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Chapter 375 Timberwolves VS Spurs ([-])

Both teams are top teams in the league with very different styles.On a stage like the Western Conference finals, a wonderful drama was staged for the audience.

During the halftime break, the ratings had reached a horrifying height, higher than the three major American sports events in the same period, and also surpassed the highest ratings when the Heat's Big Three fought against the Bulls last time.This is a relatively special situation for the Spurs, which has always been a box office killer.

Zheng Ke is now the well-deserved No. [-] appealing player in the NBA. His game has been sought after by fans, just like people liked to see Jordan play back then. One of the most entertaining basketball players.

In the second half of the game, the Timberwolves began to hand the ball to Zheng Ke again.

It seems that in the third quarter superstars have become the norm, and Billups and other veterans are also happy to see a "big master" like Zheng Ke in control of the ball in the third quarter, bringing the game to a suitable stage. In the rhythm.

Zheng Ke took the ball in a low position, and Jefferson's main player, Zheng Ke, got off the plate, and his arm veins bulged, obviously using all his strength.

The Spurs didn't step forward to double-team, Zheng Ke turned around and dangled the ball with one hand.Then suddenly he took a step to the left with his right foot, and made a breakthrough to the left. Jefferson immediately took a big step like an electric shock. He had long been extremely afraid of Zheng Ke's first step, and his reaction was not unpleasant.But Zheng Ke's shot was a fake move. He took a big step with his left foot to the left back, stepped on the ground with both feet, and leaned back slightly, and easily made this mid-range shot.

Hit! 50 to 48.

Zheng Ke occasionally uses some other offensive methods. A step-back jumper like this is very practical. Even if it can't shake the defender away, it can maximize the distance and gain space for shooting.

The Spurs attacked, and Duncan screened in a high position. After the dislocation, Duncan singled Billups in a low post. Love stepped forward to double-team, and Duncan passed the ball to Parker, who was open on the outside.Parker hesitated, but got up and chose a three-point shot.When the basketball was thrown, Parker knew that the goal would not be scored, and quickly shouted "rebound."

"mine!"

Zheng Ketian appeared like a flying fairy and grabbed the rebound in the air.

As soon as it hit the ground, the Timberwolves made a fast break.With the ball in Zheng Ke's hands, he galloped quickly like a vigorous Timberwolf. His good ball-handling ability and top-level speed made him extremely terrifying in such a fast-break advance.Minnesota's Bandit Corps quickly advanced in three lines and entered the hinterland of the Spurs.

"Zheng Ke advanced in the middle, Ginobili on the 20th blocked his front!"

"I buy Karma, what a beautiful turn around!"

As soon as he stopped and pulled the ball, Zheng Ke turned around and passed Ginobili's defense. During the contact between the two, Ginobili was stuck behind Zheng Ke's body, and then Zheng Ke patted the ball, easily Moving forward again, there is no one in front of him, and he can directly attack the basket.

"Prevent him!"

Popovich was shocked, and stretched out his hand to pinch the assistant coach's shoulder, pinching the poor assistant coach to the ground and sucking in a breath of cool air.

"Bang!"

Zheng Kekong's one hand turned into two-handed dunk, and the basketball stand groaned overwhelmed.

During the regular season, Zheng Ke's shooting percentage was once higher than 60.00%. One of the important reasons is that he has a very strong ability to seize opportunities in offensive and defensive rotations such as fast breaks.Zheng Ke's shooting percentage at the basket is as high as 80.00%, which is higher than everyone in the league.

Popovich especially emphasized that in the second half of the game, we must pay attention to the problem of defending Zheng Ke, and it is best to cut off his connection with other Timberwolves players.But he didn't expect Zheng Ke to be able to get an offensive opportunity so easily.

Ginobili faced Afflalo on the outside, and Afflalo defended very tightly, just like Jefferson stuck to Zheng Ke.

Ginobili made a small move. After dribbling the ball under the crotch, he controlled the ball with his left hand, and his body leaned against Afflalo "weakly". Then the two entangled and went to the inside to kill.Duncan's pick-and-roll was at the right time, creating an opportunity for Ginobili to face the Timberwolves inside alone.

Ginobili made a layup with a European step, hit the board in front of Love and hit a two-pointer. 52 to 50.

Timberwolves' offensive opportunity.This time, Zheng Ke changed his offensive method and ran outside to do a pick-and-roll for Billups.Zheng Ke's stature is not too wide, and his pick-and-roll effect is far inferior to that of Love and Jordan.But Parker was delayed for a while, and then Billups rushed to the inside of the Spurs, and Zheng Ke withdrew from outside the three-point line.Billups disrupted the Spurs' defense and sent the ball to Zheng Ke on the outside with a low hand.

Facing Parker, Zheng Ke took advantage of his height and directly chose a pull-up jumper.

A three-pointer hit, 55 to 50, Zheng Ke scored 7 points in a row in the third quarter, and the audience immediately began to shout "MVP".

It is difficult for the Spurs to form an effective defense against Zheng Ke, and their offensive success rate is not 100%.In this round of offense, Duncan failed to score a mid-range jumper, and the rebound was caught in Love's arms.After that, the two teams missed shots in several rounds, and the score rose very slowly.

