Bishop of the Devil

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On April 22, the first-round playoff match between the Trail Blazers, ranked first in the Western Conference, and the Timberwolves, ranked eighth, officially started.

"Ben, do you know what kind of task I will give you?" Richard asked Ben with a smile before starting.

Ben smiled and nodded: "It must be the Garnett who defends the opponent from death..."

"That's right, Garnett will be left to you!" Richard said easily.

Richard really doesn't need to be nervous when playing against the Timberwolves. In the past four regular season games this season, the Timberwolves have always been beaten by the Trail Blazers.

The effect of Ben's defense on Garnett is quite good, far better than the effect of Ben's defense on Duncan.

The main reason is that when Garnett is in front of Ben, all his skills at the basket become a display. With the steel shield wall of Ben blocking him, he can't stand at the basket at all.

In this situation, the only thing Garnett can do is to make a big mid-range shot...

"Kobe, you don't need me to say more about your job, right?" Richard asked with a smile.

Kobe nodded solemnly, "Coach, Marbury has left it to me. Don't worry, I will let him know the gap between him and me!"

"Don't be so tight, relax, young man, even if you can't deal with Marbury, we still have Bowen..." Richard said with a smile.

"Impossible! I can definitely handle Marbury by myself, coach, just wait and see!" Kobe said confidently.

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Against a team like the Timberwolves, there really isn't much to arrange.

Ben defended Garnett well, Kobe defended Marbury well, and the remaining stinky tomatoes and rotten eggs in the Timberwolves are not worth mentioning.

Originally, if the Timberwolves' starting center Tom Gugliotta was here, Richard might be wary of the Timberwolves' inside line, but Gugliotta was reimbursed for the season just halfway through the season's schedule... …

The Timberwolves' inside line is currently only supported by a young Garnett, who is really nothing to be afraid of.

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"Guys, what I want in this series is not just to win, but to win beautifully!" Richard yelled.

"We want the entire league to see the dominance of our Blazers!"

"Beep!" The referee blew the whistle to start the game, and players from both sides began to take the stage.

On the Trail Blazers' first possession, Robinson received a pass from Kobe in the corner and directly hit a three-pointer.

Then Garnett's iron-blooded mid-range shot failed to score, and the rebound was picked off by O'Brien. Kobe immediately organized a new round of offense.

Judging from the offensive performance of both sides, the strength of these two teams is definitely not of the same level. The gap between the Timberwolves and the Trail Blazers is probably still at least two levels behind.

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In the first two minutes, the Trail Blazers went on an 8:2 spurt.

In two minutes, the Timberwolves only relied on Marbury's breakthrough mid-range shot to score two points, which was quite miserable...

As for Garnett, he made two mid-range shots, which was due to his poor touch. On the other hand, the reason was Ben's defensive suppression of him.

Timberwolves head coach Flip Saunders stood on the sidelines and let out a long sigh.

The current situation, he had imagined, was not too unexpected...

But he must also have illusions, such as God is on their side of the Timberwolves, and the players' shooting percentage on the field is extremely high, with all kinds of hits.

Obviously his fantasy did not come true. Under the strength of the Trail Blazers, the Timberwolves could not find any way to break this situation of being beaten.

By the time the game was halfway through the first quarter, the point difference between the two sides had already reached double digits!

Richard replaced Kobe and Robinson and replaced the backcourt combination of Wu Sheng and Bowen...

The offensive firepower of this combination must have dropped a lot compared to Kobe Robinson, but the defensive intensity has increased a bit, making the backcourt in the forest even more uncomfortable!

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Nine minutes into the first quarter, Richard replaced O'Brien and Rasheed and replaced him with Sasha and Curry.

As for Big Ben, Richard kept him on the field.

If Garnett doesn't come off, Richard won't be ready to replace Ben...

In the next ten years or so, Ben will face off against top insiders in history such as Garnett and Duncan countless times. Richard hopes that Ben can take advantage of the fact that these new melons have not fully grown up to establish a psychological advantage first.

The psychological advantage is very important for the confrontation between two players.

Just imagine that in recent years, if Garnett was at an absolute disadvantage every time he faced off against Ben, then he would be at an inherent psychological disadvantage when he meets Ben in the future.

When he saw Da Ben, the first thing he thought of was his painful experience of being abused.

The momentum is a few points weaker, and the confidence is also a few points weaker...

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Garnett played for eleven minutes in this first quarter, and Richard also put his money on the court for eleven minutes!

Sanders really had no choice, and he didn't want to beat Garnett so hard, but if he didn't do this, the Timberwolves might collapse after the first quarter of the game.

In the first quarter of the Trail Blazers' game, except for Ben, no other player, Richard, was allowed to play for too long.

After all, the first round of the playoffs, in Richard's opinion, is just an appetizer before the war, and there is no need to go so hard.

The lineup of Sasha, Curry, Ben, Wu Sheng and Bowen is definitely not the strongest lineup of the Trail Blazers, but for the Timberwolves, it is also a super lineup that can make them desperate.

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In 11 minutes of playing time, Garnett scored 5 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal. It seems to be a very eye-catching data, but his five points were consumed six times. When shooting, the scoring efficiency is not very high.

Among this data, the only one that can be regarded as Garnett's normal performance is the assist data.

Many people have mentioned that Garnett is one of the few players who can play from the first to the fifth position in the league so far.

There is also the argument that Garnett has his own system...

In fact, this is quite reasonable. Garnett's organizational ability in the interior is definitely among the top levels in history.

He averaged 6 assists per game in his peak season, which is quite rare among insiders. Even some well-known insiders with good organizational skills, such as King Webber, the Gasol brothers and Brad Miller, have never averaged 6 assists per game. A season of assists.

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In today's game, if Garnett hadn't made some organizational achievements, I'm afraid the Timberwolves' situation would have been even worse, and a collapse in the first quarter was not impossible.

Garnett's direct opponent also has 11 minutes of playing time. Although he currently has zero points, he has 5 rebounds, 2 blocks and 1 assist. In terms of statistics, he certainly does not look as versatile as Garnett, but anyone with a discerning eye can see it. It can be seen that Ben's performance is definitely better than Garnett!