Basketball UFO

Chapter 47 047 Playoff Outlook

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The game is still going on and the third quarter has begun.

The Timberwolves are frantically chasing points and slowly approaching, but the Nets are still in a solid position and will not easily give their opponents a chance.

Garnett swayed continuously, used his height to pass the ball, and assisted Gugliota to score inside. After the center scored, he seemed more excited than his teammates and yelled at the camera frantically, as if to boost morale, "Great, that's it .”

Rasheed couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't help but remind Garnett, "No one listens to your nonsense. Get back on defense quickly, Carter is going to dunk."

Garnett didn't want to bother with Rasheed, he felt he was right.This is his way of playing, without passion, it is more uncomfortable than killing him.He hates failure, and even more hates lack of passion.

Carter really came, with a strong sense of oppression.Facing Dean, he made a one-step pass, passing the big guy cleanly, then turned inside with one kick, taking advantage of the opponent's defense to jump high and look for opportunities in the air.

Gugliotta flew to block the shot.

Carter soared under the basket, flying from the right side of the basket to the left side. He still had enough energy to spare. After dodging the defender, he scored the ball and made a backhand layup, an easy and freehand move.

At the same time, Gugliotta dropped his arm and hit Carter hard.

Carter struggled, but the moment before the contact, he pushed the ball away and scored.Therefore, the foul has no impact on him at all. Under the ruthless hand of the center, he can still score easily.

The tyrannical physical fitness is fully revealed. If Carter plays the inside position, it is estimated that he can also crush the Timberwolves inside.Whether it is Gugliotta, Kevin Garnett or Dean Garnett, they are not muscular men, and they lack a little terrifying strength.

"Beep..." The referee blew his whistle, and Carter's goal was valid, and an additional penalty kick was required.

"Did you see it? I told you that Carter would score a goal, but you just didn't believe it. Was it wiped out?" Rasheed stimulated Garnett's nerves.

Garnett pretended not to hear, stepped on the free throw position, and waited for the rebound.

There was no rebound and Carter made an extra free throw.

Seeing this, Sanders called a timeout and redeployed tactics.It's already in the middle of the third quarter, and the team hasn't found a way to restrain Carter. They are afraid that the opponent will score more than 40 points.

So far, Carter's score has reached 26 points and 7 assists, which are terrible statistics.

"A rookie has such lethality. I haven't seen such a mature rookie for many years." Timberwolves veteran Sam Mitchell stared at Carter, beating the Timberwolves at a loss, which is indeed rare.He rarely appears on stage anymore, but his heart still surges when he sees the passionate young man.

Sanders is still nervously deploying tactics and preparing to adjust his defense against Carter.He looked at Kevin Garnett, the team's leader. At this time, the leader must stand up, preferably by guarding the opponent's strongest player.

This is how Carter played, polishing himself and becoming a presence of both offense and defense.Take the lead on the offensive end, and on the defensive end, take the initiative to serve as a strong defensive soldier to deal with the opponent's offensive spearhead.

Jordan played like this before, and Kobe will play like this in the future.The real top masters are actually the existence of both offense and defense.The same is true of Duncan, whose defense is almost exemplary, scoring at critical moments without mercy, and his offensive ability is particularly strong.

At this moment, Garnett didn't speak. He really didn't want to defend Carter. If nothing else, he just couldn't defend.

Carter has a beautiful three-pointer and top-level breakthrough skills, but he is not so easy to defend.If he doesn't follow, Carter can hit his face with a three-pointer, and if he follows, Carter can easily break through, and the mid-range shot is also very accurate.

Sanders had no choice but to rely on Garnett now, "Kevin, you appear at the small forward position, use your height and movement to restrict Carter."

Garnett still wanted to refute, and his teammates looked over, and Dean applauded directly, "I will cooperate and be on the bench at any time."

This was so uncomfortable, Dean was beaten like a piece of rotten meat by Carter.Whether it was footwork, technique, or even body, Dean was crushed by Carter.

Dean was taller than Carter and looked stronger than Carter, but he couldn't stop him.Now the coach asked Garnett to defend. He wished he could get off the court early and face Carter. He was tortured to death all night.

It's a pity that Dean didn't have a moment to rest. He just changed to the power forward position and continued to fight.

"Maybe Rashid is easier to deal with than Carter." Dean thought to himself, even if he was beaten by Rasheed, it would be better than being beaten by Carter, at least no one would pay attention.