With 7 minutes left in the third quarter, Zheng Ke ran back to the bottom line.

Love passed the ball to Zheng Ke beautifully, and Zheng Ke threw off Jefferson's defense.The inside veteran McDyess switched defenses, Zheng Ke accelerated and went straight to the basket.When he was about to hit McDyess, Zheng Ke took a big step and stepped into the middle with his left foot. McDyess adjusted his body shape and jumped up to block the shot.Zheng Ke stepped out with his right foot, twisted his body in the air, grabbed the basketball with his right hand, and after a beautiful 180-degree turn in the air, he dunked the ball in with his backhand.

A pleasing attack, Zheng Ke's natural imagination is amazing.

This is a part of Zheng Ke's game. At least the Spurs' defensive system has not caused Zheng Ke much trouble. It seems that Duncan is sitting on the inside, but he is really at a loss as he is restrained by Love.Throughout the third quarter, Zheng Ke scored 19 points and 2 assists, including 2 of 2 three-pointers.

At the end of the third quarter, the Timberwolves led by as much as 78 points 68 to 10, and the gap between the two teams was already very obvious.

Weber said: "Zheng Ke's explosive power may not be the strongest among the players I have seen, but he is definitely the most perfect in terms of comprehensive physical fitness. His combination of technology and physical fitness is very good, comprehensive skills, top defensive ability , allowing him to easily obtain statistics in the five areas of scoring, rebounding, assists, steals and blocks."

Van Gundy said: "In the third quarter, the gap between the Spurs and the Timberwolves has become obvious. After all, the Spurs' team tactics are still no match for Zheng Ke, who is against the sky."

In the fourth quarter, Thibodeau struck while the iron was hot and kept Zheng Ke on the court to play, hoping that Zheng Ke could lead the Timberwolves to defeat the Spurs in one fell swoop.Billups and Love took a break, and the Timberwolves kept a lineup of Zheng Ke, Lowry, Thornton, Gibson and Pekovic. In this lineup, only Zheng Ke was selected as an All-Star, and the Spurs In the lineup of George Hill, Ginobili, Jefferson, Duncan and Blair on the team, the three in the middle have all been selected as All-Stars. If you compare the stars, the Timberwolves are extremely bleak.

In the playoffs last season, Duncan repaired Gibson. This year, the Timberwolves made a comeback, and Gibson has long been gearing up to get back on the field.

Gibson held Duncan's waist, not giving an inch.Duncan took a small step forward, and continued to push forward without the strength. His left shoulder sank slightly, his right foot was used as the axis to turn his body, and then he chose a left-handed hook.Hit the board and hit two points, and the Spurs recovered the two-point difference.

With Zheng Ke on the court, the Timberwolves have the backbone.Without Love, the effect of Zheng Ke's low position is also greatly reduced. He chooses to guide the ball to his teammates from the outside, and makes up his mind to focus on passing the ball in offense.

The Timberwolves have raised a group of young boys with outstanding talents. As the boss, Zheng Ke’s correct approach is to give up the stage at the right time and leave it to the boys to perform, fight and grow.So the Spurs gave Zheng Ke great attention, but Zheng Ke didn't make any big moves after the beginning of the fourth quarter.

However, the other Timberwolves players who have cooperated with him for a long time understand Zheng Ke's meaning very well. Thornton's pull-bar layup after a breakthrough shocked everyone, and he was in the limelight for a while.

The point difference between the two teams has not changed much. In the 6th minute of the fourth quarter, Zheng Ke succeeded in stealing, passed the ball without looking behind, and assisted Efflalo for a dunk.This is Zheng Ke's 10th assist in this game. After this assist, Zheng Ke also completed a triple-double of 39 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in this game.

With 4 minutes left in the fourth quarter and the Spurs trailing by 10 points, Zheng Ke used Jordan's pick-and-roll to enter the Spurs' hinterland.Zheng Ke is very fast, controlling the ball and entering the paint area.Duncan's awareness was outstanding, and he let Love block in front of Zheng Ke, with his arms outstretched, assuming the posture of a supplementary defender.

The two confronted each other head-on, and Zheng Ke took the ball strong, almost leveled the basketball with his right hand, and flew to the basket with a tomahawk dunk.Duncan also jumped up, but he was obviously far behind Zheng Ke.The two bodies collided in the air. With Duncan's weight, he was knocked out of balance by Zheng Ke's huge impact, and flew backwards uncontrollably.Duncan was in the air, and he had the idea of ​​regret. Zheng Ke's body was too outrageous, and he couldn't be treated by ordinary people at all.

"Bang!" The loudspeaker blared.

Zheng Ke dunked the ball through Duncan, and Duncan staggered and fell out of the bottom line.Zheng Ke just exhausted the impact force and landed straight on the ground. He leaned back his upper body to balance his body.Then Zheng Ke's blood rushed to his heart, and he couldn't help but screamed up to the sky. On his tightly clenched arms, the veins and muscles burst out, and his whole body was full of strength.

The loudest cheer of the night erupted at Target Center, with the fans roaring at the top of their lungs.Zheng Ke dunks Duncan on the stage of the playoffs. This scene is destined to be like Jordan dunking Ewing. It will remain in people's minds for more than ten years, or even decades, and become an eternal classic picture.

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