legendary point guard

"Two-game losing streak, real Timberwolves" - Los Angeles Times.

"The Destroyed Wood Lin, The Last Redemption of the Timberwolves" - "espn".

"A Joke, Future No. [-] Point Guard" - "Denver Plateau Journal."

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The two-game losing streak brought the Timberwolves to the bottom, and made all Timberwolves fans realize that this team has not undergone earth-shaking changes because of the arrival of rookie Lin Sen.

It's not that winning teams like the Washington Wizards and Los Angeles Clippers can imagine a bright future.

The media even criticized the Timberwolves and the rookie Lin Sen mercilessly.

However, there were still people who stood up to support Lin Sen, but it was pitifully few.

"I have long said that Wood is not the kind of player who can immediately bring qualitative changes to the team. He needs room for growth, and the Timberwolves need to wait patiently." Adam Clarkston, author of Linsen's draft scout report, accepted Said so in an interview with the media.

ESPN columnist Chris Sheridan also expressed his views in his column: "Yes, Wood needs others to wait for his growth, but the NBA is a commercial stage. If he can't give the boss a good future expectation, then he won't Worth the wait, I don't know what Minnesota thinks, if the trade rumors are true I advise them not to hesitate, the Warriors are not in a daze all the time."

And soon someone confirmed that the trading plan proposed by the Warriors was true, which caused a huge wave.

The Warriors uniform led by Chris Mullin became synonymous with stupidity overnight.

Even Timberwolves fans were tempted by the trade plan exposed by the media to leave a message on the Timberwolves' official website, requesting to trade Lin Sen so that the team can have a better future.

"Wood, what do you think about your potential trade, is this a bad slap in the face?"

"Wood, what do you think of the next club, the Golden State Warriors?"

"Wood, do you think you will be traded out of the team?"

"Wood, is the reason for your poor performance recently because there are fewer women supporting you on the sidelines?"

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Lin Sen squeezed out a smiling face: "I need to participate in training."

Walking from the circle of reporters to the arena, every step is very difficult.

He has confirmed the real name of the trade rumors from David Falk.

Although not as exaggerated as the media rumors, even he himself was shocked by the Warriors' handwriting.

In the words of David Falk, it shows that the Warriors attach great importance to Lin Sen.

However, David Falk has repeatedly emphasized that even if he is traded and left the team tomorrow, he must make 100% efforts today.

Lin Sen's refusal to answer made the reporters even more excited, because it explained the truth of the rumor to a large extent.

That night, the Grizzlies sat at the FedEx Center and ushered in the Minnesota Timberwolves, who had lost two straight.

The Grizzlies, like the Nuggets, have been in the playoffs for three consecutive years and have not been able to advance for three years.

What's even more tragic is that they lost [-] playoff games in a row in three years, and failed to win even one victory in the playoffs that they desperately wanted.

The Grizzlies in the new season still maintain a good state. The Timberwolves, who have lost two games in a row, and the rookie Lin Sen are in a sluggish state and have fallen into trading rumors. Most people are optimistic about the Grizzlies' victory.

Facing the flying mouse Damon Stoudemire, Linsen scored only 6 points in the first half.

The Timberwolves also trailed the Grizzlies by 5 points at the end of the first half. Just when people thought that Linsen's state would continue to slump and the Timberwolves would swallow a three-game losing streak, Linsen broke out.

Lin Sen scored 14 points in the third quarter to help the Timberwolves complete the overtake and take a 5-point lead.

In the fourth quarter, after Lin Sen returned to the court, he sent two consecutive assists to help Garnett and Jaric score, helping the Timberwolves regain the lead.

With one minute and 30 seconds left before the end of the game, Lin Sen first made a steal and dunk.

After grabbing a backcourt rebound, he returned to the offensive end and swayed his fellow rookie Rudy Gay who was defending him, and then rushed inside.

Facing the tall and long-armed Paul Gasol, he not only made a successful throw but also caused Gasol to foul.

And this foul made Gasol leave the field with six fouls, and Lin Sen steadily made an additional penalty. He scored 5 points in a row and helped the Timberwolves extend their lead to 45 points in the last 6 seconds.

In the last 45 seconds, the Grizzlies lacked the bear king Pau Gasol and failed to perform a miracle. In the end, the Timberwolves defeated the Grizzlies at home by 5 points, ending the team's two-game losing streak.

Lin Sen, who scored 29 points and 15 assists, shined in the audience.

The excellent performance did not make the doubts disappear, but made many people think that Lin Sen was bullying.

Many people also support this view. After all, Lin Sen will not perform well against players like Baron Davis, Kobe and Andre Miller in the new season.

Devin Casey did not take Linsen to the post-match press conference, he was worried that Linsen would be overwhelmed by reporters' long guns and short guns.

In the post-match press conference, Devin Casey firmly denied the trade plan proposed by the Warriors, and repeatedly insisted that the Timberwolves would not choose to trade Linsen. Linsen is the future of the Timberwolves.

But who would believe it?

The victory over the Grizzlies did not allow the Timberwolves to relax, and the Timberwolves returned to Minnesota overnight to wait for the arrival of the Eagles.

But fortunately, the Eagles are not a strong team but a weak team that avoids the bottom of the league, so this makes many Timberwolves fans expect the team to win.

The Eagles failed to keep Al Harrington during the offseason, which further reduced the team's strength.

In the draft, the Eagles did not choose the team's most needing point guard but chose Sheldon Williams of Duke University.

This gave the Timberwolves the opportunity to choose Linsen next. Although Linsen was in trouble, his overall performance was much better than Sheldon Williams.

Sheldon Williams is doing limited production in limited playing time.

"We don't regret choosing Sheldon, he is our future and he can grow to where we need to be."

Hawks head coach Mike Woodson said in an interview before the Timberwolves and Hawks game.

But in fact, except that the Eagles still think that Sheldon Williams will become the next defensive gate, everyone believes that he can only become a good blue-collar player.

The Hawks added Clarkston and Tyrone Lue, two veterans with championship experience, to the back line during the offseason, but Clarkston was injured at the beginning of the season.

This made Tyronn Lue, the veteran who had volunteered to defend Iverson in the 01 Finals, the one Lin Sen needed to match up with.

In just 3 minutes of the opening, Woodson had to switch Joe Johnson and Tyronn Lue, but the effect was still not good.

Lin Sen continued his excellent form in the previous game, and in the middle of the first quarter, he made a big change and swayed Joe Johnson and rushed into the basket.

Josh Smithlinson, facing the supplementary defense, did not choose to pass the ball, but jumped up when he was still a big step away from the reasonable collision zone, facing Josh Smith's block, and dunked the ball in with his right hand. up the basket.

After landing, Lin Sen beat his chest fiercely towards the audience. This scene was used by the media after the game to describe Lin Sen's pressure in venting his heart.

In the end, the Timberwolves solved the challenge of the Eagles at home without bloodshed. Lin Sen scored 24 points, 12 assists and 4 steals.

The excellent performance of two consecutive games made Devin Casey and McHale get some persistence, but Lin Sen will face his friend Chris Paul in the next game.

"Friends meet, future No. [-] point guard duel" - "New York Times".

One is the rookie Lin Sen who tried to prove himself with two outstanding performances, and the other is Chris Paul who has become the team leader.

The combination of the two who fought for the championship together in college, ushered in the first head-to-head confrontation in the arena a year later.

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