one-handed ball

Chapter 257 Victory and Birthday

"boom!"

Zheng Ke's one hand turned into two hands, and there was a loud bang.With the help of this inertia, he swung around the basketball hoop like Tarzan.

Mayo under the basketball hoop looked up at him, feeling the arrogance of Zheng Ke from the bottom of his heart.

This is an unstoppable domineering, his strength, his speed, and his impact make him an invincible presence in this transitional offense.

The Timberwolves' defensive strategy was undeniably successful. When Ty Lawson came on the court, the Grizzlies didn't even have the right people to limit this extremely fast small fighter.

Ty Lawson had his best game so far in his rookie season.

Scored 12 points in a single quarter!
Neither Mayo nor Conley can guard him.Not to mention the Grizzlies' backup point guard Marcus Williams, he could only follow Lawson's ass to eat ashes when he was running around the court.In addition, Lawson's hand feeling is also very good today, not only making layups and throws, but also hitting the mid-range emergency stop jumper after passing.

The Grizzlies want to cry but have no tears.

The Timberwolves beat the Grizzlies 32-20 in the second quarter, extending their advantage to 15 points at halftime.

"The Timberwolves are really perverted. Who is the No. 5 boy of the Timberwolves? His speed is really fast." An older Grizzlies fan in the stands watched Ty Lawson galloping on the court in surprise, and most of them Some people don't know Ty Lawson.

Standing next to him was a young fan with braided hair, and said, "Allen Iverson is also very fast. It's a pity that he didn't come to our Grizzlies. Otherwise, hum."

"The lineup of the Timberwolves this year is really good. Last year's main players won the championship basically unchanged, and Iverson, Brad Miller, etc. were introduced on the bench. I feel that the Timberwolves can still win the championship this year."

The Grizzlies fans in the stands not only chatted about everything about the Grizzlies, but as the favorites to win the championship, the defending champions, and the visiting Timberwolves were also part of their chat topics.

When the second half began, the Grizzlies slowed down their offense.One is to save energy, and the other is to play out the Grizzlies' half-court offense. Randolph's inside offense is even more ferocious.

During this period of time, Love was definitely the hardest player in the Timberwolves. Facing Randolph, who can shoot suddenly, has amazing strength, and has fierce rebounds, Love must play 120% of his energy. Even so, Randolph still Already got a double-double of 24 points and 10 rebounds.

"Fatty!" When Randolph stepped back and hit a mid-range jumper again, Love couldn't help swearing. Of course, he was the only one who heard the scene with a low volume.

This is a very flexible fatty man, and Lefu, a champion, was "grayed" by him.

However, as Zheng Ke said, no matter how powerful Randolph is, he is only one person. Before his ability surpasses many stars and becomes a great god like Joe's gang leader, he has no way to beat five. .

"Snapped!"

Gasol hit a very imaginative ground pass, directly hitting Randolph who cut the baseline.

"drink!"

Randolph stood up bravely and shouted. His dark arms were like the thick arms of a black bear, standing high in the sky. He made a wrong step and swung his hands down. The weight of more than 260 pounds was hung on the basket, crushing the basket. The basketball stand bends down.

Seeing this scene, Brewer's eyes lit up.He turned his head to look at Pekovic who was also sitting on the bench, and said in a tone of resentment: "Look at them, they are all European players. This pass, this support, tsk tsk."

Pekovic: "."

At the end of the third quarter, Whitman replaced Love and others with Gibson, a young man who had already been gearing up. "It's cool to have a lot of people, and you can change the new force to go up the game at any time!" Whitman touched his chin, thinking a little proudly.

Randolph is already at the end of the scull. In the three quarters, the data of 26 points and 12 rebounds can be said to have played at a super level.It's a pity that the Grizzlies are still 17 points behind the Timberwolves!

This gap in strength like a moat makes people feel hopeless and painful.

