Almighty legend life

Chapter 713
"How many days are you going to Minnesota? Is it still cold there? Do you want to bring more clothes?"

"Silly girl, it's already May now. Minnesota is not the Arctic Circle. Take care of yourself at home. I'll be back in four days at most. Don't worry."

On May 2004, 5, Liu Han was packing his bags at home. The team was about to leave for Minnesota, where there would be two tough games waiting for them.

Anna has become more and more attached to Liu Han since she was pregnant, and she can't wait to be with Liu Han all the time. Through the understanding of the medical team, Liu Han also knows that Anna has prenatal syndrome because of her pregnancy, so many things are true. He tried his best to follow Anna's wishes, but he didn't dare to take Anna with him when he went to Minnesota this time. After all, it had been seven months, and there would be problems if he was not careful.

"Then you have to be careful of yourself, don't keep rushing in, just shoot outside, okay?"

Anna pouted her small mouth and begged Liu Han pitifully. She was very worried that her lover would be hurt.

"Bo——, well, I absolutely listen to you. I'll shoot three-pointers from the outside and shoot them to death, okay?"

Looking at Anna's delicate red lips, Liu Han couldn't help kissing her, and then agreed to Anna's request.

On the same day that the Mavericks ended their second home game, the Heat and the Pacers also had their second matchup.

80 to 91, the Heat lost to the Pacers again. They lost no temper and were suppressed by their opponents throughout the game. Under the tight defense of the Pacers, the young Heat can only rely on Wade, a rookie Rely on personal ability to score, and although Wade is excellent, it is a pity that he is only a rookie, and he still has a lot to learn for the playoffs.

On May 5th, the Mavericks set off for Minnesota in full lineup. On this day, the Lakers lost another game away to the Spurs, 9 to 78. Only scored 88 points, and he only hit 19 of 15 free throws. The consecutive missed free throws put great psychological pressure on O'Neal, even though he is a pure optimist.

The reason why the series between the Lakers and the Spurs was held at the home of the Spurs was also because of the problem of the division. The Lakers won 56. They are the first in the Pacific Division. The first in the Southwest Division is the Mavericks, and the second is the Spurs. , the first place in the Northwest Division is the Timberwolves, and the Timberwolves have more wins than the Lakers, so although the Spurs won 57 wins, they are still ranked fourth in the West, but they are second in the playoffs In the round of the game, the home and away relationship between the teams still depends on the real number of wins.

In another second-round matchup in the Eastern Conference, the Nets returned to the home court and finally won a victory. Although they only scored 82 points, by preventing others from killing others and putting Ben Wallace's scoring tactics, the Nets allowed the Nets to win. The Pistons scored only 64 points. Entering the playoffs, the Nets' consistent offensive tactics failed. It was defense that brought them victory. Lawrence Frank, who was only in his early 30s, showed his flexible side of coaching.Kobe scored 30 points alone in this game, which is the main contributor to the team's victory. He completely beat Prince, which showed his outstanding side.

The first thing the Mavericks felt when they came to Minnesota was the hostility from the city's pavement. The Timberwolves have been a weak team in the league since their founding in 1989, but Garnett's arrival changed the team. Reaching the second round of the playoffs is considered a huge success for the local team, but the fans want more, and the Timberwolves players want more.

In the Target Center arena, Timberwolves fans held various slogans cursing the Mavericks, some of which were even discriminatory. These discriminatory slogans were basically aimed at Liu Han. Although Minnesota is sparsely populated, But the population of downtown Minneapolis is still quite large, and it is still easy to fill a arena that can accommodate 2 people.

With the jump ball in the middle circle, the game officially started. As always, the Timberwolves still got the ball first.

Compared with the previous two games, today's Timberwolves played more confidently after returning to the home court. At the beginning of the game, Sprewell used Garnett's screen to catch the ball and hit a three-pointer. The Timberwolves started very well. decisive.

When the Mavericks came back, Liu Han used Nowitzki's high screen to hit a three-pointer. He listened to Anna's instructions and decided not to hit the inside.

The Mavericks still haven't invested more energy in defense, but the rotation of players is still very active, and they are not afraid of physical confrontation, but today's Timberwolves are also playing quite well, they are more of a team Offensively, Garnett was more in support of his teammates to score and rebound in the first game.

Perhaps because of returning to the home court, the Timberwolves had a very high shooting rate at the beginning. Including Sprewell and Kassel, they all made shots from the outside, although Kassel had difficulty getting rid of Liu Han's defense , but with the help of his teammates, Liu Han has no way to completely lock Kassel. The stability of the veteran at this time is not comparable to that of ordinary rookies.

After 4 minutes in the first quarter, the two teams tied at 11.

After 4 minutes, Garnett began to strengthen the inside attack. At the same time, he frequently confronted Dirk Nowitzki and Jamison. The Timberwolves began to play more aggressively in the offense. Every player was actively rushing. Rebounds, this once made the Mavericks inside panic.

Seeing this situation, Liu Han signaled his teammates to speed up the pace of the game. If they kept following the Timberwolves' style of play, their inside line might be troubled by fouls in this game.

In the away game, the Mavericks will definitely be affected by some other factors. Although they are very popular in the league now, and the league executives are also quite supportive of the Mavericks, but this is the playoffs after all, and this is Minneapolis No matter what you do, you have to consider the emotions of the home audience. In the final analysis, the NBA still needs to attract the attention of fans. Without the attention of fans, everything is empty talk, so players fighting on the court are not too big a problem, but once the players conflict with the fans, then It must be a big problem.

After speeding up the offensive rhythm, the Mavericks increased their outside shots. Although the Timberwolves rotated quickly in defense, they still couldn't keep up with the pure speed flow of the Mavericks. Therefore, the Mavericks got a lot of open shots. The ball can be accurately handed over to players who run out of the correct position every time. The Mavericks' tactical execution ability is still very strong.

(End of this chapter)