one-handed ball

Chapter 174 Ten Wins in a Row!
Although the Hornets were squeezed out of the top eight in the Western Conference, their strength is still recognized. At least in the eyes of many people, the Hornets are still a difficult team.

The Timberwolves slaughtered the Hornets with 29 points in an away game, which is really surprising.

Chauncey completed 9 of 8 three-pointers on Paul this time. In the eyes of many people, this low-key grassroots MVP is using his way to influence the team, and the Timberwolves are becoming Getting stronger and stronger, winning the Rockets, killing the Hornets, winning eight consecutive victories, this sixth team in the Western Conference is only half a game away from the fifth Trail Blazers in the Western Conference!

"Sports Illustrated" used the picture of Zheng Ke showing his eight-pack abs as the cover. As a world-renowned magazine, its influence is undoubtedly huge. It has 300 million subscribers and 2300 million adults read it every week.Now using Zheng Ke's picture as the cover, it is equivalent to doing a lot of publicity for Zheng Ke around the world, and even the votes for the NBA All-Star Game with Zheng Ke have skyrocketed for a while.

Zheng Ke hit the iron while the iron was hot, pulling all the members of the Timberwolves by force, and made a simple canvassing video, mainly for the majority of Chinese fans.In this video, Zheng Ke's purpose is to help Billups solicit votes. On the training ground, he faces the camera, speaks a substandard Mandarin, and greets the fans in China:

"Hello everyone, I'm Zheng Ke. Well, the All-Star voting has started for a while, and I am now ranked in the top five in the Western Conference. It is everyone's love. I made this video today to give my big brother , Chauncey Billups made some publicity. In the last game against the Hornets, Chauncey made 8 three-pointers, so I think everyone should be familiar with Chauncey's strength. He is a An underrated basketball player, Timberwolves can make such a huge improvement this season, he played the biggest role, I hope everyone can vote for him."

Then, Zheng Ke found the other Timberwolves players, and Love was the most active. He couldn't wait to jump out:
"Hello, Chinese fans, I'm Kevin Love, I like you guys. Chauncey is a top defender and a conductor on the basketball court. I hope fans and friends can vote for him. Of course, you can vote for him by the way. I have one vote." He didn't forget to advertise himself, you know, as the "Big Three" of the Timberwolves, Love was also selected for the All-Star waiting list.

Zheng Ke finally approached Billups, who trained muscles in the strength training room. After some explanations from him, Billups readily agreed to Zheng Ke's camera, and he couldn't help but feel a warm current in his heart. This move really touched him.

"Hello, everyone, I'm Chauncey "Flounder" Billups, I'm a member of the Timberwolves team. I haven't been to China, but I have longed for Chinese culture, yeah, I like everything about China , Everyone, look at my arm." Billups raised his arm and pointed it at the camera.

There is a tattoo of the word "steady" on it.

"This is the word "stable". I remind myself to keep calm at all times. On the basketball court, I hope that I can be the most stable player forever. So at the same time, I also hope that everyone will like me and vote for me."

Zheng Ke told Billups that the meaning of "big heart" is to be calm and calm forever. The three words are too long and too long, so he finally chose the word "steady" as the free translation of "big heart".

After this video was broadcast in China, the number of hits skyrocketed in an instant, and the number of All-Star votes for Billups also skyrocketed. Among the guards in the Western Conference, he was second only to Kobe, Tracy McGrady, and Paul, ranking fourth in the Western Conference.Zheng Ke's appeal can be seen, he is now a well-deserved and hottest star in the country.

After that, the Timberwolves challenged the Clippers away on Wednesday.

The Clippers had a poor record and suffered extensive injuries. Chris Kaman, Zach Randolph, Marcus Camby, and Baron Davis are all recovering from injuries. They can play Only Eric Gordon is left as the main force. When he meets the Timberwolves, whose morale is red, he is really lucky.

In desperation, even "Little Jordan" DeAndre Jordan, who averaged 14 minutes per game, served as the team's starter.

The Timberwolves opened up the score in the first quarter, leading 26 to 16 by 10 points, and it seemed as if they were about to enter the rhythm of garbage time.

However, in the second quarter, the Clippers relied on substitute Novak's consecutive three-pointers and immediately recovered the score. The Timberwolves only led by 5 points into the second half, which made the Clippers very excited. They beat the Timberwolves by 5 points. Since they can win the second quarter, why can't they win the third and fourth quarters?Thinking about it this way, the Clippers' momentum is positive and their fighting spirit has been rekindled.

