Sanders requested a timeout, adjusted his play style, and emphasized the attack.

Kassel's single-handed fight against Guo Xu is an advantage. Guo Xu is not good at defending against the back, so he will not grow taller, but this flaw also makes him look greater.

But if Kassel directly holds the ball and fights alone, the Timberwolves' offense will become easier, and the other four people will become spectators. Kassel does not attack, and his teammates have no obvious physical advantage, and his single-handed shooting rate is not high.

In the final analysis, the Timberwolves lack a star who can play dominant offensively, so they can only take turns to take action.

The Suns led 37 to 23 in the first quarter, with five scoring points, and Haslem, who was substituted, also scored 4 points.

Guo Xu made 2 of 3 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and scored 5 points and 9 assists in the first quarter; Kassel made 4 of 6 shots, 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in a single quarter.

The Suns scored the most points with Stadameier, who made 6 of 8 shots, 1 of 2 free throws, and scored 13 points and 2 rebounds.

Young player Howard made 4 of 5 shots in a single quarter, made 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 10 points and 2 rebounds. As long as Kassel defended him, Guo Xu would pass it. He trusted Howard very much, although this teammate did not have any reputation yet.

The Timberwolves' "madman" Spreville and Szebiak also performed well, scoring 5 points and 6 points respectively.

What disappoints is that Garnett made 1 of 5 shots, scored 2 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. The "Wolf King"'s style of playing is the same as usual, and it is difficult to block the jump shot, but it feels bad in the first quarter.

Both sides sent substitutes in the first half of the second quarter, and the Timberwolves had the upper hand.

"Little Crazy" Hudson was in a state of excitement. He was the speed point guard that Payton hated. Most of the time he was just an ordinary guard, with unstable shooting and an overall shooting percentage of about 40%, but he occasionally drew like a star and could score continuously.

The Timberwolves also signed a problem player in summer, former Rockets power forward Eddie Griffin. As long as he doesn't smoke marijuana and doesn't drink much, he is strong, can be both inside and outside on the offensive end, scored 5 points, pulled out to cover, and then received the ball and made a three-pointer.

In the second half, Guo Xu and Xiao Si got the upper hand as soon as he came back, strengthening the team's offense.

Garnett and Griffin play together can open up space for the defender, but the defense in the penalty area will be a little worse.

Griffin is a tall and thin power forward with a height of 208cm and a weight of 100 kilograms. He is not as good as Garnett in the pick-and-roll defense, and the poor sense of distance is easily overwhelmed. Griffin went out to defend against pick-and-roll, but Griffin could not withstand Nene and Xiaos' strong attack.

Signing Griffin is a gamble for the Timberwolves. They have no salary space and cannot sign big names.

Griffin spent a year at the Alcohol Rehabilitation Center and missed the 2003-04 season. It was a surprise that he had a good offense after his comeback this season, and the coaching staff couldn't force him to do more.

Sanders replaced the "mad dog" Mark Madson. The Timberwolves' attack was no longer possible. The man could only stand near the penalty area and wait for a bargain. He pulled it out and was freed.

In this quarter, Guo Xu scored 2 points and 5 assists in 6 minutes, but failed to make three-pointers, all of which were breakthroughs and passes. He scored 7 points and 14 assists in the first half, with more assists than scores.

The two sides tied 29 in a single quarter, with a total score of 66 to 52.

In the third quarter, the Suns began to use the inside double towers and double screening tactics, with Marion, Joe Johnson and Guo Xu partnering on the outside.

The Suns play a lot of people, and the players are very physically strong. They play for 35 minutes without any pressure. Howard, who is in excellent condition, can only sit off the court. Today Bale became a fringeman and played for 6 minutes in the second quarter.

The Suns locker room won't be in trouble because Bale signed a long-term contract and he did not have the ambition or strength to become a star.

Joe Johnson is in charge of the organization, Guo Xu finds no ball to cover the running position to create opportunities. The opponent's big man switches defense slowly and he shoots directly. When he switches defense, he breaks through with the ball to attract defense, and passes the ball to his inside teammates to the penalty area.

