Today, the Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves met for the first time in the regular season. The Lakers beat the Timberwolves 127-91 at home. Starting center Marc Gasol scored 4 of 4 shots and got 12 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 hot pot, 3 of 3 three-pointers, and assumed a large part of the responsibility of holding the ball. He played the best performance since joining the Lakers. .
Gasol played in the first two games of the Lakers. Although he was a starter, he obviously hadn’t found the feeling yet. He only took one shot and scored 2 points.
However, today Anthony Davis truce, and Gasol also got a chance to prove his ability. In addition to Kyle Kuzma, he is the biggest beneficiary. At the beginning, he actively rushed to rebound and cooperated with Kuzma one after another. Minute.
After the Lakers got a double-digit lead in the first half of the quarter, they never gave the Gray Wolves a chance to chase points. Little Gasol didn’t play as long as Kuzma, but he looked very good on the court. Whether it was with Kuzma or LeBron James, he played quite tacitly.
In the second quarter, he was not replaced until the last 4 minutes, but he soon cooperated with Kuzma, assisted Kuzma in the penalty area, and then he rewarded Naz Reid hot pot.
LeBron began to show off in the second half, and Gasol continued to send good shots to his teammates. At 7:14, he also received a pass from LeBron to make a three-pointer at the top of the arc, expanding the gap to more than 30 points.
Afterwards, he once again cooperated with LeBron to pass the floor pass and dunk successfully. Gasol’s three-pointer was really accurate. He stood one step away from the three-point line and received LeBron’s pass to hit a long three-pointer. Gasol’s ability to observe the situation while holding the ball definitely makes the Lakers’ offense even more powerful.
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