one-handed ball

Chapter 231 Tilt Scales

Houston, on the streets outside the Toyota Center, crowds of fans surrounded the arena.Although the Toyota Center is a playing arena with more than 18300 seats, this is not enough for the big city of Houston, and more fans have not bought tickets.

They were in the square outside, watching the big screen.Cheers, sighs and boos
On the Western Conference Finals, there is a life-and-death tiebreaker. Those who win advance to the finals, and those who lose go home to fish. The hard work of this year depends on the outcome of this game. This is a life and death game with you without me. battle.

For this kind of game that is attracting worldwide attention, ordinary referees really don't have the strength to whistle. Even the "Golden Whistle" Crawford, who was invited today, was sweating profusely.

So far in the series, Birdman Anderson's improvement is the most obvious.In the face of Yao Ming's solid footwork and realistic fake moves, he is no longer as fast as he was when he first started.Of course, in the face of Yao Ming's unsolvable fadeaway jumper, Anderson still had difficulty making effective restrictive moves.

For the Timberwolves, the center position is definitely a position that needs to be strengthened in the summer.When Anderson is a substitute, he can contribute very powerful energy, but it is really difficult for him to play 30 minutes or more in a game.

Zheng Ke is not invincible.It's just that he is too comprehensive, and now only James can compare with him in terms of physical fitness.When attacking face-to-face, he is good at using fake moves to deceive opponents and using speed to make a strong breakthrough; when playing back singles, he uses his strength advantage to the extreme.Both Battier and Artest are top wing defensive players. Zheng Ke actually played very hard. This round of the series has a decline in shooting percentage and average points per game. This is an obvious feature.

Fortunately, the Timberwolves also have Billups, Afflalo, and Love, who are all very good and united players. When the single-core team's single-core is locked, other players need to play.

The coaches of the two teams showed their talents, boosted the morale of the players, and arranged corresponding tactics.

The audience held their breath, for fear of missing the wonderful picture if they were not paying attention.

Before the half-time break, the two teams tied at 52. This was the 11th time in the first half that there was a tie. The situation on the court was very anxious.

From a commercial point of view, whether the Rockets enter the finals or the Timberwolves enter the finals, there is a guarantee of ratings.Of course, as the Rockets that survive in big cities, they should have an advantage over the Timberwolves in this respect.There is a report that says that the NBA president dreams of making the Knicks and the Lakers meet in the finals.

The Timberwolves can reach today's level with a crippled lineup, how many experts' glasses have been shattered?Really countless.

They lack a reliable defensive player inside, and they lack a reliable sixth man on the bench. Most of their team are "rookie players" who entered the playoffs for the first time. Their head coach has only coached more than 100 years in the NBA. games.In other words, the Timberwolves are rookies from head to toe. If they really win the championship, it would be unreasonable!The experts howled uncontrollably in the column.

It is a pity that several teams with rich experience in the playoffs have been eliminated.Such as Spurs, Lakers, Jazz, Mavericks and so on.Among the remaining teams, the Rockets and the Timberwolves are not much better than the Timberwolves. At least everyone has entered the Western Conference Finals for the first time.There must have been a lot of problems during the game, such as allowing Zheng Ke to score 51 points in three quarters, such as allowing the Timberwolves to explode from outside shooters, such as allowing the Rockets to attack the Timberwolves inside endlessly, and so on.All these made the Spurs players and Lakers players who had already fished shook their heads after seeing it. How did they lose to them in the first place?
After the start of the second half, the Rockets' inside offensive strength began to weaken as usual, and Yao Ming's physical strength was a very important reason.

You know, the Timberwolves are essentially a defensive counterattack team. In order to prevent the Timberwolves from counterattacking, the Rockets must retreat as quickly as possible. This is not a small burden for Yao Ming.And Scola, as the N choice of the Rockets' offense, certainly does not have many opportunities to attack independently.

Even so, the Rockets' offense is still very sharp, and Brooks opened a three-pointer from the outside, allowing the Rockets to maintain a 4-point lead.

A few minutes later, Zheng Ke fired a three-pointer from the outside, and the Timberwolves tied the score again.

The resilience of the Timberwolves is amazing. They seem to never know that they are behind, and they always grit their teeth and don't let go.

At the end of the three quarters, the Timberwolves led the Rockets by 76 point 75 to 1.

The fans at the scene couldn't sit still anymore, they stood up one after another, watching the game on the field, with worried expressions on their brows.

"I can accept whoever the two teams enter the finals!" A fan with a Chinese flag painted on his face shouted out of nowhere.

"The Timberwolves are really abnormal. The key is that they are too capable of key balls. Billups and Zheng Ke are both players with big hearts. They are both players who can stand up and take responsibility in the fourth quarter. In comparison , The Rockets are far worse in this aspect.” Entering the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves fans were obviously more relaxed than the Rockets fans, and they believed that their team’s ability in the fourth quarter was unstoppable.

Zheng Ke's one-handed ball and terminator skills were not used in the first three quarters and were retained.This is great news for him.

