The godfather of basketball started from conquering the NBA

On the plane, Xu Xiao felt uneasy. On the one hand, he had the team he built with his own efforts, and on the other hand, he was the object of deep affection.

Now that both sides are in the most difficult time, the situation on Yilin's side has stabilized, with the care of a professional team, and as long as she finds a way to use a health card for her, the problems on Yilin's side will be solved. It worked out.

On the other hand, it's hard to say for his own team.

Without Xu Xiao's guidance, the Timberwolves were obviously in a mess. The offense was completely xjbd, and the defense was even more headless.

The rotation of assistant coaches is also in the dark.

In a single quarter, he was beaten by the Mavericks 15 to 33.

In the second quarter, the state of the Timberwolves is still sluggish. Neither Josh nor Westbrook can find their own state. The two usually cooperate with each other very tacitly, but today they are all mistakes.

At the end of the half, the Mavericks were 70 to 35, leading the Timberwolves by 35 points. What is even more desperate is that the Timberwolves seem to have some infighting.

Westbrook made a long pass to James Johnson. The latter didn't even realize that the ball was passed directly into Kidd's arms, allowing Kidd to launch a counterattack directly. Marion followed up and dunked with an empty cut.

"Why don't you run, you have such a good opportunity to make a fast break." Westbrook couldn't bear it after the ball was missed, and yelled at James Johnson directly.

"How many risky balls like this did you pass today, why can't you calm down and organize the attack slowly?" Johnson replied, not to be outdone.

"Slowly? Do we still have time to consume so much? You look at the score and the time."

"The more you do this, the more calm you are. The success rate. If Coach Xu Xiao was here, would you pass the ball like this?"

"If Coach Xu Xiao was here, would you stand there in a daze?"

The two talked more and more intensely. Fortunately, there was a break at halftime, otherwise the audience would be able to watch a wwe for free, and it was contributed by their own people.

locker room

"Guys, we can't just use this method to welcome Coach Xu Xiao. He has always been good to us. Even if we lose, we can't lose like this. This is really embarrassing him." Roy is still the big brother , the first to stand up and speak.

"We need to formulate a strategy for the second half. In the first half, we were beaten like headless chickens." Josh also spoke.

"In the first half, my fault, I was in a hurry." At this time, Westbrook also took the initiative to admit his mistakes, but anyone who is familiar with Westbrook knows that the biggest advantage of Westbrook is that he can admit his mistakes. change.

And since he got the Billups star card, there are very few brainless mistakes like today's first half, and he will not be so emotional like today, so the Timberwolves trailed by 35 points in the first half. 15 points were sent by Westbrook.

"But I also want to say that we have to make some changes now. It is impossible to recover such a large point difference by blindly pursuing positions and stability. We should not think about who it is now, after all This has become the situation, what we have to do now is how to solve the immediate problem.”

Westbrook also decisively pointed out the current problem.

"Um, what Russell said is right, we still have to find our own rhythm, otherwise this game will be a complete joke." At this time, the assistant coach Flack also spoke, but his words were in the locker room Doesn't seem to matter much.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, the Timberwolves continued their poor performance. Westbrook's rapid advancement was once again blocked by the Mavericks' zone defense.

After distributing the ball to James Johnson, the latter directly started to play singles with the ball, which made Josh who was waiting to catch the ball dumbfounded.

"Brother, Westbrook and I are both running tactics here, have you started individual singles?"

But James Johnson, regardless of the set, directly turned into a big core with the ball, and the game was even uglier in an instant.

At this time, the audience also began to show dissatisfaction.

"What is this playing?"

"I really didn't expect that a top-level team without a head coach would not even be as good as the lottery. If the Houston Rockets come, they won't be so cowardly."

"It seems that we really underestimated Xu Xiao's strength. Only he can restrain this team. The Timberwolves with him and the Timberwolves without him are simply two completely different teams."

Fans complained one after another, and even began to boo the home team.

However, at this moment, the Timberwolves' home commentator received a message, the content was very simple.

"Xu Xiao has rushed back from Toronto, and is currently being collected in the locker room."

This made the home commentator suddenly cheer up. If Xu Xiao came back, maybe the situation would improve.

But the realistic score difference and the increasingly tense time make a comeback almost impossible.

However, Xu Xiao's return still multiplied everyone's information. I didn't feel it before. Now, whether it is a fan or a player, seeing Xu Xiao will always have an inexplicable peace of mind.

Xu Xiao also knew that at this point in the game, even if he came back, it might not be of any help, and if it ended in a disastrous defeat, then the mess might still fall on him, and maybe the reputation that had just recovered would take a turn for the worse .

