one-handed ball

Chapter 193 Halftime Lead
McMillan thought for a long time, and finally decided to replace Roy. This is a series. Of course, the victory must be won, but it is more important to maintain Roy's state.He brought on Fernandez, Oden and Gomez to start the Blazers' normal rotation.

Oden played 61 games this season, started 39 games, averaged 8.9 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, and all of this was done in only 21.5 minutes of playing time.It should be said that Oden has still played out his potential, and it seems that this potential will become strength in the near future. Therefore, even if Durant has become an average scorer of 25+ per game, the Blazers have not yet Regret the original decision.

Compared with the Blazers, Whitman is much calmer now. He replaced Billups, replaced Lowry, replaced Zheng Ke, replaced Brewer, replaced Chris Anderson, replaced Channing- Fry.Although not all the starters were replaced, Zheng Ke and Billups both took a rest, and Lowry was the only one who controlled the overall situation on the field.

McMillan's eyes were fixed, and he murmured, "So trust this young man?" If I remember correctly, this No. 7 entered the playoffs for the first time this year. He didn't believe that such a young man could control the overall situation.Thinking of this, McMillan gave tactical instructions to the Blazers players on the field.

"Attack the inside again?" Blake was taken aback when he saw McMillan's gesture, and then immediately reacted.He looked at Aldridge and Oden, who nodded to him in unison.

Oden extended his terrifying wingspan inside and asked Blake for the ball.

Channing Frye also played against the Trail Blazers at the beginning, but Oden was on a truce for a year, and the two had never faced each other at all. Now that the two faced each other for the first time, Channing Frye suddenly discovered that this black tower The man's momentum is really amazing.

Oden grabbed the basketball with both hands and put it on his chest. Channing Frye put his hand on Oden's back.

The Blazers opened up the space, and Aldridge walked to the free throw line on the right near 45 degrees. Love didn't dare to let him go, and followed him.

A light flashed in Oden's eyes, and then he took a step with his right calf, and hit Channing Frye with the ball!

"boom!"

Channing Frye couldn't bear it anymore and took a step back.With his left foot as the axis, Oden took a big step with his right foot, turned to face the basket, and he stood up, holding the basketball with both hands.

Then slam it down.

"boom!"

Under the dual effects of Oden's powerful strength and his weight of nearly 129 kilograms, the basket bent downwards at an exaggerated angle, as if surrendering to the emperor.

The Trail Blazers went crazy, Oden roared hoarsely under the basket, Aldridge rushed over, pushed Oden uncontrollably with both hands, and he didn't know what to say in his mouth.

"Oops!" Zheng Ke, who was on the bench, suddenly felt that something was wrong. The momentum of the Blazers was obviously different. Oden gave them confidence and fighting spirit like a needle in the sea.

Whitman also realized that something was wrong. He frowned, but he didn't mean to apply for a timeout. After all, it was only the beginning of the second quarter, and the Timberwolves still had a 12-point lead.

The Timberwolves mainly play bombardment, and when they fall into position, they will play Lowry and Love's pick-and-roll offense, or use Love's high-position support offensive tactics.The Timberwolves are now the same as the Trail Blazers, a group of "rookies" who entered the playoffs for the first time, and their turnovers began to increase gradually. Love's rebounding ability is super strong, and he protected the Timberwolves' backcourt rebounds well.Channing Frye was dunked by Oden just now, and he pushed Oden to the outside with his life.

After playing 4 minutes in the second quarter, the Blazers chased the score within ten for the first time, 42 to 33.

Whitman felt that it was almost done. Although the Blazers did not have an overwhelming advantage, it was still too difficult for Channing Frye to deal with Oden, especially in the paint area, where every inch of land is contested. Much convenience.Whitman looked at his watch and called Zheng Ke to his side.

"Zheng, you can play when the ball is dead." Whitman said.

"No problem." Zheng Ke nodded.

Whitman pointed to the field and said: "Substitute Aaron (Afflalo). I guess the Blazers will also replace Brandon (Roy) in a while. You may have Lots of direct conversations."

"I'll blow him up, coach." Zheng Ke clenched his fists in his chest, his eyes glowing with confidence.

"Haha," Whitman smiled. He patted Zheng Ke on the shoulder and encouraged him: "This is the best, but it doesn't matter if you don't blow up. Anyway, we are leading now. As long as we maintain the lead, this game We can take it down."

