Marbury naturally knew what Lin Long was talking about. He also pursed his lips and kept dribbling the ball outside the three-point line.
He wanted to completely stun Lin Long and score a beautiful goal to avenge his humiliation.
Unfortunately, Marbury had made the wrong decision.
If Marbury really relied solely on speed to break through Lin Long, then he had a great chance of scoring a beautiful goal at the whistle when the space was completely opened up.
However, he wanted to use his dribbling skills and rhythm to clean up Lin Long and make him suffer.
This was asking for humiliation.
Linlong's legs were firmly rooted to the ground. No matter how hard Marbury tried, he was not moved at all.
Linlong was confident that he could deal with the changes without changing.
He could also use his jumping and explosive power to block Marbury's last attack.
After Marbury's continuous changes in direction and rhythm failed to shake off Linlong, Marbury became more and more anxious as he saw that the time for attack was getting shorter and shorter.
In the end, when there were only six seconds left in the attack time, Marbury could only force himself to start. With a bad rhythm, his breakthrough was firmly caught by Lin Long, and it was difficult for him to maximize his speed advantage.
Seeing that it would be difficult to get a shot even if he broke through to the basket, Marbury decisively stopped. He pulled back his crotch and took a step back. He jumped back two meters. At the same time, he didn't forget to elbow Lin Long, making it difficult for him to keep up. He was about to use a stop jump shot to end this attack.
However, just as Marbury jumped up, he realized that Linlong's huge figure had pounced on him!
The sky-covering Lin Long made Marbury's shot tremble. The ball flew toward the basket with the sound of the buzz, but it didn't even touch the net before it flew out of the end line.
"Air ball?" Lin Long pretended to exaggerate as he looked at Marbury."I thought we could at least hit the Nets.”
"Damn it!"
Marbury cursed. Born on the streets, he had never suffered such humiliation. He clenched his fists and glared at Linlong.
Fortunately, Garnett arrived in time and hugged Marbury, telling him not to be impulsive and suppressing the dispute.
25:22。
In the first quarter, the Celtics led by three points.
At the start of the second quarter, Lin Long and Billups sat off the field to rest.
In the third quarter, Antoine Walker led the substitutes to fight on the field.
At this time, Walker had completely let himself go. As long as he got the ball, he would play solo without caring about anything. From the three-point line to the basket, as long as he could get the ball, he would never pass it.
Fortunately, Walker had a good feel today and maintained a high efficiency. Even under his all-out attack, the Celtics were still able to maintain a lead.
Halfway through the second quarter, Auerbach waved his hand, Walker went off to rest, and Lin Long and Billups went on stage again.
After Lin Long and Billups played hand in hand for three minutes, Walker once again went on the field and took over the team's offensive power.
With the team's good touch, the Celtics led 44:37 at the end of the first half.
However, in the second half of the game, the situation suddenly changed.
First, Marbury found his crosshair and consecutively singled Billups to score points. Then, the All-Star center Gugliotta continuously singled Mccarty under the basket.
Garnett, on the other hand, was the one who coordinated in the play. He either threw or passed, revitalizing the entire firepower line of the Timberwolves.
On the Celtics 'side, Walker continued his solo play. The others could only watch for more time, while the Timberwolves had already carried out targeted defense against Walker, greatly reducing his offensive efficiency.
In the middle of the third quarter, the Timberwolves finally took the lead with a score of 54:53.
Auerbach sent Walker off again.
After Walker left the field, Billups and Lin Long seemed to have taken off the coat that bound them. They immediately began to play Two-man Two-man Rotation, constantly picking and rolling. The other players also accurately moved, catching the ball and shooting.
The two sides fought back and forth in the second half of the third quarter.
With a 3-pointer from Billups, the Celtics entered the fourth quarter with a 66 - 63 lead.
In the fourth quarter, Auerbach continued his cross-play tactic.
Walker led the substitutes on the court, or rather, Walker led the four spectators on the court to play solo. However, in the fourth quarter, Walker no longer had the stamina and accuracy of the first half. After a few shots, the Timberwolves once again overtook the score.
However, Walker continued to fight without caring about anything else.
It was as if this was the only way to show his status on the team, but the more they played solo, the wider the gap was. By the time the fourth quarter was halfway through, the Timberwolves were already leading the Celtics by more than 10 points!
Auerbach finally made a substitution at this time, sending Lin Long and Billups onto the court.
However, the Timberwolves had already begun to suppress the rhythm and play in a defensive position, bringing the game into a slow defensive position.
Without a reliable three-point shooter other than Lin Long, the Celtics couldn't close the 10-point gap even though they tried their best to catch up. In the end, they lost the game 97:92 by five points.
Throughout the game, Anthony Walker made 27 shots, hit 11 goals, and scored 27 points and 10 rebounded. Lin Long scored 25 points and 14 rebounded on 11 of 18 shots. Billups scored 4 of 9 and scored 11 points and 9 assists. Other than that, no other Celtics player scored in double figures.
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