Due to his limited physical talent, Love is difficult to do the job of protecting the basket because his speed is a bit slow and defensive breakthroughs will be troublesome.
In the same way, due to slow speed and poor one-on-one duels, Love lacks the ability to work in the air, resulting in very low finishing efficiency at the basket. And why he can still become the leader of the active aerial attack group is precisely because of his acquired skills.
Developed shooting ability.
He is especially good at catching and shooting. His shooting speed is not as clumsy as that of a big man, but as fast as a guard.
Weak offense and defense are Love's outstanding features at this stage.
In addition, the Timberwolves' current roster includes several players with the same characteristics as Love. This has resulted in the Timberwolves' scoring average being very high, while their opponents' scoring is also very high, and in many cases even surpasses them.
If a team does not develop good defensive habits and does not have an effective defensive system, it is destined that they will not be able to go far in the NBA.
This is the current situation of the Timberwolves. Except for Captain Brewer, basically no one is willing to do dirty work such as defense.
Love hit Garnett with his back and squeezed him away within two or three moves.
I have to praise here, Love is really strong, has amazing strength in the lower plate and is not afraid of confrontation. This is why he will become one of the best defensive players in the league in the future.
When Wang Zelin played against the Timberwolves in the last game, he had seen Love's ability evaluation, and Love's strength attributes made his eyes shine.
Upper body strength is 84, which is outstanding among players of the same size as him.
Lower limb strength is 91, which is a bit beyond Wang Zelin's expectations.
Looking at the league, there are very few people whose lower body strength can exceed 90, but Love can rise to the ranks. And according to media reports and some of his understanding, Love's physical talent is far from top-notch in the NBA.
, being able to achieve the current performance is inseparable from acquired development.
This has to be admired.
Return to the field.
During the confrontation, after finding that he could not hold Love, Garnett decisively chose to withdraw his stool and take a big step sideways.
Love reacted quickly and realized something was wrong. His steps were only confused for a moment. He quickly stabilized his center of gravity, turned around, and shot.
But no matter how you look at it, this goal seems a bit hasty.
Wang Zelin saw the ball and knew it was short, so he immediately moved over from the right wing.
Duang～
The ball bounced off the basket and was caught by Wang Zelin. Timberwolves center Nikola Pekovic is of the same type as Love. Both are very strong low-post players who are good at using power to play.
The characteristics are also very similar, and the movement speed is relatively average.
In the end, he could only watch Wang Zelin dryly at the basket collect the rebound.
As soon as Wang Zelin landed, he saw Lillard's back turning and running away. Good guy, you really believe in me!
While feeling emotional, Wang Zelin's work was not slow at all.
Step forward heavily with your left foot, straighten one step and lean back, grab the ball with your right hand and swing it vigorously, instantly drawing a perfect arc.
Lillard received the ball at the three-point line in the frontcourt and stood still. He did not choose to attack the basket more reasonably, but chose to grab a three-pointer.
Fortunately, the opponent was the Timberwolves, and the players' defensive habits had become quite bad due to years of poor performance. Once he saw that it was basically hopeless to pursue the defense, Rubio, who was chasing the center circle, quickly stopped and just watched his opponent take a three-pointer.
"Whoosh!"
5:2, the Trail Blazers took a three-point lead.
The Timberwolves attack again.
This time Kevin Martin caught the ball in the corner and made a strong shot. Wang Zelin grabbed the rebound again. Lillard launched a counterattack again and assisted Batum for a dunk.
The Timberwolves attack again.
Love took the initiative to ask for the ball and continued to hit Garnett with his back.
This time he didn't choose to go in recklessly. After a feint shot, he turned around and pulled back, pulling out a turn-up jumper.
The touch was pretty good and he scored two points from close range.
"Old bird, you are old and cannot guard against me!"
After scoring this goal, Love responded to Garnett.
Garnett laughed angrily when he heard this. When he reached the frontcourt, he waved to Lillard: "Give it to me!"
Lillard originally wanted to play one by himself. He hoped to perform better in the next few games and have better statistics, so that he would have a better chance of being included in the All-Star substitute list.
But when he saw that the requester was Garnett, he quickly handed the ball over.
Both Garnett and Lillard train hard in private. They go back and forth and meet more in the training room, and friendship naturally develops.
Therefore, Lillard still has respect for senior veterans like Garnett. He respects people today, and maybe in the later years of his career, someone will show the same respect to him.
"Snapped!"
Garnett received the pass, faced the frame and beat Love in isolation, and started talking trash again:
"Boy, watch your step, your reaction is too slow!"
"Oh, even Satan will lament the poor defense. Even my grandma who is over 90 years old comes and you can't prevent it!"
"Look to the left, I'm going to pass you on the left..."
As time passed, Garnett's trash talk became more and more vigorous, and Love's psychological pressure became more and more intense.
After several consecutive dribbles, Garnett was about to hit Love, and the audience couldn't help but become nervous.
Love quickly stood up, his chest rising unconsciously, ready for confrontation.
But the next second, Garnett suddenly stepped on the brakes, stepped back and stopped suddenly, taking a very outside shot.
"Bang~shua!"
A mid-range hit.
Le Fu's eyes widened with disbelief on his face, and he was still mumbling: "I was cheated again, why was I cheated again..."
Although Love's scoring average exceeded 20 as early as the third year of his career, this year he has experienced a data explosion, averaging 27 points per game.
However, his offensive methods are more focused on catching and shooting, and his ability to independently attack with the ball is relatively limited.
According to statistics, among the top ten active players in scoring, Love has the highest assist rate.
But now, the defender Love faces is a ball-handling offensive interior player in his peak period. Even if the offensive end is a bit worse than that of his contemporary Dirk Nowitzki, he can still use fake moves that he has trained in many years of NBA career.
, still makes Love feel unable to start on the defensive end.
After receiving the ball, Garnett took a serious look at Love: "Boy, I'll give you one last piece of advice. Every superstar that has ever appeared in the NBA basically has their own unbeatable killer move.
When necessary, help the team break the deadlock...but after playing for so many years, your assist rate has not decreased but increased!"
At the end of the sentence, Garnett's tone was full of hatred that iron cannot be transformed into steel.
He didn't understand that although Love was obviously strong enough and had solid strength at the power forward position, he still couldn't develop an effective offense at the basket. Instead, his shots became more and more drifting.
You are not Nowitzki!
Besides, Nowitzki was ridiculed as a softie back then, but his offensive skills at the basket were not bad, otherwise he wouldn't be known as one of the most offensive power forwards.
To put it bluntly, I still can’t get out of my comfort zone!