one-handed ball

Chapter 220 The Battle of Tianwang Mountain

It wasn't the first time Zheng Ke was killed by someone, but the painful feeling still made him extremely uncomfortable. He left the target center as if fleeing, and walked back to the locker room.

At this moment, for some reason, he remembered the classic saying: If you come out to play around, you will have to pay it back sooner or later.A few days ago, he beat the Lakers at the buzzer at Staples, and a few days later Kobe beat the Timberwolves at the target center. The script written by the two is like a Hollywood blockbuster being staged, thrilling and exciting .

In the East, the Cavaliers led by Little Emperor continued to be strong. They swept the Eagles in the East 4-0.Wade sent a congratulatory message to his good friends at the same level, thanking the emperor for avenging him and congratulating the emperor on advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals.In another matchup in the Eastern Conference, the Magic and Celtics tied 2-2.

In the West, the Lakers and Timberwolves drew 2-2.The Spurs vs. Rockets should have been an anxious series, but the Rockets led 3-1 unexpectedly. After winning a game away from the Spurs, the Rockets won two consecutive victories at home. It was ruined by the Rockets who entered the second round for the first time.

At the press conference after the game, Zheng Ke kept his head down, looking listless.

"Zheng, can you tell me about your last defense? Kobe named that shot at the buzzer under your defense." The reporter from Los Angeles who came with the team obviously looked at Zheng Ke and asked. solved this problem.

"It's nothing, it was a good shot." Zheng Ke didn't even bother to look up to see which beauty asked the question, and replied perfunctorily: "Kobe's shooting rhythm is very good, Paul (Gasol) is also passing very well, and the tactical arrangement is very good. Pretty good, too. I couldn't block the shot and let Kobe put it in."

"The next game is going back to Los Angeles. This time, you don't have the home court advantage. What will you do?"

"It's nothing. Our away record this season has been very good. Facing the Lakers, we will learn the lessons of this game and strive to play the strongest strength."

"Can you tell me about the hug from the female fans during the game? Did you know each other before? Does Taylor know?" I don't know which unprofessional sports media actually asked such a gossip question.

Zheng Ke couldn't help but smile, his depressed mood was much better after being asked such a question by the reporter, and said: "That is a passionate fan, but we don't know her, Taylor has been sitting on the sidelines watching the game."

With Taylor's generosity, he naturally wouldn't care about a female fan giving Zheng Ke a hug. In fact, Taylor had been sitting on the sidelines watching Zheng Ke's game. She also saw the enthusiasm of the female fans. She was only a [-]-year-old high school girl, and she smiled indifferently at that time.

Taylor could naturally feel Zheng Ke's depression. After the press conference was over, she immediately drove to Zheng Ke.

Zheng Ke, who had been waiting by the side, opened the door and got into the car.

The two kissed affectionately, and then Zheng Ke showed a sad expression on his face.

In front of Taylor, he no longer concealed his inner depression, and said with a wry smile: "I won this game by ten centimeters, and I won this game by four seconds."

"It doesn't matter, the next game will definitely be won." Taylor stretched out his slender arm, gently touched Zheng Ke's thigh, showing his white and lovely teeth, then started the car and slammed down on the accelerator.

During the journey to the playoffs, Zheng Ke grew very fast. This is a very good "copy" and gave Zheng Ke a lot of "experience points".Many people say that watching Zheng Ke play in the playoffs is not like a player entering the playoffs for the first time. His scoring ability and defensive ability seem to be more powerful in the playoffs. powerful.

He is a model of athletes under confrontation in the new era and a representative of all-around small forwards.

Pat Riley said that the future of basketball's invincible lineup is likely to be composed of five versatile forwards.Zheng Kezheng represents this kind of striker.No matter in terms of physical fitness, offense, defense or rebounding, Zheng Ke ranks among the top small forwards in the NBA today.

In this game, Zheng Ke played the power forward position and grabbed 22 rebounds, breaking his personal rebound record in a single game and tying Garnett in the 04 playoffs when he faced the Nuggets. Also grabbed 22 rebounds.

Two days later, the Timberwolves challenged the Lakers away.

This is the battle of Tianwangshan, the most critical game in this round of the series, and after the Cavaliers advanced to the next round, this game is the only game played in the NBA today.

So, this game attracted a lot of attention.This is the reason why it is said that the later in the NBA playoffs, the more players can reflect their value.Many young players of the Timberwolves have shown their qualities. Lowry, Afflalo, Love, and Brewer have all performed in the playoffs. They are an important guarantee for the Timberwolves to gain something in the West in the future.

Of course, through the performance of the Timberwolves in the playoffs, many teams have shown a strong interest in certain players in the middle of the Timberwolves matchup. At least Lowry and Afflalo's trading temptations are like snowflakes. Send it to McHale's mailbox.

