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Chapter 142 Iguodala's Defense

"Next, let us welcome our superstar, a [-]-foot-[-]-inch small forward from China, Zheng~~~ke~~~~~" With the dynamic and passionate voice of the live DJ at the Target Center, Zheng Ke trotted all the way and came out from the player tunnel.

Zheng Ke was the last player to come out of the team. After he came out, all the players put their hands on their shoulders and formed a big circle. The crowd shouted aggressively:
"What are we?"

"Timberwolves!"

"What are we going to do?"

"Fight, fight!"

Recently, the attendance rate of the Timberwolves has also soared in a straight line. The brand-new Timberwolves have given fans too much surprise. Zheng Ke, who scored 52 points in the last game, has become a big hero in Minnesota today. He has become the favorite of young people nowadays. Topics for small talk.Today, the attendance rate of the Target Center has reached a historic [-]%, as if it is in the playoffs.

In Zheng Ke's impression, it seemed that the Target Center had so many spectators present for the first time. Hearing the sound of mountains roaring and tsunami, it was almost as good as Cleveland.

"Hi, ZK! Long time no see." During the pre-match ceremony, Iguodala gave Zheng Ke a warm hug.

"Long time no see, Andre." The so-called reaching out and not hitting the smiling face, Iguodala's enthusiastic appearance made Zheng Ke a little flustered, who was about to blow him up, but his movements were not slow, and his backhand gave A firm hug from him.

"You performed very well yesterday. I defended you in this game. I am under a lot of pressure!" Iguodala said with a smile.

"Where is it?" Zheng Ke said modestly.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, the two returned to the formation, stretched their legs, twisted their waists, and began to prepare for the referee to kick off.

Whitman's guess before the game was completely correct. Sophomore Thaddeus Young won the favor of Cheeks with his outstanding performance in the previous few games. Cheeks put the team's swingman Iguodala in the second place. number position.

Seeing that the players on both sides had settled down, the referee signaled the start of the game. He blew his whistle and threw the orange basketball into the air!The Haitian striker Dalembert and Love God Lefu jumped up almost at the same time, with ferocious faces trying to fight for the ball.

But it's a pity that Dalembert's height and arm length seem to have an advantage. He is slightly better than Love, and will be the first to move to the basketball. Miller, who has quick eyes and quick hands, protects the basketball, and the game officially begins!
Love glared at this "ugly" Haitian. He felt that it was a shame to lose to him in the jump ball. He was the one who wanted to win the rebounding king!

In fact, Love underestimated Dalembert. The Haitian played his peak season with the 76ers last season. He averaged 10.5 points and 10.4 rebounds per game, making him one of the few inside double-doubles in the league. Moreover, the Haitian has maintained full attendance for several consecutive seasons, and he is really a rare high-quality blue-collar in the league.

Miller stepped forward with his calf and quickly advanced with the ball.

The 76ers are a very strange team. Although the team boss Iguodala can average 18 points per game, he admits that he is more willing to share the ball.Iguodala's assistant coach Trenson once said at the University of Arizona, "It's not that Andre can't score, he doesn't want to score more than [-] points, that's because he doesn't think this is the role he should play." In other words, this is a master who doesn't like scoring.

Therefore, Miller has no "traditional concept" of handing over the first ball to the boss to solve. He directly calls Brand to come out to do the pick-and-roll, and then finds a direct gap between Smith and Brandon. inside.

Love's defense awareness is really bad. If this ball is a guy like Howard, he would have put aside his opponent and defended Miller who slipped in.When Love reacted, Miller had already scored the ball with a textbook throw.

Zheng Ke scored a career-high 52 points on the Nuggets in the last game, and his confidence was bursting. He now dares to take more responsibility on the offensive end.

The 76ers' formation is a typical one-on-one defense. The Timberwolves were ambushed by Brewer and Love on the weak side, which immediately opened up a space.

With the help of Smith's off-ball screen, Zheng Ke started to cut in off the ball from 45 degrees to the right of the three-point line, and Iguodala was immediately blocked.Billups found the right opportunity and passed an extremely clever ground pass.

Zheng Ke received a pass from Billups outside the penalty area, and directly faced the Haitian striker who came out of the defense. The Haitian striker opened his two big arms and covered Zheng Kezhou's body like a net.

