one-handed ball

Chapter 187 March
The 09 All-Star Game came to an end amidst all the turmoil. Zheng Ke's self-throwing and self-receiving dunk under the crotch left a deep impression on people; the OK team finally won with a smile. The MVP has also become a good story. Maybe after a few years, looking back on the past, people will still talk about this year's All-Stars, and the back of the No. 17 who shocked the world may appear in their memories.

Although the Timberwolves are in a small market, the Timberwolves have the potential to become a top team, just like the Thunder of later generations. Although the market is small, they still have a good combat effectiveness with the support of the entire city.

After the All-Star Game, the entire league has entered a period of frequent transactions. Strong teams use this time to fill up their lineups, while weak teams use this time to clear their salary space.The league has entered into a period of turmoil. In these three or four days, there will be transactions almost every moment. However, judging from this year, they are still small transactions. The only ones that may have big transactions are the Thunder and Hornets. Also because Chandler failed the physical examination and was "returned", the transaction between the two parties fell through.

The Timberwolves didn't make any moves. McHale is very satisfied with the team's current lineup and thinks that there is no need for major repairs. The top priority now should be to focus on the game.

On February 2, the first game after the All-Star break, the Timberwolves challenged the Wizards away.

The Wizards are no longer the powerhouses in the Eastern Conference. The general has been plagued by injuries in the past two seasons. He has played a total of 13 games in the current two seasons. As a result, the Wizards have also fallen into a trough. They have the last record in the league. The Knicks, the second-to-last in the East, also have nearly ten more wins than the Wizards.

When Zheng Ke came to play in this MIC center arena, he was stunned by the attendance rate of less than [-]%. He used to think that only the Palace of Auburn Hills would be so sparsely populated.

During the game, the cheers from the fans were weak. Even as the visiting team, the Timberwolves still felt that the arena was too deserted, which really didn't bring much interest.

The result of the game was not as expected by 90.00% of the nine fans. The Timberwolves beat the Wizards and Zheng Ke scored 24 points and 9 rebounds.At the same time, Butler, who was facing him, also scored 17 points, but most of the points were scored in garbage time or when Zheng Ke was resting.

The season is coming to an end, and Zheng Ke’s voice for being elected as the best defensive player is very high, second only to Howard of the Magic, but some media have proposed that no matter which one of them gets this honor, they will be the best in the NBA Defensive player's record for youngest player.

Those who support Howard say that this season Howard averaged a career-high 2.9 blocks per game, in addition to 13.8 rebounds and 20.6 points, and he turned the Magic into a top five team in the league in points per game on the court. , his teammates Nelson, Turkoglu, and Lewis are not good defensive players. Howard has contributed a lot to the Magic's achievements.

Those who support Zheng Ke said that Zheng Ke averaged 23.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.3 blocks per game this season. All statistics are very good, especially the two items of steals and blocks. Zheng Ke is rare. A player who can send steals without losing his position, he averaged only 0.71 per round to the opposing player, ranking first in the league.In addition, when Zheng Ke is on the court, the Timberwolves can cause 16.5% of other teams' turnovers, which is equivalent to an average of 16.5 rounds of turnovers in every 14.3 rounds of confrontation, ranking first in the league. At that time, this data had dropped to 13%, ranking only [-]th in the league.

In any case, this year's best defensive player must be one of Zheng Ke and Howard. After all, according to their records, both of them have achieved jaw-dropping results.And one of them is still the most powerful contender for this year's Most Improved Player.

After the trade deadline passed, there were not many games left in February. It felt as if the playoffs were about to enter, and the pace suddenly accelerated a lot.

The Timberwolves achieved four wins and two losses in the remaining games in February. Without the momentum of winning streak, they will always lose a game from time to time. It is worth mentioning that among them, facing potential opponents in the playoffs During the Trail Blazers, the Timberwolves made it through.

It was a game at the Portland Rose Garden.

The initiative at the beginning of the game was in the hands of the Blazers. Love missed the game due to a strained thigh muscle, so the Timberwolves' inside line was in a hurry from the beginning.Originally, Aldridge was difficult to defend, but now the short Greg Smith was replaced to defend. Aldridge played even more smoothly, scoring 14 points in a single quarter, helping the Blazers lead the Timberwolves by 33 points 24 to 11 .

