Chapter 44 044: The lion is the king of the jungle!
Garnett's one-on-one play on Ryan was another mismatch that seemed to many to be "my advantage."
Many Timberwolves fans are looking forward to Garnett holding the ball inside and beating Ryan.
Garnett also said viciously: "Rookie, I'm going to charge, don't scream if I hurt you!"
Ryan was also fully prepared to resist Garnett's impact.
After saying those harsh words, Garnett held the ball in the mid-range and made a few triple-threat moves before shooting directly!
Ryan:? ? ?
Didn't you say so harshly just now, but you ended up giving up on this non-contact attack!
This is like a mold that promised to conduct a 15-day exercise, but was scared away in 5 hours.
It’s so different than the secretary wearing a skirt with two buttons on her chest unbuttoned!
There is no way, Garnett has this style. In the original history, Gasol mocked "KG is just a jump shooter". Strictly speaking, it was not a mockery, but an explanation of the facts.
Because only 44% of Garnett's offense during the Timberwolves period was within 3 meters of the basket. What is the concept? Bosh, a space power forward that everyone remembers, has 49% of his offense within 3 meters of the basket.
As for Gasol, who has been criticized by everyone for being too soft, 65% of his offense was within three meters of the basket.
44% is only the data from the Timberwolves period, which means that from a career perspective, Garnett's proportion of shots within 3 meters of the basket will be even lower.
Garnett is really a jump shooter!
Some people are not really soft, and some people are not really hard.
Low emotional intelligence: Garnett's offense is not strong enough and his offensive methods are not rich enough.
High emotional intelligence: The strongest No. 4 outside the penalty area!
Of course, KG's mid-range shot is indeed very accurate, which is why he dared to hit Ryan's head directly.
In his opinion, if he hits Ryan out of position, he can easily make the No. 1 pick autistic with just one pull!
But when the basketball flew over Ryan's head, the bottom was rubbed by Ryan's fingertips.
Garnett's first shot was blocked by Ryan!
The Timberwolves' misplaced offense failed again!
Garnett is indeed taller than Ryan, but Ryan is quick and has long arms, which can make up for the height disadvantage to a certain extent!
Buzdelik waved his fist vigorously, and as he said, we are actively looking for mismatches, because we are not afraid of mismatches!
Fortunately, Garnett's athletic ability during the Timberwolves period was also very strong, so he immediately took off a second time and recaptured the basketball in the air.
After landing, KG took a big step to the basket and dunked directly with one hand!
He smashed the ball toward the basket, but halfway through, the basketball stopped moving.
It was Ryan. He followed Garnett and blocked the basketball with his fingers spread out, blocking KG's dunk!
After the basketball was shot, Garnett quickly caught the basketball and hurriedly jumped to release the basket.
Most players who risk KG's first shot are unlikely to risk his dunk again.
Even if someone could miss his dunk again, it would be impossible for him to take off for the third time in a row and cover Garnett.
Because there are few forward players who can compete with Garnett in terms of continuous bounce.
But the guy standing opposite KG today has an even more abnormal physical condition!
I saw Ryan also quickly take off for the third time in a row, and this time, Ryan's jumping height was quite astonishing. He completed the overtake in height in the air, and in the end, most of his arms were above the basket!
The first time, Ryan just rubbed against Garnett.
The second time, he just held the ball with one hand and barely blocked Garnett's dunk.
But this time, Ryan hit a volleyball and slapped Garnett's layup directly beyond the three-point line!
Rubbing, holding and rushing, Ryan's three-stage defense is clearly layered!
Timberwolves fans were stunned. In this seemingly huge mismatched attack, Garnett was blocked three times by Ryan!
Garnett may have fallen far behind Duncan in terms of the number of championships, but in terms of "number of blocked shots", he has already begun to catch up!
The double-handed turkey with a keen sense of smell caught the basketball that was thrown out and immediately launched a fast break.
In the end, facing an empty basket, the Double Blade Turkey used a civilian high school student to lay up and score the ball steadily.
4 to 0!
Because this fast break of the double-handed turkey was too ordinary, people's attention was still on Ryan, who had just blocked Garnett three times in a row.
"That guy's continuous bouncing and jumping height absolutely beat KG!"