Carter is a rising star in the league. Countless people are paying attention. His every move will become the focus. The players who are beaten by Carter are the negative examples, but Rashid will not.

Rashid was very excited, faced Dean, and started to provoke, "Hey, Kevin Garnett was beaten away by me, now here comes Dean Garnett, two Garnetts taking turns fighting with me? "

"Kevin is going to defend Vince Carter." Dean whispered, almost in a consultative tone. We won't tell anyone. "Why don't we all just stay calm and watch their performance."

Before Dean finished speaking, Carter's ball was passed to Rashid.

Rasheed made a sound, leaned on Dean, hit hard inside, dug out the space, made a small throw, and the ball went in.

By the way, Dean was fouled and punished again.

"No way, I can't keep a low profile, my boss is too strong." Rasheed walked to the free throw line and spoke very loudly, deliberately letting Dean and Garnett hear.

Then he turned to Carter, "Boss, this pass is so beautiful."

"I knew you would score." Carter pointed at him, affirming.

Then it was natural to walk back to his own half, trusting Rasheed without him rebounding.

"Wow, Vince went straight to the backcourt to defend, it looks like Rasheed is going to make a free throw."

"Whether he will make a penalty or not, Carter's absolute trust in his teammates. If I am on the same team with him, I will feel very happy." The TV commentator said with emotion.

Carter pays attention to the movement habits of each teammate. He will carefully consider which position or height they are suitable for receiving the ball, or discuss with Cassell.

Cassel is an expert in passing the ball, and the balls he passes are very comfortable, allowing his teammates to play well.Carter learned this, and his teammates naturally played easily with him.

Rasheed moves fast and can catch the ball with his back bent, but Carter still likes to send it to his chest. After receiving the ball, he can follow the next move, which is more threatening.

Garnett heard Rasheed flattering Carter, and cursed, "A sycophant... only flatters Carter."

Then he glanced at his teammates with a look of helplessness.Why, there’s not even one person who takes the initiative to praise his stinky feet?

The awareness of teammates is too low, no wonder they can't get good results.That, Garnett thought, seems to be why he found it.

The Nets controlled the rhythm of the game and played with ease.

Carter caught the ball again and pretended to shoot. Garnett immediately jumped up to block the shot. When he realized that he had been cheated, he roared angrily, then turned around and returned to the defense, "block Carter."

It's quite a real fake move. Dean didn't dare to help in the defense. He was already scared by Carter. Now at the end of the third quarter, he has fouled four times. For the sake of the team, he can't foul anymore.

Carter rushed inside, and Gugliota was forced to rush over to help defend. This time Carter still did not attack by himself, and easily passed the ball inside to Williams.

Williams dunked with one hand and successfully scored the 8th point of the game, which has already tied his personal average in the past 10 games.Williams' contribution this season is mainly on the defensive end, and the offensive end is lackluster.

Marbury couldn't stand it anymore, made a crazy breakthrough, used his personal ability, and succeeded in the throw.

Garnett roared, "Okay, if the ball was passed to me just now, I will shoot them to death."

Marbury doesn't want to talk to him, it's just...

By the fourth quarter, Carter didn't attack much, and the Nets had already led by 18 points. He focused more on the defensive end, stealing and blocking consecutive shots, and grabbed 3 rebounds.

He almost uses himself as a power forward, helping his teammates to defend, picking and rolling for his teammates, and creating space for others.With Carter standing there, the Timberwolves players didn't dare to let go. Someone had to keep an eye on him, and there was room for others.

"Vince Carter's intimidation has been demonstrated. His coverage on the offensive end makes the Timberwolves players dare not let go of him. Other Nets players have more opportunities to score." The commentator saw the inside story, "Vince Carter also As they progress, next season, they don’t know how they will grow.”

"The inside combination of Rasheed and Williams is both offensive and defensive. Except for their slight lack of height, the rest are simply standard inside equipment." The center mainly scores and the power forward mainly defends, which is the traditional inside combination model.As long as Rasheed and Williams have a better understanding of each other, the team's combat effectiveness can reach a higher level.

Williams will be a contract year next season, and he will definitely work hard for a big contract.

Carter grabbed another rebound and sent it straight upfield for a pass across midcourt.Kendall Gill caught the ball at the three-point line, didn't dribble, went straight to the layup with three steps, dodged in the air, avoided Marbury's chasing block, and scored the ball.

