one-handed ball

Chapter 348 Conjecture
The Celtics broke the myth of the Timberwolves losing once in January, but it has been harmless, because after this game is over, there are only the last two games left in the entire month of March.

They are against the king and the bull respectively.

The king can only be regarded as a meal on the plate.After losing to the Celtics, in Sacramento, Zheng Ke played a wild game and ended the game completely in just half the game.

127 to 95, if it weren't for the Timberwolves' release of water at the last moment, and the old face of the Kings, this point difference may be even greater.Even so, it was a rare big victory. Kings rookie Cousins ​​only scored 3 points and 4 rebounds in this game. In front of the two big meat shields, it turned into floating clouds.

Thornton was particularly energetic when facing the Kings, perhaps it was a predestined fate, and the relationship between him and the Kings was unclear.In this game, he came off the bench, made 5 of 4 three-pointers, and scored 23 points in the game. This is already the highest score in the Timberwolves except for Zheng Ke's 33 points.

Zheng Ke spent three quarters, played less than 29 minutes in total, and scored 33 points and 4 steals. It seems that he rarely loses when facing a team with a sloppy defense like the Kings.Things like the Lakers capsized in the gutter from time to time, almost never happened to the Timberwolves.

The next day, the Timberwolves challenged the Chicago Bulls back to back.

Rose ushered in his explosive season this season, averaging 25 points and 7.7 assists per game.With the Bulls' excellent record in the East, he has always been only below Zheng Ke in this season's regular season MVP list.After failing to compete for Thibodeau, the Bulls introduced coach Kurt Rambis.Rambis is a member of the assistant coaching team of last year's championship Lakers and is good at arranging defensive tactics.His arrival gave the Bulls a new look on their defense, and suddenly became one of the strongest defensive teams in the league.

So this is actually a collision between the two top teams in the East and West.

Rose attaches great importance to this game, and he will never forget the humiliation Zheng Ke imposed on him when he first entered the league.

In 08, when Rose was elected as the No. 7 Scholar, he happened to meet Zheng Ke, who had just assumed the position of boss.At that time, Zheng Kexin came to the throne, and his reputation in the league was limited to his performance against the sky in the Olympics. The two teams that were No.[-] before the game met together.

At the last moment of the game, Zheng Ke chose to switch defenses with Billups in order to prevent Rose from breaking through.From then on, his nightmare began, with Zheng Ke chattering in his ear.If he didn't score a goal, he would tell Rose arrogantly: "Welcome to the NBA, rookie No. [-] pick!"

In the end, the Timberwolves naturally won the game, but an ordinary game left a deep impression on Rose.

Now more than two years have passed, Zheng Ke has become the representative of the league's strongest basketball player, and Rose has also been successfully selected into the All-Star starting lineup.Both have improved, both teams have improved.Although the Timberwolves' record this season is somewhat jaw-dropping, Rose believes in his own strength. He believes that with the strength of this Bull, it is enough to defeat any enemy-including the Timberwolves.

Encountering an opponent who is not afraid makes Zheng Ke very interested.

At the beginning of the game, Rose used his lightning speed to forcefully clear Billups.He nodded, and accelerated in a dive, as if chasing the Timberwolves' buttocks, and rushed into the inside line of the Timberwolves who had not yet set up their formation.

Then, in front of Pekovic's outstretched hand, he twisted his waist, made a big dodge in the air, hit the board and scored a goal.

"This breakthrough." Zheng Ke was taken aback. He didn't even realize that Ross's speed had reached such a level. It was really like a cannonball, full of explosive power.This young man who was still a little young two years ago has become such a superstar now.

"This breakthrough" Billups' face turned black after being passed by with one step. Just now, he felt a sudden gust of wind around him, and then Rose disappeared in front of his eyes. When he turned around again, he saw the No. [-] carrying the inside line basket.

Up to now, it’s no longer enough to refuse to accept the old age. Billups sighed that time makes people old, and time is a butcher’s knife.

Rose's goal is very entertaining. Unlike Zheng Ke's pull-up layup from time to time, he jumps in the air, carrying the opposing defensive player, and a large pull-bar layup has become his basic offensive method. .Among his ten goals, you can see five or six of these goals, which can be called tough.

This is a style of play that is very demanding on the body and at the same time consumes a lot of knee and waist muscles. However, Rose has not suffered any injuries in this area so far. He is still like a tiger out of the gate.

Seeing Rose's violent breakthrough, Zheng Ke's desire to attack was also aroused in his heart.

After the first round, he asked Billups to pass the basketball, stood still outside the three-point line at the top of the arc, and grabbed the ball behind him with one hand, indescribably chic and easy.