Zheng Ke also smiled, did not speak, and tore off the training trousers and clothes.

There was a dead ball opportunity on the field, and Brewer's breakthrough caused Gomez's foul.

Zheng Ke walked to the field, he pointed to Afflalo, Afflalo understood, turned his head and walked to the bench, the two reached out and clapped hands.

At the same time, the Blazers replaced Aldridge and Gomez with Roy and Przybilla.

The Timberwolves served from the sideline, and Brewer sent it to Lowry who came out.

The person defending Zheng Ke became Fernandez. The two played against each other in the NBA and in the Olympics, and they are considered familiar with each other.

Zheng Ke smiled at Fernandez, making the young man's hair stand on end.

Immediately afterwards, Zheng Ke turned around smartly and ran to the inside line. Just as Fernandez was about to catch up, he felt that he had hit a big wall, and he was dizzy and couldn't tell the direction.

Lowry, who was outside the three-point line, saw the opportunity, pushed the ball with both hands, and hung the ball to the right side of the basket.

There, Zheng Ke stood up in two steps, stretched out his hands in the air, and grabbed the basketball.

"drink!"

Zheng Ke yelled and poured down the water with both hands, the basket was smashed with a roar, which cleared up the noisy sound of the scene.But a second later, the audience cheered and applauded immediately.

"Wow, our super small forward came up and sent us an alley-oop." Zheng Ke has done too many alley-oops this season. Some visual fatigue, can no longer cause Barkley to scream.

Smith said: "The score gap has been widened to 11 points. So far, Zheng Ke has scored 7 points on 7 of 17 shots. Is he going to create a miracle of [-]% shooting today?"

"I think it's very possible!" Barkley said seriously: "ZK feels hot, and the Blazers don't have top wing defenders to limit him. Maybe Nicolas Batum has this potential, but so far , he can't guard against ZK."

But 30 seconds later, Zheng Ke missed the three-point line.

"Hey~" The two commentators sighed together, and Barkley laughed immediately: "Actually, I just wanted to make a bet with Kenny, but fortunately, I was a little slow when I said it."

After Zheng Ke played, the Timberwolves obviously found their backbone. From the scene, it seemed that the Timberwolves' players played more actively.McMillan has to admit that the Timberwolves' athletic talent ranks at least in the top five in the league. Even Lowry, who plays as a substitute, is a heavyweight point guard.

On the offensive end, Zheng Ke recruited Channing Frye.

Although Channing Frye is as thin as ribs, he is 2 meters tall after all, not to mention his thinness is also compared to most black players in the NBA. In terms of weight, he is actually about the same as Yi Jianlian.

This time the pick-and-roll was relatively successful. Zheng Ke bypassed Fernandez's defense and faced Oden directly. He slapped the ball left and right on the ground with his right hand twice, and then took advantage of his speed to go straight to the basket.

Fernandez was fooled, thinking that Zheng Ke was going to attack the basket directly, and chose to follow behind Zheng Ke. He made up his mind that if Zheng Ke made a layup this time, he would definitely let Zheng Ke taste the hot pot.

But as soon as Fernandez left Channing Frye, Zheng Ke looked like he had long eyes behind his back. He stretched out his right hand, found the gap between Oden and Fernandez's defense, and sent the ball out.

Channing Frye received the ball from the outside and made a shot from the floor.

"Shuh!"

50 to 36, the Timberwolves lead by 14 points.

At the end of the half, the Timberwolves led 56 to 41 by 15 points. Zheng Ke made 11 of 9 shots and scored 22 points and 4 assists. The situation on the court was very unfavorable for the Blazers.

Before entering the locker room at midfield, Zheng Ke accepted an interview with the beautiful reporter Erin sent by ESPN today.

Irene said: "You feel hot today, can you tell us why?"

Zheng Ke lowered his head and listened very hard. After understanding what the reporter said, he wiped his sweat with a towel, and then said: "Yes, our offense is very smooth today, the ball is transferred very well, everyone has a chance. I had a lot of open shots and I took them and made them."

Irene continued to ask the second question, "Then can you make a prediction for the second half of the game?"

Zheng Ke said with a smile: "Of course, I think we will win. Our morale is like a rainbow today, and we will maintain this state in the second half."

(End of this chapter)