at home. Let us wait and see."

The fans put their hands together and watched Lin Shaojie replace Evan Turner.

Lin Shaojie, who was slowly dribbling the ball, looked at his teammates and opponents on the court. Rubio bent over and took firm steps.

The two people have similar statures, but Lin Shaojie is taller and his muscles are more solid.

In the past, Rubio, who mostly sat on the sidelines watching the opponent's performance in the state of the wounded, stared squarely at this terrifying opponent.

Just when Rubio guessed that the opponent was about to pass the ball or break through, Lin Shaojie's change of direction in front of his body instantly separated the positions of the two sides. Lin Shaojie, who jumped on the spot, ignored Rubio's belated defense.

The basketball held high was thrown steadily under the best view. After landing, Lin Shaojie turned around and straightened his arms, tilted his head slightly, and closed his eyes tightly, as if he was listening to something.

for a while
"Shh!"

The melodious sound of entering the frame broke the tranquility of the court, and for a moment, the other nine people seemed to become a foil.

"Fuck, I give full marks to Director Lin's pretense."

I don't know how many fans in front of the TV couldn't help but pump their fists to celebrate. That shot saw neither wind nor rain, but saw a red line on the neck of the "enemy" and fell to the ground dead.

"So fast!"

"That's right!"

Rubio looked back at the basketball that bounced "ping-ping-pong-pong" after landing, and turned to look at the player whose back was facing him, ushering in the silence of the court.

The original 19-point difference returned to 16 points.

Adelman off the court stood up and shouted loudly.

"Two-team, double-team Lynn!"

Well, the Pacers players seemed to have reacted at this moment, one by one rushed over to hug Lin Shaojie.

"Lynn, do you know that this ball of horse fleas has gone out of the sky?"

"It was great, I felt better than I was in bed."

"Really, you scared your opponent to pee."

The trailing score did not depress the Pacers players. After Lin Shaojie came on the field, those haze seemed to dissipate in an instant.

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