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143. The Butler Effect

James, who returned to the court, showed his strong impact.

Due to Lin Feng's breakthrough ability, Thibodeau chose Gibson to defend James alone, so that the Lakers' offense seemed simple and clear.

Just like Tyron Lue during the Cavaliers' era, he had a simple and rough tactic: give the ball to James.

One-on-one singles Gibson is not a difficult task for 34-year-old James and has a good physical fitness. He has been helpless after success.

His team lacks resilience and the ability to do real skills, which is something that the whole league knows. As a coach, he can arrange troops and arrange troops, but cannot affect the character of the players.

Even a strong Vic can't change Leonard, let alone the almost-willed Thibodeau.

The first half ended, the Timberwolves trailed by 16 points, and the Lakers returned to the invincible King's Army.

The locker room was as lively as yesterday. Fenson sang his own song as usual, and Zhan trotted around and brimmed with his teammates.

Lin Feng sat quietly on the chair and rested. He wanted to have a can of beer, which would make him even more crazy.

At the end of the first quarter, James was replaced by a single, and then playing the entire second quarter seemed to be his future playing timeline.

In no special circumstances, the second half of the second quarter will be the time when Lam and James are present at the same time, and it is also the time when the Lakers have the highest offensive efficiency.

Walton tacitly arranged for the team's most accurate shooting players to ambush the outside, preparing for the pass after Lin Feng and James were double-teamed.

"One-star four shots" turned into "one-star one-break three shots," sounded very good, but in fact the Lakers are gradually becoming a cavalier, using the six minutes of the second half of the second quarter to test the Lakers' version of the "Jan-Euro" combination.

Lam Feng is confident that he fantasizes that "boxing champion" Chandler will bring qualitative improvement to the team after joining.

Chandler has a strong pick-and-roll ability, which is incomparable to McGee. Sometimes McGee's pick-and-roll will cause double-teams to Lin Feng who is preparing to break through, and the situation is very bad.

Of course, Maike is also an indispensable part of the team. His ability to eat cake and shoot is stronger than that of the boxing champion. It can be said that the two big centers each have their own characteristics.

With Wagner and Zubac two young centers, I believe that the Lakers' most obvious shortcomings will gradually improve as the season progresses.

Walton, who is constantly trying new rosters, plans to hold a coaching staff meeting tomorrow. He believes it is time to arrange a fixed roster for the team.

Lin Feng's outbreak allowed Walton to find the connection point between the starting lineup and the substitute lineup, which may solve the team's excessive problem at the end of the first and early second quarters.

In other words, Lin Feng's position is very important, even more deadly than the starter. Just like Louis Williams of the Clippers' arch-rival Clippers, Eric Gordon of the Rockets and Van Vleet, the Raptors' son-off.

As soon as the third quarter began, the Timberwolves' offense did not set off a wave of counterattacks amid the cheers of home fans, but instead allowed the Lakers to seize the opportunity to continue to expand their advantage.

There were two unnecessary mistakes between Butler and Towns. At that time, Lin Feng did not come forward to suppress the passing route between the two. Towns, who was hitting McGee at the back of the basket, chose to send the ball to Butler on the outside.

As a result, the two did not form a tacit understanding. Butler, who was cutting inward, watched the basketball fly over his head and roll towards the Timberwolves backcourt.

James, who was quick-eyed and quick-witted, immediately started and completed a layup before returning to chase the player.

After conceding the ball, Towns looked depressed and spread his hands to mutter something to Butler, but Butler did not respond and just turned around and returned to halftime silently.

At this time, the main camera of the stadium was aimed at Wiggins in a suit and tie. The No. 1 pick in 2014 was chatting with his friends, and he didn't care that the team was behind the big score.

Richard Jefferson commented on the Timberwolves today, "Each of them has different talents but they fight each other, like a mess. Perhaps Minnesota lacks a real leader like James."

"The Cavaliers also experienced this situation at the beginning, around the All-Star Game last year. There was some unpleasantness inside us, but then LeBron led the team out of the predicament with repeated battles."

Jefferson finally said, "Victory is the best solution to all problems. The Timberwolves now need someone to come forward and tell everyone that I am your leader and really do something like the leader in the field."

Commentator Kenny Smith is from Queens, New York, so he pays special attention to Lin Feng, who believes that the 60-plus rookie has changed the team.

“While he doesn’t like talking about himself on social media as much as the process, he plays more like a leader. When the team is in a panic, he stands out and saves the team and uses scoring to shut up his opponents, the 19-year-old has done it.”

"Don't care about what others think, do what you want to do, for our fifth block, hahaha."

When Kenny was young, he lived with his mother in the fifth block for a while. It was also where Lin Feng grew up, so the two invisibly had something in common.

The offensive end was defeated, and Towns also had problems on the defensive end. Lin Feng, who was driven straight into the game, successfully committed a foul. This free throw came from James' outstanding vision, and he passed the ball lightly to Lin Feng who was running back and running in front of the back.

Towns, who stepped forward to make up for defense, could only end Lin Feng with a foul, and the ball almost reached 21. Lin Feng, who lost his balance, threw the ball down the basket with force, but after he bumped it twice, he bounced out of the basket.

Towns frowned and became restless. He scored a double-double of 2212 in the first half, but the team was 16 points behind. It can be said that all four positions except center were exposed.

Butler was dissatisfied with the fighting spirit of the young men of the team and mentioned Towns and Wiggins by name.

After a loss in the playoffs last season, Towns, the core of the team, angrily smashed the wall in the player passage to vent his frustration. Butler, who was beside him, not only did not comfort his teammates, but instead shouted to Towns, "Don't be so sissy."

Now, the conflict between the two seems to gradually emerge as the game progresses, and even Thibodeau can do nothing.

Maybe it's time for the Minnesotans to make a choice between the two star players.

As a basketball fan traveler, Lin Feng knew very well that it would not take long for Butler to take the initiative to propose a deal, and then the 76ers took out chips mainly composed of Saric and Covington to take over.

In a sense, Butler, who was studying hard and practicing hard, was a cancer-like existence of the Timberwolves. When he and Ross were teammates at the Bulls, they secretly mocked Ross on the day.

When the Bulls had a good grade, Butler repeatedly stated in front of the media that he wanted to play the leading role, and publicly hinted that Rose should leave when the team's record was poor.

Now that the Timberwolves are reunited, Butler's personality is still the same, and he has a conflict with Towns and others.

After going to the 76ers, Embiid, who has been playing at the basket, had to shoot from the outside to create space for Butler, so the threat of the emperor would be reduced a lot.

Simmons is even worse because he is constrained by his shooting ability, and he often acts as a spectator on Butler's breakthrough route, which is extremely embarrassing.

For a time, the "Butler Effect" was circulating in the league.

A few days before Lin Feng’s soul pierced, it was reported that Butler would join the Miami Heat with a maximum salary and go to the South Coast to be the boss to study the size of Mrs. Wei.
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