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Chapter 329 Garnett's Hesitation

Chapter 329 Garnett's Hesitation

Li Lei himself admitted that Gasol's strength is much worse than Garnett's.

If you want to choose a strongest teammate, it should be Garnett, not Gasol.

The combination of Li Lei + Garnett is definitely the top duo in the league, winning the championship is no problem.

But strength is not the only criterion for Li Lei to choose teammates.

Why doesn't Li Lei go to the Timberwolves?

The reason is simple, the Timberwolves are Garnett's team, and Garnett is the soul of the Timberwolves.

Once Li Lei goes to the Timberwolves, no matter how well he plays, he will be regarded as Garnett's support and the Timberwolves' second in command.

Some people say that the second master should be the second master, so what does it matter?Just win the championship!

Think about Durant later!

Durant played so well in the Warriors period, won the FMVP for two consecutive years, and fought for the Warriors until the Achilles tendon ruptured, but in the hearts of many fans, Durant is a defector and a champion with his thighs.

Fans call him "Du Lao Si" and "Du 1.5."

Green even humiliated Durant: Before you came, we were the championship.

After Durant left the Warriors, coach Kerr also belittled him on social media.

Fans have long forgotten: At the beginning, the whole Warriors team ran to Durant's door and begged Durant to join.

So no matter what, Li Lei will not be someone else's younger brother.

Therefore, Li Lei would not consider Garnett's Timberwolves at all.

Kobe's Lakers and Brand's Clippers are also for similar reasons.

In contrast, the Grizzlies are completely different.

There is no doubt that Gasol is also the best player on the Grizzlies.

But his record is really bad, his style of play is soft, and his life is not good. Li Lei can easily replace him.

The fact is the same, Li Lei has been the team spirit of the Grizzlies less than 2 months after he came to the Grizzlies.

……

On the court, Li Lei shielded Gasol behind him, stepped forward again, almost looked at Garnett, and said viciously: "Kevin, you'd better be honest. How do I choose? It's not my turn." You control!"

"Also, Paul is my teammate now, it's not your turn to ride on his head!"

Seeing Li Lei's ferocious appearance, Garnett froze for a moment.

At the same time, Milicic, Jones Sr., and Lue all rushed forward.

As long as Li Lei made a move, they would immediately follow.

Zhu Fangyu, Lowry, Gay, and Warrick on the sidelines are also ready to go.

Seeing this scene, Garnett did not hesitate and continued to output with his mouth, but unknowingly took a few steps back and hid behind the referee.

Ha ha!

Li Lei then stopped talking to Garnett and turned to look at Gasol: "Paul, don't be afraid. When you meet this kind of person, you have to be tough. The tougher you are, the less he dares to provoke you."

"If he dares to hit you, just kick him, we are all behind you, and we will never let you fight alone!"

Gasol nodded, looking at his teammates around him, his heart warmed a lot.

……

Then, the game continued.

Li Lei started to take over the game.

Li Lei held the ball at the top of the arc, faced James' "first generation big brother" Ricky Davis, posed three threats, and made continuous attempts.

Ricky Davis was highly nervous and kept adjusting his steps, taking precautions very seriously.

But he still showed his flaws after all, Li Lei saw the opportunity and directly attacked.

Swish!

Knife up and down.

Li Lei scored the first goal for the Grizzlies.

There was elation at the FedEx Center.

Whenever Li Lei gets the ball, Memphis fans will feel very at ease.

And Garnett at the basket stared at Li Lei, with resentment and hatred in his eyes.

"Why don't you want to team up with me?"

The Timberwolves attacked and Mike James missed a layup.

But Garnett roared, squeezed Gasol away, grabbed the offensive rebound abruptly, and made a dunk.

Garnett tonight is really not the usual crazy.

Under his leadership, the Timberwolves made a 9:2 start.

Looking back, it was the turn of the Grizzlies to attack again.

Facing Li Lei, Ricky Davis was really under a lot of pressure.

Today's Li Lei is simply a bug in the small forward position, and no one can stop him from scoring.

Still familiar with the three threats, Li Lei faltered.

Ricky Davis, who had just been shot by Li Leiyan丨, dared not to pounce on him, but Li Lei made a fake shot and made a real shot, killing him in one step.

At this moment, Garnett jumped in front of Li Lei.

The defense speed and assist defense range are astonishing.

In fact, Garnett's nickname is not only "Wolf King", but also "Octopus Spider".

This means that Garnett stretched out his eight legs like a spider, and his defensive range covered the entire three-point line.

This nickname is actually the most appropriate for Garnett. He has historical levels of defense and defense capabilities.

Unfortunately, he was facing Li Lei.

Li Lei found the gap, threaded the needle, and handed the ball to Gasol who was emptied.

Ricky Davis rushed to defend Gasol, but how could his height limit Gasol.

Gasol leaned on Ricky, turned around and threw it, and it was easy.

Swish!

9: 4.

In this way, despite Garnett's amazing performance, relying on Li Lei's connection, the Grizzlies began to narrow the point difference little by little.

End of first quarter, 23:21.

The Grizzlies narrowed the point difference to 2 points.

On the bench, the Timberwolves were no match for the Grizzlies.

Here also said Gasol's comeback.

After Gasol's comeback, it's not just that the Grizzlies' starting lineup has gotten stronger.

Meanwhile, Warrick sank to the bench, and the depth of the Grizzlies' bench changed immediately.

In addition, Li Lei and Gasol are dual-core, and they can lead the team separately. Coach Carlisle only needs to reasonably arrange the playing time of the two, so that at least one core can always be present.

For example, in the first quarter, Li Lei and Gasol played together.

At 8 minutes, Gasol went down to rest and Li Lei led the team.

In the second quarter, Gasol came up to lead the team first, and Li Lei went down to rest.

In the last few minutes, the two were able to lead the team at the same time.

In this way, after only three quarters, the Timberwolves fell behind by a big score.

59: 78.

Looking at the nearly 20-point difference, coach Dwyane Casey of the Timberwolves chose to replace Garnett and give up the game.

Garnett walked to the bench, and a substitute player handed Garnett a towel.

Garnett hit the floor hard, startling everyone.

Subsequently, Garnett sat on the bench without saying a word.

You can ridicule Garnett for "fighting and retreating, iron-blooded big jumper", but there is no doubt that Garnett is definitely one of the stars with the strongest desire to win.

However, he has been losing for too long.

"Should I continue to waste my peak?"

Garnett couldn't help asking himself.

Then, he looked at Li Lei who was opposite him.

That guy is only 22 years old and already has 2 championship rings.

As for myself, I have never touched the floor of the finals.

(End of this chapter)