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With this move, he didn't reach out for the ball, but turned sideways, stretched out both hands, and ran towards the basketball in Williams' hands together!

The next moment, Williams only felt a huge force coming from his hand.

The basketball was grabbed by Leonard's two big hands at the same time!

Immediately afterwards, Xiaoka joined his waist and horse together, grabbed the basketball and swung it violently, and took the ball directly!

"woo..."

There was a burst of exclamation from the scene.

A fan wearing a Timberwolves jersey opened his mouth slightly and said in surprise: "My God, this doesn't look like a steal, it looks like a robbery!"

On the other side, a Rockets fan also commented: "What an outrageous defense. This Leonard was also very eye-catching on the defensive end in the last game. We have chosen another defensive gate..."

And beside the box where Shen Fei was, Timberwolves general manager Connery frowned, realizing that things were not that simple.

He is also someone who has watched the NBA for decades.

Connery can get a general idea of ​​the level of a defender at a glance.

And Leonard's defense just now, in his opinion, was at the elite level!

A layman looking at a ball may only think that it is a very violent steal.

But in Connery's eyes, Leonard completely predicted Williams' offensive intentions, started ahead of time, and seized the position.

This step put Williams into a passive position.

And Leonard's subsequent steals were also very decisive and resolute, without delay!

This level of defense, even in the entire NBA, is a very good level.

[This kid will be a frequent visitor to the defensive lineup in the future...]

Connery thought to himself.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help worrying about his family's love.

[Xiao De, you have to be upbeat, don't be too ugly to be guarded! ]

Connery prayed silently.

............

Look back on the field.

After Leonard completed the steal, he immediately passed the ball to Klay Thompson next to him.

Tang Shen advanced with the ball and quickly dribbled through halftime.

Ellington stepped forward to defend.

Thompson swayed in the face of the incoming person and almost missed a dribble.

Fortunately, he reined in from the cliff, collected the ball in time, and protected the ball in his arms.

At this time, Parsons suddenly ran back and killed towards the inside.

Klay Thompson has quick eyes and hands, and immediately hit the ground and passed the ball.

After Shuai gets the ball, the front is unimpeded!

He raised the ball with one hand, and rushed to the basket with the momentum of raising fire...

"bang!"

Parsons made it 5-0 with a powerful one-handed dunk.

After scoring the goal, Parsons smiled happily.

His sunny appearance, coupled with a cheerful smile, won a lot of cheers from the fans after being projected on the big screen.

This is the way of the world.

A handsome person has a comparative advantage in all walks of life.

For the same slam dunk, if a big boss completes it, the fans will also cheer, but they will definitely not be as excited as they are now.

After Shen Fei saw the reaction of the fans on the scene, he also smiled slightly.

Before he was injured, Parsons was indeed a player with both strength and good looks.

Such a player can be cultivated well, making him another excellent spokesperson under Under Armor.

It can also be used as a bargaining chip in exchange for the players Shen Fei needs.

All in all... great value for money!

............

Here Parsons is celebrating happily, and on the other side of the field, Derek Williams looks at Xiaoka in front of him with some resentment.

This guy takes the ball by force, and it's nothing more than taking the ball away without giving any face...

From the time of the steal to the time his teammate completes the dunk, Leonard is expressionless, not celebrating at all.

This undoubtedly made Williams extremely annoyed.

[Did he think it would be easy to snatch the ball from me?Why is there no fluctuation on the face! ]

[Too contemptuous, too much, I am the second place! ]

Williams thought to himself.

As a young man, he must be unconvinced.

So, when Rubio came to the top of the arc with the ball again, Williams fell to the low post again and opened his hands for the ball.

Jintong hesitated for a moment, but still passed the ball in.

This time, Williams started playing back after receiving the ball.

"Boom..."

"Boom..."

"Boom..."

Just like yesterday, the effect of Williams' back-up on Leonard is as fragmented as that of Butler's back-up two days ago.

The scene was even more horrible!

When he hit Butler with his back before, he could still see Butler's serious appearance of fighting hard.

And today's Xiaoka, when Williams mustered up his energy and hit back with all his strength, he remained expressionless...

His indifferent eyebrows and eyes seemed to say: "Brother, work hard!"

Williams found himself unable to move an inch, and couldn't help feeling a little anxious.

When people are in a hurry, it is easy to make rash decisions.

