one-handed ball

Chapter 337 Four Big and Small Forwards

After the Timberwolves defeated the Thunder, they completed a wave of ten consecutive victories. That is to say, since the start of the game, only the Clippers have defeated the Timberwolves. The record has reached an astonishing 20 wins and 1 loss, far ahead of the league's second-ranked Spurs and Bulls, Lakers and other teams.

And Zheng Ke's outbreak in early December was too outrageous.

5 consecutive games of 50+ points, 2 consecutive games of 60+ points, and even back-to-back games.Such crazy scoring, they have only seen on the No. 24 a few years ago.Even the scoring frenzy caused by Zheng Ke stimulated other top scorers in the league.

For example, Durant, in the game against the Timberwolves, scored 44 points with full firepower; for example, James, also scored 47 points in the game against the Knicks a few days ago. Madison's superstars seem to have a grudge against them and take pride in scoring high points.There are also Wade, Kobe, Anthony and a lot of wing scorers who have scored high scores during this period. The NBA's declining scoring average in recent years has seen another big increase.

Even now, people have to admit it.

Another character like "Huo Yuanjia" appeared in China.Back then, Huo Yuanjia punched Western boxers and kicked Oriental warriors to protect the country with martial arts.Now Zheng Ke is also powerful in the NBA. Like Yao Ming, he has proved that Chinese people can also achieve results in basketball, a sport that requires intense physical confrontation.

Even now, Zheng Ke has a faint tendency to become the No.1 in the league—at least when people talk about the No.1 in the current league, the back of No. 17 with a blue background and white clothes will unconsciously pop up in their minds.

According to ESPN, next year's summer off-season begins. Before the start of each new season, ESPN will invite experts to rank the strength of more than 300 players in the league, from low to high.

This is the blatant seating arrangement. Every year, the league debates endlessly about the strength ranking of players in each position. Now they are doing well.

People don't even need to think about it, this is something ESPN has brought out to attract attention, but there is bound to be a scolding war.

Currently, the number of Zheng Ke's All-Star votes is rising rapidly. In the crazy days of early December, Zheng Ke's outstanding performance has attracted everyone's attention. His fans may not increase, but the world is still rational fans are the majority.When they choose the All-Star Western Conference starting forward, they will definitely vote for Zheng Ke, except for fans in areas like Portland or New York who have been seriously injured by Zheng Ke.

Then, a new problem arises.

According to the Yahoo survey, 67% of the fans believe that Zheng Ke's performance is not over yet, and Zheng Ke will definitely score more than 50 points in the next game against the new Pistons that have changed beyond recognition.

This time, most of the fans were wrong.

The Pistons are indeed not the slow-moving Pistons who played the main position and had an extremely slow offensive speed in rounds.But they still maintain the style of workers' sports, and the strength is far from what it used to be.

The Timberwolves finished off the Pistons in just three quarters.

Zheng Ke has scored 35 points and 9 rebounds in the three quarters. If he followed the rhythm of the last Thunder, he should still have a chance to score 50+, but seeing that he is leading by more than 20 points, Zheng Ke is embarrassed to continue playing. .Score scoring also requires skill, at least it makes people feel that your score is not based on brushing. Zheng Ke has always insulted his tall image with such blatant behavior.

"Good job for the Pistons!"

Many head coaches in the West breathed a sigh of relief. This Minnesota lunatic scored like a madman these days.In the five games, except for the Cavaliers, each team is a strong team. There are the Mavericks and Spurs in the front, and the Knicks and Thunder in the back.

In December, the NBA reached its peak with Zheng Ke's vigorous beginning, and its year-on-year ratings completely surpassed the other three major sports in the United States.As the Christmas game is approaching, the laborers are on holiday, the travel is traveling, and amidst the joy, the NBA began to prepare the promotional video for the Christmas game.

Another good gimmick.

Timberwolves vs. Nuggets!Most of the two teams are acquaintances, and Nuggets fans have a deep grudge against the Timberwolves.Thinking about the three-way deal between the Nuggets, the Timberwolves and the Pistons, if it was Billups who came to the Nuggets, maybe their Nuggets are also first-class now?It's not that Jefferson is weak, but the role of a point guard like Billups is obvious to all. This 34-year-old veteran has become the most reliable teammate in the league.As for the Grizzlies that Love and Lowry exchanged for Mayo, their intestines are now regretful.

Anthony is also very fierce this season, averaging 29.7 points per game, ranking third in the league, second only to Zheng Ke, Durant, and even higher than James.

People have discovered that the league has said in recent years that there has been an explosion of talent at the point guard position, but in fact small forwards are the most popular.

