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Chapter 646 Encountering Timberwolves

After defeating the Suns, the Mavericks won four consecutive victories and their record came to 13 wins and 2 losses. They are still ahead of other teams in the league.

Now in the league, the tendency of the west to be strong and the east to be weak is still obvious. Although the strong teams in the east can occupy a certain position in the league, in general, the overall record of the teams in the east is not as good as that in the west.

Moreover, the overall tactics of the Eastern Conference teams tend to be conservative. Except for the Nets who also play offensive tactics, the other teams in the Eastern Conference are mainly defensive, such as the Pistons and the Bulls.

After the end of the trip to Phoenix, the Mavericks did not return to Dallas, but went directly to the highland city of Denver.

The home of the Nuggets is Denver, which is close to the Rocky Mountains. The altitude is about 600 meters. Compared with other teams, Denver’s altitude is quite high. Some teams will not adapt to Denver.

The Mavericks beat the Nuggets by 28 points at home before. Anthony was completely frozen by Liu Han in that game. Anthony scored some points only when Liu Han was off the court. In such a game, coupled with the instigation of the Chicago media afterwards, Anthony can be said to be very resentful towards Liu Han now.

Compared with LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, who have experienced hardships since childhood, Anthony's temper is more narrow-minded. From the time he got in touch with basketball to the present, he has hardly experienced too much failure. After some smooth sailing, he His temper has become more arrogant and selfish, but at the same time he lacks persistence in certain things.

Now that Anthony has encountered an unprecedented blow on Liu Han, naturally he feels more and more resentful towards Liu Han.

So when the game between the Mavericks and the Nuggets officially started, Anthony approached Liu Han directly. He first provoked Liu Han in various ways, but Liu Han was unmoved at all, and at the same time relied on his behavior on the court to let Anthony know the difficulties. Retired, but what Liu Han didn't expect was that Anthony's next behavior was a bit out of line. He first deliberately elbowed Jamison who was defending him during the attack, and then tried to make a small move for Liu Han, pinning his leg to Liu Han. Han's route of travel.

Liu Han was finally angry at Anthony's excessive behavior. When Anthony stretched his legs to say goodbye to Liu Han, Liu Han first crushed Anthony's knee, causing him to fall to the ground in pain, and then humiliatingly stopped. The ball looked down on Anthony who fell to the ground, and the players from both sides directly pulled into a ball on the court, causing quite a mess.

Afterwards, Liu Han received a technical foul for his provocative behavior. Although Anthony was not injured, the hard injury on his knee still made his forehead sweat.

After that, the game completely fell into the rhythm of the Mavericks. The Nuggets lacked peripheral firepower. Anthony is one of the few peripheral shooting points of the Nuggets. Now that he can't play for a while, the Nuggets' offense It was restrained by the Mavericks' zone defense, but the Nuggets' defense couldn't hold the Mavericks' offense.

At halftime, the Mavericks led the Nuggets by 21 points.

Anthony came back in the third quarter, but at this time he didn't dare to be shy in front of Liu Han. His character disadvantages were undoubtedly exposed. Anthony, who was originally called by the media as an offensive kaleidoscope, could play from the first position to the fourth position. bit, but his character will limit his growth and development.

Finally, at the end of the third quarter, the Mavericks basically secured the victory of the game. In the fourth quarter, the Mavericks replaced the substitutes and rookies. Josh Howard and Xue Yuyang also performed well.

In the end, the Mavericks beat the Nuggets again by 24 points. Anthony became the laughing stock of the media. Even some fans of the Nuggets were disgusted with Anthony. He was like a child who never grew up. He is an adult, but in fact he is not mature at all.

After the game with the Nuggets, the Mavericks players rushed back to Dallas overnight. They had to play back to back, but they were back to back at home.

When Liu Han returned to the home court, he had to meet another old enemy, and this old enemy had a grudge quite early. When Liu Han first participated in the basketball training camp set up by Mr. John Wooden, Liu Han was not in harmony with the other party. Later, in the NBA, the opponent repeatedly found trouble with Liu Han in the game, and even had physical conflicts with Liu Han.

Kevin Garnett is very happy in the Timberwolves now. He signed a contract with the Timberwolves worth hundreds of millions. The team also let him be the boss of the team. left, but the Timberwolves are still one of the strong teams in the West.

Garnett has repeatedly shown his toughness to his teammates and enemies. His experience of becoming a laughing stock because of Liu Han has long been forgotten by many people. Even the name Liu Han has long been forgotten by Garnett, but now he is Had to face the name, the person again.

The Timberwolves' previous record was relatively mediocre, but nine wins and seven losses were enough to keep the team in the top eight in the Western Conference.

The Timberwolves did decline in strength when they lost Marbury, but since the "alien" Cassel came to the team, the distribution of the Timberwolves' ball rights has become more rational. After all, Kassel and Olajuwon The person who won the championship together, with him, "Madman" Sprewell will not be too reckless. These three re-formed the "New Big Three" of the Timberwolves. In the playoffs, unfortunately, they were all eliminated. If they want to go further, they need a deeper bench and more comprehensive tactics.

The team's head coach Sanders has been pursuing a tactical strategy of balancing offense and defense since he coached the team in 95, but the Timberwolves seem to lack some rich background. Minnesota's bad weather makes it difficult for them to keep star players. It is difficult to build a big club in a cold and sparsely populated city.

The lack of attractiveness makes the offensive and defensive balance pursued by Timberwolves head coach Saunders seem a bit rootless. Although Garnett has the attributes of offensive and defensive balance to some extent, he is facing an increasingly fierce league. Among them, it is difficult for him to play a big role alone. Even Jordan was able to create a dynasty for the Bulls with the help of Pippen.

The Timberwolves players who came to Dallas were also exhausted. They had just finished the game against the Grizzlies the day before. The team only defeated the Grizzlies 102 to 98 through overtime, so facing the Mavericks, the number one in the league, Even Garnett, who has always been outspoken, seemed very low-key. Although Garnett wanted to provoke Liu Han before the game, he felt that this could show his toughness.

(End of this chapter)