The next moment, without a particularly good opportunity, Williams turned around suddenly, trying to forcibly wipe Leonard past him.

"Snapped!"

A crisp sound.

The Williams passed, but the ball was left in place by Leonard.

After stealing the ball, Xiaoka quickly scanned his teammates and found that everyone did not have a particularly good chance to catch the ball, so he started to advance with the ball.

Leonard's strides were long, and he crossed the half court in a few steps and came to the hinterland of the Timberwolves.

After coming to the penalty area, he ushered in Rubio's defense.

The Golden Boy of the Bullfighting Kingdom chose a defensive position early, stood with both feet firmly, and waited for the rabbit.

If Xiaoka speeds up blindly, he can only receive an offensive foul in the end.

Fortunately, Leonard is not the kind of player who can hit the head immediately.

He slowed down slightly, and a diagonal step passed Rubio's side.

Then, Xiaoka stretched out his big hand, flicked his wrist, and sent the ball into the basket steadily.

7:2, the Rockets made a perfect start!

After the ball was scored, Rubio raised his hands helplessly.

Teammates were intercepted two times in a row, and there was nothing he could do.

And Derek Williams' confidence was also hit.

In the next round, when Rubio stood at the top of the arc to organize again, he silently fell to the bottom corner, not daring to ask for the ball anymore.

In the VIP box in the stands, Ajiali said with a sigh: "After watching the game the day before yesterday, I thought Jimmy's defense was good enough. But compared to Kawhi, he can only be considered excellent."

Shen Fei shook his head after hearing this: "Jimmy will grow into a defender at the best defensive lineup level, but Kawhi will be a dpoy in the future, and he can even compete for the best perimeter defender in history."

Ajiali was taken aback when she heard this.

Shen Fei's evaluation of Leonard is too high!

Leonard has only played two summer league games and hasn't even played the regular season...

Giving him such a high evaluation now, even Ajiali finds it hard to accept.

Seeing the beauty's unbelievable expression, Shen Fei smiled slightly:

"I said before that Curry would be the best three-point shooter in history. Everyone didn't believe it. After only one season, many people already think that what I said makes sense."

"Whether Leonard is as good as I said, time will give the answer."

............

The game continues.

Over the next few minutes, the Rockets steadily expanded their lead.

When the score came to 15:5, Timberwolves coach - Rick - Adelman requested a timeout.

After the timeout ended, the fans were surprised to find that Leonard, who had performed well just now, was replaced.

The replacement for Kaka is another wing player selected by the Rockets this year-Bojan Bogdanovic.

In fact, Bo Yang rarely plays the fourth position.

But considering that the Timberwolves' power forward is a "non-descript" forward like Derek Williams.

It's not a big problem if Bo Yang is on top.

And Williams breathed a sigh of relief from the bottom of his heart when he saw Leonard end.

This feeling is like the last game, when Jimmy Butler switched to Rubio and no longer played against him.

After relaxing, the corners of Williams' mouth couldn't stop rising slightly.

The game continued, and there were still 6 minutes before the end of the first quarter.

Timberwolves attack.

Rubio was emptied again on the perimeter.This time, he made a clever move forward and made a long two-pointer...

hit!

15:7, the point difference returned to single digits.

The Rockets serve in the backcourt.

Sun Yue advanced with the ball, handed the ball to Thompson after halftime, and fell to the bottom corner himself.

At present, the Great Sage still does not have a strong offensive method.

Therefore, in most offensive possessions, he squats in the corner, looking for open three-point opportunities, and occasionally cuts to the basket.

After Klay got the ball, Ellington immediately stuck up and put on defensive pressure.

Thompson turned sideways and spaced the ball away with his body.

At this time, Bo Yang, who had just played, took advantage of Thabeet's cover to catch the ball outside.

Thompson passed the ball immediately, and after the ball was out, he suddenly started to cut inside!

Bo Yang had quick eyes and quick hands, and immediately chose to pass back.

The two are like hitting a wall on a football field.

Clay successfully got rid of Ellington's defense by "two over one".

"Derek!"

Ellington knew he was out of position, and quickly called Williams to help him defend, but the latter obviously didn't react.

The next moment, Thompson suddenly stopped and shot a jumper.

Ellington chased halfway and braked quickly, but he still couldn't control the center of gravity and hit Thompson from behind.