On the other side, the Timberwolves' bench was full of laughter. Whether it was Zheng Ke or Iverson, they kept bright smiles, and there was no pressure or tension for the game on their faces. "Maybe we don't need to shoot at all in the fourth quarter," Zheng Ke thought in his mind.

This is a normal way of thinking. This season, the Timberwolves have performed such performances that they can handle their opponents in three quarters many times. Zheng Ke played 29 minutes in three quarters today and scored 13 points on 8 of 23 shots.If he doesn't play in the fourth quarter, he won't be able to continue to 25+, but it can be seen from the shooting percentage that his game efficiency has become more and more amazing.

In the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves failed to ignite the enthusiasm for chasing points.Whether it is the current core Rudy Gay or the team's strongest attack point Zach Randolph, they are all decadent. They consume all their physical energy in front of their respective players.Rudy Gay made only 14 of 5 shots in three quarters and sent 4 turnovers.These 4 turnovers may not be high for players like them who have played for about 40 minutes, but if these 4 turnovers were all steals by Zheng Ke, or the ball was lost due to assisted defense, this problem will be serious.

Because with such a superb fast break level of the Timberwolves, these mistakes will be converted into points!
"Based on this, the problem of the Grizzlies today is actually the offense. Although Randolph's offense inside the paint is rampant, in general, the Grizzlies made too many mistakes on the outside that shouldn't have happened. , which keeps the Grizzlies in a passive situation throughout the game.” After the game, the famous basketball commentator Fagan wrote in his basketball commentary column.

"We played a very classic Timberwolves victory." Facing the reporter, Whitman said calmly: "We have always maintained our aggressiveness, and Zheng Ke and Iverson have connected us very well. Defensive intensity, you know, those two combined for seven steals, and they did a great job."

After the Timberwolves defeated the Grizzlies, they expanded their winning streak to 5 games. Before the other teams in the West could react, they gradually caught up with the leading group of people.

This momentum of catching up with the first group is very fierce, especially after narrowly beating the Mavericks and the Clippers, the Timberwolves have climbed to the top of the Nuggets, Spurs and Rockets. In the West, the Timberwolves lost three games. The Los Angeles Lakers have only lost two games so far.

After the Timberwolves won 7 consecutive victories, they have completed the NBA's longest winning streak so far this season, and finally attracted people's audience. Media reporters flew to Minnesota to interview Timberwolves representative Zheng Ke's views on this.

"It's cool, but it's not a big deal." Zheng Keru said, his expression as calm as ever: "The season has just begun, and no one knows what will happen next? You know, today's winning streak is Timberwolves, and tomorrow's winning streak It could be the Lakers, or the Cavaliers."

Dealing with these reporters, Zheng Ke is already handy. If you read these words in the newspaper, you will find that Zheng Ke said similar words when the Timberwolves won consecutive victories last year. This guy is getting closer to a "cunning".

Of course, not all reporters were interested in Zheng Kehao's rhetoric. After the Timberwolves training match that day, some reporters asked Zheng Ke: "Zheng, if I remember correctly, today it seems that your son On his first birthday, do you want to give him a grand celebration?"

"Aha." Zheng Ke was a little surprised. He didn't expect these reporters to notice such details. After hesitating for a while, he said: "I won't hold an overly grand birthday. You know, he is just a child now Just, I thought, there is no game today, so my mother and I will be with him today, the two of us and his grandpa, grandpa, grandma are going to have a small family birthday party for him."

"Won't anyone else be invited?"

"Yes, you know, it will be my birthday in a few days. At that time, I may invite other people to be there. But today, I just want to hold a quiet first birthday for my son." Zheng Ke said explained.

"Then I'm here to wish you and your son a happy birthday first!" The reporter was obviously from Minnesota, and he didn't forget to send his sincere wishes when he was done.

"Thank you." Zheng Ke clasped his hands together, nodded his thanks and left the training hall
(End of this chapter)