Zheng Ke did not end the game to rest, and the Timberwolves' offense became more and more violent.
"boom!"

Battier was knocked out of the space by Zheng Ke, Zheng Ke grabbed the basketball and took a big leap towards the middle.Yao Ming quickly took a step forward, stretched out the palm of the giant spirit, and rushed towards him covering the sky and covering the sun.

"slow!"

A light flashed in Zheng Ke's eyes, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, keenly feeling that Yao Ming's defensive pace had slowed down, and it seemed that Yao Ming's physical strength was about to reach its limit.

"Shh!"

The basketball passed Yao Ming's fingertips, and under the curse of more than 8000 people in the Toyota Center, it plunged into the net.

"Ha ha."

Zheng Ke raised his hand, tilted his head, and smiled slightly.

Zheng Ke seems to be covered with a bloodthirsty brilliance. He becomes more and more courageous as he fights. He looks like an iron man made of steel, and still maintains a strong fighting spirit and boundless energy.

2 points.

4 points.

8 points.

In the fourth quarter, Zheng Ke exploded again. When the physical strength of many Rockets players reached the critical point, Zheng Ke showed his iron man style, which made it difficult for the Rockets to guard against.

"Give me the ball!"

Zheng Ke yelled at Billups loudly after halftime, with his hands on his chest, ready to catch the ball and take off at any time.

"Don't let him get the ball! Don't let him get the ball!" Adelman, his eyes wide open, roared at the Rockets players on the field like a King Kong Arhat.He is really scared, already 5 points behind, if this continues, the Rockets' season may really be over!
"boom!"

Artest hit Zheng Ke with his chest, and the two began to wrestle outside the three-point line.

"boom!"

Zheng Ke lowered his head and made a dash, not knocking Artest away. The two groaned at the same time, and each took a small step back. Zheng Ke staggered and almost missed the basketball.

"It's fucking barbaric." Zheng Ke muttered, and began to change the way of breaking through.

But before he broke through for the second time, Battier's double-team came in time. The two of them blocked Zheng Ke's front like two walls and surrounded him faintly.

Zheng Ke distributed the ball to Billups, and Billups distributed it to Love, who was open on the bottom line.

"Shh!"

Love calmly made a shot, and made a steady hit in the mid-range shot.

Both teams are top teams, and the 7-point gap is considered a relatively large point gap at such a critical time in the fourth quarter. Adelman quickly requested a timeout.

In the last 5 minutes of the game, this is already a stage of willpower and luck. Although the Timberwolves lead by 7 points, it is not absolutely safe.

Zheng Ke knew this very well, so he didn't relax himself, and even stepped up his defensive efforts, almost breaking Artest's crooked dribble. The scared Artest quickly stood up with the ball, and then distributed it to Tracy McGrady on the outside.

To say that the worst part of Artest's offense is that his dribbling is a bit bad, which also leads to his mediocre offensive ability with the ball.Usually his offensive method is two points, three-point shooting from the outside, and strong play in the penalty area inside.Of course, with Zheng Ke's supernatural power, Artest's inside attack is hard to please.

The battle between the two was captured by the camera in this series. Zheng Ke's slight upper hand made countless experts sing praises for him, and he deserves the title of the No. [-] small forward in the Western Conference.

"Pass the ball!"

With the cover of Love, Zheng Ke entered the penalty area at a 45-degree angle, and his eyes signaled Billups to pass the ball quickly.

With a tacit understanding, Billups turned his head to look to the right. With a flick of his right wrist, he hit the ground and passed the ball to Zheng Ke who cut in on the left.

Zheng Ke got up in two steps, stepped on the floor with his left foot, and his strength exploded in an instant.

"Find a hat!"

Could it be that Yao Ming got angry once, roaring and jumping up to defend.

The two collided in the air, and their muscles collided together. Yao Ming's weight was amazing, and Zheng Ke's impact was unparalleled in the world. This is the most direct dialogue between Yao Ming and Zheng Ke in this round of the Chinese Derby series!
"Drink!"

Zheng Ke yelled, his back sank, he twisted his body, grabbed the ball with both hands and drew a big circle in the air, narrowly avoiding Yao Ming's outstretched right hand.

"boom!"

"Shh!"

Bypassing Yao Ming's right hand to hold the basketball, Zheng Ke threw the basketball in an oblique drift.Just like thousands of times of training, the basketball hit the board and entered the frame under Zheng Ke's fiery touch.

Zheng Ke sat down on the floor, flew out of the baseline, and fell into the crowd of camera operators.

The butt is burning and hurting, but the heart is hot like an explosion!

Before his teammates came to help him, Zheng Ke stood up like a carp. He clenched his hands into fists and let out a roar from the bottom of his heart like a catharsis!

The referee also blew the whistle at this time: "Two points are valid, Timberwolves No. 17 will add 1 free throw!"

The Rockets are getting worse, and the balance of victory is tilting
(End of this chapter)