But if you don't come, it will be a huge blow to both the team and the fans, and not only will your reputation not be affected, it will rise to a new height.

However, under the shouts of the home dj and thousands of fans, Xu Xiao still firmly walked out from the player tunnel.

"Success is meaningless if you can't fight failure together."

"Guys, I know this situation is not what everyone wants to see, and I don't know if we still have a chance, but I want to say that we have been striving for the top this year and never giving up. Maybe this is We have our last game of the year, and at this moment, I hope, our efforts will last until the end."

When Xu Xiao came back, the Timberwolves also requested a timeout. During the period, Xu Xiao's words made the players' already desperate hearts return to the game again.

"Next, we have to change the rhythm. Josh, you go to the fifth position of this lineup, and then James, you go to the fourth position. Russell and jr, you two must push and counterattack in time. If there is no chance, Roy With Josh, the two of you will organize, and now our most important thing is to push the rhythm and score quickly."

Xu Xiao also immediately made an arrangement, a choice for a strong man to cut off his wrist, and now he is going to fight the opponent's attack if they can't keep up with their rhythm.

"With less than 8 minutes left in the third quarter, the Timberwolves are still 39-76 behind the Mavericks by 37 points. I don't know if Xu Xiao's return can help the Timberwolves change their fate."

"Seeing that Xu Xiao is working again, he formed a strange lineup. This time, not only is there no center forward, but Ibaka and Gibson are also out, leaving Josh at the fifth position."

"This time it seems that the boat is really broken. The defense and the rebound are all gone. It is just to fight the counterattack and the outside line."

Xu Xiao also knew that it would be useless to use conventional means. If he wanted to gain a glimmer of hope in this desperate situation, he must have the courage to sink the boat.

Back in the game, Josh ran a pick-and-roll with JR, and immediately got out of position. JR first moved Westbrook outside.

With a violent buckle, it opened up the situation for the Timberwolves.

This dunk brought back the morale of the Timberwolves, and made the fans at home see a glimmer of hope. It was also Xu Xiao's declaration of war on everyone.

"I'm back, the spirit of this Timberwolves is back, and the fearsome Timberwolves are back."

"It's okay, hold your ground, let's continue to attack the inside." Carlisle on the sidelines said to Kidd and Nowitzki.

Kidd dribbles the ball across half court and falls directly to Marion.

As a well-known old goblin in the league, Kidd has an unusually high golf quotient.

He saw that in this lineup, the advantage of the Mavericks is not against Josh's Chandler, but against JR's Marion.

As a defender, he has a physical disadvantage, and jr has always been known for his defense, but Marion is a standard striker with a certain offensive ability.

Although Chandler has an advantage over Josh physically, after all, Chandler's offense is too single, so the most stable point on the court is Marion.

Marion sits and plays jr with the ball, and the Timberwolves can only rely on the quick rotation of the guard to ensure the defense of the outside line.

Roy quickly double-teamed, Marion returned a pass to Stevens for a mistake, and the Timberwolves had the ball.

The Timberwolves quickly dribbled the ball across the half court. Westbrook rushed directly to the basket, dodged in the air and passed the ball. Roy caught the ball and passed it to Josh, who raised his hand and hit a three-pointer.

Kidd still looked for Marion when he came back, and the Timberwolves still chose to double-team quickly, not giving Marion an offensive choice, and forcing him to pass the ball.

It can only be returned to Kidd. Kidd faces Roy, who is jumping up, and Stevens, who is diverting a large space, misses a three-pointer.

James Johnson struggled to hit the ball under the basket, Westbrook quickly grabbed the rebound, grabbed the rebound, and quickly pushed back.

Roy, who followed up, tricked the defense by slowing down, and made an easy layup and hit the rebound.

"Come back, everything is back, that Timberwolves are back, we still have hope, the game is still going on, we haven't lost yet."

The djs at the scene cheered again, and the originally lifeless home court resumed its roaring and tsunami.

In these few rounds, the Timberwolves' offense was obviously more organized. They played a wave of 7-0 spurts, and the score came to 46-76. Although the Mavericks still held a 30-point lead, the Timberwolves started their momentum. With Xu Xiao in charge, it is obvious that the feeling of the whole team is different.

To be on the safe side, Carlisle could only be suspended.

"Next, we have to hit the ball into Nowitzki's hands, stop looking for the opponent's weakness, we have to remember that our strongest point is the opponent's weakest point, the defense would rather foul than let them Take it easy."

Carlisle was a little guilty. Although he took advantage of the first half, competitive sports are so cruel, and they wanted to win.