one-handed ball

Chapter 179 Can You Cover Me?

The Timberwolves' winning streak came to an abrupt end at the end of January, with a 13-game winning streak over the Detroit Pistons and a loss to the Lakers in the final game of the month.

In that game, Zheng Ke made 23 of 13 shots and scored a game-high 37 points, but the Timberwolves lost the game 119 to 123. Gasol and Bynum blasted the inside of the Timberwolves. Anderson couldn't stand the cruel little shark at all. Bynum scored 25 points and 12 rebounds, and lived a superstar addiction in the Timberwolves.

So far, all the games in January have ended. Zheng Ke led the Timberwolves to the best record in the Western Conference, with a record of 13 wins and 1 loss in a single month. There is news that Zheng Ke is likely to be elected as the best player of the month in the Western Conference.

The NBA08-09 season All-Star voting has ended, and the ten starters in the East and West have been decided. The starting lineup of the East is Iverson, Wade, James, Garnett and Howard, while the starting lineup of the West is Paul. Kobe, Zheng Ke, Duncan and Yao Ming.

Zheng Ke was selected as an All-Star player for the first time in his career as a starter. He averaged 23.9 points, 8.1 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 2.4 steals and 1.2 blocks per game.Other players in the league did not complain about "there are too many Chinese". Zheng Ke has played against most teams this season, and everyone knows his strength. Also silent on the media.

After entering February, the Timberwolves have obviously fallen into a period of exhaustion, which is why many teams lose streak after a winning streak, and the Timberwolves are no exception.

At the beginning of February, the Timberwolves lost 5 of 4 games and only narrowly beat the Pacers on the road.

Fortunately, Zheng Ke got his wish and won the honor of the best player of the month in the Western Conference. He became the second Chinese player to win the best player of the month. Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, Durant and others sent text messages to wish, Durant His tone seemed sour. Although he is satisfied with the current growth rate of the Thunder, he still cares about Zheng Ke and the rise of the Timberwolves. Now Zheng Ke has won the best player of the week and the best player of the month. His heart was filled with emotion, and at the same time, his fighting spirit was even more aroused.

In the Timberwolves' home game against the Raptors, the team held a grand award ceremony for Zheng Ke's best player of the month in the Western Conference. Zheng Ke held the best player of the month trophy in one hand and a microphone in the other.

Facing the applauding audience, he said: "I'm very happy to get this trophy. This is the best interpretation of the hard work of all the Timberwolves in January. Thanks to the coach, thanks to my brothers, and thanks to all the fans and friends. The trophy belongs to everyone and should be shared with everyone!"

After speaking, he slammed his hands together and raised the trophy.

The audience at the Target Center immediately raised their hands in cooperation, and burst into cheers and whistles, and even the sound of "MVP" sounded, stunned the Raptors who came from afar.

Bosh curled his lips: "What a show."

"That's right," Bargnani also showed a look of disdain, thinking that he was the number one scholar, and he had never received such treatment.

"Recently, the Timberwolves have lost four out of five games. The state is not very good. We have a great chance to win." Bosh's eyes gradually became sharper. Now that the All-Star voting has ended, everyone is eyeing the All-Star bench. , If he can lead the team to defeat the Timberwolves, it will undoubtedly increase the chips in the hearts of other coaches.

The referee in this game is the famous whistler Steve Javi. He has a sharp eye and can always make quick judgments.

Jia Wei held the ball and walked into the middle circle of the basketball court, signaling the starting players of both sides to enter the basketball court. He looked at his watch, and the surrounding technical desk personnel were also ready, and the game was about to start.

With his whistle, the game between the Timberwolves and the Raptors officially began.

The Raptors' starting lineup: point guard Jose Calderon, shooting guard Anthony Parker, small forward Joey Graham, power forward Chris Bosh, center Andre Bargnani.

Anderson jumped the ball to win the ball. Billups took possession of the ball for half the court. Zheng Kedou came out and caught the basketball. Everyone opened up and gave him a chance to play singles.

The audience cheered louder, and the howling power spread to every corner of the target center. All the Raptors players trembled in their hearts, and panicked for no reason.

Zheng Ke bent down slightly, bent his knees and opened his legs, grabbed the basketball with one hand, put it behind his waist, and looked directly into Graham's eyes.