The two teams tied in the third quarter!
There is no weak team in the NBA. A rotten team like the Clippers has this talent. They are all soldiers, and they play very well without a main force. Zheng Ke admires it in his heart.

In the last half of the fourth quarter, the score difference between the two teams was still around 5 points. Jordan got consecutive shots and narrowed the score to 3 points. The Clippers were unwilling to lose the game and were still struggling to catch up. At the last moment , The Clippers failed to achieve a comeback by using foul tactics, and finally lost 86 to 94.Zheng Ke scored 21 points and 5 rebounds.

The Timberwolves extended their winning streak to 9 games, but unfortunately, the Blazers also won, and the Timberwolves still ranked sixth in the West.

On Saturday, the Timberwolves continue their road trip to challenge the Utah Jazz.

Love was overwhelmed by Millsap. Millsap, who replaced Boozer, scored 28 points and 15 rebounds. Deron played well, scoring 17 points and 13 assists. Okur scored Scored 22 points and 7 rebounds.

The Timberwolves got off to a slow start. They scored 3 points in the first 2 minutes with only free throws. The Jazz played a 12-2 overwhelming offensive. The new Utah trio performed well in this offensive. Williams contributed 2 points and 3 assists , Okur scored 5 points, and Millsap had a 2+1 layup.

Whitman applied for a timeout for adjustments. After returning, the forest gradually entered the state. Billups made a breakthrough and hit a three-pointer. Zheng Ke hit two consecutive mid-range shots and Afflalo made a three-pointer.However, the Jazz's offense was still sharp, and the Timberwolves felt powerless. Miles and Millsap each staged a dunk in the second half of the quarter, and the Jazz always dominated the Timberwolves in terms of momentum.

At the end of the first quarter, the Jazz led 32-25.

The Timberwolves' turning point came in the second quarter. The bench team led by Randy Foye staged a good show. This gang of bench gangsters made 3 three-pointers in just 4 minutes, and Randy Foye contributed two. , Channing Frye and Lowry each contributed a record, and the Jazz were suspended.

Under this wave of offensive, the Timberwolves gradually regained their momentum on the court. Zheng Ke, as the "big brother", took the lead in applauding off the court, applauding for the outstanding performance of his teammates.

After the half-time pause, the starters came on stage one after another. Zheng Ke chased and missed Deron's layup. After returning, he completed a one-stop layup, allowing the Timberwolves to lead the Jazz for the first time in this game.After that, Okur hit a three-pointer from the outside, and Love also hit a three-pointer, and the two teams entered a tug-of-war.At halftime, the Timberwolves led by two points 57-55.

In the second half, the Jazz took the lead in launching a wave of 11-6 offensive. Millsap seemed to be in no man's land, and his scoring methods were dazzling. He turned around to hook, turned around and made a layup. The limelight was completely covered by him, Le Fu was ashamed and ugly for a while.

After the Jazz re-established their lead, they seemed careless and made some mistakes. This was immediately caught by Zheng Ke, and he led the soldiers to a wave of 11-2 counterattacks, which suddenly opened the score to 6 points. .In the last 2 minutes of the bench match, the Timberwolves had the advantage, leading 87 to 79 into the fourth quarter.

In the last quarter, the Jazz, Okur fired first, he hit a long shot, and then Korver also shot from the outside, hit a three-pointer, and instantly narrowed the score to only 2 points.Whitman asked for a timeout. After returning from the timeout, Foye pulled out from the outside and hit a three-pointer. In this game, he has scored 15 points!In the next 3 minutes, the Jazz fell into a scoring drought and only relied on Millsap to score 1 point from free throws. Zheng Ke helped the Timberwolves extend their lead to 9 points.The situation suddenly became very unfavorable to the Jazz, and Sloan replaced all the starters in a desperate fight.

Zheng Ke took over the game at a critical moment. He cut inside twice in a row and caused damage, helping the Timberwolves stay in a safe position. In the last minute, the Timberwolves still led by 1 points. The Jazz replaced all the main players and announced their surrender. .So far, the Timberwolves have won 10 consecutive victories.

The Timberwolves rekindled the Minnesota people's enthusiasm for the sport of basketball. It is only one game away from the team's longest winning streak of 11 consecutive victories. In the eyes of many media newspapers, this is a sacred thing. Zheng If Ke can lead the team to break the 1-game winning streak, he will be able to completely shake off the mark left by Garnett and become the real power in Minnesota.

(End of this chapter)