"Holy crap, KG actually failed in a one-on-one challenge with a rookie? He couldn't even beat a mismatch?"
"This is not just a failure, this is simply humiliation!"
Garnett didn't expect that his first singles would end up like this.
Now, Garnett may be able to understand Anthony's despair a little bit.
I can't blame Guagua for being caught twice at critical moments in the NCAA finals!
Ryan can dance so well!
Finally, Ryan produced his first wonderful performance in the NBA.
The strategy of unlimited defense changes is also beginning to show its strength.
The ultimate goal of unlimited defense changes is actually to force the stars to play in singles.
Don’t exclude 1V1, don’t give 1V0.
The more Garnett plays alone, the harder he will find himself in!
After one round, Garnett moved to the right side of the basket to catch the ball. After receiving the ball, he turned over and shot a jumper.
Turning over and shooting a jump shot immediately after catching the ball is one of Garnett's few signature moves on the offensive end.
But when Garnett shot, Nene was very mobile and immediately interfered, and worked with Posey to prevent the shot.
Under double attack, Garnett's offensive efficiency will drop significantly.
The biggest feature of Garnett's turn-over jump shot is that it is extremely fast. Most of the fourth positions guarding him have already thrown the ball before they can jump up to interfere.
But I didn't expect that the Nuggets' defense was faster than Garnett!
James Posey was never far away from Garnett, and Nene's help on defense was even more flawless.
The basketball bounced out of the frame, and Garnett's offense failed again!
Bzdelik smiled happily, perfect, this defense is simply perfect!
Unlimited forward defense changes + quick flanking attacks, whoever comes and who dies!
After Nene interfered with Garnett, he immediately ran back to the basket and grabbed the rebound.
Don't expect Sugarman to grab many offensive rebounds. The Timberwolves will be thankful if his defensive rebounds are not blown away.
Once again, the Wolf King was brutally banned.
Ryan said deliberately at this time: "Kevin, who is being guarded so hard that you can't even see it now?"
This sentence is simply heart-wrenching. Garnett thought that his defense would cause Ryan to struggle, but he didn't expect that he would be the first to be defended!
Timberwolves fans were also confused. They thought Garnett's defense would make Ryan struggle, but in the past few rounds, the Wolf King was tortured by the Nuggets' forward group!
No one would have thought that the Nuggets, who occupied the bottom spot with the Cavaliers last season, would actually cause trouble to the Timberwolves, a team that won 50+ games last season.
Judging from the current rounds, the Timberwolves' entire offense will not be too easy.
At this point, people can finally understand why Bzdelik was so rampant before the game.
But defense alone is not enough!
The Nuggets also have to find a way to break through the Timberwolves' defense.
The Nuggets' previous two goals were achieved through counterattacks.
This was the first time today that the Nuggets fell into position to confront the Timberwolves and face the Timberwolves' defense.
Sprewell knew that Ryan played without the ball, so he directly fought with Ryan hand-to-hand during the off-ball phase.
The Madman's defense is not weak. After all, he was in the second defensive team during his peak period.
Just defense is about 40% ability + 60% attitude.
Since 1994, Sprewell's focus on defense has never been so high.
But occasionally in some rounds, Sprewell will still show his style when he was selected as the second defense.
In this round, the madman didn't like to let newcomers mess with him, so he took precautions very seriously.
It is difficult for Ryan to completely get rid of the madman just by running.
Many people say that Garnett's excellent defense and sweep ability will make it difficult for Ryan to play.
In fact, the madman has always disagreed with this.
No need for KG, he can silence Ryan by himself!
Ryan slipped the baseline and circled the half court, then caught the basketball at a 45° angle on the right side.
And jump directly to shoot.
But when Ryan jumped up to shoot, the madman just caught up and jumped up, reaching out to interfere without giving Ryan any space.
The madman smiled disdainfully, you wouldn't think that 15-for-15 in the summer league means you can also kill in the NBA, right?
In front of me, you have no chance at all!
In the air, Ryan's expression remained calm, as if he was not surprised by the madman's pursuit speed.
He calmly changed his shot into a pass in the air and gave the ball to Andre Miller who just cut in.
Because the passing distance is very close, even if Ryan's passing attributes are not high, he will not make a mistake when changing from a throw to a pass.