Some people say that Zheng Ke is the most handsome when he holds the ball with one hand. It has a special flavor and an elegant feeling. Many fans like Zheng Ke because of the way he holds the ball with one hand.

Zheng Ke's eyes burst out with bright brilliance, and his whole body changed. He took a step forward and instantly rushed to Graham's left side.

"Fast!" A sentence flashed in Graham's mind.

Long talk, quick action.In the eyes of the audience, Zheng Ke passed Graham's defense in a single step, and then went straight to the inside of the Raptors. At this time, Zheng Ke only had the damn basket in his eyes.

Bosh wanted to make up for the defense, but seeing Zheng Ke's aggressive appearance, he panicked and subconsciously slowed down.

"Hoo~" The basketball shoes and the floor made a harsh friction sound, Zheng Ke's calf muscles were tense, and it was foreseeable how much power was contained in it, and then he leaped to the basket like a vigorous leopard.

No one dared to stop him, not Bosh, nor Bargnani.

A flash of excitement flashed in Whitman's eyes, it's coming!
The next moment, Zheng Ke's big hand came into close contact with the basket, "Bang!"

The basketball passed through the net, fell to the ground, and bounced and rolled to the side of the court.

"Drink!" Zheng Ke gave a light drink and landed on the ground.

The dunks at the beginning were too demoralizing, and the Raptors players were even speechless by Zheng Kezhen. After all, Bosh and Bargnani's inaction just now was noticed by everyone, even the boss dared not Where do they have the courage to fight?
Calderon dribbled the ball across half court and then started to organize.

Calderon is a traditional point guard. He has a good overall view and a wide field of vision. Unlike Zheng Keduo's assists, which are obtained by breaking through and scoring, most of his assists are the result of systematic organization.As the team's main point guard, he has the most valuable point, that is, he has very few turnovers. Last season, he averaged 8.3 assists per game, but only 1.5 turnovers per game, which is very remarkable.

Calderon passed the ball to Bosh, Bosh got the ball with his back, and then turned to face Love.

Love is ready to fight. He has done enough homework before the game and knows that Bosh is an excellent player of the 03 generation.Although the Raptors' record is not good, Bosh, known as the Dragon King, can average 22.7 points and 10 rebounds per game, making him one of the few 20+10 players in the league.

Bosh raised the ball and tapped it, making a fake shot.

Le Fu saw through his fake action and remained unmoved.

Then Bosh tapped again. This time, Love stepped forward with a slight shift in the center of gravity. He thought that Bosh would really make the second shot.

But Bosh still used the fake action. He shorted his body, slapped the ball twice with a cat waist, and cut into the inside of the Timberwolves in an instant!The speed is very fast, not like a power forward at all, but like a small forward.

Anderson saw the right moment and jumped up to block Bosh.

Holding the ball in the air, Bosh made a small pull to dodge, avoiding Anderson's big hand, and hit the ball with the board. 2 to 2.

It's really a rare cut-in inside line. This kind of technical action is clearly the housekeeping skill of outside players.In fact, Zheng Ke often thinks about some things. He believes that whether it is a big center who learns the technical moves of a guard, or a guard who learns the technical moves of the inside, he will improve his own strength in his respective position.For example, Bosh, who has a very strong ball control, and Wade, who is a top-notch hook thrower.

Offensive and defensive rotation, Timberwolves attack.

The ball is in the hands of Zheng Ke, and Graham is tighter this time, but Zheng Ke is not afraid of this level of close defense. The huge power in his body is his biggest weapon to break this kind of tight defense.He turned his back, pouted his buttocks, and bumped into Graham's abdomen, and there was a little space between the two of them.

"Hey!"

This kind of physical contact is normal, and the reason for this effect is really because the strength gap between the two is too great.Zheng Ke smiled inwardly. With his left foot as the axis, he pulled the ball with his right hand, and his body rotated, bypassing Graham's defense, and directly broke through to the bottom line on the left. Graham lost the opportunity and was one behind Zheng Ke. position.

"drink!"

Zheng Ke exploded with astonishing strength from his left foot, stepped on the floor, and then leaned back to the left.

Damn it!Graham was arrogant. When he stretched out his hand and rushed over, Zheng Ke had already thrown the ball. Although it seemed that he was well defended, anyone in the know would know that he was actually one step behind.

"Shh!"

"Can you cover me?" Zheng Ke giggled, but his expression was full of arrogance and domineering.
(End of this chapter)