one-handed ball

Chapter 176 Tangled Scott
"Long time no see, Ah Lian." Zheng Ke skillfully dribbled the ball under his crotch and grinned.

"Long time no see, Ake." Yi Jianlian tiptoed to throw the ball in his hand, and the basketball drew a beautiful arc and plunged into the net.

"Ake?" Zheng Ke suddenly had a black line, how does this address sound like.
"Your team is so strong recently. You have already won [-] consecutive victories. It's too cruel." Yi Jianlian wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled at Zheng Ke.

"Yes, we have already surpassed the Blazers and ranked fifth in the West."

"I really envy you." Yi Jianlian said enviously.

"Hey," Zheng Ke laughed dryly. He knew that the Bucks had a bad record and were at the bottom of the East, so he didn't want to be too embarrassing, so he kept silent.

The Timberwolves fought back to back and arrived in Milwaukee for several days. After a night's rest in the hotel, they came to the Bradley Center, the arena of the Bucks, in the afternoon of the next day.Unexpectedly, the members of the Bucks have also arrived. It seems that the Bucks have also unconsciously increased their pre-match training for an enemy like the Timberwolves.

"Swish"

Zheng Ke was surprised to see Yi Jianlian hit consecutive three-pointers.

"Ah Lian, it feels good." Zheng Ke smiled, stopped dribbling the ball under his crotch, and grabbed the ball with one hand.

"Fortunately."

He always cherishes words like gold, Zheng Ke smiled nonchalantly, and said, "Why don't we compare each other." After speaking, he picked up the basketball and dialed it out, "Shua," hollowly into the net.

Yi Jianlian's eyes lit up, but then dimmed again. He shook his head and said, "Forget it."

Seeing Yi Jianlian's refusal, Zheng Ke didn't ask why. He knew without thinking that Yi Jianlian must have been uncomfortable playing in the Bucks.This season, although Yi Jianlian averaged 14.3 points per game, he only had 6.8 rebounds, which is too little for an insider. Many media have accused Yi Jianlian of being too weak, which puts him under pressure. very big.

Zheng Ke thought for a while, but didn't say anything. The Bucks are not suitable for Yi Jianlian. Zheng Ke has long seen that the team that is suitable for Yi Jianlian, whose three-point shooting ability is soaring, is a team with strong low-post attackers or cannonballs Teams that don’t need to defend, such as the Magic, such as the Suns. Of course, the Magic have Lewis, and the Suns also have Stoudemire. The two are not particularly eager for Yi Jianlian. Zheng Ke is just worrying about it and helping to think about it. won't say it.

"I went first."

The two chatted for a while, and Zheng Ke left here.

Immediately, there was another "click" sound from the reporters on the sidelines, and countless films recorded the whole process of Zheng Ke and Yi Jianlian's conversation at this moment.

Monday night at the Bradley Center.

"Charles, tonight's game between the Timberwolves and the Bucks, which team do you like?" Barkley's partner today is the former Kings superstar, Chris Webber.

"Of course it is the Timberwolves. You must know that they have won 11 games in a row. Tonight is the time for them to attack the record in team history. If they win the Bucks, they can break the longest winning streak in team history. I think , all Timberwolves players will do their best." Barkley expressed his opinion with his big fleshy mouth.

"Actually, I'm also optimistic about the Timberwolves," Weber said. "The Timberwolves' recent defense is very good. At the beginning of the season, I thought the Timberwolves' defense would be a big problem if they were incomplete inside, but I didn't expect them to find "Birdman". , you know, "Birdman" Chris Anderson averaged 2.5 blocks per game this season, and he became the defensive gate of the Timberwolves inside."

Barkley said: "Yes, and the Timberwolves have a strong sense of rhythm. They have the most stable point guard in the league, Chauncey Billups. Few teams can disrupt the rhythm of the Timberwolves. Go fast, go slow if you want, you know, it's very hard to do that, it's powerful."

The two were spitting and explaining, and the players on the field had already warmed up and started preparing for the game.

"Aaron," Zheng Ke quietly held Afflalo: "Michael (Reid) will leave it to you. That guy is very accurate in three-pointers, but now he is troubled by injuries. Just stick to him and force him to go. If you go inside, he will have nothing to worry about."