After successfully passing the ball to Miller, Ryan immediately cut into the penalty area as soon as he landed!
The madman finally figured out that all of this was a tactic.
Ryan always knew that he would never get a chance with this shot. He pretended to shoot to cheat a jump, but actually passed it to Miller. At this time, all defensive attention would fall on Miller.
At this time, Ryan made a surprise cut, which was enough to throw away 99% of the defenders.
The madman secretly praised Ryan in his heart. I have to say that this tactical arrangement is very exquisite and Ryan is also very smart.
But... I was selected to the All-Defensive Second Team!
This little trick is enough to deceive a stupid college student with clear eyes.
Lied to me?
You mad man, I have tasted more seafood than you have memorized tactics!
Sure enough, when Ryan cut to the basket, the madman was still close to Ryan!
He sprinted with all his strength to catch up with Ryan, leaving no room for Ryan to catch the ball.
Brat, is this feeling of despair when your tricks are discovered?
It’s okay to be desperate, you will be all night today
The madman's intracranial theater had not yet finished, but Ryan "swished" and "disappeared out of thin air" in front of his eyes.
Of course, Ryan doesn't know magic, and he won't run away with a bucket like Stoudemire if he disagrees.
When Ryan was about to cut to the basket, he suddenly stopped and then ran back again!
From fake shots to sudden cuts, to running back again, Ryan used a series of beautiful moves without the ball to completely shake off the madman! Ryan's top physical fitness + off-ball IQ make him unstoppable when he moves off the ball!
You think you have caught up with him, but he can change direction and run elsewhere in an instant!
This combination of top physical fitness + off-ball IQ reminds the madman of the tyrant in the 1990s!
The madman immediately adjusted his focus and pounced, but Ryan's shot was very fast since he became proficient in Jerry West's shooting package.
By the time the madman pounced, Ryan had already completed his shot. The basketball entered the net, and the Nuggets used exquisite off-ball coordination to break the Timberwolves' position defense!
The whole audience cheered. This was Ryan's first shot in an official NBA game!
Facts have proven that the Nuggets can still score efficiently against the Timberwolves' positional defense!
The Nuggets' off-the-ball cooperation is very tacit. Miller's cut and timely pass just now were stuck at the best time, perfectly assisting Ryan.
And Ryan, if you give him a chance, his mid-range shot is really solid!
Ryan's mid-range shooting attributes are now 80, and his catch-and-shoot shooting attributes are 85. Plus the talent fragments that increase open space stability, can that be unstable?
On both ends of the offense and defense, Ryan has begun to show his talents.
But Denver fans know this is just the beginning!
The game continued. In this round, the madman held the ball in singles, hoping to regain face over Ryan.
Garnett wanted to pick and roll, but the madman shouted: "I don't need a pick and roll to beat him!"
After saying that, the madman tried to penetrate the defense with a huge arc, but after accelerating to the left, he ran into Ryan's arms.
Madman is not a player known for his large arc changes of direction, but even if he does not directly shake his opponent, he can often create a little space, and then use confrontation to squeeze through the few spaces.
But facing Ryan, he hit him head-on, without even a hint of room for a forced breakthrough!
The madman immediately changed direction twice, but the result was still the same. Ryan was like a moving wall, completely blocking the way forward! He continuously moved left and right, and his speed reminded people of Michael Jordan, who gave AI a huge headache back then!
Although the AI passed by Jordan's successful shot, it became a world-famous painting in the basketball world.
But if you look carefully, you will find that after Jordan was knocked away, he quickly made up for it and interfered with the AI's shooting, but the AI finally made the ball.
Most of the time, after the AI continued to change direction and was still resolved by Jordan's considerable lateral speed without getting any space, it could only make top shots.
At this time, the madman was in this situation, and he couldn't get any space at all for his shaking.
Ryan can not only defend the fourth position out of position, but also defend the second position with ease!
With 94% lateral movement speed and excellent wingspan at the beginning, Ryan has no pressure at all against defenders like Madman.
After all, Ryan's physical fitness is based on Ajan.
And how fast is Ajan's lateral movement? Let's put it this way, when he moved from Miami to Cleveland, even Wade, the Flash, didn't react.
This shows how good Ryan's foundation is.
