The commotion attracted the attention of stadium security. When security personnel saw that the spectators were constantly provoking the away team's players, almost pointing their fingers at Kenyon and yelling at him, they rudely removed all the spectators who were provoking Kenyon from the stadium in order to protect the spectators.
The world finally quieted down, and the fourth quarter began.
"Old Jin..."
Kenyon stood up, as if to vent his anger on the court, "I want to play!"
Gentry patted Kenyon on the shoulder. "Go ahead, kid. Let Collins rest for a bit. You go and slap the audience in the face."
......
The fourth quarter begins with the Timberwolves on offense.
Garnett receives the ball in the mid-range, makes a clever turn and drives to the basket, jumping to score with a one-handed dunk!
Kenyon's shop caps and lids...
Kenyon was able to become the number one draft pick because of his incredible physical talent. He could block shots, jump very high, and hit hard. After hitting the basketball, he slapped Garnett on the forehead.
"Bang!!!"
Garnett fell to the ground.
Without his teammates' help, Garnett scrambled to his feet, shoved Kenyon to the ground, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Fuck! I'm going to kill you!"
Timberwolves players quickly stopped Garnett, "Boss, calm down!"
That's how people are sometimes. If no one stops them, they might just say a few words and let it go. But once someone stops them, they become even more frantic. Garnett struggled with all his might, raising his big fist to smash Kenyon's head.
What are you going to do?
Wei Guo walked over slowly and looked at Garnett calmly.
Garnett's temper died instantly. He wanted to say something like "Don't stop me, I'm going to smash Kenyon's head in," but he found that after Wei Guo walked over, his teammates had already stepped aside and no one stopped him.
"this..."
This was quite awkward. Garnett calmly lowered his fist and turned to the referee, saying, "Wasn't that move a foul?"
"foul!"
The referee blew his whistle and called a defensive foul on Kenyon.
Ken Young has committed six fouls and is out of school!
Wei Guo's calm gaze had greatly shocked Garnett, who suddenly realized that constantly trash-talking on the field like he did wasn't the coolest thing to do.
"bang~~~"
The first free throw missed.
"bang~~~"
The second free throw was missed.
"Hahaha..."
Kenyon, who had fouled out, sat on the sidelines laughing, "These free throws are terrible! Even my grandma could make one."
Collins grabbed the defensive rebound and passed the ball to Wei Guo.
Wei Guo dribbled to the three-point line. Hill ran off the ball to Wei Guo's left side. Wei Guo grabbed the basketball with one hand and threw it towards Hill. Garnett thought Wei Guo was going to pass the ball, so he lunged to his left, but the basketball was still in Wei Guo's hands.
That strength...it's terrifying!
It was a very ordinary fake pass and shot. When Garnett missed, Wei Guo had already launched a three-pointer!
"Whoosh!!!"
The basketball went through the net cleanly.
86:67!!
The Nets lead by 19 points.
With such a huge lead, Sanders thought the Nets' defense would be lax, but on the contrary, the Nets' defensive intensity was even higher than in the third quarter.
Put down the Timberwolves' offense...
Wei Guo scored another layup.
88:67!!
The Nets led by 21 points, and the game was essentially over.
......
Sanders had wanted to forfeit the game for a long time. The Timberwolves had already secured the top seed in the West and were on the verge of the playoffs... The outcome of this game wouldn't affect the Timberwolves' ranking, and they were facing the league's top team, the Nets. There was nothing wrong with tactically forfeiting the game. Didn't Popovich often do this kind of thing?
In the final few games of the regular season, the Spurs' key players took turns resting.
However, Garnett was focused on winning the game so that he would be second in the MVP rankings. Although he was far behind Wei Guo in many aspects, Wei Guo had already won the regular season MVP twice.
It would be understandable not to give Wei Guo a chance this year, but he thought that if he could win a match against Wei Guo, he could get a lot of votes.
after all...
The regular season MVP is selected by various media outlets, making it highly subjective.
With the game in the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves were down by 21 points and their hopes of taking the lead were gone. Sanders naturally took all his starters off the court. Garnett was very unhappy, but he wouldn't act recklessly at this time.
Gentry had already guessed Sanders' intention in calling a timeout, and he substituted his key players.
"Brother Wei, leave the rest to us!"
The Nets players were very confident. "It's only 40 points, there are still 19 left... They are facing the Timberwolves' bench, it's not unreasonable to win by 19 points in a quarter, right?"
Cummings, Kiddels, Jefferson, Collins, Mourning!
This is the Nets' bench lineup...
Sanders was very unhappy. The Timberwolves had already given up, yet the Nets were still using this roster, even veteran Mourning. But looking at the players on the Nets' bench, it seemed quite reasonable.
Jefferson is a strong one-on-one scorer, Cummings orchestrates the offense, Kiddles hits a series of long-range shots, and Collins and Mourning protect the rim... The Timberwolves' bench had no chance to defend, and the Nets, even in garbage time, continued their aggressive defense, forcing the Timberwolves into numerous turnovers.
Garnett didn't realize that this was all because of his trash talk towards Wei Guo.
"We need to learn from the Nets' fighting spirit. As long as the game is going on, every player gives their all... What a great team."
Sanders silently considered using this game as an example to give the players a lesson in ideology and politics before the playoffs began.
Ten minutes... passed in the blink of an eye.
"Beep!!!"
The match ended with the referee's whistle.
123:80!!
The Nets defeated the Timberwolves by 43 points on the road.
Match statistics:
Wei Guo: 37 points, 16 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 5 blocks
Garnett: 23 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks
This is just a comparison of star players; the difference isn't that big. Garnett is just a little bit worse in every statistic.
However, the difference becomes apparent when compared to other players.
Besides their guard, five other Nets players scored in double figures: Hill with 17 points, Kenyon with 13, Jefferson with 21, Mourning with 11, and Cummings with 13. With six players scoring in double figures, this is the source of the Nets' confidence in defeating the Timberwolves.
The Nets players fulfilled their promise to defend their country, defeating the Timberwolves by 40 points, a victory that cast a shadow over Western Conference teams.
The Western Conference-leading Timberwolves suffered a heavy defeat to the Nets despite having a full roster. Is this the difference between Western Conference teams and the Nets? No matter which team faces the Nets in the Finals, they will not have the confidence to win.
......
The spectators who had been arguing with Kenyon left dejectedly after learning the final score outside the arena.
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