"So easy!" Afflalo raised his eyebrows, his face full of confidence.

"It's up to you!" Zheng Ke laughed, ravaged Afflalo's head, and the two walked onto the field shoulder to shoulder.

The referee blew his whistle, threw the ball into the air, and the game began!
The Bucks' starting lineup: point guard Ramon Sessions, shooting guard Redd, small forward Richard Jefferson, power forward Yi Jianlian, center Andrew Bogut.

Minnesota's starting lineup: point guard Chauncey Billups, shooting guard Aaron Afflalo, small forward Zheng Ke, power forward Kevin Love, center Chris Anderson.

Bogut beat Anderson to win the jump ball.

Sessions carefully dribbled the ball across half court, then stretched out his free right hand to organize the first wave of offense, and the Bucks players began to run in an orderly manner.

Reed started trotting all the way from the right side at 45 degrees and slipped to the bottom line. Bogut covered his vitals with both hands and made an off-ball screen for Reed like a mountain. Afflalo couldn't avoid it. for a little while.At this time, Reed had already run to 45 degrees to the left, and he caught the ball and turned around to shoot directly.

The basketball hit the hard rim and bounced straight away.

"mine!"

Zheng Ke stood up in two steps, spotted the basketball flying in the sky, jumped up, grabbed it with one hand, and then closed his hands together, making a loud "bang!"

"Good board!"

Watching Zheng Ke fly up, Billups knew that the basketball would be taken by Zheng Ke, so he moved quietly and made a fast break.

It has to be said that the Bucks' defensive awareness is indeed a bit poor. When Zheng Ke passed the ball long to Billups, no one returned to defend.

Only then did Sessions come to his senses and run wildly, but before it was too late?
Billups easily picked the basket and completed a good start.

"Wow, a tacit understanding like a husband and wife." Barkley yelled strangely, but his eyes revealed unconcealed appreciation. In his opinion, a top team should have a one-man show, as well as a duo, and finally an invincible team. attack.

"Yes, after half a season of running-in, ZK and Chauncey have become more and more tacit understanding. We can often see this kind of cooperation in Timberwolves games. This season, Chauncey's average assists are 6.5 times. The lowest value since the first season, but the scoring average is 19.8 points, which is the highest score in his career, Charles, what do you think?"

"It's normal," Barkley said eloquently: "The Timberwolves have ZK as a big killer, you know, he can contribute nearly 24 points a night, and almost all opponents will focus on him. , but he also has an excellent passing ability, so it's no surprise that Chauncey's scoring increased."

The two chatted on the sidelines, and the game on the court progressed rapidly.As Barkley said, the Bucks care too much about Zheng Ke. As soon as Zheng Ke takes the ball, everyone's attention is attracted. Whenever he breaks into it, some players will be impatient and come to double-team , In the opening 2 minutes, Billups made three shots and scored 8 points. Zheng Kehan ​​had already scored 3 assists without even showing up.But the Bucks just relied on Bogut's hook to score 2 points.

Bucks coach Scott Skiles immediately requested a timeout. The 45-year-old coach is in pain now. He has encountered the pain of all the coaches who have played against the Timberwolves this season-no top wing Defender's pain.Jefferson's offense is really good, but his defensive steps are too slow. Facing Zheng Ke, who claims to have lightning steps, his defense is useless.

To bag or not to bag?This is a problem. Skiles fell into deep thought. If he does not double-team, he may be killed by Zheng Ketu, but if he double-teams, he may be shot to death by Billups. He feels that his head is too big. .

"Head Coach Scott must be suffering right now," Barkley gloated. "In this age of perimeter stars, how can it be possible to survive in this league without a few wing defenders?"

For Barkley's schadenfreude, Weber was speechless. He still helped the home team with a few good words: "The Bucks are just stuck in an endless loop. In fact, the most important thing for them is the offensive problem. For Zheng Ke, there is no need to invest so many troops, just leave it to Bogut, and the situation on the field can definitely be reversed."

"That's right, Australians get buckled once or twice at most," Barkley said.

Weber: "."

(End of this chapter)