"Beep!"

The whistle sounded and the Timberwolves made a defensive foul!

At the same time, Thompson still completed the shot with a slight loss of center of gravity.  …

"Shu~"

Basketball hits the net!

Two points scored, but also a penalty!

After the ball was scored, Thompson smiled and nodded to Bo Yang.

The latter's pass just now was fast and accurate, without delaying the slightest fighter, and this is how this 2+1 opportunity came about.

It can be said that Bo Yang also accounted for 50% of the credit for this round!

On the Timberwolves side, Ellington spread his hands helplessly, and said to Derek Williams beside him: "Brother, you have to help me make up for it. If we could switch defenses just now, we might be able to defend. gone."

Williams was a little embarrassed: "I didn't expect it to pass so fast, and I didn't react."

Ellington shook his head and said nothing more.

............

Thompson walked to the free throw line and made a steady shot.

18:7, the Rockets lead by 11 points!

After 1 minute, the ball came to Bojan again.

Derrick Williams has been playing the power forward position before, so when he saw Bo Yang receiving the ball from outside the three-point line, he didn't immediately step forward to interfere.

And this directly gave Bo Yang an open three-pointer.

He raised the knife and scored another three points for the Rockets!

21:7, the point difference has reached as much as 14 points!

After the ball was scored, Williams raised his right hand to signal that the ball was his problem.

In the stands, Timberwolves general manager Connery had a sense of foreboding.

Before Shen Fei said that Derek Williams was not as good as the four wing players selected by the Rockets, he didn't care at all.

But now, Connery is almost certain-in a short period of time, Leonard is a better player than Williams.

The No. 12 pick is no better than the No. [-] pick. Although it is a bit unexpected, it is actually not uncommon in history.

But the problem is, in these two rounds, Bo Yang, the Rockets' second-round pick, seems to have the upper hand in the matchup with Williams!

This is a bit outrageous...

[No, no, no, they can’t really be better than Derek, can they? ? ? ]

Connery drummed in his heart.

But he quickly shook his head and forcibly interrupted the thought.

"Calm down, things will get better!"

Connery murmured, and then turned his gaze back to the field.

Minnesota's offensive round.

Derek Williams took the initiative to set up a screen for Rubio.

After the golden boy bypassed the screen, Williams made a decisive roll.

And Rubio used a freehand no-look-pass to lead the ball and successfully handed the ball to Williams.

Williams, who had accumulated a lot of anger in the first quarter, finally found a chance to vent at this moment.

He jumped up and showed off his physical gifts with all his might...

"bang!"

After a very stretched tomahawk dunk, Williams raised his head to the sky and screamed, venting his suppressed emotions.

Rubio clenched his fist silently, and other Timberwolves players smiled knowingly.

This ball is too important to them!

At the same time, Connery in the stands also jumped up, pumping his fist passionately in celebration.

After punching, he was still not satisfied, and then turned to look at Shen Fei's box:

"Shen, Derek has woken up! The morale of my wolf cubs is back!"

"We will win like the last time we reversed the king!"

Shen Fei smiled faintly when he heard the words, and looked at Connery jokingly.

............

Soon, Bo Yang sent another wonderful pass in the attack.

This time, it was Parsons who received his pass.

After Pashuai received the ball at a 45-degree angle on the left, he raised his hand and made a fake shot to send Wesley Johnson flying, and then calmly made a three-pointer!

After the basketball left his fingertips, it spun at a high speed, drawing a beautiful arc in the air...

"Shu~"

Hollow into the network!

The morale of the Timberwolves players just ignited was immediately poured with cold water.

Upon seeing this, Rubio immediately gathered his teammates together and said a few words of encouragement.

But a few seconds later, Rubio was seriously disturbed by Sun Yue's aggressive defense when he dribbled through the half court, and finally dribbled the ball to his feet.

The basketball flew out of bounds, and the possession of the ball changed accordingly...

And this mistake became the last straw that crushed the Timberwolves players.

In the rest of the first quarter, the Rockets continued to expand their lead.

When the time on the timer reset to zero, the score was fixed at 35:15.

The Rockets have led by as many as 20 points!

............

During the intermission, Mark Jackson suddenly changed the matchup arrangement.

He said to Thompson: "At the beginning of the second quarter, Derrick Williams on the opposite side should be back on the court. You go to play against him."