one-handed ball

Chapter 212 The Lakers Fight Back Strongly

The second game between the Timberwolves and the Lakers went on as scheduled.

Zheng Ke, who beat the Lakers in the first away game, received a lot of praise from media reporters before the game.As soon as he got off the team's bus, he was surrounded by water.

The nimble fat reporter squeezed to the front and raised his microphone with difficulty: "Zheng, you were called a "nuclear weapon" by the magician after the last game, and now the nickname has spread, how do you feel about it ?”

"It's cool." Zheng Ke said with a calm expression and a faint smile: "You know, this sounds very domineering. It represents my deterrence on the basketball court, just like the deterrence of nuclear weapons."

"How are you preparing for the game against the Lakers tonight?"

"We are always ready. The Lakers are a very strong team. They made it to the Finals last year, and this year we just made it to the playoffs for the first time, but we will not shrink from it. We are fully prepared, I will definitely go all out to win this game.”

After Zheng Ke answered a few more questions, he bowed his head and left the encirclement of reporters.He followed the staff into the Staples Arena and found the Timberwolves locker room.

In the Minnesota locker room, Whitman has already started the tactical arrangement before the game, and the players have also started to change their equipment.

Zheng Ke quickly walked two steps, arrived in front of his closet, and changed his clothes quickly
The fans in Staples gradually increased, and the lively crowd brought a lively atmosphere.The players of the two teams put on their sportswear and started simple warm-up training.

"Nuclear weapons killed the Lakers in the last game, which was a big upset. Regarding this game, what does director Zhang think?" The court broadcast the game on time. According to the old rules, Yang Jian asked Zhang Weiping's opinion on the second match between the Timberwolves and the Lakers.

"Actually, the Timberwolves staged a dark horse once, but since the Timberwolves have staged too many such good shows, even if everyone is surprised, they will not find it too strange." Zhang Weiping explained.

He paused for a while, and then continued: "Look, they include 13 consecutive victories in the regular season, the fourth record in the Western Conference, and the Trail Blazers with almost the same sweep record in the first round of the playoffs. Everything is so unexpected, When we look back, we didn’t expect the Timberwolves to unknowingly accomplish so many big things that can be recorded in the history of the Timberwolves.”

Yang Jian asked: "Director Zhang, in an interview before the game, Ke said that the Lakers were a bit slack in spirit in the last game, which is why the Timberwolves staged a good show. What do you think of this?"

Zhang Weiping nodded and said: "I agree with Kobe's words. In the last game, the Lakers had a great advantage to win. They still led by 1 points in the last minute or so, but they were killed by Zheng Ke twice at the last moment. It is a pity that he lost the ground including the last basketball. It is normal for Kobe to say this. Therefore, the Lakers in this game should be different from the last game. "

Change has come from the very beginning.

All the Lakers players who stepped onto the court looked stern, and even Odom, who has always been lazy, had a firm gaze and did not glance at the beauties on the sidelines as usual.In terms of mental state, the Lakers players are much stronger than they are on the court.

Zheng Ke's heart trembled, thinking that this might be a tough battle.

The referee held the basketball in his arm and led the other two referees onto the basketball court.It was still the familiar NBA golden whistle, the old bald referee Crawford, who gestured for players from both sides to play.

As the whistle sounded, the second game of the Timberwolves VS Lakers Western Conference Semifinals officially started!

Bynum and Anderson refused to give in to each other, the little shark struggled to jump up, took a favorable position in the air with good strength, hooked his fingers back, and dialed the ball to Gasol.

Gasol turned around in a well-behaved manner, and handed the ball to Fisher.

The Lakers fans immediately became noisy, and under the organization of the on-site DJ, they gathered into a uniform cheering sound of "attack, attack".

Fisher gave the ball to Kobe at the top of the arc, and Gasol and Bynum cut inside at the same time.

At this time, Bynum made a pick-and-roll screen near the left 45-degree area, Fisher cut from the left 45-degree three-point line to the right corner, and Gasol cut from the left low post to the free throw line. , Bynum blocked the wall and even made a mobile cover for the two people.

With Gasol as the axis, the Lakers players all around revolved around him. He held up the basketball and observed the situation left and right.

Bryant made a back run and wiped past Gasol.Gasol and Kobe cooperated tacitly. With a flick of his wrist, he passed the ball to Kobe and blocked Efflalo.

Kobe sticks out his tongue and successfully dunks with one hand.

"Good shot!"

Zhang Weiping admired and said: "The Lakers should play like this, and Gasol should pass the ball like this. This is a typical Lakers tactic, Gasol's high pick-and-roll, and other players' air-cut moves."

The Timberwolves took offense.

Billups and Love played a simple pick-and-roll tactic. Billups hit the ground and passed the ball to Love. Love reached out to catch the ball, took off lightly, and chose a mid-range jumper.

"Shuh!"

2 to 2 draw.

With the development of the game, the atmosphere on the scene became more and more enthusiastic, the physical contact between the players of the two teams became more and more frequent, and the ratings also rose in a linear manner.

Three minutes later, Zheng Kekong cut inside, connected with Love, and completed an alley dunk.

Love looked at Gasol provocatively, and raised his eyebrows without showing any weakness, clearly saying: Do you think you are the only one who can pass the ball, and I can too.

Gasol didn't speak, and he pretended to be indifferent to the bearded player in front of him.In fact, Gasol was very surprised that Love's progress was as fast as a rocket.I remember that in the first game of the regular season, the Timberwolves played against the Lakers. Although Love had a strong rebound and accurate mid-range shots, he was a real defensive colander.But now, the young power forward has grown up at an incredible rate.

His defense is no longer at the black hole level. His rebounding ability and shooting ability are getting stronger and stronger, and he has even developed a slightly coquettish pass, not just a long pass, but also a small range. Inside pass.Just like the alley-oop pass just now, the consciousness, angle, and strength are all just right.

The second highlight of this round of competition is the direct confrontation between All-Star Power Forward Gasol and the new generation of potential star Love. A scene that fans are most willing to pay attention to.

After 8 minutes in the first quarter, Love replaced, Channing Frye replaced, Billups replaced, and Lowry replaced.

The Timberwolves' formation suddenly changed, and they started shelling.

In fact, the Timberwolves' starting lineup can also be bombarded, but Billups' steady personality is more suitable for the play of positional offense, and the fact is that the Timberwolves' positional offense is well organized under Billups' combing, even without Jefferson. As a low-post finisher, the Timberwolves can still fight against strong offensive teams like the Lakers and Spurs without falling behind.

What Whitman hopes is that through this sudden change, the Lakers can be caught off guard. The flaw that he wants to seize is the slightly slower retreat speed of the Lakers.

But today's Lakers retreated at an astonishing speed, and Odom often became the first Lakers player to retreat at halftime.The on-site TNT commentator couldn't help admiring: Today's Lakers are simply impeccable, they really showed the strength to compete for the championship.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led the Timberwolves by 29 points 23 to 6. Kobe and Gasol both scored 8 points in a single quarter.For the Timberwolves, the highest scorer was Love's 6 points, Zheng Ke scored 5 points, and others, including Billups, did not score high.

The Lakers dare not be careless. In the last game, they led the Timberwolves in the same way in the first quarter, but after the second quarter, the initiative was no longer in their hands. The anxious battle situation was also an important reason for the lore at the last moment .

The strong counterattack of the Lakers is in front of us
(End of this chapter)