At the critical moment, the Timberwolves' bench lineup broke out. Foye felt hot, and suddenly turned into Reggie Miller, and threw a three-pointer, chasing the Timberwolves back. With the momentum, Whitman struck while the iron was hot, allowing Zheng Ke, who had only rested for 2 minutes, to return to the field, and the Wolves regained the initiative.

At the end of the halftime, the Timberwolves trailed by only 1 point.

After the second half, the scores of the two teams have been anxious. Zheng Ke broke through the inside and made a strong attack. He beat Batum to six fouls and forced McMillan (the head coach of the Blazers) to replace Gomez, who was getting frustrated this season.When the two brothers meet again, they can't help sighing, the days when they trained together in the arena are still vivid, but now one is a famous superstar all over the world, and the other can't even keep his starting position.

Gomez played very hard, and his strong body still caused some troubles for Zheng Ke.

The two teams did not gradually decide the winner until the last moment of the game. The magical Roy failed to hit the crucial three-point lore, and the Timberwolves won the victory in an away game.

Zheng Ke was named the best player in a single game. He made 24 of 12 shots, 9 of 4 three-pointers, 10 of 9 free throws, and scored 37 points. Although he relied on Randy Foye's magical performance to recover the score , but on the following stage, it was almost relying on Zheng Ke's own strength to overthrow the Blazers.

After this game, the Timberwolves ranked fourth in the West with a record of 39 wins and 19 losses, two wins ahead of the Trail Blazers who are fifth in the West.

In February, the best player in the Western Conference was given to Kobe, and the best player in the Eastern Conference was given to James. The two are now neck and neck in the MVP rankings. The probability of winning the first regular season MVP in this season seems to be higher.

Zheng Ke's entertainment company has completely gone on the right track. Taylor's third solo album will be released soon. In addition to her usual country music style, some rock and pop elements have also been added to it, such as the song "Rolling in the deep", when the single was released, it really shocked many fans. Two weeks later, it rushed to the second place on the bulletin board, launching a violent impact on Zheng Ke's top position.

The outstanding talent of the couple stunned many people. Compared with Taylor, who has long been known as a talented woman, Zheng Ke, a basketball player, is even more surprising. Even if he writes rock and rap songs, it is better than writing lyrical songs. more acceptable.If Zheng Ke hadn't opened an entertainment company to be the boss, the gates of his house would probably be trampled down by the heads of major entertainment companies.During this period of time, Zheng Ke and the others also established the name of Kongcheng Entertainment Company.

Qin Yue took the opportunity to offer an olive branch to some unsatisfactory young singers, and successfully signed some young and potential singers, and Kongcheng Entertainment gradually began to grow.

Little Zheng Shuang has been around for more than three months and has basically adapted to the environment. When teasing him, he will be very happy and laugh happily. When he sees his mother, there will be a sweet smile on his face, and his mouth will continue to utter Babbling and babbling, and being able to focus briefly.He is the baby of Zheng Ke's family. When he returns home every day and sees the sleeping little Zheng Shuang, Zheng Ke will feel his fatigue is swept away.

The focus of American basketball fans in March has shifted to another event - the NCAA's March Madness!
The NCAA tournament started in March, and there are currently 65 teams participating in this event. This is a national event, and countless people are looking forward to it. Under such circumstances, even the appeal of the NBA is During this time, more than one level has dropped.

Without a deal, countless scouts sent by the league teams were placed in the NCAA, in order to obtain first-hand information on these college basketball players, so as to gain an advantage in the draft in June.

The Timberwolves are no exception. The team has so many scouts. Although many of them are part-timers, they are not paid after all. There is no reason to put them at home as decorations.In addition to their own two picks this year, the Timberwolves also have the 76ers' first-round pick, the Celtics' first-round pick, and the Heat's first-round pick. The picks they hold are the same as the Thunder's. League most.These were originally used for rebuilding, but I didn’t expect the Timberwolves’ rise to be so alarming. McHale has already begun to plan how to properly handle these draft picks. What is certain is that they will not all be used to select rookies, because the Timberwolves have already There is no extra opportunity to train rookies, and no one has the courage to recruit so many rookies at once.

In March, the NBA fell into a low-key situation. The Timberwolves learned from the Spurs and won steadily.The tacit understanding between Billups, Zheng Ke, Love and others has also become better and better. In March NO.12, the Wolves defeated the Los Angeles Lakers.This is the first time the Timberwolves have won the first place in the Western Conference this season, which caused quite a stir.
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