This tactic is the nightmare of Timberwolves players. They couldn't break it last season's playoffs and lost 4 games in a row and went home to fish. The Timberwolves still couldn't defend themselves now, because the big man could only resist Olavokandi.

Garnett is excellent in single defense and assisting defense, but defense at 1 and 5 positions has always been his weakness.

The "Sugar Man"'s horizontal movement speed is too slow. Madsen is too familiar with Guo Xu. The two have been practicing with the Lakers for two years. He knows what fake moves Madsen takes and what style of playing. As long as they go on the field, they will be played.

Guo Xu played the whole quarter, scoring 8 points and 7 assists, and the data reached 15 points and 21 assists in three quarters.

The Timberwolves' offense is not bad. Garnett made 3 of 3 shots in a single quarter, 4 of 4 free throws, scoring 10 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, leading the team to 31 points. The Suns scored 33 points and led the lead 99-83 in three quarters.

The 16-point difference between the two teams still has to play, but this may not be a good thing for the Timberwolves, because Guo Xu plans to make a record of 30+ assists in a single game, and he especially likes the data.

As a point guard, more assists can prove your dominance and seem selfless.

Guo Xu no longer pursues 30+10 this season and challenges two data kings. His goal is very clear, to set a record per game in a single season. Because he knows that his teammates are very strong and his assists are easy to beat.

John Stockton participated in 78 regular season games in the 1989-90 season, averaging 14.5 assists per game, ranking first in NBA history. It is worth mentioning that Stockton is still ranked second in history, and he averaged 14.2 assists per game in the 1990-91 season.

The league's total assists record in a single season was also created by Stockton, who sent a total of 1,164 assists in the 90-91 season.

Stockton gave a total of 15,806 assists in his career, ranking first in NBA history, which is a terrifying data. In Guo Xu's previous life, Kidd, the second-ranked in history, lost 3,715 times.

There is no doubt that Stockton's records are difficult to break, but now Guo Xu has the opportunity to challenge them.

If a star wants to obtain super data, there must be several conditions. The important point is that the gap in strength between the two sides cannot be too big. If it is against a weak team at the bottom, the Suns may have spent the first half. Unless the star goes up to brush up the garbage time to produce good data.

In addition, the opponent must have defensive weaknesses to facilitate the stars to play, otherwise they will definitely not have good data if they are restricted.

There are not many teams in the NBA that can meet Guo Xu's conditions, and the Timberwolves just happen to be an embarrassing team that is not high or low.

In the last quarter, Guo Xu continued to play, and the other four were Howard, Joe Johnson, Marion and Nene.

Xiao Si went down to rest for a while, Nene averaged only 23 minutes per game, and only played 18 minutes today, and was full of energy.

The Suns attack first, and the person who is defending Guo Xu is Trenton Hassel. Now the "madman" goes down to rest. Usually, the Timberwolves will send veteran Hoyberg to add a three-point shooting point in the final quarter, so that the offense can be guaranteed and there is a greater chance of winning.

But now Sanders is already afraid. Instead of winning, he hopes that the players will defend Guo Xu, so that he can't play super data, and he admits losing.

Guo Xu received the ball and attracted Garnett to defend, and quickly moved across and gained the space for passing the ball, passing it to Howard, who ran on the right. The latter received the ball and stopped the jump shot with a 50-degree physical advantage, avoiding Kassel's blocking ball.

101 to 83, Guo Xu had the 22nd assist.

The Timberwolves attacked, Garnett beat Marion one-on-one and turned to shoot a basketball. 101 to 85.

When playing small ball tactics, Nene is responsible for defending Olavocandi, and Marion defends Garnett at a loss in height, but D'Antoni does not arrange double-teams. They just want to create misalignment opportunities just for better offenses, and Garnett plays singles at will.

When the Suns attacked, Guo Xu first played pick-and-roll in the middle, and then passed the ball to Howard, who was on the low post on the right, who received the ball and turned around and shot, hitting Cassel.
Chapter completed!