But he underestimated Zheng Ke. After Zheng Ke took the ball with his left hand, he passed coquettishly without looking at the back.Like basketball shells, they roared towards Love who stretched out his hands to prepare.

Love received the ball, and his field of vision was wide open, and it was no different from training when no one was guarding him. He jumped up easily, threw the ball, and the basketball drew an arc high, and then fell into the frame. 3 to 2.

After holding back for a while, cheers like a tsunami sounded from the center of the target. The sound shocked Whitman, who was determined to command, and subconsciously took out a handkerchief to wipe the hot sweat on his forehead.

"Nice three-pointer!" Zheng Ke was very happy, and gave Love a punch with a smile.

"So easy!" Le Fu shook his head and returned to the defense proudly.

Zheng Ke rolled his eyes, of course you think it's easy
The 76ers attack and Miller dribbles to the frontcourt.At this time, Iguodala also started to move, Thaddeus Young blocked Zheng Ke, Brewer saw this, and immediately switched defenses, Miller passed the ball, and Iguodala went to the right against Brewer's defense Sideways a few times.Just when Brewer felt that Iguodala was nothing more than that and was very happy, he bumped into Brand's ball-holding screen for Iguodala.

Smith missed the defense and Iguodala made a jumper.

Zheng Ke frowned. Although Smith has a thick body and good strength and tonnage, his consciousness is not far behind Love, and his speed is slightly slower, which gives Iguodala room to make a jump shot easily.Seeing the devastated interior loopholes, Zheng Ke felt that the Timberwolves' interior defense should be strengthened. It is better to wait for the unreliable Serbian man to seek a deal by himself. He is determined to talk to McHale about this issue after the game .

There is still no big problem with the Timberwolves' offense here. Billups used Love's high-quality pick-and-roll to reach the inside, attracted Thaddeus Young's defense, and then gave the ball to Brewer on the outside. Iguodala dared not let Zheng Ke, just watched Brewer adjust the angle and then shoot, hit! 6 to 4.

If the 76ers get two points like this and the Timberwolves get three points, it would be fine. At least the Timberwolves will win in the end.

Thaddeus Young obviously wouldn't let the Timberwolves succeed. In the next round, he made a three-pointer from the baseline, and the 76ers took a 7-6 lead by 1 point.

From the opening offense to the present, every shot has been hit, and the fans who bought tickets to watch the game were very happy.What do fans like?Fans like to watch goals the most, you come and go, how beautiful it is.

But immediately, the Timberwolves got the first strike of the audience. Zheng Ke thought that he had already thrown off Iguodala with his speed, so when he received a pass from Billups on the right, he boldly used it. After practicing the fadeaway jumper for the past few days, Iguodala, who rushed over quickly, made a quick move. Zheng Ke's hands trembled in fright, and he even made a three-point shot.

The ball flew across the net under the basket absurdly, and the turned-up net flower also seemed to have scored a goal, which made some fans who did not watch the game very happy. After yelling for a long time, they realized that there was a big black hole dragon.

Zheng Ke's face changed, but he didn't think there was anything serious about Iguodala's defense. He must have used a fadeaway jumper just now. If he didn't use this trick, he would definitely be able to make the shot.

In the next round, the 76ers' touch was also infected. "Old Captain" Brand's jumper outside the penalty area was interfered by Smith and shot out of the frame.

Love card owner Dalembert grabbed the rebound. He just wanted to use a long pass, but he was surrounded by Dalembert like a chick. He didn't find the opportunity and had to hand it over to Billups' organization .

Love's long pass in the last game left a deep impression on people. The cooperation with Zheng Ke made it to last week's top ten goals, top ten dunks and top ten assists. Before that, Dalembert repeatedly told him to contain Love and not let Love make long passes easily.

Zheng Ke made a counter-run under Iguodala's strict defense, slipped out of the baseline, and received a pass from Billups near 60 degrees, but Iguodala immediately posted it like a gangrene. over here.

Zheng Ke turned around and faced Iguodala with a simple crotch cross step dribble.Seeing that Iguodala was not moving, he tried to break through to the left. At this time, Iguodala moved!

It was an attack as fast as lightning, and the timing was just right. Zheng Ke's left hand holding the ball was cut by Iguoda's stretched hand. Suddenly, a strong force came from his hand, and the basketball immediately escaped Zheng Ke's control. , fell out all of a sudden, and rolled towards the front field.
(End of this chapter)