In the end, the Madman could only shoot a jumper directly against the defense. Although the basketball successfully passed Ryan's fingertips, unlike KG who blocked three shots in the beginning.
But under Ryan's strict interference, the madman's shot naturally bounced out of the frame!
Ryan's defense was so strong that the Timberwolves' two major scoring points were defeated one after another!
It doesn't matter whoever comes, I can defend you alone!
After guarding the madman, Ryan didn't forget to reply: "You really don't need a pick-and-roll at your level, because it would be a waste to block it. You still want 40 points? You must have drunk too much wine at 40°!"
The madman was mercilessly mocked by Ryan, a rookie, but was unable to refute, so he could only stamp his feet furiously.
Posey got the rebound and the Nuggets got the opportunity to continue to expand the score.
The Timberwolves are very embarrassed, because so far in the game, the Timberwolves have not even had a successful round on both offense and defense!
They must now use a successful defense to stop this momentum, otherwise the situation will get even more out of control.
Garnett's eyes were focused, Damn, I'm here to attract traffic today!
This time, we must use a perfect defense to build momentum!
Garnett keeps an eye on Ryan, and no matter how Ryan moves later, he will immediately cover up the defense.
But the Nuggets' offensive attack style confused the hard special. The Nuggets did not use a double-handed turkey to control the ball, and Ryan did not run without the ball to look for opportunities.
This time the Nuggets actually let James Posey hold the ball outside the three-point line at the top of the arc, and then Ryan gave Posey a pick-and-roll!
The CPU exploded at that time. What on earth do you want to do?
Why don't you always play according to the routine in your offense?
Position 4 plays singles at the top of the arc, position 3 picks and rolls, but position 1 runs without the ball?
Stop messing with me, okay?
Since James Posey can shoot three-pointers, the Hardcore don't dare to let him go too far.
Posey held the ball and moved a step towards Ryan's pick-and-roll side, as if he really wanted to hold the ball in singles.
But in the next second, Posey suddenly passed the ball. The basketball flew past Garnett's head and passed to Miller, who was leaning against Cassel on the left side of the free throw line to reach the position!
As we all know, the double-sword turkey's back play in the first position is at the ceiling level.
So, the Nuggets used a post-up tactic for Miller?
Just when the entire Timberwolves team's CPU was overloaded, Ryan, who was originally setting a pick-and-roll for Posey, immediately cut into the basket! Because everyone's attention is on Miller, Ryan's cut is unobstructed!
By the time Garnett reacted, Ryan had completely shaken him off.
At the same time, Miller, who was leaning against Cassel to catch the basketball, threw the ball into the air with a hook.
The ball was passed a little high, but Denver fans in the audience knew that height was never an issue.
Sure enough, Ryan jumped into the air like a rocket, turned 180° in the air, caught the basketball with both hands with his back to the basket, and then alley-ooped and back dunked to score! With just a few passes and moves, the Timberwolves' defense was immediately smashed to pieces!
Garnett's invincible defensive ability is useless with a series of excellent cooperation from the Nuggets!
He tried to catch Ryan's run, but couldn't!
A veteran point guard and a forward partner who can open up space. This is a configuration tailor-made for Ryan!
In this configuration, Ryan can also give full play to his excellent catching and mid-range shooting ability and cutting ability to attack the frame!
8-0, the Timberwolves had to suspend the game.
The Timberwolves, who won 51 games last season, were stopped by the Nuggets, who won 17 games last season!
The rampant lone wolf almost had his neck bitten off by the lion king!
After Ryan landed, he looked at the tough guy and grinned: "The NBA forest is indeed cruel, but the lion is the king of the jungle!"
Fans all over the world who paid attention to this game swallowed their saliva. The ultimate single defense ability and the mature off-the-ball ability that belie his age.
Ryan shines on both ends of the offense and defense, but the Wolf King and Madman are like rookies who are at a loss!
Even Denver fans were surprised. They knew Ryan would be good, but they didn't expect him to be so good!
Mike Breen, who was commentating at the scene, expressed everyone’s thoughts:
"Ladies and gentlemen, now we no longer have to think about whether Ryan can adapt to the NBA.
What we should be thinking about is.
How good will Ryan's performance in this game be! "
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