Last year's top four scoring list was Zheng Ke, Durant, James and Anthony. This year's top four scoring list is Zheng Ke, Durant, Anthony and James.When the shooting guard was blowing out, some fans dubbed the four major shooting guards of Dongai (Iverson), Siko (Kobe), North Carolina (Carter) and Nan Mai (McGrady).Now there are four big and small forwards, but the fans can't think of any good titles. Three of them are in the same division.

Chinese fans said: "Simple! Emperor Zhan, School Bag Du, Meloni, Nuclear Shell (grams)"

Let's not list these for the time being, let's look at the record performance of the Timberwolves after defeating the Pistons.

On December 12th, they finally ushered in the second loss of the season, losing to the Trail Blazers by 17 points.The Blazers have suffered a lot of injuries this year, and their strength has declined sharply. Roy, Oden and others have not yet returned, but they have given the Portland fans who were already lacking in interest an unexpected surprise.

The audience was heading for victory in the rhythm of the Blazers. The little-known teenager Fernandez came off the bench and made 9 of 7 shots, including 7 three-pointers with abnormal accuracy.Among them, there were several lobs with Andre Miller, which made people shine.The managers of the league looked through the memories in their minds, and finally remembered that he was the "Spanish trapeze" who dunked Howard in the Olympics! (By the way, how many people have detained Howard?)

This surprise gave confidence to Nuggets fans who are also in the Northwest Division.

"Nothing is impossible. Although we have just entered the top eight positions, we still have a chance to win. Didn't Portland do it?" Nuggets fans said confidently in the interview.

The old, weak, sick and disabled Blazers instantly became synonymous with an inspirational team, and his meaning is like Ping Xingguan's great victory.

Of course, the Timberwolves are not the devil army, the Timberwolves are the authentic national army.Like the Rockets and the Bucks, this is the home team in the eyes of Chinese fans.

It is obvious that the Chinese have face blindness towards black people, but the fans remember every face in the Timberwolves clearly.

Fans have genuine affection for the Timberwolves, and their support is crucial.

It is difficult for a team that is not supported by fans to win. Like the Timberwolves, a team that is united by the army and the people, and can be overcrowded in the arena during the Christmas game, naturally explodes with extremely terrifying energy.

On the evening of December 12, the Target Center started the game on time.

"I heard you're going to the Knicks?" Zheng Ke hugged Anthony before the game and chatted in his ear.

"Who did you listen to? Rumors, just rumors." Anthony's face darkened, thinking that he had done a good job of keeping secrets, and Zheng Ke would know for no reason.

Of course Zheng Ke didn't believe Anthony's evasion, and said in a low voice with a smile: "There's nothing wrong with going to New York, the people of New York need you very much."

Anthony quickly let go of Zheng Ke's bear hug, ending the conversation that made him uncomfortable.

"Long time no see, Al!" Zheng Ke shook hands and hugged Jefferson again.

There was a complicated look in Jefferson's eyes. He didn't think he was inferior to the bearded No. 42. At least in low-post singles, he can now proudly say that he is the top three in the league.Looking at Zheng Ke's high spirits, and seeing Le Fu having already tasted the taste of the championship at a young age, he regretted his original decision for the first time.

"Long time no see, Zheng." Jefferson smiled stiffly.

"Don't hold back later, let's see if there is any progress these days." Zheng Ke then said to Jefferson in a joking tone: "Kevin (Love) has always been very proud, thinking about it all day long." Break Moses Malone's consecutive double-double record, you teach him a lesson, so that he knows that there are others."

Zheng Ke's words made Jefferson very useful. It seemed that in Zheng Ke's eyes, he was still better than Love.

But in fact, Zheng Ke just thinks that Jefferson is very good at low-post offense. Top insiders like Duncan and Yao Ming have suffered a lot. What he really wants to do is to add some battle experience to Love.To put it bluntly, it is to find a high-level sparring partner to exercise Love's low-post defensive ability.

This is what Thibodeau would like to see.

Love is the unshakable starter of the Timberwolves, but his defensive ability can only be regarded as low-to-medium, with weight, strength, no bounce, and no speed.He can only learn from seniors like Duncan, how to block shots while standing still, and how to make up for his lack of physical fitness with excellent awareness.

Fans from both sides hugged each other, and after saying hello, they began to stand on the basketball court.

"Hey, guys, are you ready? Come and stand inside the circle." Maybe it's a holiday, but today's referee looked a little kind, smiling and calling the two big centers of both sides to stand inside the circle for a jump ball.

On the Nuggets' side is Nene with pigtails, and on the Timberwolves' side is 250-pound Montenegro center Pekovic.

The battle is about to start.
(End of this chapter)