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Chapter 913 Returning to Windy City
At the beginning of the new season, the Lakers quickly entered the state as expected by the outside world, playing a dominance that can compete with the Heat for the championship.

The Lakers started with a [-]-game winning streak, and they were in the limelight for a while.

Some thought they might have an 82-game winning streak, but of course no one except crazy, brainless fans would.

It was their old rival Timberwolves who ended their winning streak.

After Medved's comeback, the outside world has higher expectations for the Timberwolves than before.

However, Medved's performance was far below expectations.

This is a rare healthy season for Medved, but he dragged his bloated body on the court, without any previous style.

In the first 15 games of the new season, the Timberwolves had 5 wins and [-] losses, ranking second in the Western Conference.

Medved's comeback is not as expected, and his abilities in all aspects are far worse than before the injury.

"This is not the inside core that the Timberwolves want, but they can only accept this result."

Letting Ziegler go, the Timberwolves now do not have a suitable player who can replace Medved as the starting center.

They can only support the battle by fighting, let Medved find the feeling in the game, and try to lose weight as much as possible.

Bai Jidong didn't know what happened to Medved, he was a different person.

He asked Vashabek, who said he didn't know.

If even Vashabek doesn't know, no one else will.

Statistics show that Medved's current performance is not as good as that of Ziegler last season.

"Injury is really a player's worst enemy, and it destroys a talent that could have swayed the landscape of the league."

"Yeah, everyone who watched Medvedev in the 10-11 season will have this feeling, what a pity."

Bai Jidong's performance was even and steady, averaging 26 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists per game, which is the core and soul of the Timberwolves.

It is difficult to defeat the current Lakers by Bai Jidong alone.

It was not Bai Jidong who ended the Lakers' [-]-game winning streak, but Zhao Li and Spanoulis, who were fully fired.

In this battle, Zhao Li suppressed Paul both in appearance and statistics, scoring a career-high 38 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds, while Spanoulis came off the bench and scored 20 points efficiently.

Bai Jidong and Vasha Baker were the ones behind the scenes, their defense cutting off Paul's connection with Howard and allowing Bryant to go 19-for-3 from the field.

The Lakers swallowed the defeat, and the league rejoiced, blowing firecrackers and setting off cannons.

No one likes to be dominated by a superteam, and no one wants to watch a game without suspense. If a team can stand up to challenge them, the fans are very happy to support them.

Now the Timberwolves did it, so they got applause from the entire league.

"Don't forget, Minnesota was the vanguard of the first against the super team, and that terrible Celtics fell in front of them."

With this victory, the Timberwolves returned to the home court and recuperated for three days.

Seeing that 2013 is coming, Bai Jidong will also celebrate his 18th year in NBA No. [-].

How many 18 years have there been in life, watching the plane land in Minnesota, Bai Jidong felt a little melancholy.

He has achieved the honor of being under one person and above ten thousand people. Whether it is the NBA or the national team, he has got everything.

Why, why am I still not satisfied?

Maybe this is the old man's disease. He obviously doesn't lack anything, but he always thinks about getting something.

"Uncle Wolf, you didn't bring anything with you." Zhao Li handed Bai Jidong's backpack that had fallen on the plane to him.

Bai Jidong took the backpack and sighed: "As I get older, my memory also gets worse."

Bai Jidong and his Timberwolves are extremely special existences. Since 2005, they have been contenders for the championship every year. They have indeed accomplished four consecutive championships. The same reason and the champion missed.

Now, the White Wolf is old, they are still a strong team, no one dares to underestimate them, but no one pays attention to them.

After all, this team has only one old white wolf.

Most people like to follow teams that are full of stars and focus, and the Timberwolves are obviously not one of them.

That's fine, Bai Jidong escaped the spotlight, and quietly won one game after another with the team.

In the new year, the Timberwolves played against the Miami Heat at home.

The arrival of the defending champion added a bit of passion to this cold city, and the wolves fought fiercely with their opponents.

James looked more aggressive than last year, almost unstoppable, scoring 41 points to lead the team to victory.

"White Wolf, you can't guard me now," James said.

Bai Jidong frowned, "Really? Maybe, maybe next time we meet, I can remind you of the 2007 finals."

"Really? Then you have to work harder to do it. Now I..."

"It's fifty times stronger than it was back then? I see."

Bai Jidong's behavior seriously affected James' mood of enjoying the victory as a winner.

James walked up to him and said harshly, "Since you say that, I won't be polite next time we meet, and I will get 50 points."

"Really? How many times have you scored 50 points before?" Bai Jidong's face was full, "I don't believe it."