The game between the two teams reached the fifth game, and the players and coaches are very familiar with each other.Not only is he familiar with the tactics of both sides, but he is also familiar with the opponents of their respective teams, knowing their opponents' habits, movements, and even the strength of offense and defense.

In the first half, the two teams played equally as in the previous games.The Lakers' offense is sharp, but they can't prevent the Timberwolves from counterattacking like a tide. Zheng Ke's 45-degree cut is simply invincible. From time to time, he will go inside to top people, and the top ground is very good.

So, it was no surprise that the score was 54-54.

The night in Los Angeles shows the prosperity of the big city. From the ESPN exterior camera, the lights around Staples are bright, and the blue light font on the top of the arena is gorgeous under the night.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, Zheng Ke led the Timberwolves to play a wave of 12 to 4, but then, Ariza hit a three-pointer, and Odom added two and one under the basket, gradually pulling the score back to the same starting line. anxious.Even with a physical strength of 95, Zheng Ke couldn't take it anymore, and he was accumulating energy while fighting.

Zheng Ke knows that the Minnesota's lineup is flawed, and Anderson's ability value cannot be the starting center of a championship team.Even though he can contribute morale-boosting blocks every night, even though his defense ability is outstanding, his almost zero personal offense at the basket and his thin body make him the weakest link in the Timberwolves lineup.The simple thing is that Bynum is not as invincible as imagined before the start of the series. Even against Anderson, he still plays very averagely.

Therefore, in most cases, the Lakers use a lineup such as Fisher, Kobe, Ariza, Odom and Gasol, and the Timberwolves are matched with Billups, Afflalo, and Bruce. The lineup of Ruhr, Zheng Ke and Love sometimes allows Miller to replace Brewer.

Until the last 3 minutes of the game, relying on Zheng Ke to hit a three-pointer from the outside, the two teams stood on the same starting line again.Kobe wanted to return a three-pointer and missed, the Timberwolves made a fast break, Zheng Ke gave Love an alley-oop, and Love dunked with both hands.After that, Fisher hit a mid-range jumper, and the two teams tied the score again.

The anxious battle of Tianwangshan made basketball fans all over the world mesmerized.

After the Timberwolves called a timeout, Zheng Ke broke through and gave Billups the ball, and Billups hit a three-pointer at a critical moment.The Timberwolves took the lead in breaking through 101 points, leading by 98 points 3 to 1.At this moment, the game is over with 12 minute and [-] seconds left, and the Lakers request a timeout.

Billups deserves his name of "big heart". This three-pointer is worth a lot of money. He directly pushed the Lakers to the passive side.If the Lakers choose two-pointers, then they need at least two waves of offense to catch up with the score. If the Lakers choose three-pointers, the success rate of the offense is much lower than that of two-pointers.

Phil Jackson arranged two-pointers to encourage players to break through to the inside to create physical contact.But after arriving on the court, the Timberwolves' defense was very tight. Kobe was locked by Zheng Ke to death. He handed the ball to Gasol who came out of the pocket, and then prepared to catch the ball.Unexpectedly, Zheng Ke saw through it at a glance, stuck in the main position one step ahead, and stretched out his long arms to catch Gasol's pass!
Zheng Ke flicked the ball forward, and then strode to catch up. Kobe caught up with Zheng Ke before he could complain.The two fought from the half court. Zheng Ke used his strength to break through Kobe's defense and wanted to hit the basket, but Kobe grabbed him.

Defensive foul.

Whitman was so happy that he almost couldn't laugh out loud. At this critical moment, with a steal and a foul, the Timberwolves instantly took an overwhelming advantage.

At the free throw line, Zheng Ke made two free throws.

The Timberwolves lead by 103 points 98 to 5, with only the last 51 seconds left.

It's really a feng shui cycle. In such an anxious competition, it is actually a blink of an eye who takes the lead at the last moment.Luck occupies the vast majority of the ingredients. It is not good for Gasol to make mistakes early and late, but to make mistakes at such a critical moment, I can only lament the Lakers' bad luck.

When the timeout came back, the Lakers wanted to play a quick two-pointer attack, but Fisher's layup was blocked by Zheng Ke again.Gasol grabbed the rebound to Kobe on the outside, but Kobe shot hard.This time, the rebound was grabbed by Love, and he immediately hugged the rebound with both hands like a gold brick.
Fisher reacted, fouled first, and cut a heavy hand on Love.

In the end, the Timberwolves players made free throws extremely accurate, and the Lakers' foul tactics failed.

At the end of the game, the Timberwolves beat the Lakers 110 to 104. Zheng Ke played 45 minutes and scored 28 points and 11 rebounds. In the battle of Tianwangshan, he was named the best player.

　Suddenly found that Bynum is more of a waste of talent than Odom. .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)