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Chapter 73 The Falling First Half
Chapter 75 Trailing First Half

The timeout called by the Kings obviously did not have a good effect. After the timeout came back, it was no longer possible to interrupt the Timberwolves' offensive.

However, to the relief of Kings head coach Paul Westphal, the state of the Kings generals has also recovered. As for him, he started to make breakthroughs with the ball. Obviously, the Timberwolves have no better way for Evans' breakthrough for the time being.

Evans showed great strength in this game, both offensive and defensive ends are excellent, it is hard to imagine what will happen if he keeps showing such excellent performance, I am afraid that the best rookie may be him up.

Evans can become the title of the number one high school student in the United States. His strength is nothing to say, and his physical fitness is extremely good. He is a big killer on the back line, and he is unlucky.

Tyreke Evans' ball-handling ability is very good, his dribbling is very characteristic, even under high-speed breakthroughs, he can still control the basketball steadily, which is derived from his childhood training .

According to rumors, when he was four years old, his second brother Reggie saw the basketball potential in Evans and thought that his younger brother might become a basketball star in the future, so he was severely punished. train.

In order to hone Evans' dribbling skills, Reggie tied his brother's right hand with a boxing rope, and strictly ordered him to dribble with his left hand. Continue with one hand.

Even sometimes, Evans' brothers even let him play outdoors in rainy or snowy days in order to familiarize him with the ball. Under such training, Evans has been used to being inseparable from basketball all day since he was a child. Even have to hold the ball to sleep.

Li Shihao doesn't know if there is any exaggeration in it, but he understands that in the United States, most of the black players can be said to have been trained in this way. If there is no hard training, then no matter how good the talent is Desolate.

Although Evans played a shooting guard on the court, he had a lot of time in possession of the ball, even more than the starting point guard Benno Youdri on the court.

Although Tyreke Evans is young, he and Li Shihao are essentially the same players. They are excellent in scoring and organizing offenses, but Tyreke is more focused on scoring, while Li Shihao is good at organizing offenses.

Facing the situation where the team was temporarily lagging behind, Evans did not back down because he was a rookie, but stood up bravely, directly occupied the top position of the left three-point arc, jumped up and shot, and hit a three-pointer .

Pulling back a three-pointer for the team, Evans was naturally very satisfied with the ball. He punched Li Shihao's chest provocatively, roared, and quickly returned to defense.

This scene happened to be captured by a reporter on the sidelines who was good at capturing the moment. He had even thought about the 'grievances' between the two of them. If it was published along with this scene, it would probably get a lot of attention!

In the following game, the Timberwolves fell into a stalemate. After all, the players in the team were still very young and lacked game experience. At this time, they began to fall into a scoring shortage. No one could stand up and help the team score with a fiery touch.

Li Shihao hit one or two shots from the outside line and scored five or six points, but the Kings immediately double-teamed Li Shihao under the instruction of coach Paul. Faced with this situation, Li Shihao fell into a dilemma.

Pass the ball to a teammate, but the teammate lacks a fiery touch. The basketball is either hitting the iron or going out of the basket, and the offense will be double-teamed by the opponent. The offensive efficiency cannot be guaranteed.

At this time, although Li Shihao's offensive methods have improved a lot, they are still very flawed. His breakthrough method is very clever, and he knows how to use the rhythm to achieve this point.But his control of the rhythm is still not good enough.

There are not many stars in the league who have a good sense of personal offensive rhythm. Kobe Bryant of the Lakers and Paul Pierce of the Celtics are both players who are good at offensive kaleidoscopes and have a deep understanding of rhythm. .

Especially Paul Pierce, it can often be seen in his game highlights that sometimes his breakthrough speed is not fast, but the opponent is easily swayed by him, and the feeling is really no different from crossing the road in the morning!
And Li Shihao's shooting percentage is also very good. This rookie is a big year for guards. There are countless talented guards of all kinds, but there are not many who can beat Li Shihao in shooting. Curry counts as one, and the others are really good. Not much to say.

In the last 30 seconds of the first quarter, Tyreke Evans broke through into the basket like lightning, causing Marc Gasol to foul and score 2+1.

Tyreke Evans' free throws were not bad, and he felt good tonight. The free throws were steadily invested and successfully scored three points. The two teams tied the game in the first quarter. Sent to the Timberwolves.

After a short break, the game restarted in the second quarter, and the young king began to exert his strength gradually.

Coach Paul decided to let the team play fast break tactics and quick counterattacks. I have to say that this tactic really caused some troubles for the Timberwolves at the beginning.

Tyreke Evans not only has good physical fitness, but he also has a pair of long arms, which allows him to easily seize opportunities in an instant and complete steals.In addition, his passing ability is also good, and he can pass the ball to teammates who are fast breaking like the hinterland of the enemy zone in an instant, and complete a quick defensive counterattack like a textbook.

Tyreke Evans exploded on both offense and defense today. I don’t know if he was too excited. He showed a strong motivation at the beginning, and he was very focused on both the offensive and defensive ends.

Faced with a horizontal pass from Li Shihao's inside line, he directly intercepted it halfway, completed a beautiful steal, and then quickly counterattacked. In an instant, the whole person jumped up, dunked with both hands extremely cruelly, the basket let out a mournful cry, and scored two points.

The Kings completed the overtake.

But then Li Shihao was not to be outdone, he leaned back from the outside and fired, hit a jumper, and once again tied the score.

Then the two teams started a three-point battle, and Udrih, Brewer, Gomez, etc. staged a three-point rain.

However, the Minnesota's touch was slightly inferior. As a result, at the end of the half, the Timberwolves fell behind by 11 points, a double-digit gap, and once again fell into trouble.

Doubled the half-time data, the Kings' Beno Udry played extremely well in this game. He made 13 of 7 shots in the half and scored the highest 18 points. He scored 3 three-pointers alone. It can be said that the Kings Being able to maintain an 11-point lead at halftime has a lot to do with Udri's outbreak.

Before the game, countless people had predicted tonight's game, and they all thought that if there were no accidents, the Timberwolves would win the game, but the result changed dramatically. Although the king's point guard Beno Udri could not guard Li Shihao's offense, but tonight he showed an excellent state, excellent three-pointers, and the style of daring to shoot and play, which made Kings coach Paul very satisfied.

As a result, after halftime, the Timberwolves, whose overall strength was superior, were always suppressed by the Kings in the first half. They fell behind by 11 points in the first two quarters, and the situation was worrying!

(End of this chapter)