"As long as I think, I can do it, and no one can stop me." James said domineeringly.

"Well, I almost believed it, so I'll see you next time." It's useless to say more, this kind of thing can only be proved by the game.

A few days later, the Heat led a team to visit Los Angeles and launched a peerless battle with the Lakers.

The league has been creating a "23vs24" boo head. This year, the Lakers' lineup has been strengthened and they have the ability to hit the finals again.

It just so happens that the Heat have no opponents in the East. As long as the Lakers can break out of the West surrounded by strong enemies, they will be able to meet the Heat in the finals.

23vs24 will no longer be a fantasy for fans.

This battle was regarded as a prelude to the finals, and the two sides played what the fans wanted from the beginning.

Kobe and James, Paul and Wade, Howard and Bosh.

Among them, Wade is misplaced to Paul, and Howard is misplaced to Bosh.

The Big Three vs. the Big Three turned into a Shura field where talents were compared in the end.

"This is a decisive battle that ordinary teams cannot open."

"Yeah, not many teams can have three All-Stars at the same time."

In the end, the team at home wins.

Paul hit the mid-range shot that sealed the game and the game was over.

The whole world is dancing for Paul's lore, but there is no movement on the Timberwolves side, as if they don't belong to the NBA.

"Boy, do you know when Karim retired?" Harvey asked Bai Jidong at a loss.

It took him a minute to think about who Kareem was, and another minute to think about when he retired.

"I'm not sure. It might be 1988. Why do you ask this suddenly?" Bai Jidong looked at Harvey strangely.

Harvey said: "I saw his movie with Bruce Lee, it was very cool, he looked as tall as a tower."

"Actually, his height is not the tallest among basketball players."

"What? Isn't this the tallest?"

It's really hard to talk about basketball to someone who doesn't know anything about basketball.

"Don't talk about basketball, let's talk about you, how do you get along with your family?" Bai Jidong asked.

Speaking of this, Harvey's face was about to burst into joy, "The child has grown up and can understand me. Yesterday Elya called me grandpa."

"Really? It seems that you have integrated well, congratulations."

In early February, the Timberwolves traveled to Chicago for an away game.

The current Bulls, headed by Joakim Noah, are running in full swing.

People in the city miss the magical No. 1, but now they must wait patiently for his return.

Every time Bai Jidong came here as a guest, he would get warm cheers from the audience.

"Miss it here?" Billups asked.

Bai Jidong stood in the center, put his left and right hands on the shoulders of his teammates, looked up to listen to the American national anthem recited backwards, and looked at the six championship flags flying in the air.

When it comes to the Chicago Bulls, there is one name that can never be avoided, and that is Jordan.

All the glory owned by the Bulls comes from Jordan.

Although Bai Jidong participated in the second three-peat, the person who won it all, and the person who gave the city the honor, was Jordan.

In the post-Jordan era, Chicago experienced three masters, Bai Jidong, Tracy McGrady, and Rose, and only entered the conference finals twice, never approaching the championship.

Today, Bai Jidong is famous, like a satirical comedy, the more honors he gets, the more people laugh at Chicago for being blind.

"Exchange Sprewell and Cassel for White Wolf? You're fucking kidding me!"

However, when this deal was just born, the outside world agreed that it was a win-win deal.

The Bulls established Tracy McGrady as the core and got an experienced veteran; the Timberwolves threw away two veterans who wanted a big contract in exchange for the outside core they needed most.

Surprisingly, Bye, who was indecisive in Chicago and always unable to lead the Bulls to the top, came to Minnesota and transformed into a decisive, ruthless white wolf.

The experience of being abandoned activated Bai Jidong's fighting spirit, and he became crazy like an avenger.

Then, the saga began.

Chicago watched the Timberwolves climb to the top again and again, only envy and regret, that is the treasure that Jordan left to them, but they gave it away.

It's too late to say anything now. The White Wolf has reached the end of his career and signed a new contract with the Timberwolves.

It is foreseeable that when this contract ends, the 39-year-old Bai Jidong will retire honorably as a member of the Timberwolves.

This night, Bai Jidong scored 34 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, and won his 90th career triple-double in an away game.

"With 4 minutes left in the game, the Timberwolves led by 20 points. The White Wolves fouled and were replaced by Michael Beasley."

"White Wolf said goodbye to Chicago in his own way."

"White Wolf, congratulations on your No.90 triple-double. How does it feel to be back in Chicago?"

"Very well, this is my first home, the first one is always special."

"Do you miss this place?"

"Occasionally."

(End of this chapter)