In front of Zheng Ke is Luol Deng, who is 2 feet 06 inches tall (220 meters 100) and weighs [-] pounds ([-] kilograms).He is a few centimeters taller than Zheng Ke, and has a pair of long arms of [-] feet [-] inch. Although defense is not his specialty, he already has the conditions for an excellent defense.

This time against the Timberwolves, the Bulls have no better choice. Luol Deng is already their best player at the small forward position.

Zheng Ke stood still with the ball and made a virtual tap in the air.

Before Luol Deng could react, he took a step obliquely, seemingly about to break through to the right.

"Right?" A light flashed in Luol Deng's mind, and then he moved a little bit calmly.

Zheng Ke took back the basketball dribbled to the right, dribbled the ball behind his back, and turned his body slightly, as if he was making a breakthrough with a change of direction.

"Left!" Luol Deng reacted, retracted the moving center of gravity, and moved to the left position.

The most taboo thing in the defensive process is to change one's own center of gravity easily. Zheng Ke's left arm seemed to have no bones. He quickly dribbled the basketball he just got for the second time behind his back and handed it over to his right hand again.At the same time, the body is completely reversed and becomes a breakthrough on the right side again.

This time Luol Deng could no longer adjust his center of gravity, and Zheng Ke walked away easily.

Two steps later, Zheng Ke made an emergency stop jump shot, with a little bit of drift and back, and accurately scored the top ten goals in today's game.

"Xie Te!" Luol Deng cursed secretly, walking past Zheng Ke with his head down.

"Zheng Ke's continuous behind-the-back dribble has the feeling of Jamal Crawford, and it seems to be bigger than him!" Thibodeau made a comment.

"It's true. Few people can be as flexible as him with both left and right hands. I don't know how he practiced such an excellent sense of the ball. I watched Zheng Ke's game video when he was in college, and I was completely stunned. His head is blue, his ball handling is flashy, his speed is not fast, and his strength is not strong. According to his performance at the time, he was able to enter the second round and be selected. It is a high-spirited." Thomas nodded and expressed some of his views.

"Oh? It turned out to be like this?" Thibodeau was taken aback. He always thought that the NBA scouts did not do a good job in scouting, which led to Zheng Ke's pearl being picked up by the Timberwolves in the second round.He thought for a while, and then asked uncertainly: "Could it be the reason? Zheng Ke first came to the United States, and his body was not used to it, so it was difficult for him to play at his strongest level."

"The possibility is extremely low..." Thomas immediately refuted Thibodeau's conjecture. He continued to expose his recent research on Zheng Ke, saying: "I have seen Zheng Ke's performance in the first season of the Timberwolves. His playing style was different at that time. There was no fancy dribbling, only that single-minded defense. And his physical fitness back then, in my opinion, was not abnormal at all. The rookie’s body side and today’s body measurement report are the most Good evidence."

"It's amazing!" Thibodeau exclaimed. He would never have thought that such a heaven-defying thing as a system existed.

Then Thibodeau made another guess and said with a smile: "I think the growth cycle of the yellow race is different from our usual simple ones. Especially Zheng Ke comes from ancient and mysterious China. In my opinion, he is the most Representatives of outstanding Chinese people may have some peculiarities, for example, after entering the age of 18 or 19, the growth of physical fitness such as speed, strength, and jumping may be greatly improved."

Thomas was surprised by Thibodeau's weird conjecture, but immediately, he gave his conjecture: "Maybe what you said is correct. But I believe in a saying even more, that is, before Zheng Ke was 17 years old. Without professional training, he never got the best training opportunities when he was in college. Now that he has entered the NBA, the Timberwolves have given him the most professional guidance and training, and his strength has blossomed immediately, and his physical fitness has also improved rapidly. "

The two chattered endlessly about all kinds of miraculous things about Zheng Ke, and half a quarter of the game had already been played on the court.

In the half of the game, the Bulls led the Timberwolves by 11 point 10 to 1.

After meeting the Bulls, the Timberwolves' style of play seemed to be restrained to a certain extent.The overall defense of the Bulls is very good, especially the strong sense of retreat. Zheng Ke fully believes that the Bulls head coach must have conducted more professional training and guidance for the Bulls before the game.In the positional battle, although the Bulls' hit rate is not high, the defense is very desperate. Whether it is Luol Deng, who is the main defensive task, or Rose, who is also responsible for the arrow and defense, they have very strong fighting spirit.

There is also Noah Gaboozer inside, and the depth, height and strength are not lost to the Timberwolves inside.

This point, I'm afraid it's a bit tricky.
(End of this chapter)