"Beautiful pass, Vince..." Kendall Gill scored the 18th point today and performed very well, even stealing 3 times.

Cassell's performance was suppressed by Marbury instead. Marbury's speed and fast pace made Cassell very uncomfortable.Only scored 10 points, but sent 8 assists and 2 rebounds.

Fair enough, a little worse than usual, but everyone else played better than usual.Rasheed Wallace also scored 14 points and made a three-pointer, which made Garnett very upset.

Carter grabbed the offensive rebound again, without a strong attack, flicked his wrist, and sent it to Massenberg, who came off the bench.

After receiving the ball, Massenberg dunked directly, which was very unrestrained and fun.

"It's cool, the Timberwolves have no one inside." Massenberg looked down on Dean, which was so funny.

Sanders quickly surrendered, giving up resistance and admitting defeat.With three and a half minutes left, the substitute came on.Garnett scored 3 points and was very unhappy. He kept talking about continuing to fight.

However, the Timberwolves are already 21 points behind...

"God, Vince had another triple-double. In addition to his 30 points, he also had 11 rebounds, 11 assists, a perfect game, oh, he also had 3 steals and 2 blocks."

"Vince Carter is too comprehensive, not like a rookie at all. It is impossible for a rookie to have such a performance. His unparalleled strength and talent exploded to the extreme."

The on-site commentator has been conquered by Carter's performance.How many years have I not encountered such a mature player? In the first season, he averaged 28 points per game, ranked in the top five in scoring, and had nearly 6 rebounds and assists. NBA history Both are very rare players.

Carter's triple-double led the team to victory.

The Nets won their 47th game this season. After locking in the playoffs, the Nets still have the strength to hit a higher ranking.

Calipari was greatly relieved, and with 9 games left, the team overfulfilled the task.

He started paying attention to the rankings of other teams.The first place in the Eastern Conference is naturally the Chicago Bulls, then the Miami Heat, and the No. 3 team is the newly healthy New York Knicks. They have reached 52 wins and are still very strong.

No. 4 is the Atlanta Hawks, which also has 50 wins. The team has a top inside combination of Mutombo and Christian Laettner.I don’t know his age. A few years ago, he was still with the Nuggets and had a black eight miracle. Now with the Hawks, he can still contribute 13.3 points, 11.6 rebounds, and an outrageous 3.3 blocks.Last season, Tongbo averaged 4.5 blocks per game.

Many people are not familiar with Leitner. In the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, the American basketball team formed a dream team, and a college player got involved in it.He is Kristen Laettner, the No. 1992 pick in 18. After entering the league, he also averaged 8+[-] per game. As a power forward and center candidate, he is above average.

"We are fifth in the Eastern Conference. If we want to catch up with the Hawks, we may have to win 9 of the last 8 games. We must win both games against the Hawks." Calipari told assistant coach Jay Sen discussed, "Preserve our strength and try to defeat our opponents in the playoffs."

"The Eagles are difficult to deal with, but compared to the Knicks and Heat, they are definitely easier to deal with." Jason can't help it, the opponents in the first half are too strong.

Behind the Nets is the Pistons, with 45 victories left. If it wasn't for consecutive losses to the Nets, their ranking would be even better.

The Hornets were only half a game away, and it was also because they were overtaken after losing to the Nets. Otherwise, they could even rank fifth in the Eastern Conference, and now they are seventh in the Eastern Conference.

The eighth place is the Orlando Magic, led by "Penny" Hardaway, and the main center "Cobra" Grant, who won the Bulls' first three championships, has not yet achieved a good record.The Washington Bullets are just half a game away from making the playoffs.

"The competition in the Eastern Conference is too fierce. Even if the team wins 42 games in the regular season, it may not be able to enter the playoffs."

In comparison, the situation in the West is much better.The first record in the Western Conference is the Utah Jazz, then the Rockets, the Sonics, and the Lakers. The next few teams are still fighting. The Trail Blazers, Clippers, Kings, Timberwolves, and Clippers all hope to enter the playoffs.

And maybe after the regular season, teams with less than 40 victories will enter the playoffs.The West is strong and weak.

"Vince, there's good news." After back-to-back wins over the Hornets, Calipari brought good news to Carter.

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(End of this chapter)